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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. World - Google News Japan Ruling Parties Plan Session On Funding Mid-February - Kyodo - Wall Street Journal January 24, 2010 at 9:41 PM Reuters Japan Ruling Parties Plan Session On Funding Mid-February - Kyodo Wall Street Journal TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The Democratic Party of Japan and its two junior ruling coalition partners have agreed to hold around mid-February spe! cial sessions to discuss political funding, Kyodo News reported Monday, citing ruling coalition lawmakers in charge ... Mayor-Elect of Okinawa Opposes US BaseNew York Times Okinawa Election Doesn't Change Base Timeline, Hatoyama SaysBusinessWeek Mayor's election in Okinawa is setback for US air bas! e moveWashington Post Reuters -Financial Times -Kyodo News all 325 news articles »   Voters gear up for Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential poll - CNN International January 24, 2010 at 9:37 PM The Guardian Voters gear up for Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential poll CNN International Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will seek a fresh mandate in the upcoming elections i! n the South Asian nation, but he is facing a tough challenge from his one-time confidante and former Army ... Sri Lanka President's New Challenge: Fending Off Insurgent VotersNew York Times Sri Lanka opposition accuses President Rajapaksa of plotting coupTimes Online Sri Lanka Chooses Tuesday be! tween Incumbent President and His Former Top General! Voice of America The Guardian -ABC Online -BBC News all 906 news articles »   London conference on Afghanistan's future - AFP January 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM Daily Star - Lebanon London conference on Afghanistan's future AFP LONDON — Stabilising Afghanistan so NATO troops can hand power to locals will top the agenda at world power talks in London this week, with the heighte! ned threat from Al-Qaeda in Yemen also centre stage. Security will be tight as foreign ministers ... SCENARIOS: What Afghan, Yemen meetings may achieveReuters US intelligence and London conference trigger new MI5 terror alertTimes Online 3 Yemeni soldiers killed in checkpoint attackDaily Times Sydney Morning Herald -Aljazeera.net -BBC News all 150 news articles »   Man Rescued From Rubble After 11 Days - Wall Street Journal January 24, 2010 at 8:31 PM Reuters Man Rescued From Rubble After 11 Days Wall Street Journal PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Without light or darkness to indicate the passage of time, Wismond Exantus didn't know how many days he had spent trapped in the rubble that used to be ! a grocery store at the Napoli Hotel. ... Exodus as Haiti toll passes 150000Aljazeera.net Haiti earthquake: movement in rubble raises hopes of finding another survivorTelegraph.co.uk Haiti's Homeless Need Tents, Aid Groups SayNew York Times The Guardian -BBC News -ABC Online all 4,456 news articles »   Akiva Eldar / What would Netanyahu do without Peres? - Ha'aretz January 24, 2010 at 7:57 PM Reuters Akiva Eldar / What would Netanyahu do without Peres? Ha'aretz Last spring President Shimon Peres went all the way to the White House to convince the heads of the US administration that "peace is at the top of the agenda" for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Perhaps this is wha! t US President ... Netanyahu Says Some Settlements to Stay in IsraelNew York Times Where next for Israeli-Palestinian peace?Xinhua Israel 'to keep' parts of West BankAljazeera.net Voice of America -Ynetnews -AFP all 2,379 news articles »   J'lem preparing report for UN despite refusal to recognize Goldstone - Ha'aretz January 24, 2010 at 6:58 PM France24 J'lem preparing report for UN despite refusal to recognize Goldstone Ha'aretz Israel is preparing a report in advance of the United Nations General Assembly meeting to discuss progress in implementing the Goldstone report - even though Israel doesn't ! recognize that document. The Goldstone report accused Israel of ... Belgian minister protests at 'unacceptable' Israeli block on Gaza visitScotsman Israel bars Belgian minister from visiting GazaTimes of India Israel Poised to Challenge a UN Report on GazaNew York Tim! es Jerusalem Post -Washington Post -CNN International all 204 news articles »   Iran crackdown a 'human rights disaster,' report says - CNN International January 24, 2010 at 6:47 PM ArabianBusiness.com Iran crackdown a 'human rights disaster,' report says CNN International (CNN) -- A human rights group is calling on Iran to free protesters detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, calling the! government's crackdown on its critics a "human rights disaster." A report released Sunday by New York-based Human ... Watchdog Group: Iran Unrest 'Full-Blown Rights Crisis'FOXNews UAE Needs To Improve Worsening Human Rights Situation -HRWWall Street Journal Iran crackdown on protests "human rights disaster": groupReuters GulfNews -AFP -Financial Times all 192 news articles »   Russian-built aircraft crash-lands in Iran after catching fire - Times Online January 24, 2010 at 4:36 PM Reuters Russian-built aircraft crash-lands in Iran after catching fire Times Online At least 42 people were hurt when the back of the Russian-made Tupolev aircraft was set alight, the IRNA state news agency said. Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency said that �! �weather conditions and visibility problems were most likely behind the ... Plane catches fire in Iran, injures 42Washington Post Iranian plane catches fire on landingBBC News Excessive speed caused Iran train accidentPress TV Los Angeles Times -AFP -CNN all 560 news articles »   Netanyahu Says Some Settlements to Stay in Israel - New York Times January 24, 2010 at 4:10 PM Reuters Netanyahu Says Some Settlements to Stay in Israel New York Times JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Sunday that several Jewish settlement blocs in the West Bank would always remain part of Israel, a comment that riled the Palestinians eve! n as the Obama administration's ... Palestinians: Netanyahu's claim to West Bank destroys peace effortsHa'aretz US Envoy Faces New Obstacles on Peace MissionVoice of America With peace talks frozen, Palestinians back protestsReuters Ynetnews -BusinessWeek -AFP all 2,329 news articles »   Global Effort in Haiti Turns Focus to Rebuilding Economy - Wall Street Journal January 24, 2010 at 4:06 PM The Hindu Global Effort in Haiti Turns Focus to Rebuilding Economy Wall Street Journal As search-and-rescue teams head home after abandoning the search for survivors in the ruins of earthquake-shattered Haiti, international efforts are ! beginning to build a future for an economy that was the poorest in ... Emergency aid 'should be new Haiti focus'ABC Online Montreal to host talks on rebuilding HaitiAFP Raised in Haiti, Jenna Wolfe returnsmsnbc.com N ew York Times -Washington Post -National Post all 219 news articles »   Haiti survivor saved by a Scot and a bottle of whisky - The Guardian January 24, 2010 at 3:55 PM CBC.ca Haiti survivor saved by a Scot and a bottle of whisky The Guardian Wismond Extanus, who was found alive after 11 days buried under earthquake rubble. Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP On Tuesday 12 January, Wismond Exantus was at work in ! the ground-floor shop of the four-storey Napoli Inn in Port-au-Prince. ... Haiti earthquake: government fears toll could rise to 300000Telegraph.co.uk Haiti capital earthquake death toll 'tops 150000'BBC News Families to Haiti: Don't give up, keep searching for quake victimsCNN International ABC Online -Aljazeera.net -Voice of America all 4,332 news articles »   Johnny Depp die , major Twitter hoax - ABH News January 24, 2010 at 3:10 PM E! Online (blog) Johnny Depp die , major Twitter hoax ABH News Fans of Johnny Depp had gone out the handkerchiefs and the Internet already crying on disappearance. Love to Johnny Depp ,"RIP Johnny" (Rest in peace) when the actor's death was announced! on the microblogging platform Twitter. ... Johnny Depp Is Sexiest Man Still AliveE! Online (blog) Johnny Depp So Undead It's Craaa-zzzySmall Screen Scoop Johnny Depp dead? – Bingo Hideout say some need to get a lifeBingo Hideout (blog) Before It's News -Gather.com -Associated Content all 84 news articles »   Watchdog Group: Iran Unrest 'Full-Blown Rights Crisis' - FOXNews January 24, 2010 at 3:08 PM France24 Watchdog Group: Iran Unrest 'Full-Blown Rights Crisis' FOXNews AP Dec. 27: An Iranian police officer being protected and taken away by people after being beaten by protestors during anti-government protest. Dec. 27: An Iranian poli! ce officer being protected and taken away by people after being beaten by protestors ... UAE scores better on human rights issuesGulfNews Iran crackdown on protests "human rights disaster": groupReuters HRW slams acquittal of UAE leader's