Obama’s decision to expand troop levels for Afghanistan could become a political liability ahead of congressional elections.
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Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall
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A new beginning?
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Dead soldier's mother slates PM's letter
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A test for democracy
The global war on terror is nibbling at democracies at home.
WEATHER - PAKISTAN
Cities
AL-QAEDA
Al-Qaeda is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along the Pak-Afghan border to house training camps.
INSIDE EGYPT
Sadat is remembered by his countrymen as the soldier who restored Egypt’s pride that was lost in the Six Day war.
CAPITALISM NO MORE?
A new BBC World Service global poll finds that an average of 23 pc feel capitalism is fatally flawed.
IMMIGRANT WOES
'As a child of immigrants, you often don't feel fully American. The presumption is that you are somehow foreign.'
CONFLICT ZONE
‘We decided to get an identity card. I could flash it to prove that I am neither a Maoist nor an anti-Maoist.’
LOST CAUSE
A ComRes poll for the BBC found 64 per cent of Britons now believe the war is ‘unwinnable’, up from 58 per cent in July.
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