By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 October 2009 The Thai king, the world's longest-serving monarch, has made his first public appearance since being hospitalized more than a month ago. The appearance is expected to be widely welcomed after weeks of concern ov

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By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 23 October 2009 A Thai military police officer talks on his radio while guarding a hotel where the ASEAN Summit is taking place in Cha-Am of Hua Hin district, southern Thailand, 23 Oct 2009 Leaders of Southeast As

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By Jim Malone Washington 23 October 2009 President Barack Obama (undated photo) In addition to the pressing issues of Afghanistan and health care reform, President Barack Obama has been squeezing in a little campaigning on behalf of Democrats runnin

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By Roger Hsu Philadelphia, PA 23 October 2009 Anne Mahlum Like many big American cities, the officials of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have spent a lot of time and money on programs to help the city's homeless. But one Philadelphian, 27-year-old Anne

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By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 October 2009 According to the World Health Organization, one in three women in the world will experience violence in her lifetime. Human Rights groups are urging members of Congress to pass the International Violence A

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 October 2009 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures while delivering a speech at the Central University Library in Bucharest, Romania, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-

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By Al Pessin Bratislava 23 October 2009 United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan says more foreign troops are needed to help secure the country, and to train its army and police forces. The e

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By Al Pessin Bratislava, Slovakia 23 October 2009 NATO defense ministers Friday endorsed the kind of broad counterinsurgency approach for Afghanistan that is the basis for the pending troop request by the NATO and the U.S. commander there, General S

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By Peter Heinlein Kampala 23 October 2009 Uganda's Pres. Yoweri Museveni (L) and AU Commission chair Jean Ping in Kampala before opening of AU Summit on Refugees, 22 Oct 2009 An Africa Union summit in Kampala has adopted a landmark convention on the

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 23 October 2009 Preliminary results from legislative elections in Niger indicate a big win for the ruling party in a vote boycotted by the opposition. West African leaders suspended the country from its regional economic bloc,

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 October 2009 An Australian man accused of killing a Jewish youth in Hungary during the Second World War is in jail, awaiting possible extradition. Charles Zentai denies the murder accusations and has been fighting extraditio

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By Jennifer Glasse London 23 October 2009 Demonstrators in London protest TV appearance by Nick Griffin The appearance of a far-right politician on a BBC political program has sparked controversy. Anti-fascist protesters broke through the BBC gates

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By Scott Bobb Harare 23 October 2009 Zimbabwe farm Almost 10 years ago, Zimbabwe embarked on a controversial land reform program that the government said was aimed at distributing fertile farmland owned by a few thousand white farmers to thousands o

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By Kaite Hamann Jakarta 27 October 2009 The governor of Indonesia's Riau Islands has refused to allow a boatload of Sri Lankan refugees to land in the province. The decision deals a blow to Australia's efforts to transfer the problem of refugees see

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By Scott Bobb Maputo 27 October 2009 Supporters attend ruling Frelimo party election rally in Nampula city, Mozambique, 25 Oct 2009 Election officials in Mozambique say they are ready for Wednesday's national elections. Voters are to elect a preside

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By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 27 October 2009 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in courtroom of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, 31 Jul. 2008 In a repeat of Monday, Radovan Karadzic again boycotted

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 27 October 2009 Europe will increase its aid to Afghanistan despite concerns the situation in the central Asian country is deteriorating. The decision was announced during a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembo

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 27 October 2009 Talks between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to resolve the political deadlock in the country's unity government have failed and Movement for Democratic Chang

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 27 October 2009 Protester fires sling shot during clashes with police in Standerton, South Africa, 15 Oct 2009 For at least three years, as the country's winter months begin to bite, poor South Africans have taken to

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By Meredith Buel Washington 27 October 2009 A nationwide survey of people throughout Afghanistan shows more people think the country is moving in the right direction, but a lack of security and corruption are still major concerns. People walk near a

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