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EU promises Bangladesh food aid worth 21 million dollars

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Dhaka - The European Union on Sunday announced food aid for Bangladesh worth about 21.2 million US dollars to help Bangladeshi people better deal with drastic increases in food prices. The EU signed grant contacts with a number of non-governmental ... ...read article

Ryanair plane evacuated on bomb alert in Brussels - Update

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Brussels- A Boeing plane of airline Ryanair was evacuated Sunday morning at the Charleroi airport south of Brussels due to a bomb alert. The Belgian news agency Belga and the online edition of the newspaper La Libre Belgique said a bomb alert was ... ...read article

Israel housing announcement 'regrettable incident,' Netanyahu says

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Jerusalem - An Israeli announcement`- made at the height of US Vice-President Joe Biden's recent visit - that 1,600 new homes would be built in Jerusalem, was a regrettable incident but was made in good faith, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sa... ...read article

At least six killed, seven injured in northern Iraq attacks

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Mosul/Kirkuk - A string of attacks on Sunday left at least six people killed and seven injured in northern Iraq, police told the German Press Agency dpa. The attacks came as elections workers continued counting the votes in the region, a week after ... ...read article

Austrian doctor suspected of ordering porn from young prisoners

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Vienna - An Austrian doctor was detained for allegedly paying teenage convicts to take pornographic photos with mobile phones that he had thrown over the prison wall, media reported Sunday. The 43-year-old hospital intern from Maria Enzersdorf near ... ...read article

Police arrest two men suspected of planning attacks in Mumbai

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
New Delhi - Indian police claimed Sunday that they had foiled a terrorist plot by arresting two men suspected of planning attacks on a state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) installation and two markets in Mumbai. Maharashtra state's ... ...read article

Protesters give Thai government 24 hours to meet demands - Summary

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Bangkok - Tens of thousands of protesters from provinces throughout Thailand massed in Bangkok Sunday to pressure the government to resign within 24 hours and call new elections. An estimated 100,000 followers of the United front for Dem... ...read article

European foreign ministers call for single EU voice - Summary

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Saariselka, Finland - European Union member states must speak with a single voice on foreign policy if they are to balance the rise of new powers such as China and India, European foreign ministers said Sunday as they ended informal talks in ... ...read article

Yemeni suspected of al-Qaeda affiliation held in Jordan

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Amman - A Yemeni was on Sunday interrogated by the public prosecutor of Jordan's State Security Court on suspicion of belonging to al-Qaeda and plotting acts of terrorism inside the kingdom, judicial sources said. The Yemeni national, Ammar Barouti, ... ...read article

Low turnout for first round of French regional elections - Update

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Paris - Turnout was low in the first four hours of Sunday's first round of French regional elections, the Interior Ministry said. At noon, only a little more than 16 per cent of France's 44 million registered voters had gone to the polls. In 2004, ... ...read article

Pakistani jets pound Taliban hideouts, 16 militants killed

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Islamabad - Pakistani fighter jets pounded several Taliban hideouts on Sunday, killing 16 militants and injuring several more in north-western tribal region near Afghan border, security officials said. An intelligence official said the airstrikes ... ...read article

Israel arrests top Hamas militant in Ramallah

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Jerusalem - Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas military leader suspected of heading cells responsible for the murders of 70 Israeli civilians during the Palestinian uprising which broke out in 2000, the Israeli military spokesman said Sunday. ... ...read article

Taliban attacks kill 35 Afghans, a warning to US - Summary

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Kandahar, Afghanistan - A series of 12 explosions and gunfire killed at least 35 people, including police forces in southern city of Kandahar, officials said Sunday. The Taliban called the attacks a reaction to the NATO commander's warning about an ... ...read article

China shies away from role as global power - Feature

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Beijing - China prefers not to view itself as a global power that needs to take more responsibility in world politics, according to a wordy press statement from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday following the annual meeting of China's National ... ...read article

Polish minister pleased with compromise over Baltic pipeline route

The Earth Times: 17 hours ago
Warsaw - Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Sunday he was pleased his country had resolved its dispute with Germany over the route of a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. Good relations between the two neighbours had helped Poland protect ... ...read article

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