Saturday, November 10, 2007

All eyes on Kosovo, but Bosnia can prove greater threat to Balkan ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 21 hours ago
Diplomats fear that EU support for Kosovo secession may add to Balkan instability, prodding the Bosnian Serb Republic's prime minister, Miroslav Dodik, ...
ANALYSIS-West wakes up to new Balkans threat in BosniaReuters

Albania in nuclear export scheme
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 8 hours ago
... Albania into a regional energy superpower - a glorified socket on the Adriatic capable of supplying cheap electricity to Balkan neighbours and Italy. ...

US offering Croatia free F-16 fighter jets
F-16.net - 21 minutes ago
The donation of F-16s to Croatia would have wide-reaching security significance as it would help Croatia to safeguard the stability in the Balkan region ...


Brisbane TimesBritish flood fears recede but warnings in place across Europe
AFP - 13 hours ago
... east coast receded Friday after officials said the main tidal peak had passed, although storms were still causing problems elsewhere in Europe. ...
Europe flood fears ease after surge passes New Zealand Herald
Europe Storm Kicks Up Surging Waters The Associated Press
Powerful storm in Europe kicks up surging waters; residents ... International Herald Tribune


World

The Epoch Times Ireland
Pakistan's state of emergency 'to be lifted'
SI.com - 47 minutes ago
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's attorney general Malik Mohammed Qayyum told The Associated Press Saturday that the country's "state of emergency will end within one month.
Bhutto kept from rally Los Angeles Times
Pakistan To Limit State Of Emergency Guardian Unlimited
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Voice of America
US Releases 9 Iranians in Iraq
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By CARA BUCKLEY BAGHDAD, Nov. 9 - Nine Iranians held on suspicion of aiding insurgents were released from American custody in Baghdad early on Friday, according to the United States military.
US frees 9 Iranians in Iraq in possible gesture to Tehran Boston Globe
US frees 9 Iranians detained in Baghdad International Herald Tribune
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BBC News
Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets with her party
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
The democracy leader, long under house arrest, is also expected to meet with the military regime's leadership. By Maggie Farley, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer UNITED NATIONS -- Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met leaders of her party for the ...
Myanmar democracy leaders allowed to convene Houston Chronicle
Burma democracy leader Suu Kyi allowed to meet party colleagues Independent
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Monsters and Critics.com
All-American sweetheart who plunged into
Times Online - 5 hours ago
In her home town of Seattle, Amanda Knox was described as a wholesome young woman - the perfect date for a high-school prom. Her friends are trying to comprehend how she could have become an alleged sexual deviant capable of a role in the murder of the ...
Murder in Perugia Seattle Post Intelligencer
Death was slow and painful - judge Guardian Unlimited
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Times Now.tv
Panic grips Finnish school in copy-cat gun scare
Reuters - 19 hours ago
By Sakari Suoninen KIRKKONUMMI, Finland (Reuters) - Panic swept a school in southern Finland on Friday after an online threat that it would be the next target for a shooting rampage, the school's principal said.
Finland massacre teenager felt cast out by fellow pupils Guardian Unlimited
Web postings of Finnish teenage gunman reveal plans for rampage International Herald Tribune
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Canada.com
Turk general says not too late for incursion-report
Reuters - 32 minutes ago
ISTANBUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) - It is not too late for Turkey's military to carry out a full-scale cross-border operation into northern Iraq, the head of Turkey's armed forces said.
Turkey testing word of United States United Press International
Kurd Rebels Say They Are Open to Talks The Associated Press
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Voice of America
500000 Chinese-made toys recalled over date-rape drug link
Guardian Unlimited - 8 hours ago
Half a million Chinese-made children's toys were recalled across the UK and Ireland yesterday after concerns that they contain a chemical which converts to the so-called date rape drug GHB when eaten.
China halts 'toxic' toy exports BBC News
Bindeez toys recalled over drug concern Times Online
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CTV.ca
Chad frees Spanish air crew, Belgian pilot
Reuters Canada - 12 hours ago
By Jason Webb MADRID (Reuters) - Chad on Friday released three members of a Spanish air crew and a 74-year-old Belgian pilot who had been detained over an attempt by a humanitarian activist group to fly 103 African children to Europe.
Chad releases Spaniards, Belgian WLOS
Chad frees four Europeans in child 'kidnap' case AFP
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Philadelphia Inquirer
6 US troops die in Afghan ambush
SI.com - 47 minutes ago
(CNN) -- Six American forces serving under nato's International Security Assistance Force were killed in an insurgent ambush while patrolling in eastern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman told CNN on Saturday.
