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Obama Pledges 30,000 More Troops for Afghanistan [Front Pages]The President gave some speech about troops in some country. But mainly the Post kills it on the Tiger Woods story. There are puns galore: birdies, sex drive, paws. To steal their line, they're all coming out of the Woodswork! Apart from the Post the rest of the papers go big on the far more serious ... |
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Obama orders 30,000-troop boost in AfghanistanDeclaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American force... ... |
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EXTRA: Obama: Status quo in Afghanistan cannot be maintainedWashington - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that for the last several years Afghanistan has moved backwards as Taliban insurgents regained momentum. The status quo is not sustainable, Obama said in a speech at the Army's West Point milita... ... |
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Day in the Life with Pakistan's Baloch Guerillas [w/Photos]Some say the Baloch National Party is the political arm of the insurgents. “We too are doing politics. With weapons. There’s no other way in Pakistan." ... |
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Stop WFP imports - Somali rebelsPowerful Islamist insurgents in Somalia tell the UN World Food Programme to stop importing food and buy local produce. ... |
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8 Militants Killed in Reported U.S. Strike in Northwestern PakistanThe area of the attack is believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region. ... |


