Egypt 'sets date' for parliamentary vote

Egypt 'sets date' for parliamentary vote


Egypt 'sets date' for parliamentary vote

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:54 PM PDT

November 21 set as date for vote to elect lower house of parliament, say reports.


Celtic ban Daily Record reporters

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Celtic withdraw co-operation with the Daily Record newspaper following an article about their manager Neil Lennon ahead of Sunday's Old Firm derby.


The Bay Citizen: Asking Why Employees of Solar Firm Lost Jobs

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:45 PM PDT

While other agencies look into Solyndra's bankruptcy to investigate possible wrongdoing, the Labor Department focuses on whether the company's 1,100 employees lost their jobs because of competition with China.


Relative of Slain Nigerian Leader Is Killed

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT

A relative of the slain leader of a radical Muslim sect in Nigeria was shot dead, only two days after taking part in peace talks led by a former president.


Ousted Thai Leader Visits Cambodia

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:39 PM PDT

Cambodia's prime minister welcomed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for talks just two days after hosting Thaksin's sister, Thailand's current prime minister.


Pro-Russia Party Gains Ground in Latvia Poll

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 07:52 AM PDT

Voting opened Saturday in Latvia's snap parliamentary election that could see a pro-Russia party emerge the winner for the first time in 20 years since the Baltic state restored independence.


Much Ado About 'Riots'

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 06:22 PM PDT

By the mid-afternoon the mayor's comments were on the top of the Drudge Report: "Bloomberg Warns of Riots," the headline screamed.


EU Debates Bank Tests, Rescue Funds

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT

EU finance ministers weighed a financial-transactions tax and stronger stress tests for banks but made little progress in overcoming divisions on how to respond to the region's debt woes.


Official Urges China to Help Europe With Debt

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 05:54 AM PDT

A Chinese Commerce Ministry official said China should help Europe resolve its sovereign-debt problem, in comments that differ from statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao.


VIDEO: Rare China concert for Japan pop band

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT

One of Japan's best-known pop groups has performed a long-awaited concert in the Chinese capital Beijing.


Iraq tries to quell tensions over pilgrim killings

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:14 PM PDT

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's government tried to defuse tensions on Saturday over the killing of 22 mainly Shi'ite pilgrims in the Sunni Anbar province, meeting tribal leaders and releasing men suspected of carrying out the attack.


VIDEO: Rare China concert for Japan pop band

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT

One of Japan's best-known pop groups has performed a long-awaited concert in the Chinese capital Beijing.


Egypt sets November 21 date for parliament vote: Arabiya TV

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's election commission has set November 21 as the date for a vote for the lower house of parliament, the country's first poll since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted seven months ago, Al Arabiya Television said on Saturday.


Four Are Charged in Tanzania Ferry Sinking

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Tanzanian authorities have charged four men with negligence over a ferry sinking Sept. 10 that cost more than 240 lives.


Lib Dems 'punching above weight'

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Nick Clegg tells activists that the Lib Dems are fighting "tooth and nail" for their beliefs in the coalition, at the start of the party's autumn conference.


Syrian opposition holds talks in Damascus

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:15 AM PDT

At least 200 members gather outside capital a day after activists report 44 killed in protests.


Investigators probe US air crash

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT

An investigation is launched after a World War II-era fighter plane crashes at an air race near Reno, Nevada, killing three and injuring scores.


A Mother’s War on Germs at Fast-Food Playgrounds

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Swab samples collected by Erin M. Carr-Jordan from dozens of restaurant playgrounds has revealed the widespread presence of an array of pathogens.


Haqqani 'link to Pakistan state'

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT

There is evidence linking the Haqqani militant network to the Pakistani government, the US ambassador to Islamabad says in a radio interview.


VIDEO: Fierce fighting on the road to Sirte

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Heavy fighting has resumed in Libya for the loyalist-held coastal town of Sirte.


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