BBC World News, Dec 02, 2011

Where are the women in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011 shortlist? The Guardian England Women's World Cup quarter final against France was watched by a peak audience of 3.2m in the UK and the final between USA and Japan was the most tweeted-about sporting event in history. Never a gymnastics fan, I watched Beth Tweddle win gold at ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Asia's students weigh up college options BBC News By Mukul Devichand BBC News, Delhi and Kuala Lumpur Families in Asia desperate to get a college education for their children are considering a variety of expensive options - including sending them to a local branch of a British or Australian university ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Will.i.am announced as a coach on BBC One's The Voice Radio 1 Will.i.am will be a coach on The Voice UK, it has been announced. The Black Eyed Peas member joins British singer Jessie J on the judging panel for the series, which will launch on BBC One in the New Year. The 36-year-old, whose real name is William... See all stories on this topic » Radio 1

Top Gear: BBC Announces Air Date for Top Gear Christmas Special and Releases ... Anglotopia.net The BBC has announced the air date for the Top Gear Christmas special – it will air on December 28th at 8pm on BBC2 and BBCHD. It will be a 90 minute long show. No word yet as to when it will air in the USA – but will probably be next year sometime. ... See all stories on this topic »

British firm creates game controlled through urinal USA Today By Brett Molina, USA TODAY British company Captive Media has developed the firstvideo game based inside a men's urinal. BBC has full details. The game is "controlled" when a user relieves himself in the urinal. "The user is presented with three ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Gang attacks Afghan family with acid USA Today By Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY Gang members sprayed an Afghan family of five with skin-burning acid after the father refused to give his daughter up for marriage to one of the members, BBC News is reporting. The angry suitor and other members of a ... See all stories on this topic »

Soccer bedfellow: USA, Japan - Part 2 FOXSports.com John Deurden resides in East Asia and has been called 'The Voice of Asian Football' by BBC Radio. He covers football on the giant continent for The Guardian, Sports Illustrated, FourFourTwo, the Associated Press and a number of newspapers and sites... See all stories on this topic » FOXSports.com

Iranian students storm British Embassy in Tehran USA Today Update at 8:02 am ET: The official Iranian news agency IRNA sent out this urgent report: "The UK Embassy in Tehran has been stormed by a group of Iranian students." Update at 7:44 am ET: The BBC reports that demonstrators were shown live on Iranian... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Norwegian charged in shooting massacre declared insane USA Today By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY Psychiatrists who have examined the Norwegian man charged with killing 77 people in a shooting rampage in July have concluded that he is insane, the BBC reports. The psychiatrists concluded that Anders Behring Breivik, ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Golden Globes go to unusual TV fare Los Angeles Times "The Emmys are a little more mainstream and populist, whereas the Golden Globes sometimes tend to observe more niche programming because of the nature of their voting body and process," says the BBC's Simon, who notes that his network has even changed ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Friday Papers: Draghi hints at eurozone aid plan Citywire.co.uk The Daily Telegraph: Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander fear the official cost of UK banking reforms is too low, Government documents revealed on Thursday. The Daily Telegraph: Sir Michael Lyons, the former chairman of the BBC Trust, has enjoyed a ... See all stories on this topic »

Rewind to 2002 Welsh Dragon roars ESPN Ahead of the kick-off, world-famous tenor Bryn Terfel sung the national anthem and, after weeks of build-up in the press, the atmosphere was ''fervent and furious'' according to the BBC report. Wales had only played the then three-time World Cup ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Medical insurance news - First official stem cell trial stopped Usay Compare According to BBC News' medical correspondent Fergus Walsh, it is understood the postponement of the trial is purely a financial decision and the company will cut its workforce by more than a third as a result. The organisation's submission to the US ... See all stories on this topic »

Redistricting threatens effective representation! Janesville Gazette (blog) World news on BBC this morning is emphasizing the elections in these 2 nations. WE THE PEOPLE of the US have a basic principle that elections are very significant for legitimate governance. ELECTIONS are key to representative government! ... See all stories on this topic »

