AFGHAN MISSION: The Canadian Parliament voted to extend Canada’s mission in Afghanistan to 2011 — provided NATO supplies more troops and equipment to back up its forces in the volatile south. The mission had been set to expire in February 2009.
AFRICAN ACCORD: The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a peace agreement to prevent armed groups operating along their shared border from destabilizing the region, officials said. The agreement came even as Chad accused Sudan of backing a new rebel advance into its territory.
YOUTUBE BAN: A Turkish court blocked access to YouTube.com in response to a video clip that was deemed insulting to the country’s founding father, state-run media said. A prosecutor had argued the clip was disrespectful to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
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