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Obama hits out at China's censorship
Chinese students draw President into subtle attack on internet restrictions.
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Brown urges talks to speed Afghan retreat
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Prime Minister wants to discuss transfer of power to the Afghan army and police
Corruption fight boosted by 'Afghan FBI'
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
A new anti-corruption squad trained by British and American law enforcement agents will investigate high-level Afghans implicated in their country's vast criminal circles, Afghanistan's Interior Minister announced yesterday.
'Son of a Lion': Shooting with the enemy
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Jerome Taylor tells the extraordinary story of the nurse-turned-director who ventured into Pakistan's lawless tribal lands armed only with a camera and a beard
The day that all hell broke loose in Basra
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
The war was over, soldiers felt safe enough to wear berets and to patrol the streets of southern Iraq in soft-skinned jeeps. But the sense of improving security in Basra was tragically short lived.
Troop numbers breach guidelines
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Thousands more more troops will be needed in Helmand for there to be a viable chance of fighting Taliban terrorist tactics, according to the British military's new guide to counter-insurgency.
Helicopters boost troops in Afghanistan
Monday, 16 November 2009
Merlins will be used to ferry troops and supplies around Helmand
Chinese taunt Obama with Tibet 'slavery'
Monday, 16 November 2009
US President must soothe prickly hosts while talking tough on the economy
Conservationists do 'deal with the devil' to save orang-utans
Monday, 16 November 2009
Agreement sought with palm-oil industry to create ape-saving forest corridors
US calls on Burmese junta to release Suu Kyi
Monday, 16 November 2009
President Barack Obama yesterday took the opportunity of a highly unusual face-to-face encounter with a top leader of Burma's military junta to bluntly demand the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Obama delivered the strong message during his summit meeting with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations, which included Burma Prime Minister General Thein Sein.
The hidden beauty parlour of Helmand
Monday, 16 November 2009
Make-up and fashion have become a form of resistance for many women in Afghanistan. Katrina Manson reports from Lashkar Gah
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