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Air strike kills Gaza militants

date: 2008-11-16 10:41:54

An Israeli air strike kills four Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip, further straining a five-month ceasefire.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Afghanistan blast kills British Gurkha

date: 2008-11-16 09:29:18

Soldier becomes third casualty among UK forces in the country in less than a week

source: www.guardian.co.uk

China tunnel collapse kills three

date: 2008-11-16 08:40:44

At least three people are killed and 17 more trapped when a half-built subway tunnel in a Chinese city collapses.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Russian president eager to talk with Obama

date: 2008-11-16 07:55:51

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a "crisis of confidence" exists between Russia and the United States but that he has "great aspirations" for the incoming Obama administration. Medvedev, in Washington for the G-20 economic summit, said he hoped to meet with ...

source: article.wn.com

Doctors lead Tijuana march against violence, but killings persist

date: 2008-11-16 07:55:51

TIJUANA, Mexico - More than 1,500 demonstrators marched through the violence-plagued border city of Tijuana on Saturday to protest the current of killings and kidnappings. Among the protesters, doctors marched in white hospital garb to protest the general climate of violence and the kidnapping of a ...

source: article.wn.com

Congo refugees call for UK judges to show mercy

date: 2008-11-16 04:55:08

High Court judges are set to decide the fate of thousands of asylum-seekers living in the UK this week as they consider whether the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo is "safe". Renewed fighting broke out in eastern Congo yesterday as government troops and rebels exchanged fire for 10 minutes, ...

source: article.wn.com

G20 leaders pledge action plan to fight global crisis

date: 2008-11-16 01:44:25

                  Text: WASHINGTON: World leaders grappling with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s pledged on Friday to deliver a concrete plan to ward off recession and prevent future meltdowns. But prospects ...

source: article.wn.com

Gas blasts kill Romanian miners

date: 2008-11-15 22:32:15

Gas explosions at a colliery in south-western Romania kill 12 miners and seriously injure eight others, officials say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Thais say farewell to princess

date: 2008-11-15 16:48:05

Thousands of people have paid their last respects to the sister of the King of Thailand, Galyani Vadhana.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Chris Colvin: Bretton Woods II is a rare opportunity to combat destructive regulatory business cycles

date: 2008-11-15 16:00:00

Chris Colvin: Bretton Woods II is a rare opportunity for world leaders to combat destructive regulatory business cycles

source: www.guardian.co.uk

UN envoy to meet DR Congo rebels

date: 2008-11-15 15:40:34

UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo holds talks in the DR Congo in a bid to end months of violence.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Dozens die in Burkina Faso crash

date: 2008-11-15 15:15:39

At least 30 people are killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a goods lorry in the west African country of Burkina Faso.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Lethal car bomb rocks Iraqi town

date: 2008-11-15 14:11:19

A car bomb kills 10 people and injures at least 20 outside a car dealership in the north Iraqi town of Tal Afar.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Apec leaders make free-trade vow

date: 2008-11-22 22:49:57

Leaders from Asia-Pacific nations meeting in Peru pledge not to raise trade barriers in the face of the worldwide financial crisis.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Zimbabwe denies bar on Annan team

date: 2008-11-22 21:25:48

Zimbabwe denies refusing entry to a team led by former UN chief Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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October 2008
Bush rides free market

date: 2008-11-22 20:07:38

US President George W. Bush and President Hu Jintao of China. Photo / AP US preisdent George W. Bush, faced with a fast dwindling number of days in office, has been using his final world summit to try to keep a virulent economic crisis from ...

source: article.wn.com

Ian Bancroft: New hope in the Balkans

date: 2008-11-22 18:00:00

Ian Bancroft: The recent Odzak agreement has brought a glimmer of optimism for Bosnia and Herzegovina

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dear Guantanamo Detainees,

date: 2008-11-22 17:06:36

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Dear Guantanamo Detainees, Several days ago when a US judge ruled that five of you must be freed, whom for almost seven years have been held illegally at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prison ...

source: article.wn.com


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Obama urges action on US economy

date: 2008-11-15 13:40:30

US President-elect Barack Obama urges Congress to take immediate steps to tackle the economic crisis.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Summit may bring tougher financial rules

date: 2008-11-15 13:28:42

Modest improvements expected in accounting, early warning systemLauren Victoria Burke / APWorkers prepare the National Building Museum in Washington on Friday for the Summit on Financial Markets.The Associated ...

source: article.wn.com

Militant killed in Gaza explosion

date: 2008-11-15 12:07:51

A member of a Palestinian militant group has been killed and another badly hurt in an explosion in the Gaza Strip, medical workers say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

UN envoy to mediate in DR Congo

date: 2008-11-15 11:51:12

UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo is holding talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to end months of violence.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Pakistan asks IMF for rescue loan

date: 2008-11-15 10:43:28

Pakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund for a loan of at least $7.6bn, its top economic adviser says.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

G20 nears deal for global oversight of banks

date: 2008-11-15 07:21:54

Washington, DC -- The Bretton Woods conference held in the dying days of World War II at a rural retreat in New Hampshire started off with modest expectations, but went on to create a new global financial ...

source: article.wn.com

No end to centuries of savagery in Afghanistan

date: 2008-11-15 07:21:54

By Robert Fisk Back in Afghanistan, the mind turns to the small matter of savagery. Not the routine cruelty of war but the deliberate inhumanity with which we behave. The torture and killing of prisoners in ...

source: article.wn.com

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