http://www.dixero.com Dixero News Channel no http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_un_gaza_truce_proposal AP - The presidents of Egypt and France have proposed a plan to end the escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:22:18 GMT ap/20090106/un_un_gaza_truce_proposal 2009-01-06T23:22:18Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/AQDFhxCycW4/la-fg-russia-gas7-2009jan07,0,811828.story Supplies to several European Union states have been 'substantially cut,' the EU says. Talks over pricing remain stalled for a sixth day as fears of fuel shortages grow. Russia's natural gas monopoly dramatically cut flows to Europe through Ukraine on Tuesday, sharpening fears of fuel shortages during the bitter days of winter. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:56:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/AQDFhxCycW4/la-fg-russia-gas7-2009jan07,0,811828.story 2009-01-06T22:56:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123128052408558763.html?mod=fox_australian Pakistan will pose the greatest foreign-policy challenge to the Obama administration, Bush's national security adviser said in an interview. Free Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:29:25 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123128052408558763.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T22:29:25Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125224214857269.html?mod=fox_australian Three Israeli artillery shells struck a U. N. -run school in Gaza, killing or wounding dozens of Palestinians who had sought shelter there, a development likely to increase international pressure for a cease-fire in the conflict. Free Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:22:55 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125224214857269.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T21:22:55Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_ukraine_russia_gas AP - The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to at least a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of people were left without heat and governments scrambled to find alternate energy sources. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:43:47 GMT ap/20090106/eu_ukraine_russia_gas 2009-01-06T19:43:47Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_mideast_gaza_stakes_analysis AP - Israel's fight with Hamas in Gaza, like the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago, is not just a struggle over the Palestinian issue but a broader proxy battle between Western allies and Iran for the very future of the Middle East. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:41:56 GMT ap/20090106/ml_mideast_gaza_stakes_analysis 2009-01-06T19:41:56Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_iran_venezuela AP - Turkey was holding a suspicious shipment bound for Venezuela from Iran because it contained lab equipment capable of producing explosives, a customs official said Tuesday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:30:49 GMT ap/20090106/eu_turkey_iran_venezuela 2009-01-06T19:30:49Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq AP - Gunmen have killed a member of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police officials said Tuesday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:21:55 GMT ap/20090106/ml_iraq 2009-01-06T19:21:55Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/Vjdq65bBSbE/idUSTRE5053R720090106 GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli shelling killed more than 40 Palestinians Tuesday at a U. N. school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international pressure on Israel to halt a Gaza offensive. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:16:11 -0500 USTRE5053R720090106 2009-01-06T19:16:11Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israeli mortar shells struck outside a U. N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people — many of them children whose parents wailed in grief at a hospital filled with dead and wounded. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:14:17 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T19:14:17Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_mideast_diplomacy AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Syria on Tuesday to exert pressure on its ally Hamas in order to help end the fighting in the Gaza Strip between the militant Palestinian group and Israeli forces. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:57:34 GMT ap/20090106/ml_mideast_diplomacy 2009-01-06T18:57:34Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/Vjdq65bBSbE/idUSTRE5053R720090106 GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tank shells killed more than 40 Palestinians on Tuesday at a U. N. school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international pressure on Israel to halt a Gaza offensive. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:10:03 -0500 USTRE5053R720090106 2009-01-06T17:10:03Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_india AP - India's prime minister said Tuesday that Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the Mumbai siege, a remark dismissed by Pakistan as propaganda that could undermine efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:01:37 GMT ap/20090106/as_pakistan_india 2009-01-06T17:01:37Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - A U. N. official says 30 people died and 55 injured when artillery shells landed at the perimeter of a U. N. school in the 11th day of the Israeli onslaught in Gaza. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:48:25 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T16:48:25Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125224214857269.html?mod=fox_australian United Nations officials demanded an investigation after an airstrike outside a U. N. school in the Gaza Strip killed at least 30 people in the latest escalation of Israel's 11-day assault on the Palestinian territory. Free Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:33:24 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125224214857269.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T16:33:24Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123123299518656871.html?mod=fox_australian Russian gas supplies to a swath of Europe were all but cut off as temperatures plummeted across the region, raising the stakes in a pricing dispute between Moscow and Ukraine. Free Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:28:28 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123123299518656871.