Newsline 7 October 2009: US President Barack Obama says no to the call for more troops in Afghanistan, the Dutch prime minister kicks off a campaign to get children around the world into school, and Vincent van Gogh's letters go digital for the first time.

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Obama says 'no' to more troops in Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama says he won't send extra troops to Afghansistan. The announcement comes after the top army commander in the country, General Stanley McChrystal, said he needs more forces to help stabilise the situation. Radio Netherlands' Afghanistan expert Bette Dam explains why the two men disagree.

Kicking off a campaign to get kids into classrooms
Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit joins the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on a mission to help reduce the number of children across the world who don't have access to education. Listen to our report or read the full story here.

Van Gogh's letters go digital
He may be most famous for his paintings but the artist Vincent van Gogh was also a prolific writer and his letters are available for the first time online today. Listen to one of the letters read out loud and hear from Leo Jansen of Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum about the project. Or read the full story here.