NIKOS ARVANITIDIS/ANA A policeman in riot gear watches over a central Thessaloniki street early yesterday after a group of self–styled anarchists attacked a Piraeus Bank branch and the entrance to the grounds of the Thessaloniki International Fair. Police said that a group of about 15 men threw rocks and Molotov c >>>

     A last–minute decision by a court on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos allowed the the local prefecture to release on Saturday a book containing 12 previously unpublished letters by the late Nobel Laureate Odysseus Elytis.

The beneficiary of the poet’s intellectual rights, Ioulita Iliopoulo, lodged an a >>>

     Use in homes is too limited Some European countries are forging ahead with the use of solar power, but Greece is lagging behind, mainly because of the lack of incentives for homeowners to install and make use of renewable energy sources, experts in the field told Sunday’s Kathimerini.

Last year, Greece produced >>>

     AP Greece suffered yesterday its third defeat in as many games at the World Volleyball Championship in Japan, losing 3–0 to Germany (25–22, 28–26,
25–21). Greece also lost to France (3–1) on Friday and Brazil (3–0) on Saturday. Germany’s Marcus Popp (No 1) is seen spiking against >>>

     SOCCER RESULTS Rivaldo rescues Olympiakos; AEK and Panathinaikos win as well Brazilian star Rivaldo came on as a substitute at halftime on Saturday and scored twice to help Olympiakos fight back from 2–0 down to beat Aris 3–2 in Thessaloniki. The Piraeus club maintained its two–point lead at the top of >>>

     A pay system for parking in central Athens will go into operation today in an attempt by city council officials to tame the city’s chaotic traffic conditions.

At an initial stage, 5,4'4 places will be color–coded, of which 2,538 will be assigned to residents for 10 euros per year.

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     ANKARA (AP) – The spiritual leader of the world‘s Orthodox Christians cautioned Turks in an interview published Sunday against creating potential «unpleasant incidents» during Pope Benedict XVI‘s upcoming trip to Turkey.

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios said in an interview published in the >>>

     The coast guard arrested three suspected human traffickers on Saturday and detained 24 illegal immigrants after a boat chase off the central Greek island of Evia, the Merchant Marine Ministry said yesterday.

The ministry said that a coast guard patrol boat ordered a sailing vessel to stop for an inspection, but >>>

     Cabinet expected to look over new traffic regulations this week New traffic rules raising fines by up to 400 percent are expected to be discussed at a Cabinet meeting this week after a series of revisions held back the final preparation of the draft bill, sources told Sunday’s Kathimerini.

The government has sa >>>

     Monday Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis travels to London, where she is to meet with her counterpart Margaret Beckett and European Affairs Minister Geoff Hoon.

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is to attend the unveiling at Madame Tussauds in London of wax statues of late Greek statesmen Eleftherios Venizelos, C >>>

     Fritz Blaser, Berne Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Notre Conseil fédéral demande au bon peuple helvétique d‘accepter de payer le milliard de cohésion lors de la votation du 26 novembre prochain. On nous assure que cet accord se révélera profitable pour l‘économie suisse.

P >>>

     JURISPRUDENCE. Un arręt confirme que le client d‘une banque n‘est pas censé ignorer les agissements de tous les signataires sur son compte. Le silence est interprété par la banque comme un consentement.

Carlo Lombardini, Avocat au barreau de Gen';ve Lundi 20 novembre 2006 >>>

     Un secteur sous la loupe. Larissa Rosanoff, CAIA. Analyste fonds de placement et hedge funds, Bordier & Cie Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Le private equity (PE) ŕ portée de chaque portefeuille – telle est l‘ambition affichée par l‘émergence de nouveaux fonds de PE cotés sur les Bo >>>

     Au cśur des marchés. Produire ou vendre? Bloc–notes. Derri';re les bonus, la débâcle immobili';re Placements. Du nouveau dans la finance. L‘intelligence artificielle invalide les stratégies miracle de trading automatique Fonds de placement. Questions ŕ Jürg >>>

     Bloc–notes. Derri';re les bonus, la débâcle immobili';re Placements. Du nouveau dans la finance. L‘intelligence artificielle invalide les stratégies miracle de trading automatique Fonds de placement. Questions ŕ Jürg Furrer. «Nous n‘avons réalisé >>>

     SEXE. Morges accueillait le salon Extasia: tournages de films X avec participation du public, stars du porno. Devant une foule jeune et décomplexée. Reportage.

