November 26 - News

Saturday 26 November, 2011.

TOP STORY 28 Pak troops killed in NATO attack, outrage in Islamabad At least 28 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when NATO helicopters and combat jets fired on two border posts in the country's northwest, prompting army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to direct his troops to prepare for "an effective response" even as authorities cut off all supplies for US forces in Afghanistan. HEADLINES US Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012 US Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the US view that Afghan forces are capable of leading the fight against a battered but not yet beaten insurgency in the country's southwestern reaches. Seven killed in Iraq bombings  Two roadside bombs exploded west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least seven people and wounding seven others, security officials and a doctor said. Arab League: Syriamisses observer deadline Syria missed an Arab League deadline to allow hundreds of observers into the country, prompting the bloc to consider economic sanctions against Damascus for its eight-month crackdown on dissent, a senior diplomat said. Kamal Ganzouri appointed Egypt's new PM  Former premier Kamal Ganzouri has been appointedEgypt's new Prime Minister but protesters vowed to step up pressure on the country's military rulers and called for renewed agitation to demand the army quit power. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

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