Hong Kong protests for Nobel winner

Hong Kong protests for Nobel winner


Hong Kong protests for Nobel winner

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:09 PM PST

Hundreds implore Chinese government to release human rights activist Liu Xiabo ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.


Qatar royal killed in car crash in Iraq

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:23 PM PST

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A member of the Qatari royal family was killed in a car accident during a hunting trip in Iraq's western Anbar province Sunday, a provincial official said.


Mosque shuns FBI informant

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:59 PM PST

Muslims took out restraining order against an FBI agent sent to spy on them. The agent is suing his former handlers.


Hong Kong protests for Nobel winner

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:09 PM PST

Hundreds implore Chinese government to release human rights activist Liu Xiabo ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.


Cables Reveal Europe’s Distrust of U.S. Bank Monitoring Program

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

When Europeans halted a program used to monitor international banking transactions, the United States had to scramble to regain support for it.


Pressure Rises to Bolster European Bailout Fund

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST

The Belgian finance minister and International Monetary Fund suggested that the scope of measures to stabilize the euro should be strengthened.


Spanish Air Traffic Begins to Ease After Strike

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST

Spanish air traffic was returning to normal Sunday, a day after the government declared a "state of alarm" and ordered the military to break up a strike by air traffic controllers.


Piracy Charges Dropped Against Russian Group

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

Software charges against an environmental group were dropped after Microsoft withdrew its support for the case.


Web Site for Teenagers With Literary Leanings

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

Figment.com, created by former staff members of The New Yorker, gives teenagers a chance to show what they're reading and writing.


Saudis 'chief funders of militants'

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:27 PM PST

A leaked memo by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticises Saudi officials for not doing enough to tackle funding for al-Qaeda and other militants groups.


Officials in Israel Say Fires Are Under Control

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:48 AM PST

A deadly forest fire that had raged for four days in the parched north of Israel has been brought "more or less under control," an Israeli police official said on Sunday.


Macedonians protest for early poll

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:06 PM PST

Thousands march against the conservative government, saying it has failed on the economy and obtaining EU accession.


Egypt shark attack: Your reaction

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:39 AM PST

A German woman has been killed by a shark, while snorkelling at the Egyptian resort. BBC News website readers in Sharm el-Sheikh have been sending in their reaction.


Egypt shark attack kills German

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:35 AM PST

Egyptian authorities have hunted down and killed two sharks after a German woman was killed in a shark attack in the waters off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh


UAE looks to upgrade missile defense systems

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:30 AM PST

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is planning to upgrade its missile defense systems and integrate them regionally with other Gulf Arab states to shore up its defenses, top military officials said on Sunday.


Talks with Iran to begin Monday amid low expectations

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST

GENEVA-Iran and major world powers will meet here Monday for the first talks in 14 months, amid low expectations and public posturing by both sides on Iran's nuclear ambitions.


Bucks: Watch Out for Online Holiday Scams

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:14 AM PST

The list from the Internet security firm McAfee of the online scams that consumers should watch out for this holiday season.


Under pressure, WikiLeaks asks supporters for mirror sites

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:09 AM PST

Under heavy pressure from the United States and allied governments, WikiLeaks appealed to supporters worldwide to mirror its website Sunday as it continued the process of releasing thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables.


Sources: Israel, Turkey meeting aimed at mending rift

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:05 AM PST

Officials from Israel and Turkey met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday in an attempt to reduce tensions between the two nations in the wake of an incident earlier this year involving an aid flotilla to Gaza, representatives from both countries said.


Shark hunt on after woman killed off Egypt's coast

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 10:28 AM PST

A German woman died Sunday after being attacked by a shark in waters off Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in an area where three snorkelers were injured and two sharks were caught last week, officials said.


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