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German foreign minister: Mideast peace talks 'as soon as possible'
Ramallah - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, during a two-hour stopover in the West Bank Tuesday, urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible. Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said, a...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

German mediator to meet Hamas leader in Cairo over prisoner swap
Gaza/Cairo - The anonymous German mediator brokering a long- awaited Israel-Gaza prisoner exchange plans to meet Tuesday with a delegation of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, which has de facto control of the Gaza Strip. The goal will be to h...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Israeli planes strike again in Gaza, three wounded
GazaCity - Israeli warplanes bombed three targets in the Gaza Strip before dawn Tuesday, responding to two rockets fired into southern Israel the previous evening, the Israeli military and Palestinian health officials said. Two smuggling tunnels in R...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Serbia blundered in search for Mladic, war crimes prosecutor says
Belgrade - Serbia blundered in the search for its most wanted fugitive war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic, when it arrested his helpers years ago instead of trailing them, the country's prosecutor for war crimes said in an interview released Tuesday. A...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Lula acknowledges Iran's right to 'peaceful' nuclear programme
Brasilia - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad obtained Brazil's support Monday for Tehran's controversial nuclear programme as long as it is for peaceful ends. We acknowledge Iran's right to develop a nuclear programme for peaceful ends, with fu...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

German foreign envoy: 'Special responsibility' to Israel - Summary
Jerusalem - Germans have a special responsibility toward Israel, visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Monday in Jerusalem as he toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Yemeni tribesmen release Japanese engineer held hostage for a week
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni tribesmen freed a Japanese engineer late Monday after holding him hostage for one week in a mountainous area near the capital Sana'a. The freed Japanese national, Takeo Mashimo, 63, arrived in Sana'a accompanied by tribal leade...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Germans have 'special responsibility to Israel: Westerwelle - Update
Jerusalem - Germans have a special responsibility toward Israel, visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Jerusalem Monday, as he toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Jordan's king dissolves lower house, orders early elections
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday issued a decree dissolving the lower house of parliament as of Tuesday, according to a royal court statement. The monarch also issued another decree ordering early elections to be held for the election of a...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iraqi parliament sends elections law back to presidency - Summary
Baghdad - Iraqi lawmakers on Monday returned a new elections law to the Iraqi presidency without including amendments the vice president had requested when he vetoed a previous version. Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim, vetoed a previo...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

More than 16,000 evacuated as Malaysian floods worsen

Renault revives Gordini brand

Battery problems a common cause of breakdowns

VW offers exclusive package for New Beetle

Xenon headlights a big improvement on conventional headlamps

Ford to develop new US police car

Sports cars of the future - silent swoosh instead of a roar

Hong Kong people dump billions fewer plastic bags

Toilet blockages force Cathay Pacific Airbus to divert to India

Australians excited by outdoor sex

Atlantis astronauts prepare for return to Earth

Prawn curry, potato dumplings on menu for Obama-Singh dinner

Jackman to star in robo-boxing movie

Federer to end 2009 on number one with win over Murray - Summary

FDIC: 'Problem' banks at 16-year high in US

Dobbs for president? Firebrand TV anchor weighs 2012 bid - Summary

US will not join treaty banning landmines

Queen Elizabeth gets pink carpet treatment in Bermuda

American shoppers lace up racing shoes for Black Friday

US stocks edge lower on revised growth figures