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U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts - Gates

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The United States must tighten control of Afghan aid contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.

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General

  • Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N.Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Two days of clashes between rival ethnic groups killed 11 people in isolated northern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, the country's United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.

  • Intl community vows support for Afghan's reconstructionANI - Fri, Nov 20

    International community on Thursday pledged its support to help Afghanistan tide over the crisis and move ahead on the road of development.

  • "Sahrawi Gandhi" on hunger strike at Spanish airportANI - Thu, Nov 19

    Nairobi, Nov 19(ANI): Sahrawi human rights-defender and political activist Aminatou Haidar, considered by her supporters as the "Sahrawi Gandhi", has gone on a hunger strike at a Spanish airport after being expelled over her refusal to accept Moroccan nationality.

  • Karzai to take oath, future of Afghan war at stakeReuters - Thu, Nov 19

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to be sworn into office for a second full term on Thursday as he struggles to rebuild a tarnished reputation and convince the West he is still a credible partner after eight years of war.

  • INTERVIEW - Lessons from the crisis: Re-educate the geeksReuters - Wed, Nov 18

    The world may have already moved on, but quantitative finance guru Paul Wilmott is undaunted in his quest to save the global financial system from mindless mathematicians.

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Europe

  • World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear dealIANS - Fri, Nov 20

    Berlin/Brussels, Nov 20 (DPA) Top diplomats from the so-called '5+1' group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran's rejection of a compromise deal on the country's controversial nuclear programme and urged its leaders to reconsider.

  • Northside bridge is seen in Workington during flooding, in Cumbria, northern England, November 20, 2009. Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was feared dead as torrential rain flooded homes and washed away bridges. REUTERS/Phil Noble
    Britain hit by floods after record rainfallReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was feared dead as torrential rain flooded homes and washed away bridges.

  • Briton who strangled wife in sleep walks freeReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    A Briton who strangled his wife during a nightmare because he believed he was attacking an intruder, walked free from court on Friday after prosecutors withdrew their case against him.

  • A displaced Somali girl carries her younger brother as she waits for food to be distributed at a camp outside Mogadishu July 22, 2009. Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said on Friday. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta/Files
    Somalia to join child rights pact - U.N.Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said on Friday.

  • Sarkozy, Ban Ki-moon to attend Commonwealth meetIANS - Fri, Nov 20

    Port-of-Spain, Nov 20 (IANS) French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29 as special guests, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said. Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will also attend.

Middle-East

  • Egyptian demonstrators protest near the Algerian embassy in Cairo November 19, 2009, after Algeria defeated Egypt in their 2010 World Cup qualifying playoff soccer match. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
    Egyptians protest for 2nd day after soccer lossReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Demonstrators gathered for a second day near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday to protest against what they said was violence against Egyptians during a play-off for the World Cup soccer finals.

  • Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UNIANS - Fri, Nov 20

    Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.

  • Israel asks world to deny N-right to IranANI - Fri, Nov 20

    Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed at denying Teheran any nuclear fuel cycle capabilities.

  • Palin opposes Obama's freeze settlements demands as all Jews need place to liveANI - Fri, Nov 20

    Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration's freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a place to live.

  • Netanyahu prefers final accord with PalestineANI - Fri, Nov 20

    Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution.

International

  • Islamabad bombings mastermind arrested: PoliceIANS - Fri, Nov 20

    Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The alleged mastermind of the suicide attacks on the World Food Programme office and on a police helpline office here has been arrested, police said Friday.

  • Man who killed wife for waking dog imprisoned for 14 yearsIANS - Fri, Nov 20

    Sydney, Nov 20 (DPA) An Australian who strangled his wife for waking up his dog and then went out for a drink at his local pub was sentenced to prison Friday by a Melbourne court.

  • Venezuela blows up two border bridges to ColombiaReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Venezuelan soldiers on Thursday blew up two makeshift foot bridges that stretched across the border to Colombia in the latest incident to stoke a diplomatic dispute between the Andean neighbors.

  • FACTBOX - History of tensions between Venezuela, ColombiaReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    REUTERS - Colombia said on Thursday Venezuelan soldiers had blown up two small pedestrian bridges that stretch across their border in the latest incident to stoke a dispute between the Andean neighbors.

  • U.S. cracks down on border meeting spot for MexicansReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly to hold hands or kiss through a fence.

Asia

  • U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdownReuters - 01:34 AM

    The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.

  • Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul November 3, 2009. Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
    U.S.'s Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner"Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

  • Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with journalists after meeting with his cabinet in Tehran January 23, 2008. REUTERS/FARS NEWS/Files
    Six powers regret Iran's stance on nuclear dealReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Senior officials from six world powers expressed disappointment on Friday that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to reconsider.

  • People grieve and pray in St Thomas Church in southern Moscow, where Russian Orthodox priest Daniil Sysoyev was murdered, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
    Masked gunman kills Russian priest at Moscow churchReuters - Fri, Nov 20

    A masked gunman entered a church and murdered a Russian Orthodox priest who had received death threats for converting Muslims to Christianity and criticising Islam, prosecutors and church officials said on Friday.

  • Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blastsIANS - Fri, Nov 20

    Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no justification in Islam for terrorism.


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