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Oct 20, 2010

Zagat Hollywood Steve Spielberg Meryl Streep 3-D

By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: All lists are subjective, and most movie lists are flawed. But if there’s a constant when it comes to compilations, it’s that they always stimulate great debate.

BBC News - Mel Gibson lands Hangover 2 cameo role

Gibson's next movie, Beaver, has seen its release date postponed
Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has landed a cameo role as a tattoo artist in the Hangover sequel, it has been reported.
Industry newspaper The Hollywood Reporter said the Braveheart star will join original cast members including Bradley Cooper in the movie.
The original film, about a disastrous stag ..

Bomber who killed seven at CIA base 'was not vetted'

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The clip purportedly shows al-Balawi (r) with Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud

A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents at a meeting at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan in January had not been properly vetted, the CIA has said.

France clears fuel blockades ahead of pension vote

Wed Oct 20, 8:24 AM

A man holds a placard which reads 'Listen to the public's rage' during a demonstration in front of the French Senate in Paris October 20, 2010.

REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Why China Stinks

Spending Review 2010: Live

Chancellor George Osborne is patted on the back by colleagues after delivering the Comprehensive Spending Review

Chancellor George Osborne gets a pat on the back by colleagues after delivering the Comprehensive Spending Review Photo: PA

Dramatic solar eclipse pictured by Nasa

The moon passes between NASA'S Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun Photo: NASA / BARCROFT

On October 7 the observatory's path around the Earth brought it in perfect alignment with the new Moon as it arced in front of the Sun.

Could the Government Seize Your Gold? Rules to Consider, Steps to Take

By Don Miller, Associate Editor, Money Morning

Could the government seize your gold?

It's a question that's being asked with increasing frequency these days. The United States is struggling with a post-financial-crisis economy that can't seem to get healthy, which has led to a ballooning budget deficit and a staggering national debt.

Oct 19, 2010

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Are we ready yet for that big reform pill?- Canada

Are Canadians ready for a health-care system that would, among other things, include:
Patient user fees or medicare premiums?
Doctors with their incomes capped but able to charge the privately insured for extra services?
Private hospitals operating alongside public ones with the same funding forumulas?
And "essential" drugs covered by the public system.

Canadian citizenship: What it takes, Canada

Eleven-year-old Negar Fakhraee, of Iran, takes the oath to become a Canadian citizen during a citizenship ceremony in Vancouver on July 13, 2009. Thirty-two new Canadians from 13 countries took the oath of citizenship during the ceremony. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Williams strangled 2nd murder victim, Canada

Col. Russell Williams pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Jessica Lloyd, 27.
Jessica Lloyd died after Col. Russell Williams strangled her with a rope more than 12 hours after repeatedly sexually assaulting and abducting her from her home north of Belleville, Ont., a court hearing was told Tuesday. On Monday, Williams pleaded guilty to 88..

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Apple vs. Google: Who Wins This One?

The bickering between Apple and Google continues. It's gotten to the point where at just about every event where one of these companies has an announcement (at least within the mobile space), they take not so subtle jabs at one another.

Consumer Spending Slips Slightly In September

The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index dipped in September due to a climbing tax burden and continued weakness in the housing market. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.

Investment Bank Earnings Preview: Giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley To See Revenue Decline

Money Morning Staff Reports

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) spurred a big run in financial stocks yesterday (Monday) after the commercial-banking giant beat Wall Street estimates by reporting a huge surge in quarterly profits.
Don't expect the same exuberant response to U.S. investment bank earnings reports.
Indeed, Wall Street analysts are expecting a very different set of results from the U.S. investment-banking sector, when giants Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) report their third-quarter results this week. Goldman reports today (Tuesday) and Morgan Stanley tomorrow (Wednesday).

Defense Suppliers Compete for a Piece of India’s Multibillion-Dollar Military Revamp

By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning

The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is in talks with India for a $5.8 billion military aircraft deal as the country triples its defense budget, leading defense suppliers to compete for a piece of the multibillion-dollar action.

Investment Banking Earnings Highlight Wall Street’s New Vulnerabilities

By Martin Hutchinson, Contributing Editor, Money Morning

The collapse of The Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (OTC: LEHMQ), the forced takeover of Merrill Lynch and the decisions by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to get commercial-banking licenses seemed to signal that the investment-banking business model was dead.

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rmany to act on immigration after Merkel comments

19 Oct 10 - THE German government announced plans yesterday for a raft of measures aimed at fostering integration of immigrants, two days after Chancellor Angela Merkel said multiculturalism had "failed totally.""For a while, multiculturalism in...

