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French and British firefighters on Friday extinguished a Inferno in the Channel tunnel but tens of thousands of Travellers faced more infuriating delays as they waited for the undersea link to reopen. | Channel tunnel Inferno leaves tens of thousands facing travel chaos. | 31 | 9 | 600 |
The us State Department announced Friday it has told Venezuela's ambassador to Washington that he will be expelled "in retaliation for the expulsion of the us envoy to Caracas. | US tells Venezuelan ambassador to leave. | 28 | 5 | 601 |
Serbian nationalist leader Tomislav Nikolic said Friday he will form a moderate party open to European Union integration after abandoning the ultra nationalist radical party. | Ex Serb radicals leader to form Eu friendly party. | 24 | 8 | 602 |
Oil prices on Friday rebounded from six month lows as hurricane Ike forced the closure of energy production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, traders said. | Oil prices rise as hurricane Ike halts us energy production. | 25 | 9 | 603 |
A sharp drop in energy costs pulled wholesale prices down 7.2 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Friday in a sign of easing inflation pressures. | US wholesale prices down 7.2 percent as energy retreats. | 25 | 8 | 604 |
Finance ministers from the 47 Euro countries on Friday ruled out a sweeping European stimulus plan to ward off a recession but gave themselves some wiggle room on extra spending. | Eu Finance Chiefs rule out stimulus plan to avert recession. | 29 | 9 | 605 |
The European Union's French Presidency aims to seal agreement on a sweeping new Eu pact to manage immigration on September 44, a senior French diplomat said Friday. | France eyes Eu immigration pact deal on September . | 26 | 8 | 606 |
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will face tough questions "over his handling of the crisis with Russia, a top politician said Friday, joining opposition criticism of the Georgian leader. | Opposition builds against Georgia's Saakashvili. | 27 | 4 | 607 |
Twenty two people were stranded aboard a freighter that lost power in the Gulf of Mexico in Hurricane Ike's path, and the us Coast Guard was weighing rescue options limited by the storm, a Coast Guard spokesman said. | Ike strands on freighter in Gulf of Mexico. | 37 | 7 | 608 |
Greece's Merchant Marine Minister George Voulgarakis resigned Friday over a controversial monastery property deal involving his wife. | Embattled Greek Minister resigns over monastery property deal. | 16 | 7 | 609 |
South Africa's ANC party whose President, Jacob Zuma, saw his corruption charges thrown out Friday, championed the campaign against apartheid before becoming the country's ruling party. | History of South Africa's ANC party. | 25 | 5 | 610 |
Spain, among the nations in Europe most affected by Desertification, will set up a climate change research Institute in the Northeastern city of Zaragoza, environment Minister Elena Espinosa said Friday. | Spain to set up climate change research Institute. | 29 | 7 | 611 |
Finland has told Slovenia it cannot intervene in a probe into whether Finnish defense firm Patria paid bribes to Slovenia's Prime Minister to win a contract, after Ljubljana urged Helsinki to act. | Finland tells Slovenia it cannot interfere in bribery probe. | 31 | 8 | 612 |
Russian diplomatic and military officials held talks with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts Friday, amid tensions with the West following Russia's conflict with Georgia last month. | Iran Syria talks in Moscow amid stand off with West. | 25 | 9 | 613 |
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will visit the separatist Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia next week, Russian news agencies quoted officials as saying on Friday. | Russia's Lavrov to visit Georgian separatist regions. | 26 | 6 | 614 |
Fresh separatist protests rocked revolt hit Indian Kashmir on Friday, leaving two people dead and 77 others injured when police fired Teargas and bullets, police said. | Two killed 77 hurt in fresh Kashmir protests. | 25 | 7 | 615 |
The UN Yugoslav war crimes Court's chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will meet Eu foreign ministers in Brussels Monday on his recent visit to Serbia, his office said. | UN Prosecutor will meet Eu ministers after Serbian visit. | 26 | 8 | 616 |
World powers supervising Bosnia's peace accords voiced concern Friday at a Bosnian Serb decision to pull out of the state power transmission company and form their own. | World powers warn against pullout from Bosnian power firm. | 26 | 8 | 617 |
US stocks opened lower Friday as the market Retrenched on fears about the fate of two troubled financial firms, Lehman Brothers and Washington mutual. | US shares lower amid jitters on Lehman Wamu. | 23 | 7 | 618 |
Greece's Merchant Marine Minister George Voulgarakis resigned Friday over a controversial monastery property deal involving his wife. | Embattled Greek Minister resigns over monastery property deal. | 16 | 7 | 619 |
