Sunday, November 28, 2010

U.S. consulting allies on proposed North Korea talks

U.S. consulting allies on proposed North Korea talks: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was consulting with South Korea and Japan on China's proposal for emergency talks on the North Korean crisis, and it again called on Beijing to act to curb Pyongyang's 'provocation...

WikiLeaks: Leaked cables reveal the rough workings of diplomacy

WikiLeaks: Leaked cables reveal the rough workings of diplomacy: "WikiLeaks gave some 250,000 confidential and secret diplomatic cables to several news outlets, which published them Sunday. The leaks could prove embarrassing and potentially dangerou...

Rio police take drug gang stronghold

Rio police take drug gang stronghold: "Heavily armed operatives 'conquered' Complexo do Alemao in explosive confrontations that left at least 50 deadMore than two thousand heavily armed police operatives swept into Rio's most notorious shantytown today following a week of explosive confrontations that have left at least 50 people dead.The operation, unprecedented in the city's history, began at around 8am and focused on the Complexo do Alemao, a gigantic network of slums that is the HQ of Rio's Red Command drug faction and houses around 70,000 impoverished residents.According to police the favela had been 'conquered' by around 9.30am, with drug...

U.S. consulting allies on proposed North Korea talks

U.S. consulting allies on proposed North Korea talks: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was consulting with South Korea and Japan on China's proposal for emergency talks on the North Korean crisis, and it again called on Beijing to act to curb Pyongyang's 'provocations'...

US warns Wikileaks over new cache

US warns Wikileaks over new cache:"The US writes to Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower site Wikileaks, warning him not to release diplomatic file...

India v New Zealand latest score

India v New Zealand latest score:"New Zealand take on India in Guwahati in the first of five one-day international...

Strauss still wary despite rally

Strauss still wary despite rally: "England captain Andrew Strauss says he has not even considered the possibility of a final-day declaration in Brisban...

England mount stunning comeback against Australia

England mount stunning comeback against Australia: "• England openers both score centuries• Australia trail England by 88 runsGiven the circumstances that confronted them overnight, this was one of England's finest days in Australia in many years, perhaps one of their best ever. If there was a time when England, at Fortress Gabba, faced with the level of adversity after one innings each of this match, would have rolled over, then those days are gone. Expectation in the Australian camp has surely been replaced now by the realisation that in Andrew Strauss's team, they have a competitor which will scrap to the brink of its existence. There is nothing...

Big freeze – with worse to come

Big freeze – with worse to come: "Northern Britain is hardest hit as the arrival of Arctic air causes temperatures to plummet. Now all of the UK is forecast to see snow by midweekSnow storms and freezing winds caused chaos across Scotland, Northern Ireland and north-east England yesterday. Forecasters warned that the disruption and bitter conditions will spread across the rest of Britain later this week.Falls of up to 14 inches of snow were reported yesterday, causing police in many areas to urge people to stay indoors. The AA said it had been called out to 16,000 breakdowns by the end of Friday. Yesterday, calls from motorists were pouring in...

Tensions rise in Korea on eve of US-Seoul war games

Tensions rise in Korea on eve of US-Seoul war games:"North Korea says if US deploys nuclear carrier in Yellow Sea 'no one can predict the consequences'As US and South Korean forces prepared for joint war games in the Yellow Sea today, North Korea threatened further attacks and accused its neighbour of using civilians as 'human shields'.The developments deepened fears of serious armed conflict in the region, which is undergoing its greatest period of tension since the 1950-53 Korean war. Using typically bellicose language, a state-run website in the North warned that the military exercises would be an 'unpardonable provocation' and that it would...

Fiery cargo plane crash kills 9 in Pakistani city - Forbes

Fiery cargo plane crash kills 9 in Pakistani city - Forbes: "CTV.caFiery cargo plane crash kills 9 in Pakistani cityForbesKARACHI, Pakistan -- A cargo plane crashed in flames into a residential area in Pakistan's largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, killing all eight Russian crew and at least one person on the ground,...

Cuba to send doctors to Haiti

Cuba to send doctors to Haiti:"Fidel Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will send another 300 doctors and health specialists to cholera-stricken Haiti, where the communist country has maintained a strong presence even before the devastating earthquake in Januar...

Police: Dad tries suicide, 3 sons missing

Police: Dad tries suicide, 3 sons missing:"Police and neighbors were searching for three young Michigan boys Saturday who have been missing since their father claimed he dropped them off with a woman before trying to kill himself a day earlie...

London Tube strike set to begin

London Tube strike set to begin: "London Underground staff will stage a 24-hour strike starting on Sunday evening after talks with managers break dow...

Fireball plane crash in Karachi

Fireball plane crash in Karachi: "Passengers die after a plane crashes near a military housing complex in the Pakistani city of Karach...

Heavy snow continuing across UK

Heavy snow continuing across UK: "Heavy snow continues to fall across much of the UK, with north-east England and eastern Scotland bearing the brunt of it overnigh...

S Korea, US in joint naval drill

S Korea, US in joint naval drill: "South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises, amid heightened tension in the wake of North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean islan...

Tensions rise as U.S., South Korea begin war games

Tensions rise as U.S., South Korea begin war games: "South Korea and the U.S. begin joint military exercises off the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions between the Koreas, a U.S. Forces Korea spokesman say...

England fightback stuns Australia

England fightback stuns Australia:"Openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook both hit centuries to help England secure an 88-run lead over Australia on day four of the first Ashes Test in Brisban...

New WikiLeaks files 'would risk lives'

New WikiLeaks files 'would risk lives': "If any materials in the next posting of documents by the WikiLeaks site were provided by government officials without proper authorization, 'they were provided in violation of U.S. law and without regard for the grave consequences of this action,' the U.S. State Department's legal adviser sai...

 
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