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 Washington Post | Bangladesh fears thousands killed by cyclone Turkish Press - Bangladesh said Saturday it feared thousands of corpses were littering its southern coast after the worst cyclone in years tore through the impoverished and low-lying area. Bangladesh cyclone toll nears 1100 Military Joins Search For Cyclone Survivors In Bangladesh |
 Washington Post | Achieving Global Accord on Iran Sanctions May Be Harder Wall Street Journal - By MARC CHAMPION A face-off begins this coming week among the world's major powers over whether to impose new economic sanctions to pressure Iran into suspending its nuclear-fuel program. China deals blow to Western efforts to punish Iran Under pressure, China agrees to meeting on Iran sanctions |
 Canada.com | French rail strikes intensify, enter fourth day Guardian Unlimited - PARIS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - French rail strikes entered a fourth day on Saturday with fewer trains running than a day before and no easing was expected before a planned public sector workers strike on Nov. 20. French Unions Protest Sarkozy Reforms for Fourth Day (Correct) France faces more disruption as strikes continue |
 Ledger Independent | Musharraf stands up to pressure from US San Jose Mercury News - By Emily Wax ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Facing pressure to end the emergency measures he imposed two weeks ago, President Pervez Musharraf said Friday that he would tell US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte that "realities on the ground" in Pakistan ... US seeks to end Pakistan crisis Pakistan's Musharraf warns on nuclear weapons |
 StarPhoenix | TASER Issues Statement Regarding Vancouver Airport Video CNNMoney.com - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, released the following statement regarding the mid-October confrontation between Mr. Canadian Officers Used Taser on Polish Immigrant (update) Taser victim sought to leave troubles behind in Poland |
 eFluxMedia | Pakistan army to launch big push in militant valley Reuters - By Robert Birsel RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan's army will soon launch a big operation in a northwestern valley to clear out militants who have infiltrated from Afghan border strongholds, a commander said on Saturday. Pakistan army claims it has killed 100 militants in the past week Pakistan Troops Launch Major Assault on Militants |
 PhysOrg.com | Asean Needs Integration to Woo Investment, Lee Says (Update1) Bloomberg - By Shamim Adam Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Southeast Asian nations need to strengthen economic ties to attract investment and compete with China and India, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Singapore bans Myanmar protest at ASEAN summit Nobody in Asia supports sanctions against Myanmar: PM Lee |
 Washington Post | Parties in Kosovo Elections All Pledged to Independence From Serbia Voice of America - By VOA News The people of Kosovo are voting for a new local government Saturday, with all main political parties in the Albanian-majority province pledged to gaining independence from Serbia. Kosovo votes in general election as independence beckons FACTBOX-Profile of disputed Kosovo province |
 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Election Watchdog Group Cancels Russia Mission New York Times - By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW, Nov. 16 - Western election observers on Friday pulled out of a mission to monitor Russia’s Dec. 2 parliamentary vote, citing restrictions imposed by the Kremlin on their work. OSCE Cancels Plan to Monitor Russian Elections Monitors to miss Russian poll after Moscow fails to give visas |
 Voice of America | King's words to Chavez start battle royal Los Angeles Times - THAT’S THE SUMMIT! Spanish King Juan Carlos I, left, asked Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez last weekend to shut up and stop interrupting. Venezuela’s Chavez demands Spanish king apologize Cuba's Castro Calls Spanish Prime Minister `Cowardly' (Update3) |
 24dash | TIMELINE-Search for bodies at Margate house Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The remains of a second body have been found at a house in Margate, Kent police said. August 1991: Dinah mcnicol, who was 18, fails to return home in Essex after a music festival in Liphook, Hampshire. UK Police resume house search after finding bodies 'Nightmare' of death house owner |
 The Daily News | Hamas warns Abbas against concessions to Israel Reuters - GAZA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Hamas supporters rallied outside the official Gaza residence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to lobby against giving ground to Israel at a meeting planned for Annapolis, Maryland at the end of the month. Shooting at Arafat's legacy HRW Calls For Nonpartisan Investigation Into Gaza Violence |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Charges over Balibo Five 'to take time' Sydney Morning Herald - The federal government says groundwork for charging Indonesian military personnel over the deaths of five Australian-based journalists in East Timor in 1975 would take a long time. Australia to seek repatriation of Balibo bodies Labor pledges to refer Balibo Five case |
