Egyptian club Zamalek sack French coach (AFP via Yahoo! News) French coach Henri Michel has been sacked by Egyptian club Zamalek after a string of defeats, the Cairo-based team revealed on Monday. Egyptian Military Court of Appeals fails to rectify injustice (Amnesty International) Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt’s military appeals court to overturn…
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North Africa – Egyptian club Zamalek sack French coach (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Asia Pacific News – Taiwan seeks safeguards in China trade pact (Channel NewsAsia)
Taiwan seeks safeguards in China trade pact (Channel NewsAsia) TAIPEI: The Taiwanese government will adopt measures to cushion any potential negative impacts on industries from a planned controversial trade agreement with China, an official here said Monday. Large eruption at Karkar in Papua New Guinea? [Eruptions] (ScienceBlogs) Karkar volcano as seen from space. Eruptions reader…
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Iraq – ‘Subversive’ Iran accused of undermining Iraq and causing deaths (Guardian Unlimited)
‘Subversive’ Iran accused of undermining Iraq and causing deaths (Guardian Unlimited) Iraq has endured years of subversive attacks by its hardline neighbour, Iran , that have undermined its western-backed government and been “directly responsible for the deaths of many Iraqis”, according to Britain’s departing ambassador. Resurgent al-Qaeda seeking to undermine government in Iraq (MalaysiaNews.net) in…
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Philippines – Journalists protest massacre in Philippines
Journalists protest massacre in Philippines Last Updated: November 30. 2009 12:05PM UAE / November 30. 2009 8:05AM GMT MANILA // About 1,000 journalists and activists marched today in the capital to protest against the massacre in the southern … Palparan running for senator to hound Leftists (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) Says his anti-communist party ‘will provide balance’ in…
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World News – General – India’s economy continues to grow
India’s economy continues to growIndia’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate of 7.9% in the three months to September, boosted by government spending. Mumbai suspect’s lawyer is sackedThe lawyer for the main suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks trial is removed from the case for delaying proceedings. Fresh sanctions warning for IranGermany warns Iran it…
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Southeast Asia – Journalists protest massacre in Philippines (AP via Yahoo! News)
Journalists protest massacre in Philippines (AP via Yahoo! News) Some 1,000 journalists and activists marched Monday in the capital to protest the massacre in the southern Philippines of 57 civilians, including at least 30 journalists and their staff in the world’s deadliest attack on the media. Gunmen kill three in restive Thai south: police (AFP…
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Southeast Asia – Cambodia-Vietnam joint commission meeting to be held later this week (People’s Daily)
Cambodia-Vietnam joint commission meeting to be held later this week (People’s Daily) Cambodia and Vietnam are set to hold a joint commission meeting later this week in Cambodia’s southwestern province of Sihanouk. In a statement released on Monday, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said the 11th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission for Economic, Cultural, Scientific…
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Iran News – Iran defies UN, plans 10 uranium sites (People’s Daily)
Iran defies UN, plans 10 uranium sites (People’s Daily) TEHRAN: Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in a major expansion of its atomic programme, just two days after the UN nuclear watchdog rebuked it for carrying out such work in secret. The defiant move by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government…
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Terrorism and Insurgency – Russian press point finger at Chechen rebels (BBC News)
Russian press point finger at Chechen rebels (BBC News) The Russian press has denounced as a “terrorist act” the train derailment on Friday that left 25 dead. 36 arrested in Basque separatist raids (UPI) SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Nov. 24 (UPI) — Spanish police Tuesday arrested 36 members of the outlawed political organization Segi, a youth…
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African News Update – Africa: European Investors Now Target Africa’s Unlisted Firms (AllAfrica.com)
Africa: European Investors Now Target Africa’s Unlisted Firms (AllAfrica.com) IS AFRICA FOR SALE ? 1) I’ve heard that one African country made a 99-year deal with an Asian country to lease a part of their land. 2) How can anyone make a deal for the next generation ? China Helps the Powerful in Namibia Secret…
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