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    Ahmadinejad: Israel’s destruction near
    According to the Iranian media Monday, Iranian President Mahoud Ahmadinejad declared that Israel was destined to ‘disappearance and destruction’ at a council meeting with Iranian ministers.

    Britain urges int'l talks with Iran, Syria to solve Mideast crisis
    British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said on Monday that the international community should be open to discussions with Iran and Syria to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis and to bolster the reconstruction of Iraq."The question is, 'will either Iran or Syria or both decide to end their self-imposed isolation and to begin to cooperate more with the international community'," Beckett said as he was going into an EU foreign ministers meeting. She said both nations had to be "part of the solution instead of being part of the problem."

    Call to bridge West-Muslim divide
    A cross-cultural group of 20 prominent world figures has called for urgent efforts to heal the growing divide between Muslim and Western societies. The chief causes of the rift are not religion or history, they say, but recent political developments, notably the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    Annan: ME peace key to ending Muslim-West tensions
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday that any effort to stop growing violence between Islamic and Western societies must include an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Annan spoke after receiving a report from a high-level group of experts on ways to alleviate Muslim-Western clashes and misunderstandings.

    U.S. Officials Believe Castro Terminally Ill
    WASHINGTON (Nov. 13) - The U.S. government believes Fidel Castro's health is deteriorating and that the Cuban dictator is unlikely to live through 2007, U.S. officials said. That dire view was reinforced last week when Cuba's foreign minister backed away from his prediction that the ailing Castro would return to power by early December. "It's a subject on which I don't want to speculate," Felipe Perez Roque told The Associated Press in Havana.

    China sub secretly stalked U.S. fleet
    A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned. The surprise encounter highlights China's continuing efforts to prepare for a future conflict with the U.S., despite Pentagon efforts to try to boost relations with Beijing's communist-ruled military.

    Outcry as clinic offers 'designer baby' embryo screening for 200 diseases
    Controversy has erupted over a new technique offered on the NHS which screens embryos for over 200 inherited diseases. Doctors are heralding the test as 'revolutionary' for the diagnosis of genetic disorders. But critics warn the ground-breaking technique is another step towards the creation of the 'designer baby'.

    Livni: Iran nearing 'point of no return'
    At a briefing with journalists following her speech at the United Jewish Communities General Assembly in Los Angeles, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told The Jerusalem Post that Iran was less than two years away from reaching the point where it could enrich uranium, what she, and others, have termed "the point of no return" where Iran would need no outside technical or material assistance to produce nuclear weapons. The point of no return, in Israel's case, she said, is not when Iran "gets the bomb", but when it has reached the capability of producing one. Israel is also worried that possible Security Council sanctions on Iran won't be effective enough to make Teheran change course and cease enrichment, Livni added.

    EU foreign ministers divided on IDF's Gaza tactics
    European Union foreign ministers were divided Monday over their response to Israel's military tactics in the Gaza Strip, which led to the deaths of 19 civilians last week.

    Dirty little secret about Jewish prejudices
    The truth can hurt. Especially when it comes to a group that tends to regard itself as open-minded and sensitive to the feelings of others. But even though it might be easier to keep pretending that it doesn't exist, it's time once again to face the truth about a not-inconsiderable segment of American Jewry: More than a few of us are religious bigots.

    German scholars unveil "politically correct" Bible
    Nov. 09 (CNA/CWNews.com) - A group of 52 biblical “specialists” have released a new version of the Bible in which inclusive language and “political correctness” have replaced some “divisive” teachings of Christianity in order to present a “more just language” for groups such as feminists and homosexuals.

    Deer kills man who kept it penned up
    ELLENBURG, N.Y. - A deer being kept in a pen attacked and killed his owner Sunday, state police said. The buck that killed Ronald Donah, 43, was among about a half dozen deer penned up on his property in Ellenburg, about 180 miles north of Albany, said state Trooper Joseph House.

    Man wounded by shark in Hawaii
    KIHEI, Hawaii - A shark attacked a man swimming at a Maui beach Saturday, injuring his leg and hand, authorities said.

    Palestinians agree to peace conference
    CAIRO, Egypt - The Hamas-led Palestinian government agreed Sunday to an international peace conference with Israel after the Arab League — angered by Israel’s military offensive in Gaza — voted to end a financial blockade on the Palestinians.

