Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy - BBC News

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:18:35 GMT+00:00

guardian.co.uk

Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy
BBC News
The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ...
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EU calls for action on children's rights - Xinhua

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:31 GMT+00:00

Reuters South Africa

EU calls for action on children's rights
Xinhua
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Friday called on all countries to give children a better future by turning their UN Convention on Rights of the Child commitments into action. "There is a need to continue to translate the ...
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Once the invisible man, now the centre of attention - Globe and Mail

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:31:02 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Once the invisible man, now the centre of attention
Globe and Mail
Intelligence officer and ex-diplomat Richard Colvin, right, arrives at a commons special committee on Afghanistan hears witnesses on transfer of Afghan detainees on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. The Canadian Press From Saturday's Globe and ...
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Commons Afghan debate may be dropped - Toronto Star

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:22:44 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Commons Afghan debate may be dropped
Toronto Star
Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates field questions after a meeting at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Nov. 20, 2009. HALIFAX – The Conservative government says there may be no need for a ...
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Lesbian US soldier wins bid for asylum - Canada.com

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:51 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

Lesbian US soldier wins bid for asylum
Canada.com
Bethany Smith, an American service woman who deserted to Canada because of anti-homosexual persecution in the military listens to her lawyer Jamie Liew discuss her extradition case following a ...
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Two Vancouver Island communities evacuated after mass flooding - Vancouver Sun

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:11:46 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Two Vancouver Island communities evacuated after mass flooding
Vancouver Sun
Heavy flooding hit the Cowichan Valley leading to evacuation notices affecting hundreds of residents. Scooter is not happy being an inside cat as he is carried by his owner Gordon Leeouffe from the flooded area of Beverly Street in North Cowichan on ...
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BC approves disaster relief for flooded communitiesCanada.com
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France rejects Iran's new demand on nuclear program - Xinhua

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:25:51 GMT+00:00

Washington Post

France rejects Iran's new demand on nuclear program
Xinhua
PARIS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- France would not accept any new demand from Iran over its nuclear program, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after the Islamic republic rejected an international proposal to resolve the issue. ...
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BC New Democrats hold double digit lead over Liberals: poll - Vancouver Sun

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:34:19 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

BC New Democrats hold double digit lead over Liberals: poll
Vancouver Sun
VICTORIA — British Columbia's New Democratic Party is maintaining a double-digit lead over the governing BC Liberals, a new poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion shows. Conducted on Nov. ...
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Toronto police seek suspects in kidnapping-extortion - Globe and Mail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:32 GMT+00:00

Global Toronto

Toronto police seek suspects in kidnapping-extortion
Globe and Mail
Toronto — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 4:25PM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 11:50PM EST At least five young people, including a 17-year-old girl, are being hunted by Toronto police after two unusually ...
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NB Power deal leaves Atlantic premiers divided - Globe and Mail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:56 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

NB Power deal leaves Atlantic premiers divided
Globe and Mail
PEI Premier Robert Ghiz, Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams and New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham smile at the Churchill Falls power station Friday. The Canadian Press Churchill Falls, ...
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