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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:18:35 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy
BBC News
The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ...
Hymn to Belgium's EU presidentguardian.co.uk
New EU president raises fears in aspirant TurkeyReuters
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?The Associated Press
Bloomberg -Telegraph.co.uk -AFP
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:37 GMT+00:00

TIME

UN official urges countries to learn from Cuba on children's protection
Xinhua
HAVANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The representative of UNICEF, or the UN Children's Fund, in Cuba said here Friday that Cuba is among the countries that have best implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that countries in the world ...
UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the ChildBBC News
Adopting the right attitude to our nation's children and young peopleWalesOnline
UN urges help for 1 billion deprived childrenThe Associated Press
Voice of America -Xinhua -Xinhua
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:34 GMT+00:00

BBC News

U.N. Official Seeks Global Action on Iran
Wall Street Journal
BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the ...
France rejects Iran's new demand on nuclear programXinhua
Major World Powers Dislike Nuclear Response From IranVoice of America
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issueThe Associated Press
New York Times -CNN International -Aljazeera.net
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:15 GMT+00:00

FOXNews

Obama, 'First Pacific President,' Turns to Asia
Voice of America
President Obama is back from his first trip to Asia since becoming what he called "America's first Pacific president." The president, born in Hawaii, began his eight-day trip in Japan, then visited Singapore, China and South Korea. ...
US envoy pans media coverage of Obama China visitThe Associated Press
Obama sets the pace in ChinaLos Angeles Times
A different way to nurture US-China relationsXinhua
Reuters -Washington Post -Bloomberg
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:52:10 GMT+00:00

guardian.co.uk

Cumbria flood areas forecast rain
BBC News
Flood-stricken parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more rain after an "unprecedented" deluge swamped homes and brought down bridges. Forecasters predict Saturday will bring 15mm (0.5in) to 40mm (1.6in) of rain to Cumbria, where police said 100 ...
'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years'Times Online
Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rainTelegraph.co.uk
Officer missing as bridge collapsesGulfNews
Independent -The Associated Press -Reuters
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:16 GMT+00:00

BBC News

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
Ha'aretz -Reuters -Aljazeera.net
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:58:31 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Palestinian panel to sidestep vote
Washington Post
JERUSALEM -- To keep the Palestinian Authority government working after its term expires in January, Palestinians are turning to an unelected group of political insiders instead of holding new elections, according to Palestinian ...
Israel halts football stadium construction in West BankBBC News
Brazil to create 1.3 mln jobs by year end-LulaReuters
Lula urges Israel settlement freezeAljazeera.net
Xinhua -Bloomberg -AFP
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:51 GMT+00:00

Business Daily Africa

EAC common market protocol to spur economic growth
Xinhua
NAIROBI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The signing of the East Africa Community (EAC) protocol in Arusha on Friday is expected to spur economic growth in the region. The Common Market which shall be managed in accordance with relevant laws of the East African ...
Big stride for EAC as leaders sign protocolThe Citizen Daily
East African bloc to sign common market treatyAFP
East African nations agree to common market trade dealBBC News
AllAfrica.com -New Vision -The Citizen Daily
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:36 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Gang lured victims to grisly death 'for trade in human fat'
Times Online
Since the days of the Spanish conquests, the children of the Andes have been terrified by tales of strangers who kill South American Indians on lonely roads, sucking out their fat to make lotions and potions for sale in the West. ...
Peruvian gang 'killed peasant farmers for their fat'Independent
Arrests made in ring that sold human fat, Peru saysCNN International
Peruvian gang killed victims for their body fat, policeTelegraph.co.uk
Bloomberg -euronews -Aljazeera.net
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:53 GMT+00:00

BBC News

UN Agency Describes South African Violence as Xenophobia
Voice of America
The UN refugee agency is describing as “xenophobic” this week's violence in a rural area northeast of Cape Town, South Africa. Xenophobia is a term meaning fear of foreigners. On Tuesday, local workers in De Doorns drove some 3000 foreigners from their ...
UN condemns South Africa attacks on Zimbabwe workersBBC News
S.Africa police arrest 22 over xenophobic attacksAFP
Zimbabwe: Another Price RiseAllAfrica.com
Independent Online -United Press International -Zim Online
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