AFGHANISTAN
France considers Obama troop surge request
France is unlikely to send any more troops to Afghanistan other than those involved in training Afghan army and police units, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said in response to Obama's imminent announcement of a troop surge.
MARKETS
UAE's two-day stock collapse hits 10%
IRAN - UK
Tehran will deal 'firmly' with detained British sailors if found guilty
LISBON TREATY
EU president takes office as reform treaty comes into force
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SRI LANKA
Colombo says detained Tamils now free
Sri Lankan officials say thousands of civilians held in detention camps since the military offensive against Tamil rebels earlier this year have been freed. Many whose villages were wiped out during the fighting are expected to remain displaced.
AIDS
The Elysee in red for World Aids Day
To mark World Aids Day, the Elysee presidential palace displayed two large ribbons on its columns to raise awareness. Some 33.4 million people live with HIV/AIDS and it has killed 27 million since its discovery in 1984, according to the WHO.
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
ICJ starts hearing Serb challenge to Kosovo independence
Serbia's challenge to the legality of Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence will start to be examined by the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Tuesday. Belgrade doesn't want any more countries to recognise Kosovo's move.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Japanese diplomat takes over as UN nuclear watchdog chief
A Japanese diplomat and expert on disarmament, Yukiya Amano, has taken the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). His appointment comes as the UN nuclear watchdog deals with a tense standoff over Iran's nuclear programme.
GUANTANAMO
US transfers Algerian inmate to France
The US has transferred an Algerian inmate, Saber Lahmar, from Guantanamo prison to France, according to his French lawyer. A US judge had ordered Lahmar's release in November 2008 due to insufficient evidence.
PHILIPPINES
Southern mayor charged with 25 'election' murders
Prosecutors charged Andal Ampatuan Jnr, a mayor in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, with 25 counts of murder on Tuesday, accusing him of organising a massacre in November to ensure his 2010 election bid for provincial governor.
FOOTBALL
Barcelona player Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, who plays for Barcelona FC, has received the Ballon d'Or 2009 award as the best Europe-based footballer of the year. The award was voted on by journalists from across the world.
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Australian politician torpedoes carbon cut plans
A colourful climate-change sceptic seized control of Australia's opposition on Tuesday, vowing to kill carbon trading legislation ahead of key UN talks in a step which could trigger snap polls.Right-wing maverick Tony Abbott ousted Liberal Party ...
AFGHANISTAN
US has asked France to send 1,500 more troops, Le Monde says
The United States has asked France to provide another 1,500 troops for the NATO mission in Afghanistan, France's daily Le Monde reported Monday on its website.
CHAD - SUDAN
Kidnappers threaten to kill French aid workers, demand talks with Paris
A group claiming to have kidnapped three French aid workers has threatened to kill them unless French authorities agree to direct negotiations on French policy in the region, specifically in Chad and Sudan.
AFGHANISTAN
Brown confirms 500 more UK troops to be deployed in December
Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed Monday that Britain will send 500 more troops to Afghanistan beginning in early December, noting that the total British troop force in the country will then exceed 10,000.
ISLAM
Kouchner criticises 'religious oppression' of Swiss minaret vote
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a radio interview on Monday that he was "shocked" by Switzerland's referendum vote to ban mosque minarets.
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GERMANY
Trial of suspected Nazi guard Demjanjuk opens in Munich
John Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old suspected former Nazi guard, was rolled into a Munich court in a wheelchair Monday for the start of his trial on charges of being an accessory in the deaths of nearly 28,000 Jews.
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FRANCE
Court orders eBay to pay LVMH €1.7 million for unauthorised sales
A French court ordered online auction site eBay on Monday to pay €1.7 million to luxury retailer Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, or LVMH, for the unauthorised sale of its perfumes.
ENERGY
CERN's atom smasher sets record energy level
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced on Monday that its Large Hadron Collider had become the world's highest energy particle accelerator, smashing the world record.
WEST BANK
Israel begins enforcing limited moratorium on new buildings
Israel has begun enforcing a temporary moratorium on building new West Bank settlements. The 10-month freeze on new construction was announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) last week.
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Former Khmer Rouge jailer 'Duch' on trial
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Instability and Iranian influence in the Afghan Wild West
FRANCE - RWANDA
Are France and Rwanda turning the page on the past?
FINANCE
Dubai in debt shock
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Hamas tightens grip on Gaza
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
Deal or no deal over prisoner exchange?
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