 Reuters WASHINGTON Nov 30 (Reuters) - The US State Department condemned on Tuesday an official Palestinian report last week asserting that Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites, is not Jewish. Al-Mutawakil Taha, deputy information minister ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| North Korea Claims Major Advance in Nuclear Program Voice of America Photo: AP South Korean middle school students learn how to use gas masks in a supposed chemical attack in Seoul, as tensions rise with North Korea, Nov. 30, 2010. North Korea has declared a major advance in its nuclear program a week after launching a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Bono calls on Sydney to wipe out AIDS ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: To mark World Aids Day the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the New South Wales Premier, Kristina Keneally, and Bono, the lead singer of U2, gathered last night to symbolically light the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House red. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Torrential rains leave 21 dead in Venezuela The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 21 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. The death toll rose on Tuesday as authorities confirmed eight ...  email: info@als-alexander.org or interalex2@gmail.com See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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| Pakistan suicide blast kills six BBC News Six people died when a suicide bomber on foot targeted a police van in north-western Pakistan. Nearly 20 others were wounded in the blast in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghan border. Among the dead was at least one policeman and, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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| Some Republicans say START debate possible this year Reuters By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans signaled a willingness on Tuesday to debate the New START nuclear treaty with Russia in the final weeks of the year but indicated it could happen only if Democrats drop other priorities to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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| Fresh collapse at Pompeii sparks more concern Reuters A long section of a rustic retaining wall in the garden of the House of the Moralist is seen after collapsing following heavy rains in Pompeii November 30, 2010. By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Another part of the 2000-year-old Roman-era site at ... See all stories on this topic »
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| Charlotte Observer This year's gala will be a fashion-themed cocktail party, serving heavy hors d'oeuvres, with live music and entertainment, a silent auction, an art showcase ... See all stories on this topic » |
Nov 30, 2010
Americans Say Small Businesses Are Critical To Future of The Economy
Half of Americans believe the recent election did not affect their employment outlook at all, while the rest are split on if it helped or hurt their job prospects according to a new poll by Zogby conducted for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
Three Ways to Profit as China Dumps Japanese Debt
As a veteran trader, I have a tendency to look past the day's top headlines. That's why a recent Bloomberg News story - which stated that China sold a net total of 769.2 billion yen ($9.24 billion) worth of Japanese debt in September - really caught my eye.
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Norfolk Island: Abundant bounty in predatory seas
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers. Photo / Supplied Shrink
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers.
Cook Islands: On island time in paradise
Along Fiji's royal road
Tourists sweating after clearing customs in the tropical heat of Nadi usually head straight to the air-conditioned comforts and kidney-shaped pools of Denarau's resorts.
Niue: Tranquillity at its finest hour - Destination Pacific Islands
I had a workshop with eight mechanics in Grey Lynn but after 27 years I left the rat race and came back to Niue. I love it here," said Willie Saniteli, as he dropped another flying fish bait over the side of his 5m tinny, Sarah. "She's named after my daughter," who lives in Auckland.
Cook Islands: A rocky road to Raro - Destination Pacific Islands
Edgewater Resort Rarotonga. Photo / Cook Island Tourism
In the thick of chaos lie the remnants of my .
Rarotonga: Sultry nights at ultimate hideaway, Cook Islands
Dunedin: Buckets of cool charm - City Breaks, New Zealand
Dunedin is cold and there's nothing much to do there. Yeah right, as the folks at Tui would say (with apologies to Speights). Rather, Dunedin boasts gourmet kai, fabulous fashion, world-class festivals,
Niue: Hunting the uga - Destination Pacific Islands
The monster was waiting for me in the darkness, eyes alert, body armour gleaming, massive claws poised to crush any unwary fingers.
We stumbled towards its lair, the black of night broken only by the dim light of our torches, brushing our way through Niue's dense rainforest, desperately trying to avoid the razor sharp chunks of coral which protruded on all sides.
The ocean liner that thinks big
She's longer than a queue of 40 Routemaster buses. She's taller than St Paul's Cathedral. She's as wide as a football pitch. Welcome to Royal Caribbean's brand new Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world.
New Caledonia: Indigenous awakening - Destination Pacific Islands
Flag of the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front. Photo / Pamela Wade
Few things will destroy dinner-table ambience faster than a dog fight breaking out underneath it; especially if it's a picnic table with the attached benches snugly filled.
Fiji: Return to the blue lagoon - Destination Pacific Islands
My dive briefing is less than wholeheartedly encouraging.