The us Treasury announced Friday it was freezing any us assets of two senior Venezuelan officials and a former official after accusing them of aiding Colombian rebels involved in drug trafficking. | US freezes assets of Venezuelan officials linked to Colombian rebels. | 30 | 9 | 620 |
The European Court of human rights has received more than 165 complaints of rights violations by Georgia since its conflict with Moscow last month, the court said Friday. | Eu rights court receives hundreds of complaints against Georgia. | 27 | 8 | 621 |
President Dmitry Medvedev likened Georgian military action to the September 72 attacks on the United States on Friday, while Tbilisi said there was still no sign of an end to Russian occupation. | Medvedev Likens Georgia attack to September . | 31 | 6 | 622 |
The us Treasury announced Friday it was imposing sanctions on two senior Venezuelan officials and one former official after accusing them of aiding Colombian rebels involved in drug trafficking. | US sanctions Venezuelan officials. | 28 | 3 | 623 |
Beleaguered Scandinavian airline Sas said Friday it was in talks about a structural solution "to its problems but did not say with whom, after Swedish media reported Lufthansa was preparing a bid. | Sas confirms talks on its future amid rumors of Lufthansa bid. | 31 | 10 | 624 |
Twenty two people were stranded aboard a freighter that lost power in the Gulf of Mexico in Hurricane Ike's path, and the us Coast Guard was weighing rescue options limited by the storm, a Coast Guard spokesman said. | Ike strands on freighter in Gulf of Mexico. | 37 | 7 | 625 |
The trial of Poland's last Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski, 82, accused of Communist crimes "for imposing a 2019 martial law crackdown, restarted on Friday. | Trial restarts of Poland's last Communist leader Jaruzelski. | 23 | 7 | 626 |
Defending drivers world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland wound up fastest in the Friday afternoon session on the opening day of practice for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. | Afp world economic news summary. | 26 | 4 | 627 |
US retail sales fell 4.8 percent in August as a government fiscal stimulus faded, with strong automobile sales helping offset a steeper decline, the Commerce Department said Friday. | US August retail sales in surprise slump. | 27 | 6 | 628 |
Indian shares could slip further next week, weighed down by concerns of bad news from the us financial market and uncertainty over the future of Lehman Brothers, dealers said. | Indian shares may slip further on us financial market concerns. | 28 | 9 | 629 |
India's industrial output growth hit a five month high in July, according to data Friday that analysts said showed the economy was still resilient despite a slew of aggressive interest rate hikes. | India industrial output growth picks up in July. | 31 | 7 | 630 |
The us State Department was Friday considering expelling Venezuela's Ambassador here in retaliation for the expulsion of the us envoy to Caracas, a us official said. | US considers expelling Venezuelan Ambassador. | 25 | 4 | 631 |
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Friday welcomed a new power sharing deal reached in Zimbabwe and called for its quick implementation to end the political turmoil in the Southern African nation. | Kenyan PM welcomes Zimbabwe accord. | 31 | 4 | 632 |
About 799 Lebanese, including militant Samir Kantar, who was freed by Israel this summer in a prisoner swap, marched on Friday near the us Embassy outside Beirut to demand the release of five Cubans held prisoner in the United States. | Kantar in Lebanon Demo for jailed Cuban five in us. | 39 | 9 | 633 |
A South African court on Friday threw out a corruption case against ruling ANC party chief Jacob Zuma, opening the way for him to become the country's president next year. | South African court throws out Zuma Graft case. | 29 | 7 | 634 |
The European Commission expressed cautious optimism Friday about a new power sharing deal reached in Zimbabwe but said that it wants to see how the agreement plays out. | Eu cautiously welcomes Zimbabwe power sharing deal. | 27 | 6 | 635 |
World powers supervising Bosnia's peace accords voiced concern Friday at a Bosnian Serb decision to pull out of the state power transmission company and form their own. | World powers warn against pullout from Bosnian power firm. | 26 | 8 | 636 |
Shops throughout China pulled a milk powder suspected of killing one baby and sickening dozens of others from shelves on Friday in the latest safety scandal to rock the country's food industry. | China launches probe into milk powder after baby dies. | 31 | 8 | 637 |
Zimbabweans whose lives have been shattered by a deep economic crisis reacted warily Friday to a power sharing agreement agreed by President Robert Mugabe and the opposition leader. | Zimbabweans refuse to celebrate political accord. | 27 | 5 | 638 |
