![]() ABC News | Israel considers stepping up Gaza offensive guardian.co.uk - Israel's most senior political leaders were meeting in Tel Aviv todayto decide whether to expand their devastating offensive in Gaza or consider the first outlines of a ceasefire proposal. Video: Obama Breaks Silence On Gaza Israel Hits UN-Run School in Gaza |
WELT ONLINE | Gazprom Halts Gas Supply to Europe Via Ukraine Pipes Bloomberg - By Kateryna Choursina Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Gazprom, Russia’s gas exporter monopoly, halted all natural gas shipments to Europe via Ukraine at 7:44 am Kiev time, said Valentyn Zemlyanskiy, a spokesman for Ukraine’s state-run energy company NAK ... Video: Europe running out of gas Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe |
![]() ABC News | Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone The Associated Press - NEW DELHI (AP) - The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in Attack Pakistan rejects India 'propaganda' |
![]() BBC News | Sri Lanka's Tigers vow to beat back army offensive International Herald Tribune - By C. Bryson Hull Sri Lankan soldiers pressured the Tamil Tigers' last stronghold on the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday, while the separatist rebels vowed to overcome the latest in a series of battlefield losses. Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges Police: Private TV station in Sri Lanka attacked |
Senators Turn Burris Away at Capitol Washington Post - By Perry Bacon Jr. Blocked from claiming a Senate seat, a man who once said his success in politics was the result of "divine intervention" stood outside the Capitol yesterday and declared: "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, ... Video: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts Work Senators, With 2 Exceptions, Sworn In for New Term |
![]() The Miami Herald | For 111th Congress, Somber Topics Eclipse Ceremony Washington Post - By Paul Kane The 111th Congress began yesterday with debates over how to ease the nation's worsening recession and to fight a pair of wars overseas, adding a sense of gravity and purpose to a day normally dedicated to symbolism and the swearing-in of ... New Voices in Congress Will Change the Tone of the Democratic Majority USA Economy tops agenda as US Congress convenes 07/01 07:57 CET |
![]() CBC.ca | Obama Seeks to Mend a Party Rift Over Panetta New York Times - By MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his top aides called lawmakers, deployed surrogates and offered public testimonials on Tuesday as they scrambled to mend a divide in Democratic ranks over the nomination of Leon E. Panetta, ... Obama Faces Heavy Fire Over Panetta Selection How many presidents at a time? |
Reuters | A rare gathering: Bush, Obama and 3 ex-presidents International Herald Tribune - AP WASHINGTON: An entire generation has gone by since the nation last saw this tableau of American history: every living US president together at the White House. Bollywood bids Bush goodbye with a parting shot Bush, Obama to Have Lunch With Former US Presidents |
![]() CTV.ca | France fears anti-Semitism spike as Gaza burns: report eTaiwan News - France, home to Europe's biggest Arab and Jewish populations, was yesterday braced for an increase in anti-Semitic violence as the conflict in Gaza stirred communal tensions. Fears mount of Gaza conflict spill over in Europe Gaza conflict sowing violence, attacks on Jews in Europe |
![]() CTV.ca | Canadian confirmed dead in Bangkok nightclub fire CBC.ca - A Canadian was one of the 59 people killed in a massive fire that swept through an upscale Bangkok nightclub on New Year's Eve, Foreign Affairs officials confirmed Tuesday. Canadian among victims of Bangkok nightclub fire Canadian killed in Thai nightclub fire: Foreign Affairs |
![]() ABC News | Obama offers new hope on Cuba Toronto Star - ISMAEL FRANCISCO/AP Cuban President Raul Castro speaks during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Cuban Revolution at the main plaza in Santiago, Cuba. Fidel-ity to the cause Raul Castro lifts ban on Cubans building their own homes |
![]() BBC News | Japan whalers say activists disrupted sailor search Reuters - By Rob Taylor CANBERRA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Japanese whalers accused hardline anti-whaling activists on Wednesday of disrupting a search for a missing sailor believed to have drowned after toppling overboard in stormy and frigid seas close to Antarctica. Whaling activists deny disrupting Japanese sailor search Japan wants anti-whaling ship barred from ports |
![]() TVNZ | Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific San Jose Mercury News - By Paul Rogers Mercury News President George W. Bush on Tuesday established three new national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, setting aside for permanent protection pristine coral reefs, the world's deepest underwater canyon and marine environments ... President Bush's Last Act of Greenness Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific |
![]() Voice of America | Tremor hits Indonesia quake area BBC News - A strong earthquake has hit the Indonesian province of West Papua, the latest in a series of tremors felt in the region since Sunday. Indonesia’s West Papua Province Hit by Earthquake Strong quake rattles Indonesia`s West Papua province |
![]() Voice of America | Barack Obama Spends First Full Day in DC as President-elect Voice of America - By Carolyn Presutti US President-elect Barack Obama arrived in Washington DC on Sunday. His first task on Monday was visiting Congressional leaders to talk about the financial crisis which he has called "an extraordinary economic challenge. Obama's Kenyan stepgrandmother to attend ball Barack Obama ally Bill Richardson steps down |
![]() Washington Post | CNN Reporter Tops Obama List for Surgeon General New York Times - By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical reporter, is the leading contender to become the next surgeon general, a pick that will give the moribund office a higher profile but one that has received a mixed ... Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General Obama offers CNN's Gupta US surgeon general post |
![]() Boston Globe | Endless Vote Recounting Tests Minnesota Niceness New York Times - By KIRK JOHNSON ST. PAUL - Minnesota’s parodied but also admired temperament of tolerance and equanimity has been seriously strained by the endless campaign for the state’s still-unfilled Senate seat. Video: Coleman Sues Over Minn. Senate Recount Result Lawsuit blocks Franken from claiming US Senate seat |
![]() Sify | Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Vow Joint Terrorism Fight Washington Post - 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, ... Zardari and Karzai agree to forge new relationship Karzai and Zardari declare end to hostility between neighbours |
![]() Voice of America | Donor to Richardson Also Gave To Obama Washington Post - AP The president of a California financial firm, whose political donations sparked an investigation that prompted New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) to drop out of the incoming Obama administration, also gave generously to the Democratic Party and the ... Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination Grand Jury Said to Probe Richardson’s Former Chief of Staff |
![]() ABC News | 32 insurgents killed in E Afghanistan Xinhua - KABUL, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The US-led Coalition forces on Tuesday killed 32 armed insurgents including one female during an operation to disrupt the Taliban's roadside bomb network in eastern Afghan province of Laghman, said a Coalition statement ... NATO-led soldier killed in Afghanistan NATO force rejects Afghan civilian death claim |