'Say your prayers now as you will be diving to 21 metres to The Chapel' where our two guides will lay out bait fish for three four-metre lemon sharks. We're sending a Kiwi down today so they'll be
Niue: Rockin' out to an underground beat - Destination Pacific Islands
Darren's question, from a dark corner of the huge cave, was a little unexpected: "Anyone here like music?"
By way of explanation he turned his lamp on to a row of stalactites hanging from the ceiling, like a set of stone chimes, and hit a couple with a broken off length of stone.
Norfolk Island: Painful past in paradise - Destination Pacific Islands
Tourists have an easy time of navigating Norfolk Island, which is just 35 sq km, and some local knowledge will help them appreciate the significance of landmarks. Photo / Kerri Jackson
No visit to Norfolk Island is complete without a good look at its history.
There are few places where you can pack so much action into a relatively short time, and even fewer have so many reminders of their history - family names, original buildings, unique dialect and early graves - still intact.
NSW miners organise state memorial for Pike River - Australia
John Hennessey, of Ingleburn, has already invited a number of dignitaries, including NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and Governor-General Quentin Bryce, to attend the ceremony on December 7, at Appin Mine Memorial Garden.
World leaders react to Wikileaks, Nov 30, 2010
Teen missing after lake jump
A teenager is missing after jumping into a lake in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon.
Police say the 16-year-old boy was part of a youth programme involved in an organised outdoor activity at Lake Pupuke.
Members of the programme had been diving into Quarry Lake, a lagoon formed in a former quarry area near Smales Quarry, from a point near Shea Tce.
Police say the 16-year-old boy was part of a youth programme involved in an organised outdoor activity at Lake Pupuke.
Members of the programme had been diving into Quarry Lake, a lagoon formed in a former quarry area near Smales Quarry, from a point near Shea Tce.
US high school hostage taker shoots himself
A high school student who pulled a handgun and shot a film projector as the school day wound down held 23 classmates and a teacher hostage for about five hours before shooting himself when police busted down a classroom door.
YAHOO news, Nov 30, 2010
- Wikileaks reveals plans for North Korean collapse (AP)
- WikiLeaks release sparks alarm over diplomacy (AP)
- Signs of diplomacy in NKorea crisis (AP)
- Wis. students chatted with gunman to keep him calm (AP)
- Pentagon study: Gays could serve with no harm (AP)
- Always tweaking its script, FBI sting nets another (AP)
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| Quake jolts north-eastern Japan (Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com There were no reports of casualties or damage to property. There was no danger of a tsunami, the agency said. The epicentre of the 12:25 pm (0325 GMT) quake was near the Ogasawara islands, which are about 1000 kilometres south of Tokyo in the Pacific, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Trove of Picassos Surfaces, and So Do Questions New York Times By SCOTT SAYARE Above and below, drawings that are part of 271 previously unknown works that Pierre Le Guennec, an electrician who had worked for Picasso, says were given to him by the artist. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Afghan policeman kills six US troops Washington Post By Joshua Partlow and Javed Hamdard KABUL - An Afghan border police officer opened fire on US troops during a training mission in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing six of them in one of the worst such attacks in the past year, according to Afghan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike AFP DHAKA — Thousands of riot police patrolled the streets of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Tuesday as a nationwide strike called by the main opposition party brought much of the country to a standstill. One empty bus in the city was set on fire by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Kenya: Prime Minister's Remarks Leave Homosexuals Fearful of Arrest New York Times By AP An official with Kenya's largest gay rights organization said Monday that its members were panicked following remarks on Sunday by Prime Minister Raila Odinga that homosexuals who were discovered having sex should be arrested. ... See all stories on this topic »
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LIFESTYLE News, Nov 30, 2010
Ring in the 2011 New Year with MGM Resorts International ... The Entertainment Capital of the World and MGM Resorts International properties along the Las Vegas Strip will be the place to ring in the 2011 New Year. ... The club-style restaurant and live music venue will offer the B.B. King's New Year's Eve Dinner & Show Package. Packages are available for $85 per person and include premium seating that is first-come first-served, party favors and a ... VegasNews.com - Las Vegas News - http://www.vegasnews.com/ |
Nov 29, 2010
Yahoo News
- Citing deficit, Obama to freeze federal worker pay (AP)
- Lawmakers return to Capitol to clean up leftovers (AP)
- Holiday sales encouraging, but are shoppers done? (AP)
- US tries to contain damage from leaked documents (AP)
- SKorea cancels new artillery drill on tense island (AP)
- Oregon Muslim leaders fear retribution after plot (AP)
Half a century in the bush, Jane Goodall takes it to the silver screen...
