30 Nov 2009 19:20:17 GMT Obama Copenhagen visit to aid climate deal-W.House WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopes his decision to attend the United Nations' climate conference in Copenhagen next month will help to bring participants to the brink of a ...
30 Nov 2009 19:11:34 GMT FACTBOX-How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up Nov 30 (Reuters) - The centerpiece of President Barack Obama's revised war strategy in Afghanistan is expected to be the deployment of about 30,000 more U.S. troops to secure population centers, beat ...
30 Nov 2009 19:09:04 GMT Obama's Afghan strategy to emphasize training WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will emphasize the training of Afghan security forces when he outlines his strategy for Afghanistan in a speech on Tuesday, White House ...
30 Nov 2009 19:01:08 GMT THINK PRAGMATIC - Pa Prem left by his 'sons' to fend for himself after attacks
It is an open secret that there is no love lost between the Puea Thai Party and Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda. Accused of being the "invisible hand" or the "extra-constitutional power", Gen Prem has consistently been held by the ...
30 Nov 2009 19:01:08 GMT Horror prison lifts the bar on atrocities
Claims of torture haunt Prey Sar jail
The Prey Sar prison which is presently home to Thai spy suspect Sivarak Chutipong and thousands of other Cambodian and foreign inmates is under fresh fire for its "appalling conditions".
30 Nov 2009 18:58:58 GMT FACTBOX-US lawmakers' doubts about Afghanistan Nov 30 (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress are expressing anxiety about President Obama's Afghanistan strategy before his expected announcement Tuesday that he will increase U.S ...
30 Nov 2009 18:55:49 GMT Iran's nuclear enrichment plans unacceptable-U.S. * U.S. says nuclear plans further isolate Iran
* Washington losing patience with Tehran
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iran's plans to build 10 nuclear enrichment plants are ...
30 Nov 2009 18:55:21 GMT US praises Honduran vote, says more steps needed WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said Honduras' controversial election was a significant but not sufficient step in its efforts to restore democracy after a military coup ...
30 Nov 2009 18:48:10 GMT Obama won't dwell on costs in Afghan speech-WHouse WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will raise the issue of costs but not go into specifics when he unveils a new Afghan strategy on Tuesday to deploy thousands more U.S. troops, the ...
30 Nov 2009 18:40:58 GMT Obama to consult additional leaders on Afghanistan WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to talk to Chinese President Hu Jintao and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, among other leaders, as he prepares to unveil his new ...