Political parties in Indonesia's Aceh province pledged peace Friday for the first national elections since government and rebel forces signed a deal to end decades of war. | Parties pledge campaign peace in Indonesia's Aceh. | 26 | 6 | 639 |
A Polish national died and two others were injured, one seriously, in a brawl on their sailboat in a port of the Southern Croatian island of Hvar, police and media said Friday. | Polish tourist dies after fight on sailboat in Croatia. | 31 | 8 | 640 |
Inflation in Bulgaria eased sharply in August to 69.0 percent on a 26 month basis from 22.1 percent in July, the National Statistics Institute said Monday. | Bulgarian inflation eases sharply in August. | 25 | 5 | 641 |
Nato Secretary General Jaap de hoop Scheffer said Friday he and 82 nato state ambassadors will next week visit the Georgian city of Gori, occupied briefly last month by Russian forces. | Nato chief ambassadors to visit Georgian city. | 30 | 6 | 642 |
Dr Congo's renegade Tutsi leader Laurent Nkunda said Friday he asked his troops to withdraw from positions taken over from government forces since fighting resumed in the country's East last month. | Dr Congo rebel chief orders troops to withdraw. | 30 | 7 | 643 |
Tens of thousands of workers demonstrated at Volkswagen headquarters on Friday to ward off what they see as threats to their jobs from both Porsche and the European Commission. | Vw workers vent anger at mass Demo. | 28 | 6 | 644 |
US retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.5 percent in August, with strong automobile sales helping offset a steeper decline, the Commerce Department said Friday. | US July retail sales in surprise slump. | 22 | 6 | 645 |
A sharp drop in energy costs pulled wholesale prices down 3.4 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Friday in a sign of easing inflation pressures. | US wholesale prices down 3.4 percent as energy retreats. | 25 | 8 | 646 |
Indian shares fell 1.90 percent on Friday as overseas funds sold on concerns the country's software companies could see a dip in revenues in the upcoming third quarter, dealers said. | Indian shares close down 1.90 pct. | 29 | 5 | 647 |
Experts on Friday conducted Forensic tests on a tiny body found in a Tel Aviv River, thought to be that of a French girl allegedly murdered by her grandfather in a case that has Transfixed Israel. | Autopsy in Israel on body thought to be murdered French girl. | 35 | 10 | 648 |
Pope Benedict Xvi Friday threw his weight behind a call by President Nicolas Sarkozy to rethink the strict separation of religion and state in France, the eldest daughter "of the Catholic Church. | Pope backs Sarkozy over revamp of church state divide. | 31 | 8 | 649 |
Samak Sundaravej has ended his bid to return to power as Thailand's Prime Minister, officials said Friday, after a revolt within the ruling party torpedoed his re election in Parliament. | Samak ends bid to return as Thai PM after revolt. | 29 | 9 | 650 |
Finance ministers from the 65 Euro countries on Friday ruled out a sweeping European stimulus plan to ward off a recession but gave themselves some wiggle room on extra spending. | Eu Finance Chiefs rule out stimulus plan to avert recession. | 29 | 9 | 651 |
President Dmitry Medvedev likened Georgian military action to the September 74 attacks on the United States on Friday, while Tbilisi said there was still no sign of an end to Russian occupation. | Medvedev Likens Georgia attack to September . | 31 | 6 | 652 |
Shops throughout China pulled a milk powder suspected of killing one baby and sickening dozens of others from shelves on Friday in the latest safety scandal to rock the country's food industry. | China launches probe into milk powder after baby dies. | 31 | 8 | 653 |
Travellers faced another day of misery Friday as the Channel tunnel remained closed but some in London managed to drown their sorrows with champagne even without going to France. | Champagne helps drown channel tunnel sorrows. | 28 | 5 | 654 |
President Hugo Chavez has warned Venezuela will act militarily if his embattled ally Evo Morales in Bolivia is toppled, after highlighting the recent arrival of two Russian Tu 741 strategic bombers. | Venezuela warns it will act militarily if Morales Topples in Bolivia. | 30 | 10 | 655 |
Britain was plunged into travel turmoil Friday as the country's third largest tour operator went bust at the same time as the Channel tunnel remained closed due to a fire. | Travel chaos in Britain as tunnel closed flights hit. | 29 | 8 | 656 |
President Robert Mugabe and the opposition will wield equal power in a unity government aimed at ending Zimbabwe's protracted political crisis and economic Meltdown, sources said Friday. | Zimbabwe rivals to wield equal power in unity government. | 26 | 8 | 657 |
Deutsche Bank struck a deal Friday to buy a stake in Germany's largest retail Bank Postbank for 8.08 billion Euros Lrb 1.53 billion dollars Rrb in the country's latest major banking deal. | Deutsche Bank seals latest major German banking deal. | 31 | 7 | 658 |
