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3 NATO troops die in Afghanistan as attacks surge (AP)

October 15th, 2010

An Afghan soldier peers from the turret of a military armored vehicle at Howz-e-Madad Forward Operating Base, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Three NATO troops were killed Friday in Afghanistan in a surge of attacks that raised the death toll to 17 in three days for international troops in the country.


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Serbia grapples with surge in far-right violence (AP)

October 14th, 2010

File - In this Nov. 28, 2009 photo a femalePartizan Belgrade soccer fan throws a seat during the Serbian national soccer league derby match Red Star against Partizan, in Belgrade, Serbia. The football hooligans, who are also members of the far-right groups, have played major role in Serbia over the past 20 years, from taking part in wartime ethnic-cleansing campaigns in Croatian and Bosnia, to helping oust former President Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, protesting against Kosovo's secession, and the most recent street riots against the EU. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)AP - Thousands of black-clad young men rampage through downtown Belgrade, hurling Molotov cocktails and stun grenades at police trying to protect a gay-rights march. Soccer fans throw flares and…

International Perspective - German Investor Confidence Surge - Bloomberg

August 31st, 2010

Analysis and Discussion with Peter Dixon of Commerzbank: Germany Will Outperform UK in Long Run (Bloomberg News)

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Asia travel surge boosts airplane-makers’ fortunes (AFP)

July 19th, 2010

Passengers are seen at Beijing International airport in the Chinese capital city. Aircraft manufacturers are awaiting more orders at the Farnborough Airshow, a day after it took off with rivals Boeing and Airbus netting 23 billion dollars in new contracts.(AFP/File)AFP - Aircraft manufacturers awaited more orders Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow, a day after it took off with rivals Boeing and Airbus netting 23 billion dollars in new contracts.


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Surge of attacks kills 6 US troops, 12 Afghans (AP)

July 10th, 2010

An Afghan policeman inspects a damaged vehicle at the scene of an explosion in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 10, 2010. One bystander was killed when the bomb, concealed in a parked motorcycle, exploded in the middle of the afternoon, said the city's security chief. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - A wave of attacks killed six U.S. troops and at least a dozen civilians Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile south and east, as American reinforcements moving into Taliban-dominated areas…

Election race ‘wide open’ as Lib Dems surge (AFP)

April 18th, 2010

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg delivers his party's election manifesto in central London. The election race was thrown AFP - The election race was thrown “wide open” on Sunday, as polls confirmed a stunning surge in support for the Liberal Democrats, normally the third-largest party, ahead of May…

Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election (AP)

March 13th, 2010

Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheer to speech from their leader during an anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, March 13, 2010. Thousands of red-shirted anti-government demonstrators converge on the Thai capital from the north and northeast, vowing to oust the government in a mass do-or-die display of muscle. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters from Thailand’s rural areas swarmed the Thai capital Sunday for protests aimed at forcing the government to dissolve Parliament and call new…

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