Monthly Archives: December 2010

York: your tips (Telegraph)

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Zimbabweans queue to meet South African visa deadline (Reuters)

Reuters – Queues stretched for kilometers at immigration offices in South Africa on Friday as thousands of Zimbabweans tried to meet a year-end deadline to file papers for legalizing their stay in the country. Continue reading

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Journalists’ deaths highest in Pakistan (AFP)

AFP – At least 94 journalists died in violence this year, the International Federation of Journalists said Friday, adding that Pakistan was the most dangerous place in 2010 for media workers. Continue reading

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More jobs in 2010, but still pain for many

Manufacturing, which had been hammered in the recession, added nearly 13,000 jobs so far this year– almost as many as education and health services. Continue reading

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Ferguson rules out January buys

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson does not expect to add to his squad in the January transfer window.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet … Continue reading

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Jailed Khodorkovsky lodges appeal

Khodorkovsky has been serving time at a remote prison in Siberia Related stories A lawyer for Mikhail Khodorkovsky has lodged an appeal against the new jail term handed down to the former Russian oil tycoon. The lawyer, Karina Moskalenko, said there … Continue reading

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Porsche gets multi-billion US lawsuit thrown out (AFP)

AFP – German sportscar maker Porsche said on Friday a US court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by US hedge funds claiming more than two billion dollars in damages over its failed 2008 attempt to acquire Volkswagen. Continue reading

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A taste of Tuscany in Bar Harbor (Boston Globe)

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Iran threatens trial for opposition leaders (AP)

AP – Tehran’s chief prosecutor said Friday it was only a matter of time before opposition leaders are put on trial for the unrest following the disputed 2009 presidential election, the latest sign that Iranian authorities may make a potentially explosi… Continue reading

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Iraqi suspect says unaware of Danish terror plot (AP)

AP – An Iraqi immigrant accused of helping plot an attack against a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad said in an interview published Friday that he was an innocent man arrested while providing three other suspects with an apartm… Continue reading

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