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Belgium gives Rwanda 39.5 mln euros for development(AFP) (Africa News)
2007-12-20 19:15:00
Belgium gives Rwanda 39.5 mln euros for development(AFP) AFP - The Belgian government has this month given Rwanda 39.5 million euros (56.6 million dollars), mainly to help its small former colony with power supplies, health and education, Radio Rwanda reported Thursday. High expectations of Zuma in SAfrica (AP) AP - The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party ...
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U.N. Council urges more support for AU in Somalia(Reuters) (Africa News)
2007-12-20 19:13:00
U.N. Council urges more support for AU in Somalia (Reuters ) Reuters - The U.N. Security Council calledon Wednesday for more funds for a hard-pressed Africa n Unionpeacekeeping force in Somalia and asked the U.N.secretary-general to keep planning for a U.N. force there. 14 African nations face meningitis epidemic: Red Cross(AFP) AFP - Red Cross officials warned Thursday that 14 African ...
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Nicaragua will hold US man(AP) (Latin America News)
2007-12-20 19:12:00
Nicaragua will hold US man(AP)AP - Nicaraguan prosecutors on Wednesday filed an appeal to the country's Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal of a U.S. man on charges of killing his Nicaraguan girlfriend, blocking efforts to win his release. Chavez says to lunch with Castro(Reuters) Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezsaid he planned to lunch on Wednesday ...
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2 men deny royal blackmail attempt(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-20 19:11:00
2 men deny royal blackmail attempt(AP)AP - Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempting to blackmail a member of Britain's royal family over alleged sex and drug claims. Ex-Guantanamo detainee freed in Britain(AP) AP - A British resident released from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay was reunited with his family Thursday for the first ...
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UN Security Council takes up Kosovo(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-20 19:10:00
UN Security Council takes up Kosovo (AP) AP - Hopes dimmed for an agreement from the U.N. Security Council over the future of Kosovo, with Western diplomats saying negotiations were deadlocked Wednesday and talks would continue in Europe an capitals. French housing official ordered to quit(AP)AP - A senior French public housing official was ordered to step down Thursday ...
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Govt to fast-track new law in bid to ease Russia art spat(AFP) (Europe New
2007-12-20 19:09:00
Govt to fast-track new law in bid to ease Russia art spat(AFP) AFP - The government scrambled Thursday to persuade Russia not to cancel a major exhibition in London, promising to fast-track legislation to reassure Moscow of the safe return of its art works. Should we go back for those, Sarge?(Reuters)Reuters - Boxes of hand grenades tumbled ...
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London shares close higher(AFP) (Europe News)
2007-12-20 19:08:00
London shares close higher(AFP) AFP - UK blue-chips closed higher Thursday, in a very thin day of trading, with speciality chemicals company Johnson Matthey the top FTSE riser on rumours it could be a bid target for Dow Chemicals. Dutch police give suspect hashish cake(AP)AP - A man being held in a Dutch police cell on suspicion ...
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Israel offensive kills five Gaza militants(AFP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-20 19:07:00
Israel offensive kills five Gaza militants(AFP) AFP - Israeli troops killed at least five Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, launching their latest ground offensive in a bid to curb rocket fire from the Hamas-run territory. Global donors exceed Palestinian expectations at Paris conference(The Christian Science Monitor)The Christian Science Monitor - The unexpectedly large pot ...
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Israel drops plans for new Jerusalem settlement(AFP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-20 19:06:00
Israel drops plans for new Jerusalem settlement(AFP) AFP - Israel's housing ministry said on Thursday it had dropped plans to construct a new Jewish settlement in occupied east Jerusalem, just a day after announcing the controversial move was being mulled. Banksy's Bethlehem mural erased by residents(Reuters) Reuters - Offended Bethlehem residents havepainted over a satirical mural by graffiti ...
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Report: Israel rarely prosecutes troops(AP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-20 19:04:00
Report: Israel rarely prosecutes troops(AP)AP - In the past seven years, the Israeli military has indicted just 10 percent of soldiers suspected of criminal offenses against Palestinians, an Israeli human rights group reported Tuesday, saying the figure raises questions about Israel's willingness to prosecute. UK announces Bethlehem investors talks(AP) AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday ...
