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NATO says Afghans to play big role in offensive

Feb 8, 2010 — By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU AP CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan -- Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join US and NATO troops in an upcoming offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war.

Yemen's Al Qaeda Calls For Jihad, Fighting In North

Feb 8, 2010 — By REUTERS SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage holy war against Christians and Jews in the region, a further sign of the group's ambitions to mount new strikes outside its base.

Egypt Arrests Opposition Leaders

Feb 8, 2010 — CAIRO—Egyptian authorities arrested three senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood organization early Monday in the latest government crackdown on the country's most powerful opposition force.

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Nigerian Governor Re-Elected as Pressure on President Grows

Feb 7, 2010 — The incumbent governor-elect of Anambra State Peter Obi speaks on the result of gubernatorial election held in the state on 7 Feb 2010.

 

 

Taliban, NATO prepare for big Helmand offensive

Feb 7, 2010 — LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Taliban militants are digging in ahead of a major NATO operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, in one of the biggest offensives in the eight-year-old war.

 

 

Zuma Apologizes for Fathering Child

Feb 7, 2010 — JOHANNESBURG—South African President Jacob Zuma, reacting to a firestorm of criticism, has apologized for fathering a child with a woman who wasn't one of his wives.

 

 

NATO should be global security forum: Rasmussen

Feb 7, 2010 — MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - NATO should develop closer ties with China, India, Pakistan and Russia and become the forum for consultation on global security, the alliance's head said on Sunday, but a senior Russian ...

 

 

Ukraine exit polls report Yanukovych election victory

Feb 7, 2010 — Exit polls from Ukraine indicate that the pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won the presidential election.

 

 

Yanukovych claims victory in Ukraine

Feb 7, 2010 — Ukraine is in political turmoil. The man whose side was accused of rigging the vote which triggered the 2004 Orange Revolution, Viktor Yanukovych, is claiming victory in the presidential election.