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U.S. trade-human rights link tests Obama-Russia ties By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW | Sat Dec 8, 2012 8:50am EST (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's passage of legislation to punish Russians who violate human rights is the first big test of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama's resolve to improve relations...

Hamas leader vows never to recognize Israel GAZA | Sat Dec 8, 2012 9:08am EST (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, making his first ever visit to the Gaza Strip, vowed on Saturday never to recognize Israel and said his Islamist group would never abandon its claim to all Israeli...

French soldiers guilty in murder of Ivory Coast man PARIS | Fri Dec 7, 2012 12:53pm EST (Reuters) - Three French soldiers were found guilty on Friday of murdering a highway gang leader in Ivory Coast in 2005 in a high-profile case that strained relations between France and its former colony...

Trafficked maids to order: The darker side of richer India By Nita Bhalla Tue Dec 4, 2012 10:23am EST NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (TrustLaw) - Inside the crumbling housing estates of Shivaji Enclave, amid the boys playing cricket and housewives chatting from their balconies, winding staircases lead to...

Slovenia police arrest 141 in violent anti-austerity protests LJUBLJANA | Tue Dec 4, 2012 10:38am EST (Reuters) - Slovenian police have arrested 141 people after clashes with protesters angry over austerity and corruption, the most violent anti-government unrest in the euro zone member state...

Suspect powder at Italy ministry sparks false alarm ROME | Tue Dec 4, 2012 10:54am EST (Reuters) - Seven people were taken to hospital for checks after a suspect package at Italy's labor ministry containing powder raised fears of possible anthrax contamination, but the parcel was found to be...

Palestinians warn Israel must be held accountable over settlements UNITED NATIONS | Tue Dec 4, 2012 10:56am EST (Reuters) - The Palestinians accused Israel in a letter to the United Nations of planning to commit further "war crimes" by expanding Jewish settlements after the Palestinians won...

No Russian revolution after a year of protests By Timothy Heritage and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW | Tue Dec 4, 2012 11:03am EST (Reuters) - Artyom Kolpakov has learnt not to hope for too much after an exhilarating but ultimately frustrating year of protests against Russian leader Vladimir Putin...

Putin ally and MP to table bill doubling jail time for graft By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW | Tue Dec 4, 2012 11:32am EST (Reuters) - An ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday she would table an amendment in parliament to double the maximum jail sentence for corruption to 20 years...

War crimes court confirms life sentence for Serb killer By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE | Tue Dec 4, 2012 12:19pm EST (Reuters) - The man convicted of some of the cruelest war crimes committed during the break-up of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s had his life sentence upheld by an appeals court...

Cathay probes 'coffee threat' on Thaksin's daughter AFP December 03, 201211:47PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra (L), shown here with her sister, brother and mother in April 2006. Picture: AFP Source: AFP CATHAY Pacific is probing reports a flight attendant threatened to throw coffee at ousted...

Cathay probes 'coffee threat' on Thaksin's daughter AFP December 03, 201211:47PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra (L), shown here with her sister, brother and mother in April 2006. Picture: AFP Source: AFP CATHAY Pacific is probing reports a flight attendant threatened to throw coffee at ousted Thai...

British man drowns in Thai resort after chase AFP December 04, 201212:00AM A 28-year-old British man has drowned after jumping into the sea in Thailand. A 28-YEAR-OLD British man has drowned after jumping into the sea in the Thai resort town of Pattaya after being chased by a group of Thai...

Russia has 190km traffic jam as 4000 trucks stuck on key highway Stuart Williams AFP December 04, 201212:11AM An image grab taken from a video reportedly taken on Friday and uploaded on YouTube shows trucks caught in a traffic jam sparked by heavy snowfall on a highway connecting Moscow with...

Opposition candidate wins Slovenian presidential election By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA | Sun Dec 2, 2012 3:24pm EST (Reuters) - Former center-left prime minister Borut Pahor was elected to the largely ceremonial post of Slovenian president on Sunday to a backdrop of rising unrest in the...

Jailed Chongqing lawyer confident of seeing his case overturned Staff Reporter 2012-12-02 09:14 Li Zhuang after his meeting with Chongqing court officials on Nov. 29. (Photo/Xinhua) Li Zhuang, a former lawyer who was jailed two years ago on the charge of fabricating evidence for his client...

Five arrested in illegal gambling den raid Posted: 30 November 2012 2216 hrs An illegal gambling den at a private apartment in Geylang. (Photo: Singapore Police Force) SINGAPORE: Police have arrested five men in a raid on an illegal gambling den in a private apartment at Geylang...

He does that occasionally posting local news.

Either he is clearing his annual leave or playing with new clones. :D

I confess that i am a troll.