Dec 2, 2010
BBC News - Cuba begins public debate on economic reforms
BBC News - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces new warrant
Swedish authorities have issued a fresh arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange following a procedural error with the first.
The detention order for Mr Assange, who is believed to be in Britain, concerns alleged sexual crimes during a visit
BBC News - Qantas begins legal action against Rolls-Royce
Qantas has begun legal action against the engine supplier Rolls-Royce following the explosion of an engine on one of the airline's Airbus A380s.
It said the legal action was back-up in case a settlement could not be reached.
BBC News - Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara office attacked
BBC News - Snow leaves travellers facing further severe disruption
Travellers across parts of the UK face further misery as airports, roads and rail continue to be badly hit by snow.
The closure of Gatwick Airport has been extended until at least 0600 GMT on Friday, after a further heavy snowfall.
NASA’S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Weekly World News
NASA has stated that they will make a big announcement over on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, at 2 PM Eastern time.
WWN has inside sources at NASA and has learned that they will announce that
Today News, World
| Ivory Coast Election Body 'Still Working' on Results BusinessWeek By Pauline Bax and Olivier Monnier Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast's election commission said it was still tabulating ballots from the country's Nov. 28 presidential runoff, missing a key deadline amid calls from international groups to announce a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Further weather chaos for Europe BBC News Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures are set to cause another day of disruption on road and rail networks, and at airports across northern Europe. Temperatures dropped to as low as -26C (-14.8F) in Poland, where eight people died of exposure. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Opposition cries foul in Egypt Pittsburgh Post Gazette CAIRO -- Egypt's top two opposition movements on Wednesday pulled out of parliamentary elections after they were all but shut out in a first round of voting, in a surprise response to widespread allegations of fraud. The move by the fundamentalist ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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| Spain Reveals Plan to Reduce Its Giant Debt New York Times By RAPHAEL MINDER MADRID — The Spanish prime minister, José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero, introduced measures Wednesday intended to distance Spain from Ireland and other ailing European countries. Mr. Zapatero said the state would sell stakes in several ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Belarus agrees to give up its stock of weapons-grade uranium Washington Post By Glenn Kessler and Mary Beth Sheridan ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - In a surprise victory for President Obama's campaign to secure nuclear material worldwide, the government of Belarus announced Wednesday that it will give up its stock of highly enriched ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| U.S. sees time for Iran diplomacy, says sanctions bite Reuters By David Lawder and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday there is still time for a diplomatic solution with Iran but the increasingly defiant state must take "tangible steps" to address concerns about its nuclear ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| China, Brazil Say Debate on Kyoto Accord Threatens Climate Talks Bloomberg By Alex Morales and Kim Chipman - Thu Dec 02 06:29:23 GMT 2010 China and Brazil led developing nations in saying Japan's refusal to help extend the Kyoto Protocol to curb greenhouse gas emissions may halt work on a global accord to combat global ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Passport ring served terrorists, police say Boston Globe By Raphael Minder and J. David Goodman MADRID — Police in Spain and Thailand arrested 10 people suspected of operating a counterfeiting network that provided fake European passports to terrorist groups linked to Al Qaeda in order to smooth their entry ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Suu Kyi sees role as facilitator of network for Myanmar democracy Monsters and Critics.com Singapore - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said she wanted to act as a facilitator for an international network to promote democracy in her military-ruled country, a Singapore news report said Thursday. The 65-year-old Nobel Peace laureate, ... See all stories on this topic »
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LIFESTYLE News, Dec 02, 2010
Creative Loafing Sarasota (blog)
Mame Based on the novel Auntie Mame, the dramatic bohemian Mame Dennis's eccentric lifestyle is interrupted when her late brother's son is entrusted to her ...
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Dec 1, 2010
Chile Cautiously Awaits Wikileaks Publication Of Communications Between Santiago and Washington
Tongans listening to polling results
With early results coming in from individual polling stations the names of the leading candidates in Tonga's General Election are expected to be clear by 9:00 pm tonight after thousands of people turned out for the polls on an overcast day.
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