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Kosovo Dream Fans Fear of Balkan Unrest The Associated Press - 15 hours ago The concerns stretch well beyond the Balkans. Critics contend that if Kosovo is allowed to circumvent the UN, there will be no moral or legal grounds to ... Europe's engagement in the Western Balkans EurActiv, Belgium - 1 hour ago It is the people of the Western Balkans themselves who hold the key to the region's future, according to research carried out by the University of Trier for ... World Aljazeera.net UN Agency Denies Inflating Cases of HIV Deliberately New York Times - 3 hours ago By DONALD G. mcneil Jr. After releasing new figures showing that the global AIDS epidemic is smaller than it previously reported, the United Nations’ AIDS-fighting agency denied yesterday that it had inflated estimates for years in an alarmist effort ... Africa: Global HIV Prevalence Has Levelled Off AllAfrica.com UN Lowers Estimate of HIV Cases Voice of America Guardian Unlimited - Reuters - CNN - Independent all 542 news articles » Javno.hr As French Strikes Grow, Sarkozy Speaks New York Times - 4 hours ago By DOREEN CARVAJAL PARIS, Nov. 20 - President Nicolas Sarkozy urged transit workers to end their weeklong strike over pension benefits on Tuesday as civil service employees, including primary school teachers, firefighters, newspaper printers and ... French Transport Strike Enters 8th Day as Talks Start (Update2) Bloomberg No surrender, says Sarkozy as strike action widens Guardian Unlimited Christian Science Monitor - Voice of America - Independent - BBC News all 829 news articles » Xinhua Meredith suspect due in court Guardian Unlimited - 5 hours ago A man suspected of involvement in the murder of exchange student Meredith Kercher is due to appear in court in Germany. Rudy Hermann Guede was arrested for travelling without a ticket on a train near Wiesbaden. Fourth Meredith suspect in court BBC News Meredith suspect arrested after Facebook trace Independent NEWS.com.au - Melbourne Herald Sun - ABC News - Sydney Morning Herald all 1,219 news articles » Philadelphia Inquirer Ian Smith, Defiant Symbol of White Rule in Africa, Is Dead at 88 New York Times - 2 hours ago By ALAN COWELL Ian Smith, the former prime minister of Britain’s rebellious colony of Rhodesia, who once promised that white rule in Africa would endure for 1000 years, died yesterday in South Africa. Zimbabwe: Ex-Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith Dies AllAfrica.com Former Rhodesian leader Ian Smith dies Reuters Guardian Unlimited - Los Angeles Times - New York Sun all 326 news articles » PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Musharraf in Talks on Exiled Rival New York Times - 2 hours ago By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 20 - In his first trip out of the country since declaring emergency rule, the Pakistani president, Gen. Musharraf returns from Saudi, suspense over Sharif Reuters Pakistan says 3400 political detainees are freed Guardian Unlimited Houston Chronicle - Reuters UK - Pakistan Dawn - United Press International all 487 news articles » China Daily Southeast Asian Pact Exposes Rifts New York Times - 2 hours ago By WAYNE ARNOLD SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 - Southeast Asian leaders signed a charter here on Tuesday that was drafted as a watershed document to bind the region together in a European-style economic community, but the pact has instead exposed the sharp ... Burma's Big Break Wall Street Journal un's Envoy Tells Myanmar to Speed Talks With Suu Kyi (Update3) Bloomberg Voice of America - RTT News - International Herald Tribune - NEWS.com.au all 1,077 news articles » Aljazeera.net Khmer Rouge Figure Appears in Court New York Times - 1 hour ago Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, appeared at a pretrial hearing Tuesday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the first appearance in open court of any Khmer Rouge figure for the crimes of the 1970s. Prosecutors Want Khmer Rouge Chief Held FOX News Cambodian justice moves forward Christian Science Monitor International Herald Tribune - Guardian Unlimited - Washington Post - Turkish Press all 917 news articles » Voice of America Death toll mounts as Pakistan troops battle militants Reuters - 52 minutes ago By Junaid Khan MINGORA, Pakistan, Nov 21 (Reuters) - More than 40 people have been killed in two days of fighting in a northwest Pakistani valley as troops seek to wipe out militants trying to enforce Taliban-style rule, the military and witnesses said ... Pakistan army 'kills 40 rebels' BBC News Security forces kill 40 militants in NW Pakistan Xinhua Khaleej Times - FOX News - TIME - Reuters UK all 106 news articles » Brisbane Times Opposition leader promises a new Australia Reuters - 4 hours ago By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Labor opposition leader Kevin Rudd appealed to voters on Wednesday to throw their support behind his election campaign by promising a new, younger leadership and a new Australia if he wins office on ... Rudd Says Australian Election Will Be Close, Tough and Nasty Bloomberg Australia rivals up poll rhetoric BBC News The Age - CNBC - Sydney Morning Herald - The Australian all 512 news articles » BBC News Axis of Evil meets with Great Satan Houston Chronicle - 3 hours ago By NANCY A. YOUSSEF • Hard line on contractors : Iraqi officials took a hard line Tuesday on alleged abuses by foreign security