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  • Rice Calls On Israel And Palestine To Step Up Efforts On Peace Deal Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Nov 30 1:08 PM
    (RTTNews) - U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, addressing a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Israel and Palestine should step up their efforts for a sustainable peace deal, calling upon both countries not to take any action that might prejudge a final solution.
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  • Senior Chinese diplomat to visit Israel, Palestine Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Nov 30 3:57 AM
    China will send a senior diplomat to Israel and Palestine as part of efforts to help resume peace talks at an early date, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Thursday.
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  • Spiritual Book Is Holiday Gift That Keeps Hope Alive in Israel Palestine Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] PR Web - Nov 30 12:47 AM
    Author and peace worker Eileen Fleming is donating all proceeds from her newly released work of historical fiction to the non-profit organization, Olive Trees Foundation for Peace. Her spiritual book, Keep Hope Alive, documents the history of this organization of American Jews, Christians and Muslims who are raising awareness and funds to replant olive trees destroyed in the Israel Palestine
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  • No peace, no peace for Palestine Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Nov 30 3:22 PM
    Somehow, advocating ethnic cleansing as a final solution to the problems of the Middle East says so much more about America than it does Israel, and hardly qualifies as a plan for peace, says Sheila Samples .
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  • Bangladesh urges Israel to pull out its troops from Palestine Open this result in new window
    Financial Express - Nov 29 8:41 AM
    Bangladesh Wednesday urged Israel to unconditionally pull out its troops from Palestine and the occupied Arab territories to create condition for the negotiation to prove the sincerity of the Israeli Prime Minister's latest peace proposal, reports UNB.
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  • Jimmy Carter's New Book On Palestine Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 28 12:07 PM
    Even after he left the presidency, Jimmy Carter remained deeply involved in the Middle East. In "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid," he examines what he says must be done to find peace and justice between Israel and the Palestinians.
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  • Palestine Times launched in West Bank Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 27 1:38 PM
    The first privately owned English-language daily, the Palestine Times, was launched Monday in the West Bank and Gaza, with its editors aiming to provide news about the region to English speakers abroad.
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  • Jazz and Resistance unite for Palestine Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Nov 28 2:07 PM
    Gilad Atzmon, Martin Smith present a jazz culture evening with theme of anti-racism, justice for Palestine.
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  • Talks With Hamas Reach Dead-End, Says Abbas Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Nov 30 12:52 PM
    (RTTNews) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that the talks with Hamas regarding the formation of a new coalition government in Palestine have reached a dead-end. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was also present when Abbas made the statement.
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  • Palestinian president will stop unity talks with Hamas: Aide Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    Jericho (West Bank), Nov 30: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will no longer pursue unity talks with the militant Hamas group and instead will convene the Palestine Liberation Organisation's supreme decision-making committee to decide how to proceed, a top Abbas aide said today.
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  • Ethnic Cleansing and Israels Racist Discourse Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Nov 30 3:23 PM
    It is important that when we examine the subject of ethnic cleansing in Palestine, we take into account its various dimensions, one of which is the accompanying racist discourse, which has become part and parcel of Israels ethnic cleansing policies, says Ramzy Baroud .
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  • Palestine Solidarity Day today Open this result in new window
    Daily News - Nov 28 12:33 PM
    COLOMBO : At this moment when billions of people around the world who respect freedom and justice identify with the cause of the Palestinian people, we also express our solidarity with the people of Palestine today (November 29), stated Imtiasz Bakeer Markar, Joint Chairperson of the Sri Lanka- Palestine Solidarity Committee in a message to mark the Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
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  • Palestinian issue must be addressed: Jordan King Open this result in new window
    The Hindu - Nov 30 1:56 PM
    "Palestine State will allow for comprehensive regional peace"
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  • Middle East peace requires India's support: Jordan's king Open this result in new window
    IANS via Yahoo! India News - Nov 30 9:40 AM
    New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Jordan's King Abdullah II Thursday said the peace process in the Middle East required support of important countries like India and called for the creation of 'a viable sovereign Palestine' to create lasting security in the region.
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  • Attorney Gen Decision Re: War Criminal Horrifying Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 3:34 PM
    The failure of police to implement a court warrant to arrest former Israeli Chief of Staff General Yaalon earlier this week, and the subsequent stay on proceedings issued by the Attorney General Michael Cullen, are described as horrifying by the Wellington Palestine Group.
