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UK to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Britain will send 500 more soldiers to Afghanistan in December as part of a broader surge in NATO-led troop levels to tackle worsening violence and train Afghan forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:49 | Reuters
Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Vladimir Nabokov's final, fragmentary novel has gone on sale in two versions in Russia, more than 30 years after he asked that it be burned upon his death.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:39
FoodBizDaily: Leading Ukrainian retailers can change owners in the near future November 30 2009 - More than 10 leading Ukrainian retailers are looking for mergers and acquisitions in the near future, according to Ukrainian media reports. "Nearly seven largest Ukrainian retail groups have already changed or are changing their owners, while 3-4 companies will do this in 2010", - said Andrey Pivovarsky an official representative of Ukraine's largest securities brokerage firm Dragon Capital. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:01
Dollar dips as markets recover from Dubai shock NEW YORK (AP) — The safe-haven dollar mostly slippedNov. 30morning, with the euro rising back over $1.50, but managed to hold above 14-year yen lows as investors held their breaths on the Dubai debt crisis.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:57
Romanian opposition says president hit boy in face BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's government has collapsed and its economy is in shambles but its presidential campaign has been dominated in recent days by a video that appears to show the president striking a 10-year-old boy in the face.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:51
Disney's ABC in no hurry make Oprah decision NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters Life!) - Walt Disney Co can wait 12 to 15 months before it decides how to fill the gap left by reigning daytime TV queen Oprah Winfrey, who plans to end her talk show in 2011, the company said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:47 | Reuters
Rapid TV news: EuroNews adds 4 new languages, including Ukrainian 24-hour news channel ‘euronews' is adding Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian and Ukrainian services, alongside the channel's existing eight 24/7 languages. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:39
U.S. pledges to help Ukraine eliminate missile systems Ukraine's acting Defense Minister Valeriy Ivaschenko and U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Ukraine James Pettit have signed a memorandum of understanding between the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the U.S. Department of State on assistance in scrapping and demilitarizing 9K72 missile systems (NATO reporting name Scud).
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
UPI: Naftogaz talks gas prices, Gazprom balks Russian energy giant Gazprom has not responded to a request to revise the pricing mechanism for Ukraine's gas, officials at Ukrainian utility Naftogaz said. Oleg Dubina, the chief executive of Naftogaz, and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller met last week to discuss amendments to a January gas contract. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:25
iKS Consulting: Mobile communications operators' clientele shrinks by 0.43% in October The number of mobile communications subscribers in Ukraine as of the end of October 2009 had fallen by 0.43%, or by 240,000 people, to 55.29 million, iKS Consulting said in an analytical report based on monthly research.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:15 | Interfax-Ukraine
London Guardian: Who won in Ukraine? Bandits As Ukraine approaches its first presidential election since the Orange Revolution in 2004, disappointment runs deep. A recent survey shows that 75% of Ukrainians believe the leaders of the street protests, which overturned a rigged ballot and catapulted Victor Yushchenko to the presidency, used it for their own ends and betrayed their supporters. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:08
Serena Williams fined $175,000 for U.S. Open tirade LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the U.S. Open, the Grand Slam Committee said on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:02 | Reuters
Yuschenko loses cat nicknamed Tiger President Viktor Yuschenko has lost a cat nicknamed Tiger. Victor Yushchenko said this during a meeting with the students of the Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University in Kyiv region.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:58 | Ukrainian News
Kyiv council passes 70 hectares managed by Interior Ministry for permanent use by Fortetsia complex Kyiv city council has transferred 69.8 hectares of land in Puscha-Vodytsia for permanent use by the Fortetsia complex (The Fortress) managed by the Internal Ministry of Ukraine.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
AllAfrica.com: How Ukraine plots to implicate Nigerian pastor Lagos — The Nigerian government has been alerted of a plot by some elements of the Ukrainian government to frame a Nigerian pastor in Kyiv, Ukraine, Mr. Sunday Adelaja, for alleged fraud and treason. Mayor of the city of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, Lenoid Chernovetskiy described the current ordeal of the Nigerian pastor as an indication of political repression that may have been designed to whittle the support base of Adelaja. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:35