Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Russia wants G20 summit to focus on crisis

Russia Says They Will Not Toughen Policy Toward Iran

ladimir Putin to meet Hilary Clinton in the Bulgarian town of Plovdiv
Birds of a feather!

Russia criticizes call for Bout extradition

Russias Pacific gas project

Chevron Pulls Out of JV with Gazprom Neft

Russian president shakes up regional governments

Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Gazprom did not fulfil its production plan

Former PM Kostov: Bulgaria President Parvanov Wants Gazprom Job

Gazprom’s gas production insufficient

Gazprom Neft Will Expand Capacity at Its 2 Refineries

Should Gazprom be allowed to monopolise the transportation of Central Asian gas to Europe?
Kind of a rhetorical question at this point, isn't it?

Russian Railways May Post Loss in '09

Fire tears through Russian hostel

Chernomornaftogaz, CNOOC ink Black Sea pipeline memorandum



Basque radicals clash with police at banned demo

Belarusian police disperse protest
Riot police quickly dispersed the protest Monday, beating some of the demonstrators with truncheons. Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet nation with an iron hand since 1994, quashing dissent and resisting free-market reforms. The United States and the European Union have dubbed Lukashenko "Europe's last dictator."

Swiss police: Tamil commits self-immolation at UN
See? maybe it's the new "in" way to protest.

Swiss Police Say Brazilian Woman May Have Faked Knife Attack
That's even more messed up.

Society is coming round to my views on sharia
Rowan Williams, dhimmi-at-large.

Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu: Christians are regarded as 'mad' by society
Now this guy sounds like he's got a clue.

Geert Wilders and the Fight for Europe by Bat Yeor

Austrian Muslim teacher loses license over alleged anti-Semitic pamphlets

French, British Nuclear Submarines Collide in Atlantic

19 Drown Off Canary Islands in Spain





OPEC willing to cut oil output

U.S. to participate in preparations for Durban II meeting
^)(#^)#^&*)%#&#)%)#*%#)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

World Bank and rich nations told: “stop pushing private healthcare in poor countries”

Coming: Global currency? And then?

Failure to save East Europe will lead to worldwide meltdown

G7 adopts softer language towards China

Gold hits record against euro on fear of Zimbabwean-style response to bank crisis

Some days, I don't want to look. I just want to stay in bed.





Human slavery thriving in the shadows

Mexico police officer, 10 members of his family slain

Mexico police buy Israeli air surveillance systems

Bolivia's Morales searching for European partners

Russia in new Latam push with Bolivia gas pipelines

Bolivia to get Russian helicopters to fight drugs

Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean

Lula's advisor: Gas Pipeline of the South is "provisionally shelved"

Ecuador pressures Spanish, French oil firms





China's Hu in Tanzania on four-nation Africa tour

Slavery is still alive in Nigeria

Russian envoy urges end to abduction in Nigeria's Niger Delta_

US uses unmanned drones to hunt Somali pirates

Equatorial Guinea hit by 'Dogs of War' attack



Zimbabwe 'treason case dropped'

Zimbabwe students riot over Bona Mugabe

Robert Mugabe Buys $5.7 Million House in Hong Kong, Times Says

Zim cholera tip of massive medical emergency: MSF



UN: Congo refugees in South Sudan swell to 15,000

DR Congo calls for expanding all-out ties with Iran






How Obama Plays, or Gets Played, Abroad - NYTimes.com
Yes, you read that right. Blind squirrel, broken clock, whatever.

Man charged in beheading
More accurately, supposed moderate Muslim man charged in beheading his wife in an apparent "honor killing".

Political Punch: Caterpillar hijinks! -- 2/13/2009

Stocks put November lows to the re-test, as S&P dips under 800
On the day the 'stimulus' was signed. Funny, yes?

Automakers turnaround plans ask for more federal help

No one home: 1 in 9 housing units vacant

Axelrod: Stem cell order coming soon from Obama
I would weep if I had any tears left at this point.




Ewing brands ID plan 'unacceptable threat'

Facebook Membership May Be Forever

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