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Anglican leader, pope meet amid tensions

AFP - Sunday, November 22

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - - Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams sought to ease tensions between the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches at "cordial" talks at the Vatican on Saturday. More »

  • Belgian ex-premier Wilfried Martens, pictured in June 2009, met party leaders Saturday as he began a royal commission to organise a smooth political transition after current PM Herman Van Rompuy was named as EU president.

    Belgian ex-premier meets party chiefs as hunt begins for new PM

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - - The hunt began in earnest Saturday for a new Belgian prime minister after Herman Van Rompuy was chosen as the EU first president, with his predecessor Yves Leterme appearing in pole position.

  • Award-winning Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar gives a press conference in Arrecife airport on November 17. Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday.

    W.Sahara activist refuses Madrid offer of refugee status

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    MADRID (AFP) - - Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday.

  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) in Moscow. Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow Friday, but remained discreet on human rights issues.

    New German foreign minister on first Moscow visit

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Germany's new Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow Friday, but remained discreet on human rights issues.

  • The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union.

    Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border deal

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    ZAGREB (AFP) - - The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union.

  • Russian Orthodox worshippers leave a memorial service for slain priest Daniil Sysoyev at Saint Thomas's church in southern Moscow. An Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin.

    Russian Orthodox priest critical of Islam shot dead

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - An Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin, investigators said Friday.

  • Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been derided by Russian premier Vladimir Putin who attacked the leader, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him alluding to the widely-circulated footage in which Saakashvili put the tip of his tie into his mouth and chewed on it as he waited to be interviewed last year.

    Putin derides Georgian leader Saakashvili

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    YALTA, Ukraine (AFP) - - Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered one of his most searing attacks yet against the Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him.

  • Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy arrives at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. European leaders on Thursday chose Van Rompuy to become the first president of the European Union, diplomatic sources said.

    Europe names Belgian PM as first president

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - - EU leaders on Thursday picked little known Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.

  • Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears in the courtroom of the International Criminal Tribunal on November 3. The UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday appointed a London lawyer to represent Karadzic during his genocide trial, a legal adviser to the Bosnian Serb wartime leader said.

    UN tribunal picks London lawyer for Karadzic

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - - The UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday appointed a London lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic during his genocide trial, a legal adviser to the Bosnian Serb wartime leader said.

  • British supermodel Kate Moss attends the opening of Topshop in New York City in April. Moss has been accused of giving the wrong message to anorexics and teenage girls when she gave her backing for a slogan encouraging them not to eat.

    Model Moss rapped for 'skinny feels good' motto

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    LONDON (AFP) - - British supermodel Kate Moss was accused Thursday of giving the wrong message to anorexics and teenage girls when she gave her backing for a slogan encouraging them not to eat.

  • Video: Hundreds of football fans took to the streets of Paris and Marseille on Wednesday night after Algeria beat Egypt 1-0, qualifying the team for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Fans were seen waving Algerian flags and cheering in both French cities. Duration: 00:30

    French riots after Algeria-Egypt match

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    PARIS (AFP) - - Football fans battled with police, torched cars in cities across France and looted a supermarket after Algeria beat Egypt to qualify for the World Cup finals, police said.

  • Slovenian President Danilo Turk (L) and his Russian counterpart Dimitri Medvedev applaude as they watch a World Cup 2010 qualifying match between Slovenia and Russia. Medvedev has fired one of his top advisors for abuse of office in one of the biggest changes to his Kremlin administration since taking power, media reported on Thursday.

    Russian president fires top advisor: reports

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired one of his top advisors for abuse of office in one of the biggest changes to his Kremlin administration since taking power, media reported on Thursday.

  • Cesare Battisti is seen during a meeting with representatives from a human rights commission at Papuda penitentiary in Brasilia, on November 17. Brazil's supreme court on Wednesday voted to extradite Battisti, despite a government order granting him political asylum.

    Brazil court backs Battisti extradition, but Lula has final say

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    BRASILIA (AFP) - - Brazil's supreme court Wednesday authorized the extradition of Italian ex-militant Cesare Battisti, wanted for murders dating from the 1970s, but left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with final say in the case.

  • EU and Russian leaders met in Stockholm on Wednesday for a summit dominated by energy issues and climate control. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt hosted Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for the meeting. Duration: 01:07

    EU-Russia summit sees climate progress, rights row

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - EU criticism of Russia's rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on climate issues ahead of a key summit in December.

  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip walk through the Royal Gallery after the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a crackdown on the banking industry as part of a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost his party's chances at elections barely six months away.

    British PM unveils final plans before election

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    LONDON (AFP) - - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled a crackdown on the banking industry on Wednesday as part of a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost his party's chances at elections barely six months away.

  • Former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, shown in a file picture, a candidate to be the EU's first president, stepped up Wednesday her attack on the selection process and challenged her male rivals to a open contest.

    Ex-Latvian president challenges rivals on top EU job

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    LONDON (AFP) - - Former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a candidate to be the EU's first president, stepped up Wednesday her attack on the selection process and challenged her male rivals to a open contest.

  • British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street, in central London. Brown's government will unveil Wednesday a crackdown on the banking industry as part of a series of policies aimed at boosting its chances at the general election

    British govt to unveil new plans ahead of election

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    LONDON (AFP) - - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government will unveil Wednesday a crackdown on the banking industry as part of a series of policies aimed at boosting its chances at the general election.

  • Auschwitz survivors shortly after the concentration camp was liberated in 1945. German prosecutors have charged a 90-year-old former SS soldier with 58 counts of murder for the cold-blooded killings of Jewish forced labourers in the final weeks of World War II.

    Former SS member, 90, charged over Nazi massacre

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    BERLIN (AFP) - - German prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 90-year-old former SS soldier with 58 counts of murder for the killing of Jewish forced labourers in the final weeks of World War II.

  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrive at the Janadriya residence. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon.

    Sarkozy in Riyadh, says Mideast peace talks 'urgent'

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    RIYADH (AFP) - - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with Saudi King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon.

  • A file photo taken in March 2005 shows Rwandan Hutu rebel Ignace Murwanashyaka, current leader of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), during a news conference in Rome. Murwanashyaka is one of two leading Rwandan Hutu rebels who have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity and war crimes in DR Congo, prosecutors said.

    Top Rwandan Hutu rebels 'arrested in Germany'

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    BERLIN (AFP) - - Two leading Rwandan Hutu rebels were arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of crimes against humanity and war crimes this year and in 2008 in DR Congo, prosecutors said.

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