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  • Bangladesh urges Israel to pull out its troops from Palestine Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Nov 29 8:04 PM
    "We have to remain cautious that the proposal made last Monday is a serious one We strongly believe that for any peace proposal to be workable, it must be sincere and acceptable to the Palestinian people," Foreign Secretary Hamayetuddin told a symposium marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
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  • Palestine tourist train faces Dec. 30 deadline Open this result in new window
    Laredo Morning Times - Nov 28 6:10 AM
    PALESTINE, Texas Supporters of the Texas State Railroad are seeking emergency funding from the state to try to prevent the East Texas tourist train from closing at the end of the year.
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  • Abbas will stop unity talks with Hamas: Aide Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Nov 30 8:48 AM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will no longer pursue unity talks with the militant Hamas group, a top Abbas aide said. He will instead convene the Palestine Liberation Organisation's supreme decision-making committee to decide how to proceed.
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  • Spiritual Book Is Holiday Gift That Keeps Hope Alive in Israel Palestine Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:00 PM
    Green Swamp, Florida (PRWeb) November 30, 2006 -- Eileen Fleming, author of a new spiritual book about possibilities for Mideast peace, announces her holiday gift this year will be to donate 100% of all proceeds for her new work of creative spiritual literature and historical fiction, Keep Hope Alive to the Olive Trees Foundation for Peace (holiday gift.
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  • Jimmy Carter book signing tonight Open this result in new window
    Louisville Courier-Journal - Nov 30 2:42 AM
    Former President Jimmy Carter will sign copies of his new book, "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sam's Club in Jeffersontown, 1401 Alliant Ave.
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  • Australia, Malaysia disagree over foreign troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Nov 29 10:46 PM
    KUALA LUMPUR - The leaders of Malaysia and Australia disagreed Thursday over whether foreign troops should withdraw from Iraq, but agreed that Palestine was the root of conflict in the Middle East.
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  • Australian PM voices solidarity with Malaysia Open this result in new window
    The Star Online - Nov 29 10:17 PM
    PUTRAJAYA: Australia and Malaysia may have widely divergent views on Iraq, but they both agree the root of the Middle East's problems is the issue of an independent Palestine, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.
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  • UN chief hails ceasefire agreement between Israel, Palestine Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Nov 27 5:09 PM
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed on Monday the reported ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine, and urged both sides to adhere strictly to their commitment.
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  • Militants Claim Border As Religious Conflict Zone Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Nov 29 8:23 PM
    BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Militants in the restive Southern Thai have claimed that the border provinces are not the land of Buddhist Thais but a religious conflict zone similar to Palestine or Afghanistan, the London-based Human Rights Watch said (HRW).
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  • Forward.com Open this result in new window
    Forward - Nov 29 8:23 PM
    He was a vaudeville star who was offered $100,000 to appear in Al Jolsons The Jazz Singer. He toured North America, Europe and Palestine to tremendous acclaim, earning record fees and a kiss from Enrico Caruso.
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  • The Firing Line Open this result in new window
    The Daily Texan - Nov 30 12:56 AM
    Ignoring political jerseys Walking down the South Mall on Wednesday, a game of football (soccer for Americans) caught my attention. The goal downhill was gaping wide, whereas the one uphill was tiny. It was a mock match between Israel and Palestine, with an ineffectual referee from United Nations and the bullying and interfering United States.
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  • Qatar make perfect start in table tennis Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Nov 30 12:21 AM
    HOSTS Qatar built on their 30 defeat of Mongolia in the afternoon session with another straight sets victory over Palestine yesterday evening in the mens table tennis tournament at the Al-Arabi Indoor Hall to put themselves in a strong position in Group B.
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  • Books: 'Palestine Peace Not Apartheid' Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 28 6:37 AM
    To learn more about many of the books discussed on The Early Show in November, check here. Among them, "Not Enough Indians," by comedic actor Harry Shearer. Read an excerpt .
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  • A man named Yasmina Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Nov 29 4:49 PM
    "Every Jew in Palestine is a bit of an Arab, and no Arab in Israel can deny that he's a little Jewish." - "The Attack" It is hard to know how to address Yasmina Khadra. It sounds silly to call a 50-year-old religious Muslim Algerian with a moustache "Ms. Khadra."
