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Iran's Larijani meets Hamas in DamascusReuters - 42 minutes agoDAMASCUS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian politician met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Wednesday as the Palestinian Islamist group considered an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Video: Gaza families mourn dead after UN school bombed - 07 Jan [...]
ABC News
FACT CHECK: Senate rule fuzzy on seating BurrisThe Associated Press - 53 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AP) - For Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, there's a simple reason Roland Burris can't take President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat: Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White hasn't signed Burris' certificate of appointment.Video: Senate Leaders Say Burris May Be Seated AssociatedPressBlagojevich [...]
Washington Post
Ukraine, Russia Pricing Dispute Halts Russian Gas Exports to EuropeVoice of America - 1 hour agoBy Barry Wood The ongoing dispute over transit fees and pricing has halted Russian natural gas exports to Europe. Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the disruption that has curtailed vital gas deliveries to several European countries, …Video: [...]
TVNZ
Pakistan Again Denies Involvement in Mumbai AttacksWashington Post - 3 hours agoBy Pamela Constable and Candace Rondeaux KABUL, Jan. 7 — During a visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan's foreign minister on Wednesday strongly rejected accusations by India that Pakistani government agencies had played a role in the terrorist attacks in …Pakistan Fires Security Advisor After Mumbai Attacker's [...]
ABC News
Dossier From India Gives New Details of Mumbai AttacksNew York Times - 54 minutes agoBy SOMINI SENGUPTA NEW DELHI - In the beginning, they were 32. A squad of suicide bombers raised in Pakistan, they were taught how to make bombs, withstand interrogation, and fight to their death.Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in [...]
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Poll: Majority says Burris should be blocked from Sen. seatUSA Today - 1 hour agoBy Harry Hamburg, AFP/Getty Images By Susan Page and John Fritze, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a US Senate seat and Illinois should hold a special election to fill the [...]
Times Online
Russian Natural Gas Supply to Europe DwindlesWashington Post - 1 hour agoBy Philip P. Pan MOSCOW, Jan. 6 — The flow of Russian natural gas to Europe dropped sharply Tuesday with six countries reporting a complete halt of shipments as Russia deepened its gas embargo of neighboring Ukraine.Video: Russia-Ukraine: gauging the gas feud france24englishUkraine [...]
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International Gaza ceasefire plan taking shapeReuters - 1 hour agoBy Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Israel is taking seriously an international proposal for a Gaza ceasefire that would involve a pledge of foreign forces to prevent Hamas from rearming, Israeli officials and diplomats said on Tuesday.Video: Cash drain leaves Gaza stranded france24englishIsraeli blogs back [...]
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Politics, diplomacy behind Obama's Gaza silenceReuters - 44 minutes agoBy Deborah Charles WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Even as Israelis and Palestinians plunged deeper into conflict, US President-elect Barack Obama remained silent, refusing to budge from his one-president-at-a-time mantra.Video: Israel Pounds Gaza, Vows to Continue Campaign AssociatedPressIsrael vows no let-up over Gaza BBC NewsInternational [...]
WELT ONLINE
Gunmen in Greece Attack PolicemenNew York Times - 47 minutes agoBy ANTHEE CARASSAVA ATHENS - Greek gunmen attacked a police unit Monday, seriously injuring a policeman in the latest sign of surging extremism after the police shooting of a teenage boy last month.Gunmen seriously wound policeman in Greece shooting ReutersGun attack injures Greek policeman guardian.co.ukUnited [...]
