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India to chase pirates into Somali waters

Ins :: Switzerland | about 4 hours ago | No category

Source: Times of India

Finally armed with the green signal to undertake 'hot pursuit' of pirates even into the territorial waters of Somalia, India is now dispatching a much more powerful warship to the Gulf of Aden. Sources said a 6,900-tonne Delhi-class destroyer, the...

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Russia and Georgia hold talks

Geneva :: Switzerland | 1 day ago | No category

Source: International Herald Tribune

More than three months after their war over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russia and Georgia on Wednesday got down to "intensive" and "productive" talks aimed at defusing the conflict, but some participants said the process could...

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UN's biggest ever humanitarian appeal

Geneva :: Switzerland | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: India Abroad

Launching its largest ever humanitarian appeal, the UN has sought $7 billion in urgent aid for 30 million people in 31 countries, to tide over the hunger crisis that has been compounded by the economic downturn. The latest aid appeal...

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Judge erred in stopping Charter: Court

Court :: Switzerland | about 21 hours ago | Political News

Source: Fiji Live

A lone Court of Appeal judge has ruled that High Court judge Justice Filimoni Jitoko erred in granting a stay on the People’s Charter process last week. People’s Charter be stopped until the case before the courts are determined...On Tuesday...

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Pirate tanker owners tight-lipped on ransom

Ins :: Switzerland | 2 days ago | Political News

Source: The Daily Telegraph

According to media reports the owners of the super-tanker are negotiating with the pirates over a possible ransom. Al-Jazeera, the Arabic satellite television channel, also broadcast earlier on Wednesday an audio tape that it said was of one of the...

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Crown appeals street racer's 'lenient' sentence

Solothurn :: Switzerland | 1 day ago | No category

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Alan and Judith Howle, both aged in their 70s, were killed in July 2007 when a car driven by 38-year-old Robert Borkowski hit their car near St Mary's. Police alleged Borkowski and another driver, 29-year-old Adam McDonald, were involved in...

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Juan Somavia elected to 3rd term as ILO chief

Geneva :: Switzerland | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Xinhuanet.com

Juan Somavia was elected to a third term as Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Tuesday, and pledged to work to ensure social justice amid rising challenges in the global economy. Somavia received 43 of the 56 available votes...

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Switzerland pumps billions into bank rescue plan

Zurich :: Switzerland | about 1 month ago | Business News

Source: Palm Beach Post

Switzerland — The Swiss government says it will help banking giant UBS raise billions of dollars in new capital. The government says the measure is part of a wider package to support the country's banking system. It includes lending UBS...

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Russia warns Georgia against boosting military

Geneva :: Switzerland | 2 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: The Boston Globe

Russia's Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Tuesday he was concerned by what he called Georgia's efforts to boost its military potential, adding this could have bigger consequences than August's conflict. "The Georgian side's efforts to increase the military potential...

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Local Authorities head threatens to close schools with no guards

Zurich :: Switzerland | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Yedioth Ahronoth

Chairman of the Israel Local Authorities Union Adi Eldar criticized the government's decision to fire some 4,000 school security guards and said, "Schools will not be opened and lessons will not be held wherever there is no guard. The government...

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