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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:06:13 GMT+00:00

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 ChoiceBloomberg
New EU president raises fears in aspirant TurkeyReuters
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?The Associated Press
Financial Times -Telegraph.co.uk -New York Times
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:45 GMT+00:00

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 ConventionVoice of America
Children's rights treaty readily signed, readily ignoredToronto Star
UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the ChildBBC News
The Associated Press -Aljazeera.net -Reuters South Africa
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:36 GMT+00:00

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 dealXinhua
As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions WeighedNew York Times
Six powers 'disappointed' as Iran rejects nuclear dealBBC News
Voice of America -Aljazeera.net -CNN International
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:59 GMT+00:00

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 homesBBC News
Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rainTelegraph.co.uk
Hundreds rescued from UK floodingCBC.ca
guardian.co.uk -Scotsman -GulfNews
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:55 GMT+00:00

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 termsBBC News
Ukraine: Putin Soothes Dispute Over Price of Sending FuelNew York Times
Gas fears to dominate Yalta talksFinancial Times
Reuters -RIA Novosti -Tehran Times
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:16 GMT+00:00

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 ProcessVoice of America
Going green on both sides of big blueJerusalem Post
Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents AbroadTelegraph.co.uk
The Australian -Toronto Star -Ha'aretz
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:10 GMT+00:00

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 LeaderNew York Times
Finding decent cabinet is Karzai's big challengeTelegraph.co.uk
Clinton asks Karzai to bring technocrats into governmentAFP
Washington Post -Xinhua -The Associated Press
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:39 GMT+00:00

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 crackdownReuters
UN human rights committee votes to censure IranCBC.ca
In Draft Resolution, United Nations Rebukes Iran for Rights Violations Since ...New York Times
AFP -Voice of America -Bloomberg
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:27 GMT+00:00

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 PakistanVoice of America
Suicide Attack Is Pakistani City's 7th in 2 WeeksNew York Times
US strike 'kills eight militants'The Press Association
BBC News -Financial Times -The Associated Press
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:37 GMT+00:00

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 16New York Times
Suicide bomber kills 16 in western AfghanistanThe Associated Press
Suicide bomber kills 16 in western AfghanistanTelegraph.co.uk
AFP -Bloomberg -Aljazeera.net
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