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Arsenal French coach Arsene Wenger listens to a question during a news conference
Arsenal   Football   Photos   Soccer   Sport		  Sky Sports 
Wenger ready for Chelsea
Fri 27 Nov 2009
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side are ready to face Chelsea on Sunday. The Gunners host the Blues at Emirates Stadium looking to close the eight-point gap on their London rivals, although... (photo: AP / Antonio Calanni)
091109-M-2581P-922 U.S. Marine Corps Lt. John Schippert, platoon commander of Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and an interpreter talk to Afghan children while conducting a security patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 9, 2009. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is a ground combat element deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   United States   War		  The Guardian 
US buildup seen as helpful in 2 Afghan provinces
Fri 27 Nov 2009
DENIS D. GRAY Associated Press Writer= PUL-I-ALAM, Afghanistan (AP) — On what is more akin to a sunny winter's stroll, U.S. troops proudly tread on a newly asphalted road, past a refurbished mosque... (photo: US DoD / Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz, U.S. Marine Corps.)
Jeremy Greenstock  Newstrack India  Fri 27 Nov 2009
US was set on engaging Saddam in a war, says ex-UK envoy
London, Nov.27 (ANI): Former British ambassador to the United Nations, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, has told an official Iraq War inquiry here that America seemed determined to go to war with Saddam... (photo: UN)
Iraq   Photos   UK   UN   War
Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaks during the launch of a Global Task Force on Water and Sanitation at UNICEF House in New York, Monday, Jan. 22, 2007.  The Daily Beast  Fri 27 Nov 2009
Gaddafi Jr.'s Shooting Party
Britain exploded this week with revelations that a top Labour minister and Cherie Blair went pheasant shooting with the Libyan dictator’s son. Venetia Thompson on the latest fallout from the... (photo: AP / Kathy Willens)
Cherie   Labour   Libyan   Photos   Revelations
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State Bank of India is the largest bank in India. The Times of India Fri 27 Nov 2009
SBI says credit exposure to UAE less than Rs 1,500-crore
MUMBAI: India's premier lender, State Bank of India, said its exposure to Dubai firms are insignificant and ruled out any cause of concern due to the debt crisis there.... (photo: WN / biswaranajan)
Bank   Business   India   Mumbai   Photos
German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung announces his resignation during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The Star Fri 27 Nov 2009
Merkel ally steps down over Afghan deaths

BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigned from the cabinet on Friday amid allegations of a cover-up of an air strike that killed... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn)
Afghanistan   Defence   Germany   NATO   Photos
Demonstrators wave Turkish flags during a protest in front of the Silivri prison in Silivri, west of Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. A Turkish court began hearing a case against 86 people accused of conspiring to overthrow Turkey's Islamic-oriented government, but quickly adjourned when overcrowding in the courtroom hampered proceedings. Those on trial for alleged involvement in a shadowy nationalist group and of plotting an armed uprising include a retired general, the leader of a small leftist and nationalist party, a newspaper editor, a best-selling author and a former university dea The New York Times Fri 27 Nov 2009
Turkey's Shifting Diplomacy

GLOBAL VIEWPOINT / TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES - While the United States and Europe have been struggling to find a path forward in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Afghanistan... (photo: AP / Murad Sezer)
Diplomacy   Mideast   Photos   Politics   Turkey
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, walks after addressing the media on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, at the Presidential Palace mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) CBS News Fri 27 Nov 2009
Karzai to Taliban: Lay Down Your Weapons
Appeal Comes after Reclusive Taliban Leader Rules Out Talks with President; Kandahar Governor Survives Assassination Attempt Font size Print E-mail Share 1 Comment Afghan... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi)
Afghanistan   Islam   Karzai   Photos   Taliban
British soldiers stand guard next to their armored vehicle, after it was hit by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. No casualties were reported, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani) The Guardian Fri 27 Nov 2009
The truth of UK's guilt over Iraq

With its troops no longer engaged in military operations inside Iraq, Great Britain has been liberated politically to conduct a postmortem of that conflict, including the... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Jourani)
Defence   Iraq   Photos   UK   War
Anand Sharma -India-Politics IBN Live Fri 27 Nov 2009
Dubai World debt won't impact India: Minister
New Delhi: The risk of a multi-billion-dollar debt default by Dubai World, ranked among the largest state-run conglomerates in the region, will have little impact on the... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.)
Dubai   Finance   India   Photos   Politics
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, greets journalists after the Eid al-Adha prayers at the Presidential Palace mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) The Press Democrat Fri 27 Nov 2009
Karzai renews call for Taliban to lay down weapons
Karzai's appeal, made in a message marking the major Muslim holiday of Eid, came two days after the reclusive Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, issued a statement ruling out... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Afghanistan   Islam   Karzai   Photos   Taliban
KLdy1 - May06 - gold - jewelleries - gold prices. (dy1) ABC News Fri 27 Nov 2009
Gold Tumbles as Dubai Triggers Stampede to Dollars

By Pratima Desai November 27, 2009 LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices tumbled nearly 5 percent to a one-week low below $1,140 an ounce on Friday as investors fearing debt... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Dubai   Finance   Gold   Investment   Photos
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses a press conference following his speech on the opening day of the general debate of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, at UN Headquarters in New York. wnhires ( Newsday Fri 27 Nov 2009
Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
November 27, 2009  GEORGE JAHN (Associated Press Writer) Quick Summary Diplomats: UN watchdog votes to censure Iran's nuclear defiance, urges a stop to enrichment... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Censure   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   United Nations


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Pope Benedict XVI, in white, makes the sign of the cross during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Pope says immigrant children must be integrated, protected from risk of exploitation Star Tribune
Khalil Jalil, 11, right, and his father Jalil Abdullah, work to fix a car part at a repair shop in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Apr. 22, 2002. More than 2,000 children are estimated to work in the city, forming a crucial part of the economy to help their families earn enough to survive. Aghan children 'die from neglect' Al Jazeera
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Exclusive photos, at the bottom of Burj Dubai construction site Dubai, UAE, November 2007 Dubai bankruptcy is a taste of things to come The Guardian
Iranian oil workers work at Tehran's oil refinery, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Iran's president said Saturday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "under heavy economic and political pressures" and that the oil prices are below its real value, state-run-news agency reported. Oil slides below $74 as Dubai woes roil markets Seattle Times
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The President of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on the eve of 14th SAARC Summit, in New Delhi on April 02, 2007. Karzai's mood swings complicate US strategy The Boston Globe
President Barack Obama listens as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reads his toast during a State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. India, US relationship finds its mojo The Siasat Daily
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Muslim pilgrims climb to the top of the holy rocky hill, the mountain of forgiveness, near the holy city Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. On Friday, pilgrims will spend the day and night in prayer and meditation at Mount Arafat, the site where Pilgrims Offer Prayers on Arafat Khaleej Times
Pilgrims attending the hajj shelter from heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. Fears of swine flu as hajj hit by rain Taipei Times
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