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EU bids to modernise travellers' consumer protection

AFP Global Edition 5 hours ago

Millions of travellers who book their own flight and hotel arrangements via the Internet need updated European Union protection against companies going bust, the European Commission said Thursday. When the existing EU legislation was adopted in 1990, "a package holiday was the ...

APTOPIX IRELAND CATHOLIC ABUSE

AP News 6 hours ago

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin holds a copy of the report on the Dublin Archdiocese's mishandling of abuse complaints against its parish priests from 1975 to 2004 as he arrives for a press conference in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The ...

IRELAND CHILD ABUSE

AP News 6 hours ago

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin holds a copy of the report on the Dublin Archdiocese's mishandling of abuse complaints against its parish priests from 1975 to 2004 as he speaks to the media in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The Archbishop ...

Bob Dylan brings Christmas cheer to those without homes

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 6 hours ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Bob Dylan reminisces about Christmas past, turkey dinners and his favorite holiday songs in a rare interview in a magazine for homeless people. The 68-year-old singer has baffled fans and critics with his new album "Christmas in the ...

US troops in Iraq reflect amid Thanksgiving celebrations

AFP American Edition 6 hours ago

Specialist Nathan Deliefde was hard at work since eight in the morning on Thursday, preparing a Thanksgiving feast for 170 US soldiers that many hope will be the last one they eat in Iraq. "It's rough to be away from home but ...

Iran pilgrims stage protest as hajj peaks

AFP Global Edition 7 hours ago

Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.5 million Muslims, drying out after a day of torrential rains, continue their hajj pilgrimage and mass at the site of the prophet Mohammed's last sermon. Ignoring Saudi warnings against political ...

Iran pilgrims stage hajj protest

AFP Global Edition 7 hours ago

Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.5 million Muslims, drying out after a day of torrential rains, continue their hajj pilgrimage and mass at the site of the prophet Mohammed's last sermon. Ignoring Saudi warnings against political ...

U.S. Army Soldiers Celebrate Thanksgiving in Afghanistan

Getty Images 8 hours ago

MATAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: Soldiers from Blackfoot Company of the Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment wait to be served a Thanksgiving dinner November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan. The soldiers of Blackfoot were served pre-packaged turkey breasts, cranberries, potatoes, ...

Thanksgiving Parade

AP News 9 hours ago

The Shrek float is inflated in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Copyright 2009 AP News

Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade

AP News 9 hours ago

The Abby Cadabby balloon floats through Times Square during Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen) Copyright 2009 AP News

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