brotherAFP Press TV -Bangkok Post -AllAfrica.com all 181 news articles »   Sri Lankan presidential election sparks fears of rising violence - The Guardian January 24, 2010 at 3:07 PM BBC News Sri Lankan presidential election sparks fears of rising violence The Guardian Sri Lanka will on Tuesday hold its first presidential elections since the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, amid allegations that the ruling party is planning to stir up viole! nce in a desperate attempt to cling on to power. The increasingly bitter election ... Sri Lanka ex-president delivers poll blow to RajapaksaBBC News Sri Lanka to Choose New President TuesdayVoice of America After LTTE rout, fate of new Lanka President in Tamil handsTimes of India Aljazeera.net -GulfNews -AFP all 826 news articles »   Ozawa questioned in funds probe - Wall Street Journal January 24, 2010 at 1:40 PM The Hindu Ozawa questioned in funds probe Wall Street Journal TOKYO—Ichiro Ozawa, a top official in Japan's ruling party, professed his innocence and vowed to stay in his job, following a 4½ hour weekend grilling by prosecutors i! n a criminal probe over his political finances ... Japan PM plagued by funding scandal, US base rowReuters LDP tries to build steam before pollThe Japan Times Japan opposition pledges to pursue funds scandalAFP Xinhua!  -< a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.kyodo.co.jp%2Fmodules%2FfstPhotos%2Findex.php%3Fphotoid%3D42968&usg=AFQjCNGM3JwVBAY9I0bm19oQCg6KXufJFw">Kyodo News -BBC News all 323 news articles »   Afghan Parliament Elections Postponed to September - Voice of America January 24, 2010 at 1:24 PM RTE.ie Afghan Parliament Elections Postponed to September Voice of America Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission says it is postponing the parliamentary elections because of a funding shortage and security concerns. Photo: AP Election! authorities in Afghanistan have postponed a parliamentary election due in May this ... Afghanistan postpones parliamentary electionsLos Angeles Times Afghanistan postpones parliamentary election until fallCNN International Canada backs delaying Afghan vote until SeptemberNational Post The Guardian -Globe and Mail -Telegraph.co.uk all 457 news articles »   Exclusive: London draft sees 2011 start to Afghan handover - Reuters January 24, 2010 at 12:45 PM The Guardian Exclusive: London draft sees 2011 start to Afghan handover Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the international community are set to agree this week a framework for Kabul to take responsibility for its own security at a major conference in London, a draft ! communique obtained by Reuters showed. ... Afghanistan postpones parliamentary electionsLos Angeles Times Afghanistan election delayed for monthsTelegraph.co.uk Afghanistan Postpones Elections for ParliamentNew York Times CNN International -Reuters India -The Guardian all 425 news articles »   Karzai Urges West to Buy Off Taliban to Secure Afghanistan - FOXNews January 24, 2010 at 11:24 AM The Guardian Karzai Urges West to Buy Off Taliban to Secure Afghanistan FOXNews AP Nov. 19: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honor as he arrives to the Presidential Palace for his inauguration in Kabul. Nov. 19: Afghanistan! 's President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honor as he arrives to the ... Afghan president Hamid Karzai urges West to buy off the TalibanTimes Online Glimmers of hope as Nato targets hearts and minds in AfghanistanThe Guardian The Taliban Doesn't Seem Ready to TalkNew York Times Daily Times -AFP -TwoCircles.net all 186 news articles »   Sri Lanka ex-president delivers poll blow to Rajapaksa - BBC News January 24, 2010 at 10:43 AM Sydney Morning Herald Sri Lanka ex-president delivers poll blow to Rajapaksa BBC News Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has suffered a blow ahead of Tuesday's election, with ex-President Chandrika Kumaratunga vowing to back his rival. Mrs Kumaratunga, a ! senior member of Mr Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka Freedom Party, said she supported Gen ... Sri Lanka to Choose New President TuesdayVoice of America Sri Lanka refugees living in limboAljazeera.net Sri Lanka polls: Rajapaksa suffers setback, Kumaratunga supports Fonsek! aTimes of India Inquirer.net -AFP -Reuters all 833 news articles »   Jordan urges Mitchell to intensify efforts for Mideast peace - Ha'aretz January 24, 2010 at 10:36 AM Ha'aretz Jordan urges