‘Terror-struck’ Pak, Afghanistan can’t be seen as separate states: NATO chief

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are facing the common challenge of terrorism, and the menace can not be effectively dealt with if the countries are seen separately.

European Parliament raises serious concerns over Pak’s proxy rule in Gilgit-Baltistan

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament, while raising serious concerns over the way in which Gilgit-Baltistan is being administered by Pakistan, has tabled a written declaration on the threat facing the region from Islamabad.

‘Not enough progress’ on climate funding, warns EU’s Barroso

BRUSSELS - Rich countries have not offered developing states enough help to clinch a deal on fighting global warming, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Tuesday as he prepared to travel to the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

Germany to make ‘biggest’ climate fund pledge: Sources

BRUSSELS - Germany is to pledge the highest single contribution to a EU fund aimed at helping poor nations cope with climate change, the German Press Agency has learned.

EU warns Israel not to play ‘divide and rule’ over bloc’s new position on Jerusalem

EU warns Israel not to divide bloc over Jerusalem

Sweden gives millions for climate aid

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS - Sweden plans to contribute 765 million euros to a EU development fund to combat climate change, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announced in Parliament in Stockholm.

NATO military officials pledge nearly 7,000 more troops for Afghan war

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

NATO military officials meet to pledge more forces for Afghan war

NATO to pledge forces for Afghan war

BRUSSELS — NATO’s military commander urged countries to provide more instructors to train Afghanistan’s security forces, as national representatives met Monday to pledge additional troops to join the 30,000 reinforcements committed by President Barack Obama.

NATO promises at least 7,000 troops for Afghan war; Clinton calls allied support crucial

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Clinton seeks to drums up support among allies for Obama’s plan to escalate war in Afghanistan

Clinton seeks allied support for new Afghan policy

Paul McCartney promotes Meat-Free Mondays to EU parliament, celebrates role of people power

Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Monday to EU

NATO chief: Allies to send over 5,000 troops to Kabul, says it’s ‘not just America’s war’

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

NATO says allies may contribute over 5,000 troops to Afghan force

President Barack Obama

Officials: Obama asking NATO for 5,000-10,000 troops from Europe for Afghanistan

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Swiss minister says vote to ban minarets targets not Muslims, but Islamic fundamentalism

Swiss minister: Minaret ban targets fundamentalism

NATO allies may provide 6,000 additional troops for Afghan war in response to Obama’s call

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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Comatose for 23 years Belgian says through aide that finding of misdiagnosis was like rebirth

Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn

Belgian man says through aide that discovery of coma misdiagnosis was like rebirth

Belgian man: end of coma misdiagnosis like rebirth

Belgian man says through aide that emergence from misdiagnosed coma was like rebirth

Man says through aide leaving coma like rebirth

AP Interview: Belgian man says emergence from decades of misdiagnosed coma was like rebirth

Man says emergence from long coma was like rebirth

Belgian expert assesses some 50 purported coma cases a year in effort to detect misdiagnoses

Belgian expert looks at other questionable comas

Belgian man, thought to be in a stupor for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to cry out

Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years

He heard it all: Man allegedly in vegetative coma was conscious for decades, could not respond

Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years

Diplomats from 6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue in Brussels

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Germany’s Merkel calls for binding climate change deal next year if none reached at Copenhagen

Germany calls for binding climate deal in 2010

EU official: Big powers will meet Friday in Brussels to discus Iran nuclear issue

President Barack Obama

EU reports rise in number of broadband Internet lines over the last year

EU reports rise in broadband Internet lines

NATO: Talks on generating new forces for Afghanistan delayed until next month

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EU says it reaches international agreement to limit catches of threatened bluefin tuna

EU: bluefin tuna catches to be reduced

BRUSSELS — The EU Commission says over 45 countries who catch tuna have agreed to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.

EU defense and foreign ministers to discuss Afghan war effort

EU ministers mull Afghanistan

BRUSSELS — EU defense and foreign ministers will discuss how to shore up the government of Afghanistan amid plummeting public support in Europe for the U.S.-led war in Central Asia.

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