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  • Gilad Atzmon: Jazz and Resistance Unite for Palestine Open this result in new window
    The Palestine Chronicle - Nov 29 1:28 AM
    A display of pictures portraying Palestinian women and children in distress, as well as pictures of jazz artists, signaling a united cause that uses jazz to defend all oppressed people.
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  • UN marks Palestinian Solidarity Day with calls for peace with Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Nov 29 5:09 PM
    The United Nations marked on Wednesday the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people with urgent calls for resuming the suspended peace process between Israel and Palestine.
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  • Problems in Israel a result of their own irresponsibility Open this result in new window
    The Echo - Nov 29 7:28 PM
    Israel. The very name of the nation has stirred controversy since its inception on May 14, 1948, when the British replaced Palestine with the new state.
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  • Averting the 'Perfect Storm' in the Middle East Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 7:30 AM
    Things have become more volatile in the Middle East in the last few days.
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  • Iraq Panel To Call For Gradual Pullback Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 30 5:37 PM
    A bipartisan commission next week will unveil long-awaited recommendations for a new U.S. policy in Iraq, which call for a gradual pullback of U.S. troops there and direct diplomacy with Iran and Syria.
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  • One State or Two? Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Nov 29 9:42 AM
    Many analysts have long warned that the two-state solution for Palestine and Israel is almost dead as a result of Israels construction of the West Bank barrier, the continuous attacks against Palestinians and the constant rejection to dismantle Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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  • PLO warns of new militant influx Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 29 12:52 PM
    About 200 Arab militants arrived recently in Lebanon and have set up an Islamic grouping at a Palestinian refugee camp in the North, a senior official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said Wednesday. "About 200 armed elements came to Lebanon over several phases," Khaled Aref said.
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  • Mideast: Inside a Secret Arms Hideout Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - Nov 30 5:52 PM
    Behind closed doors at the secret hideout of a Palestinian rocket builder in Gaza.
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  • Star of peace lingers over Palestine deal Open this result in new window
    Otago Daily Times - Nov 29 8:12 AM
    Amman, Jordan: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday a peace initiative proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was a positive step toward peacemaking.
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  • Bush-Maliki Summit Delayed Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Nov 30 3:59 AM
    AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 29 -- President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki did not meet as planned on Wednesday, but the two leaders are scheduled to meet Thursday, amid turmoil within Iraq's coalition government and questions about U.S. confidence in Maliki's leadership.
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  • Full text of President Ahmadinejad's message to American people (FULL TEXT - II) Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 29 11:03 AM
    Ahmadinejad - US Nation - Message ... We, like you, are aggrieved by the ever-worsening pain and misery of the Palestinian people. Persistent aggressions by the Zionists are making life more and more difficult for the rightful owners of the land of Palestine.
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  • Hutsonville Basketball Coach killed in wreck Open this result in new window
    Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Nov 29 1:20 PM
    An accident on Illinois 121 has claimed the life of a Little Illini Conference basketball coach. Greg Lauritzen, 43, was killed in a Sunday night automobile accident. Lauritzen was the Hutsonville-Palestine Pioneers head boy's basketball coach and athletic director.
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  • Rice Makes The Rounds In The Mideast Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 30 11:08 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. She's hoping to build on an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, which the U.S. sees as an opportunity for talks.
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  • Press berates Bush over Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Nov 30 7:00 AM
    Newspapers in the Middle East hand out some tough messages to US President George W. Bush as he meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
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  • Carter draws more than 1,000 to book signing Open this result in new window
    Louisville Courier-Journal - Nov 30 5:41 PM
    Former President Jimmy Carter never lost his appeal to Russ and Therese Marsh. The couple from Cincinnati arrived at the Jeffersontown Sam's Club at 7 a.m. Thursday to be the first of more than 1,000 people who got Carter's autograph that night. "It's actually a chance to be face-to-face with a president that we respect," said Therese Marsh, who described herself and husband as conservative
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  • Rice Makes The Rounds In The Mideast Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 30 9:52 AM
    The secretary of state met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. Rice is hoping to build on an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire that began in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, which the U.S. sees as an opportunity for talks.
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  • 2006 AP All-Big 12 Team Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - 36 minutes ago
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  • Casey sophomore dies Open this result in new window
    Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 46 minutes ago
    CASEY -- Not even a year had gone since the students and staff of Casey-Westfield dealt with the death of 16-year-old Brandon Brewer, who died after playing in a pick-up basketball game in a Casey park in June. Now the students, staff and communities were dealt another tragedy as 15-year-old Adrianne Denney died Thursday afternoon due to medical complications.
