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All headlines and description content (c) by the accredited news source - see http://www.onenewspage.com/tc.php#accreditation for further details. 15 webmaster@onenewspage.com (One News Page Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:13:17 +0000 http://static.onenewspage.com/ONPglobe100.png http://www.onenewspage.com/latest/Africa.htm en-us Sweden's Sophie Gustafson climbed within two shots of overnight leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship as rain wreaked havock on the second round.Rain drenched the Houstonian Golf and Country Club before dawn and the start of the second round was pushed back six hours.A couple of hours after play began, light rain began to fall,and darkness stopped play before Ochoa, who led the first round with a 66, even made it to the first tee.Gustafson, who carded a first-round 70, was four-under for the tournament through 11 holes on Friday when play was halted. Reported by France 24 20 minutes ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040412/Rain-plays-havoc-with-LPGA-Tour-Championship.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:14 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040412/Rain-plays-havoc-with-LPGA-Tour-Championship.htm Democrats in the US Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, said he would vote with his party on Saturday while warning he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights. Reported by France 24 20 minutes ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040413/Senate-Democrats-eye-key-US-health-care-victory.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:14 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040413/Senate-Democrats-eye-key-US-health-care-victory.htm Colombia warned its forces were on "maximum alert" and were prepared to defend against any attack, amid rising tensions with neighboring Venezuela.Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva issued the warning after a meeting of the country's national security council in Arauca, a city on the eastern border with Venezuela.He said President Alvaro Uribe and the military forces of Colombia were intent on remaining calm "because they know there are provocative forces on the border that must be avoided at all cost." Reported by France 24 20 minutes ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040414/Colombia-says-its-military-on-maximum-alert.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:14 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040414/Colombia-says-its-military-on-maximum-alert.htm President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, said he would vote with his party on Saturday while warning he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights. Reported by France 24 20 minutes ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040415/Obama-Senate-allies-eye-key-health-care.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:14 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6040415/Obama-Senate-allies-eye-key-health-care.htm President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said.Asked whether Obama would wait until after next week's annual holiday to make his announcement, Gibbs said yes.Obama had earlier indicated he would end months of deliberations over the possible deployment of thousands more troops to Afghanistan "in the coming weeks." Reported by France 24 1 hour ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039868/Obama-Afghan-decision-to-come-after-Thanksgiving.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:08 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039868/Obama-Afghan-decision-to-come-after-Thanksgiving.htm Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low profile as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage.Van Rompuy, the outgoing Belgian premier chosen to become the first European Union president at a summit Thursday, met with his cabinet and King Albert II to start the process of finding a successor, without talking to the press.However the world's press were talking about him and the second member of the EU's new dream team, incoming foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Reported by France 24 1 hour ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039869/EU-leaders-face-flak-as-new-president-keeps.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:08 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039869/EU-leaders-face-flak-as-new-president-keeps.htm NAIROBI -- Kenya's Chalbi Desert is a bleak, forbidding stretch of coarse sand and ash-gray ridges broken by clusters of tiny huts. It is also one of the windiest places on Earth, experts say, and it soon will be the site of Africa's largest wind farm. Reported by Washington Post 1 hour ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039788/Africa-largest-wind-farm-set-to-emerge.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:56:08 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039788/Africa-largest-wind-farm-set-to-emerge.htm With 67 players missing from Top 14 action because of international call-ups, the Parisian derby between Racing-Metro and Stade Francais this weekend has lost some of its glamour.Stade Francais have 10 players out on duty for five different countries as part of the November window for international Test matches, with a further nine injury-stricken players in the stands."Who do you recognise in this photo?" sports daily L'Equipe quipped rhetorically of a picture of Stade players training. Reported by France 24 2 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039464/Call-ups-injuries-take-gloss-off-Top-14.