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ACLU protests U.S.-EU flight data sharing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- EU officials said they aren't worried about a U.S. government program that collects airline passenger data to assess terror risks on international flights.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-085717-1908r
Moderate Arabs avoid U.S. association
GAZA, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Many secular and moderate activists in the Arab world, including Gaza, say their causes have been hurt by U.S. policies in Iraq.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-071537-1251r
Senators: Cross-border raids not approvedWASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. senators warned the Bush administration that congressional authorization hasn't been given to conduct cross-border raids near Iraq.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-065919-3633r
Greece condemns U.S. Embassy attack
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Greek officials condemned a projectile attack against the U.S. Embassy in Athens that caused minor damage to the building but no reported injuries.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-080403-6235r
Negroponte: Al-Qaida hiding in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte said Pakistan has become a safe haven for al-Qaida operatives.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812872.html
Ex-Arafat aide to mediate between Fatah, Hamas in unity gov't talks For the first time in several years, former adviser to Yasser Arafat, Mohammed Rashid, is expected to visit the Palestinian territories in a bid to mediate between Hamas and Fatah in their unity government talks.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812853.html
Leftist MK slams Tibi for urging Fatah to 'continue the struggle' A left-wing Knesset member slammed outspoken Arab MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List-Ta'al) Friday for calling on Fatah supporters to "continue the struggle" until a Palestinian state is established.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812845.html
Alan Dershowitz seeks to grill Jimmy Carter on Israel book
BOSTON - Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter should face "very hard questions" over his controversial book on Israel, civil rights lawyer Alan Dershowitz said on Thursday, as Carter faced a revolt from some of his own supporters.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812879.html
106-year-old survivor of czarist pogroms, Nazis dies in New York
"Bubbe" Maryasha Garelik, who lived through the entire 20th century, surviving the pogroms of czarist Russia, Soviet anti-Semitism and Nazi terror and then dispensing her wisdom to thousands of Lubavitch Jews, has died. She was 106.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6254763.stm
Chinese facing shortage of wives
Poorly-educated men may increasingly struggle to find wives
China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women by 2020, making it difficult for them to find wives, according to a national report.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...C4C85C362A.htm
Chavez to build Nicaraguan refinery
Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan president, aims to work with both Venezuela and its arch-foe the US [AFP] Venezuela has said it will build an oil refinery in Nicaragua to process up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day to help Daniel Ortega, the country's new president.
http://euobserver.com/9/23241
Europe should train its Muslim clerics, Germany says
The German EU presidency has suggested Europe should train its Imams to improve the integration of the continent's Muslim population, calm tensions and fight "home-grown terrorism".
http://euobserver.com/9/23238
EU frets about gas risks after oil disruptions
11.01.2007 - 18:13 CET | By Renata Goldirova
The recent disruption in Russian oil to Europe is set to prompt serious debate about the bloc's vulnerable gas supplies.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...News-newsOne-1
White powder found in Pennsylvania courthouse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A suspicious white powder was found in a county courthouse in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Friday, a local sheriff said.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...ries-newsOne-2
Britain must keep fighting wars abroad: Blair
PLYMOUTH (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, defending his interventionist policies in Iraq and Afghanistan, said on Friday Britain should carry on influencing world affairs through fighting wars as well as peacekeeping.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...News-newsOne-5
Pakistan takes issue with Negroponte over al QaedaISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Friday the United States had not given it any information about the presence of al Qaeda leaders after U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte said they were holed up in Pakistan.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/...qembassy.shtml
Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack
Russian foreign ministry demanded tighter protection for the Russian embassy in Baghdad after it was fired upon with automatic weapons, the Interfax news agency reports.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/...anpolicy.shtml
Top U.S. Official Warns West of Russian Policy
U.S. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte warned Thursday that Russia is becoming a regional energy superpower and increasingly is pursuing foreign policy goals that threaten U.S. and Western interests, the Associated press reports.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/...emnsiran.shtml
Russia Blasts U.S. Attack on Iranian Diplomats in IraqAn attack by U.S. servicemen on the Iranian consulate in Iraq came as a gross violation of the Vienna Convention, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin as saying on Friday.
