Britain's Miliband warns that Afghanistan government will collapse if NATO troops pull out
LONDON - Afghanistan's government would collapse within weeks if NATO troops left the country right away, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an interview published Saturday. Full Story

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Convicted ringleader of plot to destroy Sears Tower, bomb FBI offices gets 13-year prison term
MIAMI - The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge. Full Story

Officials say suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants in northwestern Pakistan
MIR ALI, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region. Full Story

16 killed in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan; lawmaker escapes assassination near Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said. Full Story

Police say Afghan lawmaker survives assassination attempt near Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul. Full Story

Harper government rejects call for public inquiry into Afghan prisoner torture
OTTAWA - The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into damning allegations that the military handed over prisoners to face torture in Afghanistan. Full Story

Canada's military learned lessons from prisoner-torture controversy: Menard
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's military task force in Afghanistan learned its lesson several years ago when allegations first surfaced that detainees were being tortured at the hands of local intelligence authorities, the mission's newly appointed commander said Thursday. Full Story

		Canada in talks with U.S. officials to take over security for diplomats: MacKay HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has opened talks with other nations asking them to provide a security force for diplomats and development workers when the Canadian army withdraws from Kandahar in 2011. Full Story

Sept. 11 trial is likely to test New York juries' aversion to the death penalty
NEW YORK - New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists. Full Story

Pentagon chief Gates says Afghan troop increase could follow Obama announcement swiftly
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces that President Barack Obama might send to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air. Full Story

		200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida’s message to Muslims in the West. Daily Feature

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