US soldiers salute during a ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul on September 11. General David Petraeus, the commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, said late Thursday that the Afghan mission required a "sustained, substantial commitment" but was "do-able". (AFP/File/Shah Marai)Mullen, Petraeus Write To SecDef Gates Endorsing McChrystal's Afghan Views -- Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Central Command, Army General David Petraeus, said on Wednesday that both he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen had endorsed an assessment by the top commander in Afghanistan that says more troops would be needed.
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MIDDLE EAST
Ahmadinejad urges Obama to see Iran as friend.
Netanyahu: Israel will never make peace with Hamas. Israeli FM: US meeting proof firm stand paid off.
Iran nuke chief: New centrifuges built.
US embassy in Dubai 'is a recruiting ground for Iranian spies'.
ASIA
Philippines 'captures top rebel'.
Russia, Japan agree to resolve islands row.
Pakistani Army, Taliban clash in Waziristan.
Seeing red: worst dust storm for 70 years sweeps east Australia.
Visit by Burmese official hints at US policy shift.
AFRICA
Ethiopia inks China deals to improve power network.
Somalia fighting kills 8, witnesses say.
Kenya criticises US Somali raid.
US to keep SAfrican embassy shut over security threat.
EUROPE
Thousands of European workers rally against sale of GM's Opel.
UK reports: Pope Benedict XVI to visit Britain.
France bulldozes migrant 'jungle'.
Merkel's lead holds as German election nears. More news here.
Russia, plagued by heroin use, to press US on destroying Afghan poppy crops.
AMERICAS
Tensions rise in Honduras over coup. More news here and here.
Brazil requests U.N. meeting on Honduras.
U.S. closes Mexico border crossing after shootout.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al-Qaida predicts Obama's fall by Muslim nation.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Fed slows housing market plan; rates to stay low.
UK 'blocking tough finance rules'.
Dollar touches one-year low as Fed may signal rates to stay low.
How the Financial Crisis reshaped Morgan Stanley.
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