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Thieves rob German gold transport of $1.45 million

German authorities say thieves posing as police officers have made off with euro1 million ($1.45 million) in gold and jewelry.

Puerto Ricans arrested in health insurance scam

Police have arrested two doctors and at least 42 patients accused of defrauding a major health insurance company, the U.S. attorney for Puerto Rico said Tuesday.

Demjanjuk witness probed for link to WWII crimes

German authorities are investigating whether a man due to testify at the war-crimes trial of John Demjanjuk may have committed killings himself as a concentration camp guard, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Europe marks 150th birthday of Esperanto creator

Pomoj and pantalono — Esperanto for apples and trousers — went on sale in some Warsaw shops Tuesday as Europe marked 150 years since the birth of the creator of the international language.

Sierra Leone woman appeals for right to be chief

A woman barred from running for chief of her district because of her gender said Tuesday she has appealed for a new election and a place on the ballot.

Israel: Iran nearing atomic bomb capability

Iran is close to a "technological breakthrough" that would enable it to build nuclear weapons, Israel's military intelligence chief said in a rare public assessment Tuesday.

Body of British soldier returns to England

The road out of this quiet market town was strewn with red and yellow roses on Tuesday, flowers that fell from the hearse carrying the body of Lance Corporal Adam Drane — the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan.

Mexico's Calderon proposes major political reform

President Felipe Calderon is proposing runoff elections in future presidential contests and re-election for many officials in Mexico's most dramatic political reform attempt in decades.

Abkhazia says Nauru recognizes its independence

Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia on Tuesday won recognition by the South Pacific island nation of Nauru, one of the world's smallest states.

Car bomber strikes near former VP home in Kabul

A suicide car bomber struck Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel frequented by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 40 in a neighborhood considered one of Kabul's safest.

Blast kills 33 near lawmaker's home in Pakistan

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in a market close to a politician's home in central Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 33 people and showing the increasing reach of Taliban militants in the nuclear-armed nation.

Pope calls for action on climate change

Pope Benedict XVI called for urgent action to protect the environment, saying Tuesday that climate change and natural catastrophes threaten the rights to life, food, health — and ultimately peace.

Soviet industrial collapse reaps climate credits

As other countries struggle to cut greenhouse gas emissions, two ex-Soviet industrial powerhouses have found themselves heirs to an unlikely windfall.

3 dead after tropical cyclone hits Fiji

Thousands of Fiji villagers fled to shelters as a tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific nation, causing flooding, damaging homes and power lines, and killing three people, officials said Tuesday.

Philippine clashes kill 9 rebels, 1 soldier

At least nine communist rebels and one army soldier were killed in clashes Tuesday as troops closed in on a guerrilla encampment in a southern Philippine province, a regional military spokesman said.

Israeli officials routinely face UK legal threats

It's not likely that any Israeli officials will be coming to London this holiday season. Not because British Airways may go on strike, but because they face the threat of arrest while giving speeches, shopping or visiting friends.

Red Cross in first visit to Taliban-held detainees

The international Red Cross has made its first visit to Afghan prisoners held by the Taliban in the northwest of the country, the organization said Tuesday.

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Cyclone kills 3, causes flooding in Fiji
Source: msnbc.com

Thousands of Fiji villagers fled to shelters as a tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific nation, causing flooding, damaging homes and power lines, and killing three people, officials said Tuesday.

Bat Ye'or: Anti-Muslim Loon with a Crazy Conspiracy Theory Named "Eurabia"
Source: loonwatch.com

We all have them: crazy uncles or senile grandparents raving about one conspiracy theory or the other on the dinner table. "Man landing on the moon was a big hoax," or something about Kennedy's assassination.

Copenhagen: Only the Numbers Count � and They Add up to Hell on Earth
Source: Common Dreams

First number to know: 350. It's what scientists have been saying for two years is the maximum amount of carbon dioxide we can safely have in the atmosphere, measured in parts per million. Those scientists have been joined by an unprecedented outpouring from civil society

Jewish settlers beat Israeli police officer
Source: msnbc.com

Israeli police say angry settlers beat and seriously injured a police officer as she tried to enforce a government ban on new housing construction in Jewish West Bank settlements.

Swine flu vaccines appear to be causing more ill health than the swine flu
Source: vactruth.com

The H1N1 vaccine that was brought in to protect the world against this so called 'monster disease' on the other hand has proved to be yet 'another vaccine disaster' as adverse reactions from around the world rise at an alarming rate.

Jewish lobby wages war on Christmas trees
Source: ynetnews.com

A new front for religious battles: Hotels and restaurants. The "Lobby for Jewish values" this week began operating against restaurants and hotels that plan to put up Christmas trees and other Christian symbols ahead of Christmas and the civil New Year.

Danielle Pletka - Why Iran can't be contained
Source: The Washington Post

But even the most ardent hawks have serious doubts about U.S. resolve to "totally obliterate" Iran in the event of a nuclear attack on, say, Israel -- despite Hillary Clinton's threat, as a presidential candidate, to do just that.

Finance company owner sentenced
Source: New Zealand Herald

Finance company owner Brian Clegg has been sentenced to 12 months home detention after pleading guilty to misleading investors, the company's trustee and the Securities Commission.

Man accused of stealing photos for paedophiles
Source: New Zealand Herald

A Kapiti Coast technician stole family photos of children from computers brought to him for repair and then supplied them to an international network of paedophiles, a court has been told.

Monsanto Awarded 'Angry Mermaid' Lobbying Prize
Source: Common Dreams

COPENHAGEN - Biotech giant Monsanto won a dubious honour Tuesday when an online poll awarded it the "Angry Mermaid" prize for what critics see as misleading lobbying on the issue of climate change.

Body of British soldier returns to England
Source: msnbc.com

The road out of this quiet market town was strewn with red and yellow roses on Tuesday, flowers that fell from the hearse carrying the body of Lance Corporal Adam Drane - the 100th British soldier to die this year in Afghanistan.

Arghandab & The Battle for Kandahar
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People are confused about the war. The situation is difficult to resolve even for those who are here. For most of us, the conflict remains out of focus, lacking reference of almost any sort.

Senior al-Qaida leader killed by drone
Source: msnbc.com

Nursery Worker Vanessa George Jailed Indefinitely
Source: DailyExpress - By By Julia White

NURSERY worker Vanessa George was jailed indefinitely today after she admitted feeding the lust of a Facebook accomplice with sick pictures of children in her care.

Hospital accused of 'gross negligence' after 10-year-old boy dies
Source: Telegraph

Kieran Howard, from Fordcombe, Kent, was taken to three hospitals after emergency staff failed to diagnose the severity of his condition, Southwark Coroner's Court heard.

Reports of Serious Sude Effects For Swine Flu Jab Soar in France
Source: The Flu Case

Reports of serious side effects from the swine flu vaccine including numbness, fever, inflammation of the brain are soaring in France - but in a pattern that is repeating itself across the world, the reports are being ignored by the authorities and the mainstream media, and are  …

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