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T16:28:28Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125734648657551.html?mod=fox_australian India's prime minister accused Pakistan of using terrorism as a policy tool and said the Mumbai attackers must have had the support of some official Pakistani agencies. Free Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:25:35 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125734648657551.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T16:25:35Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - 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 deaths. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:01:58 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T16:01:58Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/Vjdq65bBSbE/idUSTRE5053R720090106 GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tank shells killed at least 40 Palestinians on Tuesday at a U. N. school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international calls for a halt to Israel's Gaza offensive. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:31:27 -0500 USTRE5053R720090106 2009-01-06T15:31:27Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125499455057397.html?mod=fox_australian Moody's Investors Service downgraded the credit outlook for the kingdom of Bahrain, marking the first sovereign-rating hit to the oil-rich Persian Gulf amid tumbling crude prices and a global financial crisis. Free Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:24:22 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123125499455057397.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T15:24:22Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/C2j8hMYBb8Y/idUSTRE4BN32B20090106 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sharply cut gas flows to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday in a dramatic worsening of a pricing dispute with Kiev that threatened to disrupt supplies as far west as Italy and Germany. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:09:45 -0500 USTRE4BN32B20090106 2009-01-06T15:09:45Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Palestinian medical officials say the death toll from an Israeli airstrike outside a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:07:25 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T15:07:25Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Palestinian medical officials say at least 12 people are dead in an Israeli airstrike outside a U. N. school in the northern Gaza Strip. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:50:43 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T14:50:43Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/PkqPZDXl-7c/idUSLV65289920090106 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites flocked to holy sites on Tuesday to observe a religious rite amid tight security days after a bomber killed at least 35 pilgrims. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:35:01 -0500 USLV65289920090106 2009-01-06T14:35:01Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/kfkJj6mwF1E/idUSTRE5052BP20090106 GENEVA (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is picking up speed, with a total of 1,732 deaths out of 34,306 cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:54:06 -0500 USTRE5052BP20090106 2009-01-06T13:54:06Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/GKFLNQ_LhRk/idUSTRE50529M20090106 PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to scrap the position of examining magistrate, one of the great symbolic figures of the French justice system, in a major overhaul after recent abuses, Le Monde said Tuesday. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:51:39 -0500 USTRE50529M20090106 2009-01-06T13:51:39Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/b_uMaQSq_EE/idUSTRE5053GG20090106 DHAKA (Reuters) - Sheikh Hasina, the winner of Bangladesh's parliamentary election last month, was sworn in as the country's prime minister on Tuesday, ending two years of rule by an army-backed interim government. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:43:20 -0500 USTRE5053GG20090106 2009-01-06T13:43:20Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israeli forces edged closer to Gaza's major population centers on Tuesday and attacked new sites, including a U. N. school, taking more civilian lives after ignoring mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire. A Palestinian rocket attack wounded an Israeli infant. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:06:34 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T13:06:34Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_india AP - Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the deadly Mumbai siege, India's prime minister said Tuesday, stopping just short of directly accusing Islamabad of aiding the gunmen. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:48:47 GMT ap/20090106/as_pakistan_india 2009-01-06T12:48:47Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_ukraine_russia_gas AP - The head of Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz says talks on resolving the gas dispute with Russia will resume Thursday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:48:29 GMT ap/20090106/eu_ukraine_russia_gas 2009-01-06T12:48:29Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_bi_ge/as_myanmar_foreign_trade AP - Myanmar's trade surplus shrank in the first nine months of last year on lower exports of gas, according to official statistics. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:46:19 GMT ap/20090106/as_myanmar_foreign_trade 2009-01-06T12:46:19Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_obit_walters AP - Sir Alan Walters, a top economic adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died at age 82. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:45:36 GMT ap/20090106/eu_britain_obit_walters 2009-01-06T12:45:36Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/xFi-29uQVuU/idUSTRE5030YB20090106 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan on Tuesday of acting irresponsibly, saying November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbor's official agencies. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:40:49 -0500 USTRE5030YB20090106 2009-01-06T12:40:49Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israeli forces edged closer to Gaza's major population centers on Tuesday and attacked new targets, including a U. N. school, taking more civilian lives after ignoring mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire. A Palestinian rocket attack wounded an Israeli infant. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:34:12 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T12:34:12Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_guatemala_landslide AP - Rescuers dug through tons of mud late Monday in search of more victims of a massive landslide that buried a long stretch of highway in northern Guatemala, killing at least 35 coffee workers and travelers using the road. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:19:24 GMT ap/20090106/lt_guatemala_landslide 2009-01-06T12:19:24Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_husband_on_fire AP - An Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:25 GMT ap/20090106/as_australia_husband_on_fire 2009-01-06T12:17:25Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_civil_war AP - Sri Lankan forces overran the Tamil Tigers' northernmost defense line Tuesday, forcing the beleaguered rebels to retreat from one of their strongest fortifications, the military said. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:16:44 GMT ap/20090106/as_sri_lanka_civil_war 2009-01-06T12:16:44Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/XzzGdBfGi9w/idUSTRE5050F520090106 BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces surging protests and riots in 2009 as rising unemployment stokes discontent, a state-run magazine said in a blunt warning of the hazards to Communist Party control from a sharp economic downturn. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:27:13 -0500 USTRE5050F520090106 2009-01-06T11:27:13Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/wl_nm/us_zimbabwe_cholera Reuters - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is picking up speed, with a total of 1,732 deaths out of 34,306 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:32:58 GMT nm/20090106/us_zimbabwe_cholera 2009-01-06T10:32:58Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq AP - Iraqi police say gunmen have killed a member of President Jalal Talabani's political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:54:56 GMT ap/20090106/ml_iraq 2009-01-06T09:54:56Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_ukraine_russia_gas AP - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia's Gazprom slashed natural gas shipments to Europe by about two-thirds, while Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russian gas, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:51:29 GMT ap/20090106/eu_ukraine_russia_gas 2009-01-06T08:51:29Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/CkwR3Bjo4a8/la-fg-gaza6-2009jan06,0,5239612.story Airstrikes, shelling and artillery fire are said to kill 20 children. Israel rejects calls for a cease-fire, and Hamas vows to keep fighting as the conflict enters its 11th day. Israeli ground forces backed by air and naval power fought their way into urban areas deep inside the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday, striking at the Palestinian group's strongholds but also inflicting a heavy toll in civilian lives. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/CkwR3Bjo4a8/la-fg-gaza6-2009jan06,0,5239612.story 2009-01-06T08:00:00Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/C2j8hMYBb8Y/idUSTRE4BN32B20090106 KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz said on Tuesday that Russia's Gazprom had cut gas supply to Europe via Ukraine to around a third of its normal flow and that the shortage would hit Europe in a few hours. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:31:08 -0500 USTRE4BN32B20090106 2009-01-06T07:31:08Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/yC5C2h0Oxrs/idUSTRE5050TC20090106 SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has replaced five ministers in the past few months, a South Korea government agency said on Tuesday, while a leading daily newspaper said the impoverished state was shaking up its leadership team. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:29:23 -0500 USTRE5050TC20090106 2009-01-06T07:29:23Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/P_pGd9miGls/idUSLS69391620090106 GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces pressed closer and into cities in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday despite new international calls for a ceasefire in an 11-day-old conflict in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:10:51 -0500 USLS69391620090106 2009-01-06T07:10:51Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/xFi-29uQVuU/idUSTRE5030YB20090106 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that Pakistan was whipping up war hysteria, and that the Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbor's official agencies. worldNews Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:55:38 -0500 USTRE5030YB20090106 2009-01-06T06:55:38Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:17:35 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T06:17:35Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119973455255555.html?mod=fox_australian In the long run, the Israeli push into Gaza could open some doors for the Obama administration. Free Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:08:39 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119973455255555.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T04:08:39Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - GAZA CITY, Gaza — Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire. Friendly fire killed three Israeli soldiers. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:54:47 GMT ap/20090106/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-06T02:54:47Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_bahamas_travolta_s_son AP - Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said Monday, after doctors performed an autopsy on the 16-year-old son of the U. S actor. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:38:34 GMT ap/20090106/cb_bahamas_travolta_s_son 2009-01-06T02:38:34Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_deaths AP - As of Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at least 4,221 members of the U. S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:41 GMT ap/20090106/iraq_us_deaths 2009-01-06T02:09:41Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/fPKwHia7Edo/idUSTRE5045BO20090106 SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ, Guatemala (Reuters) - Rescue workers dug with shovels and their bare hands to recover bodies on Monday after at least 34 coffee workers were killed by a landslide as they walked along a road in northern Guatemala. