World NewsPresidential nomination date advanced in Egypt
Pittsburgh News.Net
CAIRO - Egypt has decided to advance the election of a new president, giving in to the demands of increasingly violent protesters and raising hopes of a civilian government taking over the task of ... No Israeli decision on Iran Attack: Obama
Pittsburgh News.Net
WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to ... Heavy snowfall, cold hits life across Europe
Pittsburgh News.Net
LONDON - Heavy snowfall and intense cold this winter, one of the most severe in decades, has taken its toll across Europe, with many rural areas badly affected and several deaths reported.
More ... Debut of Bristol pound set for May 21
Pittsburgh News.Net
BRISTOL - Hundreds of traders and business establishments have signed up for Bristol's own currency to be launched May 21, with the backing of the Bristol Credit Union, a bank run as a ... IMF cautions China to be ready with stimulus package
Pittsburgh News.Net
NEW YORK - The IMF has warned of lower growth in China in view of the economic slump in Europe, and cut its forecast for the world's second largest economy this year to 8.25 per cent from 9 per ... Greek PM to resume talks on rescue plan
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ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said he would continue intense talks with his coalition partners on austerity measures for a 130 billion-euro EU bailout plan second for ... China asks airlines not to enter into EU carbon scheme
Pittsburgh News.Net
BEIJING - China's Monday asked its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU).
The authorities also asked the airlines not to hike freight or add other ... Doha declaration of Palestinian reconciliation signed
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.
The ... Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
Pittsburgh News.Net
Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.
The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the ... Obama 'Blessing' Super PAC
Weekly Standard
Barack Obama -- in an act of hypocrisy or necessity, depending on the beholder -- has reversed course and is now blessing the efforts of a sputtering super ... Special Report Panel on Republican Turnout
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The Weekly Standard reserves the right to use your email for internal use only. Occasionally, we may send you special offers or communications from carefully selected advertisers we believe may be ... Cork plane crash inquiry finds sensor fault
RTE
An ongoing investigation into the cause of a plane crash at Cork Airport last year, which claimed the lives of six people, has identified a problem with a sensor on the right-side engine. A part of ... Kazakh Opposition Party Under Pressure
RadioFreeEurope
Leaders of Kazakhstan's unregistered opposition Algha (Forward) party have been summoned to face the National Security Committee. The leader of Algha's branch in southern Qyzyl-Orda ... Two Top Serbian Convicts Attempt Prison Break
RadioFreeEurope
Authorities in Serbia say two high-profile, convicted professional killers have attempted to escape from a high-security prison in Belgrade -- but were stopped by security forces. One of the ... Tymoshenko Deputies Disrupt Yanukovych Speech
RadioFreeEurope
In Ukraine, about a dozen parliamentary deputies from the party of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko interrupted a speech by President Viktor Yanukovych, unfurling a banner with ... Workers At Kyrgyzstan's Largest Gold Mine On Strike
RadioFreeEurope
Some 1,400 workers at Kyrgyzstan's largest gold mine have gone on strike. The head of the miners' labor union committee for rights, Eldar Tajybaev, told RFE/RL that the strikers at the ... Major Deals To Be Signed On Nazarbaev's German Trip
RadioFreeEurope
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbaev is beginning a two-day official visit to Germany, where Kazakhstan is expected to agree to trade and economic cooperation deals worth over $2 ... Russia Announces Cash Premiums For Olympic Medals
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The Russian goverment has announced it will pay a premium of 4 million rubles ($134,000) to Russian athletes who bring home gold medals from the Olympic Games in London this summer. According to ... 'Israel to ask for military facility in Cyprus'
Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu could make request during February Cyprus visit; Cypriot media says talks currently at 'exploratory stage' regarding use of Paphos base; Israel might want facility to defend ... MKs unanimously approve raising their salaries
Jerusalem Post
One day before the planned general strike, the Knesset House Committee voted to give MKs a NIS 1,191 raise in their salary, and a one-time payment of almost NIS 15,000. At the same time, ... Russia's Lavrov says Moscow wants stable Syria
Jerusalem Post
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday by saying Moscow wants Arab peoples to live in peace and the Syrian leader is aware of his ... Histadrut, Treasury meeting ends without progress
