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Inclusion in the the project is currently closed, however a public beta is planned for later in the year (at the earliest). en-gb AI has no legal rights or responsabilities, you do 0 100 'Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea resumes appeal against pre-trial detention. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7A2A6C3C-B8B2-464B-AA6C-4D5D88E7A5FD.htm 2008-02-07 07:35:55 Thousands gather around slain leader's tomb 40 days after her assassination. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/120623C1-E2AA-4AD1-931A-6C867A5A65DC.htm 2008-02-07 07:35:54 Surprise tour comes as US and UK call for more Nato troops in Afghanistan. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4F72D2B4-5508-41BE-AA80-F1FFBB928D55.htm 2008-02-07 07:35:53 Government releases images of ongoing whale hunt in waters of Antarctica. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/59A85E73-CF26-48E0-B24A-DF794A657080.htm 2008-02-07 07:35:53 Soaring GDP growth in GCC countries will raise the average per capita income in the region by over 80%, from less than $20,000 to more than $35,000 in today's prices, according to Kito De Boer, Managing Director of McKinsey & Company Middle East. He said the nominal GDP of GCC countries is projected to soar threefold from $773bn to roughly $2.3tr by 2020. De Boer added that if prices are sustained at $70 per barrel by 2050, the GCC will have a combined GDP equivalent of Germany or Japan, reported Gulf News. http://www.ameinfo.com/146056.html 2008-02-07 07:35:17 National Bonds, the Sharia-compliant national savings scheme of the UAE, has announced that it sold 14 million bonds last month worth Dhs140m ($38m), an increase of 115% over the January 2007 sales figures. Recently National Bonds declared its first financial results of a pro rata yearly profit disbursement of 6.03% on each bond for the year ending December 31, 2007. http://www.ameinfo.com/146052.html 2008-02-07 07:35:17 null http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-235/0802077044091618.htm 2008-02-07 07:33:13 null http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-235/0802073819101509.htm 2008-02-07 07:33:12 null http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-235/0802074301100132.htm 2008-02-07 07:33:12 null http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-234/0802077044091618.htm 2008-02-07 07:33:06 null http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-234/0802073819101509.htm 2008-02-07 07:33:05 null http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-234/0802074301100132.htm 2008-02-07 07:33:05 The clarity of the writing, the urgency of the story being told and the fine performances give George Packer’s play a sharp dramatic impact and a plain-spoken beauty. http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/theater/reviews/07betr.html?ex=1360126800&en=4a3ef31a17b4a45d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 07:33:01 Liverpool is one of the two worst-performing local authorities in England, the Audit Commission says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/merseyside/7232000.stm 2008-02-07 07:28:25 BT profits fall 30%, hit by the costs of its restructuring programme, but the firm reports strong broadband data. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7231990.stm 2008-02-07 07:28:04 A health trust may have to bring in new practices to better monitor the hospital bug Clostridium difficile. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7232004.stm 2008-02-07 07:22:03 Fayrouz, the great Lebanese diva, returned to Damascus for the first time in three decades, a performance some considered a betrayal. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/world/middleeast/04syria.html?ex=1360126800&en=5463b98482d316f6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 07:12:24 Deutsche Bank reports a 48% drop in profits as the global credit squeeze hits its investment earnings. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7231988.stm 2008-02-07 07:11:50 Yahoo has not reached a decision about Microsoft’s acquisition offer and is considering “a wide range of potential strategic alternatives,” Yahoo C.E.O. Jerry Yang said in an e-mail to employees. http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18882573E70075496B.html?ex=1360126800&en=690d4b1f7798582b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 07:06:18 Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys. http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18882573E6007A9E16.html?ex=1360126800&en=2af84808bf60fcdb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 07:06:14 After the hype, many papers found Super Tuesday a bit of a let down. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7231979.stm 2008-02-07 07:05:32 The secretary of state called for European governments to convince their skeptical populations of the importance of sending troops to Afghanistan. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07diplo.html?ex=1360126800&en=a44439c38b81a5e3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 07:02:51 The US secretary of state and UK foreign secretary make an unannounced Afghanistan visit after talks in London. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7231959.stm 2008-02-07 06:56:33 The clash that nearly toppled the government of Chad has heightened tensions with its neighbor Sudan. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07chad.html?ex=1360126800&en=75bb69cb2aaafd05&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:50:47 The amount spent by the NI government on external consultants more than doubles in five years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7231799.stm 2008-02-07 06:44:30 Sir Hugh Orde will be asked by the Policing Board to describe the current threat posed by dissident republicans. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7231766.stm 2008-02-07 06:42:26 US department store chain Macy's is to cut 2,300 jobs, as it announces a 7.1% fall in sales in January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7231976.stm 2008-02-07 06:42:04 Population decline is finally slowing in the south Wales valleys, but action is urged to attract more residents. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/7231278.stm 2008-02-07 06:40:43 Human rights group Amnesty International warns of a dramatic rise in threats to journalists in Sri Lanka. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7231950.stm 2008-02-07 06:40:35 Known for drawing a great range of sounds from his drums, with his fingernails as well as his hands, Tata Güines was highly imitated, one of the best conga drum soloists of his time. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/americas/07guines.html?ex=1360126800&en=c89ea23e3d30efb5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:39:35 Seeking to cut costs and streamline operations, Time Warner will separate AOL’s Internet access business from its Web site and online advertising business and cut 100 jobs at its corporate unit. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/business/07warner.html?ex=1360126800&en=68b982cc0744af16&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:36:54 The Nikkei and Hang Seng indexes were down sharply amid fears about shrinking consumption in the U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/business/worldbusiness/07asiastox.html?ex=1360126800&en=f1c873fd4894f9f4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:28:45 School cooks are to be trained how to cook with fresh ingredients at training centres across England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7231940.stm 2008-02-07 06:27:15 New findings reveal an 11-year high in bus use with a total of 4.72bn journeys made in 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7231884.stm 2008-02-07 06:20:19 A no-budget Web series based on the ups and downs of three former college roommates has become a cult hit and attracted mainstream media attention. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/fashion/07girlfriends.html?ex=1360126800&en=93b5bfce49997848&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:19:51 The ruling ZANU-PF party expelled Simba Makoni, a senior member of the party and a former finance minister, a day after he announced that he would run for president against Robert G. Mugabe in next month’s election. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07briefs-party.html?ex=1360126800&en=23c7adb30930084d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:16:20 Government troops destroyed 30 rebel Tamil Tiger bunkers in the northern Jaffna peninsula, killing 12 rebels. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/asia/07briefs-offensive.html?ex=1360126800&en=57ad21f6aea466ba&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:16:20 Iran fired the rocket Monday from its new space center in the deserts of Semnan Province and said it wanted to launch domestically built satellites for research and telecommunications. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/worldspecial/07briefs-ROCKET.html?ex=1360126800&en=a89e6de701cd8df2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:16:20 The move would end an unusual culture of secrecy surrounding telephone taps in Britain, one of the few countries where secret tapings are not used to secure convictions. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07briefs-wiretap.html?ex=1360126800&en=4cb4d802ce966d4c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:16:20 The authorities said a 26-year-old engineer stole the identity of Prince Moulay Rachid, the 37-year-old brother of King Mohammed VI, on Facebook, the popular social networking Web site. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07briefs-identity.html?ex=1360126800&en=256ba4e669299308&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:15:17 The Bush administration hit a business tycoon linked to Myanmar’s military rulers with more financial sanctions on Tuesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/world/asia/06myanmar.html?ex=1360126800&en=0a9d1c7331e82cdc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 06:09:34 Anonymous Coward writes "The Washington Post has an article about the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's take on the numerous virtual worlds (e.g. Second Life) that have cropped up in recent years. IARPA's thesis is that because the Government can't currently monitor all the communication and interaction, terrorists will plot and scheme in such environments."Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/230789099/article.pl 2008-02-07 06:07:00 Civilian staff can perform many duties better than police officers, a review by Sir Ronnie Flanagan claims. