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As the New York Times reports that US national
security advisers are considering larger initial
troop withdrawals than originally planned
from Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama
is expected to make a more definite announcement
later this month.
In an effort to safeguard against future nuclear
disasters, energy ministers and nuclear agency
officials from 33 countries meeting in Paris,
France agree on the priority of increased
testing and safety measures at global nuclear
power plants.
US President Barack Obama joins global leaders
from the UK, South Korea, China, India, France,
Japan, and North Korea, among others, who
convey their immediate support for United
Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to retain
his position for a second term.
The two-day festival, Befriend Southeast Asia,
begins in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) with visiting
youth from Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, and
Cambodia enjoying music, dance, folk games,
and workshops that span their countries' cultures.
In a visit with Cuban officials by Surinamese
President Desi Bouterse, both parties agree
to enhance bilateral relations, with Cuba
also promising to send at least 55 doctors
and other health workers to the South American
nation.
Six months after he went missing, Ms. Samantha
Squires of Colorado, USA, is joyfully reunited
with Labrador canine Buster Brown who was
identified thanks to a microchip implant and
the efforts of shelter personnel when he was
found some 1,200 miles from home.
During a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister
Liang Guanglie, South Korea’s Minister of
Defense Kim Kwan-jin thanks China for her
diplomatic efforts in aiding stability and
peace on the Korean Peninsula.�
