WTO to Consider Iraq and Afghanistan
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The 148 member states of the World Trade Organization agreed Monday to start membership talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, in a move that could help rebuild the two countries after years of war and isolation.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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Afghanistan gave a welcome on Thursday to U.S. plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to fight the Taliban insurgency, but Washington's move highlights divisions between Western allies over how much to commit to the country.
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A resolution supporting Iraq&#39;s political democratization, territorial integrity and reconstruction is expected to be the main result of an international conference
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The World Trade Organization (WTO)  agreed Monday to begin accession talks with Iraq and  Afghanistan, but the United States again blocked any such  negotiations with Iran, diplomats said.
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Most international specialists assessing the fairness of Iraq's elections will monitor the Jan. 30 vote from the safety of neighboring Jordan, but a few observers will head to Baghdad and perhaps other Iraqi cities if security permits, UN and other officials said yesterday.
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GENEVA  - A United Nations human-rights panel expressed concern Britain limits its adherence to the global treaty against torture when it comes to its troops' actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands -- The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and U.S. demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands.
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With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan, according to senior U.S. officials.
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania - Struggling to muster more troops for Afghanistan and to take on an expanded training mission in Iraq, NATO defense ministers will aim this week to advance reforms that would let the alliance mobilize faster for far-flung operations.    U.S...
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Nato chiefs are to meet again to decide who will supply extra troops and equipment for Afghanistan.
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The US administration is expected to request an additional $80bn for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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WASHINGTON : World finance chiefs meeting in Washington this week will express satisfaction with a rebounding global economy, but also highlight risks from surging oil prices, turmoil in Iraq and other factors.
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BRUSSELS, November 5 (Itar-Tass) - The European Union âshould forgetâ its internal differences on Iraq and give a âsignalâ about readiness to participate in the countryâs restoration, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said at the EU summit in
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When President Bush meets Iraq and Afghanistan's leaders this week, his re-election campaign will tout their countries as foreign policy successes but analysts point to the political fragility of these men.
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The White House is finalizing an $80  billion to $100 billion package that will pay for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and could release details  early next week, sources close to the deliberations said on  Friday.