11. september 2005

Turkish firm thrown out of Iran mobile phone deal (AFP). AFP - Turkish telecoms giant Turkcell was thrown out of a deal to build Iran's second mobile telephone network in the latest twist to a rollercoaster business deal that has badly hit Iranian-Turkish relations. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:12:58 PM    comment [] Red Cross calls for storm workers. The American Red Cross says it needs 40,000 extra volunteers to help deal with Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:22:03 PM    comment [] Israel declares end to Gaza rule. Israel's cabinet votes to end decades of military rule in Gaza, clearing the way for the last troops to start leaving. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:21:08 PM    comment [] Yahoo Says It Gave China Internet Data . HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 10 -- A co-founder and senior executive of Yahoo Inc., the global Internet giant, confirmed Saturday that his company gave Chinese authorities information later used to convict a Chinese journalist now imprisoned for leaking state secrets. By Peter S. Goodman. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:17:26 PM    comment [] Katrina Darkens the Outlook for Incumbents . Hurricane Katrina has the potential to foment change in Washington like the terrorist strikes did four years ago, altering the government's priorities for the foreseeable future and darkening the mood of an electorate that was already anxious before the storm hit shore, according to lawmakers,... By Jim VandeHei. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 3:16:28 PM    comment [] The Steady Buildup to a City's Chaos . Walter Maestri had dreaded this call for a decade, ever since he took over emergency management for Jefferson Parish, a marshy collection of suburbs around New Orleans. It was Friday night, Aug. 26, and his friend Max Mayfield was on the line. Mayfield is the head of the National Hurricane Center,... By Susan B. Glasser and Michael Grunwald. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 3:15:27 PM    comment [] Pentagon Revises Nuclear Strike Plan . The Pentagon has drafted a revised doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons that envisions commanders requesting presidential approval to use them to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction. The draft also includes the option of using nuclear arms to... By Walter Pincus. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 3:14:29 PM    comment [] Yahoo Founder Explains China E-Mail Move (AP). AP - Yahoo had to comply with a demand by Chinese authorities to provide information about a personal e-mail of a journalist who was later convicted under state secrecy laws and sentenced to 10 years in prison, the company's co-founder Jerry Yang said Saturday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 3:13:21 PM    comment [] Oil Spike Sends New England to Wood . LYNDEBOROUGH, N.H. -- There are plenty of ways to tell that the market for firewood has taken off here. Wood-burning stoves are selling out in stores, the price of split wood has jumped past $200 a cord and would-be woodsmen are filling up classes on lumberjack skills. By David A. Fahrenthold. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 3:11:22 PM    comment [] Brown blames Opec for fuel crisis. UK Chancellor Gordon Brown blames oil cartel Opec for the fuel crisis and rules out intervening on petrol prices. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:07:53 PM    comment []

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