WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama Tuesday warned America could not fight the battle in Afghanistan alone, as he met NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and began deliberations on whether to escalate the war.
 
“This is not a American battle, this is a NATO mission as well,” Obama said as he welcomed the alliance’s secretary [...]

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By Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would not discuss a previously secret nuclear plant at international talks this week but Washington vowed to bring it up and demanded Tehran prove it is not developing an atomic weapon.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, asked about Iran’s insistence it would not [...]

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Street decongestion needs serious effort
 
BY BENSON OKWARO
Before any attempt is made to decongest Nairobi streets and other Kenyan towns, a few factors have to be taken into account. It is not right to blame matatu operators wholly for the congestion on the roads that could have been avoided if the policy makers and planners were [...]

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