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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2009 PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Britain will host talks on Afghanistan on January 28, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, just days before U.S. President Barack Obama spells out his expansion of the war effort next week. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AR14720091128?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AR14720091128 vcCandidateFeed1 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:31:51 -0500 PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - A major international conference on Afghanistan, to be held in London in January, will aim to set the conditions for a gradual transfer of security responsibilities to Afghan control, Britain said on Saturday. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AR0Q620091128?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AR0Q620091128 vcCandidateFeed1 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:36:17 -0500 KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan announced a pay rise of nearly 40 percent for police and military recruits on Saturday, as Western countries aim to increase the size and quality of Afghan security forces so their own troops can go home. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AR0QU20091128?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AR0QU20091128 vcCandidateFeed1 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:25:20 -0500 KABUL (Reuters) - Washington's hint of an Afghanistan endgame in saying U.S. troops won't still be there in 2017 might help win over a war-weary public, but there is no guarantee a notoriously patient Taliban won't just wait the Americans out. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AQ1VB20091127?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AQ1VB20091127 vcCandidateFeed1 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:22:33 -0500 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AM3E520091126?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AM3E520091126 vcCandidateFeed1 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:19:51 -0500 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a 10-month freeze on some building in West Bank settlements on Wednesday, pleasing the United States but Palestinians said it was not enough to restart peace talks. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AO23I20091125?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AO23I20091125 vcCandidateFeed1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:53:34 -0500 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AM3E520091125?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AM3E520091125 vcCandidateFeed1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:32 -0500 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Israeli decision on Wednesday to limit settlement construction in the West Bank fell short of the U.S. goal of a full freeze but was more than previous government have done and could advance peace efforts, U.S. officials said. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AO48W20091125?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AO48W20091125 vcCandidateFeed1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:01:33 -0500 * U.S., Israel do not want Tehran to have S-300 missiles http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE5AO2P320091125?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 USTRE5AO2P320091125 vcCandidateFeed1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:06:07 -0500 The California wine served at a U.S. State Dept. lunch today for India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, was called Conundrum, a word that sums up the difficulty trying to decipher President Barack Obama's approach to offshore outsourcing and H-1B visas. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUS204452631520091125?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcCandidateFeed1&virtualBrandChannel=10101 US204452631520091125 vcCandidateFeed1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:34:29 -0500