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First U.S. war crimes trial starts at Guantanamo

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver went on trial at Guantanamo on Monday in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two, nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks prompted U.S. President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism.

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Afghans call for new strategy as Obama visits

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has called for more U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but many in the war-torn country doubt whether more soldiers will help stem the rising tide of violence.

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Poland, U.S. "draw closer" on missile defense plan

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland and the United States made some progress on Monday in their efforts to forge a deal on stationing part of an anti-missile defense shield on Polish soil, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

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Rice wants "serious answer" from Iran

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Monday that it faced more sanctions if it defied a two-week deadline to agree to curb its nuclear program.

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U.S. presses developing nations as WTO talks begin

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States pressed big developing countries to make concessions as ministers began a week of meetings at the World Trade Organization on Monday, urgently seeking a breakthrough for a global trade deal.

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Obama visits Iraq, focus on U.S. troop levels

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders in Baghdad on Monday in a visit overshadowed by the question of when U.S. troops should go home.

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Iraqis say they like Obama, divided on his policies

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is popular among Iraqis.

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Rice: Iran must give "serious answer" or face sanctions

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
SHANNON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of using stalling tactics and warned Tehran it faced more sanctions if it flouted a two-week deadline to curb its nuclear program.

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Rice says North Korea must answer all nuclear questions

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
SHANNON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday she would make clear in her first meeting with North Korea this week it must meet its obligations and answer lingering questions about its nuclear program.

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Trade powers struggle to save WTO round

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States, the European Union and emerging economic heavyweights will try again on Tuesday to line up the long-elusive trade-offs needed to save a deal to dismantle export barriers around the world.

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Bush adviser says Iraq timeline "very dangerous"

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's top military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two years would be dangerous.

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U.S. and EU face calls for farm reform at WTO

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries and food exporters from rich and poor nations called on Sunday for the United States and European Union to open up their farm markets and eliminate trade-distorting subsidies.

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Afghans call for new strategy as Obama visits

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has called for more U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but many in the war-torn country doubt whether more soldiers will help stem the rising tide of violence.

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Obama wants more troops in Afghanistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
KABUL (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama called the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" on Sunday and said Washington should start planning to transfer more troops there from Iraq.

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Iraq PM did not back Obama troop exit plan: government

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and his comments to a German magazine on the issue were misunderstood, the government's spokesman said on Sunday.

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Mexico awards highest honor to Sen. Kennedy

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has awarded Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy the country's highest honor for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress.

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Obama meets U.S. commander in Afghanistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration.

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McCain says Obama trip to Iraq may be soon

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain commented on Friday on the unannounced timing of a high-security trip by Barack Obama to Iraq, saying he believed his Democratic rival was going this weekend.

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McCain's Gramm steps down after "whiners" flap

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Phil Gramm, an economic adviser to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, resigned from his campaign on Friday in the fallout over his comment that the United States had become a "nation of whiners."

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Clinton vows to fight "insulting" abortion plan

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:41
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a "gratuitous, unnecessary insult" to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

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