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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.  Photo:Andrew Winning/AFPAFP - ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMT

People are seen negotiating a flooded railway in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh, a few days ago, after the passage of tropical storm Mirinae. At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.  Photo:/AFP The Canadian Press - MIAMI - Tropical storm warnings were issued Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters, and the storm could start affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

President Barack Obama walks to the podium in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alex Brandon)The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMT

Flags and crosses to honor those killed during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim army doctor suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in a shooting rampage at a US military base.  Photo:Ben Sklar/AFP AFP - FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim army doctor suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in a shooting rampage at a US military base.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT

Iranian opposition demonstrators run away from riot police during a protest in central Tehran on November 4. Police arrested 109 people during opposition protests on the sidelines of an official demonstration marking three decades since the seizure of the US embassy, Tehran's police chief has said.  Photo:/AFP AFP - TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian police arrested 109 people during opposition protests on the sidelines of an official rally marking three decades since the seizure of the US embassy, Tehran's police chief said on Saturday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Iranian authorities have freed detained AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi, the international news agency has said.  Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP AFP - TEHRAN (AFP) - AFP confirmed on Saturday the release of its Tehran reporter Farhad Pouladi, who had been arrested earlier in the week, saying he had returned to his home.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighbourhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - MOSCOW - Russia and the United States have a good chance at signing a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

Jason Rodriguez is taken from the Orlando Police station in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 en route to the Orange County Jail after he was charged with a shooting at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Orlando Sentinel, Red Huber)The Canadian Press - ORLANDO, Fla. - The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT

A Canadian Chinook helicopter takes off from a forward operating base in the Panjwaii district in Afghanistan in this Sept. 26, 2009 photo. Canadian Chinooks have carried 10,000 Canadian and U.S. troops in the past six months.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill GravelanThe Canadian Press - JELAWAR, Afghanistan - There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT

Members of the hardline Al Shabaab Islamist rebel group sit on a pick-up during a demonstration in Mogadishu, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Omar FarukThe Canadian Press - BERMEO, Spain - Spain said Saturday it is working to free 33 crew members of a fishing vessel held by Somali pirates as thousands of friends and relatives rallied for their release.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:17:00 GMT

Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/LM OteroThe Canadian Press - FORT HOOD, Texas - The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a deadly shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military post recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, as they pose for a group photo during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Clark)The Canadian Press - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent action on tackling climate change.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

Iranian students flash the victory sign and hold their national flag during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran. The Danish government says it is trying to make contact with a Danish journalism student arrested three days ago in Tehran.  Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFPAFP - COPENHAGEN (AFP) - The Danish government said Saturday it was trying to make contact with a Danish journalism student arrested three days ago in Tehran.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Sri Lankan refugees displaced during the final stages of the fighting, prepare to climb aboard state-buses, which will take them to their native homes in the island's northern district of Mannar in October. A top French envoy has asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island.  Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFPAFP - COLOMBO (AFP) - A top French envoy on Saturday asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT

A Palestinian pilgrim receives an H1N1 flu jab at Gaza's southern Rafah crossing with Egypt as worshippers head to the annual pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Saudi Arabia has begun vaccinating its population against swine flu, with priority going to government employees working on the annual hajj pilgrimage that takes place later this month.  Photo:Said Khatib/AFP AFP - RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia began vaccinating its population against swine flu on Saturday, with priority going to government employees working on the annual hajj pilgrimage that takes place later this month.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT

Supporters of Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya display the national flag and Zelaya's photograph during a protest outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Oswaldo RivasReuters - TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina attends a meeting with ousted president Marc Ravalomanana (not in the picture) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Irada HumbatovaReuters - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMT

