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AFP - US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said Tuesday.

AFP - Protesters spilled their own blood at the gates of Thailand's government headquarters Tuesday in a colourful act of political theatre designed to propel their fugitive hero back to power.

AP - The U.S. force in Afghanistan is undergoing a major restructuring that will bring virtually all American troops under NATO command, a top U.S. military official said Tuesday.

AFP - US-led forces will face a “difficult” year in 2010 as they fight to push back Taliban militants from key areas, a top US general said on Tuesday.

AFP - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday defended a proposed controversial trade agreement with China, saying the self-ruled island faced isolation without it.

Reuters - The new United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan praised President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday for revoking a decree that barred foreign observers from a U.N.-backed electoral watchdog.

AFP - A US missile strike and clashes between extremist gunmen and tribesmen killed at least 20 militants on Tuesday in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials said.