Thursday, August 31, 2006

Permit scheme to cut flow of east Europeans

Permit scheme to cut flow of east Europeans
Patrick Wintour Political editor
The Guardian
31 Aug 2006

Ministers are planning to introduce a work permit system for Bulgarians and Romanians that will require them to prove they can fill specific skill shortages, a senior government figure has told the Guardian. Relatively few potential job applicants... read more...

Monday, August 28, 2006

Pedophile wants charges dropped (Calgary Herald, 25 Aug 2006, Page A8)




Pedophile wants charges dropped
MIKE MCINTYRE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS WINNIPEG
Calgary Herald
25 Aug 2006

Convicted pedophile Peter Whitmore will ask a judge to dismiss his kidnapping and sex assault charges if the Crown doesn’t immediately hand over evidence gathered against him, his lawyer told the Winnipeg Free Press on Thursday. Daniel Brodsky says... read more...

Thursday, August 24, 2006

National Post, 24 Aug 2006. Pages 2 - 3




National Post
24 Aug 2006

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Five die in clashes as Congo heads for run-off

Five die in clashes as Congo heads for run-off
Xan Rice Kampala and agencies Kinshasa
The Guardian
22 Aug 2006

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s historic presidential election will go to a second round after President Joseph Kabila failed to secure an outright majority. Results released late on Sunday showed that Mr Kabila won 45% of the 17m votes cast in... read more...

Monday, August 21, 2006

What went wrong: How plans to curb Hezbollah backfired

What went wrong: How plans to curb Hezbollah backfired

The Wall Street Journal Europe
21 Aug 2006

WHEN ITS BOMBS began falling on southern Lebanon 41 days ago, Israel had high hopes that it could severely damage or even destroy Hezbollah, the militant Islamist group rooted there. Crippling it, Israeli officials and their Washington allies hoped,... read more...

Monday, August 14, 2006

Fragile ceasefire in danger amid ferocious fighting

Fragile ceasefire in danger amid ferocious fighting
Julian Borger Jerusalem Conal Urquhart Metulla Brian Whitaker
The Guardian
14 Aug 2006

Lebanon staggered towards a UN ceasefire deadline set for this morning with a ferocious increase in fighting between Israel and Hizbullah and little sign that peace was at hand. With 14 hours left before the dawn truce was due to take hold, the... read more...

Friday, August 11, 2006

Mother of Satan bombers foiled

Mother of Satan bombers foiled
By David Williams and Stephen Wright
Daily Mail
11 Aug 2006

BRITISH Muslims plotted to blow up nine crowded airliners over American cities, it was reported last night. Police said the aim was to ‘commit mass murder on an unimaginable scale’ – bigger even than the 9/11 atrocity in 2001. The blitz could even... read more...

Friday, August 04, 2006

Blair begins fightback against backbench critics

Blair begins fightback against backbench critics
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian
04 Aug 2006

Tony Blair battled to quell the Labour revolt over his Lebanon policy yesterday by saying he had not given a green light to Israel’s military operations, and insisting he was only interested in securing a longterm settlement that must also encompass a... read more...



Thursday, August 03, 2006

Vancouver Sun, 02 Aug 2006. Pages 2 - 3






Vancouver Sun
02 Aug 2006

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Ailing Castro takes first sick leave

Ailing Castro takes first sick leave
Duncan Campbell
The Guardian
02 Aug 2006

Cubans at home and abroad were yesterday adjusting to the news that, for the first time in nearly half a century, Fidel Castro is not running the country. After surgery for intestinal bleeding, the veteran leader, due to celebrate his 80th birthday... read more...

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)






Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...




Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)






Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...




Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)






Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...




Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)






Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...




Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)






Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...




Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)






Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...