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December 29, 2010

Middle East Gbagbo defiant at African ultimatum Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar. Fatah Suspends Controversial Strongman Dahlan Asharq Al-Awsat, Pan-Arab daily, London, England. Bank account for breast cancer awareness drive created Gulf News, Independent daily, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Israeli population stands at 7,695,000 at end of 2010 Haaretz, Liberal daily, Tel Aviv, Israel. MIDEAST: Racist Jews to the Fore IPS Middle East, International cooperative of journalists, Rome, Italy. Erekat denies earlier report on PA proposal to UN JPost, Conservative, Jerusalem, Israel. DHA centres to handle medical tests for visas Khaleej Times, English-language daily, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Minister of Commerce and Industry Meets Chinese Deputy Premier Middle East North African Network, Online financial portal, Amman, Jordan. 11 Killed in Russian Military Plane Crash Nahamet, Online news portal, Beirut, Lebanon. Panel formed on Lebanon poll law Saudi Gazette, English-language daily, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Israeli military kills Palestinian, wounds five others in Gaza The Daily Star, Independent daily, Beirut, Lebanon. Karzai announces council to push Taliban talks Times of Oman, English-language daily, Muscat, Oman. Specialized courts delivers verdict on French killer next January Yemen Observer, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen. Europe 40,000 struggle in NI water crisis BBC News, Centrist newscaster, London, England. Reds will remember Cohen BreakingNews.ie, Online news portal, Cork, Ireland. New York battles flights backlog Daily Express, Conservative tabloid, London, England. Avi Cohen's death brings tears from son Tamir as former Liverpool star passes away in hospital Daily Mail, Conservative daily, London, England. Groupon files for USD 950 mln share sale DMeurope, Online news portal, Amsterdam, Netherlands. IVORY COAST: Ivorian standoff resumes as Gbagbo spurns exile offers France 24, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Turkish Press Scan for Dec. 29 Hurriyet Daily News, (Liberal, English-language), Istanbul, Turkey. More High Street Sales Start Look Magazine, London, England. Belarusian Blogger Activists Combing Video Evidence To Identify ' Provocateurs' Radio Free Europe, Prague, Czech Republic. Obama Drones On. Bush Doesn't Sky News, Independent newscaster, Middlesex, England. Joanna Yeates may have left flat with two people The Guardian, Liberal daily, London, England. Major airports start to clear backlog after thousands stranded by snow The Independent, London, England. Hiddink's agent rules out Chelsea return The Irish Times, Centrist daily, Dublin, Ireland. Officials Sluggish In Airport Response The Moscow Times, Independent daily, Moscow, Russia. Jo 'left her flat with two people' The Sun, London, England. Attorney General urged to reopen David Kelly inquest The Telegraph, Conservative daily, London, England. Scientists criticise celebrity 'quack' diets The Telegraph, London, England. Asia Floods hit six villages in Cilacap Antara News, News agency, Jakarta, Indonesia. H1N1 flu could return next month: experts China Post, English-language daily, Taipei, Taiwan. 10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off Chosun Ilbo, Conservative daily, Seoul, South Korea. Belarusian geneticists come up with new way to study cell ageing Gazeta.kz, Official online newspaper, Kazakhstan. Scams brought disrepute, but won't affect forces: Army Chief India Express, News portal, Mumbai, India. Wanted for raping minor, cop found dead on track India Times, Conservative daily, New Delhi, India. Carbon dioxide is threatening our fisheries Japan Times, Independent centrist, Tokyo, Japan. Mohd Khalid Atan is the new MTUC chief Malaysian Star, Online news portal, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Queensland: Flood waters threaten city of Bundaberg New Zealand Herald, Conservative daily, Auckland, New Zealand. Political analysts split over Russia involvement Pajhwok Afghan News, (Independent news agency), Kabul, Afghanistan. Suicide bombings hit police base in Iraq's Mosul People's Daily Online, English-language, Beijing, China. Two Russian space officials sacked over satellite loss Sify News, Chennai, India. Gayle parties, Aussies burn Sydney Morning Herald, Centrist daily, Sydney, Australia. Styrofoam shrinker yields profits for Zhonghe City Taiwan Today, Government Information Office, Taipei, Taiwan. Snowstorms effect: New Year plans take a hit (Roundup) Thaindian News, Bangkok, Thailand. A.P. to revoke 1,665 cases against students The Hindu, Left-leaning daily, Chennai, India. Americas Snowmobiler killed in B.C. avalanche Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Trio remanded on plot to overthrow Guyana government Caribbean360, Online news portal, St. Michael, Barbados. Dominican officials disagree on Figueroa's power over drug network Dominican Today, Independent daily, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. PERU: Army's Version of Civil War Events Questioned IPS Latin America, International cooperative of journalists, Rome, Italy. Rub it out Jamaica Gleaner, Independent daily, Kingston, Jamaica. East coast storms signal effects of climate change: weather expert The Globe and Mail, Centrist daily, Toronto, Canada. Suspected arson heats up city's gold war Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario. Africa Trio to try new Ivorian peace bid BBC News, Centrist newscaster, London, England. DR Congo Decries Loss of Favored US Trade Status CongoPlanet.com, Independent online news aggregator. Statement: NPP Condemns poor conduct of local level elections GhanaWeb, Online news portal, Amsterdam, Netherlands. US Tornado destroys house of Ethiopian family, 2 other deaths reported Jimma Times, Online news portal, Jimma, Ethiopia. China counts $199-billion cost of economic growth Mail & Guardian Online, Liberal, Johannesburg, South Africa. Sugarcane killer to be sentenced in Jan News24.com, Online news portal, Cape Town, South Africa.

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