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| AFP to decide if Assange has broken law The Australian THE federal Attorney-General has again been unable to say what law WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may have broken. Robert McClelland has said it is illegal in Australia to obtain or distribute classified documents. The nation's first law officer came ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Russia's Putin raps U.S. over leaked cables Reuters By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attacked the United States on Thursday over secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, saying the West had no right to preach to Russia about democracy. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Heavy rains kill 10 in Panama, force Canal to close Fox News Panama City – Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli confirmed the deaths of eight people resulting from days of heavy rains, raising to 10 the number of fatalities from a storm that has forced authorities to temporarily close the Panama Canal. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
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| Human Rights Around the Globe Still Uneven Voice of America It's been 62 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written and the anniversary is marked around the world Friday, December 10. Femi Peters Junior is battling the Gambian authorities in order to get his father freed from prison. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| River guide believed killed by crocodile in Congo CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Hendrik Coetzee was pulled from his kayak by a crocodile on the Lukuga River, according to the expedition sponsor's blog. (CNN) -- A renowned South African whitewater guide and outdoorsman was apparently pulled from his kayak by a ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Lebanon holds its breath over leaked revelations Independent By Robert Fisk in Beirut Julian Assange may claim that WikiLeaks' disclosure of US documents is for the good of the world, but in Lebanon they have had an incendiary effect. The Hezbollah party is using the cables as proof of UN involvement with ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Diplomats spoke of "fatal" Cuban economy in cable Reuters HAVANA (Reuters) - Diplomats from several countries said Cuba's economic situation could become "fatal" within two to three years while a Chinese diplomat groused that discussing reforms with the Cuban government was "a real headache," according to a ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Track Star Reportedly Among 14Detained in Inquiry in Spain New York Times By AP The world steeplechase champion Marta DomÃnguez and the doctor at the center of cycling's biggest doping investigation were among a reported 14 people detained across Spain by the Spanish Civil Guard in a new investigation. ... See all stories on this topic »
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Dec 10, 2010
World News, Dec 10, 2010
WikiLeaks hackers threaten British Government
An army of computer hackers is planning to bring down British government websites if Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is extradited to Sweden. The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of MasterCard, Visa and the Swedish government with millions of bogus visits.
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Dec 9, 2010
Kevin Garnett tells George Karl he loves cancer patients
A little more than a month ago, Kevin Garnett(notes) raised the ire of the basketballing community when he called Charlie Villanueva(notes) — who has alopecia — a "cancer patient" while trash-talking during a game. It was a messy moment for one of the game's loudest on-court players, a point at which his insane competitiveness was shown to the world as a pretty damn nasty habit.
Garnett tried to clear things up by saying that he called Villanueva "cancerous to your team and our league," but no one quite believed that one. Yet that apology paled in importance to the one he had to give Wednesday night.[Related: Golfer wears pink pants in touching gesture]
In case you missed it, the Celtics played George Karl's Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Karl, as you may
Wall Street boosted by jobs data, euro weighs, BAH News
The Dow Jones industrial average was off 8.10 points, or 0.07 percent, to 11,364.38. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 1.62 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1,229.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 3.59 points, or 0.14 percent, at 2,612.75.
European shares hit a 26-month high on optimism US tax cuts would boost consumption, with technology stocks boosted after ASML lifted its booking forecast.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares was 0.3 percent higher at 1,122.96 points.
Japan's Nikkei average climbed 0.5 percent and briefly hit a seven-month high as foreign funds shifted their focus to financials from exporters in their continued buying spree in Tokyo stocks.
The benchmark Nikkei closed the day up 0.5 percent at
10,285.88. At one point it hit a seven-month high of 10,298.25.
Fitch slashes Ireland to BBB+ on bank restructure, BAH News
Fitch Ratings slashed Ireland's credit rating by three notches to BBB+ from A+ and put it on a stable outlook, saying the downgrade reflected the additional costs of restructuring and supporting the banking system.
"The scale and pace of the deterioration of public finances, continuing contingent fiscal and macro-financial risks emanating from the banking sector means that Ireland's sovereign credit profile is no longer consistent with a high investment grade rating," Fitch said in a statement.
It added that while Ireland had received relative security via emergency funding from the EU and IMF, the highly uncertain economic outlook and loss of market access had also contributed to the downgrade.
"The scale and pace of the deterioration of public finances, continuing contingent fiscal and macro-financial risks emanating from the banking sector means that Ireland's sovereign credit profile is no longer consistent with a high investment grade rating," Fitch said in a statement.
It added that while Ireland had received relative security via emergency funding from the EU and IMF, the highly uncertain economic outlook and loss of market access had also contributed to the downgrade.
Clashes as UK parliament debates student fees, BAH News
Demonstrators threw missiles and placards at police in the square in front of parliament. Mounted police then tried to break up the crowd in increasingly chaotic scenes.
Police said they had attempted to contain protesters in the square after flares, snooker balls and paint balls were thrown at them. The protesters tried to push the police back using metal barriers.
Commentators said the vote was the biggest challenge faced by the coalition during its seven months in office.
"The vote on tuition fees will be the first ... acid test of how the coalition holds together," said Ben Page, chief executive of pollsters Ipsos MORI.
The honeymoon is over for the coalition parties, he said, but securing recovery from recession is voters' biggest worry.
"Tuition fees may be a storm in a teacup ... the state of the economy is absolutely the issue," Page said.
Inside parliament, the government defended the plans ahead of the vote on an issue which has divided the coalition and already sparked violent protests in London last month.
The bill is expected to pass in a vote today evening, but some members of the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in the Conservative-led coalition, were expected to oppose it.
A handful of Conservatives may also rebel.
'Criminal organizations are taking advantage of out-of-control immigration,' Mayor Macri says
Amidst the controversy that arose after the violent eviction process in Villa Soldati, city mayor Mauricio Macri blamed the current situation on "criminal organizations" taking advantage of "out-of-control immigration," and advised people who buy property "in good faith" not to do it again since "the government is not going to allow the purchase of public space."
GendarmerÃa promete agilizar los trámites en la frontera, TDF news
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