U.S. envoy objects to troop increase – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times (Army Times) WASHINGTON The U.S. envoy in Afghanistan, a former Army general who once commanded troops in the country, has objected strongly to emerging plans to send tens of thousands of additional forces to the country,
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Oxford defends scholarship in name of Iran protester (AFP via Yahoo! News) Oxford University on Wednesday defended a decision to set up a scholarship in honour of an Iranian student shot dead during protests which followed Iran’s disputed elections, in a move which has enraged Tehran. Iran’s Mottaki to reassure Saudi: Iranian official (AFP via
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Scientists Find New Dinosaur Species in South Africa (Fox News) Scientists say they’ve discovered a new dinosaur species in South Africa that may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land. Newly discovered dinosaur species dating back 200 million years found in South Africa (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
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Cambodia rejects Thai request to arrest ex-premier (USA Today) Cambodia turned down a request Wednesday from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law. Vietnam prioritises co-operation with Laos, Cambodia (Nh n
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Kidnapped Irish priest freed in Philippines (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Irish priest freed on Thursday after a month in captivity in the southern Philippines said he was unharmed and treated well by his captors, and that he was not aware if any ransom was paid. Thailand not to close Thai-Cambodian border (Thailandnews.net) The Thai-Cambodia
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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-11 09:30 Pipelines, railway to dominate Russia-Austria talks (Interactive Investor) MOSCOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s South Stream project to supply gas to Europe will top the agenda in talks on Wednesday between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the chancellor of Austria, home to the lead company in a rival pipeline project.
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Kazakhstan Plans to Sell First Foreign Bond in Decade (Update1) (Bloomberg) Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s biggest energy producer, plans to raise funds in the international debt markets for the first time in a decade with a sale of foreign- currency bonds next year. Mongolian siblings serve in same mission, some as companions
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Bulgaria Mafia “Plots Bosnian Journalist Murder” (Novinite.com) Bulgarian mafia, together with one of the most prominent members of an Albanian crime gang in Sarajevo, is reported to be masterminding an attack against Bosnian journalist Bakir Hadzhiomerovic. Switzerland to ship waste to Romania, Bulgaria (Nine O’Clock) The Federal Council of Switzerland approved yesterday the revision of
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Eastern Europe – Bulgaria Mafia “Plots Bosnian Journalist Murder” (Novinite.com)
How an alleged war criminal in East Timor escaped justice (The Age) Maternus Bere, a Timorese-born Indonesian citizen accused of crimes against humanity, was ushered secretly across the border from East Timor into Indonesia last weekend, ending weeks of behind-the-scenes intrigue in Dili. Thailand-Cambodia dispute: Key points (BBC News) The diplomatic row between Thailand and
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Australian PM Flies to India to Soothe Diplomatic Tensions (Voice of America) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has arrived in India on a mission to enhance bilateral ties and to soothe diplomatic tensions following recent attacks on Indian students in Sydney and Melbourne. Rudd to visit Mumbai, Delhi, to discuss strategic, trade ties (Calcutta News)
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Thailand set to seek Thaksin extradition from Cambodia (AFP via Yahoo! News) Thailand was set to formally ask Cambodia Wednesday to extradite Thaksin Shinawatra, deepening a row over Phnom Penh’s appointment of the fugitive former Thai premier as an economic adviser. Cambodia Rejects Thai Request to Arrest Ex-Premier (International Herald Tribune) Cambodia has turned down
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Cambodia rejects Thai request to extradite Thaksin (The Malaysian Insider) PHNOM PENH, Nov 11 – Cambodia refused a request from Thailand today to extradite fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, adding fuel to a widening diplomatic row that threatens to worsen Thailand s political crisis. Cambodia s Foreign Ministry rejected the
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NATO, Afghan police seize bomb-making materials in southern Afghanistan (Brandon Sun) KABUL, Afghanistan – International troops and Afghan police seized 250 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer – enough to make up to a couple hundred roadside bombs, the Taliban’s most lethal weapon in what has been the deadliest year of the war, NATO announced Tuesday.
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Iran Condemns Oxford Scholarship in Memory of Iranian Woman (Bloomberg) Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Iran condemned the establishment of a scholarship by the Queen’s College at the University of Oxford in memory of an Iranian woman who died in the country’s post- election protests, calling it a “politically motivated move.” Peres urges Brazil to counter
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Taiwan’s young democracy struggles with gangsters – WTOP RadioTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Revelations that Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih traveled abroad with a former gangster have excited great interest among this island’s sensation-seeking media, but left few of its 23 million people gaping in surprise. Taiwan’s six Taiwanese firms recruiting 1,500 workers in Santa Clara
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CORRECTED: Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News) PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban have started a guerrilla war against the army and will wage a tough, protracted fight in the insurgents’ South Waziristan stronghold, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. Blast rocks intersection in northwest Pakistan (NBC26 Green Bay) ISLAMABAD (AP)
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Pakistan – CORRECTED: Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
TV footage show insurgents with US ammo (AP via Yahoo! News) Television footage shows insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops. Nine Soldiers Killed in Clash With Rebels in Colombia (International Herald Tribune) The soldiers came under
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Lebanon’s national unity cabinet formed five months after election (People’s Daily) Lebanon’s new cabinet was finally formed on Monday night, five months after the June parliamentary elections. “Finally, the national-unity cabinet is born,” new Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday night after the cabinet was publicly decreed following his meeting with Lebanese President Michel
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Colombia: 9 soldiers killed in clash with rebels (AP via Yahoo! News) Colombia says at least nine soldiers have been killed and four wounded in combat with leftist rebels in a mountainous western region. RIGHTS-NICARAGUA: Mudslinging Match Between Gov’t, Activists MANAGUA, Nov 6 (IPS) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has been accused
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Latin America – Colombia: 9 soldiers killed in clash with rebels (AP via Yahoo! News)
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-10 10:19 Russian economy turns around but “very slowly”-WB (Interactive Investor) MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The Russian economy had bottomed out in the second quarter of 2009 and is turning around albeit “very slowly”, the World Bank said in its economic report, raising slightly its 2010 growth outlook for Russia. The
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Russian News Monitor – (AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-10 10:19 Russian economy turns around but “very slowly”-WB (Interactive Investor)