Sylvain Menétrey Lundi 20 novembre 2006 D‘un côté, les entrelacs évocateurs des deux danseuses de table. De l‘ >>>

     Bloc–notes. Ignace Jeannerat Lundi 20 novembre 2006 «De gros bonus pour Wall Street une fois encore», selon le New York Times.

«Jamais, dans toute l‘histoire de Wall Street, tant de gens ont gagné autant d‘argent en si peu de temps», ajoute Bloomberg. En effet, les >>>

     L‘épidémie silencieuse des faux médicaments Au salon des (a)mateurs Comme un lundi: Lionel Baier SOCIETE Le Temps I Article Bruno Pieters, roi du textile suisse, une fois DEFILES. Palmar';s du plus grand concours de mode helvétique.

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     Renzo Ambrosetti, coprésident du syndicat Unia, souligne que le milliard de cohésion sera aussi utile pour éviter la pression sur les salaires et l‘emploi en Suisse.

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     Auteur de «Comme des voleurs», film actuellement en salles. Chef du département cinéma de l‘ECAL.

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     GENEVE. Dérapage verbal du syndicat. La lecture de ce texte (856 caract';res) est réservée ŕ nos abonnés en ligne. S‘abonner ŕ l‘édition en ligne pour 16 CHF par mois. Permet de consulter tous les articles du jour, les éditions PDF et ePaper et de profiter d&ls >>>

     GENEVE. La ville se plaint de ne pas avoir été prévenue par le canton d‘une perte fiscale liée au départ de la banque Pictet.

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     Le conseiller d‘Etat «hors sol», 62 ans, a été brillamment réélu au gouvernement de son canton, d';s le premier tour du scrutin. Il évoque les défis qui attendent celui–ci, avant le second tour du 26 novembre.

François Mauron Lundi 20 novembre 2 >>>

     OBESITE. L‘Espagne veut interdire les pubs pour aliments tr';s caloriques. La Grande–Bretagne bannit les réclames de fast–foods de certains programmes TV. Un front anti–junkfood se l';ve–t–il?

François Musseau, Madrid Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Identit&# >>>

     CONFERENCE. GAIM Invest, la grand–messe de l‘industrie alternative, a été l‘occasion de parler des stratégies en vue.

Yves Genier et Myret Zaki Lundi 20 novembre 2006 N‘en déplaise aux détracteurs, les hedge funds se portent bien et leur avenir s‘annonce ra >>>

     REDEVANCE. Le directeur de la SSR Armin Walpen prévient: sans augmentation de ressources, l‘offre pourrait diminuer en Suisse romande.

Ron Hochuli Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Cela faisait longtemps que les médias du service public n‘avaient pas autant parlé d‘eux–męmes. De >>>

     COMMERCE EN LIGNE. Un cryptologue allemand a montré que les puces du parc informatique étaient vulnérables et ne garantissaient pas la s$';reté des transactions en ligne. La dématérialisation des échanges est menacée et les fabricants de microprocesseurs sont sur les dents. >>>

     Fiche signalétique Fonds de placement. Simplification des r';gles transfrontali';res en Europe Acteurs. L‘avis de l‘expert. Le client a l‘obligation d‘examiner les transactions effectuées sur son compte Acteurs. Un secteur sous la loupe. Le private equity ŕ port >>>

