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Administration outlines Afghan war endgame
President Obama will send 30,000 extra U.S. troops to Afghanistan, an official says, and will also declare that forces will start leaving in 19 months. Full story
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APIran warns
Iran warns
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Tehran says Britons will be prosecuted if they had ‘bad intentions’. Full story
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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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Suspect in Philippine massacre charged
The heir of a powerful clan is charged in connection with the Philippines' worst political massacre — an ambush in which 57 people, more than half journalists, were slaughtered.
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Iran warns of tough action against U.K. sailors
Tehran warns that it will take strong action against five detained British sailors if it is proven they had "bad intentions" when they entered Persian Gulf waters.
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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: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he was dispatching 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, accelerating a risky and expensive war buildup, even as he assured the nation that U.S. forces will begin coming home in July 2011.
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