Lebanon's Hariri keen on improving ties with Syria
AFP - Tue Dec 8, 9:58 am ETLebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday his government was keen on improving its ties with Syria, strained since the killing of his father Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
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EU raids pharmaceutical firms in 'cartel' investigation
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 12:01 pm ETBrussels - European Union investigators on Wednesday raided the offices of a number of pharmaceutical companies, suspecting them of breaking EU rules on fair business. The European Commission said in a statement that officials started surprise inspe...
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Israel gives initial OK to Jerusalem referendum
The Champaign News-Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 11:49 am ETJERUSALEM (AP) – Israel's parliament has given preliminary approval to a piece of legislation that would require a national referendum on any peace deal that gives up control of east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights. If approved, the law could constrain the ability of any future Israeli government to turn over captured land as part of a peace deal.
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NASA's new WISE 'eye' to search heavens for undiscovered objects
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 11:47 am ETWashington - NASA's newest eye to be launched Friday is a satellite equipped with unprecedented infrared sensitivity to scope out cosmic objects unseen by other cameras. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is to launch between 1409 an...
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German minister under pressure over new Kunduz report - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 11:46 am ETBerlin - German Defence Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg came under renewed pressure Wednesday over the government's knowledge of civilian victims of a botched airstrike in Afghanistan. News magazine Stern reported Wednesday that Guttenberg, who b...
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Jordan's king appoints new prime minister - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 11:46 am ETAmman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday picked up renowned economist Samir Refai as new prime minister and assigned him the duty of overseeing the next general elections, according to a royal court statement. Earlier Wednesday, the monarch acc...
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Iran defence chief: Iranian-Syrian ties 'deterrent' against Israel
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 11:33 am ETDamascus - Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi, speaking in Damascus, on Wednesday hailed Syrian-Iranian defence ties as a deterrent against Israeli threats, Iranian media reported. Promotion of defence ties (between) Iran and Syria is a deter...
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Shalit Negotiations Hit Snag
Baltimore Jewish Times - Wed Dec 9, 11:11 am ETNegotiations between Hamas and Israel to release kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have hit a significant snag, according to news reports.
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For Israel and Syria, Peace is Within Reach
Foreign Relations - Wed Dec 9, 11:07 am ETNEW YORK - To walk through the Syrian city of Quneitra is like visiting the scene of a cataclysmic earthquake. Everywhere, there are mountains of rubble, great mounds of cement blocks, twisted sheets of corrugated metal and spaghettis of iron bars.
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Iraqi leader asks for patience after bombings
The Champaign News-Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 11:03 am ETBAGHDAD (AP) – The prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his interior minister were expected to appear before a special parliamentary session Thursday to answer ...
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Sensitive TSA Document Posted In Error Online
KYW News Radio 1060 - Wed Dec 9, 10:57 am ETThe government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security.
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Syria seeks to quiz Lebanon officials in Hariri case
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 10:49 am ETA Syrian court has asked 25 Lebanese figures, including the police chief and top prosecutor, to appear for questioning over the murder of their country's ex-premier, a Lebanese official said on Wednesday.
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Referendum bill on territory return passes hurdle in Knesset
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 10:47 am ETJerusalem - Israeli's parliament voted Wednesday to continue discussions on a proposed bill which calls for a referendum before any withdrawal from the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem, or any territory under Israeli sovereignty. Syria has demanded the ...
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Sensitive air security doc posted in error on Net
FOX 19 Cincinnati - Wed Dec 9, 10:42 am ETWASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security.
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Israeli MPs vote on land-for-peace law
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 10:17 am ETThe Israeli parliament on Wednesday passed the first reading of a bill requiring a referendum to approve a pull-out from annexed east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as part of any peace deal.
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BACKGROUND: Who are the Israeli settlers?
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 10:16 am ETJerusalem - Nearly half a million of Israel's 7.5-million population live in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, but they live there for vastly different reasons. Although under international law all settlements are illegal, in Israel many peo...
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Syria's Assad: Israel not 'ready' for peace
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