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Indonesian police arrest alleged kangaroo smuggler

NBC26 Green Bay - Sat Dec 5, 4:36 am ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police arrested a man accused of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos by boat from New Guinea island, an official said Saturday.

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Climate pledges made by key countries ahead of UN summit
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 10:20 am ET
_United States: President Barack Obama has pledged cutting emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. That represents a 3.5 percent cut from 1990 levels — the benchmark used by most countries.
Indonesian militants call for sharia law to stop HIV
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 11:58 am ET
Several hundred hardline Muslim protestors staged rallies in Indonesia Sunday to urge the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law.
New Book Says Middle Class Values Have Power to Transform Muslim World
Payvand Iran News - Sat Dec 5, 1:24 pm ET
The author of a new book believes capitalism and middle class values can transform the Muslim World economically, culturally and politically. Vali Nasr, an Iranian-American, is a professor of international politics at Tufts University. His views on the Muslim world are based on observations during visits to Muslim countries.
Indonesian police stop Greenpeace forest protest
Boston Herald - Thu Nov 26, 8:33 am ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, arresting 12 foreign...
SC holiday wish: Clean drinking water for world
Live 5 News Charleston - Fri Dec 4, 4:28 am ET
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - One wish by a South Carolina group this holiday season is providing more safe drinking water for the world. Water Missions International of Charleston is hosting 30 of its directors working in 10 nations from Haiti to Indonesia.
Survey Says ….
Foreign Policy Blogs - 20 minutes ago
“People Want Action on Climate Change” - That’s the conclusion of a poll out this week that was commissioned by the World Bank and carried out by WorldPublicOpinion.org. The press release says “People signaled they would support public measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions and step up adaptation measures.” The report on the poll, Public attitudes [...]
Mover and Shaker
Plano Courier - Sat Dec 5, 1:44 am ET
Best part of the job: I HAVE to taste cupcakes all the time! Worst part of the job: That we do not have a Sprinkles in every market because we have requests from our customers in every city and hate to disappoint our fans!
Amnesty highlights abuses in Indonesia's Papua
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 3:41 am ET
Amnesty International called Monday for an investigation into a "pattern of unchecked human rights violations" by Indonesian police in restive Papua province.
101 reported dead at Russian nightclub after apparent pyrotechnics blast
Denver Post - Sat Dec 5, 3:19 am ET
An explosion and fire apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early today, killing 101 people, according to news reports.
Peobles attend annual dive equipment convention
Albert Lea Tribune - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
Robert and Betty Peoble, owner and operators of Peoble Photography and Peoble Divers in Albert Lea, recently attended the 2009 DEMA (Dive Equipment Manufactures Association) annual convention held in Orlando, Fla.
‘When China Rules the World’
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 6:10 pm ET
“Since 1945 the United States has been the world’s dominant power.”
Polanski set to begin house arrest in Swiss Alpine resort
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 6:17 am ET
Gstaad, Switzerland - Dozens of reporters and the residents of Swiss ski resort Gstaad were Friday awaiting the arrival of the town's most prominent resident, 76-year-old star director Roman Polanski, due to begin a house arrest in the early afternoo...
Japan considers dropping out of 2018 WCup bid race
Sports Illustrated - Fri Dec 4, 10:19 am ET
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Japan is considering withdrawing from the 2018 World Cup bidding race to concentrate on getting the 2022 tournament.
World Cup bidders gather for campaign launch
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 10:12 am ET
The 10 bidders hoping to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 have launched their first campaign films in the gardens of a stately home. The four-minute movies were screened back-to-back in a giant tent at a government residence in Cape Town on Friday, hours before the draw for the 2010 World Cup. Bid ambassadors including David Beckham, Ruud Gullit and Luis Figo promoted their home nation...
Ancient Volcano's Devastating Effects Confirmed
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 10:10 am ET
A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that adds evidence to a controversial topic.