"Harry Potter" UK Premiere Live Feed!

With its highly-anticipated release coming up next week, lucky fans in London, England are getting an early taste of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” at its premiere on Thursday (November 11).
Of course, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are expected to make an appearance at the London Odeon venue in Leicester Square, along with plenty of other UK celebrities.

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Silvio Berlusconi's women

Silvio Berlusconi has shortlisted his dental hygienist to contest crucial elections next month. The 73-year-old premier was apparently unable to resist the charms of Nicole Minetti, a showgirl turned dental hygienist who he met when his teeth were being repaired after he was attacked in Milan in December

China's Continued Failure to Rebalance Growth Threatens Global Economic Stability

By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning

China announced yesterday (Wednesday) that its trade surplus grew 60.7% in October from the month before as efforts to rebalance its economic growth this year have failed. Furthermore, recent policy tightening measures mean domestic demand is unlikely to pick up in the near future.

Stranded luxury cruise passengers fed Spam

A Navy Seahawk helicopter from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier carries supplies towards the Carnival Splendour cruise ship during relief operations off Mexico's Baja Peninsula. The stricken vessel, with 16 Britons among the 3,300 passengers, suffered an engine room fire on Monday morning off the coast of Mexico Photo: AP
By Jon Swaine in New York
But the 4,500 passengers on the Carnival Splendor were on Wednesday fed chopped pork shoulder mixed with ham, modified potato starch and sodium nitrite in aspic – Spam.

Iraq gets new government after coalition deal

Iraq will finally get a new government on Thursday after politicians hammered out a late-night deal to end eight months of wrangling following an indecisive election.
Ayad Allawi (left) and Nouri al-Maliki Photo: AP.By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent 8:49AM GMT 11 Nov 2010.
The country's 249 days of impasse set a new world record, and led to fears in America and among its neighbours

Silvio Berlusconi defeated three times in Parliament as grip on power grows weaker

Silvio Berlusconi's hold on power looked more fragile than ever after his government was defeated in parliament and new claims emerged of starlets being supplied for parties at one of his mansions.

Osama bin Laden appoints new commander to spearhead war on West

Osama bin Laden Photo: APBy Praveen Swami, Diplomatic Editor 10:00PM GMT 10 Nov 2010
Known to western intelligence services by the alias Saif al-Adel, or "Sword of the Just", al-Qaeda's new chief of international operations is believed to have conceived of the wave of strikes that set off terror alerts across Europe recently, as well as last week's mid-air parcel-bomb plot.

U.S., South Korea fail to reach free-trade deal

SEOUL - Negotiations over a U.S.-Korea free-trade agreement broke down on Thursday after four days of discussions, a setback for the leaders of the two nations and a blow to efforts to rekindle broader world trade talks.

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