Uzbek Rights Activist Gets One Year Off Sentence
An appeal court in Uzbekistan has knocked a year off the prison term handed down to human rights activist Farhodkhon Mukhtarov, but colleagues say the sentence remains fundamentally unjust.
Institute for War and Peace Reporting,
Wed Dec 09 10:06:15 PST 2009
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Outside View: Playing the India card in Afghanistan
By LAWRENCE SELLIN UPI Outside View Commentator HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Speaking during a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, Indian Prime Minis...
UPI,
Wed Dec 09 06:03:41 PST 2009
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Karzai Delays Naming Cabinet as Pentagon Chief Lands for Talks
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under pressure from the U.S. to exclude corrupt ministers from his government, delayed announcing a new cabinet as Defense Secretary Rob...
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 23:50:22 PST 2009
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Eric Margolis: Obama's Surge
There were no surprises last week in President Barack Obama's historic speech at West Point. His decision to enlarge and prolong the war in Afghanistan...
The Huffington Post,
Tue Dec 08 09:29:50 PST 2009
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Tough draws for Adelaide, Melbourne
Adelaide United will have to face defending champions Pohang Steelers in Group H of the AFC Champions League following Monday's draw.
Sky News Australia,
Tue Dec 08 01:03:40 PST 2009
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Tough draws for Adelaide, Melbourne
Adelaide United will face defending champions Pohang Steelers in the AFC Champions League.
BigPond News,
Tue Dec 08 01:02:20 PST 2009
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Pressure From All Sides as Karzai Picks His Team
KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan faces a decisive test of his pledge to reduce corruption and cronyism when he names members of his new government as early as Tue...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Mon Dec 07 23:26:31 PST 2009
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Ramping up Afghanistan war to control Caspian oil and gas transport routes
The 800-pound gorilla standing in the auditorium at West Point is still waiting for an answer to why Obama made his surge-speech for 30,000 more troops and $30 billion to pay for them. That...
Online Journal,
Mon Dec 07 22:09:30 PST 2009
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Hot December in Russian boxing
After a tedious November with the only notable show at the end of the month in Samara, Russian boxing will forge into the lead and close this year big with a variety of interesting competit...
Fightnews.com,
Mon Dec 07 20:05:10 PST 2009
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Uzbek MPs introduce changes, amendments to Tax Code
Saturday 5 December 2009, by Emanuele G. - 0 letture Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com)
Girodivite,
Sat Dec 05 04:38:13 PST 2009
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Asian champions Pohang drawn with Adelaide, Shandong
Pohang Steelers will begin the defence of their AFC Champions League with Group H matches against2008 runners-up Adelaide United, China's Shandong Luneng and Japan's Emperor's Cup winners. ...
People's Daily,
Mon Dec 07 19:08:07 PST 2009
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10 Killed As Twin Bomb Blasts Rock Pakistani City Of Lahore
(RTTNews) - At least ten people have been killed and dozens of others injured after two near-simultaneous bomb explosions ripped through a busy market in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahor...
INO News,
Mon Dec 07 12:10:54 PST 2009
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Khaleej Times Online - Interesting Clashes on Card in AFC Champions League
KUALA LUMPUR
Khaleej Times,
Mon Dec 07 11:36:28 PST 2009
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AFC Champions League draw held
Iran's Zob Ahan has been drawn with two-time winner Al Ittihad in Group B of the AFC Champions League as three other Iranian clubs are also facing tough opponents.
Press TV,
Mon Dec 07 07:41:37 PST 2009
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Pohang Steelers to face Adelaide
Defending champions Pohang Steelers will clash with 2008 runners-up Adelaide United in Group H of the AFC Champions League following yesterday
Gulf Times,
Mon Dec 07 13:42:31 PST 2009
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Zico undaunted by masterful Wenger
Their paths having crossed in Japan in the 1990s, Zico and Arsène Wenger meet once more, with the Olympiacos FC boss revering his Arsenal FC counterpart but noting his Gunners are not unbea...
UEFA News,
Mon Dec 07 01:02:23 PST 2009
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2010 AFC Champions League Draw Throws Up Attractive Ties
Pohang Steelers will begin the defence of their AFC Champions League with Group H matches against 2008 runners-up Adelaide United, China
Goal.com,
Mon Dec 07 04:28:47 PST 2009
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Dubais cowboys must give way to grownups
The Dubai development model has been seriously bruised and battered. It was predicated on a property play that turned into a bubble that burst. It was based on leverage aided by ample inter...
Express India,
Sun Dec 06 13:30:21 PST 2009
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Sara R. Nichols: Afghanistan: Eight Days From the Ground--Part 6 of 8
Friday held the most wonderful coincidence for us. Our guide had been told of some women's conference being held in Kabul that day. Catnip! We...
The Huffington Post,
Sun Dec 06 01:58:17 PST 2009
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