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Burma comic jailed for 45 years

date: 2008-11-21 12:10:45

Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iraqis protest against troop deal

date: 2008-11-21 11:21:50

Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Bomb hits Pakistan Shia funeral

date: 2008-11-21 11:02:49

At least five people have been killed in a blast at the funeral of a Shia cleric in north-western Pakistan, police say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

An option for Clinton: Enhanced Senate role

date: 2008-11-21 10:43:20

: Democratic leaders in the Senate are prepared to give Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton a still-undefined leadership role there if she does not become Barack Obama's secretary of state, Democratic officials close to the situation said Thursday. The discussions about an enhanced position ...

source: article.wn.com

Lockerbie families claim victory

date: 2008-11-21 09:22:59

The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

China woman loses fight for home

date: 2008-11-21 09:18:39

Workers tear down the home of Chinese activist Ni Yulan, now in detention after fighting for six years to save it.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Fierce gun battle rocks Mogadishu

date: 2008-11-21 08:57:22

At least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

China names 19,000 May quake dead

date: 2008-11-21 08:34:50

Chinese authorities name more than 19,000 people killed in a big quake in May, but deny reports they were all students.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Julian Borger on a US intelligence report that says its the end of US power

date: 2008-11-21 08:08:26

Julian Borger on a US intelligence report that says its the end of US power

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Deadly blast at Pakistan funeral

date: 2008-11-21 07:41:42

At least five people have been killed in a blast at the funeral of a Shia cleric in north-western Pakistan, police say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Guardian Daily podcast: Falling oil prices; plus the British Library’s book vandal

date: 2008-11-21 07:17:07

Economics editor Larry Elliott explains why oil prices have fallen to below $50 a barrel.As retailers feel the chill winds of recession, Martin Wainwright gauges the mood among shoppers in Sheffield city centre.Farhad Hakimzadeh, a 60-year-old

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Barack Obama inauguration crowd estimate soars to 5 million

date: 2008-11-21 04:39:04

WASHINGTON — The Washington area’s transit system is bracing for record ridership on Inauguration Day and says passengers should expect extraordinarily long lines and packed railcars and buses. With hotels filling up in Pennsylvania and West Virginia for the Jan. 20 swearing in of President-elect ...

source: article.wn.com

Judge orders release of 5 Algerians from Gitmo

date: 2008-11-21 04:39:04

WASHINGTON - A federal judge yesterday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a major blow to the Bush administration’s strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges. In the first case of its kind, U.S. District Judge said the government’s ...

source: article.wn.com

Conrad Black in jail plea to Bush

date: 2008-11-21 20:12:57

Ex-media tycoon Conrad Black is appealing to US President George W Bush for clemency over his prison sentence for fraud.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

How to get out of the mess in Afghanistan

date: 2008-11-21 19:44:29

Afghanistan's swift unraveling has created new - and in some quarters unrealistic - enthusiasm for talks with the Taliban. We agree that there should be a serious effort to win over lower-level militants and tribal leaders - people who are ...

source: article.wn.com

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Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe

date: 2008-11-21 18:18:25

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Arroyo husband falls ill on plane

date: 2008-11-21 16:50:57

The husband of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is taken ill on a plane, forcing a diversion to Japan.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Imprisoned Human Rights Observers Start Hunger Strike In Israel

date: 2008-11-21 16:44:03

Massiyahu Prison, Lida, Israel (20 November, 2008) - Three Human Rights Observers (HRO) with the International Solidarity Movement will begin a hunger strike tomorrow in protest over their illegal detention by Israel. The three HROs, Darlene Wallach ...

source: article.wn.com


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US Lockerbie families compensated

date: 2008-11-21 02:23:03

The families of US victims of the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing say they have received full compensation from Libya.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Mudslide covers Diwalwal village

date: 2008-11-21 01:38:55

TAGUM CITY – At least nine persons were safely plucked out of a mountain of mud that buried a portion of the mining village of Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Thursday. The mudslide was triggered by ...

source: article.wn.com

Gates seen more likely to stay as Pentagon chief

date: 2008-11-21 01:38:55

                  Text: WASHINGTON: What Robert Gates once called ``inconceivable to me' his remaining as defense secretary beyond Inauguration Day is ...

source: article.wn.com

Car industry bail-out: how Detroit took wrong road

date: 2008-11-21 00:49:15

Once mighty US car industry had been in decline long before financial crisis led to evaporation of car loans

source: www.guardian.co.uk

No agreement for US car bail-out

date: 2008-11-20 22:30:25

US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Robert Farley: Somali piracy problem demands multilateral action

date: 2008-11-20 21:00:00

Robert Farley: Peter Lehr is wrong to suggest that Somali pirates are acting as a national defence. A western naval presence is greatly needed

source: www.guardian.co.uk

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks on human affection at Lions Club dedication

date: 2008-11-20 19:36:38

By Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala-20 November 2008 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke at the dedication of the Lions Club Dr. Pushpa Devi Goleria Memorial Hall today in Dharamsala. In his ...

source: article.wn.com

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