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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today that several NATO nations will jointly offer 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan, as London and Washington push allies to take on a greater share of the war burden.

AP – Without the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed dinner party to honor the first Oscar winners of the season.

AP – Without the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed dinner party to honor the first Oscar winners of the season.

AFP – Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to apologise for Britain sending thousands of children to former colonies, officials said Sunday, shortly before Australia’s premier is also due to say sorry.

AFP – Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.

AP – Iranian police have detained 109 people for “disturbing public order” during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.

AP – Jeff Gordon is on the pole in Texas.

AP – Shani Davis of the United States shattered the course record in winning the 1,000-meter race at the season-opening speedskating World Cup on Friday.

AFP – A “rogue” Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers in Afghanistan, in an attack that Prime Minister Gordon Brown blamed on the Taliban as he faced renewed questions Wednesday over the war.

Finally, the much-hyped and much-awaited Hollywood movie 2012 is all set for worldwide release on November 13. The film has been directed by Roland Emmerich and produced by Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Harald Kloser, Larry J. Franco, Ute Emmerich.