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:32:45 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039464/Call-ups-injuries-take-gloss-off-Top-14.htm The final leg of the shortcourse swimming World Cup gets under way in Singapore on Saturday with expectations high that world records will fall.Sixteen new marks were set in Berlin last weekend with the vast majority achieved by athletes wearing the high-tech swimsuits that will be banned from January 1.It means Singapore will be one of the last times the controversial suits will be worn and swimmers will want to set more records with the impact of the new regulations on global swimming times yet to be known. Reported by France 24 2 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039465/More-swim-world-records-expected-in-Singapore.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:32:45 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039465/More-swim-world-records-expected-in-Singapore.htm He's Mali's go-to man for haggling with terrorists and he brokered the deal that set two Canadians free. Yet questions surround the mediator. Now he comes out of the shadows to describe how he talked to the kidnappers, shared a blanket with Fowler and suffered through a sandstorm to get diplomats to safety Reported by Globe and Mail 2 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039317/THE-SHADOWY-NEGOTIATOR-WHO-FREED-FOWLER-AND-GUAY.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:34 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039317/THE-SHADOWY-NEGOTIATOR-WHO-FREED-FOWLER-AND-GUAY.htm JOHANNESBURG -- MacMillan Siyoko paused. His eyes misted. He struggled to find the words to express his feelings about an event scheduled to begin here one year from now. Reported by Washington Post 2 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039207/South-Africans-Savor-Anticipation-of-Hosting-Soccer.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:13 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6039207/South-Africans-Savor-Anticipation-of-Hosting-Soccer.htm Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.Federer goes into the Tour Finals at the O2 Arena top of the world rankings, but the Wimbledon champion knows second placed Nadal can still snatch first place if the Spaniard wins the prestigious end-of-year event. Reported by France 24 3 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6038427/Federer-and-Nadal-ready-to-battle-for-number.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:23 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6038427/Federer-and-Nadal-ready-to-battle-for-number.htm England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.Beckham said Friday he will use a pain-killing injection as needed in the ankle to be ready for Sunday's match against Real Salt Lake on the artificial pitch at Seattle's Qwest Field."You've got to be kind of careful with it not to get any kicks on it. So it's definitely been frustrating, but I'm sure it will be fine for Sunday. Definitely be fine for Sunday," Beckham said. Reported by France 24 3 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6038428/Injured-Beckham-vows-to-play-MLS-Cup-final.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:23 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6038428/Injured-Beckham-vows-to-play-MLS-Cup-final.htm In late October, the Puntland government arrested five men of Ogadeni origin.  These men came to Puntland using Somali travel documents provided by Somali authorities in Yemen. Reported by allAfrica.com 3 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6037708/Somalia-Abusive-Behavior-in-Puntland.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:49:32 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6037708/Somalia-Abusive-Behavior-in-Puntland.htm American skier Resi Stiegler is out for the Olympic season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash in giant slalom training, the US Ski Team said Friday.Stiegler, a 2006 Olympian, had surgery to repair her broken tibia and femur."This was a serious injury for Resi, but her spirit is strong," US Ski Team medical director Richard Quincy said in a statement. "One of the first things she asked was if she could be ready for on-snow camp in New Zealand next summer." Reported by France 24 4 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6037485/Skiers-Stiegler-out-for-season-with-broken-leg.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:37:44 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091121/6037485/Skiers-Stiegler-out-for-season-with-broken-leg.htm England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.Beckham said Friday he will need a pain-killing injection in the ankle to be ready for Sunday's match against Real Salt Lake on the artificial pitch at Seattle's Qwest Field.Beckham, who has won multiple English Premiership titles with Manchester United and a Spanish League title with Real Madrid, will be playing for the MLS championship for the first time with the Galaxy. Reported by France 24 4 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6036666/Injured-Beckham-expects-to-play-MLS-Cup-final.