Tunisia: Country Aims at Disseminating Good Practices in Food Security A news conference was held on Wednesday in Tunis by Maghreb Farmers’ Union (UMAGRI) chairman and the chairman of the Tunisian Farming and Fisheries Union Mr. Mabrouk el Bahri, on the Mag-Trace “Food Security and Traceability in Maghreb Countries” project
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North Africa – Tunisia: Country Aims at Disseminating Good Practices in Food Security
Suicide bombing at checkpoint kills 11, wounds 25 in northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide car bomber attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing 11 people, including four children, the latest in a wave of militant attacks that have claimed more
Cambodia not expel more Thai diplomats : spokesman (The Nation – Thailand’s English news) Cambodia does not intend to expel more Thailand diplomats, an government official said here on Friday. Boatload of Afghans detained in eastern Indonesia (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Indonesian officials say they have intercepted a boat with 61 Afghan asylum seekers
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Southeast Asia – Cambodia not expel more Thai diplomats : spokesman (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
DUBAI — Bombardier appears to be closing in on a new ultra long-range business jet to rival Gulfstream’s G650 and replace the company’s Global Express XRS . The new clean-sheet project, says one source familiar with the program, is code named the M170. Bombardier declined to comment if the M170 was, in fact, the company’s new ultra long-range business jet, however the a recent increase in listings in support of a non-descriptive “M170 program” have begun appearing on Canadian job websites.
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Russia’s Putin wins approval for gas pipeline to EU (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) * Russia’s Putin gets Slovenia to sign up to South Stream Medvedev sees 2010 end to Russia’s WTO talks (Malaysian Mirror) MOSCOW -Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes to conclude negotiations on Russia joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2010, he
Beijing courtyard residents bid farewell to coal heaters – Investors Business DailyBEIJING, Nov 14, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Another 80,000 households in the ancient courtyards in downtown Beijing have bid farewell to coal heating this winter, a power company said Saturday. The households in the historic and cultural sites have Area Retail Manager
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12 killed as car bombs hit Pakistan spy agency, police – 3rd Update (EARTHtimes.org) Islamabad – At least 12 people, security officials among them, were killed and more than 70 injured Friday morning when two suicide car bombings targeted the offices of an intelligence agency and a police… Five Pakistani soldiers, 22 militants killed in
Lebanon’s new Cabinet leery of Hezbollah dispute (FOX 12 Idaho) Lebanon’s new government, a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant Hezbollah, is unlikely to tackle the chief challenge the country faces – a buildup of the Iranian-backed group’s weapons – even as the… Lebanon’s new Cabinet leery of Hezbollah dispute (AP via Yahoo!
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanon’s new Cabinet leery of Hezbollah dispute (FOX 12 Idaho)
Shin poised to seize top honour after Mexican victory (Brisbane Times) GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Jiyai Shin, vying to add the LPGA Player of the Year award to Rookie of the Year honours, seized the lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Friday with a six-under 66. Dominican Republic (New York Times) Explore the oldest European city
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Latin America – Shin poised to seize top honour after Mexican victory (Brisbane Times)
Fallon heads New Zealand to 2010 World Cup (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) * Fallon header sends New Zealand to World Cup finals Australian discusses his army’s challenges (Fort Leavenworth Lamp) Australian Chief of Army Lt. Gen. Ken Gillespie spoke to Command and General Staff College students and faculty about “Building an Adaptive Army” Nov.
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Asia Pacific News – Fallon heads New Zealand to 2010 World Cup (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Central Catholic grad training Romanian, Bulgarian soldiers (Grand Island Independent) MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania — Nearly 40 years ago, murals depicting the glory of the Soviet military were freshly painted at the Novo Selo training area in Bulgaria. Court Considers Croatia Invasion of Bosnia (Institute for War and Peace Reporting) Petkovic war crimes trial
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Eastern Europe – Central Catholic grad training Romanian, Bulgarian soldiers (Grand Island Independent)
Stronger Top-Down Rule in Kyrgyzstan (Institute for War and Peace Reporting) Reforms contain many retrograde steps and look very like an attempt to bolster President Bakiev. Rominserv wins $27 mln contract to modernize Kazakh Atyrau Oil Refinery (Interfax) MOSCOW. Nov 11 (Interfax) – Rominserv Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of Rompetrol, has won the contract to rebuild
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Central Asian News Update – Stronger Top-Down Rule in Kyrgyzstan (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Medfilm: Director postponed shooting due to Israel bombing in 2006 (Adnkronos) Medfilm: Director postponed shooting due to Israel bombing in 2006 (AKI) – Lebanese director Hany Tamba said on Friday that he had postponed the shooting of his first feature film, Melodrama Habibi in 2006 due to the bombing of Lebanon by Israel. “We were
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Medfilm: Director postponed shooting due to Israel bombing in 2006 (Adnkronos)
Rwanda Coach Tucak Branko Feeling The Pressure Ahead Of Zambia Clash (Goal.com) Amavubi Stars head coach Tucak Branko concedes that the pressure will be on his squad when they face Zambia with an elusive 2010 Africa Nations Cup slot on the line this Saturday at Amahoro Stadium. Nigeria: Gomber Urges Yar Adua to Probe LOC
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African News Update – Rwanda Coach Tucak Branko Feeling The Pressure Ahead Of Zambia Clash (Goal.com)
Ousted Former Thai PM Thaksin Leaves Cambodia (Bernama) PHNOM PENH, Nov 14 (Bernama) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia Saturday after making a five-day working visit to this country, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Thailand not to close Thai-Cambodian border (Thailandnews.net) The Thai-Cambodia border’s situation has remained normal, while Thailand still has
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Cambodia will not expel more Thai diplomats : spokesman (The Nation – Thailand’s English news) Cambodia does not intend to expel more Thailand diplomats, an government official said here on Friday. “Our government’s stance so far is not purposed to expel other Thai diplomats,” Koy Koung, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry told Xinhua.
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Southeast Asia – Cambodia will not expel more Thai diplomats : spokesman (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
South Africa’s ‘Beast’ in eligibility controversy (Independent) Confusion surrounded the international future of South Africa prop Tendai Mtawarira yesterday after it emerged he may not be eligible to play for the Springboks. England edge South Africa in rain-hit T20 (AFP via Yahoo! News) Eoin Morgan played a stunning innings of 85 not out off 45
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – South Africa’s ‘Beast’ in eligibility controversy (Independent)
17 killed in suicide attacks at Pakistani spy agency, police station (Boulder Weekly) PESHAWAR, Pakistan Suicide bomb attacks killed at least 17 people Friday at two security installations in and near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, including a devastating truck bomb at the provincial headquarters of the nation’s intelligence agency, underscored
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India, Colombia strongly pitch for Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (Calcutta News) New Delhi, Nov.11 : India and Colombia have strongly pitched for the UN-sponsored Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism becoming a vital law enforcement instrument, believing that international joint counter-terrorism efforts will benefit as a result.
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Terrorism and Insurgency – India, Colombia strongly pitch for Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (Calcutta News)
Russia’s Putin wins respect at hip-hop party (thewest.com.au) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rubbed shoulders with rappers and was hailed with “respect” in a television show on Friday that could help boost his flagging ratings. Russian special forces kill 20 rebels in Chechnya – Summary (EARTHtimes.org) Moscow- Russian special forces killed at
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Russian News Monitor – Russia’s Putin wins respect at hip-hop party (thewest.com.au)