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	BBC News \| News Front Page \| UK Edition
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:44:20 GMT

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:53:28 GMT Schools plan in pre-Budget report

Gordon Brown is expected to announce billions of pounds of investment in schools in his 10th pre-Budget report.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:44:39 GMT US panel to release Iraq review

An American cross-party group charged with reviewing policy on Iraq is due to issue its long-awaited report.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:07:49 GMT 'System failed' paedophile's victim

An inquiry into how a registered sex offender was able to rape a girl criticises procedures to monitor him.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:08:28 GMT

Fallujah's city council battles to hold its ground

Despite threats from insurgents, Iraqi leaders meet weekly to address the concerns of citizens.

From Paris, with edge: French 'CNN' beams new view

The 24-hour news service aims to plunge viewers into regions and perspectives that get little air time elsewhere.

The sliding dollar: both boon and bane

Prices are rising for foreign goods, but a falling greenback could help balance the world economy and fix America's trade deficit.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:24:23 GMT

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:58:30 EDT Defense Nominee Gains Approval of Senate Panel

Robert M. Gates said the recommendations to be made public on Wednesday by the Iraq Study Group would be important but not “the last word.”

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:00:34 EDT Iraqi Premier Moves to Plan Regional Talks

The announcement added momentum to calls for a regional approach to quell the increasingly anarchic war in Iraq.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:58:28 EDT New York Bans Most Trans Fats in Restaurants

Some experts said the measure, which is opposed by the restaurant industry, would be a model for other cities.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:08:29 GMT

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST Take the Cake

New York City wouldn't be the same without its tasty selection of cupcake bakeries. But there was a time when the nostalgic goodies hadn't yet made it big in the Big Apple. In fact, today's cupcake frenzy wasn't even a blip on the trend radar when founders Allysa Torey and Jennifer Appel opened the doors to Magnolia Bakery in 1996. But their selection of freshly made cupcakes, artfully displayed in a 1950s setting, soon caught the attention of customers, making this quaint bakery a hit. Magnolia Bakery also spawned a number of cupcake offshoots. In 1999, Appel ventured off to start Buttercup Bake Shop, another cupcake hit. Today, entrepreneurial-minded employees of both bakeries have followed suit, each hoping to add a unique touch and find the path to sweet success.

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST Karl Rove on Iraq; A Third Way?

Karl Rove on Iraq

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST AFSCME to Spend $2 Million on Democratic Agenda

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will spend in excess of $2 million in the first few weeks of the Democratic-controlled Congress to lobby for several of the party's first-100-hour agenda items, union president Gerald McEntee tells U.S. News.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:08:29 GMT

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:02:13 GMT Senate panel OKs Gates for defense post (AP)

AP - Robert Gates, seemingly clinching confirmation as the new secretary of defense, said Tuesday the United States is not winning in Iraq and he's confident President Bush will listen to his ideas about forging a new war strategy.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:03:07 GMT Al-Maliki to call for regional meeting (AP)

AP - Iraq's prime minister reversed course Tuesday and said his envoys will talk with Iraq's neighbors about the possibility of a regional conference on quelling the violence here, despite opposition to the plan by some key political allies.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:03:39 GMT Fiji coup leader orders security cordon (AP)

AP - Fiji's military commander declared a state of emergency Wednesday, a day after he overthrew the elected government and brought international sanctions and censure that began to isolate the South Pacific country.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:08:30 GMT

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:40:32 -0500 Think Tank: Hezbollah Used Human Shields

Israeli Think Tank's Report Accuses Lebanese Guerrillas of Using Civilians As Human Shields

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:53:35 -0500 A 'Vice' Vacation Without Leaving Home

'The Vice Guide to Travel' Is a Video Trip to Some of the World's Wildest Places

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:07:28 -0500 Ahmadinejad Issues Warning on Sanctions

Ahmadinejad: Any EU Decision Against Iran's Nuclear Program Will Be Considered Hostile

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:56:12 GMT

2006-12-06T00:00+00:00 Firms face compulsory carbon quotas

Many of the UK's big businesses would be forced to sign up to a carbon-trading scheme under proposals being drafted by ministers.

2006-12-06T00:00+00:00 Gates: 'We're not winning war'

Rumsfeld's replacement stuns Congress with sharp change of tone.

2006-12-06T00:00+00:00 Mike Selvey: Is this all we've got?

The Ashes: England's suffering has just begun, says Mike Selvey.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:08:30 GMT

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:43:13 EST Scaramella: I warned poisoned spy

Contaminated by the same radioactive material that killed former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, Italian security consultant Mario Scaramella says he tried to warn the ex-spy. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Scaramella talked of e-mails full of details of how the two men were being targeted.

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:36:33 EST Bush to meet with Iraq Study Group

Before making its recommendations on Iraq strategy public, a bipartisan group that has spent months studying the situation will meet with President Bush on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:35:34 EST Senate to get Gates nomination

The full Senate on Wednesday will hold hearings on whether President Bush's nominee for defense secretary should be confirmed. On Tuesday, Robert Gates won unanimous support from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee after a day of testimony, where he admitted the U.S. was not winning in Iraq.

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