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7231907.stm 2008-02-07 06:01:03 With minimal public notice and no formal environmental review, the Forest Service is allowing a British firm to explore for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/washington/07canyon.html?ex=1360126800&en=80b18829f1cfae96&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:54:23 The board of the mining company said BHP Billiton’s improved takeover offer of about $147 billion still undervalues the company significantly. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/business/worldbusiness/07mine.html?ex=1360126800&en=4327bc50d2b9040f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:52:41 A new line of digital picture frames features lower prices, more pixels and the inevitable glitches. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/technology/personaltech/07pogue.html?ex=1360126800&en=30cfc0dd7720862c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:47:24 The 50th anniversary of a plane crash that devastated the Manchester United soccer team has occasioned a wave of nostalgia in Britain. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07britain.html?ex=1360126800&en=7a9b917c0358a15d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:38:31 Serbia’s prime minister criticized a political and economic agreement with the European Union, over what he called a “deception” aimed at tricking his country into conceding the independence of Kosovo. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07serbia.html?ex=1360126800&en=ff71c517a6f87588&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:35:26 The rebel leader was suspected of having been the mastermind of the bombings that took place at United Nations offices in Algiers in December and of an attack on foreign oil workers in 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07algeria.html?ex=1360126800&en=278969d9e64dc45a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:34:57 The Europeans who followed Columbus to America did not introduce lice, as had been suspected. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/science/07lice.html?ex=1360126800&en=e8ed53d94fd8fd30&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:34:38 Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/technology/07tyco.html?ex=1360126800&en=c9997086dec7c9a6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:20:03 The dead officers included a major general who was involved in operations against militants in the border region with Afghanistan and two brigadier generals. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/asia/07pakistan.html?ex=1360126800&en=5b68e5aeb558d210&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:17:59 The footage is believed to be part of a propaganda tape made by Al Qaeda. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/middleeast/07iraq.html?ex=1360126800&en=9ba612205ac80948&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:17:23 President Giorgio Napolitano took the action after political factions failed to agree on a plan to revise the country’s flawed electoral law. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07italy.html?ex=1360126800&en=ba3c7276cde5dae3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:14:29 Among more than 2,000 mainly reformist candidates barred from running for Parliament was the grandson of the late revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/middleeast/07tehran.html?ex=1360126800&en=944c1e640d371124&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:14:11 It is unclear if the decree will have much impact, especially for political activists and religious minorities arrested by Iran’s intelligence services. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/middleeast/07iran.html?ex=1360126800&en=b2ae52ed4b86ecb4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:13:54 Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of health problems because they never play outside, warns the Scout Association. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7231930.stm 2008-02-07 05:13:37 E.D.S. reported net income of $189 million, or 36 cents a share, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down from $217 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/technology/07eds.html?ex=1360126800&en=6af4ec588da6b611&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:11:44 The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/technology/07cisco.html?ex=1360126800&en=06b3b92f486f4618&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:08:54 Two Chinese companies and an American importer were indicted on charges of intentionally defrauding American manufacturers about poisonous ingredients used in pet food. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/business/worldbusiness/07pet.html?ex=1360126800&en=9cec8301ee50b676&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 05:01:42 Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea appears in court to appeal against his detention by a genocide tribunal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7231936.stm 2008-02-07 04:55:53 It is easy to dismiss Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at Société Générale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/business/worldbusiness/07trader.html?ex=1360126800&en=90950b7ff14b5a17&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 04:53:42 Group's leader in Afghanistan vows retaliation for US killing of top commander. