Brown keeps distance on Europe by refusing to back EU symbols Independent, UK - By Andrew Grice, Political Editor Gordon Brown will keep his distance from a majority of European Union countries today by refusing to sign a declaration of ... Mr Brown, Europe and an exquisite example of having one's cake and ... Europe agrees on reform treaty EU leaders gather in Lisbon to sign landmark reform treaty |
 Helsingin Sanomat | What Europe Gets From Central Banks' Plan Wall Street Journal - 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the European Central Bank said it would work with the US Federal Reserve to allow euro-zone institutions to access as much as ... FOCUS: Central Banks Send Strong Signal On Liquidity Crunch Stark and Liikanen Disagree With Staff on Inflation (Update3) European Bonds May Gain Before ZEW Economic Confidence Report |
 Caribbean Net News | The wilted relationship: How Europe’s trade talks with poor former ... Financial Times, UK - By Alan Beattie and Andrew Bounds Early in 2005, just a few weeks after taking office as European Union trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson set out a ... Europe split over anti-dumping shake-up Caribbean countries do a deal with Europe Africa must drop the guilt card to strengthen its hand |
Britons are keenest social networkers in Europe: report AFP - LONDON (AFP) — More adults in Britain use social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace than in any other European country, a report published by its ... Britons use Facebook, MySpace most in Europe Social Networking Soars in Britain |
EUROPE MARKETS European shares back on the defensive MarketWatch - By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares moved lower on Thursday morning, with banks such as HSBC Holdings under pressure amid ... Banks and homebuilders fall in downbeat London |
 Setanta Sports | Sevilla Jimenez: Sevilla Are One Of Europe's 16 Best Teams Goal.com, Switzerland - "There are now the 16 best teams in Europe, and Sevilla are included in them. We just need to look for some good luck." As for the win in Prague, he said, ... Jiménez talks up Sevilla status CL Preview: Slavia Prague-Sevilla What: Champions League Group H ... |
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 Philadelphia Inquirer | US prevails on climate draft, Ban says Los Angeles Times - The UN chief asserts that the text emanating from the Bali summit won't include specific targets for lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Talks May Falter on Emissions Limits, UN Says (Update3) EU and US trade charges of blocking Bali talks |
 PRESS TV | EU leaders to sign treaty to reform bloc Reuters - By Axel Bugge LISBON (Reuters) - European Union leaders will sign the 'Treaty of Lisbon' on Thursday to modernize the bloc's institutions and put behind them a difficult reform process that has lasted nearly a decade. Leaders gather for landmark EU treaty Brown to sign EU treaty in Lisbon |
 Javno.hr | Blast sets Lebanon on edge Los Angeles Times - AP A Lebanese woman, a relative of Brig. Gen. Francois Hajj, mourns near his family home. She holds his picture after he was killed earlier today. Lebanese General Killed in Bomb Blast US Condemns Assassination of Lebanese General |
 Aljazeera.net | Reevaluating the Rape of Nanjing TIME - When I was a kid growing up in Honolulu, Pearl Harbor was a vivid, recurring reminder of Japanese wartime aggression. At 11:45 am on the first working day of every month, a test of the city's air raid sirens would start up and I'd wonder what it must ... China recalls war massacre with sirens, warnings Sirens, displays mark Chinese commemoration of 'Nanking Massacre' |
 Sioux City Journal | Car bombs kill 41 in Iraq's south Los Angeles Times - Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb explosion at a market in Amarah. The series of blasts in Amarah injure 128 and is the nation's deadliest attack since August. Series of car bombs strikes Iraq city Car bombs kill at least 46, injure 149 in southern Iraq |
 TopNews | Most Want Musharraf to Quit, Poll Shows New York Times - By DAVID ROHDE and CARLOTTA GALL ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The first comprehensive public opinion poll conducted in Pakistan since President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency last month has found that 67 percent of Pakistanis want him to ... Bhutto, Sharif May Hurt Pro-Musharraf Group in Ballot (Update1) Election monitors fear rigging of Pakistani vote |
 NDTV.com | Russia orders British Council offices to be shut down Guardian Unlimited - Relations between Russia and Britain hit a new low yesterday when Russia's foreign ministry announced it was closing down the British Council's regional offices. Kremlin orders British Council closures Russia takes aim at British cultural organization |