    Major storm damage at Glacier National Park
    Slides cut off parts of Going-to-the-Sun Road; rain broke records. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. - Heavy rain that caused extensive damage to Going-to-the-Sun Road last week was unprecedented in Glacier National Park weather records, a park spokesman says. From Nov. 2 through Nov. 7, 11 inches of rain was recorded at an automated weather station on Glacier's Flattop Mountain, and on Nov. 7 alone, 8.5 inches of rain fell, Ranger Matt Graves said.

    U.S. monitors report 6.7-magnitude quake in Argentina overnight; no reports of injuries
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 rattled northwestern Argentina overnight, U.S. monitors reported Monday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The temblor occurred at 10:26 p.m. Sunday (0126 GMT Monday) about 210 kilometers (130 miles) northeast of Santiago del Estero, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency classified it as a "strong" earthquake.

    ISRAEL WORRIED OVER WESTERN-EQUIPPED NEIGHBORS
    TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has begun considering the ramifications of Arab allies building their militaries with Western arms and technology. The General Staff has determined that Israel could be threatened by Western-equipped militaries along its border. The military has been mostly worried over the threat of advanced U.S. weapons in the militaries of Egypt and Jordan.

    DEBKA-Net-Weekly: Very recent Iranian-North Korean nuclear collusion revealed
    A disturbing piece of US intelligence was due to be laid before the US president George W. Bush’s strategy review conference with the Iraq Study Group and talks with the visiting Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Washington. It is bound to color the two events which both take place Monday, Nov. 13. Twelve days before North Korea’s first nuclear test on Oct.10, a secret Iranian military delegation of nuclear and missile experts was present in Pyongyang. The visitors were taken round North Korea’s Yongbyon reactor and the Punggye-ri testing site in the far north amid the preparations for the coming North Korean test. head:

    EU Welcomes Russia-U.S. WTO Deal, But Urges Amendments
    The European Union said on Monday, Nov. 13, that it needs to see more progress on ending fees charged to European airlines flying over Siberia before it could join the United States in backing Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Russia-EU WTO accession protocol was signed in May 2004.

    President says Iran welcomes initiatives to unify Muslim nations
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday said that the Islamic countries should try to unify different Islamic groups and Iran welcomes initiatives in this respect. In a meeting with Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) speaker Jasem Mohammad al-Kharafi, he noted that the enemies of the Muslim World attempted to sow discord among Muslim nations including in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq.

    Middle age no picnic for women
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Surveys by Washington researchers indicate there are good reasons middle-aged women in the United States are not as happy as the rest of the population. Independent pollsters Pursuant Inc. found that from the mid-30s to the mid-50s, U.S. women are stressed out trying to meet the needs of aging parents and other family members, USA Today reported.

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    Iraq allies urge Bush to turn to Iran, Syria
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Bush was under pressure from some of his closest allies on Monday to turn to arch enemies Iran and Syria for help in stabilizing Iraq amid Iraqi government paralysis and fears of all-out civil war.

    Blair to urge Syria, Iran to help on Iraq
    LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair will call on Monday for Iran and Syria to join efforts to stem violence in Iraq as Washington and London review their strategy in response to growing opposition to their involvement there.

    Iran says ready to consider any U.S. offer to talk
    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it was ready to consider any official U.S. request to hold talks after U.S. allies called on Washington to engage the Islamic Republic.

    Bush, Olmert meet on Iran, U.S. Mideast policy
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met President George W. Bush on Monday to gauge the post-election picture of U.S. policy toward the Middle East, and insisted he was not looking for war with Iran over its nuclear program.

    Democrats Push for Troop Cuts Within Months
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 — Democratic leaders in the Senate vowed on Sunday to use their new Congressional majority to press for troop reductions in Iraq within a matter of months, stepping up pressure on the administration just as President Bush is to be interviewed by a bipartisan panel examining future strategy for the war.

    Carbon turning oceans acidic, experts warn
    NAIROBI, Kenya - The world's oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses a threat to sea life and Earth's fragile food chain, German researchers told delegates at a U.N. conference on climate change.

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