     Le Temps Lundi 20 novembre 2006 La Commission européenne a rédigé une série de propositions pour simplifier les ventes de fonds entre les pays de l‘Union européenne. Réunies dans un «livre blanc», elles seront en consultation publique l‘année prochaine et donner >>>

     Le premier secrétaire du parti François Hollande (ŕ gauche) devrait quitter sa fonction ŕ la tęte des socialistes en cas de victoire de sa compagne Ségol';ne Royale ŕ la présidentielle. Photo: Keystone FRANCE. La victoire de sa compagne Ségol';ne Royal place l >>>

     ONU. Le futur ex–secrétaire général a visité des appartements dimanche. Luis Lema Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Finalement, ce devrait ętre Gen';ve! Kofi Annan, le secrétaire général de l‘ONU sortant et sa femme envisageaient de s‘établir dans le canton de >>>

     CONTREFA
'';ONS. 30% des rem';des vendus dans le tiers–monde sont des faux.
50% sur le Net.

Christian Lecomte Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Il y a les faux pulls Lacoste et les faux sacs Vuitton. Moins connus, il y a aussi les faux médicaments. Selon Pharmaciens sans fronti';re >>>

     De nouvelles capacités de production sont prévues. Tristan de Bourbon, Pékin Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Męme si un Chinois consomme dix fois moins qu‘un Américain et six fois moins qu‘un Européen, Pékin est confrontée ŕ une demande énergétique en explosion. >>>

     Editorial. Catherine Cossy Lundi 20 novembre 2006 La Suisse peut vivre avec la décision d‘Appenzell Rhodes–Intérieures ou de Nidwald de ne plus enseigner le français ŕ l‘école primaire. Mais si Zurich accepte dimanche prochain l‘initiative populaire demandant de facto que >>>

     Jean–Antoine Cramer, Chambésy (GE) Lundi 20 novembre 2006 J‘ai lu votre interview de Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secrétaire général de l‘OTAN (Le Temps du 7 novembre), oů ce dernier nous livre ses états d‘âme sur le manque de mobilisation de la communauté intern >>>

     CHIFFRES. Deux millions d‘abonnements vendus. Le Temps Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Le nombre d‘usagers des transports publics en possession d‘un demi–tarif a atteint un chiffre record en Suisse: ils sont 2043606 ŕ disposer de l‘abonnement des CFF qui devrait bientôt également pouv >>>

     INTERNATIONAL Le Temps I International I Article Le Guatemala plonge dans les archives de la terreur HISTOIRE. Plus de 70 millions de pi';ces racontent meurtres et disparitions.

Frédéric Faux, San Salvador Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Dans la pénombre d‘un bureau sans fenętre apparai >>>

     UNION EUROPEENNE. Les tentatives de la Finlande pour mettre fin au veto polonais avant le sommet UE–Russie du 24 novembre n‘ont pas encore abouti.

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     Jean–Pierre Maccaud, Calonge/Girona (E) Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Actuellement retraité de l‘AVS, je vis en Espagne. Ma vie professionnelle s‘est déroulée pour la majeure partie dans le monde complexe de l‘assurance.

Grâce ŕ la presse helvétique qui me parvient >>>

     Sébastien Salerno, chercheur en communication politique au Département de sociologie ŕ l‘Université de Gen';ve, estime qu‘Internet est un vecteur de démocratisation de la politique.

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     BASKETBALL. Kgomotso, l‘aîné, joue ŕ Monthey, en LNA helvétique. Thabo, le cadet, fait ses armes en NBA, dans les rangs des Chicago Bulls. Un abîme sportif et financier les sépare, pourtant les frangins sont aussi unis que des jumeaux.

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     FOOTBALL. Trois défaites en six matches pour le coach du FC Sion. Le président Constantin ne dit (presque) rien, mais n‘en pense pas moins.

