Thursday, November 29, 2012

[World] Egyptian Panel Votes on Constitution

Egyptian Panel Votes on Constitution
http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-president-to-address-nation/1555033.html
A conservative-dominated panel writing Egypt's new constitution has retained the principles of Islamic law as the main source of legislation, hastily rushing through the approval process despite an opposition boycott and a deepening political crisis.

French court throws out Continental conviction in Concorde crash
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/29/french-court-manslaughter-concorde-crash
PARIS -- A French appeals court Thursday overturned Continental Airlines' conviction for manslaughter in the July 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people.

US and Israel Look to Limit Impact of UN Vote on Palestinian Authority
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/world/middleeast/Palestinian-Authority-United-Nations-Israel.html?pagewanted=all
UNITED NATIONS - An overwhelming majority of countries are expected on Thursday to vote to recognize Palestine as a “nonmember observer state” at the United Nations.

US gives Iran until March to cooperate with IAEA
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57554866/ap-diagram-suggests-iran-working-on-nuclear-bomb/
VIENNA | Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:34am EST. VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States set a March deadline on Thursday for Iran to start cooperating in substance with a U.N.

Waves Of Attacks Leave Dead, Injured In Iraq
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/wave-of-attacks-in-iraq-kills-at-least-43-people-299135
BAGHDAD (November 29, 2012)--At least 39 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Thursday in a wave of bombings in two major cities south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.

NATO, searching for Patriot missile sites, visits military facilities in southeast Turkey
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jahJADNN51z7oFiF9KrXKLczLIqw?docId=CNG.a0e3b987f8313385cc31e616fed124e4.501
ANKARA, Turkey - A NATO team assessing possible sites for Patriot missiles to protect Turkey's border with Syria inspected military installations Wednesday in southeast Turkey, the state-run news agency reported.

South Korea scraps satellite launch amid fears North Korea is preparing to fire its ...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/29/south-korea-scraps-satellite-launch-amid-fears-north-korea-is-preparing-to-fire-its-own-long-range-rocket/
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Thursday scrapped an attempt to fire its first satellite into orbit from its own soil amid speculation that North Korea was preparing to fire its own long-range rocket.

Pussy Riot's Trials and Tribulations Explored in New Documentary
http://exclaim.ca/News/pussy_riots_trials_tribulations_explored_in_new_documentary
By Alex HudsonRussian punk activists Pussy Riot have been at the centre of a media shitstorm ever since they were arrested back in February following their Vladimir Putin-targeting protest performance at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral.

Barroso unveils euro survival plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20538505
The eurozone should gradually acquire the powers of a national government with a single treasury and the right to tax or issue commonly backed bonds under a Brussels blueprint to ensure the single currency's longer-term survival.

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