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1463231.html
'Moderate' Abbas Tells Supporters to Use Their Guns Against IsraelJerusalem (CNSNews.com) - On the eve of a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the region, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told supporters on Thursday that they should turn their guns on Israel and not on each other.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6253807.stm
Syphilis rates 'soaring in China'
Syphilis is most prevalent amongst those in high-risk groups
A new report published in a leading medical journal suggests China is seeing alarming and rising rates of the sexually transmitted disease, syphilis.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=53740
Court brief alleges crime by Hillary
Cites federal code that carries possible 5-year prison sentence
A brief filed yesterday in a civil fraud case alleges Sen. Hillary Clinton engaged in criminal misconduct, citing a violation of federal code that carries a possible five-year prison sentence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6255761.stm
US 'celebrity' whale shark dies
Whale sharks are the world's largest fish, growing up to 50ft long
Ralph the whale shark, a star attraction at Georgia Aquarium in the US, has died.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6251663.stm
In pictures: Comet McNaught
http://spaceweather.com/
Comet McNaught is getting very close to the sun, right inside the glare of sunset. But you might be able to see it anyway, because this is the brightest comet in 30 years.
THE VIEW FROM SPACE: Here on Earth we struggle with the sunset. That's no problem for SOHO. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory is in space and has a crystal-clear view of the sun 24 hours a day. Comet McNaught has just entered the spacecraft's field of view:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/12/D8MJRI8G0.html
Oil Prices Waver Around $52 a Barrel
Oil prices seesawed around the $52 a barrel mark Friday as traders vacillated between the sentiment that supplies are high and winter demand is low, and new worries that OPEC will cut production.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/12/D8MJRDO80.html
Dollar Down, Gold Up in Europe
LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. dollar was down against other major currencies in European trading Friday. Gold rose.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/12/D8MJR6UO0.html
New Outbreak of Bird Flu Hits Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A new outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has hit Nigeria, and one new state has reported its first cases in birds after months without any known infections in Africa's most-populous nation, officials said Friday.
ACLU protests U.S.-EU flight data sharing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- EU officials said they aren't worried about a U.S. government program that collects airline passenger data to assess terror risks on international flights.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-085717-1908r
Moderate Arabs avoid U.S. association
GAZA, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Many secular and moderate activists in the Arab world, including Gaza, say their causes have been hurt by U.S. policies in Iraq.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-071537-1251r
Senators: Cross-border raids not approvedWASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. senators warned the Bush administration that congressional authorization hasn't been given to conduct cross-border raids near Iraq.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-065919-3633r
Greece condemns U.S. Embassy attack
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Greek officials condemned a projectile attack against the U.S. Embassy in Athens that caused minor damage to the building but no reported injuries.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...2-080403-6235r
Negroponte: Al-Qaida hiding in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte said Pakistan has become a safe haven for al-Qaida operatives.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812872.html
Ex-Arafat aide to mediate between Fatah, Hamas in unity gov't talks For the first time in several years, former adviser to Yasser Arafat, Mohammed Rashid, is expected to visit the Palestinian territories in a bid to mediate between Hamas and Fatah in their unity government talks.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812853.html
Leftist MK slams Tibi for urging Fatah to 'continue the struggle' A left-wing Knesset member slammed outspoken Arab MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List-Ta'al) Friday for calling on Fatah supporters to "continue the struggle" until a Palestinian state is established.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812845.html
Alan Dershowitz seeks to grill Jimmy Carter on Israel book
BOSTON - Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter should face "very hard questions" over his controversial book on Israel, civil rights lawyer Alan Dershowitz said on Thursday, as Carter faced a revolt from some of his own supporters.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/812879.html
106-year-old survivor of czarist pogroms, Nazis dies in New York
"Bubbe" Maryasha Garelik, who lived through the entire 20th century, surviving the pogroms of czarist Russia, Soviet anti-Semitism and Nazi terror and then dispensing her wisdom to thousands of Lubavitch Jews, has died. She was 106.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6254763.stm
Chinese facing shortage of wives
Poorly-educated men may increasingly struggle to find wives
China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women by 2020, making it difficult for them to find wives, according to a national report.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...C4C85C362A.htm
Chavez to build Nicaraguan refinery
Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan president, aims to work with both Venezuela and its arch-foe the US [AFP] Venezuela has said it will build an oil refinery in Nicaragua to process up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day to help Daniel Ortega, the country's new president.
