The Nets were beaten 117-101 by the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th straight loss to start the season. That's a new NBA record. The Mavericks led by as many as 27 points in the second quarter. (Dec. 2)
Author: AssociatedPress; Tags: bc bkn--mavericks-nets nets nba record 0-18
The NATO chief said Wednesday that alliance members would send at least 5000 troops to back the new US troop increase, but key nations made no immediate offer to help. On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama said he is sending 30000 more troops to Afghanistan, as he vowed to "seize the initiative" to end an unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011. A natural sound version of AFPTV report.
Author: afpar; Tags: ARABIC WEB AFGHANISTAN UNREST US MILITARY
With more than 30000 additional foreign soldiers headed toward them, Afghans are largely unsure how the new strategy outlined by US President Barack Obama will play out in their country. AFPTV spoke to residents in Kabul, who expressed concern that extra troops might not succeed in routing the Taliban, or solving other woes in the war-ravaged land. A voiced AFPTV report.
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prompting a buying frenzy across the digital world. But this time, Ubisoft has has gone one step further with its marketing, investing in the convergence of video games and movies with the creation of a short film, "Assassin's Creed: Lineage", that tell a story of events leading up to the sequel. For French-speaking fans, it's even put out a comic book based on the game, which could soon be published for other fans across the world. A voiced AFPTV report. ... ARABIC WEB US FRANCE IT ...
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