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NewsvineKurds set to be Iraq election kingmakers
Guardian Newspaper : World: 10 hours ago
Kurdish alliance set to play prominent role in coalition government despite Gorran group breaking awayA strong turnout from Iraq's Kurds in national elections on Sunday has enhanced their status of kingmakers in forming the central government, with ... ...read article
Kurdish alliance set to play prominent role in coalition government despite Gorran group breaking awayA strong turnout from Iraq's Kurds in national elections on Sunday has enhanced their status of kingmakers in forming the central government, with ... ...read article
Karzai told by Britain: start Afghanistan peace talks now
Guardian Newspaper : World: 10 hours ago
Foreign Office officials believe elements of Taliban ready to talk but fears grow of long Afghan conflict, and growing casualtiesBritain will today urge the Afghan government to put more effort into the pursuit of peace talks amid fears that the war ... ...read article
Foreign Office officials believe elements of Taliban ready to talk but fears grow of long Afghan conflict, and growing casualtiesBritain will today urge the Afghan government to put more effort into the pursuit of peace talks amid fears that the war ... ...read article
Indian parliament approves plan for women's quota
Guardian Newspaper : World: 19 hours ago
Bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women clears first hurdleAfter two days of acrimonious and chaotic scenes, India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly today to pass a historic bill that would reserve a third of ... ...read article
Bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women clears first hurdleAfter two days of acrimonious and chaotic scenes, India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly today to pass a historic bill that would reserve a third of ... ...read article
Litvinenko's family refused refugee status due to EU rules, Italy says
Guardian Newspaper : World: 19 hours ago
Official denies former Russian spy's family were denied status because of Silvio Berlusconi's friendship with Vladimir PutinThe Italian government today claimed that European regulations, not Silvio Berlusconi's friendship with Vladimir Putin, were ... ...read article
Official denies former Russian spy's family were denied status because of Silvio Berlusconi's friendship with Vladimir PutinThe Italian government today claimed that European regulations, not Silvio Berlusconi's friendship with Vladimir Putin, were ... ...read article
China and India join Copenhagen accord
Guardian Newspaper : World: 19 hours ago
China and India formally endorse the last-minute climate agreement struck at the Copenhagen summitChina and India wrote to the UN's climate secretariat today agreeing to be "listed" as a parties to the Copenhagen accord, the last-minute agreement ... ...read article
China and India formally endorse the last-minute climate agreement struck at the Copenhagen summitChina and India wrote to the UN's climate secretariat today agreeing to be "listed" as a parties to the Copenhagen accord, the last-minute agreement ... ...read article
Biden offers Israel full support
Guardian Newspaper : World: 19 hours ago
In talks with Binyamin Netanyahu, US vice-president stresses need to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weaponsThe US vice-president, Joe Biden, promised the Israeli government today that it had the strong support of Washington and said the US was ... ...read article
In talks with Binyamin Netanyahu, US vice-president stresses need to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weaponsThe US vice-president, Joe Biden, promised the Israeli government today that it had the strong support of Washington and said the US was ... ...read article
Seven arrested over plot to kill cartoonist
Guardian Newspaper : World: 19 hours ago
Four men and three women suspected of planning to kill Lars Vilks, who has had al-Qaida bounty on his head since 2007Irish police today arrested seven suspects over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish artist who drew the Prophet Muhammad with the body ... ...read article
Four men and three women suspected of planning to kill Lars Vilks, who has had al-Qaida bounty on his head since 2007Irish police today arrested seven suspects over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish artist who drew the Prophet Muhammad with the body ... ...read article
Kurds likely to be Iraq election kingmakers after strong turnout
Guardian Newspaper : World: 19 hours ago
Kurdish alliance set to play prominent role in coalition government despite Gorran group breaking awayA strong turnout from Iraq's Kurds in national elections on Sunday has enhanced their status of kingmakers in forming the central government, with ... ...read article
Kurdish alliance set to play prominent role in coalition government despite Gorran group breaking awayA strong turnout from Iraq's Kurds in national elections on Sunday has enhanced their status of kingmakers in forming the central government, with ... ...read article
Bali bomb suspect 'killed in gun battle'
Guardian Newspaper : World: 1 day ago
Officials claim Dulmatin, an explosives expert, was one of three suspects shot dead by anti-terror officers near JakartaOne of the men suspected of masterminding the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings has been killed in a shootout with police, according to ... ...read article
Officials claim Dulmatin, an explosives expert, was one of three suspects shot dead by anti-terror officers near JakartaOne of the men suspected of masterminding the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings has been killed in a shootout with police, according to ... ...read article
Corpse of ex-Cyprus president found
Guardian Newspaper : World: 1 day ago
Anonymous tipoff leads police to body of Greek Cypriot hardliner, stolen from cemetery last yearThe missing corpse of the former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos has been found, three months after it was taken from his grave in a raid that ... ...read article
Anonymous tipoff leads police to body of Greek Cypriot hardliner, stolen from cemetery last yearThe missing corpse of the former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos has been found, three months after it was taken from his grave in a raid that ... ...read article
Biden hails Middle East talks
Guardian Newspaper : World: 1 day ago
In talks with Binyamin Netanyahu, US vice-president stresses need to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weaponsThe US vice-president, Joe Biden, promised the Israeli government today that it had the strong support of Washington and said the US was ... ...read article
In talks with Binyamin Netanyahu, US vice-president stresses need to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weaponsThe US vice-president, Joe Biden, promised the Israeli government today that it had the strong support of Washington and said the US was ... ...read article
Iraqi poll rivals both claim success
Guardian Newspaper : World: 1 day ago
Nouri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi talk up performance in Iraqi election that drew smaller but broader vote than in 2005Sixty-two per cent of Iraqis voted in yesterday's general election, with both the conservative incumbent prime minister, Nouri ... ...read article
Nouri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi talk up performance in Iraqi election that drew smaller but broader vote than in 2005Sixty-two per cent of Iraqis voted in yesterday's general election, with both the conservative incumbent prime minister, Nouri ... ...read article
Afghan friend or foe? Look for a sash
Guardian Newspaper : World: 1 day ago
Yellow sashes distinguish clandestine force from enemy but Local Defence Initiative has many doubtersThey are a secret tribal militia, the controversial creation of US commanders in Afghanistan eager to buttress local opposition to the Taliban. So ... ...read article
Yellow sashes distinguish clandestine force from enemy but Local Defence Initiative has many doubtersThey are a secret tribal militia, the controversial creation of US commanders in Afghanistan eager to buttress local opposition to the Taliban. So ... ...read article