Friday, January 11, 2008

Balkan
Spells, Herbs and Surgery: Medical Care in a Provincial Balkan ...
Balkanalysis.com, AZ - 17 hours ago
Owing to its specific geographic location in the center of the Balkans, midway on the road between the two significant cities of Nis and Sofia , Pirot very ...
Spells, Herbs and Surgery: Medical Care in a Provincial Balkan ... Balkanalysis.com
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Russia, Greece, Bulgaria initial Balkan pipeline project co. deal
RIA Novosti, Russia - 23 hours ago
... Greece and Bulgaria initialed on Thursday an agreement on establishing an international project company to build an oil pipeline across the Balkans. ...
Three Leopards stuck in Balkan state due to fog
Herts 24, United Kingdom - Jan 10, 2008
Heavy fog meant that the team, which includes three Leopards players and a coach, are still trapped in the Balkan state. They were desperately trying to get ...
Balkan Jewel scheduled for completion in November
Malta Independent Online, Malta - Jan 10, 2008
Balkan Property Investments, a Dhalia-led consortium of Maltese investors, hosted a presentation indicating the progress on The Balkan Jewel – a residential ...

Seminar on S&T cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans
Cordis News, Belgium - 1 hour ago
The event will provide a preliminary assessment of the right possibilities to support the Western Balkan countries in their efforts to modernise their ...

Western Balkans: objectives for strengthening research cooperation
Science Business, UK - Jan 10, 2008
Research actors within the Western Balkans face a number of challenges in gaining the full benefit of participation within EU research programmes and the ...
Innovation: the road to peace in south-central Europe? Science Business
Western Balkans: Surmounting the obstacles – country by country Science Business
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World

