Wall Street Tumbles Anew as Financials Slide
Dow slides below 7,000 for first time in twelve years

Nationalization scare rankles banks, investors

Time to nationalize GM? Calls for nationalized troubled automakers grow
It'll be done soon enough.

In Twist, AIG Sues Its Benefactor Over Taxes

Former AIG CEO Greenberg Files Suit Vs Co Tied To CDS Losses

International Paper slashes dividend, sells land

Arctic-bound submarine slips out of San Diego

CIA Destroyed 92 Interrogation Tapes

Canada : 'Back off and stay out of our airspace,' Russia

Radio chip coming soon to your driver's license?
If you thought REAL ID was bad, wait for EDLs.



The Saudis' Man in the White House

Obama's trade rep pick owes almost $10,000 in taxes
I'm shocked. Aren't you?

Report: Obama Offers to Scrap Missile Shield If Russia Cooperates on Iran

Gates says Russians seeking role in world affairs
Gates calls Pakistan 'most worrisome'
Gates says grass is green and water is wet.
Gates says US military can help Mexico in drug war

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Peru president seeks copper cartel to boost prices
hmmmm...

Paraguay to adopt protectionist measures against Argentina, Brazil

Colombia discovers Farc hideouts

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EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis

ANALYSIS: EU papers over splits amid fears of economic Iron Curtain

EU agency: Nations failing to track anti-Semitism

Hungary must change treatment of Roma - president

UK-Church schools could be forced to promote Islam and homosexuality, Catholics fear



Businessman sues Putin for 'criminal negligence'

Russia in first 'downturn' vote

Ruling party tops vote as Russian rivals cry foul

Russia Stock Gains Strengthen Putin as Ukraine Drops

Russia cuts gas to Ukraine, but not rest of Europe
AGAIN.

Gazprom builds up gas exports to Turkey

Greece to buy natural gas from Russia and Azerbaijan

Russia president positive on LUKOIL plans to buy into Repsol

Italy hands church to Russia, hopes to ease schism

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Chechen leader imposes strict brand of Islam

Azerbaijan's pipe dream for Europe

Azerbaijan: Popular website back — minus forum



Delivery of A-400M aircraft to start in 2009, Turkey to receive in 2010

Man holds gun to head in front of Turkey PM office

Pakistan ready to form joint railway with Iran, Turkey

Iran-Syria-Turkey-Iraq power network to be formed



Scots bird team on Syrian mission
Well, let's take care of the important things...

Iran, Syria vow to bring Israel to justice

Hillary Clinton offers handshake of friendship to Syria



Is Iran's Nuclear Plant Safe?
I'm more worried about the weapons it's a cover for.

Iran wants apology from Hollywood team

Radio Reporter From the U.S. Is Held by Iran



Iraq pullout plan: Shift to south, exit through desert
Is it really a good idea for everyone to know that?

Iraq's "Chemical Ali" given third death sentence

Blast near the KDP headquarters in Mosul



Emirates press corps feels chill as news turns bad

Saakashvili Visits UAE

UAE plans to execute projects worth $918bn: IMF

Dubai launches Islamic gold backed security



Yemen court orders fine in Jew’s murder
Yemeni court sentences Pakistani man to death for drug-trafficking
Priorities.

Yemen Buys Russian Arms



Egypt: 450 Kg of Explosives Seized En Route to Gaza

Ancient tomb rediscovered under sands of Egypt

Mufid Shehab: Egypt not to accept int'l forces in territorial waters



Scholar accuses Saudis of showing 'decadent' TV

Rio Tinto Alcan signs Saudi pacts

Sahara gas pipeline faces 'immense' terror threat

Tribunal opens in killing of former Lebanese leader

Russia-flagged ship stranded at Jordanian port for six months



World Bank offers donors options on Gaza aid

Over $4.4b. raised at Sharm for Gaza

British minister in Gaza calls for two-state solution


We will pursue Middle East peace on many fronts, says Hillary Clinton
The secretary of state said she would "vigorously" pursue a two-state peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, and her mention of peace on other fronts suggested that the Obama administration could also push for a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.

She said "we take inspiration from" the Arab peace initiative under which Arab states have proposed the diplomatic recognition of Israel in return for the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in east Jerusalem and an agreed solution to the fate of Palestinian refugees.

How very... biblical.


Israel has already forfeited Jerusalem

U.S. reaches out to Palestinian bloggers

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To stem terror in Pakistan, US looks beyond military
We'll pay the jizya and hope that works.

US missiles suspected in northwest Pakistan strike

Pakistani captors: U.N. hostage will die

NATO may ask China for support in Afghanistan

Charges for Bangladesh mutineers

Gazprom Quits Uzbek Fields

Uzbeks jailed on extremism charge

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China steel lockdown hits exports

Japan, China discuss gas reserve development

China's lunar probe lands on moon

ENERGY-CHINA: On Oil Shopping Spree

Virgin Blue leases back new 737s
STRUGGLING Virgin Blue has mortgaged one of its $62 million Boeing 737s to Chinese interests to raise cash.

New Protest Today in Ngaba After Officials Ban Prayer Ceremony

ASEAN summit strong on economic integration, weak on inclusiveness

South Korea's Lee calls on North to stop missile plans

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Gabon president's accounts frozen

Oil thieves blow up Shell pipeline

Mugabe vows to seize more farms
'Cause it's worked so well so far.

EU warns up to 500,000 may be carrying cholera germs in southern Africa

Rebels 'retake Congo positions'

G-Bissau army 'not seeking power'

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Upside price potential seen for gold, crude, copper, zinc

Sharia's Inroads Around the World

Global Television For Our Global Leader
I've posted on that, but there's so much more in the article...

We're on the brink of disaster
Wars and rumors of wars.

The special relationship is going global | Gordon Brown
*shudder*

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Magnitude 4.3 - SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Magnitude 5.4 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 4.6 - OFF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

Magnitude 5.2 - FIJI REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 4.9 - OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR

Magnitude 5.7 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.9 - PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION

Magnitude 4.8 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA

Magnitude 4.8 - NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA

Magnitude 4.6 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF MYANMAR

Magnitude 4.9 - PAKISTAN

Magnitude 4.4 - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO

Magnitude 4.3 - WESTERN IRAN

Magnitude 5.0 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 1.9 - NEW YORK

Sky not falling, just passing quite close
An ‘intruder’ asteroid was detected by Australian comet hunter Rob McNaught at an observatory on Siding Spring Mountain on Friday night and will have a close encounter with Earth at about 1 am tomorrow.

Dozens die as landslide buries Peru village

Rare snow blankets South as East braces for storm
Out With A Shiver: Global Warming Protest Frozen Out by Massive Snowfall
HA ha! /Nelson

Beaches empty after surfer is attacked by a shark in Sydney

Floodgates of Heaven Open for Parched Israel