Archive for November 11th, 2009
Brazil boosts Middle East credentials with visits (AFP)
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
AFP – Brazil’s ambitions to play a peacebroker role in the Middle East were boosted Wednesday, as it hosted Israeli President Shimon Peres and prepared to receive his Palestinian and Iranian counterparts.
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Iberia cabin crew announce more strike days (AFP)
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
AFP – Unions representing Spainish airline Iberia’s cabin crew announced Wednesday that they would stage eight more days of strikes unless a pay agreement is reached.
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Egypt welcomes German life term
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Egypt’s government welcomes a German court’s life sentence for a man who murdered a pregnant Egyptian woman.
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EU calls for budget deficit cuts
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
The European Commission calls for 13 members countries to bring their budget deficits below 3% of GDP by 2014 at the latest.
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Services remember world war dead
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
President Barack Obama praises US forces as ceremonies are held around the globe to mark the end 91 years ago of World War I.
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Ft. Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher (Reuters)
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Reuters – A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is an influential voice in English-language Internet forums increasingly used by militants unfamiliar with Arabic.
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Obama asks when Afghanistan strategy could start (AP)
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
AP – The White House says President Obama spent more than two hours with his war council talking about how long it would take to implement various strategies he has been presented.
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Iran president vows defence of nuclear assets: report (AFP)
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
AFP – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Wednesday that his country would defend its nuclear facilities, while adding that Iran wanted to cooperate over its controversial nuclear drive, state media reported.
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Crime rings boost ivory smuggling
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
The last year has seen a big increase in illegal ivory trade with organised crime involved, says the world’s monitoring agency.
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels (AP)
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
AP – A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader’s government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.
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