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Archive for 29. October 2009

Iraq News- Election Crisis Looming- CNN World

29. October 2009 by admin.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.elections/index.html?eref=rss_worldThe fate of Iraq’s national elections hung in the balance Thursday as the nation’s lawmakers failed to convene for an official session and adopt an election law, a move that could spark a delay in the upcoming vote.

Members of the 275-member Council of Representatives caucused over the proposed election law legislation but not enough of the politicians were present for a quorum. Lawmakers told CNN that they hope to convene as early as Sunday to consider the measure.

Elections are scheduled for January 16, and the constitutional deadline for the elections is January 31.

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World News- Pakistan- 911 suspect name found in passport

29. October 2009 by admin.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/terror.suspect.passport/index.html?eref=rss_worldSherwangei, Pakistan (CNN) – A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military.

The passport was found in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani military has been battling to wrest

territory from the Taliban in Pakistan. It contained a Pakistani visa issued in August 2001 showing that the bearer entered Pakistan on September 4, 2001, and appeared unusually new for a document eight years old

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Africa News- Zimbabwe deports top UN official

29. October 2009 by admin.

 http://www.swradioafrica.com/news291009/nowak291009.htm

SW Radio Africa news - The Independent Voice of Zimbabwe

Deportation of top UN official sparks major diplomatic incident

By Tichaona Sibanda
29 October 2009

United Nations human rights expert, Manfred Nowak, was prevented from entering Zimbabwe on Wednesday and was deported, after spending the night at the airport, on the orders of ZANU PF.

Nowak had originally been invited by the government, but at the last minute, while he was in Johannesburg on his way to Harare, the invitation was withdrawn, because everyone was ‘too busy with the arrival of the SADC team’. But Prime Minister Tsvangirai sent a personal invitation.

Clarifying the fact that Mr. Tsvangirai has no power in the government at all, this invitation was completely ignored by authorities. On arrival at Harare airport Nowak was detained by security officials and told he had no clearance to enter the country. While he was being detained, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi was actually at the airport receiving members of the SADC Troika ministerial team, but neither he, nor the SADC officials, did anything.

Officials from the Prime Minister’s office who rushed to the airport to try to help were also refused permission to see him. Eventually he was sent back to Johannesburg. Speaking to journalists in Johannesburg on Thursday, Nowak said he had never been treated by any government in such a rude manner. He also called on the UN to take tough action again Zimbabwe.

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China News Business- Green- West Texas Wind Farm planned

29. October 2009 by admin.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/1030dnbuswind.264a63a1e.htmlChinese-American venture plans massive West Texas wind farm 12:59 PM CT

01:57 PM CDT on Thursday, October 29, 2009

By DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News
dmichaels@dallasnews.com

WASHINGTON – A Chinese-American joint venture has agreed to build the next massive wind farm on the plains of West Texas.

The partners, who include Dallas investor Cappy McGarr, announced the deal at a news conference in Washington. The project’s other owners include wind-power developer Cielo Wind Power of Austin and China’s Shenyang Power Group. The $1.5 billion project will be financed by Chinese banks, but McGarr said the group would seek funding for the project from the stimulus

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/1030dnbuswind.264a63a1e.html

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