Six NATO, Three Afghan Soldiers Killed in Fighting, AFP Says Bloomberg
Soldiers killed in Afghan ambush BBC News
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Canada.com
More bodies found in Mogadishu
The Times - 43 minutes ago
MOGADISHU - At least 16 bodies have been found in the Somali capital, bringing the death toll from some of the worst fighting in Mogadishu in months to 59, witnesses said.
Somalia: Ban Opposes UN Peacekeepers The Associated Press
More than 40 Killed in Heavy Fighting in Mogadishu Voice of America
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Ottawa Citizen
Canadian Inquiry to Review Payments to Ex-Prime Minister
New York Times - 7 hours ago
By IAN AUSTEN OTTAWA, Nov. 9 - Allegations surrounding substantial cash payments by a German-Canadian businessman to Brian Mulroney, a former prime minister, will be reviewed by an independent investigator, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday.
Schreiber sent letters to PM seven months ago Globe and Mail
Canada to probe into bribery allegations against former PM Xinhua
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BBC News
Tusk nominated as new Polish PM
BBC News - 18 hours ago
The leader of Poland's liberal Civic Platform party, Donald Tusk, has been nominated as the country's next prime minister by President Lech Kaczynski.
Polish pro-business party leader nominated as PM, cabinet details ... Forbes
Poland liberal Donald Tusk appointed PM United Press International
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Javno.hr
Flood barriers hold against surge in Britain, Netherlands
Taipei Times - 2 hours ago
The Netherlands and Britain closed sea defense barriers, airlifted North Sea oil rig workers and evacuated thousands of people from homes ahead of a storm that sent a 3m tidal surge along their coasts yesterday.
British flood fears recede but warnings in place across Europe AFP
Europe Storm Kicks Up Surging Waters The Associated Press
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BBC News
Sicilian Mafia Fades but Legend Continues
New York Times - 13 hours ago
By Mike Nizza Italian state police with Salvatore Lo Piccolo, who magistrates believe is the Sicilian Mafia’s new “boss of bosses,” after his arrest Monday in Palermo.
Correct behavior for the modern mobster Los Angeles Times
Top Mafia Don Arrested in Sicily Raid MyFox Houston
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KNBC.com
Indian girl recovering after removal of limbs
Guardian Unlimited - 8 hours ago
An Indian girl born with four arms and four legs regained consciousness yesterday, two days after surgeons removed the extra limbs.
Indian girl born with eight limbs recovering after surgery AFP
Diwali gift for Lakshmi's parents, as she smiles after seeing them DailyIndia.com
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BBC News
'Israel planning large Gaza operation'
Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago
By JPOST.COM STAFF Israel has informed PA authorities in Ramallah of its intention to send the IDF into the Gaza Strip in order to regain control of the Philadelphi Corridor and put an end to Hamas smuggling of weapons and cash through tunnels from the ...
Israeli troops shoot two Palestinians near Gaza security fence International Herald Tribune
Hamas eyes West Bank upon Israeli withdrawal Washington Times
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PRESS TV
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Nov 10
Reuters - 1 hour ago
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded 10 in eastern Baghdad's Baladiyat district, police said. BAGHDAD - Three people were wounded by a roadside bomb near a fuel station in Bab al-Sharji in central Baghdad, police said.
Iraq police say four dead in bombings KPTM-TV
Iraqi police: Roadside bomb kills 2 in eastern Baghdad International Herald Tribune
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Spiegel Online
Syrian-born Muslim may be kingmaker in Danish poll
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By John Acher COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The popularity of a Syrian-born Muslim set to play kingmaker in next week's election may herald a shift in anti-foreigner sentiment in Denmark, which has some of Europe's toughest immigration curbs.
Muslim immigrant could swing Danish vote United Press International
DANISH VOTE Social Democrats target investments in welfare, green ... Forbes
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Enews 2.0
Sri Lanka fighting kills 24 in north
Reuters UK - 36 minutes ago
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops killed 23 Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the north of the island, while a soldier was also killed in the fighting, a military spokesman said on Saturday.
India to look into charges of LTTE links in TN Hindu
Series of battles kill 17 rebels, 1 soldier in volatile northern ... International Herald Tribune
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PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
un's Ban says global warming is 'an emergency'
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Juan Jose Lagorio EDUARDO FREI BASE, Antarctica, Nov 10 (Reuters) - With prehistoric Antarctic ice sheets melting beneath his feet, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for urgent political action to tackle global warming.
UN chief highlights global warming in visit to Antarctica AFP
UN chief visits Antarctica to see global warming effects International Herald Tribune