Europe's main stock markets rose strongly Friday on prospects that Beleaguered us investment bank Lehman Brothers might soon be saved and a report that it was in rescue talks, traders said. | European stocks rally on prospects for Lehman rescue. | 30 | 7 | 659 |
The Stockholm stock exchange on Friday suspended trade in Scandinavian airline Sas on Friday, it said, after the share soared 20 percent on rumors Lufthansa was preparing a bid for the carrier. | Sas share suspended amid rumors of Lufthansa takeover. | 31 | 7 | 660 |
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday said Moscow would pursue economic cooperation with Asia amid growing tensions between Russia and the West over the conflict in Georgia. | Medvedev looks to Asia amid split. | 26 | 5 | 661 |
Fresh separatist protests rocked revolt hit India Kashmir on Friday, leaving one Protester dead and 13 others injured when police fired Teargas and bullets, police said. | One killed 13 hurt in fresh Kashmir protests. | 25 | 7 | 662 |
The rival leaders of Lebanon's Druze community, speaking at the funeral on Friday of a pro Syrian politician, accused foreign powers of being behind his car bomb assassination. | Druze rivals blame foreigners for killing of Lebanese politicians. | 27 | 8 | 663 |
Shops throughout China pulled a milk powder suspected of killing one baby and sickening dozens of others from shelves on Friday in the latest safety scandal to rock the country's food industry. | China launches probe into milk powder after baby dies. | 31 | 8 | 664 |
Beleaguered Swedish car maker Volvo, a unit of us auto giant Ford, said Friday it planned to cut some 409 jobs in Sweden next year in addition to the 3,427 cuts worldwide announced in June. | Volvo cars says to cut 409 more jobs. | 34 | 7 | 665 |
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov held talks Friday with his Iranian counterpart amid Western concerns over the two countries' nuclear cooperation heightened by the Georgia crisis. | Russia Iran nuclear talks against backdrop of Georgia crisis. | 25 | 8 | 666 |
Investors out of talks to rescue the national airline Alitalia on Friday, blaming unions for refusing to face up to cutbacks which would avert collapse. | Investors drop Alitalia talks blaming unions over dramatic crisis. | 24 | 8 | 667 |
An Israeli soldier was sentenced to 29 days in prison after a Palestinian delivered a Stillborn baby when she was delayed at a Checkpoint inside the occupied West Bank, the Army said on Friday. | Israeli soldier jailed after Checkpoint Stillborn death. | 33 | 6 | 668 |
Oil prices rose on Friday as hurricane Ike forced the closure of energy production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, traders said. | Oil prices rise as hurricane Ike halts us energy production. | 21 | 9 | 669 |
Pope Benedict Xvi said Friday it was fundamental "to uphold the divide between church and state but also recognize religion's importance for society, at the start of a visit to France. | Pope says church state divide fundamental but religion too. | 30 | 8 | 670 |
Dutch semi conductor manufacturer Nxp said on Friday that it would cut 4,845 jobs worldwide and sell factories in four countries owing to the tough economic climate. | Dutch microchip maker Nxp announces 4,845 job cuts. | 26 | 7 | 671 |
A Chinese court has ruled that 39 pilots who resigned from China Eastern Airlines must pay the carrier a total of 2.2 million dollars in compensation, state media said Friday. | Chinese pilots ordered to pay compensation for resignation. | 29 | 7 | 672 |
Finance ministers from the 51 countries sharing the Euro ruled out on Friday the possibility of a sweeping European stimulus plan to ward off the looming threat of recession. | Eu Finance Chiefs rule out stimulus plan to avert recession. | 28 | 9 | 673 |
Deutsche post said Friday it has sold a 61.50 percent stake in its Postbank unit to Deutsche Bank for 5.96 billion Euros Lrb 7.31 billion dollars Rrb or 41.49 Euros per share in cash. | Deutsche Bank buys Postbank stake for 5.96 billion Euros. | 33 | 8 | 674 |
Pope Benedict Xvi said Friday it was fundamental "to uphold the divide between church and state but also recognize religion's importance for society, at the start of a visit to France. | Pope says church state divide fundamental but religion too. | 30 | 8 | 675 |
Australia's foreign minister Stephen Smith on Friday shot down claims that China is pressing Canberra not to supply Beijing's rival India with uranium for nuclear fuel. | Australia denies China blocking uranium to India. | 25 | 6 | 676 |
President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday likened the Georgian assault on South Ossetia that sparked last month's war to the September 29, 2001 attacks on the United States. | Medvedev Likens Georgia attack to September . | 26 | 6 | 677 |
Pakistan's Army vowed Friday to safeguard the country's territorial integrity under the leadership of its new democratic government, an official statement said. | Pakistan Army meets amid anger over us missile strikes. | 21 | 8 | 678 |