Facebook applications leak user information: report

19 Oct 10 - FACEBOOK users are inadvertently providing access to their names and in some cases even their friend's names to advertising and Internet tracking companies, through some popular applications, the Wall Street Journal said.According to the Journal's...

Jordanian man faces sentencing in Dallas bombing plot

19 Oct 10 - A 20-YEAR-OLD Jordanian man caught in an FBI sting trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper faces a sentencing hearing today just blocks away from the building he tried to take down. Hosam Smadi faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty in May...

French truck drivers block roads as anti-reform protests escalate

19 Oct 10 - FRENCH high school students clashed with riot police yesterday, truckers blocked roads and filling stations ran out of fuel as protests escalated against plans to raise the retirement age to 62.Police fired tear gas at youths who set a car on fire,...

Cyber crime among top UK security threats

19 Oct 10 - TERRORISM and cyber attacks will be identified yesterday as the main threats to Britain in a new security strategy, a plan likely to be used to justify cuts to major hardware orders in a sweeping military review .The government hopes the National...

IN BRIEF

19 Oct 10 - Trial of Kurdishactivists startsDIYARBAKIR: Turkey yesterday began trying 151 politicians and activists, including 12 elected mayors, charged with links to Kurdish rebels in a case testing a European Union-inspired drive to broaden Kurdish rights....

Iraqi PM Maliki in Iran talks

19 Oct 10 - IRAQI Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in Tehran yesterday to drum up support for his premiership bid, as his chief rival Iyad Allawi accused Iran of meddling in Baghdad's political affairs.Maliki soon after his arrival in Tehran went into a series...

Iran attends Afghanistan diplomatic dialogues

19 Oct 10 - IRAN took part in top-level international diplomatic talks on Afghanistan for the first time yesterday, with participants including the US recognising that the Islamic repbulic has a key role to play."We recognise that Iran... has a role to...

Netanyahu plays down new Israeli construction on settlements

19 Oct 10 - PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played down yesterday new Israeli construction on land Palestinians seek for a state, urging them to return to peace talks halted over the resumption of settlement building. "The discourse about new building is...

West has no option but talks: Iran

18 Oct 10 - WORLD powers have no option but to talk with Iran over its nuclear programme, hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday in defiant comments ahead of next month's negotiations."We said from the start that the best way is to...

ETA should declare 'permanent truce'

18 Oct 10 - ARNALDO Otegi, the jailed top leader of the banned political wing of ETA, said the Basque separatist group should declare a permanent ceasefire, in an interview published yesterday.Otegi told Spain's El Pais daily that if he had the ETA leadership...

Abducted UK aid worker fine

18 Oct 10 - A BRITISH aid worker kidnapped by masked gunmen in Somalia is alive and being looked after by his captors, the Save the Children charity said yesterday. "We can confirm that he is well. He is being looked after and is in good spirits,"...

Yemeni planes bomb Qaeda after ambush

18 Oct 10 - YEMENI aircraft bombed al-Qaeda positions in southern Yemen yesterday, a government official said, after militants ambushed a tank column, killing four soldiers.Three suspected members of al- Qaeda's regional wing were also killed in the clashes...

Putins reappear in public to reaffirm marriage

18 Oct 10 - RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila made a rare joint public appearance over the weekend seeking to reaffirm their marriage amid persistent divorce rumours. In a video posted on the government's website yesterday the couple...

Obama hits stride before 35,000 supporters in Ohio

US President Barack Obama speaks to the crowd at the oval on the campus of Ohio State University last Sunday. Obama continues to make campaign appearances around the country stumping for candidates running for Congress in next month's mid-term elections. Picture: EPA

Medvedev hands top state honours to Russian spies

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev yesterday handed top state honours to the Russian spies deported from the United States in July in the biggest spy scandal since the Cold War, the Kremlin said.
"A ceremony took place in the Kremlin today to hand top state honours to a number of Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) employees, including the spies who were working in the United States and returned to Russia in July," Kremlin..

Chile president pledges to tighten mine safety

PRESIDENT Sebastian Pinera pledged yesterday to tighten up mine safety in Chile, even if it meant extra costs for owners, after the dramatic rescue of 33 trapped miners.
Pinera, basking in the glow of the rescue while he tours European capitals, said Chile was tripling the budget of mining industry regulators and revising its regulations.

Greek embassies step up security

GREECE'S embassy and consular buildings have stepped up security precautions following an attack threat allegedly linked to a group of Iranian asylum seekers, the Greek foreign ministry said yesterday.
Greek foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said in a statement that the alert began after an anonymous phone call to the Greek general consulate in Los Angeles on October 13.

Service of thanks at Chile mine

Rescued miner Omar Reygadas (C) gestures at the end of a mass service at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, last Sunday.

