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Fort Hood focusing on healing after shootings
Washington - The US military at Fort Hood, Texas has taken steps to ensure soldiers and civilians affected by last week's shooting are receiving proper care to cope with the traumatic slayings. Lieutenant General Robert Cone said arrangements have be...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ US (World) ]

EXTRA: Paris celebrates fall of Berlin Wall with music and light
Paris - Tens of thousands of Parisians gathered Monday in the Place de la Concorde in the centre of the French capital to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a spectacular light-and-music show. The history of those fate...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Lebanese president announces national unity cabinet
Beirut - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Monday the line-up of the new national unity cabinet after a six- month political impasse that almost led the country into chaos. Hariri's new cabinet will include 30 ministers, 15 ministers loy...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

UN: Closer Congo-Rwanda ties could end Africa's Great Lakes war
New York - The recent warming up in ties between the leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could alter the situation in the war-prone Great Lakes region in Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Monday. Congo's Presiden...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Johannesburg wall comes tumbling down on 20th anniversary of Berlin
Johannesburg - A section of the wall surrounding the German cultural institute in Johannesburg came tumbling down on Monday as Germany used the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to try to break down barriers in South Africa. Germany's a...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

EXTRA: Koehler calls on European leaders to build better world
Berlin - German President Horst Koehler called on European leaders to engage in creating a better world, during Monday's celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. Koehler welcomed the leaders of all 27 European Union states, as well...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Three Czech soldiers suspended in Nazi symbol scandal
Prague - Czech Defence Minister Martin Bartak said Monday he has suspended three soldiers over a scandal in which two of them were reported to have worn Nazi symbols during NATO's mission in Afghanistan. The move came after the Czech newspaper, Mlada...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Berlin ice wall melts in London
London - A wall of ice melted in London on Monday as part of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 3.5-metre-high art installation Work in Progess was erected outside the German embassy by German artist Benjam...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Brazil study links high police kill rate in Rio to bonuses
Rio de Janeiro - An independent study in Brazil suggests that the soaring number of police killings of suspected criminals in Rio's war on drugs is linked to bonuses now paid to courageous police officers, according to a newspaper report Monday. Th...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Iraqi elections to be delayed for a week
Baghdad - Iraq is now scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on January 21, the country's electoral commission announced Monday, five days later than originally scheduled. The delay followed weeks of tense negotiations among parliamentarians over ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

 

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