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/295746,mubarak-to-peres-israel-must-stop-building-settlements--summary.html Cairo - Israeli President Shimon Peres met Sunday in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart Hosny Mubarak who said that the peace process in the region required the Jewish State to cease settlement construction in the West Bank. We need first to stop s... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:28:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295746,mubarak-to-peres-israel-must-stop-building-settlements--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295745,fifa-expert-says-match-fixing-is-as-bad-as-doping.html Hamburg - A betting expert of football's controlling body FIFA, Wolfgang Feldner, has described match fixing as dangerous as doping. Match-fixing for betting purposes are one of the biggest threats to football, as dangerous as doping, the German said... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:28:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295745,fifa-expert-says-match-fixing-is-as-bad-as-doping.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295744,nine-dead-after-ferry-carrying-242-sinks-in-indonesia--summary.html Jakarta - At least nine people were killed when a ferry carrying at least 242 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 232 people survived. But search teams using a numbe... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:22:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295744,nine-dead-after-ferry-carrying-242-sinks-in-indonesia--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295743,qatar-minister-hopeful-for-darfur-peace.html Doha - Qatar, which hosts talks between the government of Sudan and rebels from its western Darfur region, has expressed hope that a peace deal can be reached soon between the warring sides, media reports said Sunday. Minister of State for Foreign Af... Africa,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:04:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295743,qatar-minister-hopeful-for-darfur-peace.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295742,lebanon-celebrates-66th-independence-day.html Beirut - Lebanon celebrated its 66th Independence Day on Sunday amid calls to enhance national unity and bring about about economic and political reforms. On November 22, 1943, Lebanon was liberated from a French mandate that lasted 23 years after th... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:58:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295742,lebanon-celebrates-66th-independence-day.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295741,sweden-take-womens-relay.html Beitostolen, Norway - The Swedish women's cross-country skiing team on Sunday won the first relay of the World Cup season, when they took the 4x5 kilometre event in Beitostolen. The Swedish relay team of Anna Olsson, Sara Lindborg, Anna Haag and Char... Sports Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295741,sweden-take-womens-relay.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295740,former-iran-vice-president-sentenced-to-prison-for-protests--summary.html Tehran - Former Iranian vice president Mohammad-Ali Abtahi was sentenced to a six-year jail term for his involvement in post- election unrest in June, a news report said Sunday. Abtahi, deputy to reformist president Mohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2005... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:58:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295740,former-iran-vice-president-sentenced-to-prison-for-protests--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295739,four-dead-after-ferry-carrying-240-sinks-in-indonesia-.html Jakarta - At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 202 people survived. But search teams using a number of nava... Australasia,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:22:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295739,four-dead-after-ferry-carrying-240-sinks-in-indonesia-.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295738,report-no-living-witnesses-left-for-demjanjuk-trial.html Berlin - The trial of alleged war-criminal John Demjanjuk, 89, will likely proceed without any eyewitnesses available to the prosecution, the news magazine Focus reported Sunday. Due to start on November 30, the trial of Demjanjuk, who was extradited... Legal,General Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:10:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295738,report-no-living-witnesses-left-for-demjanjuk-trial.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295737,suicide-bomber-kills-iraqi-policeman-injures-at-least-eight.html Baghdad - A man detonated explosives packed into his car as he approached a police checkpoint north of the western Iraqi city of Falluja on Sunday, killing a policeman, police and medics said. Medics said five policemen and three civilian bystanders ... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:58:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295737,suicide-bomber-kills-iraqi-policeman-injures-at-least-eight.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295736,irans-revolutionary-guards-start-military-manoeuvres--2nd-update.html Tehran - Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday began military manoeuvres that are to focus mainly on testing air force capabilities against attacks on nuclear sites, the Khabar news network reported. The latest exercises, being held in central, weste... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:10:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295736,irans-revolutionary-guards-start-military-manoeuvres--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295735,bomb-kills-five-afghan-border-police.html Kandahar - Five Afghan border police were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a police commander said. The incident happened in Spin Boldak, a district in the volatile province of Kandahar bordering Pakistan, said General Abd... Asia,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:52:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295735,bomb-kills-five-afghan-border-police.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295734,ferry-with-more-than-200-people-sinks-in-indonesia--update.html Jakarta - A ferry with 240 people on board sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, killing at least one person, police and media reports said. Search teams are looking for survivors from the Dumai Express 10, which was sai... Australasia,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:46:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295734,ferry-with-more-than-200-people-sinks-in-indonesia--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295733,six-killed-54-injured-in-twin-blasts-in-indias-assam.html New Delhi - At least six people were killed and 54 injured Sunday in two bombings by suspected separatist rebels in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials and news reports said. The bombs exploded near a police station in the Nalbari town, s... India,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:22:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295733,six-killed-54-injured-in-twin-blasts-in-indias-assam.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295732,ten-wounded-in-overnight-israeli-strikes-on-gaza--update.html Jerusalem - At least 10 Palestinians were injured in three successive Israeli airstrikes overnight and early Sunday on the southern, central and northern Gaza Strip, medical officials and and the Israeli military said. They said the aircraft fired tw... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295732,ten-wounded-in-overnight-israeli-strikes-on-gaza--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295731,ferry-with-more-than-200-people-sinks-in-indonesia.html Jakarta - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said. Search teams are looking for survivors from the Dumai Express 10 which was sailing f... Australasia,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295731,ferry-with-more-than-200-people-sinks-in-indonesia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295730,irans-revolutionary-guards-to-hold-military-manoeuvres--update.html Tehran - Iran's revolutionary guards were scheduled to begin military manoeuvres on Sunday, the news network Khabar reported. The exercises will last for five days and mainly focus on testing the air force capabilities and protective measures in case... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:58:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295730,irans-revolutionary-guards-to-hold-military-manoeuvres--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295729,opposition-leader-vows-to-continue-despite-pressure.html Tehran - Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi said his Green Movement would continue despite pressure by the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reformist websites reported Sunday. The movement - the colour green stands for protest... Middle East,World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:40:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295729,opposition-leader-vows-to-continue-despite-pressure.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295728,shakira-gets-broody.html Shakira has revealed she is ready to start a family with her fiance Antonio de la Rua because her ''biological clock is ticking''. US,Entertainment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:31:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295728,shakira-gets-broody.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295727,muses-classical-ambition.html Muse feel like 19th century classical music composers, and said they are on a quest to revolutionize music. US,Entertainment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:30:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295727,muses-classical-ambition.html