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Turkey jails Kurdish politician
04 Dec 17:58
A Turkish court jails Kurdish politician Leyla Zana for 10 years for spreading propaganda for the Kurdish rebel PKK.
Sri Lanka child recruitment deal
04 Dec 17:41
A breakaway Tamil Tiger faction which supports Sri Lanka's government agrees to end child recruitment, the UN says.
UK soldier dies in southern Iraq
04 Dec 17:29
A British soldier has died in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.
Doctors qualify in Somali capital
04 Dec 16:38
Student doctors graduate in the Somali capital for the first time in nearly two decades.
Israel eases Gaza Strip blockade
04 Dec 16:29
Israel allows some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.
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Updated: 04 Dec 18:19
Spanish Soccer Teams Short Of Financial Goooals
04 Dec 19:11
Spain's decade-long real estate boom was a gold mine for Spanish soccer. Construction firms paid large sums to have their logos on team jerseys, and real estate moguls lined up to buy teams. Now, with investments failing, struggling teams and owners are looking for buyers or maybe a bailout.
Economy, Drug Wars Hurt Cross-Border Business
04 Dec 18:14
El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico are economically tightly intertwined. The economic downturn in the U.S. is hurting the hundreds of assembly plants just across the border as a raging drug war that's killed some 1,400 people in Juarez this year is squashing tourism.
Tony Blair On Obama, U.S. Foreign Relations
04 Dec 17:00
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is working to restore peace in the Middle East as a representative of the Middle East Quartet. Blair discusses the meaning of President-elect Barack Obama's election and its potential impact on foreign affairs. Blair offers suggestions for President Bush's post-White House transition and weighs in on the 2010 World Cup Games.
Canadian Parliament Faces Swift Ouster
04 Dec 17:00
Canada is having a constitutional crisis. The conservative parliament that was elected less than two months ago is in danger of being ousted. The opposition party says the prime minister is not doing enough to deal with the global economic crisis. Naheed Nenshi, of the Bissett School of Business at Calgary's Mount Royal College, and Keith Boag, of the Canadian Broadcast Company explains how Canadians are sorting through a political drama.
Israeli Settlers, Security Forces Clash In Hebron
04 Dec 14:56
Clashes erupted Wednesday between settlers and Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, which has long been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some 650 Jewish settlers live in fortified enclaves guarded by Israeli soldiers. They're surrounded by thousands of Palestinians who also call Hebron home. Militant settlers continue to refuse an Israeli government order to vacate a disputed building.
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