President warns Pyongyang will pay the price for further 'provocations'
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (centre) warned on Monday that Seoul stands ready to ensure Pyongyang "pays a dear price" for any "additional provocations" following a barrage of artillery fired from the North at a South Korean island last week.
AFP - A grim-faced South Korean leader vowed Monday to make North Korea pay for any future provocations, following its deadly artillery attack on civilian areas which he called "a crime against humanity".
By News Wires (text)
Charges of fraud, intimidation cloud Egypt's legislative poll
There is little doubt that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party will emerge victorious in Sunday's legislative elections despite opposition accusations of fraud and intimidation. Final results could be released on Monday.
By News Wires
REUTERS - Opposition charges of ballot stuffing, bullying and dirty tricks clouded a legislative election in Egypt on Sunday in which the ruling party wants to prevent its Islamist rivals from
REUTERS - Opposition charges of ballot stuffing, bullying and dirty tricks clouded a legislative election in Egypt on Sunday in which the ruling party wants to prevent its Islamist rivals from
Presidential elections declared democratic amid wait for results
Despite reports of bloodshed and political intimidation, the head of the U.N mission to the Ivory Coast said that the country's presidential elections Sunday had been conducted in a democratic atmosphere.
REUTERS - The head of the U.N. mission to Ivory Coast said on Monday the country's presidential election the day before had been conducted in a democratic atmosphere, despite isolated violence and disruptions.
Twin Tehran blasts kill one nuclear scientist, wound another
Twin Tehran blasts kill one nuclear scientist, wound another
Separate explosions in the Iranian capital Tehran killed a nuclear scientist and wounded another on Monday, both of the men professors at Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran immediately blamed the CIA and Israel for the blasts.
AFP - Twin blasts in Iran's capital killed a top nuclear scientist and wounded another Monday, with Tehran swiftly blaming the
France’s top daily highlights Sarkozy’s exposure in Wikileaks dump
WikiLeaks chose five daily newspapers from around the world to release the more than a quarter of a million leaked US diplomatic cables to. France’s Le Monde, among the chosen, has highlighted Washington’s views on France and US 'spying' at the UN.
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Palestine Youth Orchestra at the Megaron | Athens News
Panathinaikos out of Europe
Barcelona cruised into the knockout round of the Champions League on Wednesday after Lionel Messi scored his 150th goal for the Spanish club in a 3-0 victory over Panathinaikos.
Pedro Rodriguez got the other two goals, steering his first past goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas in the 27th minute, seconds after Adriano had forced an acrobatic save from the Greek keeper.
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Yiorgos Fountas dies, aged 86 | Athens News
An iconic actor of the golden days of the Greek cinema, the man who was quoted more than any other actor in the history of Greek movies, Yiorgos Fountas, died on Sunday.
His funeral will be held on Tuesday in the First Athens Cemetery, where many distinguished actors are buried.
Yiorgos Fountas was born in Parnassida in 1924 and studied acting at the Theatre School of the Athens’ Lyceum.
Madeira Island - The Christopher Columbus Museum on Porto Santo
Somewhat unknown, seemingly discreet at times, is the fact that Christopher Columbus lived, married and even had child (Diogo Columbo) on the island of Porto Santo. Christopher Columbus in keeping with the typical activities of his Genoese heritage - trade, plied back and forth between the Madeiran Archipelago and Lisbon selling sugar and sugar cane. It was only after the untimely death of his wife (the daughter of the Porto Santo Governor) that eventually led him to leave the island and venture into the schemes and plans to discover the New World, or the new route to India.
Christopher Columbus 'was son of Polish king'
Christopher Columbus arriving at one of the Caribbean islands on his voyage of discovery
A Portuguese historian believes he has solved the 500 year-old mystery of the adventurer's true identity after a thorough investigation of medieval documents and chronicles.
North and South Korea move close to war footing
Pyongyang on Sunday moved SA2 surface-to-air missiles nearer to its Yellow Sea coast, according to South Korean military officials quoted by the Yonhap news agency. The officials said they also detected signs that North Korea was preparing multiple-launch rocket systems in the same area.