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:11:56 -0500 USTRE5045BO20090106 2009-01-06T01:11:56Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian Israel vowed to press ahead with its assault on Gaza. French President Sarkozy and other EU officials appealed for a cease-fire, but Israel ruled out a truce until towns in its south are safe from rocket fire. Free Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:01:17 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-06T01:01:17Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - GAZA CITY, Gaza — Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:46:32 GMT ap/20090105/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-05T23:46:32Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_mideast_truce_contours AP - The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including foreign border monitors to oversee any agreement. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:56 GMT ap/20090105/ml_mideast_truce_contours 2009-01-05T22:53:56Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israel's expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who filled hospital corridors. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:33:28 GMT ap/20090105/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-05T21:33:28Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/OXe6_qThXmY/idUSTRE5044QI20090105 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday that a constitutional referendum proposed for February to lift limits on presidential re-election will also include a measure to end similar limits for governors and mayors. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:07:30 -0500 USTRE5044QI20090105 2009-01-05T21:07:30Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian European officials arrived in the Middle East in an effort broker a Gaza cease-fire, but shuttle diplomacy bore little fruit as Israeli officials vowed to continue their attack. Free Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:28:25 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-05T20:28:25Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/IV6YdiT8xe4/idUSTRE5041BX20090105 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States dedicated its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:15:13 -0500 USTRE5041BX20090105 2009-01-05T20:15:13Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq AP - The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone — and the most visible sign of what U. S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign Iraq. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:39:34 GMT ap/20090105/ml_iraq 2009-01-05T18:39:34Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_india AP - India handed Pakistan detailed evidence on the Mumbai attacks on Monday that included information on interrogations, weapons, and data gleaned from satellite phones that officials said proved Pakistani "elements" were behind the deadly siege. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:36:20 GMT ap/20090105/as_pakistan_india 2009-01-05T17:36:20Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_mideast_oil_weapon AP - The call to use oil as a weapon against Israel's friends once would have echoed in capitals across the Middle East and struck fear in the West's heart. But even as the crisis in Gaza deepens, threats of an embargo by some officials in Iran and Bahrain are falling flat. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:31:32 GMT ap/20090105/ml_mideast_oil_weapon 2009-01-05T17:31:32Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israel seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels as it pressed its offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Monday, while the U. S. joined a stream of countries pushing for a cease-fire. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:30:25 GMT ap/20090105/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-05T17:30:25Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090105/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetcensorship AFP - China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:23:20 GMT afp/20090105/chinainternetcensorship 2009-01-05T17:23:20Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090105/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks AFP - Shares in London ended higher on Monday after global markets advanced in the new year despite more gloomy economic news. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:21:19 GMT afp/20090105/britainstocks 2009-01-05T17:21:19Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090105/wl_africa_afp/safricastormdisaster AFP - A lethal storm on South Africa's eastern coast killed 18 people over the weekend, including four family members struck dead by lightning, a local government official said on Monday. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:13:54 GMT afp/20090105/safricastormdisaster 2009-01-05T17:13:54Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_bahamas_travolta_s_son AP - John Travolta's family doctor is in the Bahamas to witness the autopsy of the actor's son, who died suddenly at a family vacation home. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:04:19 GMT ap/20090105/cb_bahamas_travolta_s_son 2009-01-05T17:04:19Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq AP - The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, officially opening a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone as a testament to America's commitment to Iraq. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:43 GMT ap/20090105/ml_iraq 2009-01-05T17:02:43Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/0qsJf_n7w60/idUSTRE5042GR20090105 KABUL (Reuters) - A troubling north-south security divide could affect the outcome of Afghanistan's presidential election this year, a poll official warned on Monday, with voters still to be registered in some of the most dangerous provinces. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:57:07 -0500 USTRE5042GR20090105 2009-01-05T16:57:07Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/DS3lxRdVtHo/idUSTRE5042VQ20090105 VIENNA (Reuters) - More countries should offer to take in Guantanamo prisoners to help U. S. President-elect Barack Obama close the detention camp for terrorism suspects, the U. N. 