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Pressure for progress at talks on rebel Karabakh
21 Nov 2009 23:19:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Turkey wants progress before opening border with Armenia * Azeri leader warns of last chance, possible force MUNICH, Germany, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and Armenia hold talks on Sunday on ... 
Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls
21 Nov 2009 20:15:15 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds U.N. statement paragraphs 9-10) By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in ... 
Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls
21 Nov 2009 17:43:42 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after ... 
Kashmir separatists: China has stake in S.Asia peace
21 Nov 2009 15:45:28 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates with implication for talks, analyst quotes) By Sheikh Mushtaq SRINAGAR, India, Nov 21 (Reuters) - China has a stake in peace in South Asia, and Kashmir in particular, as part of the ... 
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Kabul, 4 wounded
21 Nov 2009 15:35:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Wall of luxury Kabul hotel hit by rocket * Two boys and an Afghan soldier among the wounded (Recasts with health ministry spokesman's confirmation) KABUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A rocket hit the ... 
UK's Conservatives want army pull-out from Germany
21 Nov 2009 15:29:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Opposition calls for British troop withdrawal from Germany * Wants strategic overhaul of NATO LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Britain should withdraw its army from Germany so it can take on " ... 
Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal
21 Nov 2009 15:00:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Parliament session delayed until Sunday * Lawmakers remain far from agreement By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal ... 
NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training
21 Nov 2009 14:13:12 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) By Jonathon Burch KABUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on ... 
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 21
21 Nov 2009 14:00:07 GMT
Source: Reuters
Nov 21 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1400 GMT on Saturday. TAKHAR - Two children were killed and two more were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a ... 
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
21 Nov 2009 13:59:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
KABUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A rocket hit the outside wall of the Serena luxury hotel in the Afghan capital on Saturday wounding one Afghan soldier on the street outside, another soldier at the scene ... 
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