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Army-backed Thai PM has 'no problem' with Thaksin's return - Forbes
Author: Google News Sydney Morning Herald |
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BANGKOK (Thomson Financial) - Thailand's military-installed prime minister said Wednesday he had 'no problem' with the possible return of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whose allies claimed victory in weekend polls.
UPDATE 1-Pro-Thaksin party looks set to run Thailand
Thaksin vows to return from exile
read comments (0)French, Australian Presidents Visit Afghanistan - Voice of America
Author: Google News
French, Australian Presidents Visit Afghanistan
Al-Arabiya
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By VOA News The leaders of France and Australia made unannounced visits to Afghanistan Saturday for meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Sarkozy and Rudd visit Afghanistan
Sarkozy Visits Afghan President Karzai, French Troops (Update1)
read comments (0)Under Pressure, Japan Delays Plan to Hunt the Humpback - New York Times
Author: Google News
Under Pressure, Japan Delays Plan to Hunt the Humpback
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By ANDREW C. REVKIN Japan, under pressure from the United States and Australia, is delaying plans to kill 50 humpback whales as part of its already contentious annual whale harvest in waters near Antarctica.
Australia leads diplomatic protest against Japan's whaling program
Japan abandons plans to kill humpback whales
read comments (0)· Law must take its course, says South Africa president - Guardian Unlimited
Author: Google News The Province |
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Thabo Mbeki was yesterday accused of double standards after he said he will not interfere with any prosecution for corruption of Jacob Zuma, who defeated the president in the race for the leadership of the African National Congress this week.
South Africa's ANC Dumps Mbeki Loyalists from Leadership
South Africa: Zuma, New ANC Leader, to Face Corruption Charges
read comments (0)Gazans Rally on Hamas Anniversary - New York Times
Author: Google News
Gazans Rally on Hamas Anniversary
Washington Post
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By STEVEN ERLANGER and TAGHREED EL-KHODARY GAZA - About 200000 Gazans rallied in support of Hamas on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of its founding.
Celebrating anniversary, Hamas warns of Intifada
Hamas Marks Anniversary with Mass Rally in Gaza
read comments (0)Emergency rule lifted in Pakistan - Los Angeles Times
Author: Google News TV3 News |
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Human rights groups call Musharraf's gesture an empty one: Media are still restricted and senior judges remain under house arrest.
A strained Pakistan exits emergency rule
Musharraf Lifts State of Emergency
read comments (0)Brown: EU will stay as it is - Guardian Unlimited
Author: Google News
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Brown: EU will stay as it is
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Gordon Brown today tried to draw a line under the Lisbon treaty-signing debacle by hailing an agreement that there will be no more reform to the institutions of the European Union for the "foreseeable future".
Treaty on Running European Union Is Signed
European Union leaders sign Lisbon Treaty
read comments (0)Syria's Remote Control - Wall Street Journal
Author: Google News Canada.com |
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Wednesday's car bombing of Lebanese General Francois Hajj is being treated as something of a murder mystery because, unlike Lebanon's other recent assassination victims, the general was not an overt foe of Syria.
Lebanon buries general, France sends warning
Lebanon's Feuding Leaders Join in Mourning Slain Army General
read comments (0)Twin Bombs Kill Dozens in Algiers - New York Times
Author: Google News
 Xinhua |
Twin Bombs Kill Dozens in Algiers
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By KATRIN BENNHOLD and CRAIG S. SMITH ALGIERS - Twin car bombs near United Nations offices and an Algerian government building killed dozens of people Tuesday in what may have been the deadliest attack here in more than a decade.
Al Qaeda's Latest
Al Qaeda-linked blasts kill at least 22
read comments (0)Gore Urges Bold Moves in Nobel Speech - New York Times
Author: Google News eFluxMedia |
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Former Vice President Al Gore and Rajendra K. Pachauri, the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, during the Nobel Peace Prize 2007 award ceremony today in Oslo.
Video: Gore, Pachauri pick up Nobel
Gore accepts Nobel Prize, urges action
read comments (0)EU Pledges Assistance to Kosovo on Path Toward Independence - Washington Post
Author: Google News Canada.com |
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By John Ward Anderson PARIS, Dec. 14 -- European Union leaders on Friday pledged 1800 police and administrative officials to Kosovo, part of a package of aid and diplomacy intended to facilitate a well-choreographed, quick and peaceful march to ...
EU summit gambles on huge Kosovo mission
UN Security Council agrees to hear Kosovo Albanians
read comments (0)Guilty Verdict in Canada for Accused Serial Killer - Voice of America
Author: Google News
 Globe and Mail |
Guilty Verdict in Canada for Accused Serial Killer
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By VOA News A jury in Canada has found an accused serial killer guilty of murdering six women, and prosecutors say he will be charged with killing 20 others.
