Thursday, December 11, 2008

Great Indian Ocean earthquake of 2004 set off tremors in San Andreas fault 9,000 miles away

Kamchatka Volcano Visual, Courtesy Of NASA's Terra

Magnitude 5.0 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Magnitude 5.1 - SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Magnitude 5.2 - SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Magnitude 5.5 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Magnitude 6.0 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Magnitude 6.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Moderate earthquake hits Pakistan

Two dead, three injured in southwest China earthquake



8 really, really scary predictions - Nouriel Roubini



Cholera does not exist in Zimbabwe, says Mugabe

Mugabe agents surrender themselves to Malawi authorities

Rights group- New crackdown on dissent in Zimbabwe

Smith warns of Zimbabwe 'influx'

The four horsemen of Harare

Time for regime change in Zimbabwe

Peacekeepers 'did nothing' to stop DR Congo massacre

UN claims Rwanda is abetting Congo rebels

UN envoy says Congo rebels stall talks

Thousands Seek Revival in Kenya at Mass Prayer Gathering

Kenya must do more to find Rwandan genocide fugitive court
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Asia Japan PM Aso to raise territorial spat with Wen FM

Asia KMT head hopes to work with Japan on isles


Breakaway Anglicans Begin Official Transition for New Rival Body


A light -- and rare -- snow surprises Houma area
Disaster Unusual snow blankets New Orleans and south Louisiana


Incidence and Impact of Lyme Disease on the Rise

Musina cholera cases rise overnight

Nigerian Cholera Outbreak Kills 10 People in Rivers State

Rains bring relief and locust threat

WHO- Cholera death toll rises to 775 in Zimbabwe
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Bernanke ‘War Powers’ Undermine Fed Bank Presidents

Iceland Forecasts Record $1.4 Billion Budget Deficit

Treasury Studying ‘Novel Approaches’ to Sell Debt

U.S. Dollar Breakdown a Cause for Concern

XL, Bermuda's Biggest Insurer, Is Said to Seek Buyer

'Christmas is the pathway to hell' Muslim lawyer's extraordinary rant at 'evil' celebration

Cardinal- Religion Treated as 'Private Eccentricity' in Britain

Former World Bank expert named Romanian premier

Kurdish Terrorist Captured at Bulgarian Border

Nations Gather to Prep for Baltic Sea Interoperability Exercise

Switzerland joins European open borders area



Athens in tumult as police officer charged

Greek-inspired protests spread across Europe

Is Greece burning?

Protest vandalism hits Greek embassy

Rioting Picks Up as General Strike Hits Greece

Riots cost Athens shops 200 mln euros- association

Greece comes to a standstill as riots continue

Greek protest spread with arrests across Europe
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US 'willing to lead climate push'

Good governance can help countries overcome financial crisis

Group seeks nuclear weapons ban

International Leaders Launch Global Campaign to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
Welcome Global Zero

Iraq plans EU-style Middle East union

U.N. chief tells world we need a Green New Deal

What about NATO

World hoping for EU global warming deal
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Gazprom plans temporary refinery closure

5 Tunnels Of Natural Gas Pipeline Got Through

Arabtec may shave Gazprom project budget

Baiji-Baghdad gas pipeline re-operated

Gazprom in Serbia on South Stream talks

Gazprom looks to fuel growth

IPI A pipeline of risks

Korea Gas Seeks Stakes in Australia, Oman, PNG Fields, CEO Says

KPC building new pipeline to Eldoret

Leaders of Multilateral Agencies and The Panama Canal Sign Agreement for $2.3 Billion to Finance The Canal Expansion Program

Pipeline ready but gas isn't

Rio job cuts start of global mining industry cutbacks

Russia demands full loading of the Baku-Novorosiysk oil pipeline

Russia looks to Bolivia-Argentina gas pipeline - Medvedev

Ukraine's Naftogaz in bank talks to clear Gazprom debt

Nigeria- Oando Commences South-East Gas Pipeline Project
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The dangerous illusion of independent terrorists

6 Palestinian teens arrested for assaulting Jewish girl near J'lem

Mumbai attacks prompt creation of Jewish rescue units

New York Students Thank Moshe's Mumbai Nanny

Obama's atomic umbrella U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel
[In return for what?]

Olmert- Israel will continue to transfer shekels to Gaza

Sarkozy to visit Syria in bid to push for direct Israeli-Syrian talks

Israel Pardons 45 Fatah Terrorists

Israel rejects claims of 'crime against humanity'


'German center ignores Iranian threat'

Iran grants Ecuador $40 mn credit line

Iranian missiles for errant Eritrea
Iraq urges Obama to talk to Iran, Syria
55 dead in bombing at restaurant in Iraq's north

Attacks on Iraq Christians Largely Under-reported

Dhimmi Carter urges Lebanon, Israel to work for peace

Diplomacy is 'best course' to stop Iran nuclear work, Rice says

Growing tensions between Iran and Egypt

Hamas urges Egypt to open Rafah crossing after UN human rights report

Iran's leaders don't want better relations with the U.S.
[Well, duh.]

Iranian nuclear workers arrested for spying

Iranian, French leaders clash over Ahmadinejad

Lebanon Eyes Military Deals with Russia

Obama aide Brzezinski, ex-Carter adviser, sees Iran ties modeled on China opening
[gaaack.]

Pakistan Arrests Leaders of Charity Linked to Mumbai Attacks

Pakistan targets group linked to Mumbai attacks

The EU and Syria Move Closer

Turkey's CHP targets support of working class, after veiled women

Turkish army says 1,049 PKK terrorists neutralized in 2008

U.S., NATO Seek Afghan Supply Routes Other Than Pakistan


Obama wants to 'reboot America's image'
President-elect Barack Obama says he will try to "reboot America's image" among the world's Muslims and will follow tradition by using his entire name — Barack Hussein Obama — in his swearing-in ceremony.
...

He pledged anew to give such a speech, though he declined to say whether it would happen during his first year in office.

"It's something I intend to follow through on," Obama said in an interview published Wednesday in the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. "We've got a unique opportunity to reboot America's image around the world and also in the Muslim world in particular. So we need to take advantage of that."

Obama said his message would be twofold: that his administration will be unyielding in stamping out terrorist extremism but also "unrelenting in our desire to create a relationship of mutual respect and partnership with countries."

"I think the world is ready for that message," he said in the interview, conducted Tuesday.


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Does the United States expect a new war?

Putin names Caucasus mountain peak in honor of Russian spies

US, Russia to discuss missile shield in Moscow next week

Russia cynical on nuclear disarmament

Russia Issues New Warning to West

Russia says ready for visa-free regime with EU

Russia Volunteers to Join an OPEC Cut in Oil Output

Russia's Putin creates anti-crisis body

Russia, Argentina sign cooperation deals

Russian Coast Guard detains 15 ships for poaching in Far East

Russian general admits ‘serious shortfalls’ in Georgia war

Russian generals fight Putin to preserve corruption

Russian working for nuclear company dies in Iran

Russia’s Incredible Shrinking Economy

Somali pirates set up agencies on three continents

Piracy threat to Egypt's Suez revenues

'Super-Ants' Taking Over Europe
[I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.]

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