contractors, saying criminal charges would be filed in the nonfatal shooting of a woman Monday as a guarded convoy carrying ... US, Iran set fourth round of talks on security in Iraq Philadelphia Inquirer US and Iran to hold more talks on Iraq Kansas City Star DetNews.com - AFP - Voice of America - Xinhua all 395 news articles » Canada.com Tensions Grow in Somalia Voice of America - 14 hours ago By Alisha Ryu In Somalia, the head of a clan-based group that has been critical of the presence of Ethiopian troops in the country tells VOA that he has been forced to flee the Somali capital after receiving unspecified threats from officials of the ... Number of displaced Somalis hits "staggering" 1 mln Reuters South Africa Somalian Conflict Creates 1 Million Refugees AHN New York Times - The Associated Press - AFP - CNN International all 208 news articles » PRESS TV Iran Doesn't Expect New Sanctions Guardian Unlimited - 5 hours ago From AP By EDITH M. LEDERER AP Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran said Tuesday it does not expect new UN sanctions anytime soon because it is cooperating with the UN nuclear watchdog agency on it disputed nuclear program, and Russia and China are ... Iran Doesn't Expect New Sanctions After Latest IAEA Report [] RTT News Iran UN envoy sees no sanctions resolution soon Reuters OpEdNews - Christian Science Monitor - Reuters South Africa - Jerusalem Post all 275 news articles » PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Opposition leader says climate change is Australia's first priority International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago AP CANBERRA, Australia: Climate change would become Australia's top priority if a new government is elected, the opposition leader said Wednesday in his last major speech before weekend elections. Kyoto targets flouted The Australian Editorial: Climate change is very real Newsday The Associated Press - Wired News - AHN - BBC News all 154 news articles » Canada.com Iraq takes hard stance in shooting by security guards Los Angeles Times - 14 hours ago Criminal charges are planned in the incident that involved foreign contractors and left a woman injured. 'We will no longer be easy on this,' official says. Grand jury inquiry opened into Blackwater shooting in Baghdad International Herald Tribune Iraq warns foreign security firms after shooting Reuters UK Christian Science Monitor - Voice of America - United Press International all 685 news articles » Sydney Morning Herald Photo in the News: Grotto of Rome's Founders Revealed National Geographic - 13 hours ago November 20, 2007—Colorful mosaics spiral across the vaulted ceiling of a grotto that was unveiled today as the likely place where ancient Romans believed that a she-wolf suckled their city's legendary founders. Newly unearthed cave may be linked to myth of Rome's founding International Herald Tribune Archaeologists say cave from ancient Roman myth discovered Austin American-Statesman BBC News - Euronews.net - Reuters - AFP all 173 news articles » PRESS TV Putin rattles nuclear sabre at Nato Times Online - 12 hours ago President Putin accused Nato yesterday of threatening Russia’s security and ordered the military to place the country’s strategic nuclear arsenal on a higher state of alert. Putin Talking Adequate Response to NATO The Moscow Times Putin: NATO Flexing Muscles at Border The Associated Press Reuters Canada - BBC News - Detroit Free Press - Voice of America all 251 news articles » WBAL Bangladesh cyclone relief operation in full gear Reuters - 5 hours ago By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A week after a killer cyclone killed nearly 3500 people on the Bangladesh coast, relief workers said on Wednesday they had been able to get food, medicine and other provisions to almost all those affected. Bangladesh Appeals for More Aid for Cyclone Victims Voice of America Aid pours into Bangladesh after cyclone Christian Science Monitor New York Times - Times Online - BBC News - AHN all 322 news articles » Voice of America Judge Prevents Cutting Down Anne Frank's Tree Voice of America - 10 hours ago By Lauren Comiteau The chestnut tree that gave Anne Frank hope as she lived in hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II has got a last-minute reprieve. Anne Frank’s tree saved from the axe Times Online Anne Frank tree examined The Times Independent Online - Reuters - Reuters South Africa - Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 242 news articles » Daily Green Vietnam seeks regional help as Storm Hagibis nears Reuters - 52 minutes ago By Ho Binh Minh HANOI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Vietnam has asked nearby countries to give shelter to thousands of its fishermen from a tropical storm now nearing the Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea, the government said on Wednesday. Storm Mitag Heads Toward Philippines, May Strengthen (Update1) Bloomberg Philippines: 2nd Tropical Storm Follows in Deadly Wake Daily Green Xinhua - Inquirer.net all 12 news articles » Gulf News Presidential vote delayed in Lebanon Boston Globe - 3 hours ago BEIRUT - Deeply divided Lebanese leaders have postponed a presidential election until Friday to allow more time to agree on a successor to the pro-Syrian incumbent, whose term expires that day. Lebanese Presidential Vote Postponed Again Voice of America Lebanese presidential election doubtful amid stepped up security Jerusalem Post