http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293676,two-dead-after-tunnel-collapse-in-andorra.html Andorra - At least two construction workers died when a traffic tunnel collapsed in the small south-western European country of Andorra Saturday, Spanish radio broadcaster RNE reported. Search efforts are underway in the rubble for five workers. Four... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293676,two-dead-after-tunnel-collapse-in-andorra.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293675,matthaeus-feels-treated-badly-in-his-native-germany.html Hamburg - Lothar Matthaeus says that Germans should be ashamed of the way are treating him and denying him a coaching job in the country. The 1990 World Cup-winning captain Matthaeus, 48, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung in an intervie... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:16:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293675,matthaeus-feels-treated-badly-in-his-native-germany.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293674,brown-proposes-financial-market-tax-at-g20-meeting--2nd-update.html St Andrews, Scotland - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged finance ministers from the world's 20 leading economies meeting Saturday to consider imposing a tax on financial transactions to help head off future global economic crises. It cannot ... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:58:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293674,brown-proposes-financial-market-tax-at-g20-meeting--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293673,sons-six-legged-chicken-project-worries-taiwanese-minister.html Taipei - Taiwan's young are too sheltered, bemoans a member of Taiwanese government. One has to look no further than his son, who seems to think chickens have six legs, he says. Speaking at a seminar on education, former education minister Tzeng Chih... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:34:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293673,sons-six-legged-chicken-project-worries-taiwanese-minister.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293672,top-us-security-man-sceptical-about-afghan-troop-build-up-spiegel.html Hamburg - The top White House national security adviser General James Jones has voiced strong scepticism about boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, warning that the conflict could swallow them up, the German weekly Der Spiegel reports in its lates... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293672,top-us-security-man-sceptical-about-afghan-troop-build-up-spiegel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293671,from-russia-with-aggravation-cop-airs-complaints-to-putin-online.html Moscow - A Russian police officer, annoyed with poor working conditions and overtime, skipped formal avenues for complaints and went straight to the top, via the internet, posting his grievances for the attention of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Dre... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293671,from-russia-with-aggravation-cop-airs-complaints-to-putin-online.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293670,seven-afghan-forces-civilian-killed-in-nato-airstrike--summary.html Kabul - Seven Afghan security forces and a civilian were killed and five US soldiers and 15 Afghan forces were injured in a NATO airstrike in western Afghanistan during a search operation for two missing US soldiers, officials said Saturday. Seven A... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293670,seven-afghan-forces-civilian-killed-in-nato-airstrike--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293669,tehran-police-more-than-100-arrested-at-opposition-rally.html Tehran - Tehran's police arrested more than 100 people on charges of disturbing the public order during a demonstration earlier this week in Tehran, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. Ignoring warnings from security officials, thou... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:34:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293669,tehran-police-more-than-100-arrested-at-opposition-rally.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293668,czech-premier-turns-down-nomination-for-eu-executive.html Prague - Caretaker Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Saturday indirectly turned down an offer by two major Czech political parties to become the Czech Republic's nominee for the European Commission. The premier confirmed that the two largest partie... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:58:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293668,czech-premier-turns-down-nomination-for-eu-executive.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293666,lebanons-rival-factions-agree-on-national-unity-cabinet--sources.html Beirut - Lebanon's ruling majority and the opposition led by Hezbollah have agreed to form a national-unity cabinet, thus ending a six-month political impasse in the country, sources said Saturday. A high-ranking source in the Western-backed ruling m... Middle East,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293666,lebanons-rival-factions-agree-on-national-unity-cabinet--sources.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293665,two-punters-crack-100-million-euro-lottery-jackpot-in-britain.html London - Two players in Britain have cracked the jackpot of 100 million euros (146 million dollars) in the Euromillions lottery, the Camelot lottery company said Saturday. The two winning tickets would divide the pot evenly. In the event that the tic... UK,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:10:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293665,two-punters-crack-100-million-euro-lottery-jackpot-in-britain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293664,seven-afghan-forces-killed-in-nato-airstrike-defence-ministry.html Kabul - Afghanistan said Saturday that seven security forces were killed in a NATO airstrike in western Afghanistan, where NATO said that 25 Afghan and NATO soldiers were wounded during a search operation for two missing US soldiers. Seven Afghan fo... Asia,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:10:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293664,seven-afghan-forces-killed-in-nato-airstrike-defence-ministry.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293663,arunachal-to-host-dalai-lama-despite-chinas-protests--feature.html New Delhi - The remote town of Tawang in India's eastern Arunachal Pradesh was preparing Saturday for a much-awaited visit by the Dalai Lama that has stirred a hornet's nest in India-China relations. The Tibetan spiritual leader is set to embark on a... India,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293663,arunachal-to-host-dalai-lama-despite-chinas-protests--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293662,extra-obama-attack-on-military-base.html Washington- The gunning-down of fellow soldiers allegedly by an army psychiatrist at the Fort Hood, Texas, military base was both heartbreaking and despicable, US President Barack Obama said during his weekly address Saturday. It is an act of violen... US,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293662,extra-obama-attack-on-military-base.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293661,pakistani-troops-kill-12-taliban-in-waziristan-offensive.html Islamabad - Pakistani troops have killed a further 12 Taliban militants during the ongoing operation in country's restive north-western region, the country's army said on Saturday. Five soldiers, including two officers, were also injured in the clash... Asia,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293661,pakistani-troops-kill-12-taliban-in-waziristan-offensive.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293660,november-9-1989-was-luckiest-dayof-german-history-says-merkel.html Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a personal account of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, which she called the luckiest day of recent German history, in a video broadcast released Saturday. The chancellor, who grew up in ... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:46:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293660,november-9-1989-was-luckiest-dayof-german-history-says-merkel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293659,french-pair-to-battle-for-bali-honours.html Bali, Indonesia - Marion Bartoli had to fight to the finish while Aavane Rezai was untroubled as the French pair won through into the final of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Saturday. The top seed Bartoli was rolling to what seemed to ... Asia,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:22:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293659,french-pair-to-battle-for-bali-honours.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293657,afghan-government-accuses-un-envoy-of-acting-beyond-his-authority.html Kabul - Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that top United Nations envoy in the country was acting beyond his authority by instructing the new government of President Hamid Karzai to exclude warlords and bring reforms. Kai Eide delivered c... Asia,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:10:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293657,afghan-government-accuses-un-envoy-of-acting-beyond-his-authority.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293654,china-starts-gas-pipeline-project-in-western-myanmar.html Yangon - China has started building a workboat wharf as a first step in its project to construct a 771-kilometre overland gas pipeline from Myanmar's Rakhine state to Yunnan, state media reported Saturday. Chinese National Petroleum Corp on October 3... Asia,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293654,china-starts-gas-pipeline-project-in-western-myanmar.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293652,us-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-to-visit-philippines.html Manila - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled to visit the Philippines next week, her Filipino counterpart said Saturday. Clinton was to arrive in Manila Thursday for a two-day visit before heading to Singapore for next weekend'... Asia,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:34:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293652,us-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-to-visit-philippines.html