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UN agrees DR Congo troop increase

BBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:30 EST
The UN Security Council votes to send 3,000 more troops to DR Congo following renewed fighting in the east of the country.

CIA: Agents Lied to Congress

FOXNews Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:10 EST
EXCLUSIVE: Spy agency's inspector general says personnel lied about 2001 missionary plane shoot-down in Peru

Conrad Black seeking clemency from President Bush: reports

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:10 EST
Deposed media baron Conrad Black is hoping that outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush will grant him clemency during his final weeks in office. more

U.N. sending 3,000 more troops to Congo

CNN World Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:00 EST
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to send more than 3,000 additional troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, bolstering a mission that is already its largest peacekeeping force in the world.

UN enforcements urged to curb piracy off Somalia: African Union

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:30 EST
The African Union urged the United Nations on Thursday to speed up sending peacekeepers to Somalia, in an attempt to curb incidents of piracy that have spiralled out of control more

Sources: Obama vetting two new Cabinet picks

CNN Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:20 EST
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for homeland security secretary, according to multiple Democratic sources close to the transition. Also, billionaire Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's pick for commerce secretary, sources say.

Obama could re-brand America, experts say

CNN Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:00 EST
President-elect Barack Obama could restore the United States' image in the international community, experts say. Obama represents a clean break from the past, and his election is the first big step toward change, said Dick Martin, author of Rebuilding Brand America.

Hero Attendant Helps Land Plane

FOXNews Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:30 EST
When a co-pilot having a mental breakdown has to be forcibly removed from the cockpit - the stewardess steps in

World markets tumble after Wall Street plunge

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:30 EST
World stock markets tumbled Thursday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul losing almost seven per cent each, after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging and Japan suffered its biggest drop in exports in seven years. more

World Economic Outlook Gloomier as Markets Take Another Hit

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:20 EST
A world economic confidence index released Thursday dropped to its lowest level in 20 years amid further news of heavy losses on global markets and an ongoing crisis among the world's carmakers.

EU Ministers Strike Deal on Farm Aid Reform

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:10 EST
After marathon negotiations, the EU's agricultural ministers hammered out a series of reforms to Europe's expensive policy of agricultural subsidies.

U.S. jobless claims hit 16-year high

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:10 EST
The U.S. Labour Department said first-time jobless benefits claims surged to a seasonally adjusted 542,000 last week - the highest since July 1992. more

China to overhaul battered dairy industry

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:10 EST
China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step â from cow breeding to milk sales. more

World markets tumble following Wall Street plunge

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:00 EST
World stock markets tumbled Thursday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul losing almost seven per cent each, after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging and Japan suffered its biggest drop in exports in seven years. more

2nd trial begins for Montreal teen charged in Saudi schoolyard death

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:00 EST
A Montreal teen could receive a death sentence for his involvement in a deadly overseas brawl that is the subject of a second trial that began in Saudi Arabia this week. more

No change in seal hunt despite EU threat: new fisheries minister

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:00 EST
Canada's new fisheries minister says she doesn't expect any major changes for next year's seal hunt, despite a EU proposal that threatens to ban seal products as early as 2009. more

Who Needs a Pilot?

FOXNews Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 08:40 EST
When a co-pilot having a mental breakdown has to be forcibly removed from cockpit - a very unlikely substitute steps in

Piracy Expert: Sinking Was 'Long Overdue'

ABC-US World News | Thu Nov 20, 2008 08:40 EST

Crisis Could Bring Russia in From the Cold: World Bank Chief

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Thu Nov 20, 2008 08:30 EST
The global financial crisis could present the international community with the chance to lay aside the recent tensions that have emerged with Russia, World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said in a speech delivered in Berlin.

Obama could rebrand America, experts say

CNN Lead Headline | Thu Nov 20, 2008 08:20 EST
President-elect Barack Obama could restore the United States' image in the international community, experts say. Obama represents a clean break from the past, and his election is the first big step toward change, said Dick Martin, author of Rebuilding Brand America.


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