 EU adopts guidelines on airport body scanners
(AP)
 14.11.2011 15:50  0 views  0 comments
AP - The European Union adopted new guidelines Monday on using body scanners at airports, hoping to address the privacy concerns that have delayed their implementation across the continent. Read more »
| Syria faces growing world pressure to halt bloodshed
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 15:47 1 views 0 comments
Reuters - Syria incurred more European sanctions and criticism from Turkey and Jordan on Monday after a surprise Arab League decision to suspend it for failing to halt months of violence aimed at crushing opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. Read more »
| UN chief urges leaders to finalize climate fund
(AP)
14.11.2011 15:38 1 views 0 comments
 AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders Monday to finalize the financing for a multibillion-dollar fund to fight the effects of climate change.
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| Sudan candidate for next Arab revolution: opposition
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 15:38 2 views 0 comments
Reuters - Sudan could see the next Arab revolution because anger is rising over an economic crisis and government repression worse than in Egypt before the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, an opposition leader said on Monday. Read more »
| Mubarak party members allowed to run in Egypt vote
(AP)
14.11.2011 15:28 1 views 0 comments
 AP - Former members of Hosni Mubarak's political party have won a legal victory allowing them to run in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of the longtime leader.
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| EU ministers postpone decision on further Iran sanctions
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 15:05 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - European Union foreign ministers spoke out in favor of tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, but decided to wait till their next meeting on Dec 1., before taking further action. Read more »
| Monkeys attack man who invaded Brazil zoo pit
(AP)
14.11.2011 14:48 0 views 0 comments
AP - Monkeys at a Brazilian zoo have attacked and injured a man who swam into their enclosure, saying he wanted to play with them. Read more »
| Greek conservative hard stance threatens bailout
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 14:16 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - Greece's conservative party leader on Monday vowed to reject any toughening of austerity measures in return for a multi-billion euro bailout, signaling the new coalition government may not enjoy the kind of cross-party support demanded by lenders. Read more »
| Italy's Monti works to form new government
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 12:55 0 views 0 comments
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 Reuters - Former European Commissioner Mario Monti worked on Monday to form a new government replacing Silvio Berlusconi that will try to reverse a disastrous collapse of market confidence in Italy.
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| Asia a priority for Canada after U.S. delays Keystone
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 12:29 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will step up efforts to supply energy to Asia after Washington delayed a decision on whether to approve a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States. Read more »
| New Zealand crews pump all oil from grounded ship
(AP)
14.11.2011 12:11 1 views 0 comments
 AP - Salvage crews have successfully removed all the remaining oil from a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef, avoiding a worse environmental disaster.
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| Bomb kills 10, wounds 27 in northern Myanmar
(Reuters)
14.11.2011 11:44 1 views 0 comments
Reuters - At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded from a bomb blast in the capital of Myanmar's northern Kachin State bordering China, local sources said on Monday. Read more »
| Is Europe's Crisis a Glimpse of America's Future?
(Time.com)
14.11.2011 11:00 1 views 0 comments
Time.com - The problems caused by rising debt are fundamentally different in the U.S. from those in Europe, but they are equally daunting Read more »
| Why the U.S. Is Giving Bomb Training to Thai Police
(Time.com)
14.11.2011 10:00 0 views 0 comments
Time.com - Deadly bombings are on the rise in Thailand's restive south, prompting Thai security forces to reach out to American explosive experts for better training Read more »
| Mystery surrounds deadly blast at Iran ammunition depot
(The Christian Science Monitor)
13.11.2011 14:10 0 views 0 comments
The Christian Science Monitor - Mystery surrounds yesterday's explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot that was so large it was felt and heard almost 30 miles away in Tehran. Read more »
| 'Naked marriages' on rise in China
(The Christian Science Monitor)
12.11.2011 21:22 0 views 0 comments
The Christian Science Monitor - Even to the most modern of young Beijing couples, some traditions are sacred: Real estate consultant Zhu Heng and his lawyer bride, Jia Zhiwei, are postponing their wedding banquet until Mr. Zhu's parents' feng shui adviser chooses an auspicious date for it. Read more »
| Libyans run gauntlet of bullets to escape Sirte
(Reuters)
03.10.2011 8:20 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - Ali Ramadan's family were on the move for 10 days, dodging artillery fire and sleeping in the open, before they were finally able to get out of the besieged Libyan city of Sirte. Read more »
| Bangladesh indicts Islamic leader for war crimes
(AP)
03.10.2011 8:06 3 views 0 comments
AP - A senior leader from the Bangladesh's largest Islamic party has been charged with war crimes for his alleged involvement in the country's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. Read more »
| Jittery Amanda Knox awaits verdict in murder trial
(Reuters)
03.10.2011 7:40 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - American Amanda Knox will tell an Italian court she did not murder her British roommate during a frenzied sex game that turned violent when she makes her final plea to judges on Monday to overturn her 26-year jail sentence. Read more »
| Tiny nation Tuvalu declares fresh water emergency
(AP)
03.10.2011 7:37 2 views 0 comments
AP - The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency due to a severe shortage of fresh water, with officials saying Monday that some parts of the country may only have a two-day supply. Read more »
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