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  • Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options

    Reuters – Sun Nov 8, 1:28 am ET  
    U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday. Full Story »

  • More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey

    Reuters – Sun Nov 8, 9:46 am ET  
    Army Chief of Staff General George Casey addresses the media... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy. Full Story »

  • Hurricane Ida upgraded to category two storm

    AFP – Sun Nov 8, 1:43 pm ET  
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    MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricane Ida is now a category two storm packing top wind speeds of nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour as it heads towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Full Story »

  • House backs anti-abortion amendment

    Reuters – Sun Nov 8, 9:37 am ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Saturday to tighten a ban against using federal funds to finance abortions under the proposed Democratic healthcare reform legislation. Full Story »

  • Iraq passes election law paving way for January poll

    Reuters – Sun Nov 8, 3:50 pm ET  

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi lawmakers passed a long-delayed election law on Sunday to pave the way for a January poll, after parliament sidestepped a potentially explosive row over the oil-producing city of Kirkuk. Full Story »

  • Afghan Taliban deny have missing U.S. troops' bodies

    Reuters – Sun Nov 8, 5:30 am ET  

    KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban denied on Sunday they were holding the bodies of two U.S. soldiers who had gone missing last week in northwestern Afghanistan after earlier claiming they had recovered the two dead servicemen. Full Story »

  • Taiwan, China to sign financial agreement: report

    AFP – Sun Nov 8, 2:51 am ET  
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    TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan is expected to forge an agreement on financial cooperation with China "soon", in yet another sign of evolving ties between the two former bitter rivals, it was reported Sunday. Full Story »

  • Hurricane Ida aims for Gulf of Mexico oil fields

    Reuters – 20 mins ago  

    CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida roared into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, where important oil fields are located, after killing 91 people and leaving at least another 60 missing in floods and mudslides in El Salvador. Full Story »