Mitchell to intensify efforts for Mideast peace Ha'aretz By News Agencies Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday urged US Middle East envoy George Mitchell to intensify efforts to achieve the "needed progress" in relaunching meaningful peace negotiations between Israel! and the Palestinians. ... Netanyahu: Settlement blocs forever IsraeliYnetnews US envoy in peace shuttle between Israelis, PalestiniansAFP PM, Mitchell discuss 'new ideas'Jerusalem Post Xinhua -Monsters and Critics.com -Napa Valley Register all 391 news articles »   We are 'messing up', says top Nigerian cleric - AFP January 24, 2010 at 10:30 AM Times LIVE We are 'messing up', says top Nigerian cleric AFP JOS, Nigeria — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in a troubled Nigerian city on Sunday condemned clashes between Christians and Muslims there which are said to have claimed more than ! 450 lives. "We are potentially a great country but we are messing ... Christian-Muslim violence in Nigeria warrants probe, rights group saysCNN International Bodies pulled from wells after Nigeria clashesReuters Nigeria religious riot bodies found in village wellsBBC News Voice of America -Washington Post -Aljazeera.net all 542 news articles »   Japan PM plagued by funding scandal, US base row - Reuters January 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM The Hindu Japan PM plagued by funding scandal, US base row Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese opposition parties vowed on Sunday to pursue a funding scandal that has ensnared a ruling party kingpin ahead of a mid-year election, but stopped short of threatening to delay a budget debate! in parliament. ... Japan opposition pledges to pursue funds scandalAFP Ozawa "scandal" has deep roots in Japanese politicsXinhua Ozawa says he will stay as No. 2 of DPJKyodo News Wall Street Journal -BBC News -Christian Science Monitor all 317 news articles »   Plane catches fire in Iran, injures 42 - Washington Post January 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM Reuters Plane catches fire in Iran, injures 42 Washington Post TEHRAN (Reuters) - Some 42 Iranians were injured when a Russian-made Tupolev aircraft caught fire as it landed in northeastern Iran on Sunday, state radio said. "About 42 passengers, ou! t of 157 aboard, were injured when the plane was landing at Mashhad ... Dozens injured as Iran plane catches fire: mediaAFP Excessive speed caused Iran train accidentPress TV Iranian plane catches fire on landingBBC News AHN | All Headline News -Los Angeles Times -CNN all 533 news articles »   Afghanistan delays parliament poll - Reuters January 24, 2010 at 9:17 AM The Guardian Afghanistan delays parliament poll Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan election authorities have agreed to push back a parliamentary election to September from May, pleasing diplomats who wanted time to prevent a repeat of the rampant fraud that plagued a! presidential vote last year. ... Afghanistan postpones parliamentary election until fallCNN International Afghanistan Postpones Elections for ParliamentNew York Times Afghanistan elections postponedThe Guardian Telegraph.co.uk -Los Angeles Times -Voice of America all 384 news articles »   Israel to rebut Gaza war report - Washington Post January 24, 2010 at 9:09 AM Bangkok.News.Net Israel to rebut Gaza war report Washington Post JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has prepared a rebuttal to a UN report censuring its conduct in the Gaza war, Israeli officials said on Sunday, arguing the United Nations' findings were so unfair as t! o have fueled a global wave of ... PA warns EU against legitimizing HamasJerusalem Post Palestinian legislator accuses UN of accepting Israeli compensationXinhua Hamas is to blame for Israel's failure to aid GazansHa'aretz The Media Line -New York Times -Press TV all 169 news articles »   Aid Workers Try to Ramp Up Relief Efforts in Haiti - Voice of America January 24, 2010 at 6:19 AM The Hindu Aid Workers Try to Ramp Up Relief Efforts in Haiti Voice of America Photo: AP People try to stay in line to get disaster relief supplies at US 82nd Airborne Division's forward operating base in Port-au-Prince,! 