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Archives for November, 2009

Abbas says Israeli settlement freeze not enough

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64351310&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying it won't be enough to restart peace talks.

9 Saudi soldiers missing along Saudi-Yemen border

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64343530&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Saudi Arabia says nine of its soldiers fighting Yemeni rebels on the border are missing and the kingdom's monarch is vowing to defend the country.

Military divorces edge up again in 9th year of war

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64343425&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now is a full percentage point higher than around the time of the attacks of Sept. [...]

Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64343163&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK In a blow to Iran, the board of the U.N. nuclear agency on Friday overwhelmingly backed a demand from the U.S., Russia, China and three other powers that Tehran immediately stop building its newly revealed nuclear facility and freeze uranium enrichment.

FBI: Ex-doctor in Ohio admitted making pipe bombs

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64342836&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A former doctor who practiced medicine in Ohio and West Virginia has admitted to making pipe bombs that were part of an arsenal seized at his apartment after two explosions, federal agents say.

Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64341248&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board censured Iran on Friday, with 25 nations backing a resolution demanding that Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions to stop uranium enrichment.

Iran tells Norway to stay out of Nobel medal row

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64338917&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran summoned Norway's ambassador Friday and said the country had no right to criticize the Islamic Republic for confiscating Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal.

Lenin statue vandalized in Kiev

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64338809&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ukrainian nationalists hurled red paint at a restored monument to Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin moments after it was unveiled Friday, sparking a street brawl and revealing the bitter divisions over the legacy of communism in Ukraine.

White House endorses IAEA censure of Iran

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64336234&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The White House says a vote by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board to censure Iran over its disputed nuclear program shows the "growing international deficit of confidence" in Iran's intentions.

3 Ukrainians died in Afghan helicopter crash

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=64336109&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Three Ukrainians were killed when a helicopter operated by an international military contractor crashed in eastern Afghanistan.