World NewsPresidential nomination date advanced in Egypt
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CAIRO - Egypt has decided to advance the election of a new president, giving in to the demands of increasingly violent protesters and raising hopes of a civilian government taking over the task of ... No Israeli decision on Iran Attack: Obama
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WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to ... Heavy snowfall, cold hits life across Europe
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LONDON - Heavy snowfall and intense cold this winter, one of the most severe in decades, has taken its toll across Europe, with many rural areas badly affected and several deaths reported.
More ... Debut of Bristol pound set for May 21
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BRISTOL - Hundreds of traders and business establishments have signed up for Bristol's own currency to be launched May 21, with the backing of the Bristol Credit Union, a bank run as a ... IMF cautions China to be ready with stimulus package
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NEW YORK - The IMF has warned of lower growth in China in view of the economic slump in Europe, and cut its forecast for the world's second largest economy this year to 8.25 per cent from 9 per ... Greek PM to resume talks on rescue plan
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ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said he would continue intense talks with his coalition partners on austerity measures for a 130 billion-euro EU bailout plan second for ... China asks airlines not to enter into EU carbon scheme
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BEIJING - China's Monday asked its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU).
The authorities also asked the airlines not to hike freight or add other ... Doha declaration of Palestinian reconciliation signed
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.
The ... Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
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Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.
The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the ... UN's Ban Urges Abbas Not To Abandon Israel Talks
RadioFreeEurope
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas not to abandon talks with Israel. The appeal comes after Abbas and his Fatah movement signed a deal on ... Greece In 'Tough' Bailout Talks
RadioFreeEurope
The Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos says talks with the country's international lenders on a new bailout package are tough and will continue. "Unfortunately I must say that ... Histadrut, Finance Ministry to meet again at noon
Jerusalem Post
After talks ended without progress Monday night, Histadrut labor federation Chairman Ofer Eini will meet with Treasury officials at noon on Tuesday to try and avoid a strike over the status of ... Ross: Now’s not prime time for peace deal
Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON - Longtime US Mideast envoy Dennis Ross said Monday he did not believe the time was ripe for a permanent deal between Israelis and Palestinians and suggested regarding the region now ... ‘Pornographic’ Purim costumes cause uproar
Jerusalem Post
Calling a series of overtly sexy Purim costumes that appear in a recently distributed catalogue for children "scandalous," World International Zionist Organization (WIZO) chairwoman Gila ... Sderot’s first resident’s hearing restored
Jerusalem Post
The ability to hear has been returned to Meir Turgeman, the most veteran resident of Sderot, who said Monday that thanks to the operation he underwent at Kaplan Medical Center, he will for the ... Rollover time on the benefit lottery
Daily Mail
There are endless examples of Lottery winners who have turned their backs on their old neighbourhoods, only to descend into lonely, mink-lined ... Please, sir, can I have a bit less?
Daily Mail
7.45am BBC Radio 4 Thought For The Day. In this, the bicentenary of Dickens’ birth, the Rt Rev Peter Torkiss, Bishop of Yoxford, reflects on the role of the civil partnership in Dickens’ ... Sir Bob Kerslake's beard needs a bit of Baby Bio
Daily Mail
Mild excitement: Sir Bob Kerslake, new head of the Civil Service, was to make his first public appearance. Let us not oversell the proposition. Few turned up to see him give evidence to the Public ... US announces limited Myanmar sanctions lifting
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday lifted one of its many sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of recent positive moves toward political reform in the country after decades of direct ... Romney eyes new caucus triumph in US poll race
Channel News Asia
GOLDEN, Colorado: Mitt Romney hopes for another big caucus win in Colorado Tuesday, as his well-oiled campaign machine works to cement his position as the Republican US presidential front ... Eleven dead in Canada road accident
Channel News Asia
MONTREAL: Eleven people were killed Monday when two vehicles collided on a highway in Canada's Ontario province, police were quoted as saying by local media.A passenger van with 13 people on ... Assad's wife defends Syria crackdown
Channel News Asia
LONDON: The British-born wife of Syria's president has spoken in support of her husband for the first time since the 11-month uprising against his regime began, a British newspaper reported ... US taxi driver pleads guilty to aiding Al-Qaeda
Channel News Asia
CHICAGO: A Chicago taxi driver pleaded guilty Monday to charges linked to a scheme to funnel money to a Pakistani terror group with links to Al-Qaeda, the US Justice Department said.Raja Lahrasib ... Tehran claims arrested reporters 'linked to BBC'
The Independent
Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency reported yesterday that they had produced content and reported to the BBC. It said they facilitated training and hiring of some Iranian journalists and ...
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