FISKER KARMA LANDS DOUBLE HONORS AT 2011 BBC TOP GEAR AWARDS, INCLUDING ... CisionWire (press release) Anaheim, California, USA – December 1, 2011: The Fisker Karma has been crowned 'Luxury Car of the Year' by BBC Top Gear magazine and 'Car of the Year' by Top Gear TV presenter, James May. The Karma – Fisker's first production car – is a 403 hp luxury ... See all stories on this topic »

Gratuitous attack by NATO will prove costly for USA PakTribune.com The US kept up the pressure on Pakistan to launch an operation in NW and its think tanks as well as BBC kept their guns focused on Pak Army and ISI. The US Senators and Congressmen remained in an aggressive mood. Amidst charged atmosphere, Pakistan was ... See all stories on this topic » PakTribune.com

Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How ... The Independent When the BBC edited out his performance last April, King wrote to the director general, Mark Thompson, to complain. "I know Mark," he says. "I know everybody. He was a junior producer in America when I was presenting Entertainment USA , which was the ... See all stories on this topic »

British film director Ken Russell dies at 84 USA Today He then studied photography, for which he did have a talent, and became a fashion photographer before being hired to work on BBC arts programs, including profiles of the poet John Betjeman, comedian Spike Milligan and playwright Shelagh Delaney. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Sailing Round Immigration Laws Wall Street Journal (blog) In the 1960s off the coast of Britain pirate radio ships provided a commercial alternative to the BBC'slegal monopoly. They were eventually forced off the air by a law which made it illegal to supply or advertise with the stations. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fleming: Spy Who Came In From Bermuda Bernews In his just released Oxford Unversity Press book, award-winning former BBC producer Mr. Rankin says while the US first objected to the censorship system, the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] soon realised how useful the Bermuda operation was when... See all stories on this topic » Bernews

Uganda: Global Events Playing Part in Local Economic Condition AllAfrica.com ... magazines and being an avid radio listener was always listening to BBC and explained the worldevents to the only captivated /interested audience he had - me. Daddy and I belonged to the Conservative party in UK and we were Republicans in the US. ... See all stories on this topic »

Meeting the challenges of AIDS with fewer financial resources UNICEF (press release) BBC Contributing Correspondent Jane O'Brien moderated the discussion. Craig McClure cited the “amazing progress” made for children affected by HIV, especially in the last decade, but said that more must still be done. “For example,” he said, ... See all stories on this topic » UNICEF (press release)

German Pope, Italian Central Banker Auburn Journal He stated this in a rousing interview on the BBC's TV network. Here is the segment. He made two crucial points – points that stock market investors are ignoring. First, over the last nine years, there has been an increase of world debt from $80 ... See all stories on this topic »

10 CD box sets worth a listen USA Today BBC Radio sessions and rare remixes are included, as is a previously unreleased 45-minute concert recorded in 1974 at Atlanta's Electric Ballroom during UFO's first US tour. The recently unearthed and remixed tapes contain an eight-minute version of ... See all stories on this topic »

Progressive tenses: Strikes are happening in UK The English Blog (blog) George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said in a BBC interview: I'm not picking a fight with anyone. I'm trying to deal with this country's debts that were racked up in the good years and unfortunately, now that we are in the difficult years, ... See all stories on this topic »

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ARAB League News, Dec 02, 2011

UN rights chief says Syria death toll over 4000 Seattle Post Intelligencer A recent spate of economic sanctions from the Arab League, Turkey and European Union are punishing Syria's ailing economy, a dangerous development for the government in Damascus. Syrian business leaders have long traded political freedoms for economic ... See all stories on this topic »

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press ___ SYRIA The Arab League unveils a list of top Syrian officials facing a travel ban, and Turkey imposes tough new sanctions against Damascus as pressure intensifies for President Bashar Assad to end his regime's violent effort to suppress an ... See all stories on this topic »

Arab League closes all windows with Syria after recent sanctions Xinhua 28 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Moualem said Monday that the Arab League had closed all windows with Syria after the latest economic sanctions. Speaking at a news conference, he said that the Arabs and their backers don't believe in ... See all stories on this topic »

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press Also, an Arab League committee agrees on a draft of recommended sanctions against Syria, including halting cooperation with the nation's central bank and halting flights to the country. The 22-nation body will vote on the recommendations Sunday in ... See all stories on this topic »

