Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Nov. 21, 2013.
Karzai Urges Support for US-Afghan Security Pact -- Voice of America
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged a gathering of Afghan elders to approve a security agreement with the United States, saying the deal would allow 10,000 to 15,000 foreign troops to remain in Afghanistan after the NATO pullout next year.
A draft text of the agreement posted online by the Afghan government said U.S. troops would only enter Afghan homes in exceptional cases - a point of contention in nearly a year of negotiations on the agreement.
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MIDDLE EAST
U.S. officials warn of insurgents streaming into Syria.
Officials optimistic as Iran nuclear talks enter second day.
Iran: Difficult differences at nuclear talks. Iran nuclear negotiator digs heels in over right to enrich uranium.
Car bomb kills 27 in Iraq.
Israel needs new friends since link with US 'weakened' - FM.
Israel's growing gang violence leads to calls for anti-terror tactics.
Raw sewage and anger flood Gaza’s streets as electricity runs low.
ASIA
Afghan president will defer signing U.S. security deal.
Afghan elders meet to consider post-2014 pact with US.
Nepal election in shambles as Maoists claim fraud, reject result.
Displaced Muslim kids flock to Myanmar Madrassa.
China criticizes Spanish court's arrest orders for Chinese officials.
Australia sites hacked amid spying row with Indonesia.
US: No dialogue if North Korea keeps nukes running.
5 extradited in plot to import North Korean meth to U.S..
85-year-old American war veteran detained in North Korea.
AFRICA
Egyptian army chief Sisi does not rule out presidential bid.
LRA leader Joseph Kony 'in surrender talks' with CAR.
US readying $40 million for CAR peacekeepers.
Mozambicans vote amid clashes between Frelimo, Renamo.
Despite setbacks, al-Shabab still a potent threat.
Rockets fired in Mali's northern city of Gao.
EUROPE
UK manufacturing expands at fastest rate since 1995.
Eurozone patience with Greece waning.
Ukraine ditches plans for EU deal, turns to Russia.
Undercover soldiers 'killed unarmed civilians in Belfast'.
Special Report: How Germany's taxman used stolen data to squeeze Switzerland.
Three Russians jailed in Greenpeace protest freed on bail.
Proof of sex acts in Berlusconi underage prostitution case-court.
AMERICAS
Second wave of US health plan cancellations looms.
Oakland surveillance center protest dissipates.
Colombian President says he will run again.
Venezuelan president’s backers laud war on ‘capitalist parasites,’ but others see difficulties.
Jumbo jet 'stuck' after landing at wrong airport.
Hawaii’s Big Island bans biotech companies, GMO crops.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
U.S. drone kills senior militant in Pakistani seminary.
French troops kill deputy to veteran Islamist Belmokhtar.
Four Britons 'killed fighting in Syrian civil war with Al Qaeda rebels'.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Fragile global recovery stumbles as Europe, China falter.
US Federal Reserve to trim stimulus in coming months.
Tesla gets top marks in Consumer Reports satisfaction survey.
Beaujolais vineyards aim to be more than 'Nouveau'.
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