http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=7000 World news and headlines from Europe, America, China the Middle East, Africa, and Russia en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk EN http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=7000&format=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:36:23 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/EN_rss.gif http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com 281 70 http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/City39s-French-connection-is-still.6054396.jp EDINBURGH'S French Institute has been saved from closure. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/City39s-French-connection-is-still.6054396.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Government39s-700k-gift-of-hope.6054411.jp AID agency Mercy Corps is among 11 organisations to be awarded thousands of pounds by the Scottish Government for their work in Haiti. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Government39s-700k-gift-of-hope.6054411.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Michael-Jackson39s-doctor-pleads-not.6054437.jp MICHAEL Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational c http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Michael-Jackson39s-doctor-pleads-not.6054437.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Quake-activist-jailed-in-China.6054460.jp AN activist who sought to document shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in China's devastating 2008 earthquake has been jailed for five years for subversion, h http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Quake-activist-jailed-in-China.6054460.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Ringo-is-Starr-pavement-artist.6054430.jp A STAR for ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, left, has been added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Ringo-is-Starr-pavement-artist.6054430.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/200m-airport-security-upgrade.6054467.jp AUSTRALIA announced its response today to the attempted terrorist attack on an airliner over the United States at Christmas: a $200 million upgrade of airport security. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/200m-airport-security-upgrade.6054467.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Cattle-leave-Kiwis-sheepish.6054368.jp NEW Zealanders, who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-one by sheep, have a new farm animal majority to worry about – cows. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Cattle-leave-Kiwis-sheepish.6054368.jp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Edinburgh-charity-begins-workshops-to.6051678.jp HAITIAN families and teachers are being taught how to help children deal with the trauma of the recent earthquake, thanks to the Edinburgh-based charity Mercy Corps. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Edinburgh-charity-begins-workshops-to.6051678.jp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Ukrainian-opposition-leader--Viktor.6051600.jp PRO-RUSSIAN opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine's presidential run-off today, but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too clos http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Ukrainian-opposition-leader--Viktor.6051600.jp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Toyota-to-take-action-on.6051716.jp TOYOTA was preparing today to announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it had decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Toyota-to-take-action-on.6051716.jp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Dubai39s-towering-disappointment.6051728.jp THE observation deck of the Burj Khalifa – the world's tallest tower – has been shut down, just a month after it opened. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Dubai39s-towering-disappointment.6051728.jp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/First-woman-president-for-Costa.6051670.jp COSTA Rica's governing party candidate swept to an election victory today that made her the first woman president of the Central American nation. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/First-woman-president-for-Costa.6051670.jp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Seven--39robbers39-gunned-down.6051648.jp PHILIPPINE police say seven robbery suspects have been shot dead after they rammed a security checkpoint. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/world/Seven--39robbers39-gunned-down.6051648.jp Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT