DEUTSCHE WELLE/DW-WORLD.DE Newsletter English Service News 20.01.07, 17:00 Uhr UTC
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Need a good laugh? Then check out DW-WORLD.DE'S From the Fringe Special, which regularly brings you quirky stories from and about Germany. To find out more, go to http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evuanzIfcha79I0&req=l%3DevuanyIfcha79I0 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: Merkel to Press Russia on Energy in Black Sea Talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to press Russian President Vladimir Putin for guarantees on Russian energy supplies to the European Union during talks Sunday at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evuanzIfcha79I1&req=l%3DevuanyIfcha79I1 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Hillary Clinton takes first step in 2008 presidential bid Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton has launched her bid to become the next president of the United States. Clinton made the announcement on her website and said she would be forming an exploratory committee to run for president. In a videotaped message, Clinton invited voters to begin a dialogue with her on the major issues. Clinton's announcement ended months of speculation. The New York Senator now joins former vice-presidential candidate John Edwards and Illinois Senator Barack Obama in the race to win the Democratic nomination to run for president. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson intends to announce his plans on Sunday. 13 US troops die in helicopter crash in Iraq Thirteen US troops died Saturday when a military helicopter crashed northeast of Baghdad. A military statement said that all of the 13 passengers and crew on board were killed. The statement said emergency coalition forces had secured the crash site and that the incident was under investigation. Earlier the US military in Iraq said three of its troops were killed in separate attacks in the country. One soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack in northern Baghdad while another was killed in the restive Anbar province. Meanwhile insurgents are said to have killed six people, including an Iraqi army colonel, in a spate of attacks across Iraq. Palestinian president in Damascus Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Damascus for talks with Syrian leaders aimed ending factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah that has claimed at least 62 lives. Abbas met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and was expected to later meet with the exiled leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal. Abbas' Fatah party and the ruling Hamas have tried for months to form a national unity government. A senior Hamas official said the Abbas-Mashaal meeting would take place Saturday evening. Recently Abbas threatened to call early elections if the two sides did not agree on forming a national unity government. Fidel Castro is fighting for his life: Chavez Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that Cuban leader Fidel Castro is fighting for his life. The remarks, from one of Castro's closest political allies, came in a speech on Friday evening to the Brazilian state parliament in Rio de Janeiro. The left-wing nationalist politician said he had spoken to Castro for 30 minutes a few days ago, but he could not give any details on Castro's health as he was not a doctor. Castro, who has ruled Cuba for 47 years, transferred responsibility for governmental affairs to his younger brother, Raul, in July 2006 before undergoing surgery. Outspoken Turkish journalist murdered The killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has triggered widespread international condemnation. EU president Germany said it was appalled by the murder. The editor was gunned down outside his paper's headquarters in Istanbul by unknown assailants, sparking protests by thousands of people. Turkish police are said to be talking to several people over the incident. Human Rights groups and the Armenian government said Turkey was partly to blame for his murder for not doing enough to protect Dink despite death threats against him. Dink had angered Turkish nationalists with his views on the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks between 1915 and 1918, which he termed "genocide". He's to be buried on Tuesday. Vatican extends olive branch to Beijing The Vatican has urged China's communist government to engage in constructive dialogue to ease tension and achieve full diplomatic relations with the Roman Catholic Church. A Vatican statement issued after a two-day meeting also said Pope Benedict would be writing a personal letter to the Catholics of China. The statement was considered a clear olive branch by the Holy See to Beijing's communist government after months of conflict over the appointment of bishops. Since his election in April 2005, Pope Benedict has made normalising relations with China one of the political and pastoral priorities of his papacy. US envoy says NKorea ready for talks The US envoy to North Korea, Christopher Hill, says Pyongyang has agreed to restart six-party talks on its nuclear ambitions as soon as possible. Hill made the remarks after talks with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo, the second stop of his Asian tour. Hill said the recent US-North Korean talks in Berlin had laid the foundation for the next round of six-party negotiations to be hosted by China. After the talks in Berlin, North Korea said it had reached an unspecified agreement with the US. The six-party talks resumed in December after a year-long hiatus during which Pyongyang tested its first nuclear bomb. World Social Forum kicks off in Kenya The World Social Forum is underway in Kenya where around 80,000 people are expected over the next week. Thousands of anti-globalisation activists marched through the streets of the capital Nairobi to mark the gathering's opening. The event aims to address a broad spectrum of social issues across Africa such as the fight against AIDs, poverty and debt. The World Social Forum was set up in 2001 as a rival to the capitalist-oriented World Economic Forum. Abu Sayyaf leader's death confirmed The Philippine government has confirmed that the leader of the country's militant Abu Sayyaf group is dead. A spokesman said US forensic tests on a body found last month showed that it was Khaddafy Janjalani, who had a five-million dollar bounty on his head. He was killed in clashes with Philippine troops in September. The news comes just several days after Philippine forces killed the senior Abu Sayyaf commander Abu Sulaiman on the island of Jolo. The group is believed to have links to al-Qaeda. More violence in Somalia There's been fresh violence in Somalia after unidentified gunmen attacked a convoy of Ethiopian troops in the capital Mogadishu. At least two people were reported killed. Government troops had earlier repelled an attack on the residence of interim President Abdullahi Yusuf. The African Union, meanwhile, has approved a plan to send African peacekeeping troops to Somalia to help stabilise the country. A senior AU official said the troops would be deployed for six months, and eventually be taken over by the United Nations. They're to replace Ethiopian forces, who were sent to Somalia last month to drive out Islamist militias. Storm leaves 45 dead across Europe Poland and the Czech Republic are the latest countries to have been hit by a storm that has swept through northern Europe leaving at least 45 people dead. Europe is cleaning up after the storm that shut down transport systems, disrupted energy supplies and caused more than a billion euros worth of damage. The worst single death tolls were in Britain where 13 people were killed in storm-related incidents and in Germany with at least 11 dead. Hundreds of thousands of homes in several countries were left without power as the hurricane force winds ripped up trees and power lines. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Need a good laugh? Then check out DW-WORLD.DE'S From the Fringe Special, which regularly brings you quirky stories from and about Germany. 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