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UN group rates Afghanistan as most dangerous place for kids

World
2009-11-21

EIGHT years after a US-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations says. The country is especially...

Suicide bomber kills 13 in Afghanistan

World
2009-11-20

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan today, killing 13 people, including three police officials, a provincial police chief said. Farah Province Police...

19 perish in Pakistan suicide bombing

World
2009-11-20

A SUICIDE bomber killed 19 people yesterday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border...

Obama comes to Japan mulling Afghan war options

World
2009-11-13

US President Barack Obama today aimed to shore up relations with a new Japanese government vowing to be more assertive with its US ally, even as he grapples with sending more US troops to Afghanistan. While public...

MIA dog found in Afghanistan after 14 months

World
2009-11-13

A BOMB-SNIFFING dog that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit 14 months later. Sabi the black Labrador will get...

Missing US soldier's body found in Afghanistan

World
2009-11-11

NATO forces say military divers have found the body of one of two US soldiers who disappeared last week in western Afghanistan. The two paratroopers disappeared in Badghis province, a remote area that borders Turkmenistan,...

2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan

World
2009-11-7

TWO American soldiers disappeared in western Afghanistan after a routine resupply mission, and more than 25 NATO and Afghan security forces members have been wounded during the search mission for them, the alliance...

UN evacuates foreign staff from Afghanistan

World
2009-11-5

THE United Nations said today it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilise the country. Spokesman...

Karzai vows to banish stain of corruption

World
2009-11-4

AFGHANISTAN'S president welcomed his new term - achieved after his opponent withdrew from a runoff election - by reaching out to opponents yesterday and promising to banish the corruption that has undermined his administration. ...

Karzai proclaimed winner as runoff is canceled

World
2009-11-3

AFGHANISTAN'S election commission yesterday proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country's tumultuous ballot, canceling a planned runoff and ending a political crisis that began with a fraud-marred...