(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: December 23, 2009) A top Taliban leader in Pakistan claims he sent thousands of fighters to Afghanistan to combat the extra U.S. troops heading to the country. Meanwhile, challenges still exist in the U.S. training of Afghan security forces. Also, in Zimbabwe ...
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Back in October, when Barack Obama was announced as the surprise winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, the media went into overdrive. Outlets across the political spectrum were united, for a change, but mostly in their bemusement at how a new leader of a country in the middle of two wars could w...
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Africa is the continent that contributes least to climate change but is suffering the greatest damage, with floods, droughts and declining harvests. The deal agreed at the climate summit in Copenhagen has caused strong reactions in African countries. Sudan has described the deal as a "suicide pa...
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A senior Taliban commander has warned the United States that it will be defeated in Afghanistan, even if it sends an extra 200,000 US troops. Located in the so-called valley of death near the border with Pakistan, Taliban fighters vowed to fight to the very end. However, the movement w...
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For thousands of people who survived the devastating tsunami in 2004, coping with its devastating effects meant relocating to a new island in the Maldives to avoid the risk of another disaster. As part of our series five years on from the tsunami, Chan Tau Chou reports from the island of Dhuvaaf...
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A Pakastani Supreme Court decision has exposed President Zadari to corruption charges and caused some to call for his resignation. But will he?
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