Archive for December, 2008
U.S. paper commemorates 30th anniversary of China-U.S. relations
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — A major U.S. newspaper published a special edition for the first day of 2009 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic relations. The six-page special edition by the Houston …
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Israel rejects truce call as signs mount that ground offensive into …
Israel resisted mounting international pressure Wednesday to suspend its devastating air offensive against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza, sending more troops and tanks to the border as signs of an impending ground invasion multiplied. A long column …
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Trekking Tajikistan’s Turquoise Lakes, Dancing at Aga Khan Inn
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — When the ululating cries broke through the night, I was seized with fear. I’d been warned against coming to Tajikistan , with its fuel and food shortages, war-torn borders, terrorists and despotic leaders. Three male voices …
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Eds: Updates the version that moved Dec. 18
_Mike Terry, 61. an activist who led Britain’s anti-apartheid campaign, of a heart attack in London. _Ted Rogers, 75, founder of Canada’s largest cable-television and mobile-phone company and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays’ baseball team, in Toronto …
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Security alert in Bhutan after Maoists kill four rangers
Thimphu, Jan 1 (IANS) Bhutan has sounded a massive security alert after the killing of four forest rangers in a powerful landmine explosion by Nepal-based Maoist guerrillas, officials here said Thursday.A Royal Bhutan Police spokesman said the …
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Now, Dubai-Sharjah Taxis Too will Start at Dh20
DUBAI ‘” Taxis heading from Dubai to Sharjah will charge a minimum fare of Dh20 from the middle of this month, a senior RTA official told Khaleej Times on Wednesday. Issa Al Dossari, CEO of the Public Transport Agency in the RTA, said all the …
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Two injured as trains collide in eastern Turkey
ANKARA: Several people were injured when two trains collided in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, the official Anatolia news agency reported. The crash in the province of Sivas involved a passenger train and a freight train, the report said. No details …
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Thai protesters vow to return in New Year
BANGKOK: Opponents of new Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Wednesday they would resume protests in the New Year, a day after forcing the premier to move the venue of his first policy speech. Thousands of red-shirted supporters of fugitive …
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Saudi FM criticizes Palestinians
CAIRO, Egypt — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Wednesday blamed Palestinian divisions for Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, a reflection of U.S.-allied Arab governments’ anger at the Hamas militant group. Saud al-Faisal made the comments at an …
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Another five plus one GCC summit
When the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established in 1981, the London Economist coined the term 5+1 to describe how the five smaller Arab states [Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates] aligned with Saudi Arabia to preserve …
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