12/5 Shanghai Daily: World

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Shanghai Daily: World - Shanghai Daily World Joint Offensive Against Taliban Begins December 5, 2009 at 1:27 am AMERICAN Marines and Afghan soldiers yesterday launched the first offensive since US President Barack Obama announced a troop surge, striking against Taliban communications and supply lines in a southern insurgent... At least 46 die as boat capsizes December 5, 2009 at 1:26 am AN overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh yesterday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 46 people dead, police said. Rescuers recovered 46 bodies from the capsized boat in the... Louvre plans branch museum December 5, 2009 at 1:26 am IT'S an abandoned coal mining site in a depressed corner of northern France that was pummeled by two world wars. Soon, a branch of the Louvre Museum will rise up on this unlikely site. Work is to start soon on... NATO will send more soldiers to Afghanistan December 5, 2009 at 1:13 am TWENTY-FIVE NATO allies promised yesterday to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, backing US President Barack Obama's new war strategy and stepping up international efforts to defeat the Taliban. While significant,... Somali rebels deny deadly bomb attack December 5, 2009 at 1:13 am A SPOKESMAN for Somalia's al-Shabaab rebels denied yesterday that the group was behind a suicide bombing at a medical graduation ceremony that killed at least 22 people, including three government ministers. Doctors,... Polanski at chalet for house arrest December 5, 2009 at 1:12 am ROMAN Polanski began his house arrest on US$4.5 million bail yesterday, rolling into the luxury resort of Gstaad, Switzerland, in a police convoy to a warm welcome from his wife and children at his Alpine chalet. ... Iran says it will not answer to the IAEA December 5, 2009 at 1:11 am AN Iranian nuclear official said yesterday the country will not answer to the United Nations nuclear watchdog about its plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment sites beyond the barest minimum required under the international... Militants kill 35 in Pakistan mosque December 5, 2009 at 1:11 am MILITANTS stormed a mosque frequented by Pakistani army officials, killing at least 35 worshippers during prayers yesterday as they sprayed gunfire and threw grenades before blowing themselves up, officials said. ... Nepali politicians get high to warn of climate change risks December 5, 2009 at 12:00 am NEPAL'S top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks yesterday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest to highlight the danger global warming poses to glaciers, ahead of next week's international... UN to investigate leaked science e-mails December 5, 2009 at 12:00 am THE United Nations will conduct its own investigation into e-mails leaked from a leading British climate science center in addition to the probe by the University of East Anglia, a senior UN climate official said yesterday. ... Coke to move to climate friendlier vending machines December 4, 2009 at 7:30 pm COCA-COLA Co said yesterday that it will eliminate a major greenhouse gas in its new vending machines and coolers, raising the bar for climate friendly refrigeration in the food and beverage industry. Coke's Chief... Christie's eyes records with Rembrandt, Raphael December 4, 2009 at 7:28 pm CHRISTIE'S is confident the recession is well and truly over in the world of fine art, with a record old masters sale in London next week that includes important works by Rembrandt, Raphael and Il Domenichino. The... Second ferry in a week sinks in Bangladesh killing 38 December 4, 2009 at 5:20 pm AN overcrowded ferry carrying nearly 100 passengers sank in a Bangladesh river after colliding with a motor launch today, killing at least 38 people just a week after another ferry disaster killed 87. The ferry... 3 killed, 2 injured in explosion in S. Korea December 4, 2009 at 4:29 pm THREE people were killed and two others injured today in an explosion at a chemical factory in Yongin, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported. Honduras plans stamp honoring coup leader December 4, 2009 at 10:21 am HONDURAS will issue a postage stamp honoring Roberto Micheletti, the politician who has led the country since a coup ousted President Manuel Zelaya in June, the post office said yesterday. Micheletti, whose de... Obama vows to tackle jobs challenge head-on December 4, 2009 at 10:00 am US President Barack Obama urged corporate America yesterday to help tackle the nation's highest unemployment in 26 years but also hinted at federal tax credits and aid to states to ease jobless woes. "There's... Suicide bomber hits Somali graduation, 3 ministers dead December 4, 2009 at 9:51 am A suicide bomber disguised as a woman has attacked a graduation ceremony in Somalia, turning a rare reason to celebrate into carnage that killed at least 22 people - including medical students, doctors and three government... Nearly 1 million Christmas gifts binned in Oz December 4, 2009 at 7:55 am GENEROSITY doesn't always pay during the festive season, with an Australian survey showing more than 825,000 gifts will go straight into the garbage bin this Christmas because their recipients just hate them. The... Massacred women may have been raped December 4, 2009 at 5:04 am AT least five women among 57 people massacred in an attack on an election convoy in the southern Philippines last week may have been raped, police said yesterday. The forensic findings from the November 23 carnage,... New York rejects same-sex marriage December 4, 2009 at 3:23 am NEW York lawmakers rejected a bill that would have allowed same-sex marriage, a stunning outcome in a state that was the site of one of the gay rights movement's defining moments. Opponents of gay marriage said... Party's over, so it's now time for blame game December 4, 2009 at 2:07 am THE House Homeland Security Committee chairman said yesterday Congress must question those involved in the White House security breach, adding that the United States was fortunate it did not turn into "a night of horror." ...   This email was sent to saadsatu54@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.