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Afghan plan to test limits of nation-building
From Somalia to Iraq, world powers have at best a mixed record in establishing functional stable governments in war-devastated countries. Full story
South & Central Asia
Obama, Karzai hold hour-long call
President contacts world leaders ahead of speech outlining new war plan. Full story
Mideast & N. Africa
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Oil giants eye their future in Iraq
NYT: Companies accept deals with limited profits now, in order to cash in later. Full story
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World AIDS Day: State of the epidemic
Images of the disease’s impact. Sex workers, activists and an Archbishop urge change.
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S. Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
South Africa will treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing, the president announced Tuesday, a dramatic and eagerly awaited shift in a country that has more people living with HIV than any other.
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Mexican remittances tumble 36 percent
Mexico's central bank says the money migrants sent home fell nearly 36 percent in October compared to the same month last year. It's the largest drop since records began to be kept in 1996.
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Newsweek: China comes late to AIDS crisis
China's Health Ministry is finally ready to fight AIDS. That alone won't be good enough.
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U.K. court sets rule on bail for terror suspects
Britain's High Court has dealt a blow to the government by ruling that terror suspects cannot be denied bail on the basis of secret evidence.
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NYT: With Iraq foothold, oil giants eye future
Major oil companies are finally gaining access to Iraq’s petroleum reserves, but at far less advantageous terms than they once envisioned.
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Obama prepares to announce war strategy
An official tells the Associated Press that Obama will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to be deployed over six months.
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