Transsexual in political scandal found dead
A Brazilian transsexual caught up in a scandal which prompted the resignation of a senior Italian politician – the centre-left governor of Lazio region, which includes Rome – was found burnt to death in his home today.
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Man charged over Jewish massacre
A 90-year-old former member of the SS has been charged with 58 counts of murder for the 1945 killings of Jewish forced labourers in Austria.
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US welcomes EU appointments
US president Barack Obama has welcomed the appointment of Belgian prime minister Herman Von Rumpoy as the European Union’s first permanent EU president.
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POLITICS: Realities Collide at Halifax “War Conference”
HALIFAX, Canada, Nov 22 (IPS) – While the world’s top military elites gather inside a fortified hotel to discuss NATO’s future, protesters question the organisation’s legitimacy, secrecy, and the lack of democratic debate about the increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan.
Romanian president in slim lead
President Traian Basescu led by a slim margin in the first round of Romania’s presidential election today, but the close results pointed to tough talks ahead on forming a new government.
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Police officer missing in UK floods
A search is under way for a police officer missing after a bridge collapsed during floods in Cumbria, north west England.
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China court rules against Microsoft
Microsoft has been ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling versions of its Windows operating systems that include fonts designed by a local company, citing a violation of licensing agreements.
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Q&A: Glass Half-full 15 Years After ICPD – Part 2
ISTANBUL, Nov 23 (IPS) – Fifteen years after the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the glass is half full, according to Purnima Mane, deputy executive director of the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA). And not much better for the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) after 30 years.
Polish president in hospital
Polish president Lech Kaczynski is in hospital with an infection and has cancelled all engagements this week, including plans to attend a meeting of European Union leaders, his office said today.
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Karzai sworn in for second term
Newly-inaugurated Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged today to tackle corruption and said his country’s security forces should be ready to take over responsibility of unstable areas in three years.
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‘Computer glitch’ hits US flights
A computer problem with the system that collects airlines’ flight plans is causing widespread flight cancellations and delays across the US today.
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25 drown as ferry sinks off Sumatra
Rescue workers have picked up 243 survivors and recovered 25 bodies from an Indonesian ferry that sank off Sumatra island in rough weather today, officials said.
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BRAZIL: Crack Epidemic – Yet another Tough Nut to Crack in War on Drugs
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 23 (IPS) – J. ran away from home – a shack in a “favela” or shantytown in Brazil – when he was just eight years old, after he realised that the money he begged for in the streets was spent by his violent father on alcohol and drugs. He became a street urchin, as his two older brothers – with whom he lost contact long ago – had already done.
