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• Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium even more (AP)
• Obama's Afghan plan represents high-stakes gamble (AP)
• Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts (AP)
• Dubai mega-tower `last hurrah' to age of excess (AP)
• US troops hopeful Obama plan will wind down war (AP)
• Analysis: What about Europe's secret nuclear weapons? (Time.com)
• RBS most exposed British bank to Dubai World: report (AFP)
• Iran whistleblower died from drug-laced salad (AP)
• Mexico to review witness protection program (AP)
• Morocco hits out at Western Sahara activist (AFP)
• Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan (AP)
• Indonesia bans Australian film on E.Timor killings (AFP)
• Afghans, Pakistanis voice doubts about U.S. strategy (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama's Afghanistan speech: How it sounded to Afghans (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Will Europe Agree to Sending More Troops to Afghanistan? (Time.com)

Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium even more (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 05:21 PM PST AP - In a defiant speech, Iran's president declared Wednesday that his country will enrich uranium to a much higher level — a fresh rejection of an international plan to curb Tehran's nuclear program.

Obama's Afghan plan represents high-stakes gamble (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 02:02 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is holding an uncertain hand in his high-stakes gamble in the fight against Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Weak partners in both countries, doubts about the speed of building up Afghan security forces and allies reluctant to commit themselves wholeheartedly to the battle all raise questions about the strategy.

Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 02:06 PM PST AP - An Italian who lost his left forearm in a car crash was successfully linked to a robotic hand, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts, scientists said Wednesday.

Dubai mega-tower `last hurrah' to age of excess (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 03:10 PM PST AP - When work began in 2004 to build the world's tallest tower, Dubai's confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands.

US troops hopeful Obama plan will wind down war (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 04:35 PM PST AP - U.S. service members in Afghanistan said President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops offered hope that they can go home — if the reinforcements can build up the Afghan army to protect civilians against the Taliban.

Analysis: What about Europe's secret nuclear weapons? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 08:35 AM PST Time.com - Not many people know that four non-nuke states in Europe host nuclear bombs and have air forces ready to drop them. It's time to rid Europe of this anachronism

RBS most exposed British bank to Dubai World: report (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 05:02 PM PST AFP - British banks have total exposure to state-owned Dubai World of about five billion dollars, making them the biggest foreign creditor group of the crisis-hit conglomerate, a report said Thursday.

Iran whistleblower died from drug-laced salad (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 02:06 PM PST AP - A 26-year-old doctor who exposed the torture of jailed protesters in Iran died of poisoning from a delivery salad laced with an overdose of blood pressure medication, prosecutors say. The findings fueled opposition fears that he was killed because of what he knew.

Mexico to review witness protection program (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 05:08 PM PST AP - Mexican federal prosecutors will review their witness protection program after gunmen killed a drug case informant in a Starbucks coffee shop in the capital, officials said Wednesday.

Morocco hits out at Western Sahara activist (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 02:31 PM PST AFP - Morocco on Wednesday warned a rights activist on hunger strike for more than two weeks after being denied entry into her native Western Sahara she must face the consequences of her actions.

Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 05:21 PM PST AP - A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama's escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the president's chief military and diplomatic advisers sought to cool any expectations that the war would end in two years.

Indonesia bans Australian film on E.Timor killings (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:18 AM PST AFP - Indonesia has banned an Australian-made film on the alleged murder of six Australia-based journalists by Indonesian troops during the 1975 invasion of East Timor, officials said Wednesday.

Afghans, Pakistanis voice doubts about U.S. strategy (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 04:59 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans and Pakistanis Wednesday greeted President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000-35,000 additional troops to Afghanistan with limited enthusiasm, skepticism that the U.S. has enough staying power to defeat the Taliban-led insurgency and even suspicion that the rapid surge will be followed by a speedy exit.

Obama's Afghanistan speech: How it sounded to Afghans (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - It's not just Americans who are concerned about the wisdom of escalating the Afghan war. Many Afghans also say it's a waste to send more troops.

Will Europe Agree to Sending More Troops to Afghanistan? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2009 08:35 AM PST Time.com - Some European countries are likely to send more troops to Afghanistan but others are already talking about drawing down their numbers. Washington may end up disappointed

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