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 Aljazeera.net | Report on Iran fuels Arab fears Los Angeles Times - AP Photo / Mehdi Ghasemi SAVORING ‘VICTORY’: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is feted in Iran’s Ilam province. “Today, Iran has turned to a nuclear country and all world countries have accepted this fact,” he said. US Says Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran Iran and US Jockey for Position |
 Telegraph.co.uk | 'Canoe Man' Arrested by Police TIME - John Darwin, the missing kayaker who stunned England by walking into a London police station more than five years after he vanished, has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, police said Wednesday. Canoeist mystery 'cracked on web' Mystery of the No-Longer-Missing Man |
 Boston Globe | Gates Cautiously Upbeat on Iraq Washington Post - By Ann Scott Tyson and Sudarsan Raghavan BAGHDAD, Dec. 5 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday that a stable and democratic Iraq is "within reach. Car Bombs Kill 22 As Gates Visits Iraq 4 car bombs kill 25 in Iraq |
 EiTB | UN hails Senate climate steps Reuters - By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United Nations praised on Thursday a step by a US Senate committee to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the world's top carbon emitter even as Washington reaffirmed ... Climate Treaty Must Set Tough Emissions Limits, Scientists Say We need a 'Bali road map' |
 Turkish Press | Mine blast in China leaves dozens dead International Herald Tribune - By David Barboza SHANGHAI: A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Thursday killed 40 people and left 74 others trapped in one of the country's biggest mining accidents this year, according to Xinhua, the state-run news agency. Mine explosion traps 50 in China China mine blast leaves 40 dead, 74 trapped - official media |
 Voice of America | North Korea disarmament steps faces enrichment riddle Washington Post - By Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea must come clean on any efforts to enrich uranium with Pakistani help, a US envoy said on Thursday, while South Korea suggested the North may miss a year-end deadline for disclosing nuclear activities. South Korea suggests North may miss nuclear date North Korean Nuclear Program Almost Ended, Hill Says (Update3) |
 Gulf Times | Sri Lanka Says Tamil Rebels Kill 15 Civilians in Bus Bombing Bloomberg - By Paul Tighe Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka accused the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam of targeting a bus with a roadside bomb, killing at least 15 civilians in the north of the country, as the army said more than 20 rebels died in clashes in the ... Sri Lanka blast kills 15 on bus Deadly Roadside Bomb Hits Passenger Bus in Northern Sri Lanka |
 Escambray | Gitmo Goes to Court Wall Street Journal - By DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. and LEE A. CASEY The Supreme Court heard a spirited argument yesterday on whether foreign enemies, captured and held overseas, are entitled to the protections of the United States Constitution. Justices Ready to Answer Detainee Rights Question  Comment by David J. Cynamon Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
 CTV.ca | Nation Honors Thai King on His 80th Birthday FOX News - AP Dec. 5: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, left, accompanied by Queen Sirikit, center, and Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, waves to the cheering crowd. Thai King Marks 80th Birthday With Call for Political Unity Thais mark 80th birthday of King Bhumibol |
 CTV.ca | Pakistan opposition rivals try to bridge differences Reuters - By Zeeshan Haider Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have said they will present Musharraf with a "charter of demands" to ensure a fair general election on January 8 or else they would "move towards" a boycott. Pakistan to Release Protesters Held Under Emergency (Update1) In Pakistan's villages, it's the economy, Musharraf |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Rice urges cease-fire in Somalia CNN International - (CNN) -- Somalia should reach a cease-fire with its "non-extremist" opposition and finish plans to draft a new constitution, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday. Somali Prime Minister Pledges to Broaden Base Uganda: President Museveni Meets Rice in Ethiopia |
 BBC News | Philippine court convicts 14 in kidnappings Los Angeles Times - From AP MANILA -- A Philippine court convicted 14 Muslim militants today of abducting a US missionary couple and 18 others in a string of 2001 kidnappings that resulted in the deaths of two Americans and prompted Washington to start training Filipino ... Philippine rebels sentenced to life for kidnapping 14 militants given life terms |
 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Cold War deja vu in Kosovo Los Angeles Times - Russia and the US are on opposing sides of the dispute between Serbs and ethnic Albanians. By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, SERBIA -- Stand on the blue neon bridge over the Ibar River here and straddle the ... Report Sees Danger in Delay on Kosovo Russian Foreign Minister Says West Blocking Progress on Kosovo |
 KBCI CBS 2 | Knut Has Birthday Cake Yogi Bear Would Have Loved ABC News - Polar bear Knut nibbles on a wooden 'candle' on his birthday cake on his first birthday in the Berlin zoo, Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Knut the superstar polar bear celebrates Polar bear Knut celebrates birthday in Berlin Zoo |
 Zimbabwejournalists.com | China's Rise, Mugabe Will Dominate EU-Africa Meeting (Update1) Bloomberg - By Mike Cohen and Leon Mangasarian Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- European leaders will seek closer economic ties with Africa at a weekend summit to counter China's growing influence on the continent, while grappling with discord caused by Zimbabwean President ... EU leaders say Mugabe's presence will not derail talks Leaders boycott summit over Mugabe's presence |
 The Epoch Times Ireland | Opposition Candidate Cleared in Time for Korean Vote New York Times - By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 5 - South Korean prosecutors cleared the main opposition party’s presidential candidate of stock manipulation charges on Wednesday, an outcome expected to increase his already high chances of restoring a ... South Korea's Cloudy Campaign Lee's Pro-Business Bid to Lead Korea Lifted as Scandal Deflates |
 Chosun Ilbo | Bush to visit Middle East in push for peace Guardian Unlimited - George Bush's belated engagement with the Middle East peace process took a step further yesterday with the announcement that he will visit the region next month. A New Search for Peace in the Middle East Palestinians protest over Israeli settlement plan |
 radiojamaica.com | Chavez denies pressure to concede CNN International - CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday denied he bowed to voters' rejection of a referendum only at the prodding by the military and said he would continue to push for sweeping constitutional changes. Chavez to slow revolution with dose of pragmatism Chavez, Defense Minister Rebut Reports of Army Unrest (Update2) |
 EnjoyFrance.com | 'ETA shooting' kills second cop CNN International - French police officers place a cover over a police car after two Spanish civil guards were shot. The officer's death came shortly after French police arrested a man and a woman suspected of taking part in the attack, which also killed his Civil Guard ... Series of clues implicate detained couple in alleged ETA slayings ... Arrests in France over double murder of Spanish police officers |
 KCBY.com 11 | Supporters want Putin to stay in power USA Today - By Jeffrey Stinson, USA TODAY Whatever title Vladimir Putin assumes in coming weeks after he steps down as president, he will control Russia's destiny and determine whether it continues its recent path of confrontation with the West. Russia's Kremlin Sustains Control Third term for Putin would not faze most Russians |