's torture investigator said on Monday. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:53:10 -0500 USTRE5042VQ20090105 2009-01-05T16:53:10Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_us_ambassador AP - Iraq has made tremendous progress over the past three months but the United States must remain engaged over the long term if it wants those gains to solidify, the U. S. ambassador to Iraq said. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:08:56 GMT ap/20090105/ml_iraq_us_ambassador 2009-01-05T16:08:56Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian Israeli planes and ships pounded targets in Gaza, as tanks and troops appeared to hold positions they took in a weekend ground assault. Free Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:22:59 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-05T14:22:59Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_as/as_taliban_propaganda AP - The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:57:50 GMT ap/20090105/as_taliban_propaganda 2009-01-05T12:57:50Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian Israeli planes and ships pounded targets in the Gaza Strip, as tanks and troops appeared to hold onto positions they took up in a weekend ground assault. Free Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:36:00 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123115402029453553.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-05T12:36:00Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/8aBXix-do34/idUSTRE4BN32B20090105 MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia's row with Ukraine slashed gas flows to Greece by a third and reduced supplies to Bulgaria and Croatia on Monday, placing Moscow's reputation as a reliable gas supplier to Europe under new scrutiny. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:37:50 -0500 USTRE4BN32B20090105 2009-01-05T10:37:50Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_eu/eu_greece_police_shooting AP - Greece's police chief says gunmen who sprayed Athens riot police with automatic weapons fire used the same rifle used in another attack on a police bus nearly two weeks ago. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:33:24 GMT ap/20090105/eu_greece_police_shooting 2009-01-05T10:33:24Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090105/wl_asia_afp/australiasexcrimefire AFP - An Australian woman who allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she believed he was having an affair appeared in court on a murder charge Monday. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:10:09 GMT afp/20090105/australiasexcrimefire 2009-01-05T08:10:09Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/f1Ff_p_ybC8/la-fg-knifecrime5-2009jan05,0,3161948.story In London alone, 85 people were fatally stabbed last year. The Labor government, under fire from Conservatives, puts forward a zero-tolerance policy. Nabeer Bakurally's short life came to an end on a chilly, inky night in November, on a street in East London. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/f1Ff_p_ybC8/la-fg-knifecrime5-2009jan05,0,3161948.story 2009-01-05T08:00:00Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/DxXcSmjjej4/idUSTRE5040TN20090105 HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is expected to form a new government by the end of February despite stalled talks with the main opposition party, the state-run Herald newspaper said Monday. worldNews Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:40:16 -0500 USTRE5040TN20090105 2009-01-05T07:40:16Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123106067991451749.html?mod=fox_australian Israeli tanks and troops pushed deep into Gaza. The land attack departs sharply from the playbook used in Israel's 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Free Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:28:43 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123106067991451749.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-05T03:28:43Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_bahamas_travolta_s_son AP - John Travolta said Sunday he and his wife Kelly Preston are "heartbroken" over the death of their chronically ill 16-year-old son, who collapsed at the family's vacation home on Grand Bahama. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:54:05 GMT ap/20090105/cb_bahamas_travolta_s_son 2009-01-05T01:54:05Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships surrounded Gaza's largest city and fought militants at close range Sunday, the first full day of an overwhelming ground offensive in the coastal territory. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:37:13 GMT ap/20090104/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-04T22:37:13Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships surrounded Gaza's largest city and fought militants at close range on Sunday, in the first full day of an overwhelming ground offensive in the coastal territory. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:31:04 GMT ap/20090104/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-04T20:31:04Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq AP - A woman hiding among Iranian pilgrims with a bomb strapped under her black robe killed more than three dozen people on Sunday outside a Baghdad mosque during ceremonies commemorating the death of one of Shiite Islam's most revered saints. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:01:45 GMT ap/20090104/ml_iraq 2009-01-04T20:01:45Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_palestinians_civilians_exposed AP - Anas Mansour sleeps in his street clothes in a south Gaza refugee camp, with his ID in his pocket so he can flee quickly if fighting gets worse. In Gaza City, the 10 members of the Karam family huddle in their hallway at night, kept awake by artillery fire booming outside. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:46:32 GMT ap/20090104/ml_palestinians_civilians_exposed 2009-01-04T19:46:32Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_earthquake AP - A series of powerful earthquakes killed at least four people and injured dozens in remote eastern Indonesia Sunday and briefly triggered fears of another tsunami in a country still recovering from 2004's deadly waves. