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Afghanistan exit strategy needed

August 26, 2009 By People’s World Editorial Board

As the U.S. death toll in Afghanistan creeps upward, and the country continues to be ravaged by violence and poverty, an increasing number of voices are warning that, as peace advocate and former California state Sen....

Honduran talks fail: U.S. suspends visas

August 26, 2009

The head of the de-facto government which ousted Honduras' left-leaning president, Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in a military coup spat defiance and refused to give an inch to the entreaties of a last ditch delegation of Organization...

U.S. strategy debated as Afghan war grows deadlier

August 25, 2009 By Susan Webb

When four U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Aug. 25, it made 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 U.S. invasion.

North Korea ‘seeks nuclear talks with US’

August 25, 2009 By Morning Star

South Korean media has reported that Pyongyang has invited top envoys of US President Barack Obama to visit the country for what would be the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency.

Caster Semenya: Who’s really confused about gender?

August 24, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

It's Kafka-esque. A small number of specialists have been ordered to determine if South Africa's international champion in the women's 800 meter race, Caster Semenya, is really a woman. After her blazing victory and complaints from...