Saturday, January 12, 2008

Balkan
5 Balkan countries, 13 nights, $1692
MSNBC - 16 hours ago
Trip details: The Balkan Adventure package includes 13 nights' accommodations divided between Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, ...
Spells, Herbs and Surgery: Medical Care in a Provincial Balkan ...
Balkanalysis.com, AZ - 15 hours ago
Yet even in Sweden , there were similar problems as in the Balkans.[30] Undoubtedly, the most interesting and complete medical account is Dr. Sienkievicz`s, ...
Spells, Herbs and Surgery: Medical Care in a Provincial Balkan ... Balkanalysis.com
Spells, Herbs and Surgery: Medical Care in a Provincial Balkan ... Balkanalysis.com
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Spiegel Online
Slovenia Jittery As Balkans Head EU Agenda
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - 17 hours ago
By Ahto Lobjakas LJUBLJANA -- The European Union has taken Slovenia out of the Balkans, politically speaking. But taking the Balkans out of the country's ...
Germany and Serbia Hope for Swift Deal on EU Trade Pact Deutsche Welle
EU looks to launch Kosovo mission after Serb poll San Diego Union Tribune
Anti-Serb Bias in Canadian Media is Embarrassing Embassy
Trend News Agency
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Who are key men in Team Murray?
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 7 hours ago
Possibly Balkan. Smokes a lot. Looks inscrutable. Will appear on TV screen at particularly tense moments. "At the slams we've tended to work with archive ...

Top five jazz
Times Online, UK - 12 hours ago
Scalding Balkan gypsy jazz, featuring the Piotr, a player who can leap from classical to Gaelic. Le Quecumbar, Battersea High Street, ...

"Great Albania" as base for attack on Europe
International Analyst Network, NY - 1 hour ago
It must be noted that it is not the first time these two companies are accused in a corruption case in a joint Balkan project. ...

Europe
US and Europe Ponder Divergent Rate Policies
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
By MARK LANDLER FRANKFURT — Can Europe’s economy stay on track even if the United States goes off the rails? This old question is being asked with new ...
Europe’s Next Rate Move May Be an Increase New York Times
Europe stocks extend poor start to '08 on rate fear Reuters
Europe stocks down on rate fear Radio New Zealand
Sky News Australia - Forbes
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24dash
Ringo Starr launches Liverpool as Europe's cultural capital
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 8 hours ago
By Elodie Mazein in Liverpool January 12, 2008 12:03pm FORMER Beatle Ringo Starr helped launch his home city Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture ...
CBSBeatles Starr Takes To Liverpool's Rooftops Xfm Online
Liverpool offers up a Mersey treat ic Wales
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Conde Nast Portfolio
Dollar Mixed, Gold Rises in Europe
The Associated Press - 17 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — The US dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Friday. Gold rose. The euro traded at $1.4790, down from $1.4793 ...
Dollar, Gold Mixed in Europe The Associated Press
Dollar, Gold Rise in Europe The Associated Press
US Dollar Mixed in Europe The Associated Press
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Consumer, Food Stocks Fall In Europe; Asian Indexes Slip
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
By SARAH TURNER and V. PHANI KUMAR Brokers turned negative on European food and consumer stocks Friday, at least temporarily halting the drive into areas ...
view: Reviving Europe’s varsities —Lykke Friis
Daily Times, Pakistan - 12 hours ago
Roughly 400000 European scholars currently reside in the US, and almost 60 percent of European citizens who received doctorates in US from 1998 to 2001 ...
Unilever, L'Oreal drag Europe stocks lower
MarketWatch - 18 hours ago
Until Friday, European food producers, along with other defensive sectors such as utilities, tobacco and health-care companies, had performed strongly due ...
EUROPE MARKETS Unilever, L'Oreal drag Europe stocks lower MarketWatch
Unilever, L'Oreal Fall on Commodity, Demand Concern (Update3) Bloomberg
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Europe set for debate rerun on 'Frankenfoods'
Financial Times, UK - 7 hours ago
Europe is set for a rerun of the heated debate over genetically modified "Frankenfoods", after regulators declared yesterday that meat and milk from cloned ...