 Turkish Press | Toll in Algiers blasts disputed Los Angeles Times - Algerian rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble of a destroyed building near the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) offices, in the Hydra district Algiers. Tally in Algiers Attacks Uncertain Terror Group Thought to be Defeated Now on Attack |
 WHDH-TV | Israeli-Palestinian talks off to tense start Los Angeles Times - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas receives former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in his official role as special envoy for the so-called quartet on the Middle East in Ramallah, West Bank. Peace talks stumble early Tensions simmer as Israelis and Palestinians begin talks |
 Canoe.ca | Bosnian Serb found guilty of war crimes Los Angeles Times - Dragomir Milosevic gets a 33-year sentence for the deaths of 10000 in the siege of Sarajevo. THE HAGUE -- A former Bosnian Serb general was convicted Wednesday of orchestrating months of deadly shelling and sniping during the siege of Sarajevo in 1994 ... Serb general gets 33 years' jail for role in siege of Sarajevo The Hague: General Who Besieged Sarajevo Gets 33 Years |
 Canada.com | American Intelligence Wall Street Journal - By CLAUDE MONIQUET The citizens of the free world have nothing to worry any more -- America's spy masters have recovered their missing crystal ball. US Lawmakers Urge Caution on Intelligence Report on Iran Despite Arms Data, New Push for Sanctions on Iran |
 ITN | We will not negotiate with the Taliban, insists Brown Guardian Unlimited - Gordon Brown yesterday held out the hope that middle-ranking Taliban insurgents will renounce violence and join a political process of reconciliation with the Afghan leader, President Harmid Karzai. UK pledges $900M for Afghan battle Brown urges ex-Taliban to join Afghan politics |
 Edmonton Journal | Restrictions block Palestinian revival-World Bank Reuters - By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Increased foreign aid and Palestinian plans to rein in government spending will not be enough to revive their economy if Israeli-imposed trade and travel limits stay in place, the World Bank said on Thursday ... Israelis and Palestinians Resume Peace Talks Palestinians demand halt to settlements as peace talks begin |
 Christian Science Monitor | Rice Calls Russia's Medvedev Man of New Generation Voice of America - By VOA News US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called Russian President Vladimir Putin's preferred successor a man of a new generation but said Russians will face no real choice in electing a president. With reciprocal endorsements, Russian Jews see status quo Kasparov Checkmated |
 Canada.com | UPDATE 3-Italian truck drivers suspend strike Reuters - By Robin Pomeroy and Silvia Aloisi ROME, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Unions representing striking Italian truckers said on Wednesday they were suspending a three-day-old blockade that has cut off fuel supplies, closed factories and stopped food reaching the ... Italy truckers ended -- for now Italy Struggles Under Truck Strike |
 The Daily News | Muslim girl who fought dad over clothes killed Denver Post - BRAMPTON, Ontario - Aqsa Parvez would leave home each morning wearing track pants and a Muslim head scarf. Once the 16-year-old got to school, she would remove the scarf and change into close-fitting jeans. Canadian Muslim teen's dad charged in her death denied bail Father of slain teen shows no emotion |
 CTV.ca | Canada Acts to Reopen Reactor Producing Medical Isotope New York Times - By IAN AUSTEN OTTAWA - Overriding the safety concerns of its regulator, the Canadian government is rushing through legislation to reopen a nuclear reactor that produces most of the world’s supply of a medically important diagnostic isotope. Canadian parliament orders isotope reactor restart Nuclear fallout: Ottawa takes a tough line |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Bomb explodes under Indian train, 5 killed Reuters - GUWAHATI, India, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A bomb exploded under a packed passenger train in India's troubled northeast early on Thursday, killing at least five people, officials said. Train blast kills five in Assam Explosion on Indian Train Kills 5 |
 The Nelson Mail | Solomons PM loses no-confidence vote in parliament Reuters UK - By Walter Nalangu HONIARA (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare lost a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Thursday amid a high security alert in the restive South Pacific nation. Security high as Solomons MPs oust PM Solomons on alert amid no-confidence vote for PM |
 China Daily | China, US sign first MOU addressing illegal logging, timber trade Xinhua - BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States agreed to work together to combat illegal logging and the associated wood trade in order to promote sustainable forest management, according to statement by both countries on Thursday. Dialogue paving the way to win-win progress China, US declare economic dialogue a success |
