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Britain ready to send 500 more troops to Afghanistan

Britain ready to send 500 more troops to Afghanistan

Britain is ready to raise troop numbers in Afghanistan by 500 to 9,500, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday, providing certain conditions are met.

 

Ex-Israeli PM indicted on corruption charges

Israeli legal authorities have indicted former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges.

 

Israeli PM in Egypt, prepares for White House trip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Egypt on Monday for talks seen aimed at showing he can be a true Middle East peace partner before he heads to the White House on May 18.

 

Palestinian Prime Minister to Resign

Palestinian Prime Minister to Resign

Salam Fayyad’s parting could help usher in power sharing between the president and Hamas.

 

Israel puts terms on Gaza truce

Israel puts terms on Gaza truce

Israel rules out a truce in Gaza unless an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants is freed, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says.

 

In Iraq, improved security boosts Maliki at polls

The prime minister is credited with a drop in violence in once-lawless parts of Iraq.

A young Sunni man strolling along the Tigris River hesitated when asked whom he had voted for in provincial elections today.

 

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