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Malaysia says will not deprive other races - paper(Reuters) (India News)
2007-12-20 11:15:00
Malaysia says will not deprive other races - paper(Reuters ) Reuters - Malaysia will continue to help ethnic Malays increase their share in the nation's corporate equity, but will not deprive other races, the deputy prime minister said, according to a local media report. Malaysia eyes mediators to soothe race woes - paper(Reuters) Reuters - Malaysia will set up panels of mediators across the country from early next year to try to calm racial disputes before they spin out of control, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Chandok eyes F1 drive in 2009(Reuters) Reuters - Karun Chandok is confident of clinching a 2009 Formula One drive if he produces a strong second season in the feeder GP2 European series next year. Asian officials seek to drive India revival(Reuters) Reuters - Asian officials are looking at ways to stimulate the growth of soccer in India, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday. China and India launch anti-terrorism exercise(Reuters) Reuters - Ch...
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SKorean oil spill worse than estimated(AP) (Asia news)
2007-12-20 11:13:00
SKorean oil spill worse than estimated(AP) AP - Nearly 80,000 barrels of oil were spilled from a punctured supertanker off South Korea's western coast earlier this month about 20 percent more than previous estimates, an official said Thursday. India's endangered elephants boosted by'corridor'opening(AFP) AFP - An"elephant corridor"linking two forest reserves is being opened in southern India, giving the endangered animals unrestricted movement to feed and breed in the region, officials say. SKorean president-elect vows to revive economy, press NKorea on rights(AFP) AFP - South Korea's next leader Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday promised pragmatic policies aimed at revitalising the economy and persuading North Korea to denuclearise and improve its rights record. Russia frees Japan fishing boat captain(AP)AP - Russia released a detained Japanese fishing boat captain Thursday because of a chronic medical problem, a week after his boat and three others we...
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SKorea's president-elect urges NKorea(AP) (Asia news)
2007-12-20 11:12:00
SKorea's president-elect urges NKorea(AP) AP - President -elect Lee Myung-bak said Thursday he would not shy from criticizing North Korea's authoritarian regime, ending a taboo by a decade of liberal South Korean leaders who have aggressively sought closer ties with Pyongyang. Terrorist loses appeals in Australia(AP)AP - A Pakistani-born man lost an appeal Thursday against his conviction and sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in Australia that police believe could have targeted the national electricity supply grid. China and India launch anti-terrorism exercise(Reuters)Reuters - China and India, who fought a briefborder war in 1962, have started a week-long anti-terrorismmilitary drill to improve trust and cooperation as the tworising powers seek to put aside decades of frosty relations. Hundreds march for democracy in Macau(AP) AP - Hundreds of workers marched on Macua's government Thursday in a rare protest demanding full democracy in this booming Chinese casi...
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Media watchdog'concerned'for Bangladesh journalist(AFP) (Asia news)
2007-12-20 11:11:00
Media watchdog'concerned'for Bangladesh journalist(AFP) AFP - An international media watchdog said it was"greatly concerned"over the forthcoming trial of a Bangladesh journalist charged under emergency powers here. Bookmark to:
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Terrorist loses appeals in Australia(AP) (Asia news)
2007-12-20 11:10:00
Terrorist loses appeals in Australia (AP)AP - A Pakistani-born man lost an appeal Thursday against his conviction and sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in Australia that police believe could have targeted the national electricity supply grid. Chinese mayor fired over mine explosion(AP) AP - China's government has fired a mayor over a coal mine explosion that killed 105 people in his city, official media reported Thursday. China and India launch anti-terrorism exercise(Reuters)Reuters - China and India, who fought a briefborder war in 1962, have started a week-long anti-terrorismmilitary drill to improve trust and cooperation as the tworising powers seek to put aside decades of frosty relations. Hundreds march for democracy in Macau(AP) AP - Hundreds of workers marched on Macua's government Thursday in a rare protest demanding full democracy in this booming Chinese casino enclave. Bookmark to:
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Chavez and allies take swipe at U.S.(Reuters) (Latin America News)
2007-12-20 11:09:00
Chavez and allies take swipe at U.S.(Reuters ) Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez andtwo Latin America n allies accused the United States on Tuesdayof conspiring to undermine the region's leftist governments. Castro hints at retirement or not(AP) AP - Fidel Castro says he won't stand in the way of younger people who can lead Cuba, but he also insists on being"of consequence"until the end of his life. So it goes with the ailing 81-year-old eager to see others keep up the revolution but reluctant to let go of power. Nicaragua will hold US man(AP)AP - Nicaraguan prosecutors on Wednesday filed an appeal to the country's Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal of a U.S. man on charges of killing his Nicaraguan girlfriend, blocking efforts to win his release. Gunmen kill off-duty Mexican soldiers at mall(Reuters)Reuters - Suspected hitmen killed threeoff-duty soldiers at a shopping mall in Mexico, the governmentsaid on Wednesday, bringing to at least 25 th...
