 Afghanistan: How many troops are enough?
 12.10.2009 23:51  19 views  0 comments
 Determining the amount of troops necessary to win a war is never an easy decision. It's a dilemma U.S. President Obama faces as pressure mounts on him to decide what strategy will improve conditions in Afghanistan. Read more »
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Soldier dies after receiving smoker's lungs
12.10.2009 22:22 21 views 0 comments
 A leading UK hospital has defended its practice of using organs donated by smokers after the death of a soldier who received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker. Read more »
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Israel rejects findings of UN's Gaza report
12.10.2009 21:58 24 views 0 comments
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a Monday speech at the opening session of the Knesset, slammed a United Nations report critical of Israel's tactics during its offensive into Gaza. Read more »
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Soldier dies after receiving smoker's lungs
12.10.2009 20:30 21 views 0 comments
 A leading UK hospital has defended its practice of using organs donated by smokers after the death of a soldier who received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker. Read more »
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Dozens dead in Pakistan Swat Vally blast
12.10.2009 19:46 23 views 0 comments
 At least 41 people are killed and more than 45 injured in a blast at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan. The blast in Shangla -- in the heart of the troubled Swat Valley, the latest in a string of attacks, follows a militant attack on Pakistan's army HQ in Rawalpindi, that left 14 military personnel and civilians dead and killed nine militants. Read more »
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From an icy slope, a medical miracle emerges
12.10.2009 18:44 20 views 0 comments
 Fresh from medical school, Anna Bågenholm chose to do her residency in the Norwegian city of Narvik because of its spectacular mountain slopes. An expert skier, Bågenholm had gone off the trail with two other young doctors on a warm spring afternoon when she fell. What happened that day in 1999 changed her life and has redefined what is possible in cases of accidental hypothermia. Read more »
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New Michael Jackson song released
12.10.2009 18:01 19 views 0 comments
 A snippet of the new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," was apparently leaked online before its planned release on the late singer's Web site early Monday. Read more »
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First woman wins economics Nobel
12.10.2009 17:27 25 views 0 comments
 Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson have won the Nobel Prize for economics, the Nobel Committee announced Monday. Read more »
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Clinton slams 'thuggish tactics' in N. Ireland
12.10.2009 17:17 18 views 0 comments
 In a passionate address to Northern Ireland's legislature, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Washington's commitment Monday to the Northern Ireland peace process. Read more »
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Post-mortem due on Boyzone singer Gately
12.10.2009 17:00 20 views 0 comments
 A post-mortem examination will be carried out this week on the body of singer Stephen Gately, who died Saturday while vacationing on the Spanish island of Majorca. Read more »
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Five-year-old 'Karate Kid' earns black belt
12.10.2009 15:52 18 views 0 comments
Varsha Vinod's exceptional abilities are hard to spot at first. She's an adorably cute five-year-old girl from southern India, small, pretty with big brown eyes. Read more »
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Afghan election official resigns over fraud
12.10.2009 15:30 18 views 0 comments
 One of five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan resigned Monday, officials said. Read more »
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Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup
11.10.2009 23:30 16 views 0 comments
 Tiger Woods made it a perfect five wins from five matches as he crushed Y.E.Yang 6 and 5 to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States in the concluding singles against the Internationals on Sunday. Read more »
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Obama boost for U.S. gay rights fight
11.10.2009 18:15 22 views 0 comments
 U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the nation's largest gay rights group, praising the gay community for making strides in equal rights and pledging to deliver on major campaign promises. He called for the repeal of the ban on gays in the military -- the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. "We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve this country," he said at a dinner for the Human Rights Campaign. Read more »
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Floods, landslides kill 186 in Philippines
11.10.2009 18:14 21 views 0 comments
 Flooding and landslides from tropical depression Parma have killed 186 people in the Philippines, authorities said Saturday. Read more »
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McCain warns of 'historic' error in Afghanistan
11.10.2009 17:59 21 views 0 comments
 Sen. John McCain said any added military deployment in Afghanistan smaller than the 40,000 troops reportedly requested by the top U.S. commander there "would be an error of historic proportions." Read more »
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Soldiers recount Afghan battle on Facebook
11.10.2009 15:43 20 views 0 comments
 The assault began at dawn, as bullets and rockets peppered the remote outpost in Afghanistan. The October 3 battle lasted 12 hours, claiming the lives of eight U.S. troops and over 100 militants. "We were taking fire pretty much the entire day," gunner Chad Bardwell said in an interview posted on Facebook. "I knew that this was something bigger than normal," said his colleague, 1st Lt. Cason Shrode. Read more »
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Hostages at Pakistani army HQ released
11.10.2009 15:16 20 views 0 comments
 A total of 28 hostages in Pakistan were freed early Sunday after being held by at least four militants at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, an army spokesman said. Read more »
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Boyzone's Stephen Gately dies in Spain
11.10.2009 15:04 19 views 0 comments
 Singer Stephen Gately, a member of the Irish band Boyzone, died Saturday while vacationing on the Spanish island of Majorca, the group's Web site said Sunday. Read more »
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Iraqi city on high alert after car bombings
11.10.2009 14:48 17 views 0 comments
 Iraqi authorities on Sunday closed all entrances into Ramadi and imposed a curfew after a series of car bombings killed at least 19 people and injured more than 80 others, according to Interior Ministry officials. Read more »
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