20 Jan. 2010 International aid workers in Haiti are looking to speed up their relief efforts Sunday, ... Emergency aid 'should be new Haiti focus'ABC Online Haiti earthquake: survivor tells of 11 day burial ordealTelegraph.co.uk Man Rescue! d After Haiti Calls Off SearchesWall Street Journalmsnbc.com -Times Online -New York Times all 14,091 news articles »   Plane catches fire in Iran, injures at least 40 - Reuters January 24, 2010 at 6:06 AM Oneindia Plane catches fire in Iran, injures at least 40 Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least 40 Iranians were injured when a Russian-made Tupolev aircraft caught fire as it landed in northeastern Iran on Sunday, state radio said. "About 42 passengers, o! ut of 157 aboard, were injured when the plane was landing at ... Iranian plane catches fire on landingBBC News Excessive speed caused Iran train accidentPress TV Iran train crash kills at least 8Los Angeles Times AFP& nbsp;-CNN -Xinhua all 429 news articles »   Afghanistan elections postponed - The Guardian January 24, 2010 at 5:44 AM BBC News Afghanistan elections postponed The Guardian Afghanistan has postponed parliamentary elections because of a lack of funds, the country's election body said today. The Independent Election Commission said it needed about $50m (£31m) from international do! nors to pay for the May 22 vote. ... Afghanistan postpones tough parliament pollReuters Afghanistan Postpones Elections for ParliamentNew York Times Afghan parliamentary vote postponedAljazeera.net Vo! ice of A merica -AFP -RIA Novosti all 324 news articles »   Venezuela TV channels taken off air - BBC News January 24, 2010 at 5:30 AM Globe and Mail Venezuela TV channels taken off air BBC News The Venezuelan government has taken six cable television channels off the air for breaking a law on transmitting government material. The privately owned RCTV International, openly! opposed to President Hugo Chavez, is one of those affected. ... Anti-Chavez channel removed from cableWashington Post Venezuela tells cable to cut anti-Chavez stationReuters Six TV stations forced off air in VenezuelaAFP Press TV -Aljazeera.net -Xinhua all 581 news articles »   Netanyahu: US envoy offered "interesting ideas" - Reuters January 24, 2010 at 5:19 AM Ha'aretz Netanyahu: US envoy offered "interesting ideas" Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he heard "interesting ideas" from a US envoy on resuming peace talks with the Palestinians but gave no indicati! on any significant progress had been made. ... PM, Mitchell discuss 'new ideas'Jerusalem Post Israeli PM holds additional meeting with US Mideast envoyXinhua PM on Mitchell meet: Interesting ideas raised on renewing peace talksHa'aretz AFP -Ynetnews -New York Times all 2,014 news articles »   Man Rescued After Haiti Calls Off Searches - Wall Street Journal January 24, 2010 at 5:05 AM Reuters Man Rescued After Haiti Calls Off Searches Wall Street Journal A man rescued almost 11 days after the quake is taken by ambulance to a French field hospital. PORT-AU-PRINCE -- After 11 days trapped beneath the rubble, a 24-year-! old Haitian man was pulled out alive near a hotel here Saturday. ... Banks reopen in Haiti's capitalLos Angeles Times Over 110000 confirmed dead in HaitiTimes Online Haitian man pulled from rubbleBBC News Mia miHerald.com -AFP -Telegraph.co.uk all 13,127 news articles »   Profile: General Sarath Fonseka - Aljazeera.net January 24, 2010 at 4:15 AM BBC News Profile: General Sarath Fonseka Aljazeera.net General Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former army commander who was feted as the architect of the military's victory over the separatist LTTE, or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, is now accused by the ... Tense peace reigns as Sri Lanka heads to pollsAFP FACTBOX-Sri Lankan President Mahinda RajapaksaReuters India Two sentenced in NY in Tamil missile-buying caseReuters BBC News -The Hindu -ABC Online all 795 news articles »   North Korea responds angrily to South's talk of strike - BBC News January 23, 2010 at 11:59 PM BBC News North Korea responds angrily to South's talk of strike BBC News North Korea has responded angrily to the South's suggestion that it could launch a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang's nuclear facilities. South Korea's defence minister had said this could occur i! f there were indications that the North was ... North Korea accuses South of declaring warReuters DPRK: S Korea's preemptive attack to be taken as declaration of warXinhua N.Korea lashes out at Seoul 'preemptive strike' planAFP Ynetnews -Korea Times -UPI.com all 357 news articles »   This email was sent to createrofheaven.internationalnews@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.