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Israel rejects ceasefire calls - The TimesIsraeli troops battled Hamas fighters in major cities of overcrowded Gaza as Israel rebuffed appeals to stop a war on the Islamists that has killed at least 560 Palestinians. Israeli tanks firing cannons and backed by helicopter gunships rolled into ...
India says Pakistan "must have" aided Mumbai attack - International Herald TribuneNEW DELHI : India s prime minister says the sophistication of the Mumbai siege means the attackers "must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh- meeting with top officials of Indian states- says ...
Cosby s late TD leads Texas past Ohio State in Fiesta Bowl - TSNGlendale- AZ (Sports Network) - Colt McCoy s 26-yard touchdown pass to Quan Cosby with 16 seconds remaining lifted third-ranked Texas to a 24-21 Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Ohio State- as the Buckeyes were dealt another crushing defeat in a BCS ...
Burris unlikely to be seated as Illinois senator - NorthJersey.comWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared- "I m a United States senator-" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama s ...
Ukraine: Russia cuts gas to Europe by two-thirds - PR InsideKIEV- Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine s gas company Naftogaz says Russia s Gazprom has cut natural gas supplies to Europe by two-thirds. Naftogaz spokesman Valentyn Zemlyansky said Gazprom sent only 92 million cubic meters of gas for European consumers ...
Thomson Financial News - Forbes- China c.bank research bureau see GDP growth around 8 percent in 2009. State magazine says country faces risk of unrest. - Chile unveils $14 billion stimulus package- South Korea aims to create 140-000 jobs with infrastructure projects. - Asian ...
Sarasota news briefs - Herald TribuneVENICE -- The Catholic Diocese of Venice will hold a celebratory Mass today to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The 4 p.m. Mass at Epiphany Cathedral will be conducted by Bishop Frank J. Dewane and will draw priests and worshippers from the 10 ...
Former editor launches news website for old patch - Lancashire Evening TelegraphA community news website has been set up by a former newspaper editor covering his old patch after he took redundancy. David Jackman was editor of the Epping Forest Guardian- Harlow and Bishop s Stortford Citizens and the Epping Forest Independent ...
PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Jan 6 - ReutersJan 6 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The historic collapse of the new-car market dragged on in December ...
Taiwan stocks at 2-month closing high- LCDs jump - ForbesASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia..... Japan..... S.Korea.... S.E. Asia..... Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ..... India..... China..... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street..... Gold..... Currency.. Eurostocks ...