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US officials say Afghan handover in 2014 realistic

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s plans to assume responsibility for his country’s security by 2014 is a realistic goal and one that NATO should endorse at a summit in Lisbon, U.S. officials said on Monday.

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German police, activists set to clash over nuclear waste

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – A train carrying nuclear waste massively delayed by protestors completed its journey to Germany Monday, setting up a final showdown with police before the radioactive cargo is stored.

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PM bidding to double UK-China trade

David Cameron has declared his ambition to double bilateral trade between the UK and China to 100 billion US dollars a year by 2015, as he arrived at the head of Britain’s largest ever Government and business delegation to the Far Eastern country.

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Recession hits ’stop-smoking’ rates

The rate at which people are quitting smoking has slowed down at the same time as economic worries have increased, data suggests.

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George Bush’s memoirs reveal he considered attacks on Iran and Syria

• Bush admits: Tony Blair was my closest foreign ally• Waterboarding ‘helped to break up terror plots in UK’• Iraq was the right thing to do, says former presidentGeorge Bush ordered the Pentagon to plan an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and considered a covert attack on Syria, the former president reveals in his memoirs.Bush, [...]

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Obama backs India’s quest for U.N. permanent seat

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed on Monday India’s long-held demand for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a reflection of the Asian country’s growing global weight and its challenge to rival China.

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Aussie, Afghan troops kill Taliban leader

AUSTRALIAN and Afghan security forces have killed a Taliban leader responsible for attacks on coalition forces in Oruzgan province.

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Audacities of Terrorist Advertising in Mexico

Audacities of Terrorist Advertising in Mexico 0 Comments Published at 1:14 pm, November 8, 2010 Mexican drug cartels appear to be using well known marketing tools to get their message of terror out: media banners and YouTube.

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Partial ban on printer cartridges after bomb scare

Large printer cartridges are no longer allowed on some flights, according to new security measures enacted ten days after it was revealed that two explosive packages were making their way through international airports.

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Oil leaks found in engines of troubled jumbo jet

The head of the Australian airline Qantas says oil leaks have been found on multiple engines of its Airbus A380 fleet.

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Nicaragua Cites GoogleMaps Faulty Map as an Excuse to Invade Costa Rica

President Daniel Ortega from Nicaragua blames Google maps for last week’s accidental invasion of Costa Rican soil.

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Jimi Mistry out of 'Strictly Come Dancing'

British actor of Indian origin, Jimi Mistry has been eliminated from popular dance show 'Strictly Come Dancing' based on viewers' votes.

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Courtney Love rekindles romance

Singer Courtney Love has reportedly rekindled her romance with hotelier Andre Balazs as the two were seen kissing in a New York hotel this week.

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Canadian oil worker among 5 kidnapped in Nigeria

A Canadian oil worker is among five people who were abducted during an attack on an oil rig off southern Nigeria early Monday morning, officials confirm.

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Rolls says progress made in Qantas A380 engine probe

LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Rolls-Royce Group Plc moved to contain a crisis of confidence in the safety of its engines on Monday, saying progress was being made in finding out what caused last week’s blowout on a Qantas Airbus A380 flight.

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