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US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama promised Tuesday he would unveil his decision "shortly" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: "It is my intention to finish the job."(AFP/Saul Loeb)
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Obama expects support for more Afghanistan troops

AP - 11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama expects Americans to support sending tens of thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, and he is preparing to make his case to the nation next week.

  • Police investigators tag a body found in a shallow grave at the massacre site of a political clan that included several journalists in the outskirts of Ampatuan, Maguindanao in southern Philippines November 25, 2009. The latest death toll in the massacre is 52, police said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES CRIME LAW CONFLICT)
    5 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

    MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine police official says five more bodies have been recovered from a third mass grave for victims of the country's worst election violence. The discovery raises the death toll from the carnage to 57.

  • This image from NASA TV shows the Space Shuttle Atlantis doing it's fly around passing behind the Russian segment of the International Space Station shortly after undocking from the International Space Station early Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. The Poisk can be seen at right. The shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday morning. The (AP Photo/NASA)
    Shuttle Atlantis leaves space station, headed home AP - 7 minutes ago

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who's been away from her young son since the summer.

  • FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 file photo, South Carolina's Gov. Mark Sanford listens as his attorney Butch Bowers talks about the actions of the Ethics Commission during a news conference, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina legislators upset with Gov. Mark Sanford's summer disappearance to see his lover in Argentina on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, began debating a measure that ultimately would remove him from office. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
    Panel 1st up in SC Gov. Sanford impeachment debate AP - Wed Nov 25, 3:01 AM ET

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Mark Sanford's tearful confession that he quietly disappeared from the state for five days to rendezvous with his lover in Argentina has shattered his marriage and dimmed his once-bright political future.

  • In this Monday Nov. 23, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Donny Osmond, left, and Kym Johnson perform during 'Dancing with the Stars' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey) NO SALES
    Donny Osmond wins `Dancing with the Stars' AP - 3 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of "Dancing with Stars" on Tuesday night, taking home the show's mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program.

  • Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert (1) goes to the basket against Washington Wizards center Fabricio Oberto (21) of Argentina during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
    Wizards edge 76ers 108-107 after owner's death AP - 5 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Antawn Jamison had 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead Washington past the Philadelphia 76ers 108-107 on Tuesday night, hours after the death of Wizards owner Abe Pollin.

  • U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
    Obama says will "finish the job" in Afghanistan Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 6:38 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to "finish the job" of an unpopular and costly eight-year war in Afghanistan, and officials said he could announce an increase of around 30,000 troops next week.

  • New York rally planned to protest 9/11 trial Reuters - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group against bringing the self-professed mastermind of the September 11 attacks to trial in a U.S. civilian court will hold a rally in New York demanding Washington reconsider its decision, the group said on Tuesday.

  • Pakistan ex-army officer detained over Chicago case Reuters - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security agencies have detained a former army officer for possible links with two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.

  • President Barack Obama listens while India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a welcome ceremony at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
    Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 10:03 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as top priorities.

  • A backhoe lifts the wreckage of a local television network's vehicle that was unearthed from a shallow grave at the site of a massacre of a political clan that included several journalists in the outskirts of Ampatuan, Maguindanao in southern Philippines, November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Erik de Castro
    Eleven more bodies found at Philippine massacre site Reuters - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

    AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.

  • People stroll outside the Taj Mahal hotel ahead of the first anniversary of the militant attacks in Mumbai, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe
    India on the vigil but remains vulnerable to attacks Reuters - Wed Nov 25, 3:54 AM ET

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - The paramilitary troops outside the Trident and Taj Mahal hotels suggest a higher level of security a year after militants laid siege to Mumbai, but it may all be a mirage as the country still remains very vulnerable.

  • This image from NASA TV shows the Space Shuttle Atlantis doing it's fly around the International Space Station shortly after undocking from the International Space Station early Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. The shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday morning. (AP Photo/NASA)
    Atlantis leaves station as NASA eyes shuttles' end Reuters - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear to keep the outpost operating after the shuttle program is retired next year.

  • Cambodians wait to attend the trial of Kaing Guek Eav -- also known as Duch -- at the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh. Prosecutors have asked Cambodia's war crimes court to hand a 40-year jail term to Duch, accused of overseeing 15,000 deaths at the regime's main torture centre.(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)
    Khmer Rouge jailer expresses "excruciating remorse" Reuters - Wed Nov 25, 3:43 AM ET

    PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer expressed "excruciating remorse" on Wednesday for more than 14,000 people killed under his watch at a notorious prison during Cambodia's ultra-Maoist revolution of the 1970s.

  • US Marines fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
    Obama vows to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan AFP - Wed Nov 25, 3:23 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

  • Workers load into a truck dead bodies, victims of massacre after gunmen shot at least 52 people at Saniag, Maguindanao province, on November 24. Philippine police have named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in the election-linked massacre.(AFP/Mark Navales)
    Arroyo vows justice as massacre toll hits 52 AFP - Wed Nov 25, 2:47 AM ET

    COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo vowed Wednesday justice would be served after 52 people were killed in a political massacre, but refused to say if an ally blamed for the murders would be arrested.

  • Muslim pilgrims wait to move from Mecca to Mina. The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage has begun but was overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims massed at the holy city of Mecca for the hajj.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)
    Millions begin hajj amid swine flu fears AFP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

    MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage began on Wednesday but was overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims massed at the holy city of Mecca for the hajj.

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) walks with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas. Ahmadinejad is on the third and final stop of his whirlwind tour of friendly Latin American nations who support Iran's controversial nuclear program(AFP/Juan Barreto)
    Iran's Ahmadinejad in Venezuela on official visit AFP - Wed Nov 25, 1:03 AM ET

    CARACAS (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas for a meeting with President Hugo Chavez, just hours after the Iranian leader stopped in La Paz for a meeting with the Bolivian leader.

  • A sales assistant arranges gold jewellery at a shop in Ahmedabad. Gold production will continue to fall, despite a brief boost in 2009 and soaring prices, as deposits are exhausted and new discoveries remain elusive, say miners(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)
    We're running out of gold: miners AFP - Wed Nov 25, 3:37 AM ET

    MONTREAL (AFP) - Gold production will continue to fall, despite a brief boost in 2009 and soaring prices, as deposits are exhausted and new discoveries remain elusive, say miners.

  • A woman walks past a shop in London in October. Britain's recession-hit economy shrank officially by 0.3 percent in the third quarter but this was better than initial data had shown and was welcomed by economists.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)
    Britain is last major nation in recession AFP - 9 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Britain remains stuck in a record recession, official data showed on Wednesday, but economists forecast a return to growth before the end of the year ahead of a general election.

  • Workers leave the Opel plant in the central German city of Ruesselsheim on November 4. General Motors' interim Europe chief completed a tour of Opel's four German plants pledging none would be shut down as the US giant slashes capacity at its loss-making unit.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)
    GM to keep all Opel plants in Germany open AFP - 7 minutes ago

    BERLIN (AFP) - General Motors' interim Europe chief completed a tour of Opel's four German plants on Wednesday pledging none would be shut down as the US giant slashes capacity at its loss-making unit.

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    Delaroche work "ruined" in war rescued for show Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 10:58 AM ET

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