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U.S. President Barack Obama launches a new chapter in the Afghanistan war, committing an additional 30,000 U.S. troops while setting a goal of starting to bring forces home by July 2011.

The Indonesian parliament invoked special powers Tuesday and will form its own task force to investigate alleged widespread government corruption.

Five British yachtsmen detained by Tehran have been released, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Wednesday.

U.S. President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan earned quick support from NATO, which pledged its partners would also make a "substantial increase" in troops as well.

Developed countries need to quadruple their efforts to cut carbon emissions in the next ten years or risk a dangerous rise in global temperatures by 2050, according to new report.

November 30, 2009 CHICAGO - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.

November 30, 2009 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Army brigade leaders at Fort Campbell have begun monthly meetings of officers, doctors and counselors to catch early signs of emotional or mental stress among their troops and intervene before soldiers hurt themselves or others.

November 27, 2009 MONTREAL, Nov 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Insecure adolescents experience more intense pain in the form of frequent headaches, abdominal pain and joint pain, researchers in Canada found.

November 27, 2009 NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Behavioral problems of autistic children can be reduced through medication and a parental training program, U.S. researchers say.

November 24, 2009 Chicago Tribune

Peter Bergen | BIO CNN National Security Analyst Three senior administration officials outlined on Tuesday some of the concepts and processes that went into President Obama’s new plan for Afghanistan. Between September 13 and November 23 the president chaired ten meetings of his national securit ...

Tonight on 360°, Pres. Obama's decision on Afghanistan. He's adding an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to the region and wants to start getting all American forces back home in July 2011. We've got the raw politics and the raw numbers. We'll talk about the new strategy with an impressive panel of ex ...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta | BIO AC360° Contributor CNN Chief Medical Correspondent This week we will be talking a lot about Afghanistan and the impact of the President’s speech. Having spent a fair amount of time there, including a trip just a couple of months ago, I am always reminded of the human impa ...

Maureen Miller AC360° Writer   We've just received some excerpts of Pres. Obama speech on the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. At 8 p.m. ET we'll bring you his message live from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. The commander-in-chief will tell Americans...

Ready for today's Beat 360°? Everyday we post a picture – and you provide the caption and our staff will join in too. Tune in tonight at 10pm to see if you are our favorite! Here is the 'Beat 360°' pic: WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 01: Michaele and Tareq Salahi leave the Halcyon House in Georgeto ...

Sometimes it's not about wearing a suitit's about wearing a suit of armor. Learn to love the hard-knock life and more in our Fall 2009 trend reports.

Later this month, Partners & Spade is hosting its own Ping-Pong tournament. K-Swiss has teamed up with the shop to offer a collaborative shoe, which will go on sale the day of the event. It's light enough to keep you spry on the tables and stylish enough to keep the rest of us looking good on the si ...

Gucci has tapped the DJ and producer to collaborate with Frida Giannini on several styles of Gucci Ronsons for the brand's upcoming series of sneakers-only pop-up shops. The first one comes to NYC this October.

Martin Dingman's new Rudyard travel collection, a line of equestrian-inspired bags, is due this fall. The saddle-leather bags and cases are outfitted with solid brass hardware and could be pulled from the hand of Daniel Dravot (played by Sean Connery in the film The Man Who Would Be King) himself. ...

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