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     EXPOSITION. Le Musée d‘Orsay réhabilite un peintre catholique visionnaire dans ses discours, conventionnel dans ses sujets. Coloriste audacieux, il fut célébré de son vivant avant de tomber dans une indifférence polie.

Laurent Wolf, Paris Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Certains artis >>>

     • Les Zurichois se prononcent dimanche prochain sur l‘initiative qui veut reléguer le français en 7e année.

• Tout le dispositif d‘enseignement des langues dans les écoles suisses risque d‘ętre remis en question en cas de oui.

• Les Romands sont inquiets: l&ls >>>

     Fonds placement Marchés Economie Emploi, formation Sortir Samedi culturel Disques Livres Sciences Multimédia Dossiers Blogs Forums Archives Galeries de photos Revue de presse Newsletters Hors–séries Edition RSS Edition PDF Edition ePaper Coin des abonnés Boutique Events SMSAnnonces WebAdresses >>>

     Culture Eclairages Courrier lecteurs Météo Finance Fonds placement Marchés Economie Emploi, formation Sortir Samedi culturel Disques Livres Sciences Multimédia Dossiers Blogs Forums Archives Galeries de photos Revue de presse Newsletters Hors–séries Edition RSS Edition PDF Edition ePaper C >>>

     ASIE. Le président chinois Hu Jintao est en visite officielle en Inde. Aux incidents de fronti';re succ';dent les plaintes antidumping. Tristan de Bourbon, Pékin Lundi 20 novembre 2006 La rencontre ce lundi ŕ New Delhi entre Hu Jintao, président et secrétaire du Parti communiste >>>

     Questions ŕ Yvan Tardy, syndic d‘Epalinges et nouveau président de l‘Union des communes vaudoises.

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     Roger Federer: Une année hors normes. Photo: Keystone TENNIS. Vainqueur du Masters, le Bâlois ponctue une année hors norme qui, ŕ une victoire pr';s, l‘a conduit aux portes de la légende, comme le plus grand joueur absolu.

Christian Despont Lundi 20 novembre 2006 A deux se >>>

     2E PILIER. Les taux d‘intéręt et de conversion doivent cesser de faire l‘objet de marchandages politiques. Il faut ancrer dans la loi des crit';res qui déterminent automatiquement l‘évolution des taux.

Jean–Daniel Delley, pour Contrepoint Lundi 20 novembre 200 >>>

     L‘UDC s‘inqui';te pour l‘avenir de Christoph Blocher au Conseil fédéral. Apr';s avoir averti que son ministre pourrait se présenter au National face au risque de ne pas ętre confirmé au gouvernement, Ueli Maurer est allé plus loin dans la SonntagsZeitung. S >>>

     VAUD. Professeure de droit ŕ l‘Uni de Lausanne, la libérale prend sa retraite. Portrait d‘une femme qui «ne peut s‘empęcher de réagir». Yelmarc Roulet Lundi 20 novembre 2006 Suzette Sandoz, professeur de droit de la famille ŕ l‘Université de Lausanne, est >>>

     REFORME. Une commission du parlement propose l‘abolition du double nom des époux.

Le Temps Lundi 20 novembre 2006 A l‘avenir, mari et femme garderont chacun leur nom, ou choisiront de porter le męme, celui de l‘homme ou de la femme. Le double nom disparaîtra, avec ou sans tiret. >>>

     Jean–Paul Glasson, vice–président de la commission des affaires juridiques du Conseil national. En supprimant les doubles noms, les couples pourraient choisir le patronyme qu´ils transmettent ŕ leurs enfants. Photo: Keystone PATRONYME. Une sous–commission du Conseil national veut tirer l >>>

     ZURICH. Certains jeunes impliqués dans l‘affaire auraient déjŕ pris part ŕ une agression il y a un an dans leur école, sans avoir été inquiétés.

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     Boris Cyrulnik publie un nouveau livre, «De chair et d‘âme». La résilience, cette capacité ŕ reprendre vie apr';s un traumatisme, est toujours au cśur de ses recherches. Interview–fleuve oů le neuropsychiatre évoque le rôle de la sérotonine et >>>

     Viol de Zurich: certains accusés auraient des antécédents Questions ŕ Yvan Tardy. «Je suis favorable aux fusions de petites communes» Suzette Sandoz, la Dame de fer qui ne renoncera pas ŕ dire non Conflit ravivé avec la cheffe de la police Controverse ŕ 12 millions autour d >>>

     Stephen L. Brundage, Arab News DAMMAM, 20 November 2006 — Saudi Aramco’s vice president of exploration detailed the company’s efforts to bolster natural gas supplies to support the Kingdom’s growing petrochemical industry to business leaders and investors yesterday at the Saudi Energy Forum in Dammam. He reported signif >>>

     Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News RIYADH, 20 November 2006 — It could not have been more embarrassing. As 400 foreign investors and businessmen from GCC countries, the US as well as Asia and Europe arrived to attend the Saudi IPO Summit 2006, they were refused entry to the venue. What they were told was: «Entry is pr >>>

     Stephen L. Brundage, Arab News Khaled Alsenani of the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals addresses the Saudi Energy Forum in Dammam on Sunday. (AN photo by Stephen L. Brundage)

DAMMAM, 20 November 2006 — Saudi Arabia is poised to become one of the world’s petrochemical leaders in the coming decade, creating tho >>>

     Syed Rashid Husain, Arab News DAMMAM, 20 November 2006 — Gas would continue to propel the industrial drive of the Kingdom, heralding a new era of prosperity for its people.

With gas demand in Saudi Arabia set to grow three fold, from five billion cubic feet per day (BCFD) to 14.5 BCFD by 2030 Saudi Arabia is pu >>>

     Arab News JEDDAH, 20 November 2006 — The Saudi–Australian Joint Commission meeting, which was held in Riyadh on Saturday, was successful, according to Saudi ambassador to Australia and New Zealand Hasan Talaat Nazer. He hoped that the meeting, which was presided over by Commerce and Industry Minister Dr. Hashim Ya >>>

     Tang Li, Arab News HANOI, 20 November 2006 — The 21 leaders of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region ended their weekend summit in the Vietnamese capital with a statement warning that failure to get the Doha Round of trade talks moving would bring «grave» economic consequences to the glob >>>

     Arab News DUBAI, 20 November 2006 — The director general of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Butti Ahmed, launched the Value Added Tax (VAT) study project at an official meeting with customs executives including group members and representatives from the consultancy firm tasked with VAT study. Butti affirmed that study aims to iden >>>

     Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady With Vietnam’s accession as the 150th member of the World Trade Organization, the global economy is witnessing the birth of one more «economic tiger».

The hosting of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Hanoi, and the presence of world leaders such as Preside >>>

     Adil Salahi, Arab News The pilgrimage is a major duty and a central act of worship for all Muslims. It is one of the five acts of worship that constitute the pillars of Islam. The other four are the declaration of God’s oneness and Muhammad’s message, prayer, zakah and fasting in Ramadan. All Muslims, wherever they happ >>>

     Arab News RIYADH, 20 November 2006 — Fatalities related to motorbike accidents reached a record high in the Kingdom with '6' deaths last year, according to Maj.

Gen. Fahd Al–Bishr, head of the Traffic Department. A lack of rules and regulations for motorbikes, including the use of safety helmets a >>>

     Lulwa Shalhoub & Razan Baker, Arab News JEDDAH, 20 November 2006 — As part of international celebrations, the Saudi Pediatric Association marked the World Childhood Day yesterday and discussed issues relating to Saudi children. About 300 people attended a conference and series of seminars held at the Hilton Hotel th >>>

     Raid Qusti, Arab News RIYADH, 20 November 2006 – Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmed said here yesterday that there was no plan to construct a fence on the Saudi–Iraqi border.

