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U.S. official: Draft for Iraq pullout reached
U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed to a preliminary draft of an agreement on the future of U.S. troops in Iraq, a senior U.S. military official said.
Report: Travelers saw flames before jet crash
A plane belonging to Spanish national airways SpanAir went off the runway and crashed at Madrid's Barajas Airport on Wednesday, and there are believed to be injuries, an airport official said.
Abkhazia appeals for Russian recognition
NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads as senior figures within the military alliance accuse Moscow of failing to honor the full terms of the cease-fire agreement, brokered by the European Union to end the fighting in Georgia.
U.S. ships wait to deliver aid to Georgia
The first U.S. military ship carrying humanitarian aid for Georgia is headed to the Black Sea after loading the supplies from a port in Crete on Wednesday, according to U.S. Navy officials.
Poland signs missile shield deal with U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Poland's foreign minister Wednesday signed a formal agreement to base U.S. ballistic missile interceptors in the country.
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