

| Berlusconi's Wife Seeks $65 Million a Year in Alimony Premier Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife reportedly is seeking $65 million a year in alimony in a divorce case she launched after her husband was embroiled in a sex scandal, a bid that was immediately rejected by the billionaire media mogul. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:45:43 EST IAEA Votes to Censure Iran for Nuclear Defiance The board of the IAEA censured Iran Friday, with 25 nations backing a resolution that demands Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions calling on it to stop uranium enrichment. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:33:09 EST China Executes 2 Men for Abducting and Selling Children China has executed two men for abducting and selling 15 children, many of whom were taken as babies or toddlers and have not yet been reunited with their parents, state media said Friday. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:44:47 EST Switzerland Votes on Proposal to Ban Minarets A proposal championed by right-wing parties to ban minarets in Switzerland goes to a nationwide vote on Sunday in a referendum that has set off an emotional debate and stirred fears of boycotts and violent reactions from Muslim countries. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:14:32 EST Palestinians Appeal to U.S. to Put Pressure on Israel Palestinians appealed to the United States on Thursday to raise pressure on Israel, saying an Israeli plan to halt new construction in the West Bank was insincere. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:01:39 EST Two Million Muslims to Stone Devil at Hajj Two million Muslims are headed to Muzdalifa, Saudi Arabia, to cast stones at the devil in the most dangerous part of the annual hajj pilgrimage, according to Reuters. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:29:21 EST French Aid Worker Kidnapped From Mali Hotel Armed men kidnapped a French humanitarian aid worker from his hotel in northern Mali overnight, in a region where Islamists from Al Qaeda's North Africa branch have been active, officials said Thursday. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:04:24 EST Cuba Launches Military Exercises to Guard Against Invasion Cuba's armed forces launched three days of intense military exercises across the island Thursday, a mobilization that state-controlled media says is designed to guard against an American invasion. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:48:43 EST U.S., Poland Agree to Terms for Stationing U.S. Troops A Polish official says the U.S. and Poland have agreed on terms for stationing American troops and military equipment in the eastern European country. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:14:04 EST Haiti Bans Ex-President's Party From 2010 Election Haiti's electoral council has banned the influential party of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from running in next year's legislative elections. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:41 EST 6,000 Invading Camels to Be Shot in Australian Town Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and contaminating supplies. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:49:01 EST Probe Finds Irish Bishops Covered Up Child Abuse Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse committed by priests because bishops wanted to protect the church's reputation, an expert commission reported after a three-year probe into previously secret church records. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:43:53 EST International Court Wants Probe of Violence in Kenya The International Criminal Court's prosecutor asked judges Thursday for permission to investigate Kenya's postelection violence that left more than 1,000 people dead. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:43:03 EST UN Group Probes Killings of Demonstrators in Guinea A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in Guinea to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women in broad daylight. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:42:20 EST S. Korea Confirms Nearly 5,000 Wartime Executions South Korean soldiers and police executed nearly 5,000 citizens during the early months of the 1950-53 Korean War, fearing they could collaborate with invading North Korean troops, a government commission said Thursday. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:44 EST Increase Traffic |
The EU appointed Herman Van Rompuy, the Belgian Prime Minister, and the British Trade Commissioner, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, to the two newly created posts of President and High Representative tonight, hours after Downing Street confirmed it had abandoned its support for Tony Blair.

Mr Blair, You’re Fired

Who is Herman Van Rompuy?
Well, people of the UK, dear old Herman is your new, unelected President. Yes, from now on, December 1st will be Rompuy day. Despite widespread expectation that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would be announced as the first European Union President, the former Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, was picked for the role just days after he attended a Bilderberg Group dinner meeting.
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