Karzai proposes Cabinet lineup amid reform pressure
Afghan President Hamid Karzai submits a new Cabinet to Parliament retaining key Western-educated reformers while keeping warlords in several posts. The plan includes reappointing Ismail Khan in Herat-linked power, and aims to refresh heads of mines and Hajj ministry amid graft probes.
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Hamid Karzai
U.S
Karzai
Mirahmad Joganda
Ismail Khan
Herat
Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch
Khan
Joyanda
Muhammad Ibrahim Adel
Washington
Adel
Sediq Chakari
Chakari
Associated Press
Defense
Iraq says Iran seized oil well near border
Iraq accused Iran of crossing into Maysan province and seizing oil well No 4 in the al Fakkah field, prompting a Baghdad protest. Officials said Iranian troops in a 25 car convoy ordered Iraqi workers off the site and planted an Iranian flag, with no violence reported. Iran later withdrew.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Mohammed Haj Mahmoud
al-Fakkah
Maysan
National Security Council
Ali al-Dabbagh
Iran
al-Dabbagh
Saddam
Middle East
Obama and Medvedev optimistic on new arms treaty progress
In Copenhagen Obama and Medvedev expressed optimism about a successor to the START treaty though real signing this year appears unlikely. They cited remaining technical details and said talks in Geneva will continue without a set signing date while critics urge more flexibility to resolve stalemates.
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U.S
Barack Obama
Dmitry Medvedev
Obama
White House
Moscow
Russia
Iran
Medvedev
Daryl G. Kimball
Arms Control Association
Sergei Prikhodko
Prikhodko
Geneva
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