 Canada.com | Powerful Quake Hits Northern Chile New York Times - By MARIA NEWMAN A powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale ripped through northern Chile today, causing panic, power outages and some structural damage, and closing down, at least temporarily, some of the country’s copper mines, ... Major earthquake rattles Chile Earthquake rocks northern Chile |
 Turkish Press | Campaigners urge Putin's wife to run for president Washington Post - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian women's movement has urged President Vladimir Putin's wife Lyudmila to run for the presidency next year when her husband steps down but some politicians said they believed the move was a stunt, a newspaper reported on ... ANALYSIS-Russian food retailers mull extended price freeze Putin praises dominant Kremlin-backed political party, just 2 ... |
 Turkish Press | Saakashvili names new prime minister Boston Globe - TIBILISI - Following mass protests that triggered a crisis in the former Soviet state, President Mikhail Saakashvili yesterday appointed a new prime minister who promised he would listen to the people. State of Emergency Lifted in Georgia Georgia ends state of emergency |
 Sky News Australia | Rudd set to win by a nose Melbourne Herald Sun - PRIME Minister John Howard is still in the race to win a fifth term, but a new poll predicts Kevin Rudd's challenge will narrowly succeed in Saturday's federal election. John Howard closes the gap in election race Calamity John: Howard faces massive defeat |
 Times Now.tv | The Pakistan Tragedy: Imran Khan Arrested Chowk - The image that shocked me out of an inert state was Imran Khan, beaten and locked up by the Jamiat Students on the Punjab University Campus on 14 November. Pak. students protest Imran's detention Imran Khan`s kin, party workers arrested |
 Aljazeera.net | Palestinians seek pre-conference settlement freeze Reuters - By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Palestinians have told the United States they will accept nothing less than a total freeze in Jewish settlement building ahead of a conference on statehood, a top Palestinian official said on ... Contours of Israeli-Palestinian deal more or less clear, but new ... The kind of American Jewish lobby Israel needs |
 Earthtimes | US Congress Begins Break Amid Funding Battles Voice of America - By Dan Robinson The US, Congress has begun a two week holiday break with major government funding legislation left unfinished, and amid continuing battles between Democrats and Republicans, and between Democrats and President Bush, over spending on ... Divided They Cut  Comment by Robert Greenstein Exec Director,Center on Budget & Policy Priorities |
Balkan news
TO THE EDITOR: Another Balkan war?
Sofia Echo, Bulgaria -
The Serbs in Bosnia and Kosovo have threatened to restart the Balkan wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina that destroyed the Former Yugoslavia in the 1990s if the ...
Croatia dreams of escape from the usual western Balkan troubles US EXCERPTS: Again in the Balkans; Ron Paul’s Internet blitz
Serb minister: No negotiated Kosovo settlement possible unless ...
 Telegraph.co.uk | Time for a Balkan Renaissance Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Traditional folk music, with singing, Balkan bagpipes, accordion, flute and tupan (drum), is provided by top ensembles. Hadjidraganov's Houses, 75 Kozloduy ... |
 Wall Street Journal | Now Playing Mainstream: Pop Music's New Balkan Beat Wall Street Journal - Tonight's venue, though, is not a Balkan party tent. It's a rock club in Brussels called Le Botanique. "Siki, Siki Baba" was introduced to Western ears by ... |
 Malaysia Star | Kosovo ready to break away Guardian Unlimited, UK - The talk among some Albanians in Kosovo is that their small piece of land will become a "Balkan Gaza" if the promise of independence keeps getting snatched ... Kosovo: The Fuse on the Balkan Powder Keg Bosnians stockpile staple food as fear mounts Loyal Serbs to turn their back on elections |
 PRESS TV | Trans-Balkan pipeline in the works PRESS TV, Iran - Bulgaria, Russia and Greece are likely to establish a company for a planned trans-Balkan oil pipeline by the end of the year. At a meeting in Athens the ... Turkish, Greek gas pipeline coming |
Greek fest heavy with Balkan films Variety, CA - Another strong and haunting film from the Balkans -- which picked up best film at Bulgaria's Sofia Intl. Film Festival last spring -- is Serbian director ... |
Ten New Reports Highlight Need to Ease Balkan Mobility BIRN, Serbia - Moving On: Overcoming Balkan Barriers to a European Future provides new insight into the existence and impact of a range of obstacles on political, ... Balkan Journalism Fellows Present their Articles in Berlin |
 Turkish Press | Swedish foreign minister discusses Balkan stability with Rice International Herald Tribune, France - AP WASHINGTON: Sweden's foreign minister on Wednesday discussed concerns with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that stability in the Balkans could ... Troops on stand-by ahead of Kosovo vote |
 Daily Mail | Don't worry - we'll save you The Sun, UK - The tiny Balkan nation host Croatia today and, if they win, they will keep alive England’s chances regardless of the result between Israel and Russia. ... England's confidence has been downfall, says Bilic YOU’RE TOO COCKY, BLASTS BILIC Minnows to take a Rist |
