PNA rejects Netanyahu's conditions for peace talks resumption
October 12, 2009 10:52 pm· Comments Off
RAMALLAH, Oct. 13 — The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejected on Monday hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conditions to resume the stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
FAO says climate change to reduce food output up to 30 percent by 2050
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ROME, Oct. 13 — In 2050 climate change will decrease food and agricultural production by up to 30 percent in parts of developing countries, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director-general Jacques Diouf said on Monday.
French navy hands over five suspected pirates to Somalia
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MOGADISHU, Oct. 13 — The French navy force patrolling Somalia's pirate-invested coast on Monday handed over five suspected pirates to the local authorities in Somalia's northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland, police said.
Egypt to push for reconciliation pact amid growing Palestinian disputes
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by Saud Abu Ramadan, Emad Drimly
GAZA, Oct. 13 — Egypt has intensified on Monday its efforts to speed up declaring an inter-Palestinian reconciliation pact as political dispute between rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and Gaza Strip-based Islamic Hamas movement is still going on, a senior Fatah official said.
Jordan, Azerbaijan urge intensive efforts to launch Mideast peace talks
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AMMAN, Oct. 13 — King Abdullah II of Jordan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev urged intensified efforts Monday to jump-start peace talks to end the decade-long Palestinian- Israeli conflict.
Netanyahu vows to defend Israelis against UN Gaza report
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JERUSALEM, Oct. 13 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday launched harsh slams against the United Nations' Gaza conflict investigation report, vowing never to allow Israelis to be on trail in international courts due to the alleged war crimes in the report.
Dust back to Sydney overnight
October 12, 2009 10:52 pm· 1 Comment
CANBERRA, Oct. 13 — Sydney Morning Herald reports Tuesday "the dust is back" in Sydney overnight.
Seoul stocks open lower on sell-offs
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SEOUL, Oct. 13 — South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Tuesday, weighed down by foreign and institutional sell-offs, analysts said.
London stock market closes higher
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LONDON, Oct. 13 — The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed at its highest level for more than a year as markets were inspired by the better-than-expected results from Philips.
Cooler winter to cost U.S. southerners 9 percent more in energy bills
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HOUSTON, Oct. 13 — CPS Energy, the largest U.S. municipally owned energy company in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday expected a chilly winter ahead and expensive energy bills for its customers in the coming winter.