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Finland's Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Associated PressFinland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize today for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The award however drew some criticism for not highlighting China's crackdown in Tibet and...Tags: Academic Progress, Democratic Party, European Union, International Military Interventions, United Nations
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Pirates threaten to blow up hijacked ship off Somalia if no ransom paid
The Associated PressThe pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia issued an ultimatum today and threatened to destroy the ship if no ransom is paid, a spokesman for the bandits said. The MV Faina is surrounded by U.S. warships, and a Russian frigate is...Tags: International Relations, NATO
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Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersCalling him an "outstanding international mediator," the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 to former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari for his efforts to resolve international conflicts across the globe, from...Tags: United Nations, Al Gore, Peace Negotiations, National Government, Government
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Bodies wash ashore in Yemen; officials fear they were migrants thrown overboard by smugglers
Associated Press WritersSAN'A, Yemen (AP) _ Dozens of bodies washed ashore Friday in Yemen after smugglers threw nearly 150 Somali migrants overboard in shark-infested waters, the latest such tragedy in one of the most lawless stretches of ocean in the world. The Gulf of Aden...Tags: Organized Crime, Armed Forces, Defense, NATO, Refugee
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US, India sign accord overturning 3-decade ban on atomic trade with India
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The United States and India signed an accord Friday that allows American businesses to sell nuclear fuel, technology and reactors to India, reversing a three-decade ban on atomic trade with the fast-growing nuclear-armed Asian power....Tags: Treaties, Laws, Political Development, Manmohan Singh, Nuclear Weapons
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Serbia warns of blow to stability after neighbors recognize Kosovo, expels Macedonian envoy
Associated Press WriterBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) _ Serbia expelled the Macedonian ambassador Friday, reflecting its fury over the recognition of Kosovo's independence by its closest neighbors. Montenegro's envoy had already been ordered out Thursday. The measures were the...Tags: European Union, International Relations, International Court or Tribunal, Orthodoxy, Christianity
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France seeks to revive arms sales to Iraq after 2-decade lull, moving in on US-led market
Associated Press WriterPARIS (AP) _ France, which famously opposed the Iraq war, is in talks to resume sales of military equipment to Baghdad for the first time in nearly two decades, French and Iraqi officials say. This means that France, a major global arms vendor and once a...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Values, Saddam Hussein, Sales, Corruption
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Islam is paramount in Iran, but some teenagers want American social freedoms
For The Associated Press"The Ayatollah Begs to Differ — The Paradox of Modern Iran" (Doubleday. 273 pages. $24.95), by Hooman Majd: Should Iranian diplomats pursue their duties in neatly creased trousers, as their Western counterparts tend to do? Probably not. It's...Tags: Jim Morrison, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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US nears decision to remove North Korea from terror list to save nuclear talks
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Bush administration is nearing a decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and may do so as early as Friday in a bid to salvage faltering nuclear disarmament talks, The Associated Press has learned. U.S. officials...Tags: The White House, Defense, Defense Equipment, Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism
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Local Business Scene: Company News
LAFAYETTE AMBASSADOR BANK'S RUPEL RETIRING Robert A. Rupel, president and chief executive officer of Lafayette Ambassador Bank, based in Easton, is to retire by the end of 2009 after more than 10 years of service. Gerald A. Nau will succeed Rupel,...Tags: Academic Progress, Corporate Officers, Berks County, Government, National Government
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Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel Peace Prize
Martti Ahtisaari, Finland's ex-president, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize...Tags: Democratic Party, Wars and Interventions, European Union, International Military Interventions, United Nations
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Martti Ahtisaari: A thumbnail sketch of the Nobel Peace Prize winner
Martti Ahtisaari, 71, was a primary school teacher who joined Finland's Foreign Ministry in 1965. He spent 20 years abroad, first as ambassador to Tanzania and then to the United Nations in New York.
He was U.N. undersecretary of state for administration...Tags: European Union, United Nations, Henry Kissinger, Awards and Prizes, Peace Negotiations
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