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Anti-government protestor in Thailand dies in grenade attack - International Herald Tribune
 Boston Globe (registration) | Anti-government protestor in Thailand dies in grenade attack International Herald Tribune - By Mark McDonald HONG KONG: One anti-government protester was killed and at least 29 were injured Thursday in a pre-dawn grenade attack against anti-government activists occupying the Government House compound in Bangkok, according to news reports from ... Grenade fails to scare hardcore Thai protesters Explosion kills one in Bangkok |
Putin Promises Russians to Prevent Another Financial Collapse - Bloomberg
 AFP | Putin Promises Russians to Prevent Another Financial Collapse Bloomberg - By Henry Meyer and Lyubov Pronina Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed tax cuts, defense of the ruble and ``everything'' needed to prevent the kind of financial crises that shook the country after the collapse of the ... UPDATE 1-Crisis will not sink Russian economy: PM Putin Putin: Russia will come out stronger from crisis |
India praised for sinking pirates - BBC News
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York
 Sydney Morning Herald | India praised for sinking pirates BBC News - An anti-piracy watchdog has welcomed the destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden by an Indian navy warship. Navies May Get Tougher on Piracy After Tanker Seizure (Update2) Piracy watchdog hails Indian attack on pirate ship |
Pakistan warns US over missile strike - CNN International
Geographical References: Washington
 Reuters South Africa | Pakistan warns US over missile strike CNN International - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's foreign ministry summoned US Ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to lodge a formal protest against another suspected US missile strike on its territory, an act the country's prime minister called a violation of ... Pakistan protests US drone attacks, Taliban warns of reprisals Pakistan protests over US missile strikes |
Chinese minister calls for APEC rejection of protectionism - Xinhua
 AFP | Chinese minister calls for APEC rejection of protectionism Xinhua - PERU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming called Wednesday for APEC member economies to reject unilateralism and trade protectionism in order to tackle the international financial crisis. Asia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis APEC to urge deeper trade ties |
Sri Lanka squeezes Tiger territory - AFP
 Voice of America | Sri Lanka squeezes Tiger territory AFP - COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Thursday its troops have smashed through a key Tamil Tiger defence line in the far north of the island, putting fresh pressure on the rebels' shrinking jungle mini-state. Sri Lanka says it captured key rebel defense line Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel area' |
Zimbabwe: The Despot, His Friends and the Twisted 'Road to Zero' - AllAfrica.com
 Telegraph.co.uk | Zimbabwe: The Despot, His Friends and the Twisted 'Road to Zero' AllAfrica.com - ON NOVEMBER 9, the world witnessed another failed Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on Zimbabwe. Rather unrealistically, President Kgalema Motlanthe (the current SADC chairman) was mooted as the person who could break the deadlock. Talking in secret in Zimbabwe, with a 'Mugabe man' who isn't really Mbeki to mediate on powers for Zimbabwe PM: state media |
DR Congo rebels recruited from Rwanda army - Telegraph.co.uk
 Times Online | DR Congo rebels recruited from Rwanda army Telegraph.co.uk - Exclusive: Rwanda is allowing its territory to be used as a recruiting ground for the rebel movement behind the DR Congo's latest bloodshed, according to first-hand accounts. Rebels: No clashes after fighters pull back DR Congo's Nkunda attacks China to boost political kudos: analysts |
Georgia says checkpoint shelled from Abkhazia - International Herald Tribune
Geographical References: Georgia
 Hürriyet | Georgia says checkpoint shelled from Abkhazia International Herald Tribune - AP TBILISI, Georgia: Georgian officials say Russian troops and separatists have attacked a Georgian police checkpoint near the breakaway province of Abkhazia. Video: Caucasus security talks productive Georgian parliament head denies Tbilisi seeks Russia's isolation |
Flight attendant helps land jetliner - United Press International
 Times Online | Flight attendant helps land jetliner United Press International - SHANNON, Ireland, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A flight attendant aboard an Air Canada passenger jet helped land the aircraft in Ireland after its co-pilot suffered a mental breakdown, officials said. Air Canada flight diverted after co-pilot turned belligerent: report Flight attendant forced to land plane after co-pilot suffers ... |
