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U.S. Gen. Casey: more troops needed for Afghanistan

In Brief: Afghan government seeks more funds as H1N1 cases proliferate

U.S. Gen. Casey: more troops needed for Afghanistan

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Medical personnel provide treatment to a boy, who was critically injured in a suicide bomb attack, at a hospital in Peshawar November 8, 2009. A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village ...

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G20: Tax havens debate extends to developing countries as billions of pounds are robbed from the poor

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Staff pullout in Afghanistan will not affect frontline services, U.N. says

Forest protection efforts face crime, corruption perils

Climate migration will grow as changes take hold - experts

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