Jerusalem Post
The meeting between Histadrut labor federation chairman Ofer Eini and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz to try and avoid a strike over the status of contract workers ended without progress early ... State asks for hearing of Holyland witness
Jerusalem Post
The Tel Aviv District Attorney officially submitted a request to the Tel Aviv District Court for a preliminary testimonial hearing of the main state witness in the Holyland affair.The District ... Eshel testifies over alleged harassment
Jerusalem Post
The Prime Minister's Office's chief of staff Natan Eshel arrived Tuesday morning at the Civil Service Commission's Investigations Branch for questioning over the alleged harassment ... Dust storm from North Africa fogs Israel
Jerusalem Post
Israelis awoke Tuesday morning to a sepia-tinted landscape caused by a cloud of dust that enveloped the country from Eilat to Metula. The Environmental Protection Ministry warned of above-average ... Knesset Ethics C'tee bans Tibi from short speeches
Jerusalem Post
The Knesset Ethics Committee forbade MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL-Ta'al) from giving one-minute speeches for the next month on Tuesday, after he said in the plenum, in Arabic, that he "scorns" ... Chabad emissaries in India deny espionage charge
Jerusalem Post
The Times of India quoted anonymous security sources as saying the two had been under "close surveillance" by Indian intelligence officers for a year and had taken part in "suspicious ... Iran sanctions constrict trade flows to Asia
Jerusalem Post
BEIJING - Trade between Asia and Iran is likely to slow as new US sanctions make payments more difficult, traders said on Tuesday, although the more determined can still find a route through Middle ... Top 5 nature spots in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post
1. Gazelle Valley A herd of deer have made their home in the middle of Jerusalem, surrounded by roads on all sides. This unique phenomenon is a wonder to behold and you can take walks through the ... The secrets of taking good pictures: Analysis
Jerusalem Post
is a commercial photographer, professional retoucher, and a website designer. Have you ever been shown holiday snaps of beautiful places and had to be told how breathtaking they were because the ... Reservoir Routes: Wet winter walks
Jerusalem Post
Chilly, wet hiking routes are usually a hit in the summer season. Yet winter has its own sights and colors that make water no less appealing than in the summer. You don't have to dip in: it is ... Ohio man pleads guilty to aiding al Shabaab
IOL
Minneapolis - An Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Minnesota to US charges of helping raise money for al Shabaab rebels in Somalia, prosecutors ... Syria regime presses crackdown
IOL
At least 34 civilians were killed across Syria on Monday and scores were injured as regime troops pounded the city of Homs with mortars and launched an assault on Zabadani, near the capital, ... Maldives president quits amid protest
IOL
Male, Maldives - Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior ... Europe Fears a Summer Attack on Iran
IPS
MUNICH, Germany, Feb 7, 2012 (IPS) - The appeals to Israel by numerous European diplomats attending the Munich security conference last weekend have led to growing concern that Israeli plans to ... Apologies not enough, vatican told
IOL
Irish anti-abuse campaigner Marie Collins told Catholic leaders at a Vatican summit on Tuesday that the Church had to be held accountable for destroying the lives of victims of paedophile ... Gallery: Quake hits central Philippines
IOL
Bartolome Bautista, Deputy Director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) points to the epicenter of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake which hit central Philippines during a ... McDonald’s ad enrages pit bull owners
IOL
McDonald's has apologised and pulled an ad that said eating a Chicken McBite was less risky than petting a stray pit bull, shaving your head, naming your son Sue or giving friends your Facebook ... Man sets fire to dad’s cash in revenge
IOL
A Thai man has admitted to burning 1 million baht ($32 300) in cash he stole from his father because he had helped his brother financially and not him, a news report said on ... Knox appeals slander conviction
IOL
Los Angeles - Lawyers for Amanda Knox, the American woman cleared of murder in October by an Italian court, on Monday asked an appeals court there to overturn her slander conviction as well, a ... Give me a medal - Breivik
IOL
The Right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway told a court yesterday that he deserved a medal of honour for the bloodshed, and demanded to be set ... Syrian first lady breaks silence
IOL
The British-born wife of Syria's president has spoken in support of her husband for the first time since the 11-month uprising against his regime began, a British newspaper reported on ...
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