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Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers
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AP - Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis the previous day mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen.
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Britain urges steps to insure financial system
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AP - Britain called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting Saturday in Scotland to agree on bearing the cost of fighting climate change.
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Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
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AP - Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.
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Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
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AP - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
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Madagascar political rivals reach government deal
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AP - Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said.MORE |
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After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6 (New America Media) - Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood
is that none of the 12 people who died in the melee will be counted as
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