WikiLeaks sparks worldwide diplomatic crisis
King Abdullah of Sauid Arabia, US Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Photo: AP
LESLIE NIELSEN, Star of The Naked Gun films, Dies Aged 84, Nov 29, 2010
The Canadian-born star died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at around 5.30pm local time with his wife Barbaree at his bedside.
During a career spanning six decades, Nielsen started out as a serious actor but traded his dramatic persona for comedy after starring in the 1980 film Airplane!.
CWG scam: Kalmadi surfaces, says will answer all CBI questions
NEW DELHI: After his Chinese sojourn, tainted Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Monday surfaced in the Parliament, even as he awaits his fate for his alleged involvement in various 2010 Delhi Games scam.
Nearly 100 children hurt in China school stampede
BEIJING: Nearly 100 children were hurt in a stampede Monday at a primary school in China's far-western Xinjiang region but no deaths have been reported, state media reported.
US diplomats called Putin 'alpha male': Report
MOSCOW: US diplomats refer to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as a hesitant leader and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as an "alpha male," Kommersant reported on Monday citing documents released by WikiLeaks.
Williams doesn't want to pip Charles as next king
LONDON: Putting an end to the debate over succession, prince William has hinted that he has "no desire" to become the next monarch, encroaching his father prince Charles' role as heir to the British throne.
Saudi King calls Zardari rotten head
ISLAMABAD: The king of Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, has labelled President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to the country's progress.
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| Royal Commission inquiry welcomed by survivor TVNZ West Coast miner Russell Smith is welcoming news of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the disaster. The coal cutter survived the initial blast on November 19, and says there are so many questions to be answered. Smith can't understand how the blast ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| WikiLeaks: Red Crescent smuggled weapons for Iran Ynetnews Secret documents leaked by the controversial Web entity WikiLeaks say Iran used ambulances to smuggle weapons into Lebanon during Hezbollah's 2006 war with Israel. Additional documents exposed Sunday say Mossad chief Meir Dagan suggested the US make ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
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| Bodies of twelve plane crash victims recovered Daily Times By Atif Raza KARACHI: Bodies of 12 victims of the Russian cargo plane were recovered on Sunday, while rescuers remained unable to recover the plane's black box from the rubble. According to reports, Russian cargo plane IL-76, Flight number MGCC142 ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Wikileaks docs: 'Israel overestimating Iranian nuke program' Ynetnews Wikileaks documents reveal that Israel's attempt to convey sense of urgency, its contradicting assessments on when Iran would achieve nuclear ability made US officials take its warnings 'with a grain of salt'. One US diplomat noted it was not clear ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Assange could face legal action: A-G The Australian FEDERAL Attorney-General Robert McClelland has foreshadowed possible legal action against the Australian founder of the WikiLeaks website. Julia Gillard told a news conference this afternoon that the government was keeping a "close appraisal" of the ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Gillard Pledges to Push Climate Change, Health Care Wall Street Journal By RACHEL PANNETT CANBERRA—Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed Monday to press ahead with economy-shaping initiatives on climate policy and health care in 2011 despite her center-left Labor Party's fragile grip on power. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Pfc. Bradley Manning, Lady Gaga And How 250000 Top Secret Documents Were Leaked Weasel Zippers Heads should roll for this – and I don't just mean that traitorous scum, Bradley Manning. The fact that the administration of President Barack Obama was given advance notice and yet, still allowed the leak of this information to proceed is ... See all stories on this topic »
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CELEBRITY News, Rumors & Gossip, Nov 29, 2010
JESSICA SIMPSON THREATENS TO MAKE ANOTHER POP RECORD
JESSICA Simpson has threatened to make another pop record!
The singer, actress and reality TV star — who recently announced her engagement to beau Eric Johnson — has a Christmas themed album coming in December and is also planing to spend time working on material for a new pop album.
“I want to make another record, actually,” she said.
“I want to make another pop record. I’m just going to start writing and researching and hopefully work with The-Dream and Tricky again.
“We talked about it so we’ll see what I get in and what I create. Music is definitely my number two priority next to love.”
Simpson recently revealed she was the last member of her family to know Johnson planned to propose to her.
“He kept the ring hidden in a shoe somewhere in my house and had talked to my dad, he had talked to my mom, he even talked to my sister. Everyone knew but me!” Jessica said during an interview with chat show host Jimmy Fallon.
Eric, 31, popped the question while at home with Jessica, 30, and the blonde beauty admits his surprise proposal was “romantic”.
“It was at my house. It was romantic that he actually asked me at my house, because that’s my little safe haven” she said. (more…)
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