http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/world-news-headlines-6246.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:25:30 GMT 2009-11-22T15:25:30Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/russian-cosmonaut-feoktistov-dies-at-83-415341.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 MOSCOW - Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:17:11 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/russian-cosmonaut-feoktistov-dies-at-83-415341.html 2009-11-22T08:17:11Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/indonesian-ferry-sinks-29-dead-some-240-rescued-415090.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island,but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:46:45 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/indonesian-ferry-sinks-29-dead-some-240-rescued-415090.html ALI KOTARUMALOS 2009-11-22T11:46:45Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/officials-pakistani-troops-kill-some-40-militants-415339.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:42 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/officials-pakistani-troops-kill-some-40-militants-415339.html ANWARULLAH KHAN 2009-11-22T08:10:42Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/iran-ex-official-gets-6-years-in-jail-for-protests-415127.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 TEHRAN, Iran - A former vice president has been released on bail in the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the country's post-election unrest, official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:57:23 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/iran-ex-official-gets-6-years-in-jail-for-protests-415127.html ALI AKBAR DAREINI 2009-11-22T13:57:23Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/iran-begins-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-sites-415126.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:08:25 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/iran-begins-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-sites-415126.html 2009-11-22T15:08:25Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/israeli-aircraft-strike-gaza-targets-415050.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 JERUSALEM - Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:41:22 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/israeli-aircraft-strike-gaza-targets-415050.html JOSEF FEDERMAN 2009-11-22T10:41:22Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/egypt-s-president-warns-israel-over-jerusalem-415291.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 CAIRO - Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:27:28 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/egypt-s-president-warns-israel-over-jerusalem-415291.html 2009-11-22T07:27:28Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/police-ira-dissidents-plant-car-bomb-in-belfast-415217.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 DUBLIN - Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:17:24 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/police-ira-dissidents-plant-car-bomb-in-belfast-415217.html SHAWN POGATCHNIK 2009-11-22T06:17:24Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/romanians-vote-for-president-amid-political-crisis-415073.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians voted for new president Sunday, hoping to end a leadership crisis that threatens a €1.5 billion ($2 billion) IMF loan their country desperately needs to ease a painful recession. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:11:31 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/romanians-vote-for-president-amid-political-crisis-415073.html ALISON MUTLER 2009-11-22T11:11:31Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/romanians-vote-for-president-amid-political-crisis-415072.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians voted for new president Sunday, hoping to end a leadership crisis that threatens a euro1.5 billion ($2 billion) IMF loan their country desperately needs to ease a painful recession. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:11:33 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/romanians-vote-for-president-amid-political-crisis-415072.html ALISON MUTLER 2009-11-22T11:11:33Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/dalai-lama-says-obama-not-soft-on-china-415253.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:46:39 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/dalai-lama-says-obama-not-soft-on-china-415253.html 2009-11-22T06:46:39Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/alleged-iraq-bombers-offer-confessions-415102.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BAGHDAD - Iraq's state television has shown what it says are confessions of alleged conspirators in October bombings of government offices that killed more than 150 people. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:22:04 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/alleged-iraq-bombers-offer-confessions-415102.html MAZIN YAHYA 2009-11-22T13:22:04Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/canadian-woman-loses-benefits-over-facebook-photo-415035.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BROMONT, Quebec - A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:19:45 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/canadian-woman-loses-benefits-over-facebook-photo-415035.html 2009-11-22T10:19:45Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/5-afghan-border-security-guards-killed-in-south-414036.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 KABUL - A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards traveling on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Sunday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:59:27 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/5-afghan-border-security-guards-killed-in-south-414036.html ELENA BECATOROS 2009-11-21T06:59:27Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/2-bomb-blasts-leave-7-dead-52-wounded-in-india-415107.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 GAUHATI, India - Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:50:31 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/2-bomb-blasts-leave-7-dead-52-wounded-in-india-415107.html WASBIR HUSSAIN 2009-11-22T11:50:31Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/china-coal-mine-blast-death-toll-jumps-to-87-414775.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 HEGANG, China - Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:34:06 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/china-coal-mine-blast-death-toll-jumps-to-87-414775.html CARA ANNA 2009-11-22T06:34:06Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/indonesian-television-says-a-ferry-with-more-than-200-passengers-has-sunk-near-sumatra-island-415087.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian television says a ferry with more than 200 passengers has sunk near Sumatra island. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:33:52 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/indonesian-television-says-a-ferry-with-more-than-200-passengers-has-sunk-near-sumatra-island-415087.html 2009-11-22T11:33:52Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/police-say-5-killed-20-wounded-in-3-bomb-blasts-in-northeastern-india-415084.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 GAUHATI, India - Police say 5 killed, 20 wounded in 3 bomb blasts in northeastern India. ___ November 22, 2009 06:30 AM EST Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:30:41 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/police-say-5-killed-20-wounded-in-3-bomb-blasts-in-northeastern-india-415084.html 2009-11-22T11:30:41Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/mumbai-still-vulnerable-1-year-after-terror-attack-414240.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 MUMBAI, India - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:13:51 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/mumbai-still-vulnerable-1-year-after-terror-attack-414240.html ERIKA KINETZ 2009-11-21T11:13:51Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/afghan-road-builder-s-dream-thwarted-by-violence-414086.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 KABUL - Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:54 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/afghan-road-builder-s-dream-thwarted-by-violence-414086.html TODD PITMAN 2009-11-21T08:00:54Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/hugo-chavez-invites-fidel-castro-to-venezuela-415007.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:42:59 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/hugo-chavez-invites-fidel-castro-to-venezuela-415007.html 2009-11-22T09:42:59Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/mccain-tension-between-aides-palin-no-big-deal--414098.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." "I enjoyed the book and she and I are dear friends. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:43:57 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/mccain-tension-between-aides-palin-no-big-deal--414098.html ROB GILLIES 2009-11-21T07:43:57Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/chavez-praises-alleged-terrorist-carlos-the-jackal-413798.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:51 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/chavez-praises-alleged-terrorist-carlos-the-jackal-413798.html IAN JAMES 2009-11-21T10:35:51Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/life-requested-for-us-suspect-in-italy-murder-case-413908.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 PERUGIA, Italy - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game - charges the U.S. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:14:18 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/life-requested-for-us-suspect-in-italy-murder-case-413908.html MARTA FALCONI 2009-11-21T14:14:18Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/state-news-agency-says-death-toll-in-northeast-china-coal-mine-blast-jumps-to-87-414767.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BEIJING - State news agency says death toll in northeast China coal mine blast jumps to 87. ___ November 22, 2009 01:23 AM EST Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:23:05 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/nation-world-news/state-news-agency-says-death-toll-in-northeast-china-coal-mine-blast-jumps-to-87-414767.html 2009-11-22T06:23:05Z