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FACTBOX-How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up Nov 30 (Reuters) - The centerpiece of President Barack Obama's revised war strategy in Afghanistan is expected to be the deployment of about 30,000 more U.S. troops to secure population centers, step up the fight against the Taliban and train Afghan security forces to gradually assume control.
Nov 30, 2009 at 23:37 | Reuters
White House: Obama Copenhagen visit to aid climate deal WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopes his decision to attend the United Nations' climate conference in Copenhagen next month will help to bring participants to the brink of a deal, the White House said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 at 22:54 | Reuters
Somali pirates seize Greek tanker near Seychelles ATHENS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker near the Seychelles, more than 700 miles (1,125 km) off the coast of Somalia, Greece's coastguard said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 at 22:49 | Reuters
Kosovo confident ahead of UN court hearing PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A day before the world's highest court begins deliberating the legality of Kosovo's split from Serbia last year, their leaders clashed Monday over the Western-backed statehood that has shaken the Balkans.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:57
Obama facing tough selling job on Afghan policy WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama has begun one of the toughest sales jobs of his presidency, launching the much-awaited rollout of his new Afghan war strategy by informing top U.S. military and civilian advisers in Washington and Kabul and telephoning key allies around the globe.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:45
Iran enrichment plans 'completely unacceptable'-US UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iran's plans to build 10 nuclear enrichment plants are unacceptable and may lead the international community to ratchet up the pressure on Tehran to halt the program, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:31 | Reuters
Demjanjuk trial on Nazi death camp charges opens MUNICH (AP) — John Demjanjuk sat in a wheelchair wrapped in a light blue blanket, his eyes closed and his face pale as his trial opened on charges he helped kill 27,900 Jews as a Nazi death camp guard.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:09
UK to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Britain will send 500 more soldiers to Afghanistan in December as part of a broader surge in NATO-led troop levels to tackle worsening violence and train Afghan forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:49 | Reuters
Romanian opposition says president hit boy in face BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's government has collapsed and its economy is in shambles but its presidential campaign has been dominated in recent days by a video that appears to show the president striking a 10-year-old boy in the face.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:51
Serena Williams fined $175,000 for U.S. Open tirade LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the U.S. Open, the Grand Slam Committee said on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:02 | Reuters
Demjanjuk tried in Germany for Nazi death camp tie MUNICH (AP) — A German court put John Demjanjuk on trialNov. 30to face charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at a Nazi death camp and his lawyer immediately accused the court in Munich of bias.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:30
FACTBOX-Key facts on main Nazi camps Nov 30 (Reuters) - The trial of John Demjanjuk started on Nov. 30 on charges that as a Nazi guard he helped to force 27,900 Jews into gas chambers at Sobibor death camp in 1943. The 89-year-old denies involvement in the Holocaust.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:00 | Reuters
EU abolishes visas for 3 Balkan countries BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has abolished visa requirements for citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Nov 30, 2009 at 16:29
Finland marks 70th anniversary of Winter War HELSINKI (AP) — Finns are marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Winter War when Stalin's Red Army attacked the small Nordic country.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:33
Dog kills four-year-old boy LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A dog killed a four-year-old boy on Nov. 30 and wounded a 63-year-old woman who tried to stop the attack, police said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:07 | Reuters