TIMELINE: Case of Canadian convicted in prostitute murders
Pickton convicted for serial killings
read comments (0)Oprah tries to give Obama a lift with black voters - Reuters
Author: Google News Washington Post |
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By Caren Bohan and Matthew Bigg COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has long been a role model for black women because of her rags-to-riches story, her status as a tastemaker and her message of self improvement.
Thanks to Oprah, Obama camp claims biggest crowd yet
Oprah and Obama a hit in SC
read comments (0)Trees Are At Heart Of Talks On Climate - Washington Post
Author: Google News Washington Post |
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By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson As 12000 people gathered in Bali this week to begin framing a global response to Earth's warming climate, efforts to close a deal that would slow destruction of tropical forests appear to be the best prospect for a ...
Bali `Roadmap' May Call for 25-40% Emissions Cuts (Update1)
Americans 'must change their lifestyle' for the sake of planet
read comments (0)Oil from Tanker Spill Reaches South Korea Beaches - Voice of America
Author: Google News PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) |
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By VOA News South Korean officials say the country's worst-ever oil spill began washing onto the southwest coastline Saturday, polluting beaches and threatening valuable fish farms.
S. Korea tries to contain oil spill
Tanker Spills Oil Off South Korea
read comments (0)Hot Air in Bali - Wall Street Journal
Author: Google News
 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) |
Hot Air in Bali
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By GWYN PRINS and STEVE RAYNER This week in Bali, Indonesia, delegates are considering climate policy after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
Mass rallies focus on Bali talks
UN scientist: Cities, states have roles in effort
read comments (0)Trade Deals Stymied at Lisbon Meeting - New York Times
Author: Google News CBC.ca |
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By STEPHEN CASTLE LISBON, Dec. 9 - European and African leaders wound up a summit meeting on Sunday in open conflict over trade deals between the continents and over human rights violations in Zimbabwe, despite committing themselves to a new ...
Zimbabwe: President Raps 'Gang of Four'
As EU-AU Summit Closes, Mugabe Lashes Back At His European Critics
read comments (0)Wife of "Canoe Man" due in court - CNN International
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 Boston Globe |
Wife of "Canoe Man" due in court
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LONDON, England (CNN) — The wife of a British man who reappeared five years after he was believed to have drowned was due to appear in court Monday, a day after police made a fresh appeal for sightings of her husband during his missing years.
Canoeist's wife remanded after court appearance
Police Find Secret Passage Through a Wardrobe to Darwin's Hideout
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Suicide Car Bomber Attacks Afghan Army Bus in Kabul, 13 Killed
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By VOA News Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has struck an Afghan army bus in Kabul, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 10 others.
Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Afghanistan
Taliban bomber kills 13 by ramming minibus
read comments (0)Bhutto: Growth Key To Defeating Rebels - Guardian Unlimited
Author: Google News Irish Times |
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From AP By RIAZ KHAN AP Writer PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto warned Sunday that ``foreign forces'' could enter Pakistan unless the government re-establishes control in tribal border areas that have become militant ...
Pakistan opposition heads to meet
Bhutto and Sharif split on poll boycott
read comments (0)Latest French Riots Test Sarkozy's Focus - Wall Street Journal
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 CBC.ca |
Latest French Riots Test Sarkozy's Focus
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By DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS PARIS — Clashes between youths and riot police in a suburb north of Paris, a reminder of rampant street violence that hit France two years ago, are rekindling a debate over how to integrate the country's increasingly …
French riots continue to spread
French Riots: 'Urban Guerilla Warfare'
read comments (0)skorean president oks Samsung probe - BusinessWeek
Author: Google News Philadelphia Inquirer |
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By KWANG-TAE KIM South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun approved an independent investigation Tuesday into allegations of bribery and influence peddling by Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate.
South Korean Regulator May Launch Samsung Audit
South Korea's Roh Accepts Samsung Probe; Shares Slump (Update3)
read comments (0)Israeli troops kill two Hamas militants in Gaza - Reuters
Author: Google News
 NDTV.com |
Israeli troops kill two Hamas militants in Gaza
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GAZA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Hamas movement and the Israeli army said on Tuesday.
Peace parks and pipedreams
Gaza fears Israeli push to smash Hamas
read comments (0)Cruise ship passengers flown out of Antarctica - Los Angeles Times
Author: Google News KLEW |
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EDUARDO FREI AIR BASE, ANTARCTICA -- Shipwrecked vacationers, some still clutching life jackets, boarded a military aircraft Saturday and left Antarctica to begin long journeys home after their cruise ship struck ice and sank.
Passengers of sinking ship journey home
First Passengers From Antarctic Ship Flown To Chile
read comments (0)Pipeline Diplomacy for Prodi, Putin - Forbes
Author: Google News
 Turkish Press |
Pipeline Diplomacy for Prodi, Putin
Forbes -
Whatever tough talking goes on between the European Union and Russia, it's business as usual for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and many of Europe's top political leaders, who are keen to keep friendly with the continent's premier energy …
Eni sees first gas delivery from South Stream pipeline in 2013
Russia, Italy Agree to Build Gas Pipeline to Europe (Update2)
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