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Ivory Coast policemen stand guard during a youth rally in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. The top U.N. envoy in Ivory Coast on Monday condemned intimidation tactics against U.N. personnel, saying armed men were threatening staff after the U.N. ignored Laurent Gbagbo's demand for thousands of peacekeepers leave the country. The United Nations has vowed to continue its mission despite the order from Gbagbo, who is facing growing international pressure to concede defeat in last month's disputed presidential election and step aside.
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Ivory Coast warns of civil war
Sun 26 Dec 2010
Foreign intervention to oust Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo could ignite a civil war, a spokesman for the president has warned. West African leaders have warned of military action if Mr... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
The Maltese-flagged freighter, Arctic Sea, that mysteriously disappeared in the Atlantic over the summer, is towed into harbor in Valletta, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. A day earlier, Maltese maritime authorities inspected the ship for any radiation. They say they found nothing and cleared it to dock. Arctic Sea with a Russian crew left Finland in July loaded with timber but failed to reach its Algerian destination in early August. A Russian warship located it days later off West Africa and arrested eight alleged hijackers. It was purportedly attacked by pirates in Swedish waters. There was speculation the ship was carrying missiles for Iran or Syria. Russian officials dismissed the claims. Maltese authorities say the timber was still aboard. (AP Photo/Lino Azzopardi)
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Six plead guilty over Arctic Sea cargo ship case
Thu 23 Dec 2010
Continue reading the main story Related stories Man jailed in mystery ship case Probing the Arctic Sea conspiracies Six men have pleaded guilty to piracy in connection with the seizure of a Russian... (photo: AP / Lino Azzopardi)
Carabinieri paramilitary police officers and firefighters are seen inside the compound of the Swiss Embassy in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. A package exploded Thursday at the Swiss Embassy in Rome, wounding one person, police said. The Foreign Ministry called it a "deplorable act of violence'' against the Swiss. The explosion occurred when the package was opened by an embassy staffer, who was wounded and subsequently taken to the hospital, said a spokesman at the carabinieri police in Rome. (  The Australian  Thu 23 Dec 2010
Parcel bomb attacks hit Rome embassies
BOMBS exploded last night at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome, injuring two people, as authorities feared a new spate of parcel bomb... (photo: AP / Angelo Carconi)
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Carabinieri police are seen inside the compound of the Swiss Embassy in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. A package exploded Thursday at the Swiss Embassy in Rome, wounding one person, police said. The Foreign Ministry called it a "deplorable act of violence'' against the Swiss. The explosion occurred when the package was opened by an embassy staffer, who was wounded and subsequently taken to the hospital, said a spokesman at the carabinieri police in Rome.  The New York Times  Thu 23 Dec 2010
Parcel Explodes in Swiss Embassy in Rome
A parcel exploded in the Swiss embassy in Rome on Thursday, seriously injuring at least one diplomatic employee, the police said. The Swiss embassy is located in the leafy Rome neighborhood of... (photo: AP / Angelo Carconi)
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A train covered with ice and snow leaves the train station of Halle. eastern Germany, Monday Dec. 20, 2010. Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury Monday at transportation officials' inability to clear snow and ice from planes, runways and high-speed train tracks, failings that have caused holiday travel chaos and fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas. BBC News Thu 23 Dec 2010
Ice and snow hit Christmas getaway in Western Europe
Have you been affected... (photo: AP / apd/ Eckehard Schulz)
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UN forces patrol on a street in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. The U.N. chief has warned that Ivory Coast faces "a real risk" of return to civil war, and that U.N. peacekeepers will face a critical situation in the coming days unless Laurent Gbagbo removes a blockade around his opponent's headquarters. Irish Times Thu 23 Dec 2010
Post-vote power struggle worsens in Ivory Coast
PARIS/ABIDJAN - France asked its citizens to leave Ivory Coast and the World Bank froze funding to the West African state yesterday as a violent power struggle deepened... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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In this Aug. 18, 2010 file photo, Palestinian students visit the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial during their tour in Jerusalem. Six decades after the German Nazis murdered 6 million Jews, Israel's national Holocaust memorial has launched a new effort to educate the country's Arab minority, many of whom either deny the horror or undermine its scope. Irish Times Thu 23 Dec 2010
Four million Jewish victims of the Holocaust now identified
MARK WEISS in Jerusalem YAD VASHEM, Israel's Holocaust museum, has by now managed to identify four million of six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill, file)
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Supporters of opposition leader Alassane Ouattara break an electoral board of Ivoirian President Laurent Gbagbo as they celebrate in the streets after the electoral commission head announced his victory in last Sunday's presidential run-off, in the Abobo neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A senior advisor to Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has described the announcement of results by the country's electoral commission showing a victory for the opposition as "an attempted coup." Wall Street Journal Wed 22 Dec 2010
Ivory Coast Opposition Urges Intervention
Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast—A top opposition figure called Wednesday for the international community to use force to oust Laurent Gbagbo from the... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
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Cars drive past a Market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. A top opposition figure called Wednesday for the international community to use force to oust Laurent Gbagbo from the presidency after the disputed election, as France urged its citizens to get out amid growing fears of civil war. Daily Star Lebanon Wed 22 Dec 2010
Ivory Coast opposition wants Gbagbo gone by force
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - Powered by --> Marco Chown Oved Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: A top opposition figure called Wednesday for the international... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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UN forces patrol on a street of, Ivory Coast, Abidjan, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. The U.N. chief has warned that Ivory Coast faces "a real risk" of return to civil war, and that U.N. peacekeepers will face a critical situation in the coming days unless Laurent Gbagbo removes a blockade around his opponent's headquarters. The Guardian Wed 22 Dec 2010
France urges its citizens to leave Ivory Coast
MARCO CHOWN OVED Associated Press= ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — France urged its citizens to leave Ivory Coast on Wednesday after the U.N. chief warned the former French... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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A Portuguese broker talks on the phone Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 in Lisbon. Portugal's high debt burden remained a concern for the eurozone and financial markets after European Union countries endorsed a plan to help Ireland with its ailing finances. Portugal is regarded as the next weakest link after Ireland because of its high debt load and weak growth. It has been a target for market concern since Greece's bailout in May. Wall Street Journal Wed 22 Dec 2010
Moody's Warns on Portugal
By ARRAN SCOTT, MIN ZENG and JONATHAN HOUSE Moody's Investors Service warned it may lower Portugal's credit rating as much as two notches, dealing another blow to... (photo: AP / Francisco Seco)
Financial Crisis   Investment   Photos   Portugal   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis


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Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo gestures as he walks between meetings ahead of naming his new cabinet at the presidency in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. The man who the U.N. says lost Ivory Coast's presidential election is going ahead with naming his new cabinet anyway and tapped someone who's faced international sanctions. Gbagbo has been president since 2000 and has overstayed his mandate by five years. He says he won Ivory Coast's presidential election despite calls from the U.N., U.S. and France to step down. Violence, fear and farce sweep Ivory Coast as defeated president digs in The Daily Telegraph
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