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3 sentenced in Pinochet-era killings(AP) (Latin America News)
2007-12-20 11:08:00
3 sentenced in Pinochet-era killings(AP)AP - A retired general and two former sergeants were fined and sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for killing a leftist couple shortly after Chile's 1973 military coup. U.S. firemen fight fires in Mexico(Reuters) Reuters - The two towns are both called Naco:one lies in Mexico, the other in the United States. But when itcomes to fighting fires, it is all one community. Castro hints at retirement or not(AP) AP - Fidel Castro says he won't stand in the way of younger people who can lead Cuba, but he also insists on being"of consequence"until the end of his life. So it goes with the ailing 81-year-old eager to see others keep up the revolution but reluctant to let go of power. Gunmen kill off-duty Mexican soldiers at mall(Reuters)Reuters - Suspected hitmen killed threeoff-duty soldiers at a shopping mall in Mexico, the governmentsaid on Wednesday, bringing to at least 25 the number ofmilitary personnel slain in drug...
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Costa Rican convicted in reporter death(AP) (Latin America News)
2007-12-20 11:07:00
Costa Rican convicted in reporter death(AP)AP - A court convicted a businessman of ordering the 2001 murder of a journalist who denounced fraud at a religious radio station, but acquitted a priest of the killing. Bookmark to:
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Motorists risk prison sentence for using their mobile phones(AFP) (Europe
2007-12-20 11:06:00
Motorists risk prison sentence for using their mobile phones(AFP)AFP - Motorists caught driving dangerously while using a mobile phone, sat-nav or an MP3 player could be jailed for two years, under new guidelines issued on Thursday. Verdict due in Omagh bombing trial(AFP) AFP - A man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing, Northern Ireland's worst atrocity, will learn his fate later Thursday, as the judge in the case gives his verdict in the long-running trial. Australian Bondi shark bite may be hoax(Reuters)Reuters - A man who said a shark attacked him atSydney's Bondi beach is in jail facing robbery charges and mayhave made up the shark story to cover injuries from climbingthrough a window, Australian media said on Thursday. "Don't Tase Me, Bro"tops'07 quote list(Reuters) Reuters -"Don't Tase Me, Bro", a phrase thatswept the nation after a college student used it seeking tostop campus police from throwing him out of a spee...
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UN Security Council takes up Kosovo(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-20 11:04:00
UN Security Council takes up Kosovo (AP) AP - Hopes dimmed for an agreement from the U.N. Security Council over the future of Kosovo, with Western diplomats saying negotiations were deadlocked Wednesday and talks would continue in Europe an capitals. Italian child cannot be named Friday(AP)AP - Friday's child is loving and giving but not if he lives in Italy. Bookmark to:
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TV Audition Process to Find"Maria"for Toronto'Sound of Music'Begins(Playbil
2007-12-20 08:16:00
TV Audition Process to Find "Maria "for Toronto'Sound of Music'Begins(Playbill)Playbill - The search for Maria Von Trapp in the fall 2008 Toronto production ofThe Sound of Musicbegins Jan. 25, 2008, with the launch of an audition tour for the new TV competition show,"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" Lynne Spears'book delayed indefinitely(AP) AP - Lynne Spears'book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday. Lindsey Nobles, a spokeswoman for Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson Inc., said Wednesday that the memoir by the mother of Britney Spears was put on hold last week. People's Choice Awards being revamped(AP) AP - The People's Choice Awards had the red carpet yanked out from under it Wednesday as fallout from the Hollywood writers strike grew. The ceremony, which typically airs live, will be taped for a Jan. 8 telecast on CBS, a spokeswoman for the show said. Queen Latifah, who previously w...

