First lady urges HIV action

First lady urges HIV action


First lady urges HIV action

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:31 PM PST

The French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, says it is "unfair" that women and children in the developing world often miss out on treatment for HIV.


Media Titans in Italian TV 'war'

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:02 PM PST

Rupert Murdoch has launched a new television channel in Italy in a move to challenge Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's media group.


Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to announce on Tuesday that he will send about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the Taliban and allow for a U.S. exit.


FACTBOX - Different audiences for Obama's Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:08 PM PST

REUTERS - From West Point to the mountains of Afghanistan, from Iowa to Washington and across the world to Islamabad, President Barack Obama will be speaking to multiple audiences when he announces his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday.


Murder charges filed over Philippines massacre

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:26 PM PST

Philippine authorities charged a mayor and a group of unidentified suspects with 25 counts of murder Tuesday in the slaying of dozens of unarmed people, a court spokesman said.


Dubai cast adrift as credibility crumbles

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:36 PM PST

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Media Titans in Italian TV 'war'

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:02 PM PST

Rupert Murdoch has launched a new television channel in Italy in a move to challenge Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's media group.


Algerian Guantanamo detainee transferred to France (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:47 PM PST

Reuters - An Algerian man who had been detained at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo in Cuba since 2002 has been transferred to France, the French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.


China warns gay transmission of AIDS gaining pace (AFP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:41 PM PST

Students show a handmade red ribbon ahead of international World AIDS Day in Hanshan, eastern China on November 30. The country has warned in a notice that homosexual transmission of the disease was gaining pace and called for health authorities nationwide to step up prevention work.(AFP/File)AFP - China warned in a notice for Tuesday's World AIDS Day that homosexual transmission of the disease was gaining pace and called for health authorities nationwide to step up prevention work.



Q+A - Obama faces political peril with Afghan policy

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's decision on a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan carries political peril as his Democratic Party gears up for tough midterm congressional elections next year.


Obama to announce Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:13 PM PST

President Obama is expected to announce he is sending more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. It is a political gamble meant to pave the way for an eventual US exit from a costly and gruelling war.


Serbia challenges Kosovo secession

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:25 PM PST

It is almost two years since the territory of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Today the International Court of Justice begins examining the legality of the move, the first case of secession ever brought before court.


First lady urges HIV action

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:31 PM PST

The French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, says it is "unfair" that women and children in the developing world often miss out on treatment for HIV.


Obama to announce Afghan plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:13 PM PST

President Obama is expected to announce he is sending more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. It is a political gamble meant to pave the way for an eventual US exit from a costly and gruelling war.


Serbia challenges Kosovo secession

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:25 PM PST

It is almost two years since the territory of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Today the International Court of Justice begins examining the legality of the move, the first case of secession ever brought before court.


S Africa wins praise for Aids plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:21 PM PST

US pledges $120m to boost efforts by Jacob Zuma's administration to tackle epidemic.


Philippine mayor charged with 25 murder counts

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 08:32 PM PST

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines -Philippine prosecutors on Tuesday filed 25 counts of murder against a town mayor accused of leading the election-related massacre of 57 people last week, officials said.

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Algerian transferred from Guantanamo to France: lawyer

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:39 PM PST

WASHINGTON -An Algerian detainee, Saber Lahmar, was transferred from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to French territory, his lawyer said here.

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International court to review Kosovo independence

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:04 PM PST

THE HAGUE -The legality of Kosovo's secession from Serbia takes centre stage on Tuesday as the International Court of Justice opens hearings into Pristina's controversial decision to break away.

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Seven women murdered in Mexico, one beheaded

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:57 PM PST

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -Seven women were murdered in Mexico, including one who was beheaded in the southern beach resort of Cancun, authorities reported Monday.

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