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/42682AE9-84D0-44C0-A574-DFF08E84162E.htm 2008-02-07 04:49:14 White House says Bush could authorise use of controversial interrogation method. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CD529EE6-39C0-4CF9-A83C-96EAC71CD721.htm 2008-02-07 04:49:13 Zimbabwe's ruling party brands Simba Makoni a traitor for challenging president. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E62C0AC3-312E-4E24-AB32-036F9F667073.htm 2008-02-07 04:49:13 Hamas says four of its members have been killed in Israeli offensive. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B6313304-C8EB-4102-9339-DC785909C763.htm 2008-02-07 04:49:12 Constitutional amendment to lift ban passes first round vote in Turkish parliament. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/16C645D6-3354-4F03-93CA-0ED099570B7F.htm 2008-02-07 04:49:12 Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue battle for Democrat nomination. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0E955891-59A7-4F81-8504-5C9857884BDC.htm 2008-02-07 04:49:11 More than half of the UAE's 3,852 industrial units are now owned or jointly owned by foreigners, reported Gulf News. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Finance and Industry, about 37.6% of industrial firms are owned by locals only, while 56.3% have foreign ownership. Meanhwile, local nationals contributed 85.2% of the investment in the industrial sector in 2007. Foreigners invested 11.2% and GCC nationals invested 3.6%. http://www.ameinfo.com/146008.html 2008-02-07 04:48:37 UAE stocks plunged sharply on Wednesday, following the global trend, despite leading shares posting strong corporate results in 2007, reported Gulf News. The value of listed companies fell by Dhs16.45bn, with the Dubai Financial Market dropping 2.62% to 5,713.76, led by Emaar Properties which plummeted about 4% to Dhs12.10. In Abu Dhabi, the general index ended down 1.29% to 4,691.12. http://www.ameinfo.com/146010.html 2008-02-07 04:48:36 Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) said a 'minor' oil spill occurred on Feb. 4 near the Das Island terminal, reported Bloomberg. The leak came from a recently installed single buoy mooring, the company said in a statement, but did not impact oil production or exports and no pollution occurred. http://www.ameinfo.com/146011.html 2008-02-07 04:48:34 A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on a decapitated body found wrapped in a bloody duvet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7231939.stm 2008-02-07 04:39:52 Most councils in England are giving a good and improving service to local people, the Audit Commission says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7230876.stm 2008-02-07 04:27:36 The UN Security Council's first official response to Kenya's crisis calls for "dialogue and compromise". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7231929.stm 2008-02-07 04:27:05 A new line of digital picture frames features lower prices, more pixels and the inevitable glitches. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/technology/personaltech/07pogue.html?ex=1360040400&en=4effd0089a4dfc9a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 04:21:30 E.D.S. reported net income of $189 million, or 36 cents a share, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down from $217 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/technology/07eds.html?ex=1360040400&en=3ba48ebaef66c180&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 04:20:43 An EU referendum would rekindle people's interest in Europe and restore trust in politics, William Hague says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7231035.stm 2008-02-07 04:16:21 Two Chinese companies and an American importer were indicted on charges of intentionally defrauding American manufacturers about poisonous ingredients used in pet food. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/business/worldbusiness/07pet.html?ex=1360040400&en=9e081b53da3d8958&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 04:02:29 ChromaticDragon writes "Astronomers have crunched some numbers on a galaxy to discover that its rotation can be fully explained by the gravity of the observable matter — in effect, this galaxy seems to lack dark matter. This shouldn't come as a total surprise given that one of the stronger observations of Dark Matter was the Bullet Cluster where supposedly a good deal of Dark Matter and good old fashion regular matter had separated."Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/230731391/article.pl 2008-02-07 04:00:00 The clash that nearly toppled Chad’s government has heightened tensions with Sudan, threatening to pull the two neighbors deeper into each other’s problems. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07chad.html?ex=1360040400&en=fbf4eb45eb0bf75f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:59:18 The secretary of state called for European governments to convince their skeptical populations of the importance of sending troops to Afghanistan. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07diplo.html?ex=1360040400&en=18ee37b3308b3576&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:59:13 The secretary of state called for European governments to convince their skeptical populations of the importance of sending troops to Afghanistan. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07diplo.html?ex=1360040400&en=1831f2b1f971bdb1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:59:13 A BBC World Service survey of 34,000 people finds sharp divergences in attitudes to globalisation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7231920.stm 2008-02-07 03:59:02 The dead officers included a major general who was involved in operations against militants in the border region with Afghanistan and two brigadier generals. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/asia/07pakistan.html?ex=1360040400&en=94570bf3ceea5182&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:52:25 The footage is believed to be part of a propaganda tape made by Al Qaeda. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/middleeast/07iraq.html?ex=1360040400&en=f005357aace4c390&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:52:22 It is unclear if the decree will have much impact, especially for political activists and religious minorities arrested by Iran’s intelligence services. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/middleeast/07iran.html?ex=1360040400&en=78db2764d598228e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:48:51 The Europeans who followed Columbus to America did not introduce lice, as had been suspected. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/science/07lice.html?ex=1360040400&en=7e0e1521ea3f30f0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:46:40 Proposals to give the home secretary powers to remove juries from some inquests are "astonishing", MPs say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7231260.stm 2008-02-07 03:46:17 The move would end an unusual culture of secrecy surrounding telephone taps in Britain, one of the few countries where secret tapings are not used to secure convictions. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07briefs-wiretap.html?ex=1360040400&en=f27f990e276ef3e8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:35:24 The ruling ZANU-PF party expelled Simba Makoni, a senior member of the party and a former finance minister, a day after he announced that he would run for president against Robert G. Mugabe in next month’s election. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07briefs-party.html?ex=1360040400&en=37ec018c95660603&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:34:29 Government troops destroyed 30 rebel Tamil Tiger bunkers in the northern Jaffna peninsula, killing 12 rebels. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/asia/07briefs-offensive.html?ex=1360040400&en=d3baf81b7afbf20c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:33:14 The authorities said a 26-year-old engineer stole the identity of Prince Moulay Rachid, the 37-year-old brother of King Mohammed VI, on Facebook, the popular social networking Web site. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07briefs-identity.html?ex=1360040400&en=99910f7aa8707876&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:32:16 It is easy to dismiss Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at Société Générale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/business/worldbusiness/07trader.html?ex=1360040400&en=dd9bba2d8147fb10&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:30:26 Iran fired the rocket Monday from its new space center in the deserts of Semnan Province and said it wanted to launch domestically built satellites for research and telecommunications. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/worldspecial/07briefs-ROCKET.html?ex=1360040400&en=94324c30ea511f36&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:29:35 The US Senate fails to agree on a different version of the White House-backed economic stimulus plan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7231918.stm 2008-02-07 03:29:15 The comapny reported a quarterly loss of $369.9 million, citing taxes, difficulty in its mortgage referral unit and costs for proposed spinoffs that would make five companies out of one. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Earns-IAC.html?ex=1360126800&en=643ee21bd6eb2971&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:26:02 With minimal public notice and no formal environmental review, the Forest Service is allowing a British firm to explore for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/washington/07canyon.html?ex=1360040400&en=630737eadc253cef&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:24:39 President Giorgio Napolitano took the action after political factions failed to agree on a plan to revise the country’s flawed electoral law. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07italy.html?ex=1360040400&en=1e3efdc474341fd8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:24:16 The 50th anniversary of a plane crash that devastated the Manchester United soccer team has occasioned a wave of nostalgia in Britain. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07britain.html?ex=1360040400&en=521e95272c8af88f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2008-02-07 03:22:49 The US resumes military aid to Thailand, hours after the post-coup elected government is sworn in. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7231922.stm 2008-02-07 03:19:34