Saudi artillery is lined up in the southern province of Jizan near the border with Yemen. Saudi forces are battling Yemeni rebels for a fifth straight day as medics said seven Saudis and an unknown number of rebels had been killed.  Photo:/AFPAFP - AL-KHUBAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Saudi forces battled Yemeni rebels for a fifth straight day on Saturday as medics said seven Saudis and an unknown number of rebels had been killed.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen here with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.  Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFPAFP - CAIRO (AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Medical practitioners attend to a boy who was injured in a grenade attack, at a hospital in Quetta, located in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province November 7, 2009. At least six people, including security officials, on Monday were injured in a grenade attack at a checkpoint in Meezan Chowk, local media reported. REUTERS/Rizwan Saeed  (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)The Canadian Press - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Iran's former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, seen here in Washington in June, has backed a campaign of 'civil disobedience and non-violence' to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention.  Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Iran's former crown prince backed a campaign of "civil disobedience and non-violence" Saturday to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Chancellor Alistair Darling attends a G20 Finance Ministers group photograph outside the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews. G20 countries have committed to work towards an 'ambitious outcome' at next month's vital UN climate change conference, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding.  Photo:Derek Blair/AFP AFP - ST ANDREWS (AFP) - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - BRUSSELS, Belgium - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel KopczynskiReuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros ($1.9 trillion) have been transferred from the west to rebuild the east, a newspaper reported on Saturday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - BERLIN - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities in central Iran. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.  Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP AFP - TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has decided to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:24:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - LONDON - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

A NATO helicopter flies over the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anja NiedringhausThe Canadian Press - KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO and Afghan authorities were investigating Saturday whether an airstrike during the intensive search for two missing U.S. paratroopers mistakenly killed eight Afghans and wounded more than 20 Afghan and American forces.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:22:00 GMT

General view of the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland, where the G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting is being hosted. The G20 is committed to an 'ambitious outcome' at December's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, it has said in a communique after talks, but has not agreed a figure for climate finance.  Photo:Derek Blair/AFP AFP - ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - The G20 is committed to an "ambitious outcome" at December's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, it said in a communique after talks Saturday, but did not agree a figure for climate finance.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Mohammed Malik Hasan, a cousin of the Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, walks into his living room of his house in the West Bank city of Ramallah, late Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Mohammed Malik Hasan, says his cousin, the man suspected of shooting fellow soldiers at a Texas military base had little contact with his Palestinian relatives in the West Bank but had told family there that he suffered discrimination in the U.S. Army because he is a Muslim. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nasser Shiyoukhi)The Canadian Press - A Palestinian uncle of the Fort Hood shooting suspect said Saturday that his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country, but his work as a military psychiatrist drove him to tears.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT

A handout picture released by the Hezbollah media office shows Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah (R) meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (3rd R), MP Michel Aoun (C), leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Suleiman Franjieh (2nd R), Leader of Marada movement, Minister of Communications Jubran Basil (2nd L), MP Ali Hassan Khalil (3rd L) and Hezbollah official Hussein al-Khalil (L) in Beirut November 6, 2009. Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said. Picture taken November 6, 2009. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, seen here during an interview with AFP in Nairobi, has criticised a walkout by African states during climate talks in Barcelona as 'grandstanding,' and said it did not help developing countries' case.  Photo:Tony Karumba/AFP AFP - NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Saturday criticised a walkout by African states during climate talks in Barcelona as "grandstanding," and said it did not help developing countries' case.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT
Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT

A handout picture obtained from the Metropolitan Police press office in June shows murdered French student Laurent Bonomo. The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer has said.  Photo:HO/AFP AFP - LONDON (AFP) - The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer said on Saturday.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:11:00 GMT

T.P. Mazembe team pose before the first leg final match of the Orange CAF Champions League at Dan Anyiam stadium, Owerri in Imo State, on November 1. TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of Congo have defeated Heartland of Nigeria 1-0 in Lubumbashi to win the African Champions League on away goals after losing first leg 2-1 last weekend.  Photo:Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP AFP - JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Heartland of Nigeria 1-0 in Lubumbashi Saturday to win the African Champions League on away goals after losing first leg 2-1 last weekend.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) at the Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Aung Hla TunReuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan urged Myanmar Saturday to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year's election, adding it was ready to provide more aid if democratization in the country advanced.


Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor, Louis-Moreno Ocampo -- pictured in Nairobi -- has said he has a strong case against the masterminds behind last year's post-election violence in Kenya.  Photo:Tony Karumba/AFPAFP - NAIROBI (AFP) - Top war crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on Saturday he has a strong case against the masterminds behind last year's post-election violence in Kenya.


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