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  • Provocative By Design Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 28 1:07 PM
    Harry Smith looks at Jimmy Carter's new book, which, the former president says, is designed to stir debate about Israel's policies with regard to Palestine.
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  • Liberal elitists who ignore the context of power and privilege Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    The real problem facing ethnic and religious minorities - according to the manifesto of a group of liberal secularists published on the Guardian's website and its founder Sunny Hundal on these pages - is that they have got the wrong people speaking for them.
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  • C. David Welch IV Lebanese Broadcasting Company Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    QUESTION: So, we would like to welcome Mr. David Welch, a secretary of State. We would like to welcome you in this dialogue with a sample of Lebanese youth. I would like to ask you myself the first question.
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  • Transtasman Political Letter 30 Nov. Digest Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 28 minutes ago
    Transtasman Political Letter 30 Nov. Digest Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The following is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see..
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  • Public Address 30/11/06 - Citizen Key II Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 29 minutes ago
    Wherein I take up David Slack's search for the soul of John Key. I can tell you that the new National leader and I attended Christchurch's Burnside High School together. I gather that we both met our soulmates in that time...
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  • Toni Solo: Remaking Antigone - The Cuba Five Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 58 minutes ago
    "I will do my duty, - and yours if you will not - to a brother. I will never be false to him." (1) So says Sophocles' protagonist Antigone. Listen, twenty five hundred years on, this too is the voice of humanity:
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  • Nicky Hager: Late-Capitalisms True Punk Rocker Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 28 minutes ago
    The fetish we call freedom of speech is resolutely defended in particular, we note, by the liberal right. Yet this creates a very uneasy tension.
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  • Excerpt: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid Open this result in new window
    NPR - Nov 27 4:03 PM
    Since the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty was signed in 1979, much blood has been shed unnecessarily and repeated efforts for a negotiated peace between Israel and her neighbors have failed.
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  • State Dept. Daily Press Briefing November 29, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
    DEPARTMENT A/S Hill Travel / Meetings in Beijing / China / North Korea / South Korea / Japan Hills Possible Meetings with Russian Counterpart on Six Party Talks Secretarys Travel and Meeting Schedule
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  • Chinese in cruise control Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 48 minutes ago
    DOHA Chinas table tennis giants demolished a string of opponents in a clinical start to their Asian Games campaign in the mens and womens team event.
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  • Guru Nanak visited Turkey, claims Sikh scholar  Open this result in new window
    Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Nov 30 3:42 PM
    DID Guru Nanak almost reach Europe during his religious missions (udasis)? There has been mention of his reaching Turkey in his Janam Sakhis (tales written about the Guru by his followers such as Bhai Mani Singh and Meharban), but nothing could prove that the first Sikh guru actually went there. Now, a Sikh scholar from Montreal, Prof Devinder Singh Chahal, who runs Institute for
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  • Palestinians seek conference on Israel Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Nov 29 7:06 PM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for an international conference to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict and urged Israel to drop its opposition to a meeting that would address all outstanding issues.
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  • Giordano: The Coup dEtat in Mexico Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 58 minutes ago
    Friday, December 1, and the scheduled ascension of Felipe Calderón to the presidency, will mark the culmination of a Coup d'Etat in Mexico, reports Al Giordano.
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  • TPF Group Buys Hell (NZ) Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    Director Warren Powell and TPF Group General Manager Colin Mellar today announced the unconditional purchase of the HELL (NZ) master franchise by TPF Group.Warren Powell said that the sale marked the end of one era for the iconic New Zealand pizza brand and the beginning of a new, exciting period in the companys history.
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  • A2 Corporation Announces Half-Year Results Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    Auckland, NZ, 1 December 2006 - A2 Corporation Ltd ("Company") (NZAX: ATM) today announced a Group pre-tax consolidated loss for the half year ended 30 September 2006 of $1,945k (2005 - $226k).
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  • Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
    Motornet: Karl Ferguson Takes On A Pair Of Ford FPVs - Toxic terror yellow, caped crusader blue is it possible that Fords FPV colour palette has in some way been influenced by comic book super heroes or anti-heroes for that matter?
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  • River users must check for aquatic hitchhikers Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    Bay of Plenty lake and river users are the target of a major summer campaign to keep the regions waterways free of new aquatic pests, including didymo.
