Posts Tagged ‘Sydney Morning Herald’

6 January

Blair gets US medal as era ends - BBC News


BBC News

Blair gets US medal as era ends
BBC News - 1 hour ago
By Paul Reynolds The award by President Bush of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tony Blair marks not only the close alliance between the two men but the end of an era of British-American relations.
Tony Blair to receive US award Xinhua
Tony Blair honoured for war on terror in George Bush’s swansong Times Online
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5 January

Guatemala landslide kills 34, more missing - Reuters


The Associated Press

Guatemala landslide kills 34, more missing
Reuters - 59 minutes ago
By Daniel LeClair SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ, Guatemala (Reuters) - Rescue workers were digging to recover bodies on Monday after at least 34 coffee workers were killed by a landslide as they walked along a road in northern Guatemala.
Guatemalan mudslide kills 34, injures 15 The Associated Press
Guatemala Landslide Kills 33, More Missing Voice of America
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5 January

Journalists released in Somalia - United Press International


National Post

Journalists released in Somalia
United Press International - 7 hours ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A British journalist and a Spanish photographer have been freed by Somali kidnappers after being held for 40 days in caves, officials said.
British reporter tells of mock execution in Somali 'hell-hole' AFP
Colin Freeman celebrates freedom Telegraph.co.uk
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5 January

Taliban whopper: claim 5220 foreign troops killed - The Associated Press


Gold Coast Mail

Taliban whopper: claim 5220 foreign troops killed
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet.
Nine rebels killed in Afghan operation: police commander AFP
Australian killed in Afghanistan BBC News
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5 January

Japan seeks to slow anti-whaling efforts - United Press International


TVNZ

Japan seeks to slow anti-whaling efforts
United Press International - 3 hours ago
TOKYO, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Japanese whalers are trying to disrupt anti-whaling efforts by getting other nations to refuse activists entry to their ports to refuel their ship.
Japanese whaler lost at sea Sydney Morning Herald
Whale hunt fleet sailor lost at sea The Press Association
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