Today News, World, Dec 01, 2010

U.S. condemns Palestinian report on Western Wall Reuters WASHINGTON Nov 30 (Reuters) - The US State Department condemned on Tuesday an official Palestinian report last week asserting that Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites, is not Jewish. Al-Mutawakil Taha, deputy information minister ... See all stories on this topic »

North Korea Claims Major Advance in Nuclear Program Voice of America Photo: AP South Korean middle school students learn how to use gas masks in a supposed chemical attack in Seoul, as tensions rise with North Korea, Nov. 30, 2010. North Korea has declared a major advance in its nuclear program a week after launching a ... See all stories on this topic »

Bono calls on Sydney to wipe out AIDS ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: To mark World Aids Day the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the New South Wales Premier, Kristina Keneally, and Bono, the lead singer of U2, gathered last night to symbolically light the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House red. ... See all stories on this topic »

Torrential rains leave 21 dead in Venezuela The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 21 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. The death toll rose on Tuesday as authorities confirmed eight ... email: info@als-alexander.org or interalex2@gmail.comSee all stories on this topic »

Hillary Clinton to face slighted world leaders Telegraph.co.uk Hillary Clinton will on Wednesday face her peers for the first time since Wikileaks' release of more than 270 classified US diplomatic cables revealed US diplomats' often disdainful views on many world leaders. By Richard Orange, Astana 6:00AM GMT 01 ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Pakistan suicide blast kills six BBC News Six people died when a suicide bomber on foot targeted a police van in north-western Pakistan. Nearly 20 others were wounded in the blast in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghan border. Among the dead was at least one policeman and, ... See all stories on this topic »

Student protests disrupt Italian roads, railways Reuters An Italian student shouts slogans during a protest against various budget cuts the government has implemented, in Rome November 30, 2010. By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Students marched through Italian cities on Tuesday in protest against ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Some Republicans say START debate possible this year Reuters By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans signaled a willingness on Tuesday to debate the New START nuclear treaty with Russia in the final weeks of the year but indicated it could happen only if Democrats drop other priorities to ... See all stories on this topic »

Calgary Anglican parish to become Catholic CBC.ca The congregation at St. John the Evangelist in Calgary, an Anglican church, voted in November to join the Roman Catholic Church. (Google Street View)An Anglican church in Calgary is set to become the first in Canada to accept an offer from the Vatican ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Fresh collapse at Pompeii sparks more concern Reuters A long section of a rustic retaining wall in the garden of the House of the Moralist is seen after collapsing following heavy rains in Pompeii November 30, 2010. By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Another part of the 2000-year-old Roman-era site at ... See all stories on this topic » Common Sense Journalism: Funnies: World News Now TSA parody By Doug Fisher From the folks who brought you the annoyingly funny "World News Now Polka" (http ://vimeo.com/2239164 - see if you can get it out of your head once you've listened to it) Here's a TSA Parody Polka video. (Caution, language has slight ... Common Sense Journalism - http://commonsensej.blogspot.com/ Catholic Culture : Latest Headlines : Anglican bishop lays mitre ... Catholic World News: Today's Top Stories Catholic World News: Today's Top Stories · Pope salutes Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople on feast day · US bishops praise House resolution on protecting Iraq's religious minorities ... CatholicCulture.org - Catholic... - http://www.catholicculture.org/news/ World News Briefs — November 30, 2010 | The Freedomist By Freedom Feed World News Briefs — November 30, 2010. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration moved Monday to contain potential damage to U.S. national security from the WikiLeaks release of tens of thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic documents and ... The Freedomist - http://freedomist.com/ BBC News – World News Today — slotvent.com By slotvent Is it not as news worthy as seeing the soap opera of the politicians BBC Do you all people on this planet are bothered about how the presenter looks and not at the catastrophies in the world ... slotvent.com - http://slotvent.com/ GM to hire 1000 to boost electric vehicle efforts – Detroit Free ... By admin AutoSpies.com GM to hire 1000 to boost electric vehicle efforts Detroit Free Press General Motors said today it plans to hire 1000 electric-vehicle engineers and researchers over the next two years as it prepares to deliver the first ... The World News Online - http://www.theworldnewsonline.com/ World News 11/26: Shoppers Trampled on Black Friday Full Episode ... Watch full episodes of World News with Diane Sawyer online at ABC News. Stream World News 11/26: Shoppers Trampled on Black Friday instantly. abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/world-news-112610-12252652 Video | Mosaic News - 11/24/10: World News From The Middle East ... Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, ... www.linktv.org/.../mosaic-news-11-24-10-world-news-from-t...