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'A Prophet' nominated for six European Film Awards MADRID (Reuters) -The French film "Un Prophete" (A Prophet) has been nominated for six European Film awards, including best film and best director, the European Film Academy announced on Saturday at the Seville Europe Film Festival.
November 07 at 23:25
Four suspected militants killed in southern Russia ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Security forces on Saturday killed four suspected militants during security sweeps in Chechnya and a neighboring province in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, officials said.
November 07 at 18:26 | Associated Press
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent action on tackling climate change.
November 07 at 18:22
Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.
November 07 at 18:19 | Associated Press
Study shows high cost of German reunification BERLIN, Nov 7 (Reuters) - As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros have been transferred from the west to rebuild the east, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
November 07 at 18:14 | Reuters
Clifford J. Levy writes: It was late on a Monday afternoon at the drunk tank in this Moscow suburb, but it could have been any day, at any hour, at any similar facility across this land. People would come. They always do. Such is Russia's ruinous penchant for the bottle — and the challenge facing a new government policy to curb it. Read the story here.
November 07 at 15:59
Country Life: Where to invest in farmland Andrew Shirley writes:An increasing global population will need more food. That food has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere could well be Ukraine, where the price of top-quality arable soil is far lower than in other countries. Land values are projected to rise from an initial investment of $1, 500/hectare to $5, 000/hectare within five years. Read the story here.
November 07 at 15:51
Russian communists flirt with Medvedev MOSCOW, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Russia's communist party denounced powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin while cautiously praising President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday as a man who had brought 'certain hopes' to the country.
November 07 at 15:45
United Kingdom foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes singlehandedly.
November 07 at 15:41 | Associated Press
Uman, November 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn has said that there are currently no grounds to declare a state of emergency in Ukraine.
November 07 at 15:36
Uzhgorod, November 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has again said there are no grounds to postpone presidential elections in the country.
November 07 at 15:32
Moscow, November 7 (Interfax) - Difficulties in relations between Moscow and Kyiv have been prompted by Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko's position, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said.
November 07 at 14:21
Medvedev: Arms control deal with United States can be reached MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and the United States have a good chance at signing a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts to move toward a nuclear-free world, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
November 07 at 13:58
Uzhgorod, November 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has again said there are no grounds to postpone presidential elections in the country.
November 07 at 13:51
Medvedev insists Stalin regime was criminal Moscow, November 7 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed criticism by Joseph Stalin's supporters, who earlier branded as unacceptable his judgments about the years under Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union.
November 07 at 13:46