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UN rights body calls special Gaza session
(Updates with new sponsors of call for session, recasts)
GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday called a special session on Friday on the situation in the Gaza Strip at the request of Islamic and developing countries as well as Russia and China.
The formal request -- from 33 members of the 47-nation body -- says the session should discuss "the grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent a Full Article
Political figures jostle for Oscar spotlight
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It seems appropriate that Benicio Del Toro takes a diplomatic stance when discussing the differences between playing a recognizable political figure and portraying a purely fictional character. Full Article
UN rights body calls special session on Gaza
GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council said on Wednesday it will hold a special session on Friday on the situation in the Gaza Strip at the request of Islamic and developing countries as well as Russia.
The formal request -- from 29 members of the 47-nation body -- says the session should discuss "the grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent aggression in the Occupied Gaza Strip." Full Article
Liu likely to miss Berlin worlds, says coach
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang will probably not defend his world 110m hurdles title in Berlin later this year because of the injury that forced him out of the Beijing Olympics, his coach told local media on Wednesday. Full Article
UPDATE 2-Perry Ellis slashes EPS view, plans more job cuts
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Clothing manufacturer Perry Ellis International Inc on Tuesday dramatically cut its fiscal 2009 profit outlook for the second time in two months and said it would eliminate more jobs and reduce corporate expenses. Full Article
Winner in Cubs sale process to be picked this week
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The winner in the long-awaited sale of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team will be identified this week, three sources close to the process said on Tuesday. Full Article
UPDATE 3-Winner in Cubs sale process to be picked this week
CHICAGO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The winner in the long-awaited sale of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team will be identified this week, three sources close to the process said on Tuesday. Full Article
Cuba puts net nickel profit at $552 million
HAVANA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Cuban nickel industry garnered $552 million net profit on 70,400 tonnes of unrefined nickel and cobalt in 2008, local media reported Monday, citing the Basic Industry Ministry. Full Article
U.S. anti-kidnap expert's vanishing spins Mexico mystery
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The abduction of a U.S. anti-kidnap expert in northern Mexico last month remains a mystery with no clues to the man's whereabouts and no ransom demanded by his captors, police said on Monday. Full Article
US anti-kidnap expert's vanishing spins Mexico mystery
MONTERREY, Mexico, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The abduction of a U.S. anti-kidnap expert in northern Mexico last month remains a mystery with no clues to the man's whereabouts and no ransom demanded by his captors, police said on Monday.
Gunmen abducted Felix Batista, a Cuban-American credited with negotiating the release of hostages held by Colombian rebels in past years, in the relatively safe industrial city of Saltillo, Coahuila state, on Dec 10.
"We have not had contact with Bat Full Article
