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Palin opposes Obama’s freeze settlement demands as all Jews need place to live

by ANINovember 20, 2009 World

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration”’’s freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a place to live.
In an interview with ABC”’’s Good Morning America, Palin said: “I disagree with the Obama administration on that. I believe that the Jewish settlements should be [...]

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Resumption of Indo-Pak bilateral talks very important: Clinton

by ANINovember 20, 2009 World

Stressing that pending issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved amicably by both countries, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that a resumption of bilateral talks is very important.
In an interview with the BBC, the transcripts of which was released by the State Department here, Clinton said Washington is encouraging both countries [...]

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Brown launches campaign to gather Labour support for Afghan war

by ANINovember 20, 2009 World

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown along and three of his cabinet colleagues has launched a campaign to gather Labour support for Britain’s role in Afghanistan.
In a joint e-mail to party’’s MPs, the trio have insisted that military action is essential for Britain’’s security.
The move comes after 23 Labour MPs called for an urgent Commons debate [...]

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Karzai says Afghan forces will take over security within five years

by ANINovember 20, 2009 World

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has set a five-year time frame for Afghan forces to take over from international troops.
“We are determined that by the next five years, the Afghan forces are capable of taking the lead in ensuring security and stability across the country,” The Telegraph quoted Karzai, as saying.
Karzai’s statement came a day after [...]

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Resolve A Q Khan’s security protocol issue out-of-court, says Lahore High Court

by ANINovember 19, 2009 World

The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has asked the government to reach an out-of-court settlement with nuclear scientist Dr. A Q Khan with regard to his security.
Hearing an intra-court appeal by the federal government on restoring Khan’s security protocol, the court observed that it would be in the national interest to resolve the issue [...]

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Musharraf funnelling money to aides to improve his image ahead of return: Report

by ANINovember 19, 2009 World

Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has reportedly funnelled a large amount of money to his former aides in the country in order to improve his image, as he is planning a return to the country’s political scene.
According to an Asia Times Online report, Musharraf is planning to flaunt a new political party and has [...]

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Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy appointed first EU President

by ANINovember 19, 2009 World

Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been elected as the first President of the European Union, while Britain’s European Trade Commissioner, Baroness Ashton, is the new foreign minister of the council.
Poet-economist Van Rompuy is almost unknown outside Belgium.
A staunch advocate of European integration, he has backed policies including a European-wide tax on all [...]

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Zardari, Kayani differ on threat from India: PPP information secretary

by ANINovember 19, 2009 World

President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani have different opinions regarding threats emanating from India, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab has said.
“There is a difference of views between the president and the COAS when it comes to ‘threat perception’ from India,” The Daily Times quoted [...]

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Malik challenges reports that say SwatTaliban commander Fazlullah is alive

by ANINovember 19, 2009 World

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has challenged media reports that claim that SwatTaliban commander Mullah Fazlullah is alive and has sneaked into Afghanistan.
Addressing a function at the police lines here, Malik said: “In case the Afghan Government knows where Fazlullah is hiding, they should apprehend and hand him over to Pakistan.”
The BBC’s Urdu service [...]

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