African nations to coordinate fight against natural disasters: UN(AFP) (Af
2007-12-20 08:14:00
African nations to coordinate fight against natural disasters: UN(AFP) AFP - Southern African and Indian Ocean nations prone to floods and cyclones have agreed to cooperate and establish disaster teams to combat future calamities, the United Nations said Tuesday. Congress passes Sudan divestment bill(AP)AP - States, localities and private investors would be allowed to cut their investment ties with Sudan under legislation passed by Congress on Tuesday and sent to the president for his signature. UN leader visits bombed Algiers offices(AP) AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday toured the ruins of a building torn apart by a suicide bombing that killed 17 U.N. staffers last week, vowing that the world body would not be intimidated. Patients with drug resistant TB at large(AP)AP - South African authorities have threatened to use police in door-to-door searches to compel 23 patients with highly infectious, drug resistant tuberculosis to return to the hospital they escaped ...
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UN leader visits bombed Algiers offices(AP) (Africa News)
2007-12-20 08:13:00
UN leader visits bombed Algiers offices(AP) AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday toured the ruins of a building torn apart by a suicide bombing that killed 17 U.N. staffers last week, vowing that the world body would not be intimidated. UN official urges world to rescue Guinea-Bissau from drug cartels(AFP) AFP - Donors pledged millions of dollars at a conference Wednesday to help Guinea Bissau, which a top UN official called"under siege"by drug cartels who might even sway the country's future polls. Planning for UN force in Somalia urged(AP) AP - The Security Council asked the U.N. chief on Wednesday to plan for the possible deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force in Somalia to replace Africa n Union troops. Nigerian ex-governor on trial for graft: court(AFP) AFP - The impeached former governor of Nigeria's south-west Ekiti state has been arraigned in court on corruption and money laundering charges, court officials said Tuesday. U.N. u...
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Uganda army kills 2 Congolese soldiers in shootout(Reuters) (Africa News)
2007-12-20 08:12:00
Uganda army kills 2 Congolese soldiers in shootout(Reuters )Reuters - Uganda's military said on Wednesday ithad shot dead two Congolese soldiers on the volatile borderbetween the two countries, after they tried to resist beingarrested on suspicion of raping two teenage girls. U.N. union urges independent Algeria bomb probe(Reuters)Reuters - The U.N. Staff Union called onWednesday for an independent investigation into last week'sbombing of its offices in Algiers that killed 17 employees ofthe world body. Nigerian ex-governor on trial for graft: court(AFP) AFP - The impeached former governor of Nigeria's south-west Ekiti state has been arraigned in court on corruption and money laundering charges, court officials said Tuesday. High expectations of Zuma in SAfrica (AP) AP - The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party rose to power on the backs of trade unionists, communists and the poor. The challenge now is to satisfy his supporters without sacrificing t...
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Cuban dissident backs political amnesty(AP) (Latin America News)
2007-12-20 08:11:00
Cuban dissident backs political amnesty(AP)AP - Dissident Oswaldo Paya asked Cuba's parliament on Tuesday to approve an amnesty for political prisoners and to allow Cubans to leave and visit the island without government visas. Mexico opens canal blocked by landslide(AP) AP - Mexican authorities on Tuesday cautiously opened a canal through an enormous landslide that blocked a major river in southern Mexico in November and swept away and entire community. Moderate quake hits Nicaragua(AP)AP - A moderate earthquake shook Nicaragua early Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported. Argentina"dirty war"general gets 25 yrs prison(Reuters)Reuters - An Argentine court on Tuesdaysentenced former military junta member Cristino Nicolaides to25 years in prison for conspiring to murder leftist opponentsduring the 1976-83 so-called dirty war. Chavez says to lunch with Castro(Reuters) Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezsaid he planned to lunch on Wednesday with ailing ...
