World News
- Israeli tank fire kills three Israeli soldiers
Montreal News.Net
Israel's Golani Brigade 13th Battalion suffered heavy casualties on Monday in the army's Cast Lead offensive.
- Egyptian President Mubarak says he wants an Israeli victory in Gaza
Montreal News.Net
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stunned visiting foreign ministers Monday when he said he wanted Israel to emerge as the winner in the current conflict in Gaza.
- Israeli troops close in on Gaza City
Montreal News.Net
Middle Eastern reports have placed Israeli troops in the outskirts of Gaza City.
- US administration vows to find diplomatic solution with Hamas
Montreal News.Net
The Bush administration has said it will try to find a diplomatic solution to the Gaza conflict.
- Police in Europe to engage in secret computer hacking
Montreal News.Net
An EU strategy against cybercrime has encouraged police across Europe to access personal computers without the knowledge of owners.
- Bangkok residents flee building fire
Montreal News.Net
A shopping and residential section of Bangkok's Chinatown caught fire on Monday, killing one person and injuring at least 38 others.
- Secure US Embassy opened in Iraq
Montreal News.Net
A new embassy in Iraq has been opened by the US.
- India presents Mumbai bombing evidence to Pakistan
Montreal News.Net
Evidence linking the Mumbai attacks to Pakistani groups has been handed to the Pakistan government by Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Mountain collapses onto villagers
Montreal News.Net
Part of a mountain has collapsed onto a road in northern Guatemala, leaving at least 22 people dead.
- Israel pushes ahead with conflict
Montreal News.Net
Israeli forces have pushed forward with assaults against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- Iran says Israel will dig its grave in Gaza
Montreal News.Net
The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Ali Larijani, has said it is only a matter of time before Gaza becomes a "cemetery" for Israel.
- UN chief asks for border crossings to be opened
Montreal News.Net
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told diplomats that the United Nations has an important role in stopping the violence in Gaza.
- Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA
Reuters
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism...
- Democrat wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount
Reuters
Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday, though the loser...
- Whaler drowns in freezing water
The Australian
... early yesterday morning, and is believed to have been washed overboard in seas with four metre swells."We've suspended the search, we're not going to be involved any further," said Sophie...
- US police find dead baby in garbage
New Zealand Herald
Authorities combing through 60 tons of trash, searching for the body of a baby allegedly dumped by his 16-year-old mother, found a dead infant in the garbage on Monday.Port...
- Obama will work with nation
USA Today
WASHINGTON The nation's capital is about to confront a political generation gap: Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents ever to take the oath of office when he's inaugurated Jan. 20...
- Chief Merrill Lynch broker to quit
The Australian
The announcement of Mr McCann's exit was made by John Thain, who was Merrill's chief executive until becoming president of the combined company's global banking, securities and wealth-management...
- Biden schedules fact-finding journey to Asia
International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Vice President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. will not wait to be inaugurated before embarking on the new administration's first overseas fact-finding trip. Mr. Biden will fly to...
- Twitter accounts of Obama, Spears hacked
CNN
Barack Obama,Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News targeted in attack Hackers accessed tools used by employees to write inappropriate messages Hacker attack came after Twitter hit by phishing scam...
- Israeli tanks roll into Khan Yunis
IOL
Gaza City - Israeli tanks rolled into Khan Yunis, the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip, just before dawn on Tuesday, witnesses said. The tanks, supported by helicopter gunships, were firing...
- Key Justice nominees rooted in academia
USA Today
48; born 1960.Education: Bachelor's degree, Princeton, 1981 (summa cum laude). Master's degree, Worcester College, Oxford, 1983. Law degree, Harvard, 1986 (magna cum laude).Experience:...
- Orbiter, finishing a mission, offers a peek at Mars
International Herald Tribune
... article tools - narrow (used with span photos) --> Last month, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter wrapped up its two-year primary science phase, and Mars geologists are wallowing in a bounty...
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