UN voices support for Arab League proposal to deploy international observer ... Ha'aretz We came to speak to you about your latest book, they began last week. For a moment I was filled with satisfaction: This means there's now a different atmosphere at the security arm, which is beginning to take an interest in poetry. ... See all stories on this topic »

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest The Associated Press ___ SYRIA In an unprecedented move against a fellow Arab nation, the Arab League approves economic sanctions on Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly suppression of an 8-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad. ... See all stories on this topic »

Arab League approves Syria sanctions - video The Guardian Latest move aims to pressure Damascus government into ending crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Syria described the move as a betrayal of Arab solidarity. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, the Qatari prime minister, said 19 of the bloc's 22 member ... See all stories on this topic »

High Tide: From Arab League Deadlines To Olympus Meetings Wall Street Journal (blog) Despite another deadline from the Arab League to stop the violence against protesters and accept a monitor, Syria responded with silence. Should the League decide to impose sanctions on Syria for its non-compliance as it is threatening, ... See all stories on this topic »

Health minister to open five-day AIDS forum today Arab News By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah will inaugurate the Saudi Forum on Uniting Arab Countries to Combat AIDS, a regional conference sponsored by the Arab League to be held in Riyadh Monday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian News on Nov 30, 2011 Just International The martyrs' relatives affirmed their readiness to sacrifice their own lives to defend Syria, holding theArab League and the opposition abroad responsible for the murder and violence against the army and civilians, calling for punishing those ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt elections and Arab Spring: November 28 as it happened Telegraph.co.uk 12:41 Away from the elections in Egypt, the head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, has urged the Syrian government to agree to sanctions to end the violence there. We met some of the people who've been in Tahrir Square who had big doubts about whether ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates The Guardian (blog) The EU and the Arab League ratcheted up the pressure on president Bashar al-Assad and his embattled regime. The EU named 12 more Syrian individuals and 11 entities as being subject to travel bans or asset freezes. The Arab League named 17 senior ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

New bodies could bring Ohio Craigslist toll to 3 Bangor Daily News BEIRUT — Fierce clashes were reported in Syria on Friday as a deadline passed with no word from the government of President Bashar Assad on an Arab League demand to accept monitors or face sanctions. The league had given Syria 24 hours to sign a ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran Threat Is a Tactic: Main Goal Is to Checkmate Syria Payvand Perhaps this is somehow due to the reality that just a day after the Syrian government announced its agreement to the Arab League's plan to stop harsh treatment of protesters, withdraw security forces from the streets and start negotiations with the ... See all stories on this topic »

Six killed as protesters defy Syrian forces: watchdog AFP The latest violence came as an Arab League 1100 GMT deadline for Syria to accept an observers' mission or face sanctions passed with no response from Damascus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least six people were killed when security... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Arab World Latest News: The New Politics of Morocco, Egypt, Yemen and Kuwait International Business Times In a sign of the political and cultural changes that have occurred in the Middle East this year, the Arab League has further isolated Syria by imposing new, unprecedented economic sanctions. The international group hopes that it can threaten Syria's ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

The US and UN's Complicity and Hypocrisy in the Assassination of Gadhafi FinalCall.com News Hilary Clinton twisted the arms of the members of the Arab league to force them to ask for the creation of a UN-sponsored “No-Fly Zone.” The only problem, however, is that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and other members of the Arab Leagueare ... See all stories on this topic » FinalCall.com News

National Transport Strategy OK'd Saudi Gazette “The Arab League decision reflects the keenness of the Arab countries to save the lives of the Syrian people,” it said. The Cabinet also applauded the comments made by King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain on receiving the report of the independent ... See all stories on this topic »

Russian Navy drills in Mediterranean 'unrelated to Syria' RIA Novosti On Sunday, the Arab League approved sanctions against Damascus in the latest bid to dissuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime from using violence against protesters. The sanctions include cutting off transactions with the Syrian central bank ... See all stories on this topic »

Quote of the day Peninsula On-line What we understand by this latest Arab League decision is a tacit green light for the internationalisation of the situation in Syria and to meddle in its domestic affairs. The already strained relations between Pakistan and United States received ... See all stories on this topic »

