Global News Update5th Dec. 2008

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Hillary Clinton will face awkward questions about her husband's financial ties with Arab sheikhs and Central Asian oligarchs if Barack Obama nominates her as Secretary of State.

Canadian PM suspends Parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper say his nation's governor general has allowed him to suspend Parliament, postponing a no-confidence vote from his opponents that he was likely to lose.

Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but was accused of making the church a force for nationalism, died Friday at age 79, the church headquarters said.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Honda withdraws from Formula One

Plummeting car sales have forced Honda to pull out of Formula One, a move that could save it hundreds of millions of dollars, the company said Friday.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Zimbabwe declares cholera national emergency

The Zimbabwean government has declared a national emergency in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people, the state-owned newspaper The Herald said Thursday.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Warning over internet painkillers

UK experts have warned of the dangers of purchasing drugs online after a study showed wide availability of strong painkillers over the internet.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Nasa delays its next Mars mission

The US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

US carmakers' plea under scrutiny

Bosses from America's big three car companies face a second day of grilling in Congress over their request for a multi-billion dollar bailout.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Keane quits Sunderland after 100 games

Roy Keane has resigned after two years in charge of Sunderland, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.

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