RTE.ie
Europe on AIG countdown
The Press Association - 17 hours ago
Sizing Europe proved his well-being on the gallops at Henry De Bromhead's yard on Friday morning. The Greatwood Hurdle winner missed an intended engagement ...
Sizing Europe in top shape for AIG return Irish Independent
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Slippery Brick
Sony brings PSP GPS add-on to Europe
VNUNet.com, UK - 22 hours ago
Sony is to offer the GPS add-on for its PlayStation Portable gaming console to European users. Set for release in early Spring, the Go! ...
PSP GPS add-on for Europe this Spring MCV
Sony unveils GPS system for PlayStation Portable Telecom Paper (subscription)
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A Peek at Europe's Pharma Pipeline
BusinessWeek - 13 hours ago
Here's a look at the major players' planned launches by Wendy Diller From Standard & Poor's Equity Research The European pharmaceutical industry, ...

World

Peninsula On-line
Bush takes soundings on Iran
Guardian Unlimited - 10 hours ago
President George Bush yesterday began canvassing Arab support for containing Iran as his Middle East tour moved to the Gulf amid concerns about escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Bush in Kuwait for talks MiamiHerald.com
Bush arrives in Kuwait Indian Muslims
Sacramento Bee - Baltimore Sun - BBC News - CNN International
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MSNBC
Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88
New York Times - 4 hours ago
Sir Edmund Hillary, 83, smiles in front of a giant picture of Mount Everest at the Birendra International Convention Centre in Katmandu May 29, 2003.
CBSSave our blighted Everest, says Hillary's best friend Independent
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Chosun Ilbo
Bush Arrives In Gulf Region
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
During a three-day trip to the Middle East, George W. Bush became the first American president to visit Ramallah, the West Bank city that is the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, in an effort to invigorate negotiations aimed at securing a ...
AlJazeeraEnglishBush Pledges to Return to Israel In May to Continue Peace Efforts Wall Street Journal
Reuters - Voice of America - BBC News - Pakistan Dawn
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Calgary Herald
Dark days in Kenya dim an African beacon
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
IN NAIROBI: Calm prevails in the Kenyan capital, which has long served as a hub for the United Nations, dozens of aid organizations and foreign journalists, giving it a unique status in the region.
Kenyan Opposition Calls for New Rallies and Sanctions New York Times
Opposition Calls for Mass Rallies Across Kenya Voice of America
AllAfrica.com - Reuters South Africa - Times Online - Reuters India
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EiTB
Colombia, FARC at impasse despite hostage release
Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA (Reuters) - The release of two hostages by Colombia's Marxist rebels increases pressure on President Alvaro Uribe to meet guerrilla demands for freeing more captives, but he will likely resist.
AlJazeeraEnglishColombian hostage to be reunited with son born in captivity Guardian Unlimited
Bloomberg - MSNBC - Reuters Canada - MiamiHerald.com
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Boston Globe
Objects From Iranian Boats Posed No Threat, Navy Says
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
By Robin Wright and Ann Scott Tyson The small, boxlike objects dropped in the water by Iranian boats as they approached US warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday posed no threat to the American vessels, US officials said yesterday, even as the chairman ...
Iran Encounter Grimly Echoes ’02 War Game New York Times
Who's the voice on radio in Iran standoff? Seattle Times
NPR - USA Today - BBC News
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E Canada Now
The French President’s Lover
New York Times - 6 hours ago
SWEETHEARTS Carla Bruni, the former model, and her new boyfriend, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France. By GUY TREBAY MAN trap, serial heart-wrecker, rocker arm candy, photogenic cipher, arrogant heiress, polling gimmick - the woman who appears likely ...
Carla Bruni, from catwalk to the Elysee Palace Reuters
Sarkozy Ex-Wife Loses Bid to Bar Book's Distribution (Update4) Bloomberg
Guardian Unlimited - AFP - United Press International - CNN
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The Epoch Times Ireland
ElBaradei meets Iran leaders on atom cooperation
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of the UN nuclear watchdog met Iranian leaders on Saturday to push for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about Tehran's atomic activity, which the West fears will be used to make bombs.
UN Nuclear Official Urges Iran to Clarify ‘Outstanding Issues’ New York Times
IAEA chief urges Iran to 'accelerate' cooperation Jerusalem Post
Financial Times - Reuters Canada - The Associated Press - Khaleej Times
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The Epoch Times Ireland
Time for Obama to deliver
Guardian Unlimited - 9 hours ago
As the voting moves west and south, can Barack Obama regain the momentum from Hillary Clinton after the latter's stunning 11th-hour victory in New Hampshire?
Kerry Endorses Obama as Campaign Goes Nationwide New York Times
Kerry endorses Obama Los Angeles Times
Washington Post - Boston Globe - Dallas Morning News - Boston Herald