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Gunmen kill off-duty Mexican soldiers at mall(Reuters) (Latin America News
2007-12-20 08:10:00
Gunmen kill off-duty Mexican soldiers at mall(Reuters )Reuters - Suspected hitmen killed threeoff-duty soldiers at a shopping mall in Mexico, the governmentsaid on Wednesday, bringing to at least 25 the number ofmilitary personnel slain in drug violence this year. Brazilian coaches suffer as talent drains away(Reuters)Reuters - No matter how meticulously aBrazilian coach prepares for the new season, his plans can bewrecked in an instant by the international transfer window. Moderate quake hits Nicaragua(AP)AP - A moderate earthquake shook Nicaragua early Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported. Mexico remembers 1997 Indian massacre(AP)AP - It's been nearly a decade since pro-government villagers armed with guns and machetes slaughtered 45 men, women and children in the neighboring hamlet of Acteal a massacre that remains emblematic of Mexico's human rights failures. Costa Rican convicted in reporter death(AP)AP - A court convicted a businessman of ordering the 2001...
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French court convicts 5 ex-Gitmo inmates(AP) (Europe News)
2007-12-20 08:09:00
French court convicts 5 ex-Gitmo inmates(AP) AP - A court convicted five former inmates of Guantanamo on terrorism-related charges on Wednesday, but did not send any of them back to prison in France. How the Grinch stole China city's Christmas trees(Reuters) Reuters - A Chinese city has beaten the Grinchat his own game, banning Christmas trees from shopping malls,restaurants and other public places because they pose a firehazard, a newspaper reported on Thursday. 1 dead as French train hits truck(AP)AP - A high-speed train slammed into a truck in eastern France on Wednesday, killing the truck driver and slightly injuring 35 others on the train, officials said. Bookmark to:
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US, Britain to organise Mideast investment conference(AFP) (Middle East Ne
2007-12-20 08:07:00
US, Britain to organise Mideast investment conference(AFP) AFP - Britain and the United States will co-host a Middle East investment conference in Bethlehem next year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday, a day after a major donors'conference in Paris. Mideast Catholic leader says peace depends on Israel(AFP) AFP - The Catholic leader in the Holy Land said on Wednesday in a Christmas message that peace depended on Israel and rejected the idea of a religious state on land revered by Christians, Jews and Muslims. West Bank barrier gets global graffiti(AP) AP - Using a can of spray paint, Yousef Nijim scrawled messages Tuesday across Israel's imposing West Bank separation barrier in protest of a wall that Palestinians say cuts them off from their fields and stifles trade. Israel mulls new east Jerusalem settlement(AFP) AFP - Israel said on Wednesday it was examining a plan to construct a new Jewish settlement in occupied east Jerusalem, weeks after sparking world crit...
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Israel mulls new east Jerusalem settlement(AFP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-20 08:06:00
Israel mulls new east Jerusalem settlement(AFP) AFP - Israel said on Wednesday it was examining a plan to construct a new Jewish settlement in occupied east Jerusalem, weeks after sparking world criticism for expanding another neighbourhood in the city. Bush's January Mideast tour seeks to bolster peace bid(Reuters) Reuters - George W. Bush will make his firsttrip as U.S. president to Israel and the West Bank next monthto try to shore up fragile peace efforts despite doubts aboutchances of a deal before he leaves office in 13 months. Bush to visit Israel, West Bank(AP) AP - President Bush will visit Israel and the West Bank next month to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace and try to write his own chapter in the annals of Mideast diplomacy. Hamas calls for truce with Israel(AP) AP - On Islam's most important holiday, the leader of Gaza's Hamas government appealed Wednesday for a cease-fire with Israel and said his people battered by Israeli military strik...
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Report: Israel rarely prosecutes troops(AP) (Middle East News)
2007-12-20 08:05:00
Report: Israel rarely prosecutes troops(AP)AP - In the past seven years, the Israeli military has indicted just 10 percent of soldiers suspected of criminal offenses against Palestinians, an Israeli human rights group reported Tuesday, saying the figure raises questions about Israel's willingness to prosecute. Mideast peace in 2008 unlikely due to U.S. vote: Assad(Reuters) Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saidachieving Middle East peace in 2008 looked unrealistic becausethe United States would be preoccupied with the presidentialelection. Bookmark to:
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