Top Stories: London, Dec 26 (IANS) Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson has topped the list of celebrities most women would like to kiss under a mistletoe during the Christmas holidays. IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:00:02 -0500Brussels (Belgium), Dec. 26 : A fight is on to save the historic Bastogne military barracks in the Belgian Ardennes from closure. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500London, Dec 26 : Ace Manchester United forward Michael Owen's recent Euro hat-trick has failed to boost his World Cup hopes, as England manager Fabio Capello shrugged off the striker's superb treble against Wolfsburg, raising serious concerns over Owen's fitness. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:22 -0500London, Dec 26 : Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has dismissed reports that Spain is putting pressure on the club into sending their star striker Fernando Torres for surgery to ensure that he is 100 per cent fit for the 2010 World Cup. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:17 -0500Copenhagen, Dec 25 (DPA) The European Union (EU) Friday said it was 'deeply concerned' at the 11-year prison sentence imposed on Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for seeking greater democracy. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:00:01 -0500London, Dec 25 (IANS) Actress Nicole Kidman has upset neighbours near her Australian country home after planting 150 of the notorious leylandii tree to shield her house from onlookers. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:20:03 -0500London, Dec 25 (IANS) Doug Reinhardt seems to be in a mood to pamper his girlfriend Paris Hilton this festive season. He has gifted her diamonds on Christmas. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:10:02 -0500Manila, Dec 25 (DPA) Nearly 50,000 people Friday celebrated Christmas in cramped evacuation centres amid persistent rumblings of a volcano in the eastern Philippines. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:05 -0500London, Dec 25 (IANS) An enzyme capable of disrupting bacterial chats offers a novel way of fighting infections, says a new study. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:01 -0500London, Dec 25 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse will appear in court next month for allegedly kicking a theatre manager in the groin, reports The Sun. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:50:02 -0500London, Dec 25 (IANS) She was fighting to hold back her tears, but still managed a brave smile as Jackiey Budden, mother of late reality show star Jade Goody, placed a Christmas tree on her daughter's snow-covered grave. This was her first Christmas without the bubbly, life-loving girl she adored. IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:40:02 -050027 Turkish doctors, all members of the Anatolia Medical Doctors Association (ANATIPDER) headquartered in central Anatolian province of Corum, are on their way to the west African country of Mali to pr... World Bulletin Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:24:13 -0500Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin received Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan and an accompanying delegation. Sahin said at the meeting that there had been rooted ties between ... World Bulletin Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:24:12 -0500TAIPEI, Taiwan -- France has notified the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) that it will start a mutual fishing vessel inspection agreement with Taiwan, the Fisheries Administra... The China Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:07:42 -0500This picture provided by the Aspen Police Department after Charlie Sheen was arrested on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence (AAP). Charlie Sheen has been arrested in the Colorad... SBS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:23:42 -0500Ireland have resigned in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese. The bishops, Eamonn Walsh and Ray Field, offered an apology to ch... International Herald Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:34:58 -0500Russian officials say the death toll from a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm almost three weeks ago has risen to 152. The regional branch of the Emergency Situations Ministry said Friday that ... International Herald Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:34:52 -0500The billionaires were registered 'Golden Bachelors' (AP) One of the most expensive parties to be held in Beijing was a matchmaking ball aimed to help 21 'Golden' billionaire bachelors find love. SBS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:04:16 -0500BRUSSELS, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Taking strength from their political and economic ties, cultural exchanges between China and Europe were greatly enhanced in 2009, which analysts said should promote unde... SINA Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:02:27 -0500Spain will seek a string of agreements between the European Union (EU) and Latin America during Madrid's rotating EU presidency in the first half of 2010, it is reported Friday. Spain will seek close ... People's Daily Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:02:16 -0500ANKARA: A Turkish military court yesterday ordered jail terms of up to 30 months for eight defendants who were captured by Kurdish rebels in 2007 while serving in the army, judicial sources said. The Peninsula Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:03:20 -0500Eurostar services have been cancelled following heavy snow in Europe's west (AAP). Eurotunnel on Friday accused Eurostar staff of not following safety rules when evacuating passengers from high spee... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:23:34 -0500Tanzania has received over three billion Tanzanian shillings (about 2.2 million U.S. dollars)from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency to implement rural solar power project in the... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:22:04 -0500Eastern and Central Europe, the high-speed economic locomotive in Europe and in emerging markets, was forced to take a brake in the past year due to the global economic downturn. Most of the countries... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:21:23 -0500Former conjoined twin Krishna with guardian Moira Kelly watching TV at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. (AAP) Formerly conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna have been released from hospital... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:05:39 -0500The economic downturn also increased demand on charities (AAP) It’s been a tough year for charities with financial reports revealing the sector has been affected by stock market losses. SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:05:33 -0500Producers of the British edition of Big Brother were targeting wounded soldiers to be contestants in the show, sparking outrage from military charity groups, a report said on Saturday. SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:05:28 -0500MOSCOW, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia named 23-man hockey squad for the Vancouver Olympics on Friday with 14 NHL players being called up. Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeny Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk were among ... SINA Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:03:45 -0500Amateur video footage shows a figure identified as Susanna Maiolo vaulting over a security barrier at St Peter's Basilica, where crowds had gathered to hear the Pope celebrate midnight Mass... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:26:49 -0500The Vatican has said it is impossible to protect the Pope from incidents like that on Thursday night, when a woman grabbed him at Christmas Eve Mass.Spokesman Frederico Lombardi said the Pope was regu... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:11:26 -0500TO THE European Union, the Soviet-built Ignalina nuclear plant set amid Lithuania's lakes and oak forests remains a gigantic hazard – too similar to the reactor that exploded at Chernobyl in 1986. The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:10 -0500A passenger aboard an Airbus 330, similar to the one pictured here, has been detained after trying to ignite what appeared to be fireworks. A passenger aboard a jet airliner on its way from Amsterda... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:39:33 -0500All 154 passengers and crew survived with mainly minor injuries after one of the jet's engines broke off at Kingston Airport. Part of the landing gear also smashed and the body of the Boeing 737 crac... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:39:27 -0500None of the injuries were deemed critical and Vaz said most had been released from hospital."The majority of injuries are broken bones and of course cuts and bruises and badly shaken up," Vaz said in ... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:39:20 -0500DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish airline Ryanair said it had pulled out of talks to buy 200 aircraft from Boeing and would now trim investment from 2011 to cut costs and free up cash to pay to investors, lift... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:39:15 -0500MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia, buoyed by back-to-back world titles, on Friday named a 23-man squad for the 2010 Winter Olympics where they are tipped to be the greatest threat to defending champions Canada.Th... West Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:16:59 -0500Russia's state uranium trader Techsnabexport (Tenex) will sign next year at least three deals worth around $1 billion to supply uranium directly to US utilities, Russia's state nuclear firm Rosatom sa... SABC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:13:05 -0500MOSCOW — Rapid changes in the global economy and international politics are raising, once more, an eternal issue in Russia: the country's relations with Europe, and with the Euro-Atlantic region... Japan Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:46:18 -0500WWII memorial demolished in Kutaisi, Georgia Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has slammed ex-Georgian premier and now opposition politician Zurab Nogaideli for his ties with Russia. "As regards... RIA Novosti Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:42:42 -0500Canada's team at the Spengler Cup has been together for two days of practice plus one big Christmas party for players, coaches, staff and their families. Next on the to-do list? Go win gold at the wo... TSN Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:38:31 -0500Economists forecast the RBA to lift interest rates at least once by March. (AAP) Home buyers and small business should prepare for lending rates to be at least one percentage point higher by the end... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:20:09 -0500Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Friday highly assessed agreements reached during his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev's visit, Turkmen TV said. "The agreements reached during the R... RIA Novosti Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:23:31 -0500The woman who who rushed at Pope Benedict XVI, yanking him to the ground at Christmas Eve mass, tried to do the same last year but failed to get past security, according to the Vatican. SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:01:30 -0500Queen Elizabeth, the symbolic head of the British military, speaks of the loss felt by many, in this, the deadliest year to date for British forces in Afghanistan. VOA Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:41:06 -0500Russia as an important player in the Middle East: It would sponsor a peace conference in Moscow, invite all the major parties in the conflict and chaperone them toward a settlement. Yet despite regula... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:42 -0500Russia as an important player in the Middle East: It would sponsor a peace conference in Moscow, invite all the major parties in the conflict and chaperone them toward a settlement. Yet despite regula... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:33 -0500MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has scrapped January oil exports via Ukrainian ports and also said it fears Ukraine will have problems paying for its gas, a sign of a possible repeat of New Year gas rows wh... Swiss Info Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:58:58 -0500A former world champion in Thai boxing has been shot dead in Moscow in an apparent contract killing, the latest high-profile murder to hit the Russian capital. SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:41:45 -0500NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , MOSCOW Saturday, Dec 26, 2009, Page 6 Russia and Georgia have agreed to reopen their major border crossing, officials said on Thursday, signaling the first thawing of ties ... Taipei Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:38:46 -0500BERLIN (AFP) - At least five people were killed when a fire engulfed their home before dawn on Christmas Day in the Duesseldorf region of western Germany, police said on Friday.Two others -- a man and... West Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:50:56 -0500While the chaos and intrigue engulfing Liverpool and Manchester City in recent weeks has inevitably hogged the sporting headlines in England, an equally intriguing story is quietly gathering pace at f... eTaiwan News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:39:48 -0500ROME — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he wanted to defeat the mafia once and for all by 2013, in an interview Thursday on national radio."The mafia is a pathological phenomenon t... Vancouver Sun Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:27:20 -0500FROM a practical point of view, “The Charterhouse of Parma” makes a lousy guidebook. An ardent fan of all things Italian, and a brilliant, impressionistic travel writer, Stendhal could hav... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:22:32 -0500BERLIN ? The Polish Cultural Ministry, in an effort to save face after the embarrassing theft eight days ago of the infamous “Arbeit macht frei” metal banner that hung over the entran... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:55 -0500Queen Elizabeth II said the Commonwealth was the "face of the future" in her annual Christmas message on Friday and described 2009 as a "difficult year". The queen said the diversity of its 54 memb... IOL Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:54:02 -0500A Greek cargo company says one of its vessels caught fire in the Caribbean and nine crew members are missing. The Aegean Wind was carrying more than 37 000 tons of iron ore from Brazil to Houston w... IOL Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:53:59 -0500December 23, 2009 The United States has confirmed that it will be unable to clinch a deal this year with Russia on a successor to their expired nuclear arms control treaty. The US mission in Geneva... Business Report Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:32:34 -0500The year of 2009 has witnessed more dialogues and less confrontation among the United States, the European Union (EU) and Russia, as the three major powers seek to reduce tensions and promote cooperat... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:25:44 -0500The USA will no longer provide economic help to Niger; the entry of Niger officials to the United States will be restricted. The US attempts to pressure the president of the Central African nation, Ma... Pravda Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:01:26 -0500Three Turkish citizens accused of spying for foreign country was sent to court on Friday in Izmir. Izmir police started an investigations after claims of spying. During the operations in Izmir, Bodrum... World Bulletin Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:42:12 -0500Wolfsburg, Germany - German champions VfL Wolfsburg are considering signing international defender Arne Friedrich German media have reported. Wolfsburg, who have already been knocked out of the Champi... Earth Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:26:49 -0500Eastern and Central Europe, the high-speed economic locomotive in Europe and in emerging markets, was forced to take a brake in the past year due to the global economic downturn. Most of the countries... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:40:15 -0500Iran's foreign minister says Turkey could be a venue for Tehran to exchange nuclear material with the West. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told state TV late Thursday that Iran does not have a pr... World Bulletin Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:24:37 -0500In the uefa.com Magazine's final edition of the year we look back over a memorable 12 months in European football and take our pick of some of the highlights from previous episodes. UEFA Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:23:02 -0500Vucinic second The 20-year-old succeeds AS Roma forward Mirko Vucinic, the winner of the last three awards who finished 17 points behind Jovetic in the poll of coaches and captains in the Montene... UEFA Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:23:01 -0500Istanbul - A prosecutor has filed a case against Aydin Dogan, Turkey's largest media owner, accusing him breaking the country's capital markets law, the Turkish press reported Friday. A lawyer for the... Earth Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:07:42 -0500(RTTNews) - Russia's M2 money supply rose 2.5% between November 1 and December 1, data released by the central bank showed Friday. It follows 1.6% growth in the previous month. Compared to the same p... Quote.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:20:54 -0500The Pope was today appearing for his traditional Christmas Day blessing hours after being knocked down by a woman who jumped over a barrier in St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said today. The... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:52:36 -0500Catholics across Ireland were attending Christmas Day Mass today as two more bishops resigned in the wake of a devastating clerical child abuse inquiry. Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field bowed to... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:52:34 -0500The German news agency DAPD reported that emergency services were alerted to the fire in Unna, near Dortmund, shortly after 4:30 a.m. Friday. Police said five people died, one person was seriously inj... Fox News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:51:00 -0500By SHAWN POGATCHNIKASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DUBLIN -- Two Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland resigned on Christmas Day in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:43:18 -0500Dec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time since April to discourage speculative ruble trades and ease credit flows. Business Week Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:37:51 -0500Dec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for a second week, with the benchmark Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index heading for its largest annual increase in a decade, amid signs the global economy is recove... Business Week Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:37:50 -0500Dec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time since April to discourage speculative ruble trades and ease credit flows. Business Week Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:37:50 -0500DUBLIN (AP) -- Two more Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland say they're resigning in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese. Associated Press Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:34:12 -0500Dublin - Two more bishops said on Friday that they were offering their resignation to Pope Benedict XVI in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal that has convulsed Ireland. Auxiliary Bishops of Dub... IOL Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:31:12 -0500An Anglican archbishop in Britain condemned on Thursday a proposed law in Uganda that would punish homosexuality with life in prison in the eastern African country. The Archbishop of York John Sent... IOL Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:31:03 -0500TOKYO, Dec. 25 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama expressed his desire Friday to make progress next year in stalled negotiations with Russia on the bilateral territorial row over four R... Breitbart Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:09:02 -0500Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) France has notified the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) that it will start a mutual fishing vessel inspection agreement with Taiwan, the Fisheries Admini... Taiwan Headlines Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:46:43 -0500ROME — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he wanted to defeat the mafia once and for all by 2013, in an interview Thursday on national radio."The mafia is a pathological phenomenon t... Canada.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:24:12 -0500Dec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time since April to discourage speculative ruble trades and ease credit flows. Business Week Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:21:47 -0500Reporting from Lens, France - It's an abandoned coal mining site in a depressed corner of northern France that was pummeled by the two world wars. Soon, a branch of the Louvre Museum will rise up on ... Los Angeles Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:15:19 -0500ROME — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he wanted to defeat the mafia once and for all by 2013, in an interview Thursday on national radio."The mafia is a pathological phenomenon t... Canada.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:12:13 -0500 | 
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