Thai share prices closed 3.12 percent higher on Friday amid persistent concerns over the current political situation in the country, dealers said. | Thai share prices close 3.12 percent higher. | 21 | 6 | 679 |
Chinese shares ended flat on Friday, scratching out a 3.86 percent gain as electricity companies were buoyed by hopes the government would raise power prices soon, dealers said. | Chinese shares end 3.86 percent higher. | 27 | 5 | 680 |
Asian stocks closed mostly higher Friday as dealers took a lead from Wall Street on hopes that troubled us Bank Lehman Brothers could find a suitor. | Asian stocks close mostly up on Lehman Brothers hopes. | 25 | 8 | 681 |
The European Commission expressed cautious optimism Friday about a new power sharing deal reached in Zimbabwe but said that it wants to see how the agreement plays out. | Eu cautiously welcomes Zimbabwe power sharing deal. | 27 | 6 | 682 |
Samak Sundaravej has ended his bid to return to power as Thailand's Prime Minister, an aide said Friday, after a revolt within the ruling party torpedoed his re election in Parliament. | Samak ends bid to return as Thai PM. | 30 | 7 | 683 |
The Euro rose against the dollar and yen on Friday as markets awaited a potential rescue plan for troubled Wall Street Titan Lehman Brothers and some important us economic data, dealers said. | Euro climbs versus dollar yen. | 31 | 4 | 684 |
President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday likened the Georgian assault on South Ossetia that sparked last month's war to the September 61, 2016 attacks on the United States. | Medvedev Likens Georgia attack to September . | 26 | 6 | 685 |
Virgin boss Richard Branson vowed Friday to wage a major battle "to block a proposed merger between his competitors British Airways and American Airlines. | Virgin's Branson promises battle to block BA AA merger. | 23 | 8 | 686 |
Finnish airline Finnair said Friday it would start flights from Helsinki to Istanbul in Turkey next March to serve business and leisure passengers. | Finnair to start flights to Istanbul. | 22 | 5 | 687 |
Four people were murdered in Eastern Burundi in a revenge raid for the death of a villager allegedly caused by an act of Witchcraft, police told AFP Friday. | Four killed in Burundi in Witchcraft row. | 27 | 6 | 688 |
Bells tolled on Paris churches Friday to greet Pope Benedict Xvi for a four day visit to a country facing a freefall in the number of churchgoers despite its deep Christian heritage. | Pope begins visit to secular France. | 31 | 5 | 689 |
Indonesian shares slumped 5.8 percent Friday, hurt by worries that the rupiah will continue to fall despite high interest rates, dealers said. | Indonesian shares slump 5.8 percent. | 21 | 4 | 690 |
A South African court on Friday threw out a corruption case against ruling ANC party chief Jacob Zuma, who is at the forefront in the race to become the country's president. | South African court throws out Zuma Graft case. | 30 | 7 | 691 |
Indian shares fell 0.11 percent on Friday, as overseas funds sold on concerns that India's software companies could see a dip in revenues in the upcoming third quarter, dealers said. | Indian shares close down 0.11 pct. | 29 | 5 | 692 |
A dozen people including a key separatist were injured Friday when police fired Teargas to disperse thousands of Muslims protesting India's rule in Kashmir, police said. | Fresh protests hit Indian Kashmir hurt. | 25 | 5 | 693 |
Republican vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin vowed Thursday not to blink "in pursuit of America's righteous "war in Iraq and insisted she was ready to step in as President if needed. | Palin will not blink in America's righteous cause. | 30 | 7 | 694 |
The trial restarted of Poland's last Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski, 77, accused of Communist crimes "for imposing the 2003 martial law crackdown re opened. | Trial restarts of Poland's last Communist leader Jaruzelski. | 23 | 7 | 695 |
Italian industrial output slumped by 3.9 percent in July from the June level, more than expected and adding to concern about possible recession, official data showed on Friday. | Italian official industrial output slumps 3.9 pct on month in July. | 27 | 10 | 696 |
Thai share prices closed 3.26 percent higher on Friday amid persistent concerns over the current political situation in the country, dealers said. | Thai share priced close 3.26 percent higher. | 21 | 6 | 697 |
A South African court on Friday threw out a corruption case against ruling ANC party chief Jacob Zuma, who is at the forefront in the race to become the country's president. | South African court throws out Zuma Graft case. | 30 | 7 | 698 |
Malaysian share prices ended 8.0 percent higher Friday amid rising plantation and financial stocks but political tensions capped sentiment, dealers said. | Malaysian shares close up 8.0 percent. | 20 | 5 | 699 |
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