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Fury at secret murder trial of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

date: 2008-11-20 01:22:23

Moscow A judge has ordered the murder trial of the investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya to be held in...

source: article.wn.com

IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan

date: 2008-11-20 01:12:25

The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

US shares plunge to five-year low

date: 2008-11-19 23:33:14

Wall Street plunges more than 5% on Wednesday to its lowest level in over five years on rising economic worries.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Jason Corcoran: The rouble has slid in value, leaving Russians to punt for either dollar or euro

date: 2008-11-19 20:00:00

Jason Corcoran: A slide in the value of Russian currency has led many to cash out their modest savings and punt for either dollar or euro

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Amnesty in urgent Sri Lanka plea

date: 2008-11-19 18:31:39

Amnesty International urges the Sri Lankan government to allow aid to reach more than 300,000 people displaced by fighting.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

US consumer prices in record fall

date: 2008-11-19 17:50:11

US consumer prices dropped by a record 1% in October as fuel costs kept falling for a third month in a row.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Suzanne Nossel: Closing Guantánamo is just the start in rebuilding US human rights credibility

date: 2008-11-19 17:40:00

Suzanne Nossel: Building US credibility on human rights will be a long-term project - and closing Guantánamo might just be the easy bit

source: www.guardian.co.uk

US military assigns Army colonel to judge trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed

date: 2008-11-19 17:22:18

Timing of move questioned as President-elect Barack Obama restates his vow to close Guantánamo prison camps

source: www.guardian.co.uk

SKorea seeks to stop propaganda leaflets to NKorea

date: 2008-11-19 16:10:17

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials urged activists Wednesday to refrain from sending propaganda leaflets over the border into . But activists vowed to keep sending the flyers critical of North Korean leader into the North in huge balloons, despite the political tension the leaflets ...

source: article.wn.com

Rwandan aide extradited to France

date: 2008-11-19 14:53:47

A Rwandan presidential aide is extradited to France from Germany in connection with the killing of a former president.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Al-Qaeda message condemns Obama

date: 2008-11-19 14:20:00

Al-Qaeda deputy head Ayman al-Zawahri attacks US President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Microsoft to offer free security

date: 2008-11-19 13:35:14

Microsoft has announced it will offer a free anti-virus and security software suite and will discontinue its OneCare service.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

EU agrees cod stocks rescue plans

date: 2008-11-19 13:21:36

European fisheries ministers agree a plan aimed at increasing dwindling cod stocks, including better nets and new quotas.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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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Mbeki to scrutinise Zim constitution bill

date: 2008-11-19 13:09:59

By Nelson Banya Harare - Zimbabwe has sent a draft copy of a constitutional amendment giving President Robert Mugabe the power to form a government unilaterally to mediator Thabo Mbeki for review, the ...

source: article.wn.com

UN experts condemn Burma trials

date: 2008-11-19 12:17:54

A team of United Nations experts has condemned the trials and harsh sentences of dozens of political activists in Burma.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Richard Williams on Maradona managing Argentina against Scotland

date: 2008-11-19 11:54:40

Richard Williams on Maradona managing Argentina against Scotland

source: www.guardian.co.uk

UN head fears over Gaza blockade

date: 2008-11-19 11:23:44

UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert he is deeply concerned over conditions in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Politkovskaya trial doors closed

date: 2008-11-19 11:10:57

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya is closed to the public.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Detainee will face new war-crimes charges

date: 2008-11-19 10:08:31

Military prosecutors have decided to file new war-crimes charges against a Guantánamo detainee who has been called the 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11 terror plot, discounting claims that his harsh ...

source: article.wn.com

Plea to halt DR Congo atrocities

date: 2008-11-19 09:58:25

Community groups in DR Congo make an impassioned plea for European troops to be sent to halt atrocities there.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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