KABUL - Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
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Afghan police are weak link in security force
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Second Bangladeshi twin opens eyes after separation op
AFP - Friday, November 20MELBOURNE (AFP) - - A second Bangladeshi twin began returning to consciousness on Friday, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister in a landmark operation in Australia, the hospital said.
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Aussie pilot who landed in shark waters hailed a hero
AFP - Friday, November 20SYDNEY (AFP) - - An Australian pin-up pilot forced to bring an emergency medical flight down in shark-infested waters was Friday hailed a hero for the daring landing from which all aboard escaped unharmed.
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Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission
AFP - Friday, November 20SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.
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China's Wen welcomes new EU president post
AFP - Saturday, November 21BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday congratulated the European Union for creating the new posts of president and foreign policy chief, calling it a "step forward" for EU integration.
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US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit
AP - Saturday, November 21BEIJING - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
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China to punish those concealing swine flu info
AP - Friday, November 20BEIJING - China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
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Indian railways seek protection after fresh attack
AFP - Saturday, November 21NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - - India's railways minister said Friday she would seek extra protection for the state-run service after the latest in a series of rebel attacks left two dead in the east of the country.
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India's attack on Maoists troubles European aid body
Reuters - Saturday, November 21By Nita Bhalla
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Mumbai's Taj hotel picks up pieces
AFP - Thursday, November 19MUMBAI (AFP) - - The general manager of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, Karambir Singh Kang, still works at the place where his wife and two children were killed.
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Clerics cringe as Indonesians flock to doomsday film
AFP - Friday, November 20JAKARTA (AFP) - - Hollywood's latest doomsday offering "2012" has caused a storm in Indonesia, with conservative clerics condemning it Thursday as a "provocation against Islam".
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Jakarta halts deforestation in Sumatra's Kampar Peninsula
AFP - Friday, November 20JAKARTA (AFP) - - Environmentalists claimed a small victory on Thursday after Indonesia ordered one of the country's biggest pulp and paper companies to halt forest clearing in the Kampar Peninsula.
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Indonesia sending 1,125 peacekeepers to Lebanon
AP - Friday, November 20JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia is deploying more peacekeepers to Lebanon to join a U.N. mission monitoring a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants.
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Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin
AP - Friday, November 20TOKYO - The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.
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Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant
AFP - Friday, November 20TOKYO (AFP) - - Smoke rose on Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.
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US soldier in Okinawa questioned about hit-and-run
AP - Thursday, November 19TOKYO - A U.S. soldier suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Japan's southern island of Okinawa has refused further questioning by Japanese police, a U.S. Army officer and Japanese police said Thursday.
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Malaysia defends slide in global graft ranking
AP - Thursday, November 19KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has stepped up efforts to combat graft to maintain investor confidence as a survey showed the country's corruption ranking worsened this year, Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamad said Wednesday.
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Malaysian newspaper for Indians gets gov't warning
AP - Sunday, November 15KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government has warned a newspaper that its coverage of a fatal police shooting of five ethnic Indian criminal suspects could stir racial tensions and cause the publication to be suspended, the daily's chief executive said.
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Malaysia bars Catholic paper using tribal language
AP - Friday, November 13KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The government in Muslim-majority Malaysia has barred a Roman Catholic newspaper from publishing a supplement in a language spoken by indigenous people on Borneo island, an official said Friday.
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Singapore’s F—15 fighter jets inaugurated in US by DPM Teo
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 21SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s new generation F—15 fighter jets will start arriving in Singapore next April.
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Panel on Clean Energy identifies key areas of focus for S’pore
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 21SINGAPORE: The International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Clean Energy has identified three key areas of focus for Singapore to differentiate itself in the energy market.
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PM Lee confident Buddhist community will help keep society harmonious
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 21SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, speaking at the opening of the S$12 million new building of the Singapore Buddhist Federation on Friday, said he is confident that the Buddhist community here will help maintain a harmonious, cohesive and compassionate society.
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Cambodia confirms takeover of air traffic company
AP - Saturday, November 21PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Cambodian government on Friday confirmed its temporary takeover of management of the country's air traffic control company after one of its Thai employees was arrested last week on a spying charge.
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Thai police make 4th arrest for rumors about king
AP - Friday, November 20BANGKOK - Police in Thailand have detained a fourth person suspected of using the Internet to spread rumors about the king's health, but plan no further arrests, a senior police officer said Thursday.
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Fourth charge over Thai king health rumours
AFP - Thursday, November 19BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thai police have charged a fourth person with spreading false rumours about the health of the country's revered king, after concerns over his condition sent stocks plunging, police said Thursday.
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Bomb left over from Vietnam war explodes, kills 4
AP - Thursday, November 19HANOI, Vietnam - A police officer says four fishermen were killed when a Vietnam War-era bomb they were handling exploded.
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Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police
AFP - Wednesday, November 18HANOI (AFP) - - Four men were instantly killed when a bomb left over from the Vietnam War blew up as they were trying to open it to remove explosive material, police said Wednesday.
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Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club
AFP - Tuesday, November 17HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project.
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