&#34There is no fence... but efforts are being made to decrease the flow of illegals from Iraq to the Kingdom and vice >>>

     P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News JEDDAH, 20 November 2006 — Pilgrims will now be able to purchase sacrificial animals for the Haj ritual through the Internet and will be issued coupons in a new initiative spearheaded by the Islamic Development (IDB), which supervises the Kingdom’s sacrificial meat utilization project.
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     Arab News ABHA, 20 November 2006 — The efforts of nine brothers to reconcile their parents, who had been divorced for the past 17 years, succeeded on Friday when their father, who is in his 70s, and their 50–year–old mother, agreed to get married, the daily Al–Watan reported yesterday. The mother had m >>>

     Maha Akeel, Arab News JEDDAH, 20 November 2006 — Saudi students approved for US scholarships by the Ministry of Higher Education can expect to receive notices by the end of this month, said a US Embassy official in Riyadh.

In a presentation given yesterday at the Dar Al–Hekma College for girls urging stud >>>

     Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, 20 November 2006 — At least 50 people died in attacks across Iraq yesterday, including a suicide car bombing in a mainly Shiite town that killed nearly two dozen building laborers looking for work.

The violence erupted as Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem of neighboring Syria b >>>

     Imran Rahman & Agencies DHAKA, 20 November 2006 — Bangladeshis are fleeing the capital Dhaka ahead of a countrywide transport blockade that begins today, the second in less than a week. Schools are trying to finish annual tests, banks are working extra hours, while many are buying tickets out of Dhaka, witnesses sai >>>

     Arab News DUBAI, 20 November 2006 — A young Emirati woman is now able to fulfill her dream of studying for a Masters degree thanks to a scholarship funded by the British Business Group (BBG).

Shaikha Al–Mazmi has embarked on an M.Sc. in Information Technology Management at the British University in Dubai >>>

     Nilofar Suhrawardy, Arab News NEW DELHI, 20 November 2006 — President Hu Jintao, accompanied by his wife Liu Yongqing and a large delegation of businessmen, begins his four–day India visit today. He is the first Chinese head to visit India in a decade.

While Jiang Zemin, the first Chinese president to vis >>>

     Muhammad Ashraf, Arab News THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, 20 November 2006 — Suspended Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh yesterday challenged Congress party disciplinary committee chairman and Defense Minister A.K.

Antony to expel him from the party. «I challenge Antony as disc >>>

     Azhar Masood & Agencies President Pervez Musharraf greets British Prime Minister Tony Blair ahead of their meeting in Lahore on Sunday. (Reuters)

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, 20 November 2006 — Pakistan and Britain pledged yesterday to strengthen bilateral relations and boost cooperation in anti–terror war.
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     Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News GAZA CITY, 20 November 2006 — Israel called off airstrikes on the homes of two fighters yesterday after hundreds of Palestinians crowded around the buildings forming human shields, a new tactic that forced the army to re–evaluate its aerial campaign in the Gaza Strip.

But hours >>>

     Arif Ali, Arab News ISLAMABAD, 20 November 2006 — The Supreme Court will hear a petition today concerning a dispute over the Supreme Court Bar Association elections in which two candidates have staked claim to the presidency of the SCBA.

Some 10 judges will assist Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry in the >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 5:46 AM AP Photo BAG113 By STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Syria‘s foreign minister called Sunday for a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces to help end Iraq‘s sectarian bloodbath, in a groundbreaking diplomatic mission to Iraq that comes >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 1:46 PM AP Photo BAU103 BERLIN (AP) – A Berlin commuter train rear–ended a stationary maintenance vehicle at a busy station Monday, injuring 33 people, two of them seriously, officials said.

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     Monday November 20, 2006 1:31 AM BEIJING (AP) – A stampede on a stairwell at a school in eastern China killed six children and injured 11, state media said Monday.

