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Tuesday, 06 January 2009

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A gas pressure gauge is seen at a snow-covered transit point on the main pipeline from Russia in the village of Boyarka, near Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others. Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia and Turkey all reported a halt in gas shipments.

Europe's energy crisis deepens as Russia cuts off gas

London Evening Standard

Europe was plunged into energy crisis today as Russian gas imports were cut by up to 75% and political tensions sent the oil price soaring back above $50 a barrel. The row immediately sparked fears of gas-supply shortages and rising energy prices just as winter demand in the UK peaked following one of the coldest nights this century, with...

photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov

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India PM says Pakistan "agencies" linked to attack

Infowars

Krittivas Mukherjee Tuesday, Jan 6, 2008 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan...

Israel, Gaza and the quest for a broader regional peace

International Herald Tribune

With its ground incursion into Gaza, Israel has gambled that it can finally silence the Hamas...

A chance to draw a line with Bush

International Herald Tribune

Within weeks after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, Barack Obama will have a chance to...

Israeli strike hits outside UN school, 34 dead

Palestinian medics carry the body of a child, who according to Palestinian medical sources was killed in Israeli forces' operations in Gaza, to Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.

Houston Chronicle

GAZA CITY, Gaza - An Israeli bombardment hit outside a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, and Palestinian medics said at least 34 people died - many of them children - as international outrage grew over civilian...

photo: AP / Ashraf Amra

Wanted: a suitable job for an ex-PM

Australia´s Prime Minister John Howard gestures during a pre-APEC 2007 press conference in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. Sydney will play host to the 15th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting with leaders from such nations as the USA, Russia,

The Australian

JOHN Howard's latest gong has elicited a predictable response. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says it is all about "George Bush patting his mates on the back". It has also elicited all the predictable gags. There are some true political heroes on...

photo: AP/Rob Griffith

Gaza in 'full blown' humanitarian crisis says Red Cross as defiant Israel battles on

The Daily Mail

Gaza is now in a 'full blown' humanitarian crisis, the International Red Cross said today. Red Cross head of operation Pierre Kraehenbuehl says the situation for Palestinian civilians is 'extreme and traumatic as a result of 10 days of uninterrupted...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Iran wants to show regional power over Gaza crisis

The Star

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran wants to send a message to the new U.S. administration and Arab governments that it is a power to be reckoned with in the region by championing the cause of its Palestinian ally, Hamas, in its fight with Israel. A Palestinian...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Air India sacks fat stewardesses

A statue of a Hindu god and a cardboard cutout of an Air India Air Lines flight attendent stand at the entrance to the Metro Travel Agency in Edison, N.J., Monday, July 31, 2006. The growth of the Indian population in northern New Jersey is evident in the increase of daily service to India by Air India, which began offering daily service four years ago, and Continental Airlines, which followed with direct service last fa

BBC News

Air India has dismissed 10 stewardesses for being "exceptionally overweight", having earlier grounded them. The...

photo: AP / Mike Derer

Japan stocks rise on weaker yen, US stimulus plan

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Taro Aso speaks to his supporters during a kick-off ceremony for the party's presidential election campaign at its headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 10

Philadelphia Daily News

The Associated Press TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose Tuesday as investors turned upbeat on President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus package, and exporters got a boost from a weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average added 37.72...

photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa