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World In Brief
Friday 26 November 2010
News stories from around the world
Portugal ushers in austerity
Friday 26 November 2010
Portugal's government adopted a raft of draconian austerity measures today despite having just gone through the largest general strike in the country's recent history by unions rejecting cutbacks.
Russian weapon cuts delayed
Friday 26 November 2010
Russia will miss a 2012 deadline for destroying all of its chemical weapons, officials admitted today as they inaugurated a major new plant to dispose of them.
Macedonia: protest at police raid
Friday 26 November 2010
Macedonia's ruling conservative party accused the opposition of trying to provoke violence by organising a protest against a late-night police raid on a private television station.
PM in challenge to Mugabe
Friday 26 November 2010
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has filed a lawsuit against President Robert Mugabe alleging that he has violated the constitution and a power-sharing agreement.
Key by-election vote a landslide
Friday 26 November 2010
Irish election officials said today that Sinn Fein candidate Pearse Doherty had won a long-awaited by-election in Donegal with an overwhelming 40 per cent of the vote.
Anger as Israel settlement rail link unveiled
Friday 26 November 2010
A new Israeli plan for a train line linking the centre of the country to settlements deep in the West Bank drew furious criticism today.
Jobless calendar flies off shelves
Friday 26 November 2010
Ten Mexicana airlines stewardesses made redundant when the firm was bankrupted in August launched a sultry aviation-themed calendar on Thursday to call attention to their plight.