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:16 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6036666/Injured-Beckham-expects-to-play-MLS-Cup-final.htm NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik entered an unusual space countdown on Friday as he waited onboard the International Space Station for the birth of his daughter back on Earth.The 42-year-old Marine and his five Atlantis crew members eagerly listened for word from Bresnik's wife, Rebecca Burgin, who is due to give birth to the couple's second child, the US space agency said.Bresnik, a test pilot whose hobbies include "flying warbirds," could become only the second person to become a father in space. Reported by France 24 4 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6036667/Astronaut-counts-down-to-daughter-birth.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:16 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6036667/Astronaut-counts-down-to-daughter-birth.htm The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. Reported by IBTimes 4 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6036552/Afghan-govt-would-fall-if-NATO-withdraws-UK.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:06 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6036552/Afghan-govt-would-fall-if-NATO-withdraws-UK.htm It is becoming increasingly clear that The Witch Hunt in the Gambia, the disappearance of Chief Manneh, the rigorous pursuit of libel as a crime which led to the incarceration of journalists for expression of opinions and the issuing of threats of death or harm to perceived dissidents have put the country in focus in domains like ECOWAS, the US Congress, the Commonwealth and the UN. Reported by allAfrica.com 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035879/Gambia-The-Answer-to-Isolation-is-Expanded-Democratisation.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:35 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035879/Gambia-The-Answer-to-Isolation-is-Expanded-Democratisation.htm When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off. Reported by allAfrica.com 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035880/Botswana-Lost-the-Election-But-Am.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:35 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035880/Botswana-Lost-the-Election-But-Am.htm A charitable trust controlling US chocolate maker Hershey is backing a bid of 17 billion dollars for Britain's Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The Journal, citing several people familiar with the matter, said the Hershey Trust is pressing to top the hostile bid from US food giant Kraft estimated at some 16.5 billion dollars.The bid, if it emerges, could include 10 billion dollars in cash from Hershey as well as two billion dollars worth of Hershey shares, the report said. Additional funds may be sought from other investors. Reported by France 24 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035433/Hershey-Trust-backs-bid-for-Cadbury-report.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:42 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035433/Hershey-Trust-backs-bid-for-Cadbury-report.htm A first-half goal from Gabriel Heinze vaulted Marseille back into the French title race on Friday, securing a 1-0 win at the Stade Velodrome over Paris St Germain.Heinze, playing against one of his former clubs, nodded in after 25 minutes to settle a scrappy encounter between longstanding rivals in a match which had had to be rearranged from October 25 after an outbreak of swine flu at the Parisian club. Reported by France 24 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035434/Marseille-edge-PSG.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:42 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035434/Marseille-edge-PSG.htm US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays."Nook continues to be the fastest-selling product at Barnes & Noble, and pre-orders have continued to exceed our expectations," the company said in a statement."While we increased production based on the high consumer interest, we've sold out of our initial Nook allotment available for delivery before the holidays," it said. Reported by France 24 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035435/Barnes-Noble-sells-out-of-new.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:42 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035435/Barnes-Noble-sells-out-of-new.htm A former boyfriend of pop star Britney Spears was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Friday for fleeing the scene of an accident earlier this year.Adnan Ghalib, 37, a photographer who befriended Spears, was also ordered to complete a 52-week anger management program and ordered to perform 45 days of community service by Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Susan Speer.The punishment resulted from an incident on February 11, when Ghalib tried to flee a process server attempting to issue a restraining order obtained by Spears's father against him. Reported by France 24 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035436/Britney-ex-boyfriend-jailed-for-leaving-accident.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:42 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035436/Britney-ex-boyfriend-jailed-for-leaving-accident.htm A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors.Narcile Batiste, 35, was the fifth member of a gang to be sentenced to lighter than sought prison terms for the 2006 conspiracy to blow up the skyscraper, the tallest building in the United States. Reported by France 24 5 hours ago. http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035437/Leader-of-Sears-Tower-plot-sentenced-to-13.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:42 +0000 http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20091120/6035437/Leader-of-Sears-Tower-plot-sentenced-to-13.htm