Sep 3

UNHCR urges halt to unsafe Iraqi refugee returns<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The UN refugee agency on Friday urged European countries not to send Iraqi refugees back to central parts of Iraq, just days after the official withdrawal of US combat troops.

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Sep 3

First Lady and Jill Biden urge Americans to support returning troops<br /> (AFP)<br /> Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 3

UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing crew of two<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - A cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base outside the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities said.

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Sep 3

US, SKorea to hold further naval drills<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills.

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