UNITED STATES: Democrats to press for troop withdrawal within six months
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Democrats, who won control of the United States Congress, said yesterday they will push for a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months, but the White House cautioned against fixing timetables.
IRAQ: Cabinet reshuffle
BAGHDAD (Reuters): A suicide bomber killed 35 people at a police recruiting centre yesterday as Iraq's Prime Minister announced a Cabinet reshuffle in an apparent response to his government's failure to rein in sectarian violence.
UNITED STATES: Black candidates take 'centre' stage
ATLANTA (Reuters): Black candidates in the United States midterm elections moved toward the political centre, seeking votes across the spectrum and playing down race, academics and analysts said on Friday.
AFGANISTAN: Taliban lead fierce fightback
KABUL (Reuters): Afghanistan's biggest challenge remains the Taliban insurgency, the head of a visiting United Nations mission said yesterday on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the overthrow of the Taliban's puritanical Islamist government.
BRITTAIN: Ban all religion - Elton John
LONDON (Reuters): Elton John has said organised religion should be banned because it promotes homophobia and turns some people into "hateful lemmings". I would ban religion completely, even though there are some wonderful things...
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