Iran Seizes Yacht With U.K. Crew

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• Iran Seizes Yacht With U.K. Crew
• Abu Dhabi’s Silence Raises the Heat on Dubai
• Somali pirates seize Greek tanker near Seychelles
• Abu Dhabi’s Silence Raises the Heat on Dubai
• Obama ready with Afghan strategy
• Air France plane forced to turn back over Atlantic Ocean
• Woods Withdraws From Tournament
• Weis Is Out as Notre Dame Coach
• Senior Cleric Denounces Iranian Militia Force
• Woods pulls out of own tournament
• Uzbekistan May Exit Regional Power Grid
• Pakistani president remains vulnerable but defiant
• Obama informs advisers of Afghan war strategy
• Dubai official: Dubai World's debt its own
• UK honour killing 'wake-up call'
• Iranian navy seizes racing yacht, British crew members
• Government 'stifled, harrassed' opposition, watchdog says
• Premiums for Employee Health Coverage May Change Little, Budget Study Finds
• UK to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan
• Swiss minaret ban may signal new right-wing surge

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Woods Withdraws From Tournament Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:50 PM PST Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his own golf tournament after citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home.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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