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Asia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis - AFP
November 20, 2008 China Daily | Asia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis AFP - LIMA (AFP) - Top officials from the Asia-Pacific region were Thursday to urge joint efforts to overcome the world economic crisis and try to breathe new life into stalled global trade talks. China, Peru issue joint press communique on strategic partnership, FTA Malaysia Wants Credit Rating Agencies To Be Governed By Regulations |
Suspected US Airstrike Kills 6 Fighters in Pakistan - Washington Post
November 20, 2008 Washington Post | Suspected US Airstrike Kills 6 Fighters in Pakistan Washington Post - By Candace Rondeaux KABUL, Nov. 19 -- A suspected US airstrike deep inside Pakistani territory Wednesday killed six insurgent fighters and wounded several others, according to a Pakistani security official. Pakistani general calls for halt to missile strikes US strikes farther into Pakistan, kills 6 suspected militants |
Envoy reports 'quantum leap' in Russia-Georgia talks - Los Angeles Times
November 20, 2008 Voice of America | Envoy reports 'quantum leap' in Russia-Georgia talks Los Angeles Times - AP Reporting from Geneva -- Mediators succeeded Wednesday in getting direct talks going between Russia and Georgia, pressing the two neighbors to resolve security and refugee issues from their August war. Russia and Georgia hold “productive” talks on the Caucasus 20/11 ... Russia and Georgia hold talks |
Global media executives protest Gaza press ban - The Associated Press
November 20, 2008 Reuters South Africa | Global media executives protest Gaza press ban The Associated Press - JERUSALEM (AP) - Leaders of the world's biggest media organizations filed a protest with Israel's prime minister Wednesday criticizing the government's decision to ban journalists from entering the Gaza Strip for the last two weeks. Rattling the Cage: Clueless in Gaza Israel Ignores UN Plea to Ease Gaza Blockade |
DR Congo's Nkunda attacks China to boost political kudos: analysts - AFP
November 20, 2008 BBC News | DR Congo's Nkunda attacks China to boost political kudos: analysts AFP - KINSHASA (AFP) - Congolese rebel supremo Laurent Nkunda's call for a review of contracts with China is a populist ploy designed to cash in on resentment over Beijing's tapping up of vast mineral reserves, analysts say. Congo rebels appear to pull back ahead of talks Charities launch appeal as Congo suffering grows |
Weak Japan exports pile on economic gloom - Reuters
November 20, 2008 AFP | Weak Japan exports pile on economic gloom Reuters - By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Jason Subler TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's exports to Asia fell in October for the first time since 2002, showing that the fallout from the credit crisis has spread to neighbors such as China and adding momentum to ... Japan's exports mark biggest decline in 7 years Japan posts trade deficit in October |
Hicks pleads for greater freedom - BBC News
November 20, 2008 Radio Australia | Hicks pleads for greater freedom BBC News - By Nick Bryant The only Guantanamo Bay inmate ever to have been convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, has spoken publicly for the first time. Australia to lift controls on former Guantanamo convict Australia Will Drop Security Controls on Ex-Guantanamo Inmate |
Iran Said to Have Enough Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon - New York Times
November 20, 2008 Malaysia Star | Iran Said to Have Enough Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon New York Times - By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the latest report from global atomic inspectors. IAEA, Iran in silent standoff over nuclear probe Bombed Syrian Site Appears to Have Been Nuclear Reactor |
Moscow Court Closes Politkovskaya Trial to Public - New York Times
November 20, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk | Moscow Court Closes Politkovskaya Trial to Public New York Times - By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ MOSCOW - The convoluted trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya took a new twist on Wednesday when a judge decided to bar the media from the proceedings, reversing a decision ... Moscow Court Bars Public From Murdered Journalist Trial Lawyer Says Politkovskaya Trial Closed To Keep Media Out |
Rwanda: Judge Bruguiere Violated the Principle of Universal ... - AllAfrica.com
November 20, 2008 Aljazeera.net | Rwanda: Judge Bruguiere Violated the Principle of Universal ... AllAfrica.com - The recent unlawful arrest of Rwanda's Director of state protocol Rose Kabuye in Germany has sparked a round of condemnation from world leaders like Louis Michel and Tony Blair, the African Union and country wide protests, which have rocked Kigali City ... Rwandan official charged in France Extradited Rwandan aide questioned in France |
