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Britain hails Afghan leader's peace council announ...

Britain welcomed Saturday Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, saying peace would not be achieved by military means alone.(AFP/POOL/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Britain welcomed Saturday Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, saying peace would not be achieved by military means alone.

Suspect in consulate deaths appears in Texas court...

AP - A man who told Mexican authorities he ordered the March killing of a U.S. Consulate worker in Mexico has been extradited to the U.S. and appeared in a federal court in Texas, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

US says no decision to withdraw weapons though Tur...

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen speaks to the media, a day after his meeting with Turkish officials in Ankara. The United States has no intention of pulling out heavy equipment and weapons from Iraq through Turkey, Mullen said Saturday.(AFP/Adem Altan)AFP - The United States has no intention of pulling out heavy equipment and weapons from Iraq through Turkey, the country's top commander said Saturday.

US drone strike kills eight militants in Pakistan:...

Pakistani troops return at the end of operations against Islamic militants in Peshawar in August 2010. A US drone strike on Saturday killed eight militants including three foreign fighters in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - A US drone strike on Saturday killed eight militants including three foreign fighters in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.

Eto' strikes twice in Nations Cup, Saadane quits ...

Samuel Eto'o, pictured in action in June 2010, scored twice as Cameroon won in Mauritius Saturday and Rabah Saadane quit as Algeria coach after a home draw with Tanzania when the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifiers kicked off.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - Samuel Eto'o scored twice as Cameroon won in Mauritius Saturday and Rabah Saadane quit as Algeria coach after a home draw with Tanzania when the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifiers kicked off.

Wallabies grab last-kick victory over Springboks ...

Australia's Kurtley Beale (R) breaks through against South Africa during their last Tri Nations test match at the Free State rugby stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. A long range penalty goal by Beale with the last kick of the match enabled Australia to defeat South Africa 41-39 in a thrilling southern hemisphere Tri Nations match.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - A long range penalty goal by fullback Kurtley Beale with the last kick of the match enabled Australia to defeat South Africa 41-39 in a thrilling Tri Nations match on Saturday.

UN experts end Jordan probe of Israeli flotilla ra...

Turkish ship Mavi Marmara is seen docked at the port in Haifa in August 2010, as it waits to return to Turkey. UN rights officials investigating Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla wrapped up their hearings in Jordan on Saturday after interviewing a total of 30 witnesses, one of the flotilla organisers said.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - UN rights officials investigating Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla wrapped up their hearings in Jordan on Saturday after interviewing a total of 30 witnesses, one of the flotilla organisers said.

Sunni and Shiite Iraqi journalists talk about war ...

AP - As the U.S. draws down in Iraq, two Associated Press Television News cameramen, one Sunni and the other Shiite, talk about what it has been like to live through and record the war. The accounts are translated and edited.

French balloonists to repeat England flight 100 ye...

A hot air balloon flies over the Sucs region during the 36th French Montgolfieres / ballooning Championships in August 2010 in Yssingeaux. Three hot air balloonists will set off from Nancy in eastern France on Sunday in a bid to reach England, and retrace a route only ever travelled by a French woman adventurer a century ago.(AFP/File/Thierry Zoccolan)AFP - Three hot air balloonists will set off from Nancy in eastern France on Sunday in a bid to reach England, and retrace a route only ever travelled by a French woman adventurer a century ago.
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