The stampede occurred Saturday night when hundreds of students at Tutang Middle School in Jiangxi province‘s Duchang County swarmed out >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 12:46 AM AP Photo XMQ116 By NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI (AP) – Afghanistan‘s neighbors and donor countries met Sunday to discuss ways to boost trade, economic growth and stability in the war–ravaged country.

No specific proposals were offered nor w >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:46 AM BERLIN (AP) – A masked man opened fire with a pistol in a high school in northwestern Germany, wounding eight people Monday in an attack that ended with his death, police said.

It was not immediately clear how the man died. Police spokesman Klaus Laackmann would not say w >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 2:31 AM AP Photo BAG105 By STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Syria‘s foreign minister called Sunday for a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces to help end Iraq‘s sectarian bloodbath, in a groundbreaking diplomatic mission to Iraq that comes >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 1:16 AM AP Photo INDC103 By DEANNA MARTIN Associated Press Writer NORTH VERNON, Ind. (AP) – Fire swept through a southern Indiana home Sunday morning, killing three adults and a baby and producing smoke so thick it drove back a would–be rescuer, fire officials said.

The one& >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 6:46 AM AP Photo XBKB108 By DAVID STRINGER Associated Press Writer LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) – British Prime Minister Tony Blair met Monday with soldiers fighting the resurgent Taliban in the country‘s restive south, telling them that their mission was vital to global stability.< >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:31 AM AP Photo KAB102 By DAVID STRINGER Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday pledged his country‘s ongoing support to war–ravaged Afghanistan, saying the defeat of the Taliban was vital for local and international secu >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 1:16 AM AP Photo LON106 By TARIQ PANJA Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) – A former Russian spy poisoned in Britain and now hospitalized under guard may have been targeted for his criticism of former colleagues and his investigation into the killing of a prominent anti–Kremlin jour >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:46 AM AP Photo XHCM102 By JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Writer BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) – President Bush‘s unpopularity in the world‘s most populous Muslim nation made security jitters and angry protests the hallmarks of Monday‘s six–hour trip to court Indonesian >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 3:01 AM AP Photo VNMD101 By TERENCE HUNT AP White House Correspondent HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) – President Bush paid tribute to new symbols of capitalism in this struggling communist country Monday and offered encouragement for Vietnam‘s battle against bird flu and other public >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 2:31 PM AP Photo IDND111 By JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Writer BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) – President Bush said Monday he hasn‘t decided whether to send more troops to Iraq or begin bringing them home, saying he is awaiting the military‘s recommendations. He also shrugged off pr >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 4:16 AM AP Photo FX'05 By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) – Flying over California‘s rugged Central Coast, Mike Sutton pointed to kelp forests and rocky reefs just below the water‘s surface that will soon be off–limits to fishing under one o >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:31 AM NEW CASTLE, N.Y. (AP) – A husband and wife who live on the same cul–de–sac as former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton were forced off the road and shot, police said.

Carlos and Peggy Perez–Olivo remained hospitalized Sunday after be >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:46 AM AP Photo BAG118 BASRA, Iraq (AP) – British and Iraqi forces raided homes in southern Iraq on Monday and arrested four suspects in the kidnapping of four American security guards and their Austrian co–worker, an official said.

The raid, which began late Sunday and en >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:46 AM AP Photos NY108 and NY10' By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) – George Russell Weller‘s daughter has told a judge that her 8'–year–old father is dying before our eyes‘‘ and should receive probation for killing >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 2:46 PM NEW DELHI (AP) – An explosion ripped through two cars of a passenger train in eastern India on Monday, killing five people and injuring at least 50 people, police said.

The explosion occurred near Belacoba train station, about 345 miles north of Calcutta, capital West Beng >>>

     Monday November 20, 2006 11:31 AM By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy has been battered by a bigger–than–expected slump in housing but will keep growing next year as consumers get relief from soaring energy costs.

That is the view of a panel of 50 top fo >>>