afp Moderate earthquake shakes northern Japan

Magnitude 5.1 - CELEBES SEA

Magnitude 5.1 - NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION (2)

Magnitude 5.1 - NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

Magnitude 5.3 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Magnitude 5.5 - ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Magnitude 5.5 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Magnitude 5.5 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Magnitude 5.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Montserrat volcano continues violent explosions - International Herald Tribune

The Associated Press Quake hits Mojave Desert in Southern Calif.

winnipegsun.com - Canada News - Minor earthquake in Saskatchewan

Earthquake hits Nangroe Aceh Darussalam The Jakarta Post

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Magnitude 3.0 - NEVADA

Magnitude 3.3 - AUSTRIA

Magnitude 3.5 - ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII

Magnitude 4.0 - NORTHERN COLOMBIA

Magnitude 4.4 - CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

Magnitude 4.4 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Magnitude 4.6 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Magnitude 4.6 - TAJIKISTAN

Magnitude 4.8 - NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA

Magnitude 5.0 - NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Magnitude 6.2 - BANDA SEA

Quake hits island off south Iran, five hurt media International Reuters

Magnitude 4.3 - SOUTHERN GREECE

Magnitude 4.7 - CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

Magnitude 4.8 - EASTER ISLAND REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - KURIL ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.0 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

Magnitude 5.1 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 5.3 - TAIWAN REGION

Magnitude 5.4 - NEPAL

Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTHERN IRAN (2)

Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTHERN IRAN

Magnitude 5.5 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 5.7 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 6.4 - SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE

UN emergency fund gets $380 million for 2009

'Peace' France floats EU plan on nuclear weapons cuts

'Peace' Here comes the Great Man complex

'Peace' Six-nation NKorea talks on track for Beijing, US says

Africa Girls flee circumcision in Kenya

Africa Zimbabwe's cholera victims 'ten times more likely to die'

Babylon Iraq to guard historic sites with police commandos

Babylon receives praise in US media

Confessions throw Gitmo 9-11 trials into confusion

Disaster Cebu City dengue deaths up by 50

Disaster Dengue- 2 deaths, over 350 cases reported in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Disaster Guyana threatened by dengue fever outbreak

Disaster Regional leaders talk tough, as cholera spreads

Disaster The IoS Christmas Appeal- First cholera. Now it's malaria and anthrax

Economy Auto deal likely with new 'car czar'

Economy China weighs new plans to boost economic growth

Economy Illinois governor backs workers, will halt business with lender

Economy Latvia reaches deal on IMF, EU bailout government

Economy Obama- Economy Will Get Worse Before It Improves

Economy Pakistan Obtains $7.6 Billion Bailout Loan From IMF

Economy Ultra-Rich Clutch $191,000 Bags for Comfort as Wealth Shrinks

Economy White House and Dems Reach Deal on Auto Bailout

Europe Gavá gas blast claims fifth victim

Globalism 2008 Conferences - Program

Globalism Global governance in focus

Globalism Rights Experts Push for World Court of Human Rights

IMF deal in the pipeline

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India After Mumbai- The Terror Attacks Will Be Worse, Here’s What Lies Ahead

India Clashes disrupt fourth phase of Kashmir elections

India Jews get killed, but Muslims feel vulnerable

India Pakistan raids group linked to Mumbai attacks

India Police- Man arrested in Mumbai probe is cop

India The jihadist-multicultural alliance

Industry Rompetrol invested over 175 million dollars in a marine oil terminal

Industry BTC route seismically active

Industry China to invest RMB 150 bln in Shanxi railway construction

Industry China's dry container output nearly halted -CIMC

Industry Eni CEO, Russia Ministers Met Sun To Discuss Energy Projects

Industry EU not Consider Iranian Gas as Resource for Nabucco Pipeline

Industry Gazprom Export, SPP and Eustream Sign Long-Term Gas Supply Deals

Industry Gazprom seeks state cash for power projects

Industry Gazprom to Spend 80 Bln Rubles on Nord Steam Overland Section in 2009

Industry Gazprom touts $33 bln investment plan for 2009 - CEO

Industry Gazprom, Abu Dhabi set to take part in Dutch underground gas storage project

Industry Global Crisis Hits Shipping Industry

Industry Kenya oil pipeline signs $103.5 mln loan deal

Industry Millennium Northeast U.S. gas line sets open season

Industry Northern Russian Gas Pipeline Fire Put Out - Govt

Industry Oando begins South-East gas pipeline project

Industry Official- World largest ethylene complex to inaugurate in Iran

Industry Serbia Lets the Gas In

Industry Taiwan, China to launch direct shipping next week

Industry Transneft Requests 21% Rise in Shipping Fees

Industry U.S. scrap metal business hurting as prices plummet

Iran Brzezinski- Israel unable to strike Iran

Israel ANALYSIS - Israeli deterrence against Hamas is weakening

Israel Hebron shooters turn themselves in

Israel Jimmy Carter to visit Syria, Lebanon next week

Israel Livni wants to rethink Gaza truce in wake of Qassam barrages

Israel Sarkozy calls for direct Israel-Syria talks

Israel Syria backs Lebanon on Shebaa Farms

Israel World Bank- Gaza banks may collapse

Israel Facing Grim Threat Assessment for ‘09

Israel pardons 45 more wanted al-Aqsa men

Mideast 'Massive weapons cache found in Sinai'

Mideast Covert marine operation uncovers Syria's return to plutonium production

Mideast EU commissioner- We expect Obama enter direct talks with Iran

Mideast Gherkin designer Norman Foster must keep hands off Mecca, insists Muslim architect

Mideast Lebanese defense minister says Russia will equip Lebanese army

Mideast Lebanon 'immune' to financial crisis

Mideast Lebanon elections expected as scheduled

Mideast Lebanon losing battle to keep the lights on

Mideast Obama says he will talk to Iran

Mideast UAE strengthens Kazakhstan ties

Russia 3 killed in storming of southern Russia hotel

Russia Putin youth group blames migrants for Russia's woes

Russia S&P lowers Russia's sovereign credit ratings

Russia Allocates $2 Billion on New Arms, Countering U.S. Shield

Russia's Renaissance to buy back $76 mln of debt

Russia, China to resume $25 billion loan talks

Somali pirates head south to avoid EU patrols

Somalia EU ships to arrive early for Somali piracy mission

Somalian pirates bring Danish ship under fire

U.N. reopens basement after alert over car

Violence Army battles al-Qaeda militants in Philippines

Violence Asylum seekers riot in Athens

Violence Eight Killed In Afghan Prison Riot

Violence In photos 'Riots in Greece'

Violence More than 160 US, NATO vehicles burned in Pakistan

Violence Pakistan Car Bombs, Missile Strike Kill at Least 25, AFP Says

Violence Petitioners in China 'abducted'

Violence The return of anti-Semitism

Violence Vietnam Catholics protest at land dispute trial

Z files Lebanon farmer grows super-sized spud

Z files 'Moses project' to secure future of Venice

Z files Drone set to begin patrolling northern U.S. border

Z files Primary school children 'should be taught technology, not tradition'