US Senator Says More Troops
Needed in Iraq
Republican lawmaker John McCain says
sectarian violence is reason more troops needed in capital, al-Anbar
province
Gunmen in Military Uniforms
Carry Out Mass Kidnapping in Baghdad
Police say the daylight kidnapping
raid targeted merchants in a commercial area of the city
US Senator in Critical
Condition After Surgery, Could Shift Power Balance
If Democrat Tim
Johnson is unable to complete his term, balance of power in US Senate
could shift back to Republicans
Israeli Court Declines to Ban
Military's Targeted Killings
Israeli group B'Tselem estimates
339 Palestinians, including 129 bystanders, have been killed by
targeted assassinations since the year 2000
Former President Says US-China
Relations Key to Peace, Prosperity
George H.W. Bush commended
China's role in international affairs, warned nuclear security
concerns remain
Philippine President Backs Down
on Constitutional Change
Gloria Arroyo, faced with prospect
of large street protests, has backed down from plans for a
constitutional change that would bypass the opposition-led
Senate
Indian Prime Minister Proposes
Closer Ties with Japan
Manmohan Singh asks Japan to join
India to build 'arc of advantage and prosperity'
US: Cuban Government Becoming
More Rigid
US officials see no reformer in
current Cuban political lineup
EU Leaders Discuss Membership
Requirements
The 25-member block is set to expand
to 27 with the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in January
Red Cross Highlights
'Neglected' Disasters
They include malaria deaths, typhoon
victims in the Phillipines and Somalia refugees
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