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  • H2o Xtream Celebrates Ten Years! Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    On Sunday 10 December H2O Xtream opens its doors to the public to celebrate ten years ten years of being a major regional attraction and a hugely successful aquatic leisure facility.
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  • Ramp signals to go live at Papakura and Takanini Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    Transit New Zealands first ramp signals on the Southern Motorway will be switched on next week, marking a big step in the introduction of Transit's comprehensive traffic management system for Auckland.
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  • CNN Link: Colin Powell Says Iraq in a "Civil War" Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
    Former secretary of state Colin Powell says "civil war" describes Iraq now. Bush, top advisers have avoided the term.
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  • Santa Beefs Up Elf Numbers Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    Santa Claus is taking on extra elves to cope with an expected increase in demand from New Zealand children when Telecoms Santa Line goes live today.
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  • SummerTimes calendar includes special treat Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    While 1 December traditionally signals the start of summer, this year it has also seen the arrival of the 2006/07 SummerTimes calendar which contains New Zealanders Dave Dobbyn and Deoborah Wai Kapohe who will perform at a very Kiwi-flavoured Paul Kelly Motor Company Classical Sparks to be held on the eve of Waitangi Day next year.
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  • David Swanson: Closer to Home Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
    I did something worse than St. Augustine did when I was a kid. I must confess I broke into a house on the other side of town, and I did it just because it was such an ugly beat-down house that needed work so badly. Well, that and I kind of wanted to move out of my parents'.
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  • Telecom letter not the end of the story InternetNZ Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
    InternetNZ responded today to the 14 November 2006 letter Telecom sent to the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Telecommunications Amendment Bill, as reported in this mornings Dominion Post.
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  • Trade delegation visits lead to new export sales Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
    Three Manukau-led trade delegations to Pacific nations over the past 18 months have proved very successful and led to an increase in trade valued at $20 $25 million.
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  • Top grading for Te Marua water Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
    Water from Greater Wellingtons Te Marua water treatment plant has received an A1 grading the Ministry of Healths highest level of endorsement for drinking water.
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  • Mazda NZ Moves Advertising Account Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
    The Mazda New Zealand advertising account is moving from Blackwood King Adpartners (BKA) to CHE99.
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  • No pay offer at Auckland City Council Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    About 500 members of the Public Service Association employed by Auckland City Council have today decided to take strike action in protest at their employers refusal to make a pay offer.
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  • Scoop Satire: Internet Clippings Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
    We, the undersigned, being gravely concerned that the New Zealand House of Representatives has retrospectively legalised previous illegal election spending and thus usurped the Constitution of New Zealand and its democratic processes, earnestly petition you, as someone who really understands how to eliminate unconstitutional laws and fight corruption, that you return to New Zealand and "clean up"
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  • 42 Below Celebrates Movember Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    We love a good cause here at 42 BELOW, so when Movember rolled around, we were in like Flynn. Chief vodka bloke Geoff told the lads they either had to grow a mo or wear women's clothes to work. No pressure.
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  • It should be Export Year every year Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    The Canterbury Manufacturers Association says that the $33 million addition to Governments Market Development Assistance Scheme and the Export Year 07 promotion will have little impact on New Zealands exports or the ballooning trade deficit.
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  • Rebelion: The Artful Fitting-Up Of Fredy Muñoz Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    "Make invisible" seems to be the slogan. So no one gets to know what's going on in Latin America, that way they can stigmatize social movements, cover up the most outrageous repression as public safety, forget the millions and millions of excluded people in America the Impoverished.
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  • The Sinking Of The Trawler Gaul Case Reopened Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    The Hull trawler Gaul sank in 1974, in the Barents Sea. All the 36 crew members on board lost their lives in this tragedy. The vessel was two years old, well found and apparently very seaworthy.
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  • Former President Carter Examines Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Open this result in new window
    The Online NewsHour - Nov 28 5:25 PM
    Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter discusses his latest book, "Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid" about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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  • Turning back the hands of time Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Auckland, December 1, 2006 --- As populations in the 21st century continue to age, New Zealands Internet consumers agree with the rest of the world that theyre happy to turn back the hands of time, with 61 percent of Kiwis agreeing that your 40s are the new 30s, 59 percent agreeing your 60s are the new middle age, and over half who consider your 30s the new 20s, according to a survey by
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  • Daily Voting News For November 28-29, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    A recount has been requested by a candidate for Senate in Indiana. / Riverside Co. California has announced an intent to form a panel to investigate their voting problems.