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Sioux City Journal
Pakistan investigators try to identify Lahore bomber
Reuters - 19 hours 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
TIME - Christian Science Monitor - Voice of America - ABC News
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AlaskaReport
Japan to Resume Refueling Mission
Washington Post - 7 hours ago
By Eric Talmadge AP TOKYO, Jan. 11 -- Japan's defense minister ordered the navy Friday to resume a US-backed refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, ending a three-month hiatus but deepening divisions between the government and the opposition.
Japan Approves Bill on Afghan War New York Times
Japan Approves Anti-Terrorism Naval Mission in Afghanistan Voice of America
Financial Times - AHN - Melbourne Herald Sun - The Associated Press
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Reuters AlertNet
Sri Lanka rejects Tiger offer to abide by truce
Reuters - 13 hours ago
By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government rejected a Tamil Tiger offer on Friday 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.
Sri Lanka Rejects Tamil Rebel Offer to Revive Ceasefire Voice of America
Sri Lanka Blast Hits Railway Station in Colombo, AFP Reports Bloomberg
BBC News - AFP - Sydney Morning Herald - Hindu
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China Daily
Indonesia's Suharto put on ventilator
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
The former Indonesian president led a government accused of killing hundreds of thousands of people. By Paul Watson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Doctors placed former dictator Suharto on a ventilator Friday as they struggled to ...
Suharto, Suffering Organ Failure, Offered Settlement (Update1) Bloomberg
Suharto health improves slightly BBC News
MLive.com - The Associated Press - China Daily - AFP
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Peninsula On-line
Husband of Bhutto Sees Link Between Pakistan Unrest and Elections
Voice of America - 8 hours ago
By VOA News The husband of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says he thinks recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are part of an attempt to rig upcoming parliamentary elections.
Bhutto niece criticises Bilawal appointment: report AFP
Pakistan: Crisis Dynamics Forbes
The Press Association - Daily News & Analysis - Times Online - Times of India
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Turkish Press
Afghanistan Welcomes Possible US Troop 'Surge'
Voice of America - Jan 10, 2008
By Al Pessin Afghanistan has welcomed reports the United States may send 3000 additional troops to help fight the Taliban and train Afghan forces.
Pentagon Cites NATO's Failure to Provide Additional Troops Washington Post
Afghanistan Welcomes US Troop Surge ABC News
Reuters - New York Times - CNN International - Financial Times
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Voice of America
Taiwan Prepares for First of 2 Major 2008 Elections
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Ma Ying-jeou, seated second from left, watched Ho Tsai-feng, a candidate from his Nationalist Party, have her head shaved as a declaration of innocence.
KMT gains expected as Taiwan votes for parliament Reuters India
Taiwan votes for new parliament Aljazeera.net
Inquirer.net - The Associated Press - CNBC - Forbes
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Times Now.tv
Pakistan's Musharraf rejects UN inquiry on Bhutto
Reuters - 11 hours ago
PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ruled out a UN inquiry into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, as demanded by her party, saying that Pakistan should not be compared to Lebanon.
Bhutto killing reports differ Kentucky.com
Bhutto’s killing may have been plotted, two new reports suggest Kansas City Star
Sify - AFP
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PhysOrg.com
Greenpeace Pursues Japan's Whalers to Thwart Hunt in Sanctuary
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Kathleen Chu Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Greenpeace ship Esperanza located and confronted Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in Antarctic waters, according to the environmental group's Web site.
Japan vows to continue whaling, despite Greenpeace chase ABC Online
Greenpeace Finds Japan's Whalers The Associated Press
Sydney Morning Herald - TVNZ - Sun-Sentinel.com - Reuters UK
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ABC News
Security Council Formally Condemns Darfur Attack
Voice of America - 9 hours ago
By Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has formally condemned Monday's attack on a UN-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's Darfur region, and threatened action against any party obstructing the peace process.
UN council threatens action over Darfur attack Reuters
Officials say troops fired at UN convoy Boston Globe
The Associated Press - AFP - Inner City Press - New York Times
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Ottawa Citizen
Investigators seek Canadian aircraft jolt answers
Reuters - 14 hours ago
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Investigators began assessing passenger accounts and flight data on Friday to determine what caused the violent jolting of an Air Canada flight that resulted in 10 people being sent to hospital after the plane was ...
Passenger Nightmare as Jet Takes Plunge ABC News
Air Canada Jet Makes Emergency Landing; 10 Injured (Update4) Bloomberg
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