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NYT: Officials see hope in anti-Taliban militias
 American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:12:59 GMT
Report: U.K. documents detail Iraq war chaos
Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war, a newspaper reports.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:42 GMT
Survivors recount China mine disaster
 The deadliest accident in China's mining industry for two years has highlighted how heavy demand for power-generating coal comes at a high human cost.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:22:43 GMT
Russian cosmonaut Feoktistov dies at 83
 Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:20 GMT
U.S., Mexico take on brutal foe
 After decades of mistrust and sometimes betrayal, Mexican and U.S. authorities are increasingly setting aside their differences to unite against a common enemy.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:50:41 GMT
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