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:40:59 GMT ap/20090104/as_indonesia_earthquake 2009-01-04T17:40:59Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123106067991451749.html?mod=fox_australian Israeli tanks and troops poured into the Gaza Strip and by Sunday afternoon appeared to have pushed deep into the north of the territory and surrounded Gaza City. Free Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:17:04 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123106067991451749.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-04T15:17:04Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story The price dispute has crimped fuel deliveries to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, all of which depend on pipelines that cross Ukraine. Fuel delivery to four European countries fell below normal Saturday as Russia's state gas monopoly withheld natural gas from neighboring Ukraine for the third consecutive day. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:54:59 EST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story 2009-01-04T06:54:59Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story The price dispute has crimped fuel deliveries to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, all of which depend on pipelines that cross Ukraine. Fuel delivery to four European countries fell below normal Saturday as Russia's state gas monopoly withheld natural gas from neighboring Ukraine for the third consecutive day. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:54:42 EST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story 2009-01-04T04:54:42Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story The price dispute has crimped fuel deliveries to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, all of which depend on pipelines that cross Ukraine. Fuel delivery to four European countries fell below normal Saturday as Russia's state gas monopoly withheld natural gas from neighboring Ukraine for the third consecutive day. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:54:34 EST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story 2009-01-04T02:54:34Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians AP - Israeli tanks and infantry rolled into Gaza after nightfall Saturday, launching a ground offensive in a widening war against Hamas that the Israeli defense minister said "will not be easy and will not be short. ". Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:37:06 GMT ap/20090103/ml_israel_palestinians 2009-01-03T21:37:06Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story The price dispute has crimped fuel deliveries to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, all of which depend on pipelines that cross Ukraine. Fuel delivery to four European countries fell below normal today as Russia's state gas monopoly withheld natural gas from neighboring Ukraine for the third consecutive day. Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:35:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/GItSTWHzfqY/la-fg-gazprom4-2009jan04,0,3492029.story 2009-01-03T21:35:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123099142102451303.html?mod=fox_australian Israel tanks poured into the Gaza Strip as the Jewish state launched a ground assault against the territory's Hamas rulers. Free Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:21:03 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123099142102451303.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-03T20:21:03Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123099142102451303.html?mod=fox_australian Israeli ground forces crossed the Gaza border in an escalation of Israel's week-old offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Free Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:15:39 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123099142102451303.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-03T19:15:39Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/YQZhXD8ZAwY/la-fg-somali-pirates4-2009jan04,0,2954959.story Denmark says it is keeping five suspected pirates in custody while it explores legal action after an attack on a Netherlands Antilles-registered freight ship off the coast of Somalia. Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:28:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/YQZhXD8ZAwY/la-fg-somali-pirates4-2009jan04,0,2954959.story 2009-01-03T18:28:00Z http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/eu_europe_gaza_protests AP - Demonstrators hurled shoes at the tall iron gates outside the British prime minister's residence in London on Saturday and waved Palestinian flags in more than a dozen European cities as tens of thousands protested Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:11:26 GMT ap/20090103/eu_europe_gaza_protests 2009-01-03T17:11:26Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/SHIK8TztJi4/idUSTRE4BN32B20090103 KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas flows to four European Union countries dipped below normal on Saturday after Moscow cut off supplies to Ukraine in a pricing row, and there were no talks in sight to resolve the dispute. worldNews Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:09:58 -0500 USTRE4BN32B20090103 2009-01-03T17:09:58Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/NEzd5vEUZek/idUSTRE50218020090103 LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of chanting, banner-waving demonstrators marched in cities across Europe on Saturday to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip. worldNews Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:54:39 -0500 USTRE50218020090103 2009-01-03T16:54:39Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/RreGip67Bhc/idUSTRE50202B20090103 ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared the winner of a closely fought presidential election run-off on Saturday, sweeping his party back to power after eight years. worldNews Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:12:49 -0500 USTRE50202B20090103 2009-01-03T16:12:49Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123099142102451303.html?mod=fox_australian Israeli aircraft and gunboats bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for an eighth day as Palestinians braced for the start of a feared ground offensive. Free Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:21:27 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123099142102451303.html?mod=fox_australian 2009-01-03T14:21:27Z