Gen. Nicolae Plesita, Ran Romania s Spy Servic, Dies at 80 (New York Times) General Plesita was the ruthless chief of the Securitate secret police who arranged shelter in Romania for the terrorist Carlos the Jackal.
APK-Inform to complete polling of Ukrainian agricultural enterprises within the study Ukraine: sowing campaign-2009/10 [...]

Telenor under pressure after Russian case adjourned (CIOL) MOSCOW, RUSSIA: An appeal by Telenor against a $1.7 billion fine was adjourned until March by a Siberian court, giving the Norwegian telecoms company and its Russian partner Alfa six months to sort out their differences.
Putin and Latvia ex-PM discuss prospects for bilateral relations (Itar-Tass) RIGA, [...]

West gives Iran three months to prove it does not want nuclear weapons (Daily Telegraph) The West will give Iran until the end of the year to prove its nuclear programme will not be used to manufacture weapons.
Look at UN sanctions on Iran for nuclear program (San Francisco Chronicle) The U.N. Security Council has [...]

Iran businesses set for higher evasion costsFinding ways to evade international sanctions imposed over Iran’s nuclear programme could become even more costly than before if further sanctions are imposed against the Islamic regime
Tadawul starts to worry investors Saudi Arabia’s popular stock market may be about [...]

Enhancing the ‘Stongim Gavman Program’ to stimulate Papua New Guinea’s development and protect Australia’s interests (Australian Policy Online) Rather than looking to create new policy prescriptions for the economic development and security of Papua New Guinea, this paper makes the case for improving on an existing set of policies. International
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Iraq renews accusations against Syria over deadly Baghdad blasts (EARTHtimes.org) Baghdad/Damascus – Iraq has renewed accusations that Syria provided sanctuary to militants suspected of being behind deadly attacks that shook Baghdad in August. The new charges come despite regional efforts to contain the diplomatic rift. …
4,000 U.S. troops to leave Iraq (Denver Post) The [...]

UAE accused of expelling Lebanese Shiites (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) BEIRUT (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates has expelled dozens of long-term Lebanese Shiite residents from the country over their presumed affiliation with Hezbollah, a representative said on Wednesday.
IMF report proposes adding remittances to Lebanon’s GDP (Zawya) BEIRUT: The International Mo-netary Fund (IMF) [...]

EU to send 2 million euros relief to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia (EARTHtimes.org) Brussels – The European Union is to send 2 million euros (3 million dollars) in emergency aid to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia after the devastating arrival of Typhoon Ketsana, officials in Brussels said Wednesday. The money will allow aid agencies to p…
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Powerful Indonesia quake kills 75, traps thousands (AP via Yahoo! News) A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher.
Indonesian quake kills [...]

Three LeT Members Killed In Kashmir (OfficialWire) Three members of the Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Toiba suspected of plotting attacks were killed during a gun battle with local police in Kashmir, officials say.
India support Obama plans to hold a summit on nuclear security next year (India Daily) Maintaining that the spectre of nuclear terrorism is a formidable [...]