Israel puts off sending limited aid to Gaza - Xinhua
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York
 BBC News | Israel puts off sending limited aid to Gaza Xinhua - GAZA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Thursday put off sending limited amounts of aid into Gaza due to the continuation of rocket-fire from the Hamas-controlled territory, said a Palestinian source. Hamas gunman killed in Gaza explosion Global media executives protest Gaza press ban |
Zimbabwe health service in "state of collapse," doctors say - CNN International
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York
 BBC News | Zimbabwe health service in "state of collapse," doctors say CNN International - HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's health system, once the envy of many African nations, is "in a state of collapse" -- with many hospitals either completely shut down or unable to admit new patients, a leading doctors' group said Thursday. More people die in cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Mugabe Government Is Blamed for Cholera Epidemic |
'Iran has enough fissile material for one nuclear weapon' - Jerusalem Post
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York
 Reuters | 'Iran has enough fissile material for one nuclear weapon' Jerusalem Post - By JPOST.COM STAFF Iran has produced approximately enough nuclear material to assemble an atomic weapon, according to nuclear experts quoted in the New York Times Thursday. Iran to continue interaction with IAEA Iran Said to Have Enough Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon |
US pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister - Reuters
Geographical References: Washington
 Aljazeera.net | US pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A pact allowing US troops to stay in Iraq for three more years has a chance of being approved by parliament despite some heated opposition, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday. Iraqi FM says possible for parliament approval of security pact ... Iraq FM: US-Iraqi security pact can still pass |
Freed Guantanamo Bay Detainee Seeks Greater Freedoms - Voice of America
 Radio Australia | Freed Guantanamo Bay Detainee Seeks Greater Freedoms Voice of America - By Phil Mercer A former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Australian David Hicks, has broken his self-imposed silence, calling on the authorities to relax restrictions on his freedom since his release from jail. Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee Hicks pleads for greater freedom |
Extradited Rwandan aide questioned in France - Reuters
 Voice of America | Extradited Rwandan aide questioned in France Reuters - By Thierry Leveque PARIS (Reuters) - A Rwandan official extradited from Germany over the 1994 killing of a Rwandan president which was blamed for triggering genocide arrived in Paris on Wednesday and was put under investigation by magistrates, ... Rwanda: French Games Over - Kabuye Arrives in Paris Rwandan official charged in France |
Swedish parliament opens Lisbon Treaty debate - Monsters and Critics.com
 TopNews | Swedish parliament opens Lisbon Treaty debate Monsters and Critics.com - Stockholm - The Swedish parliament Thursday began to debate ratification of the European Union reform treaty, with opponents scrambling to postpone the ratification. Ireland May Back EU Lisbon Treaty in Second Vote (Update2) EU wants ratification of Lisbon Treaty before June 2009 elections |
Syria and UK 'share intelligence' - BBC News
 Voice of America | Syria and UK 'share intelligence' BBC News - Syria and Britain have been holding high-level intelligence talks in order to combat terrorism, Syrian officials have told the BBC. Miliband: London, Damascus holding talks on intelligence co-op ... Syria must choose between 'peace or belligerence': Peres |
UPDATE 1-Nepal strike over alleged murders turns violent - Reuters India
 AFP | UPDATE 1-Nepal strike over alleged murders turns violent Reuters India - KATHMANDU, Nov 20 (Reuters) - At least two people were injured and police lobbed teargas shells to break up protests after a general strike over the alleged murder of two men by Maoists took a violent turn in the Nepali capital on Thursday. Strike shuts down Kathmandu after alleged Maoist murders Kathmandu is halted by shutdown |
Iraq parliament engulfed in protests over US pact - The Associated Press
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York
 Aljazeera.net | Iraq parliament engulfed in protests over US pact The Associated Press - BAGHDAD (AP) - As opposition lawmakers shouted and pounded their desks in protest, Iraq's parliament on Thursday resumed deliberating a proposed security agreement with the United States that would allow American forces to stay there three more years. Brawl Halts Session of Iraqi Parliament Disruption ends Iraq security pact session |
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