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Sea Shepherd anti-whalers confident of refuelling
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The anti-whaling group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, says Japan's push to block it from refuelling at Australian ports is unlikely to succeed.
Japan comes under pressure to end whaling Telegraph.co.uk
Japanese whaler presumed drowned in Southern Ocean Reuters
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Bangladeshi PM sworn in
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Sheikh Hasina Wajed has been sworn in for her second spell as Bangladesh's Prime Minister, restoring democracy to the impoverished country after almost two years of rule by an army-backed regime.
Bangladesh's PM Hasina hands ministers portfolios Reuters India
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Israel claims Hamas fired from school as death toll hits 640
Times Online - 1 hour ago
Israeli mortar rounds blasted a United Nations-run school that had been converted into a refugee shelter for hundreds of Palestinians displaced by the ten-day war in Gaza, killing more than 40 people today.
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Falling crude prices squeeze Chavez oil diplomacy
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's slumping oil earnings are starting to squeeze President Hugo Chavez's public spending spree and curb the international aid he uses to counter US influence.
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Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty to Manslaughter
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Del Quentin Wilber Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty this afternoon in federal court here to charges they unleashed an unprovoked salvo of bullets and grenades in a busy Baghdad square in 2007, killing at least 14 ...
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French Worry About Mideast Violence's Domestic Impact
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By Edward Cody PARIS, Jan. 6 -- Alarmed by a firebomb attack on a synagogue, French leaders expressed concern Tuesday that strong feelings over the Israeli offensive in Gaza could lead to street violence and increased tensions between Muslims and Jews ...
France's Sarkozy to unveil justice reform: report Reuters
French TV ditches prime-time ads BBC News
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Facing Losses, German Billionaire Takes Own Life
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By CARTER DOUGHERTY FRANKFURT - Adolf Merckle, the German billionaire whose speculation in volatile Volkswagen stock had pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin, has committed suicide, his family said Tuesday.
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Gazprom slashes supplies to Europe
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
By Andrew E. Kramer MOSCOW: Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, halted nearly its entire export of natural gas to Europe on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of a dispute over prices with neighboring Ukraine that also underscored Russia's increasingly ...
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Rice to New York for Gaza Diplomacy
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
By David Gollust US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining UN Security Council and bilateral diplomacy on the Gaza crisis in New York.
Rice Heads to UN for Talks on Gaza Cease-Fire New York Times
US seeks immediate Gaza ceasefire with conditions Reuters
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Pakistan Vows Cooperation with Afghanistan on Terror
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By Pamela Constable KABUL, Jan. 6 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government has been accused by India of supporting a major terrorist attack there, vowed Tuesday to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to combat terrorism, ...
Pakistan calls for foreign support, not troops The Associated Press
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Pakistan Vows Cooperation with Afghanistan on Terror
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By Pamela Constable KABUL, Jan. 6 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government has been accused by India of supporting a major terrorist attack there, vowed Tuesday to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to combat terrorism, ...
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Diplomats push Syria to pressure ally Hamas
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - France's president sought Syrian help Tuesday to bring a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the United Nations for meetings with Arab and European leaders.
International Gaza ceasefire plan taking shape Reuters
Sarkozy Presses Syria, Egypt To Broker Gaza Ceasefire Deutsche Welle
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German tycoon Adolf Merckle commits suicide
Reuters - 51 minutes ago
By Markus Nagle BLAUBEUREN, Germany (Reuters) - German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide, in despair over the huge losses suffered by his business empire during the financial crisis, his family said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka's Next Battle
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By ASHOK K. MEHTA | From today's Wall Street Journal Asia Could it be that Sri Lanka's quarter-century battle against a fierce insurgency is nearly over?
Sri Lanka seizes key rebel defense line in north The Associated Press
Dimensions of LTTE front organization activity Ceylon Daily News
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Israeli Strike Hits Refugees Near a UN School in Gaza
New York Times - 1 hour ago
A wounded man was carried near a United Nations school in northern Gaza where at least 30 people were killed on Tuesday after an Israeli strike.
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Zimbabwe activists must remain in jail, judge rules
CNN International - 3 hours ago
(CNN) -- A leading Zimbabwean human rights activist must remain in custody until the Supreme Court decides whether the charges against her are valid, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Zimbabwe court dismisses activists' bid for freedom Reuters
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Zimbabwe activists must remain in jail, judge rules
CNN International - 1 hour ago
(CNN) -- A leading Zimbabwean human rights activist must remain in custody until the Supreme Court decides whether the charges against her are valid, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Zimbabwe court dismisses activists' bid for freedom Reuters
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Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM - Three times in recent days, a small group of foreign correspondents was told to appear at the border crossing to Gaza.
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Fears mount of Gaza conflict spill over in Europe
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
PARIS (AP) - Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and Britain.
Gaza killing sparks attacks on Jews across Europe Telegraph.co.uk
Australian Jews slam Gaza invasion as ‘abominable’ Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Tensions Threaten Kenya's Fragile Coalition Government
Voice of America - 3 hours ago
By Alisha Ryu Kenya's fragile eight-month-old coalition government is in deep crisis amid accusations that President Mwai Kibaki is trying to sideline and undermine the authority of the Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Kenya: Kibaki Gag Law Angers Nation, Splits Government AllAfrica.com
Media snub Poghisio meeting Daily Nation
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