World NewsPresidential nomination date advanced in Egypt
Brisbane News.Net
CAIRO - Egypt has decided to advance the election of a new president, giving in to the demands of increasingly violent protesters and raising hopes of a civilian government taking over the task of ...
No Israeli decision on Iran Attack: Obama
Brisbane News.Net
WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to ...
Heavy snowfall, cold hits life across Europe
Brisbane News.Net
LONDON - Heavy snowfall and intense cold this winter, one of the most severe in decades, has taken its toll across Europe, with many rural areas badly affected and several deaths reported.
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Debut of Bristol pound set for May 21
Brisbane News.Net
BRISTOL - Hundreds of traders and business establishments have signed up for Bristol's own currency to be launched May 21, with the backing of the Bristol Credit Union, a bank run as a ...
IMF cautions China to be ready with stimulus package
Brisbane News.Net
NEW YORK - The IMF has warned of lower growth in China in view of the economic slump in Europe, and cut its forecast for the world's second largest economy this year to 8.25 per cent from 9 per ...
Greek PM to resume talks on rescue plan
Brisbane News.Net
ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said he would continue intense talks with his coalition partners on austerity measures for a 130 billion-euro EU bailout plan second for ...
Doha declaration of Palestinian reconciliation signed
Brisbane News.Net
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.
The ...
Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
Brisbane News.Net
Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.
The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the ...
‘Horowitz works hardest to separate religion, state’
Jerusalem Post
Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) is the Knesset member who works hardest to separate religion and state, according to a study by the Open Knesset website and the Reform Movement's Center for Religion ...
Elbit unveils camouflage detector
Jerusalem Post
Will the IDF soon be able to better identify enemy targets hidden by camouflage? On Monday, Elbit Systems unveiled a hyper-spectral payload with revolutionary intelligence capabilities that can be ...
'Settlements cannot receive automatic benefits'
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu rejected on Monday all calls to reverse last week's cabinet decision that barred 70 West Bank settlements on the "national priority" list from ...
US extends sanctions to Iran’s central bank
Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON - The White House announced tough new sanctions on Iran Monday, clamping down on the activity of the country's Central Bank and those who do business with it.They are the latest ...
Archeologists make new finds at the Hill of Jonah
Jerusalem Post
An archeological find at the Hill of Jonah near Ashdod may prove that the area had been occupied during the time when archeologists believe Jonah the prophet walked the Earth. Archeologists have ...
Our World: Obama's rhetorical storm
Jerusalem Post
The Washington Post 's David Ignatius last week.Panetta used Ignatius to communicate two basic messages. First, he wanted to make clear that the administration adamantly opposes an Israeli ...
U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies
IPS
WASHINGTON, Feb 6, 2012 (IPS) - Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on ...
Obama confirms new sanctions on Iran
IOL
Washington - United States President Barack Obama unveiled new sanctions on Iran's central bank on Monday, tightening an economic choke hold with speculation rampant over a possible Israeli ...
Australians begin mopping up
IOL
Thousands of Australians have been forced to abandon their homes as a record deluge sweeps through areas still reeling from devastating flooding last year that left 35 people ...
Ed Davey performs U-turn on nuclear power
Daily Mail
Energy Secretary Ed Davey performed a spectacular U-turn on nuclear power last night – as he declared he would not block plans for a new generation of ...
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