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NATO to hand security to Afghan forces by end-2014 (Reuters)

November 20th, 2010

Sgt. Ysidro Gonzalez, of Alice, Texas, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Alpha Company storms through the door of a compound after the door was blown open to search for bomb-making materials during a patrol that came under fire from Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in Helmand province, in this October 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - NATO said on Saturday it would hand over security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 but the head of the alliance said it would…

China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP)

November 6th, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) mingle with the crowd in the French riviera city of Nice. China and France have joined forces to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.(AFP/POOL/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - China and France have joined forces to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.


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‘Entente Frugale:’ France and Britain Combine Military Forces (Time.com)

November 2nd, 2010

Time.com - Amid fears their countries’ sovereignties will be eroded, Cameron and Sarkozy agree unprecedented security and defense cooperation

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Forces free seized German cargo ship off Africa (AP)

October 25th, 2010

In this undated photo released Sunday Oct. 24, 2010, by Interunity Management Corporation SA, (IMC) showing the MV York merchant vessel which was boarded by suspected Somali pirates approximately 90 nautical miles from Mombasa, Kenya, on Saturday Oct. 23, 2010. A distress signal from the vessel was received Saturday as the York sailed between Mombasa and Mahe, Seychelles, with 17 crew aboard, and is now believed to be headed towards Somalia under the control of pirates. (AP Photo/IMC) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Rescue forces using a ship, a plane and a helicopter freed a German cargo vessel being held by Somali pirates off eastern Africa on Monday, but the hijackers…

Iraqi court forces parliament back to work (AP)

October 24th, 2010

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in central London. Assange has defended the unauthorised release of 400,000 classified US military documents on the war in Iraq, saying they revealed the AP - Iraq’s highest court has ordered parliament back in session after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked formation of a new government.


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British media join forces against Murdoch buyout (AP)

October 12th, 2010

A view of the Sky TV headquarters in west London, Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has dominated Britain's press for decades, shaking Fleet Street to its foundations and dueling with the BBC. But Murdoch's latest move, an attempt to consolidate his hold over the broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, may be a step too far. An unprecedented media coalition has appealed to the government to take a close look at the multibillion-pound (-dollar) buyout. Murdoch's News Corp. owns 39 percent of BSkyB and wants to buy the rest of it. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - He’s dominated Britain’s media landscape for decades, shaking Fleet Street to its foundations and dueling with the venerable BBC.


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NATO forces carry out airstrikes in Pakistan (AP)

September 27th, 2010

A U.S. Apache helicopter (L) provides support as a Black Hawk helicopter lands at Cop Cherokee base in Kherwar district in Logar province October 4, 2009. REUTERS/Nikola Solic/FilesAP - NATO helicopters based in Afghanistan carried out at least two airstrikes in Pakistan that killed more than 50 militants after the insurgents attacked a small Afghan security outpost…

Al-Qaida gunmen ambush bus carrying Yemeni forces (AP)

September 25th, 2010

Yemeni policemen guard the state security court in the capital San'a, Yemen Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, as the trial of four al-Qaida suspects takes place. The four, including a Yemeni-German teenager, have been brought to trial in Yemen to face accusations they plotted attacks on tourists, binternational/b institutions and security forces. (AP Photo)AP - A Yemeni security official says two al-Qaida militants have ambushed a bus carrying security personnel in the capital, spraying the vehicle with gunfire and injuring 10 passengers.


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US forces advance in Taliban green belt stronghold (AP)

September 15th, 2010

Map locates the Zhari District in the Kandahar province in AfghanistanAP - U.S. Army Capt. Brant Auge swept his hand across a satellite map of southern Afghanistan and pointed to a dark band of river-fed vineyards, pomegranate groves and marijuana…

India forces battle Kashmiri protesters; 14 killed (AP)

September 13th, 2010

Kashmiri protesters beat the remains of an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama after burning it during a protest in Srinagar, India, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Indian forces battled Kashmiri protesters in the streets of the disputed territory Monday in demonstrations fueled in part by a report of the Quran being desecrated in the United States. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Indian forces killed 13 protesters and wounded scores of others Monday in confrontations across Kashmir fueled in part by a report that a Quran was desecrated in the…

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