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Germany Announces EUR 500 B Rescue Plan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced Monday a huge financial rescue plan that will provide as much as 500 billion euros in loan guarantees and capital to bolster the banking system. "We are taking measures in order to prevent a repeat of what we

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Protests over Kosovo Recognition Staged in Podgorica

A protest rally against the Montenegrin decision to recognize Kosovo's independence is staged downtown Podgorica on Monday. The opposition SNP, NS, the Serb List and the Democratic Serb Party (DSS) are the organizers of the protest.

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Obama Leads McCain in New Poll

A new poll, 22 days before the US presidential elections, shows that Democrat Barack Obama is still ahead of Republican candidate John McCain.

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North Korea to Resume Disabling Nuclear Facilities

North Korea has welcomed its removal from the US list of terrorism sponsors and said it would resume disabling its nuclear weapons complex. Pyongyang said it would cooperate on the "verification of objects of the disablement of nuclear facilities," as lo

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Ambramovich Becomes Deputy in Chukotka with 100% Approval

The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been elected member of the Duma of Russia's Chukotka Autonoumous Region with a near absolute support ITAR-TASS reported Monday.

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Austria Far-right Politician's Death Caused by Speeding

The cause of the Saturday accident that killed Austrian far-right politician and Governor of the Carinthia province Joerg Haider was speed twice above the speed limit, leading world information agencies reported Sunday, citing Austrian court officials.

World | October 12, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3943

Latest Paying Space Tourist Blasts Off from Baikonur

A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and one Russian on board lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station.

World | October 12, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2871

Republican Leaders' Concern for McCain Grows after Rough Week - Report

Several US Republican leaders expressed Saturday their crowing worries that Republican Presidential candidate John McCain was heading for defeat, according to a New York Times article. Party leaders said in interviews, one after another, that while they

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Eurozone Leaders Meet in Paris to Find Common Solution to Financial Crisis

The Eurozone leaders of the 15 European countries using the EUR currency are holding a summit Sunday afternoon in Paris in an attempt to find a common approach to the financial crisis . The session follows a meeting in Washington Saturday bringing togeth

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G-20 Demand Extension of G-7 with Inclusion of New Members

The G-20 group of nations requests the inclusion of its biggest members in the G-7 in order for leading world economies to be able to react more successfully to the global financial crisis, according to Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega. Mantega p

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IMF Endorses G7 Plan for Solving Global Financial Crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) endorses the plan of action adopted Friday by the G-7 to protect the financial system and their commitment to do everything possible to jumpstart the world's economies. The IMF issued a statement Saturday that the ec

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Austria Far-right Politician Haider Dies in Car Crash

The leader of right-wing Alliance for Austria's Future party, Joerg Haider, was killed in a road accident, BBC reported Saturday.

World | October 11, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2968

Alaska Probe Proves Palin Abused Her Governor's Power

The US Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded, cited by CNN.

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G7 Nations Issue Plan to Fight Financial Crisis

The G7 nations announced they have issued a five-point plan of "decisive action" to unfreeze credit markets, after a meeting in Washington on Friday, BBC reported.

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US President George W Bush Promises Solution of Financial Crisis

US President George W Bush promised the American people Friday that the U.S.

World | October 10, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3361

Former Finish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Former Finish President and peace negotiator Martti Ahtisaari is the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, as announced Friday by the Nobel Foundation in Norway's capital, Oslo.

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Belgrade: Montenegro Made Kosovo Decision under Pressure

Montenegro has made a decision to recognize Kosovo independence under pressure, according to Serbia's Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. The government in Podgorica obviously made its decision under pressure, Dacic said as cited by the B92 news

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Macedonia, Montenegro Recognize Kosovo Independence

Montenegro and Macedonia have recognized Kosovo's independence, drawing condemnation from neighboring Serbia, which expelled Montenegro's ambassador. Serbia said Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo jeopardized regional stability and could provoke tension

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Ukraine to Hold Snap Elections in December

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko set a December 7 date for an early parliamentary election on Thursday after dissolving the parliament over a failure by lawmakers to form a new ruling coalition. Yushchenko has blamed the collapse of the "orange coal

World | October 9, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1937

French Novelist Wins the 2008 Literature Nobel Prize

The French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature, for his adventure novels, essays and children books, as announced Thursday by the Swedish Academy. The award includes a USD 1.

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Worried Republicans Try to Label Obama as Terrorist Sympathizer

As new polls give Barack Obama a double-digit lead in the US presidential race, Republican John McCain sought to cast doubt about the democrat's background and characterize him as a terrorist sympathizer. Meanwhile, Obama accused the McCain campaign of t

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