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Demjanjukm trial in Germany delayed until November
Palestinians: Boycott Toronto Film festival over Tel Aviv spotlight
Lebanon PM-designate quits after Hezbollah refuses cabinet offers
Spanish FM bails on Lieberman to meet Chavez
Sweden removes paintings with swastikas from museum

Demjanjukm trial in Germany delayed until November

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 11:49 AM PDT

The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard who herded thousands of people into gas chambers, cannot begin before early November, a German court spokesman said Thursday. ...

Palestinians: Boycott Toronto Film festival over Tel Aviv spotlight

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:57 AM PDT

Palestinian artists on Thursday called for a boycott of the Toronto International Film Festival for screening a series of movies about Tel Aviv. ...

Lebanon PM-designate quits after Hezbollah refuses cabinet offers

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:38 AM PDT

Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday he was ...

Spanish FM bails on Lieberman to meet Chavez

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:18 AM PDT

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos on Thursday canceled a meeting scheduled for the following day with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, cutting short his trip to Israel to return to Madrid for talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. ...