Greek farm shootings highlight migrants' plight Apr 19th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28. (Source: Associated Press... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greek, farm, shootings, highlight, migrants', plight, Top Keywords

Britain grants EDF planning permission for Hinkley Point reactor Mar 19th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's energy secretary approved EDF's plans to build a nuclear plant in the south-west of the country, the first new nuclear station to be built in Britain since 1995. "The planning decision to give consent to Hi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, grants, planning, permission, hinkley, point, reactor, Top Keywords

Israel quietly sends migrants to Sudan Feb 26th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has quietly repatriated hundreds of Sudanese migrants in recent months, drawing accusations from the United Nations and rights groups that it has coerced the Africans into potentially life-threatening situations and possibly v... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, quietly, sends, migrants, sudan, point, reactor, Top Keywords

LA judge grants Jermaine Jackson name change Feb 22nd, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jermaine Jackson has a new, brighter surname - Jacksun. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : judge, grants, jermaine, jackson, name, change, reactor, Top Keywords

Egypt court grants Mubarak appeal, orders retrial Jan 13th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian court has granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence, ordering a retrial of the ousted president. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, court, grants, mubarak, appeal, orders, retrial, Top Keywords

Saudi king grants women seats on advisory council Jan 11th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's king granted women seats on the country's top advisory council for the first time on Friday, giving them a long-awaited toehold in the ultraconservative kingdom's male-dominated political syst... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi, king, grants, women, seats, advisory, council, Top Keywords

AP photo essay: Ex-Soviet immigrants change Israel Dec 30th, 2012 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - In parts of Israel, it's hard to find a single Hebrew sign in a sea of Cyrillic. Shopkeepers address customers in Russian, and groceries are amply stocked with non-kosher pork, red caviar and rows of vodka. Russian pop be... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : photo, essay, exsoviet, immigrants, change, israel, council, Top Keywords

Central Asian migrants change the face of Moscow Dec 30th, 2012 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company. The 28-year-old's success is impressive for a Muslim migrant from Uzbekistan whose first job in Moscow... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : central, asian, migrants, change, face, moscow, council, Top Keywords

Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers Nov 22nd, 2012 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) Egypt's president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments that placed him above judicial oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters in last year's uprising. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, morsi, grants, himself, farreaching, powers, council, Top Keywords

Judge grants Miley Cyrus civil restraining order Nov 16th, 2012 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) A judge has granted Miley Cyrus a three-year civil restraining order against a man convicted of trespassing at her home in Los Angeles. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : judge, grants, miley, cyrus, civil, restraining, order, Top Keywords