Sokhumi Says 146,000 Abkhaz Passports Issued
Authorities in breakaway Abkhazia said 146,121 residents of breakaway Abkhazia, which they say is 90% of the region
Civil Georgia,
Mon Dec 07 04:37:09 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Law change considered after sex offender flees
A law change allowing alerts to be placed on criminals' passports is being considered after a repeat sex offender fled New Zealand to the Philippines while on parole, the Corrections Minist...
The New Zealand Herald,
Tue Dec 08 12:09:42 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Topix.net
360,000 news channels, from Autos to your ZIP code.
• Found on Topix News
Law change considered after sex offender flees
A law change allowing alerts to be placed on criminals' passports is being considered after a repeat sex offender fled New Zealand to the Philippines while on parole, the Corrections Minist...
Otago Daily Times,
Tue Dec 08 11:00:55 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Over 32 thousand Abkhazian-Armenians received new passports
Among the individuals granted citizen status, 73 622 are reported to be Abkhazians, 17 795 Russians, 12 156 Georgians, 2 138 Abazins and 1500 Greeks.
PanARMENIAN.Net,
Mon Dec 07 07:52:35 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Caribbean nations prepare for potential H1N1 flu outbreak
When travelers hand over their passports to immigration agents at the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, they are almost certain to see new signs promoting frequent hand washin...
McClatchy Washington Bureau,
Tue Dec 08 04:22:00 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Cubans get reduced sentences for spying in US
Two former Cuban intelligence officers convicted of spying in the U.S. were handed reduced prison sentences Tuesday after an appeals court ruled their original terms were too severe.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 08 16:22:53 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Australia accused of censorship over NKorean art
Australia was accused of censorship Tuesday for denying visas to North Korean artists whose works are on display in a regional exhibition, but the government says the art comes from Pyongya...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 08 10:32:59 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Microsoft India boss: More overseas work rotations coming
Top talent at Microsoft and other multinational companies better have their passports ready.
Seattle Times,
Mon Dec 07 14:58:19 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Stewart Mandel: BCS matchups top college bowl rankings
Welcome to my seventh annual ranking of this year's bowl games, No. 1 through 34, in order of anticipated entertainment value. Much like the bowl business itself, these rankings are based o...
Sports Illustrated,
Tue Dec 08 09:59:58 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
US airport checks posted online
Procedures for screening passengers travelling through US airports are accidentally posted online by security officials.
BBC News,
Tue Dec 08 16:31:05 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Holiday gifts for the traveler
Like a tie for dad, a kitchen appliance for mom, or socks for the kids, there's no shortage of holiday gift cliches for travelers. Wheeled luggage, ticket holders and inflatable pillows com...
CNN,
Tue Dec 08 07:25:04 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
N.M. citizens may need to carry passports in 2010
It appears New Mexico has successfully seceded from the United States, thanks to the federal government.
Alamogordo Daily News,
Sun Dec 06 09:54:39 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Killed by slab
A 47-year-old man died Monday in an apparent freak accident involving a granite slab.Officials said that Yuqan Chen, 47, was working at the First Choice Supply warehouse on 61st Street near...
New York Post,
Tue Dec 08 15:06:01 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Check It Out
(IsraelNN.com) A bill to create Israeli biometric identification cards and passports passed its second and third readings in the Knesset Monday evening. The 40-11-3 vote on the third readin...
Israel National News,
Mon Dec 07 11:20:07 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Australia accused of censorship over North Korean art
North Korea's regime prohibits the internet as well as outside phone networks, radio and TV, and the communist government strictly controls travel abroad. It has also drawn international ir...
3news,
Tue Dec 08 17:25:39 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Check It Out
(IsraelNN.com) The Knesset debated Monday evening the creation of a system of biometric Israeli identity cards and passports, as has been requested by the United States for security purpose...
Israel National News,
Mon Dec 07 09:49:47 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Oh, the shame of it all
Malaysians have brought much embarrassment to the country in what they say and do while abroad, but the reaction to Fatine
The Star,
Tue Dec 08 16:22:36 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
NIU to meet S. Florida in International Bowl
Northern Illinois interrupted its team banquet Sunday night for some breaking news. With everyone inside the Holmes Student Center listening to the conversation, International Bowl presiden...
Daily Herald,
Sun Dec 06 22:18:45 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News
Sex offender held in Philippines
A repeat sex offender who met a woman on an internet dating site and abused her young daughters has been picked up in the Philippines after fleeing New Zealand while on parole for another o...
Stuff,
Tue Dec 08 12:16:20 PST 2009
• Found on Yahoo! News