http://euobserver.com/9/23241
Europe should train its Muslim clerics, Germany says
The German EU presidency has suggested Europe should train its Imams to improve the integration of the continent's Muslim population, calm tensions and fight "home-grown terrorism".
http://euobserver.com/9/23238
EU frets about gas risks after oil disruptions
11.01.2007 - 18:13 CET | By Renata Goldirova
The recent disruption in Russian oil to Europe is set to prompt serious debate about the bloc's vulnerable gas supplies.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...News-newsOne-1
White powder found in Pennsylvania courthouse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A suspicious white powder was found in a county courthouse in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Friday, a local sheriff said.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...ries-newsOne-2
Britain must keep fighting wars abroad: Blair
PLYMOUTH (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, defending his interventionist policies in Iraq and Afghanistan, said on Friday Britain should carry on influencing world affairs through fighting wars as well as peacekeeping.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...News-newsOne-5
Pakistan takes issue with Negroponte over al QaedaISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Friday the United States had not given it any information about the presence of al Qaeda leaders after U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte said they were holed up in Pakistan.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/...qembassy.shtml
Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack
Russian foreign ministry demanded tighter protection for the Russian embassy in Baghdad after it was fired upon with automatic weapons, the Interfax news agency reports.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/...anpolicy.shtml
Top U.S. Official Warns West of Russian Policy
U.S. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte warned Thursday that Russia is becoming a regional energy superpower and increasingly is pursuing foreign policy goals that threaten U.S. and Western interests, the Associated press reports.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/...emnsiran.shtml
Russia Blasts U.S. Attack on Iranian Diplomats in IraqAn attack by U.S. servicemen on the Iranian consulate in Iraq came as a gross violation of the Vienna Convention, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin as saying on Friday.
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1463231.html
'Moderate' Abbas Tells Supporters to Use Their Guns Against IsraelJerusalem (CNSNews.com) - On the eve of a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the region, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told supporters on Thursday that they should turn their guns on Israel and not on each other.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6253807.stm
Syphilis rates 'soaring in China'
Syphilis is most prevalent amongst those in high-risk groups
A new report published in a leading medical journal suggests China is seeing alarming and rising rates of the sexually transmitted disease, syphilis.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=53740
Court brief alleges crime by Hillary
Cites federal code that carries possible 5-year prison sentence
A brief filed yesterday in a civil fraud case alleges Sen. Hillary Clinton engaged in criminal misconduct, citing a violation of federal code that carries a possible five-year prison sentence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6255761.stm
US 'celebrity' whale shark dies
Whale sharks are the world's largest fish, growing up to 50ft long
Ralph the whale shark, a star attraction at Georgia Aquarium in the US, has died.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6251663.stm
In pictures: Comet McNaught
http://spaceweather.com/
Comet McNaught is getting very close to the sun, right inside the glare of sunset. But you might be able to see it anyway, because this is the brightest comet in 30 years.
THE VIEW FROM SPACE: Here on Earth we struggle with the sunset. That's no problem for SOHO. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory is in space and has a crystal-clear view of the sun 24 hours a day. Comet McNaught has just entered the spacecraft's field of view:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/12/D8MJRI8G0.html
Oil Prices Waver Around $52 a Barrel
Oil prices seesawed around the $52 a barrel mark Friday as traders vacillated between the sentiment that supplies are high and winter demand is low, and new worries that OPEC will cut production.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/12/D8MJRDO80.html
Dollar Down, Gold Up in Europe
LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. dollar was down against other major currencies in European trading Friday. Gold rose.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/12/D8MJR6UO0.html
New Outbreak of Bird Flu Hits Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A new outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has hit Nigeria, and one new state has reported its first cases in birds after months without any known infections in Africa's most-populous nation, officials said Friday.