There are unrests in Arab world's includes Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Libya, Yemen ... eTaiwan News The decision by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa follows the release last week of a 500-page reportthat detailed abuses such as torture and excessive force in a crackdown on protests by Bahrain's majority Shiites for greater rights. ... See all stories on this topic »

Where's UNIFIL? Jerusalem Post Hezbollah has been edgier than usual ever since the Arab League abandoned Assad, giving fresh impetus to speculation that Hezbollah is poised to wrest control of Lebanon. The picture turns graver when we factor into it the realization that Lebanon's ... See all stories on this topic »

Future bloc: Mikati must keep STL promises NOW LEBANON Regarding the latest Syrian developments, the Future bloc said that “noncooperation with the recentresolutions issued by the Arab league regarding halting violence against [Syrian] citizens and allowing Arab observers [in Syria] have led Arab ... See all stories on this topic »

The Week in Review theTrumpet.com Arab League threatens Syria, Russia threatens US missile defense, hunger threatens Zimbabwe million, and bacteria threatens Europe. Deadly clashes in Egypt: Some 41 people have died and more than 2000 wounded in violent protests in Egypt since Saturday ... See all stories on this topic »

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com Meanwhile, in Cairo, diplomats urged the United Nations "to take all measures to support the efforts of the Arab League to resolve the critical situation in Syria." Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had called the Friday deadline the "last ... See all stories on this topic »

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, November 28, 2011 eNews Park Forest Q Jay, a UN report out today says Syrian security forces have committed gross violations of human rights since the crackdown, including killing hundreds of children and sexually abusing boys. And even with the sanctions imposed by the Arab League, ... See all stories on this topic »

Find out more about the new Sky Sports F1 HD channel SkySports Dragon's Den won a handicap over the C&D but was held on his next start at Taunton when ARAB LEAGUE finished third. The latter appeared to find 2m4f stretching his stamina and gets the vote to return to winning ways as he'd earlier scored over 2m1f ... See all stories on this topic »

Angola: Fifty Years of Continued Uprisings AllAfrica.com The Arab Banking Corporation was owned by Kuwait Investment Authority, Central Bank of Libya, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and other shareholders with minor shares. At present very fewreports have linked the Libyan dominance in the Arab Banking ... See all stories on this topic »

Arab League announces sanctions on Syria | Finance and Economy ... The Arab League has announced stringent sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government in response to violence in the country, Gulf News has reported. The League's ministerial council... ExcitingAds! AME Info Latest News

Arab League approves Syria sanctions - World news by mail.com The sanctions are the latest in a growing wave of international pressure pushing Syria to end its violent suppression of protests against President Bashar Assad, which the U.N. says has killed more than 3500 people since March. Arab League ... Mail.com: US

Arab League to consider sanctions against Syria « News Hub Today By NewsHubToday The measures include banning flights to and from Syria; Bahrain encourages its citizens to leave Syria amid the unrest; Fresh clashes erupt on Sunday; 25 Syrian army and security forces are dead, official media reports. (CNN) — Foreign ministers ... On Saturday, Arab League finance ministers recommended that economic sanctions be levied against the Syrian government for its part in a bloody crackdown on civilian demonstrators, a senior league official said. State-run Syrian Arab ... News Hub Today

Arab League Votes To Impose Sanctions Against Syria - Baltimore ... CAIRO (CNN) -- Foreign ministers from 19 Arab League countries voted Sunday to slap economic sanctions against the Syrian regime, officials said. ... Sunday, November 27, 2011. ... CNN cannot independently verify reports from either side, since Syria's government has restricted access to international news organizations. The instability in Syria has prompted Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urge all citizens in Syria to leave, according to the Bahraini news agency BNA. ... WBALTV.com - Most Popular Stories

Arab League meets to vote on Syria sanctions | Pakistan Today ... By faizan News Comments (1408430http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2011%2F11%2Farab-league-meets-to-vote-on-syria-sanctions%2FArab+League+meets+to+vote+on+Syria+sanctions2011-11-27+10%3A52%3A12faizanhttp%3A% 2F ... Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said he will join Sunday's meeting to harmonise his government's measures with those of the Arab League, saying that Ankara's former ally had missed its "last chance" by failing to heed the ... Pakistan Today | Latest news,...