Brisbane Times
Edmund Hillary, first to climb Mt. Everest, dies
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
Hillary is shown at his home in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 2003. Among all his accomplishments, the adventurer has said his work with the Sherpa people of Nepal has been the most significant to him.
Sir Edmund Hillary, first man to the top of the world, dies at 88 Guardian Unlimited
Sir Edmund Hillary, first to conquer Everest, dies Seattle Times
Hartford Courant - BBC News - Times Online - Honolulu Advertiser
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PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Colombian rebels free 2 hostages
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
Through Hugo Chavez's efforts, Clara Rojas, held since 2002, and Consuelo Gonzalez, captured in 2001, are handed over by the FARC and taken to Venezuela.
france24englishFreed hostages in Venezuela CNN
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Gulf Times
Kenyan Opposition to Stage New Protests Over Election
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News Kenya's main opposition party says it will resume mass demonstrations to protest the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
Kenya faces further violent clashes CNN International
Bid to resolve Kenya crisis fails Los Angeles Times
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Monsters and Critics.com
Sarkozy's ex fails to ban book
CNN - 4 hours ago
PARIS, France (AP) -- A Paris court on Friday rejected a bid by President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife Cecilia to block publication of a book about her.
Poll: Sarkozy failing to stem approval slide USA Today
Cécilia Sarkozy seeks ban on book criticising her ex-husband Guardian Unlimited
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Monsters and Critics.com
Kerry Endorses Obama as Campaign Goes Nationwide
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By JEFF ZELENY CHARLESTON, SC - Senator John Kerry embraced the presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama here on Thursday, saying Mr.
Kerry endorses Obama Los Angeles Times
Obama Picks Up Kerry's Endorsement Washington Post
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Boston Globe
Japan Approves Anti-Terrorism Naval Mission in Afghanistan
Voice of America - 55 minutes ago
By Naomi Martig Japan's lower house of parliament has forced through a controversial anti-terrorism law reviving an Indian Ocean naval mission supporting US-led forces in Afghanistan.
Japan Approves Bill on Afghan War Mission New York Times
Japan resumes Afghan war role Guardian Unlimited
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Washington Post
Pakistan investigators try to identify Lahore bomber
Reuters - 47 minutes ago
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Pakistani investigators were examing the mangled remains of a suspected militant suicide bomber on Friday in the hope of identifying the man who attacked police the previous day killing 19 people ...
AlJazeeraEnglishBomb Kills at Least 23 in Pakistan New York Times
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Reuters AlertNet
Sri Lanka rejects Tiger offer to abide by truce
Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government on Friday rejected a Tamil Tiger offer to abide by the terms of a newly-scrapped six-year ceasefire and vowed to push on with a military campaign to crush the rebels.
LTTE urges Norway to continue facilitation Indian Muslims
Japan Sends Envoy After Sri Lanka Ends Cease-Fire (Update1) Bloomberg
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Voice of America
Prying Open Pyongyang
TIME - 11 hours ago
Path to prosperity? South Korean soldiers open the border for a train bound for the Kaesong Industrial Complex, where 20000 North Koreans work in South Korean For two decades, South Korean entrepreneur Kim Cheul Young has struggled to keep his ...
US envoy to discuss North Korea deadline with Russia Reuters
US Nuclear Envoy Gently Criticizes North Korea New York Times
Bloomberg - Voice of America - Wall Street Journal - Financial Times
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Boston Globe
Indonesia's Suharto losing consciousness: hospital
Reuters - 59 minutes ago
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's former president Suharto was losing consciousness, the hospital treating him said, and the Vice President had been summoned to his bedside to witness the 86-year-old's death.
Indonesia VP to witness Suharto's death: VP office Boston Globe
Suharto 'in worsening condition' BBC News
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FireFighting News.com
Passengers hurt after Air Canada plane turbulence
Guardian Unlimited - 18 hours ago
By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ten passengers were injured, six badly, on Thursday after an Air Canada plane bucked in midair on a flight across Canada, because of heavy turbulence, and made an emergency landing in Calgary.
Air Canada Jet Makes Emergency Landing; 10 Injured (Update4) Bloomberg
Ten Passengers Hurt in the Air Canada Flight eFluxMedia
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Voice of America
Nigeria Rebels Step Up Attacks With Explosion of Oil Tanker
Wall Street Journal - 54 minutes ago
By CHIP CUMMINS A prominent rebel group in Nigeria said it detonated explosives aboard an oil tanker in an important petroleum-exporting port in the country, ratcheting up the level of oil-targeted violence in the big producer.
Nigeria: Mend Claims Responsibility for Bonny Attack AllAfrica.com
Oil tanker on fire at Nigerian port Reuters South Africa
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Malaysia Star
UN nuclear head in Iran for talks
BBC News - 5 hours ago
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, is in Tehran for two days of talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
UN watchdog chief in Iran for nuclear talks Reuters India
IAEA head visits Iran for nuke talks United Press International
Daily News & Analysis - RIA Novosti - AFP - Hindustan Times
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Canoe.ca
Iran Accuses US of Faking Persian Gulf Video
New York Times - 9 hours ago
The United States Navy released this photograph of a speedboat suspected of being from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy maneuvering near three Navy warships on Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran releases its own tape on Hormuz ship incident Los Angeles Times
Iran airs its version of encounter with US ships CNN International
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Boston Globe
US airstrikes targer al-Qaida in Iraq
Newsday - 5 hours ago
AP January 11, 2008 ZAMBARANIYAH, Iraq - US warplanes unleashed one of the most intense airstrikes of the Iraq war yesterday, dropping 40000 pounds of explosives in a thunderous 10-minute onslaught on suspected al-Qaida in Iraq safe havens in Sunni ...
US drops 18 tonnes of explosives on al-Qaida 'safe havens' in Iraq Guardian Unlimited
US planes bomb insurgent weapons stashes San Francisco Chronicle
Modesto Bee - The Associated Press - Financial Times - Detroit Free Press
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Turkish Press
Afghanistan Welcomes Possible US Troop 'Surge'
Voice of America - 18 hours ago
By Al Pessin Afghanistan has welcomed reports the United States may send 3000 additional troops to help fight the Taliban and train Afghan forces.
Afghanistan welcomes US troop "mini-surge" Reuters
Afghanistan Welcomes US Troop Surge ABC News
Washington Post - New York Times - CNN International - Financial Times
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Boston Globe
Pakistan warns against unilateral action on rebels
Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Sanjeev Miglani SINGAPORE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said any unilateral action by US-led coalition forces against militants in the border region with Afghanistan will be regarded as an invasion, a newspaper reported ...
Report: Scotland Yard Quietly Delivers Bhutto Report FOXNews
Pakistani diplomat embraces Brit help Los Angeles Daily News
Indian Muslims - AFP - Pakistan Link - United Press International
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KBCI CBS 2
No leads in Gayoom attack case despite arrests
Indian Muslims - 4 hours ago
By PK Balachandran, IANS Colombo : Despite taking four people into custody, police in the Maldives are hunting for clues about the larger conspiracy behind the attempt on the life of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom three days ago.
INTERVIEW-"Be Prepared": Scout motto saved Maldives president Reuters
Boy Scout Saves President Of Maldives From Assassination Attempt KWTX
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South Africa: Manuel Rejects Fears About Policy Change
AllAfrica.com - 5 hours ago
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel yesterday dismissed concerns about the possible future direction of fiscal policy post-Polokwane as so much "hype".
ANC is not divided - Zuma Moneyweb
The ANC is not divided, says Zuma Mail & Guardian Online