![]() Globe and Mail | Hymn to Belgium's EU president guardian.co.uk As a Belgian, I am shocked by the disinformation around the candidacy and person of Mr Van Rompuy, especially by the British tabloids (The great EU stitch-up, 20 November). Their comments are an insult. Van Rompuy is not to be an executive president ... Belgian King Starts Premier Search After Van Rompuy EU Choice New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? |
![]() New Zealand Herald | UNICEF holds forum in Malaysia on child education Xinhua KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) and Malaysia's Bar Council held a forum titled "Education for Every Child" here on Friday as it celebrated the 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). ... Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Children's rights treaty readily signed, readily ignored UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the Child |
![]() Aljazeera.net | 6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue The Associated Press BRUSSELS — Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a UN plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the ... US demands Iran give positive response to UN draft deal As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed Six powers 'disappointed' as Iran rejects nuclear deal |
![]() guardian.co.uk | 'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years' Times Online The full and devastating impact of England's worst recorded day of rain was still emerging last night as tributes were paid to a policeman swept away by floodwaters while trying to save others. PC Bill Barker was helping motorists stranded on a bridge ... Flood waters force 500 from homes Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rain Hundreds rescued from UK flooding |
![]() Novinite.com | 'Russian ties are key' president hopeful Viktor Yanukovych says Times Online The man leading the race to become Ukraine's next president has declared his determination to bury its pro-Western Orange Revolution and repair relations with Russia. In an interview with The Times, Viktor Yanukovych insisted that the presidency was ... Russia agrees to ease Ukraine gas supply terms Ukraine: Putin Soothes Dispute Over Price of Sending Fuel Gas fears to dominate Yalta talks |
![]() Brisbane Times | Obama's warning to Israel: Your emails BBC News BBC readers respond to the US president's warning to Israel that expanding the settlement of Gilo in East Jerusalem would embitter the Palestinians and make peace harder to achieve. As a resident of Gilo for many years I find it ridiculous that Gilo is ... Palestinians Say Israeli Move Could Kill Peace Process Going green on both sides of big blue Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad |
![]() Times Online | Will Hillary Clinton's gamble on Karzai pay off? BBC News US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a political survivor who has repeatedly reinvented herself, used her visit to Kabul to appeal to Hamid Karzai - a leader whose image lies in tatters - to seize a window of opportunity and in essence ... Clinton Seen as Obama's Key Link to Afghan Leader Finding decent cabinet is Karzai's big challenge Clinton asks Karzai to bring technocrats into government |
![]() NECN | UN committee targets Iran's rights violations The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — A key UN committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained. Citing arbitrary arrests, detentions ... UN panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown UN human rights committee votes to censure Iran In Draft Resolution, United Nations Rebukes Iran for Rights Violations Since ... |
![]() Reuters | ANALYSIS-Pakistan worries over new U.S. Afghan strategy Reuters ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (Reuters) - As the United States ponders its Afghan strategy, Pakistan is waiting nervously, worried that a US troops surge would widen the war but also keen to see a robust US commitment that would convince the ... Drone Kills 8 in Pakistan Suicide Attack Is Pakistani City's 7th in 2 Weeks US strike 'kills eight militants' |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul Voice of America Five bodyguards were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern Afghanistan, while two roadside bombs killed 4 others in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan police say a member of parliament escaped an assassination ... Afghan Bomber on Motorcycle Kills 16 Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan |