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The Taliban in Afghanistan has dismissed a NATO plan to withdraw troops from the country by the end of 2014. The Taliban said the plan was a sign of failure.  It said the plan would extend a meaningless and unwinnable war. NATO leaders agreed on the plan Saturday during a meeting in Portugal. They said by 2014, international troops will be only providing support in Afghanistan.

Australia has joined a growing international appeal for aid to Somalia where much of the population is starving. Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd spoke in Somalia. He said hundreds of thousands of Somalis, mostly children will die if the international community fails to provide aid.