Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school Reuters - 41 minutes ago By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas studied a proposal by Egypt for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that won immediate backing from the United States and Europe, hours after Israeli shells killed 42 Palestinians at a UN ... Video: Israeli attack on Gaza school kills 30RussiaToday Gaza's day of carnage - 40 dead as Israelis bomb two UN schoolsguardian.co.uk International Herald Tribune - Reuters UK - BBC News - Xinhua all 37,998 news articles
Indian Leader Links Pakistan Agencies To Mumbai Attack AHN - 58 minutes ago New Delhi, India (AHN) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said Pakistan's government sponsors terrorism and its agencies were involved in the Mumbai attack in November that killed 171 people. Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in AttackAssociatedPress Dossier From India Gives New Details of Mumbai AttacksNew York Times Daily Times - Wall Street Journal - Hindu - Christian Science Monitor all 2,721 news articles
Dispute drives wholesale gas prices sharply higher guardian.co.uk - 56 minutes ago Wholesale gas prices rose sharply yesterday as the cold snap continued to drive British demand higher. Analysts played down the immediate impact of the row between Russia and Ukraine but said if it dragged on there could be an impact on the price of ... EU faces deepening energy crunch over Russian gasReuters Gazprom slashes supplies to EuropeInternational Herald Tribune Times Online - Xinhua - Bloomberg - Washington Post all 3,482 news articles
Facing Losses, German Billionaire Commits Suicide New York Times - 7 hours ago By CARTER DOUGHERTY FRANKFURT - Adolf Merckle, the German billionaire whose speculation in volatile Volkswagen shares had pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin, has committed suicide, his family said Tuesday. Billionaire Merckle Died Within Sight of Factory He FoundedBloomberg German tycoon Adolf Merckle commits suicideReuters CNN International - The Associated Press - BusinessWeek - AHN all 627 news articles
Sri Lankan Army Advances in North; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Paul Tighe Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s army drove Tamil Tiger rebels from defense lines in the northeast as the group said it will overcome the challenge of losing control of its political headquarters last week. Police: Private TV station in Sri Lanka attackedThe Associated Press “Explore federal set-up for Sri Lankaâ€Hindu Voice of America - Times Online - Wall Street Journal - BBC News all 3,762 news articles
Sheikh Hasina Wajed Sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister Voice of America - 7 hours ago By Anjana Pasricha In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wajed has been sworn in as prime minister, restoring democracy to the country after two years of rule by an interim administration backed by the army. Bangladesh's PM Hasina hands ministers portfoliosReuters India Hasina sworn in PremierHindu ABC Online - Reuters - BBC News all 499 news articles
EU's calls for a Gaza cease-fire are rebuffed Los Angeles Times - 41 minutes ago With the US applying scant pressure on Israel, Europe tries to step in to end the bloodshed. So far, little has been achieved. By Henry Chu Reporting from London -- With the US caught in limbo between two presidencies, Europe is trying to fill the ... Russian presidential envoy visits Syria over GazaXinhua Sarkozy Urges Syria to Exert Pressure on Hamas for Gaza Cease-FireVoice of America Reuters - The Associated Press - Jewish Telegraphic Agency - TIME all 310 news articles
Afghan peace calls stem from battle losses: Taliban Daily Times - 1 hour ago KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Tuesday that Kabul had called for peace talks with the insurgents because it and its foreign allies had been weakened by heavy battlefield losses. Video: Pakistan's War: On the Front Line - 5 Jan 08 - Part 4AlJazeeraEnglish NATO force rejects Afghan civilian death claimReuters UK Times of India - Xinhua - Wall Street Journal - Aljazeera.net all 729 news articles
Rice in New York to discuss Gaza ceasefire Reuters - 1 hour ago By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to New York on Tuesday to discuss with key powers how to get a ceasefire in Gaza that the United States says must be durable, sustainable and indefinite. Video: Rice: No Plans To Go To IsraelCBS Rice Heads to UN for Talks on Gaza Cease-FireNew York Times Voice of America - Deutsche Welle - The Associated Press - guardian.co.uk all 1,033 news articles
Blair gets US medal as era ends BBC News - 9 hours ago By Paul Reynolds The award by President Bush of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tony Blair marks not only the close alliance between the two men but the end of an era of British-American relations. Blair House Mystery Solved: It's John HowardWashington Post Tony Blair honoured for war on terror in George Bush’s swansongTimes Online Xinhua - guardian.co.uk - Bloomberg - The Associated Press all 494 news articles
Pakistan Vows Cooperation with Afghanistan on Terror Washington Post - 4 hours ago By Pamela Constable KABUL, Jan. 6 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government has been accused by India of supporting a major terrorist attack there, vowed Tuesday to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to combat terrorism, ... Pakistan calls for foreign support, not troopsThe Associated Press ‘Pakistan to professionally analyse information’Daily Times Reuters India - Xinhua - RTT News - KGAN all 293 news articles
Cubans can now build own houses United Press International - Jan 5, 2009 HAVANA, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Another sign of change has cropped up in communist Cuba with President Raul Castro's announcement that Cubans can build their own homes with their own money. Cuba's golf revolutionIndependent Raul Castro lifts ban on Cubans building their own homesTelegraph.co.uk MiamiHerald.com - Temple Daily Telegram - Reason Online - New York Times all 130 news articles
Blackwater guards plead innocence BBC News - 1 hour ago Five guards from US security firm Blackwater have pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007. The charges in a US court relate to an incident in which the five, contracted to defend US diplomatic personnel, opened fire on a crowd in ... US judge sets trial in 2010 for Blackwater guardsReuters Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty to ManslaughterWashington Post The Associated Press - Scotsman - Aljazeera.net - Straits Times all 724 news articles
Haneya: Israel's ground operation on Gaza "failed" Xinhua - 9 hours ago RAMALLAH, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hiding deposed Prime Minister of Hamas government in Gaza Ismail Haneya said on Tuesday that the Israeli ground operation carried out into the Gaza Strip earlier this week "has failed. Israel's New War EthicThe Nation. Aid workers’ movements in Gaza severely restrictedIRINnews.org Tehran Times - Aljazeera.net - The Associated Press - Newsday all 209 news articles
Ghana: Our Democracy Has Come of Age AllAfrica.com - 7 hours ago For the second time in the history of this country, Ghanaians have changed government through the ballot box. The process began in 2000 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, led by former President Rawlings lost power and peacefully ... Ghana's new leader has no time for honeymoonDaily Nation What lies ahead for Africa in 2009?BBC News Joy Online - Voice of America - Xinhua - AFP all 388 news articles
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