Iran Seizes Yacht With U.K. Crew

Iran Seizes Yacht With U.K. Crew


Iran Seizes Yacht With U.K. Crew

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:55 PM PST

Britain's Foreign Office says that a racing yacht carrying five U.K. nationals has been stopped by Iranian naval vessels, and they are now in Iran.


Abu Dhabi’s Silence Raises the Heat on Dubai

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:02 PM PST

The debt crisis could be a way for Abu Dhabi to demand greater control over Dubai, and perhaps over all the members of the emirates federation.


Somali pirates seize Greek tanker near Seychelles

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:55 AM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker near the Seychelles, more than 700 miles off the coast of Somalia, Greece's coastguard said on Monday.


Abu Dhabi’s Silence Raises the Heat on Dubai

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:44 PM PST

The debt crisis could be a way for Abu Dhabi to demand greater control over Dubai, and perhaps over all the members of the emirates federation.


Obama ready with Afghan strategy

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:12 PM PST

US president expected to announce 30,000 more troops and exit plan for Afghanistan.


Air France plane forced to turn back over Atlantic Ocean

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:38 AM PST

An Airbus airplane was forced to turn back to New York 90 minutes into a flight to Paris, Air France said Monday.


Woods Withdraws From Tournament

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:50 PM PST

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his own golf tournament after citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home.


Weis Is Out as Notre Dame Coach

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:46 PM PST

Charlie Weis, who had a career record of 35-27 with the Irish, had six years remaining on his contract and his buyout has been reported to be as much as $18 million.


Senior Cleric Denounces Iranian Militia Force

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:09 PM PST

Iran's most senior cleric denounced the role of the Basij in the crackdown against protesters, saying the force's actions were against religion and "in the path of Satan."


Woods pulls out of own tournament

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:08 PM PST

Tiger Woods withdraws from this week's Chevron World Challenge, a tournament he has hosted for the past nine years, because of injuries sustained in a car crash.


Uzbekistan May Exit Regional Power Grid

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:59 AM PST

Uzbekistan is threatening to withdraw from the Soviet-era power grid that unites four Central Asian countries, prompting fears of electricity shortages.


Pakistani president remains vulnerable but defiant

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:28 AM PST

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Asif Ali Zardari, fighting to keep his job amid pressure from opponents in the media, the courts, the parliament and the military, appears to have reasserted his grip on the presidency for the time being, according to analysts here.


Obama informs advisers of Afghan war strategy

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:04 PM PST

President Obama has informed his senior advisers of his Afghanistan war strategy decision and ordered his commanders on the ground there to begin carrying out the plan.



Dubai official: Dubai World's debt its own

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:08 AM PST

Dubai's government said Monday that lenders could not rely on government guarantees for Dubai World, a state-controlled holding company with $59 billion in debt that says its property unit named Nakheel will be unable to pay a $3.52 billion Islamic bond due Dec. 14.


UK honour killing 'wake-up call'

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:35 AM PST

The case of a teenager allegedly murdered by her own family is a "wake-up call" over so-called honour killings in the UK, a jury is told.


Iranian navy seizes racing yacht, British crew members

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:24 PM PST

Five British nationals who were the crew of a racing yacht were detained by the Iranian Navy on November 25 and remain held in Iran, the British Foreign Office said Monday.


Government 'stifled, harrassed' opposition, watchdog says

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:27 AM PST

The president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea has been re-elected in a vote that human rights groups criticized as unfair.


Premiums for Employee Health Coverage May Change Little, Budget Study Finds

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:47 AM PST

A much-awaited budget analysis of health care legislation indicates premiums for most people would be little affected.


UK to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:39 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will send 500 more soldiers to Afghanistan in December as part of a broader surge in NATO-led troop levels to tackle worsening violence and train Afghan forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.


Swiss minaret ban may signal new right-wing surge

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:22 PM PST

ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss vote to ban the construction of new minarets puts the spotlight on the Alpine country's social and political divisions and could herald a new surge in populist, anti-immigrant sentiment.


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