http://dailynews.relevant-news.com Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Europe's armies are under-performing and will need fresh Franco-British impetus to meet future challenges, a top think-tank's report says. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/europes-armies-chided-in-report/ Just why pears are prone to rot faster than apples after they are picked can now be explained by scientists. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/apples-beat-pears-on-crunch-issue/ A key ally of ex-President Obasanjo must never hold office again, the Nigerian senate says. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/nigeria-must-ban-ex-minister/ Zimbabwe welcomes the failure of a UN Security Council resolution to impose new sanctions on its leaders. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/zimbabwe-hails-sanctions-failure/ Thousands of Londoners using the public transport system may find their Oyster card no longer works after an electronic fault. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/london-commuters-face-card-woe/ An investigation into allegations of corruption against the Israeli PM is being widened to look at whether he committed fraud. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/olmert-corruption-probe-widened/ The poor breeding of Scotland's seabirds is causing "serious concern", according to RSPB Scotland. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/serious-concern-over-seabirds/ Police charge a 23-year-old man with the murders of two French students in south-east London. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/uk-charges-over-students-murder/ Two Afghan women accused of running a prostitution ring are shot dead by the Taleban. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/afghan-women-shot-dead-by-taleban/ The Archbishop of York calls on Zimbabwean exiles to be given the right to work in the UK. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/call-to-let-zimbabwe-exiles-work/ Russian cosmonauts complete a spacewalk to remove an explosive bolt from a Soyuz capsule attached to the International Space Station. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/cosmonauts-recover-explosive-bolt/ China's state owned Sinosteel buys a majority stake in Australian iron ore miner Midwest. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/sinosteel-raises-stake-in-midwest/ The US government is reported to be considering pumping extra capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/us-mulls-bail-out-for-lenders/ Political leaders in Lebanon agree on the make-up of a national unity government after six weeks of talks. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/lebanon-agrees-unity-government/ The head of the armed forces defends the conduct of British troops abroad after claims that soldiers abused an Iraqi boy. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/armed-forces-chief-defends-troops/ North Korea rejects an offer by South Korea's president to resume reconciliation talks. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/n-korea-rejects-seoul-talks-offer/ A former Pentagon analyst who passed military secrets to a Chinese spy is sentenced to five years in jail. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/us-man-jailed-for-china-spying/ Police in Norway say two people have been found dead at a heavy metal festival headlined by Alice Cooper. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/two-found-dead-at-rock-festival/ Businesses are not making the most of social networking sites, say researchers. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/firms-miss-social-site-success/ The boss of Belgium's largest bank, Fortis, steps down as shareholders criticise his handling of the credit crisis. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/boss-of-belgiums-fortis-resigns/ Seoul complains that North Korea is failing to co-operate with a probe into the shooting of a South Korean tourist. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/pyongyang-criticised-over-killing/ At least four people die and 25 others are injured when gunmen ambush a crowded passenger bus in Sri Lanka, the army says. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/four-die-in-s-lanka-bus-attack/ The funeral of leading Vietnamese Buddhist dissident Thich Huyen Quang takes place under tight security. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/vietnamese-dissident-laid-to-rest/ Iran will target Israel and 32 US bases in the Gulf if the country is attacked, says an aide to Iran's supreme leader. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/iran-to-target-israel-us-bases/ A bank in the Indian city of Calcutta opens an account for a beggar who deposited 91kg (200lb) of coins in their branch. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/bank-staff-take-three-days-to-count-the-takings-of-indian-beggar/ The French hospital where pregnant actress Angelina Jolie is staying says it is "totally impossible" to get photos of the star. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/angelina-jolies-hospital-takes-anti-paparazzi-measures/ Thousands of people take part in a protest to support Sudan's president amid reports that he is to be indicted over Darfur. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/sudanese-rally-to-support-leader/ Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, has died of cancer, US television station Fox News announces. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/bush-ex-spokesman-tony-snow-dies/ The Indonesian army funded militias that committed human rights abuses in East Timor, says a report seen by the BBC. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/indonesia-funded-e-timor-abuse/ An Italian court orders thegovernment to pay damages to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/italian-wins-gay-driving-ban-case/ Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko says he will return from injury in time for Juventus' European Champions League preliminary matches. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/sissoko-nears-juventus-return/ Gay US bishop Gene Robinson is forced to halt a sermon to a London church after being heckled from the congregation. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/protest-disrupts-bishops-sermon/ A French court denies citizenship to a Muslim woman, ruling that her practice of "radical" Islam is not compatible with French values. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/france-rejects-veiled-muslim-wife/ The WHO warns people not to enter Ugandan caves after a tourist dies from Marburg virus. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/cave-warning-on-uganda-bat-virus/ Bombardier Aerospace is investing half a billion pounds in Northern Ireland, which will sustain over 800 jobs. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/plane-maker-invests-500m-in-ni/ A leading German politician is the latest to reject a tentative plan by Barack Obama to speak at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/german-row-over-obama-speech-plan/ The Vatican made a loss last year as the weakening dollar reduced the value of donations from the US. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/a-void-in-vatican-coffers-as-the-weak-dollar-hits-papal-profits/ Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism for peace at a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/israel-close-to-mid-east-deal/ One of the largest mortgage lenders in the US, the California-based IndyMac Bank, collapses amid a growing credit crisis. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/key-us-mortgage-lender-collapses/ A HIV-positive Kenyan woman wins $35,000 from her employer for unfair dismissal, in the first such ruling in Kenya. More: continued here http://dailynews.relevant-news.com/kenyan-wins-landmark-hiv-ruling/