United States to spend $511 million to expand Kabul embassy
The U.S. government will spend $511 million to expand its embassy in Kabul, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday, describing the work as a demonstration of America's long-term commitment to Afghanistan.
Russians to continue Afghan raids
Russia will take part in more drug raids in Afghanistan despite Afghan protests, Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells
Lavrov Pledges 'Expanded' Help for NATO in Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promised to do more to help NATO in Afghanistan, but he stopped short of making any specific commitments.
Mount Merapi erupts again as Indonesians flee camps
Searing gas and molten lava poured from Indonesia's deadly volcano in an explosion three times as powerful as last week's devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.
Serb leader visits Croatia grave
President Boris Tadic is to become the first Serbian leader to visit war graves in the Croatian town of Vukovar, scene of a massacre in 1991.
Managers 'who shot strikers' freed
A court in Zambia has freed on bail two Chinese managers accused of attempted murder for shooting and wounding 11 coal miners during a protest over pay and working conditions.
Turkey says it's ready to mediate Kosovo-Serbia talks
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey is ready to mediate Kosovo-Serbian peace talks if his country is invited.
Haiti cholera deaths rise sharply
The number of people known to have died from a cholera outbreak in Haiti rises to 442, up by about a third in a few days.
US lists Jundullah as terrorists
The US announces it is designating the Iranian militant group Jundullah, or Soldiers of God, as a terrorist organisation.
Niger votes to end military rule
Results from a referendum in Niger show more than 90% of voters backed a new constitution designed to return the country to civilian rule.
Ukraine to look for oil, gas in Antarctic
The Ukrainian government at a meeting on Wednesday approved a state targeted scientific and technical program of research in the Antarctic for 2011-2020, Volodymyr Semynozhenko, the head of the State Committee on Science, Innovation and Information, said at a press conference.
Portugal passes austerity budget
Portugal's parliament passes an austerity budget to cut its high levels of debt, after opposition politicians abstained from voting.
Fed to buy $600 billion more in bonds
The Federal Reserve is making a bold effort to invigorate the economy by announcing it will buy hundreds of billions more in Treasury bonds.
Freddie Mac posts $4.1B loss for Q3
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Wednesday posted a narrower loss of $4.1 billon in the July-September quarter.
Morocco: Unemployment Down to 9% in 2010
Unemployment rate fell to 9% in the third quarter of 2010, from 9.8% in the same perio
Sarkozy accused of using security service to spy on journalists
President Nicolas Sarkozy personally supervises a team of security agents which spies on troublesome French journalists, it was claimed yesterday.
Experts: hukou system is unfair to farmers
China's urbanization would be set back if the government does not reform the hukou (household registration) system, experts said.
Germany's first postwar female rabbi
Alina Treiger is about to become the first female rabbi ordained in the country since before the second world war.
Restoration to start at Edirne synagogue
The General Directorate of Foundations has handed the Edirne’s Great Synagogue, the third largest synagogue in Europe, over to a company who won the tender for the restoration of the synagogue.
PM's London Silicon Valley vision
London's East End is to be transformed into one of the "world's great technology centres", the prime minister is due to announce.
Neighborhood Mischief Caught on Tape
Attracted by the declining prices of surveillance cameras, people are recording their neighbors’ misdeeds, to press charges or to shame them online.
Turkish court restores ban on YouTube
A Turkish court has reinstated a 30-month ban on YouTube just days after it was lifted, as a dispute continued over the video-sharing website's refusal to remove content deemed illegal in the EU candidate country.
Neo-Nazi radio arrests in Germany
German police arrest 23 people suspected of being involved in an illegal far-right internet radio station broadcasting neo-Nazi views.
Problems of teenage pregnancies
Parallel to its economic revolution, China is undergoing changes in sexual concepts, particularly among the youth. One of its main manifestations is the increase in the number of teenage pregnancies in the country.
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