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• Allies eye the beginning of the end on Afghanistan but a departure is a long way off
• J.D. Salinger, reclusive author of 'Catcher in the Rye', dies
• Afghanistan to take over security operations within five years, Nato says
• Afghan Loya Jirga to promote Taliban reconciliation
• President Hamid Karzai calls for increasing Afghan control over security and international aid
• Brown promises handover to the Afghans by the end of the year
• State of the Union speech: Obama puts foreign policy on backburner
• Fathers to get six months of paternity leave

Allies eye the beginning of the end on Afghanistan but a departure is a long way off Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST In echoes of Churchill's "beginning of the end", the conference on Afghanistan in London heard repeatedly about the beginning of a "transition" to Afghan control.

J.D. Salinger, reclusive author of 'Catcher in the Rye', dies Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:10 AM PST Reclusive author of 'Catcher in the Rye' dies at home aged 91.

Afghanistan to take over security operations within five years, Nato says Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:38 AM PST Nato promises to put security operations in the hands of the Afghans within three years and the remainder within five years.

Afghan Loya Jirga to promote Taliban reconciliation Posted: 28 Jan 2010 06:54 AM PST Afghanistan is to convene a grand tribal convention - a Loya Jirga - according to a draft commique from the London conference.

President Hamid Karzai calls for increasing Afghan control over security and international aid Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:25 AM PST Hamid Karzai has demanded greater Afghan control over security operations in his country as he again questioned the international community's military and aid tactics.

Brown promises handover to the Afghans by the end of the year Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:59 AM PST The Prime Minister was opening a conference in London attended by top world envoys, aimed at framing the transition in which Afghans will take responsibility for the security.

State of the Union speech: Obama puts foreign policy on backburner Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:26 AM PST President Barack Obama relegated foreign policy to a passing mention in his first State of the Union address as he strove to win back support on domestic issues.

Fathers to get six months of paternity leave Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:24 PM PST Fathers will have a legal right to take the place of the mother for the last three months of her maternity break.

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