Arab League plans Syria sanctions | Stock Market News - Business ... By Editor - Top News Stories Arab League plans Syria sanctions. Written on November 26, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories · Compare TV, Internet & Phone - Click here to Save!,. 26 November 2011. Last updated at 18:21 ET. Syrian soldiers attend a group funeral on ... Rocket News

Arab League Proposes Sanctions Against Syria - Pennsylvania ... (CNN) -- Arab League finance ministers recommended Saturday that economic sanctions be levied against the Syrian government for its part in a bloody, months-long crackdown on civilian demonstrators, a senior Arab League official told CNN. ... Sunday, November 27 ... CNN cannot independently verify reports from either side, since Syria's government has limited access to international news organizations. Since March ... How Long Do The Mild Conditions Last? Extended Winter ... WGAL.com - Most Popular - National News

Arab League deadline for Syria expires - MWC News By mwcnews@gmail.com (Agencies) Arab League deadline for Syria expires. ... As the deadline expired on Friday, fresh anti-government protests were reported in various towns across Syria and activists said that at least 18 people had been killed, most of them in the central province of Homs. The province also saw an ambush which led to the ... Turkey's foreign minister added his voice to those calling for Syria to accept monitors, calling the Arab League utimatum a "last chance" for its neighbour. Ahmet Davutoglu hinted ... MWC News

Arab League approves sudden Syria sanctions « Aletho News By aletho Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem accused the Arab League of seeking to “internationalize” the unrest in Syria. Last week, Muallem also described the Arab body as a “tool” that is being used to take the Syrian crisis to the United ... Aletho News

In unprecedented step, Arab League sanctions Syria - KTIV News 4 ... KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and SportsIn unprecedented step, Arab Leaguesanctions Syria. Member .... The Arab League move is the latest in a growing wave of international pressure pushing Damascus to end its crackdown. ... Lately, there have been growing reports of army defectors and armed civilians fighting Assad's forces - a development that some say plays into the regime's hands by giving government troops a pretext to crack down with overwhelming force. ... KTIV - National News

Turkey Backs Arab League Sanctions of Syria | Radio Sawt Beirut ... By Carol Maher “Turkey is supporting the decisions and measures taken by the Arab League against Syria,” Davutoglu was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency on the sidelines of the Cairo meeting, to which non-Arab Turkey was invited. Davuoglu ... Radio Sawt Beirut International...

Armenian News: Syria unrest: Arab League drafts economic sanctions By Armenian News Arab ministers are to vote on the proposals on Sunday – the latest move to punish Syria for its continuing brutal crackdown on protesters. Syria's foreign minister has accused the League of meddling in its affairs. In a letter to the 22-member ... Armenian News

Aircraft Carrier CVN-77 Parks Next Door To Syria Just As US Urges ... Yesterday we reported that the Arab League (with European and US support) are ... The Obama administration quietly pulled Ford out of Syria last month, citing .....http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-20/syria-may-switch-to-ruble-fr. ... www.zerohedge.com/.../aircraft-carrier-cvn-77-parks-next-do...

Syria Ignores Arab League Deadline - Fox News Video - Fox News Watch the latest politics, entertainment and breaking news videos at ... Syria Misses Arab ... video.foxnews.com/v/.../syria-ignores-arab-league-deadline/

The Arab League Accepts Sweeping Sanctions ... - Online BBC News The Arab League Accepts Sweeping Sanctions Against Syria : Online BBC news reported. CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers and Turkey agreed on a list of ... onlinebbcnews.com/the-arab-league-accepts-sweeping-sanctio...

Syria: The ultimatum of the Arab League is a "last chance" - AFP The ultimatum issued by the Arab League in Damascus, giving less than 24 hours to ... Sign up, become my fan and join me in changing the face of online news! ... Consumer Reports Confirms Unsafe Levels of Arsenic and Lead in Apple ... www.allvoices.com/.../10953392-syria-the-ultimatum-of-the-a...

Syria unrest: Arab League observer ultimatum ... - Xfm News Center An Arab League deadline for Syria to allow an observer mission or face ... Xfm News Center |Latest News from Ghana and the World. ... The BBC's Paul Wood, who travelled without permission to Syria's flashpoint city of Homs, reports that he ... www.xfmnewscenter.com/news/news.php?cat...title...

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