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Friday, 05 December 2008

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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in the ABAC Dialogue during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting

Canadian PM wins suspension of Parliament

International Herald Tribune

By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a rare suspension of Parliament on Thursday, managing to avoid being ousted by opposition parties angry over the minority Conservative government's economic plans and an attempt to cut off party financing. Governor General Michaelle Jean -- the...

photo: AP / John Pryke, POOL

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Sleiman urges foreign countries to deal only with head of state

Daily Star Lebanon

Relations with syria on 'right track' Compiled by Daily Star staff Friday, December 05, 2008...

The surprising life of a polar archipelago

International Herald Tribune

Life on this planet always surprises us. Animals turn out to be smarter than humans expect....

Gloom, but not doom

International Herald Tribune

There has been a fair amount of hand-wringing since the nation's intelligence community...

Kenya leader aims to oust Mugabe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses a police graduation ceremony in Harare, Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

Canada Dot Com

UNITED NATIONS - Kenya's prime minister signalled Thursday that Robert Mugabe's days in power may be numbered as he called on African leaders to oust the Zimbabwean president. Raila Odinga - Kenya's leader since April - said he is confident...

photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi

U.S. says had substantive nuclear talks with North Korea

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, right, briefs journalists at a hotel in Beijing Monday Aug. 13, 2007. Hill arrived in Beijing Monday for talks with North Korean envoys ahead of six-nation meetings aimed at ending Pyongyang´s nuc

International Herald Tribune

: Top U.S. nuclear diplomat Christopher Hill said he had substantive talks with his North Korean counterpart on Thursday, but wants to ensure broader six-party talks next week zero in on the specifics of a deal. North Korean nuclear envoy Kim...

photo: AP/Greg Baker

Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets President Bush following an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005 celebrating Black History month.

The News & Observer

WASHINGTON - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a...

photo: AP / Susan Walsh

Happiness 'rubs off on others'

children laughing at Jama Masjid grand mosq, Delhi, India, October 2007 092007

BBC News

Happiness is infectious and can "ripple" through social groups, according to US researchers. A study of 5,000 adults suggests a person's happiness is dependent on the happiness of those around them. A friend who becomes happy and lives less than a...

photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis

US stocks slide on economic worry

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.

Inquirer

Most Read Business Crisis dampens interest in home loans Oil falls $3 to lowest in nearly 4 years Nokia sees phone sales shrinking faster Battle for control of Meralco looms Chastened US auto CEOs beg for billions Ayala shuffle Stolen credit cards...

photo: AP / Richard Drew

Fiat heiress set for court fight over will

Italian Fiat car magnate Gianni Agnelli, his wife Marella Caracciolo Agnelli, their son Edoardo and daughter Margherita, from right, are seen in a church in Turin, Italy, in this July 1999 photo. Edoardo Agnelli, 46, was found dead near the Turin-Savona highway, on the outskirts of Turin, northern Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 15,

The Independent

A feud at the Fiat dynasty has taken a dramatic turn after a close adviser to the car-maker's founding Agnelli family agreed to take up a court challenge from the only surviving child of the late Gianni Agnelli. Margherita Agnelli has accused...

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