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  • Dr. Deepika: Finally Another Nepal Peace Accord Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
    Dr. Deepika His Majesty's congratulatory note on the signing of the peace accord on November 21st came as a surprise to many. It reflected a genuine desire for peace among the Nepalese, an objective for which he strived hard.
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  • Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
    Pacific News: Deadline Passes - Suva Awaits Army's Next Move - Parliament: Key Lays His Reshuffle On The Table - Justice: Cullen Stays Action For War Crime - Exports: Applegrowers Offered Clayton's Access To Australia - Politics News: No Deputy Consumer ...
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  • APN: E-Voting Critic Runs for Dem Chair in Georgia Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
    (APN) ATLANTA Donzella James, a former Georgia State Senator, US Congressional candidate, and elections integrity advocate, has decided to run for Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Georgia, Atlanta Progressive News has learned in an exclusive.
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  • Pfizer's Shell Game: Cuts 20% Of Sales Force Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
    So the news is finally out, after months of speculation. Pfizer, the #1 drug company which started the arms race among pharmaceutical sales forces, is finally cutting back.
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  • Critical Thinking By Voters Burst Neocon Bubble Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
    The Democrats got their 7-million vote victory majority November 7th and regained control of Congress in good part from educated voters who think for themselves.
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  • *Palestine Strengthens Troop Deployment Along Gaza Border Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Nov 26 11:07 AM
    (RTTNews) - Palestine Strengthens Troop Deployment Along Gaza Border.
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  • Palestine Strengthens Troop Deployment Along Gaza Border Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Nov 26 11:07 AM
    (RTTNews) - Reports from Palestine stated that more than 13 thousand Palestinian security personnel are being deployed along Israeli border in order to prevent Qassam attacks and enforce ceasefire.
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  • Turkey Is Still A Great Country Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - 48 minutes ago
    "Turkey became the country which left its print on the NATO Summit," wrote columnist Asli Aydintasbas of Sabah daily in her today's article. Aydintasbas stated, "leaders were talking about two matters in a closed-door meeting (during the NATO Summit).
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  • Kim Crawford Joins Waipara Hills Board Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 6:31 PM
    Kim Crawford, one of New Zealands most successful winemakers, has been appointed to the board of directors of Waipara Hills Wine Estate Ltd.
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  • Steve Clemons: Saudis Will Fill Vacuum Left by US in Iraq and Challenge Iran's Pretensions Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Nov 30 4:21 AM
    Read Nawaf Obaid today in the Washington Post . Read it carefully. The preamble: In February 2003, a month before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, warned President Bush that he would be "solving one problem and creating five more" if he removed Saddam Hussein by force. Had Bush heeded his advice, Iraq would not now be on the brink of
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  • Search For The Best Buns Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 6:37 PM
    The hunt to find New Zealands best hot cross bun is on again.
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  • Identity Crime Group Needed Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 6:16 PM
    Baycorp Advantage has called for the formation of a national group to address the predicted rise in identity crime in the 21st century.
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  • Christchurch City Council disappointed at strike Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 6:17 PM
    The Christchurch City Council will try to minimise the disruption to residents of two strikes before Christmas by members of the Southern Local Government Officers Union.
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  • Bush's Mideast visit sparks protests Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 5:01 PM
    President Bush's visit here Wednesday aimed at stemming the chaos in Iraq sparked small but angry protests in Jordan and defiance from Iran and Syria at a time when anti-American feeling in the Mideast is widespread.
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  • U.S. gives Abbas a boost Open this result in new window
    UPI - Nov 30 1:22 PM
    JERICHO, West Bank, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. administration gave a significant boost to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, enhancing his stance against rival Hamas.
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  • MTV NZ to Screen the Virgin Diaries Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 6:04 PM
    The Virgin Diaries is a controversial UK MTV reality show, premieres on MTV NZ, (Channel 35, SKY Digital) tonight at 9pm. MTV found ten British young adults aged 16-18 who were willing to talk openly about sex, sexuality and their own virginity and filmed them over three months.
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  • Caution at Merger of 531PI (AM) and Niu FM Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 6:01 PM
    The Radio Broadcasters Association has noted the merger of 531PI (AM) and Niu FM with caution. Executive Director David Innes says that this is another example of how the Governments preoccupation with diversity leads to marginally viable broadcast operations.
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