http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295633,us-welcomes-michelettis-temporary-step-down-in-honduras--summary.html Washington/Tegucigalpa - The United States Friday welcomed the intention by disputed Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti to temporarily step aside during elections, saying it created some breathing space for resolution of the five-month-old crisis. ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:16:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295633,us-welcomes-michelettis-temporary-step-down-in-honduras--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295632,us-stock-drop-slightly-on-dell-profits-mixed-for-week.html New York - Technology and energy shares pushed US stocks lower Friday, capping a mixed week for investors amid unease about the pace of the world's economic recovery. Tech stocks slid after a disappointing earnings report from computer giant Dell, wh... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295632,us-stock-drop-slightly-on-dell-profits-mixed-for-week.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295631,un-panel-condemns-irans-crackdown-on-protesters.html New York - The UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Friday condemned Iran's violent crackdown on the crowd that protested alleged fraud during the June presidential elections. The committee voted 74-48 to condemn human rights violations, h... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295631,un-panel-condemns-irans-crackdown-on-protesters.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295630,us-michelettis-temporary-step-down-could-open-political-space.html Washington - The United States sees the decision by Honduras' disputed de-facto leader to step down during elections as a positive step, a senior US State Department official said Friday. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymi... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295630,us-michelettis-temporary-step-down-could-open-political-space.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295629,grenade-attacks-shake-central-mexico-in-the-wake-of-arrest.html Mexico City - Successive grenade attacks on police facilities left one person injured and caused damage in central Mexico, in violence that offials said could be linked to the arrest of an alleged drug boss. That is a possibility, yes, Carlos Zamar... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295629,grenade-attacks-shake-central-mexico-in-the-wake-of-arrest.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295628,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-20-november-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                     forward Copper  6,776.50 ( 6,753.00)     6,802.50 ( 6,781.00) Lead      2,313.50 ( 2,324.50)   2,337.50 ( 2,347... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295628,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-20-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295627,fire-destroys-106-homes-in-poor-neighbourhood-in-guayaquil-ecuador.html Quito - A serious fire on Friday destroyed 106 homes in a poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. There were no immediately reports of deaths. However, the Ecuadorian Public Health Ministry said 14 children had to be admitted in... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295627,fire-destroys-106-homes-in-poor-neighbourhood-in-guayaquil-ecuador.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295626,un-welcomes-new-european-union-leadership.html New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the appointment of Belgium's Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as first president of the European Union and Catherine Ashton as the EU's top diplomat. Ban said he looks forward to working ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295626,un-welcomes-new-european-union-leadership.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295625,gm-opel-restructuring-plan-by-mid-december-cuts-up-to-25.html Washington - US carmaker General Motors will present a new restructuring plan for its European operations by mid-December, Nick Reilly, the new head of GM Europe, wrote on his new blog Friday. While the details were still being hashed out, Reilly war... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295625,gm-opel-restructuring-plan-by-mid-december-cuts-up-to-25.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295624,porsche-board-agrees-to-vw-tie-up--summary.html Berlin - Luxury German sports carmaker Porsche said Friday its board had agreed to the group's planned integration into Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest auto manufacturer. The decision by the Porsche supervisory board came after German-based VW's supe... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295624,porsche-board-agrees-to-vw-tie-up--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295623,agassi-drug-confession-ancient-history-for-atp.html London - Andre Agassi's crystal meth confession will not spark a probe into the 1997 case due to the fact the 39-year-old has retired from the game, ATP boss Adam Helfant said Friday. I have appointed an outside law firm to go through the records of... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295623,agassi-drug-confession-ancient-history-for-atp.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295622,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-20-november-2009.html Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295622,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-20-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295621,jordanians-demonstrate-against-israeli-measures-in-jerusalem.html Amman - About 3,000 Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on Friday to protest what they called an Israeli conspiracy against al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish state seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war. The rally, organized by ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295621,jordanians-demonstrate-against-israeli-measures-in-jerusalem.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295620,miley-cyrus-tour-bus-in-accident-driver-dead.html New York - A Miley Cyrus tour bus flipped off a wet road in central Virginia Friday, leavingone person dead and others injured, state police told WTVR broadcaster in Richmond, Virginia. The bus was carrying members of the singer's production lighting... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295620,miley-cyrus-tour-bus-in-accident-driver-dead.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295619,nadal-all-but-confirms-his-second-place-status.html London - Rafael Nadal admitted Friday that any chances he would have to overhaul Switzerland's Roger Federer at the season- ending ATP World Tour Finals are all but non-existent. All it will take for the Swiss powerhouse to top the year-end table for... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295619,nadal-all-but-confirms-his-second-place-status.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295618,cas-rejects-pechstein-appeal-to-race.html Lausanne, Switzerland - Five-time Olympic speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein will not be able to race on Saturday in Hamar, Norway after an application was turned down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne on Friday. Pechstein... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295618,cas-rejects-pechstein-appeal-to-race.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295617,abbas-prods-lula-to-seek-end-of-iranian-support-for-hamas.html Salvador, Brazil - Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to convince Iran to put an end to its support for the radical Palestinian movement Hamas. Iran supports Hamas with money. H... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295617,abbas-prods-lula-to-seek-end-of-iranian-support-for-hamas.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295616,russia-germany-stress-interest-in-strategic-partnership--summary.html Moscow - Germany and Russia stressed their interest Friday in pursuing their strategic partnership in talks between Kremlin leaders and Berlin's new foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle. Westerwelle, making his first trip to Moscow since his recent ap... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295616,russia-germany-stress-interest-in-strategic-partnership--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295615,miley-julia-cyrus.html Miley Cyrus dressed as Julia Roberts' character from 'Pretty Woman' for her 17th birthday party at New York's Canal Room. US,Entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295615,miley-julia-cyrus.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295614,sadie-frost-to-lift-lid-on-law.html Sadie Frost is penning an autobiography which will reveal ''everything'' about her marriage to Jude Law and her relationship with her first husband, Spandau Ballet singer Gary Kemp. US,Entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295614,sadie-frost-to-lift-lid-on-law.html