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Brazil should hear Amazon Indians on dam -Sting
22 Nov 2009 18:05:28 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Chief Raoni says dam threatens indigenous people's land * Brazil wants project to meet surging electricity demand * Sting speaks before Sao Paulo concert * By Elzio Barreto SAO PAULO, Nov ... 
East Antarctic ice began to melt faster in 2006-study
22 Nov 2009 18:00:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Faster ice loss rate warning of rising sea level threat * Melt rate after 2006 could be even quicker By Nina Chestney LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - East Antarctica's ice started to melt faster ... 
Irish unions cancel some strikes due to flooding
22 Nov 2009 17:45:43 GMT
Source: Reuters
DUBLIN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Ireland's trade unions said a public sector strike planned for Tuesday would be cancelled in areas worst hit by this week's flooding. About 150 troops were deployed on ... 
Indian PM says not clear who controls Pakistan army
22 Nov 2009 17:42:08 GMT
Source: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday it was not clear if Pakistan's president was in control of the army and said Pakistan's objectives in Afghanistan were ... 
Saudi troops killed in Yemen rebel clashes-report
22 Nov 2009 17:17:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Three Saudi soldiers were killed and an unspecified number wounded as they fought to stop new cross-border raids by Yemeni rebels, the Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Awsat ... 
REFILE-Algeria court acquits two ex-Guantanamo detainees
22 Nov 2009 17:13:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds dropped word in headline) ALGIERS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group ... 
Mediators report progress in rebel Karabakh talks
22 Nov 2009 16:46:40 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Mediators say progress made, difficulties identified * Turkey wants progress before opening border with Armenia * Azeri leader warned of force on eve of talks * Nagorno-Karabakh heart of ... 
"Important progress" made in Karabakh talks-OSCE
22 Nov 2009 16:26:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
MUNICH, Germany, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan made "important progress" in talks about Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, but some difficulties were identified, ... 
Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive
22 Nov 2009 15:39:44 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates toll) By Telly Nathalia JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing 29 people, while 245 passengers survived the ... 
Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks
22 Nov 2009 15:33:07 GMT
Source: Reuters
* 65 heads of state and government confirm attendance * Danish officials decline to provide full list * Other leaders still considering (Recasts, adds background) By John Acher COPENHAGEN, ... 
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