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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:02:17 GMT+00:00

Overloaded Indonesian ferry sinks; 4 dead, most survive
Reuters
JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four while nearly 300 passengers survived the accident, officials said. A transport ministry official told a news ...
Four die, hundreds rescued in Indonesia ferry sinkingAFP
Indonesian ferry sinks with hundreds aboardCNN International
Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboardThe Associated Press
Xinhua -Bloomberg -PRESS TV
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:36:33 GMT+00:00

Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran â Iran's state TV says the country has begun large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack. The Sunday report says the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and ...
Ahmadinejad heads to nuclear-backers Brazil, VenezuelaAFP
Iran to conduct military exercise aimed at protecting nuke sitesCNN
Ahmadinejad begins latam tour after Peres finishesPRESS TV
Ynetnews -Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:34:06 GMT+00:00

Cleanup begins in flood-ravaged UK
CNN International
London, England (CNN) -- When Sandra Stainton returned to her house in northwest England, everything was covered in brown sludge. Her furniture was toppled and a 6-foot-high water mark ran across the living room wall, a reminder of how much floodwater ...
Cockermouth: experts say deadly torrents cannot be preventedTimes Online
Cumbria flood bridges facing safety checksBBC News
Cumbria floods: Gordon Brown pledges Â£1m as he pays tribute to Bill Barkerguardian.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk -ABC Online -Reuters
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:32:42 GMT+00:00

Romanians vote in tight presidential election
AFP
BUCHAREST â Romanians voted on Sunday in a tight presidential election seen as a chance to resolve a political crisis that has hindered the recent EU member's bid to recover from a deep recession. Twelve candidates are running, but polls have shown the ...
Romanians vote for president amid political crisisThe Associated Press
Romanians Vote for President to End Deadlock, Name PMBloomberg
Romania presidential election polls set to openBBC News
Xinhua -euronews -RTT News
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:01:54 GMT+00:00

'S.Lanka resettlement plan needed'
AFP
COLOMBO â The Sri Lankan government has failed to make adequate welfare provision for the 136000 Tamil civilians it plans to release from internment camps, rights activists and opposition parties said Sunday. Heeding international calls for the camps ...
Sri Lanka vows to free 130000 Tamil refugeesguardian.co.uk
Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of pollsReuters
Sri Lanka Plans to Let Tamils Leave CampsNew York Times
Hindu -Toronto Star -BBC News
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:56:34 GMT+00:00

Hamas armed wing vows to respond to Gaza strikes
Xinhua
GAZA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The military wing of Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday vowed to respond to a series of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Sunday morning in which around 10 Palestinians were wounded. "The Israeli escalation will not be ...
Gaza armed groups agree to halt rockets: HamasAFP
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza targetsPhiladelphia Inquirer
Palestinians hurt in Gaza raidAljazeera.net
New York Times -Jerusalem Post -Washington Post
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:50:33 GMT+00:00

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
The Associated Press
HEGANG, China â Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 â the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. ...
At Least 87 Die in Chinese Mine ExplosionNew York Times
Death toll in China mine blast risesBBC News
Scores dead in China mine explosionTimes Online
Bloomberg -AFP -ABC Online
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Posted On: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:06:17 GMT+00:00

Williams faces pope over Vatican call for converts
guardian.co.uk
The archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, took the highly unusual step yesterday of protesting personally to the pope about his shock announcement last month of special arrangements for the mass conversion to Catholicism of disillusioned, ...
Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Benedict XVI share 'cordial' talksTelegraph.co.uk
Pope Meets Head of Anglican ChurchCBS News
Anglican head challenges Vatican over women clergyReuters
Bloomberg -Aljazeera.net -Times Online
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:52:42 GMT+00:00

Brescia arrest driven by fears on terror infrastructure
Hindu
NEW DELHI: For the best part of a year, Italian investigators watched patiently over a nondescript business in Brescia, hoping that two men who played a critical role in guiding the terrorists to their targets in Mumbai last November would one day show ...
Italy Arrests Pakistanis Suspected of Mumbai LinksVoice of America
Italian police arrest two Mumbai attack suspectsPRESS TV
Two held in Italy over Mumbai terror attacksTimes Online
CNN -Reuters -BBC News
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:43:14 GMT+00:00

Medvedev Says 'Backwardness' Undermines Party
New York Times
MOSCOW â President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia accused the governing party, United Russia, of âbackwardnessâ on Saturday, warning its leaders that they must learn to win elections honestly if it is to survive. ...
Russia to stick to five priorities in economic restructuring, says PutinXinhua
Russia's Medvedev raps ruling party over electionsWashington Post
Medvedev slams own party over vote mishandlingPRESS TV
The Associated Press -Zee News -Newsweek
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