http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230175,georgia-and-russia-to-continue-their-fight-at-uns-highest.html The Hague - Russia and Georgia are to put their differences over Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday. The Hague-based ICJ, the highest UN court, seeks to resolve matters ... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:41:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230175,georgia-and-russia-to-continue-their-fight-at-uns-highest.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230174,three-jewish-men-attacked-injured-in-paris.html Paris - Three Jewish men aged 17 and 18 were attacked by a group of youths of similar age in Paris, a French police spokeswoman said Sunday. The three victims who were wearing yarmulkas at the time were struck by stones and blows thrown by a group of... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:35:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230174,three-jewish-men-attacked-injured-in-paris.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230173,nine-dead-14-missing-in-southern-philippine-landslide--summary.html Manila - Nine people were killed and 14 missing when two landslides struck a mining village in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said Sunday. The first landslide in Masara village in Maco town, Compostella Valley province, 930 kilo... Australasia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:10:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230173,nine-dead-14-missing-in-southern-philippine-landslide--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230172,china-pledges-to-maintain-all-weather-friendship-with-pakistan.html Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on winning Pakistan's presidential election and promised that China would maintain its all-weather friendship with its neighbour and long-term ally. China and Pakistan ... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:10:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230172,china-pledges-to-maintain-all-weather-friendship-with-pakistan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230171,new-pakistani-president-invites-afghan-counterpart-to-islamabad.html Kabul - Pakistan's president-elect Asif Ali Zardari has invited his Afghan counterpart to attend his oath-taking ceremony next week, the Afghan government said Sunday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Zardari to congratulate him on his victory in... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:59:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230171,new-pakistani-president-invites-afghan-counterpart-to-islamabad.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230170,angolas-ruling-party-on-the-way-to-crushing-victory.html Johannesburg/Luanda - Angola's ruling MPLA party was heading for a massive victory in the country's first parliamentary elections in 16 years, with initial projections by the country's electoral commission showing the party claiming more than 80 per ... Africa,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:41:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230170,angolas-ruling-party-on-the-way-to-crushing-victory.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230169,report-confidential-data-again-goes-missing-in-britain.html London - A computer disk containing the personal data of around 5,000 prison workers in Britain has gone missing, in another case of several similar incidents that have embarrassed the British government, a British tabloid reported Sunday. Informatio... UK,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:12:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230169,report-confidential-data-again-goes-missing-in-britain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230168,two-dozen-taliban-killed-in-clashes-with-afghan-coalition-forces.html Kabul - Afghan and coalition forces killed at least two dozen Taliban in clashes and airstrike in eastern and southern regions, officials claimed Sunday. Twelve Taliban militants were killed in a US-led coalition airstrike in Sabari district of south... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:59:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230168,two-dozen-taliban-killed-in-clashes-with-afghan-coalition-forces.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230167,olympics-generate-pro-china-buzz-in-hong-kong-elections--update.html Hong Kong - Voting was underway in Hong Kong's legislature elections Sunday with the Olympics factor expected to see pro-democracy parties lose ground to their China-friendly rivals. Sixty seats are being contested in the elections, which are held ... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:53:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230167,olympics-generate-pro-china-buzz-in-hong-kong-elections--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230166,flood-situation-grim-in-indias-assam-state-24-dead.html New Delhi - The flood situation in India's north-eastern Assam state was grave on Sunday with more than 2.1 million people displaced and the death toll touching 24, officials and news reports said. The Bramhaputra river and its tributaries have flood... Environment Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:47:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230166,flood-situation-grim-in-indias-assam-state-24-dead.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230165,zardari-to-be-sworn-in-as-pakistans-president-tuesday.html Islamabad - Pakistan's president-elect Asif Ali Zardari is to be sworn in early next week amid hopes that his rise could bring stability to the crisis-ridden nation, a senior official said Sunday. The oath-taking ceremony will take place on Tuesday,... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:41:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230165,zardari-to-be-sworn-in-as-pakistans-president-tuesday.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230164,prosecutor-becomes-figure-in-mortgage-mess.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thomas O'Brien, the U.S. Attorney for California's Central District, is emerging as a likely prosecutor in criminal cases expected from the U.S. mortgage meltdown. US,Business Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:33:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230164,prosecutor-becomes-figure-in-mortgage-mess.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230163,israeli-police-meeting-to-review-evidence-against-olmert.html Tel Aviv - Israeli police officials were holding a crucial meeting Sunday to decide whether to recommend that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted for alleged corruption. The meeting comes after detectives from the national fraud squad spent months... Middle East,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:22:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230163,israeli-police-meeting-to-review-evidence-against-olmert.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230162,leftist-demonstration-turns-violent-in-hamburg.html Berlin - A street party in Hamburg turned violent overnight after leftist demonstrators went on the rampage, police in the northern German port said Sunday. Eighteen people were injured, 11 of them police officers, following the event in the Scheunen... Europe,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:04:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230162,leftist-demonstration-turns-violent-in-hamburg.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230161,czechs-stick-it-to-the-european-union-sweetly--feature.html Prague - Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an outspoken EU critic, once warned that his nation would dissolve in the European Union like a sugar cube in a cup of coffee. Now that the Czechs are about to chair the European Union, the government has turned... Europe,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:58:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230161,czechs-stick-it-to-the-european-union-sweetly--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230160,australias-conservatives-thrilled-by-labors-election-loss.html Sydney - The Australian Labor Party on Sunday looked certain to lose office in Western Australia after a state election upset that has rattled Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's federal government. Labor had a monopoly on power at both the state and federal... Australasia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:52:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230160,australias-conservatives-thrilled-by-labors-election-loss.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230159,missing-polish-diver-feared-dead-in-eastern-indonesian-sea.html Jakarta - Search teams failed to find any sign of a Polish tourist who went missing eight days ago while scuba diving off the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua, local media reports said Sunday. Kemal Abbas, chief of the Cenderawasih Bay Nation... Australasia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:16:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230159,missing-polish-diver-feared-dead-in-eastern-indonesian-sea.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230158,olympic-factor-generates-pro-china-votes-in-hong-kong-elections.html Hong Kong - Voting was underway in Hong Kong's legislature elections Sunday with the Olympics factor expected to see pro-democracy parties lose ground to their China-friendly rivals. Sixty seats are being contested in the quadrennial elections with... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:47:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230158,olympic-factor-generates-pro-china-votes-in-hong-kong-elections.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230157,embattled-thai-premier-plans-to-attend-un-general-assembly-meeting.html Bangkok - Embattled Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej claimed Sunday he would attend the United Nations General Assembly later this month to explain the country's political situation to the international community. In his weekly Talking Samak Sty... Asia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:23:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230157,embattled-thai-premier-plans-to-attend-un-general-assembly-meeting.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230156,six-dead-7-missing-in-southern-philippine-landslide.html Manila - Six people were killed and seven others missing when a landslide struck a mining village in the southern Philippines, local officials said Sunday. At least 13 homes were buried in the landslide in Masara village in Maco town, Compostella Val... Australasia,World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:32:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/230156,six-dead-7-missing-in-southern-philippine-landslide.html