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Putin feels a certain nostalgia for former East Germany - Summary
Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was fond of his life in the former communist East Germany, where he was based as a KGB officer up until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he said in an interview on Russia's NTW television Sunday. I ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Berlin 'divided' again to mark the fall of Berlin Wall
Berlin - Thousands flocked to the centre of Berlin Sunday, ahead of celebrations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall that divided Germany until 1989 - symbolized Sunday by a row of giant domino stones set up throughout the his...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Major British paper turns against Afghan conflict, urges pullout
London - The liberal Independent on Sunday newspaper in its lead article Sunday cited waning public support for Britain's involvement in the conflict in Afghanistan and argued for a pullout. In an article titled Afghanistan: Time to Leave the newsp...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ UK (World) ]

Thousands rally against US base in Japan
Tokyo - Thousands of people rallied on the island of Okinawa in southern Japan on Sunday to demand the relocation of a US military base which they say has been a burden on the island. The protests, which organizers say drew about 21,000 people, occur...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Netanyahu heads to US; Obama parley unconfirmed - Summary
Tel Aviv - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday left for the United States, but it was unclear whether he would meet with President Barack Obama during his visit. Netanyahu is set to address Jewish community activists in the US and alt...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Putin nostalgic for life in former East Germany
Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was fond of his life in the former communist East Germany, where he was based as a KGB officer up until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he said in an interview on Russia's NTW television Sunday. I ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Dresden synagogue daubed with swastikas
Dresden - The synagogue in the eastern German city of Dresden has been daubed with swastikas, ahead of the anniversary of Germany's 1938 pogrom night, police said on Sunday. Roughly six metres of the synagogue's outside wall had been covered in the N...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

China pledges 10 billion dollars in aid to Africa - Summary
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday pledged 10 billion dollars in new loans to African nations for the development of infrastructure and social programs. He made the announcement at the start of the fourth ministerial meetin...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Israeli opposition lawmaker calls for temporary Palestinian state
Tel Aviv - Israeli front bench opposition legislator Shaul Mofaz on Sunday presented his diplomatic plan for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling for a temporary Palestinian state in 60 per cent of the West Bank, followed by permanent bo...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Angry Russian cop now fearful after online video complaint
Moscow - A Russian police officer who posted two video clips on the internet to air his grievances directly to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about pay and overtime work conditions said Sunday he now feared for his life. The Interfax agency cited Majo...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

 

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