Super Typhoon Megi Lands In Northern Philippines

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

A motorist driving past a filling station which was toppled by Typhoon Megi (local codename Juan) yesterday at Isabela province in northeastern Philippines. The strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines knocked out communications and power yesterday. Picture: AP

Indonesia News, The New York Times

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

Indonesia’s House of Representatives barely passed any laws in the first year of its current term, placing critical pending legislation on the back burner.

October 16, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: LAW AND LEGISLATION, POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Left Out in the Cold by Revival of Old Rules

By AUBREY BELFORD

A nationwide resurgence of systems of customary law in Indonesia has strengthened Bali’s traditional punishment of ostracism and exile.

October 12, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: LAW AND LEGISLATION, RELIGION-STATE RELATIONS, CUSTOMS, ETIQUETTE AND MANNERS, HINDUISM, BALI (INDONESIA), SUHARTO

Convicted Editor of Indonesian Playboy Surrenders

By AUBREY BELFORD

The editor of Indonesia’s defunct version of Playboy magazine surrendered himself to authorities on Saturday to serve a two-year jail term for indecency.

October 10, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: INDECENCY, OBSCENITY AND PROFANITY, PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC

In Indonesia, Military Aids in Fight Against Local Militants

By AUBREY BELFORD

The use of military units in North Sumatra Province represents a shift in the country’s antiterrorism strategy, which has prioritized law enforcement.

October 8, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES, TERRORISM, YUDHOYONO, SUSILO BAMBANG

African-European Study Calls for Closer University Ties

By REBECCA APPEL

African and European associations of higher education have released a report outlining recommendations to improve cooperation.

October 4, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: EDUCATION (SECONDARY), EUROPE, AFRICA, UNITED STATES

Human Error Suspected in Deadly Train Collision in Indonesia

By AUBREY BELFORD

The Indonesian authorities have initiated investigations into the cause of a high-speed collision between two intercity trains over the weekend that killed 36 people.

October 4, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE (PUBLIC WORKS), RAILROADS, JAKARTA (INDONESIA)

Dozens Die in Indonesian Train Crash

By AUBREY BELFORD

At least 36 people were killed and dozens severely injured early Saturday in a collision between intercity trains.

October 3, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY, RAILROADS

Dog-Loving Bali Tries to Tame Rabies Outbreak

By AUBREY BELFORD

The island’s authorities and a nonprofit group have started a mass dog vaccination campaign, with the goal of vaccinating roughly 70 percent of the island’s dogs by the end of the year.

September 30, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: DOGS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH, RABIES, BALI (INDONESIA)

Gunmen Storm Indonesian Police Station

By AUBREY BELFORD

Heavily armed men killed three police officers in an attack that came just days after the police arrested suspected Islamic militants.

September 23, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: ACEH PROVINCE (INDONESIA), AL QAEDA, BASHIR, ABU BAKAR

Indonesians Go Back Home, by the Millions

By NORIMITSU ONISHI; MUKTITA SUHARTONO CONTRIBUTED REPORTING.

An annual exodus called “mudik” at the end of Ramadan is a chance for city dwellers with rural roots to reconnect with their families — and to show off their success.

September 7, 2010

Rowing Between Two Reefs

By STANLEY A. WEISS

Indonesia is trying to avoid taking sides in what could become a second Cold War.

August 31, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: FAR EAST, SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC AREAS, ASSN OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS

Radical Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir Arrested in Indonesia

By AUBREY BELFORD

Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of having ties to Al Qaeda, was linked to a deadly terrorist attack on a Bali nightclub.

August 10, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: TERRORISM, BASHIR, ABU BAKAR

In Indonesia, Many Eyes Follow Money for Hajj

By NORIMITSU ONISHI; MUKTITA SUHARTONO CONTRIBUTED REPORTING.

Millions are on a government waiting list to go to Mecca, but groups say that officials and politicians misuse their deposits.

August 6, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: FRAUDS AND SWINDLING, POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, PILGRIMAGES, TRAVEL AGENCIES AND AGENTS, MECCA (SAUDI ARABIA)

Political Relationship in Indonesia Enters Uneasy Truce

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Aburizal Bakrie, the chairman of the main opposition party, appear to be enjoying an uneasy truce.

August 3, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, YUDHOYONO, SUSILO BAMBANG

Indonesia Finds Banning Pornography Is Difficult

By AUBREY BELFORD

Internet service providers in Indonesia are being told to start blocking access to pornographic Web sites. But nobody seems to know how to go about it, or who will pay.

August 2, 2010

MORE ON INDONESIA AND: PORNOGRAPHY, COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET

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