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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Romania - AP Exclusive: Inside Romania's Secret CIA Prison / România - AP Exclusiv: Inside din România închisoare secretă CIA

From: AssociatedPress | Dec 7, 2011

For years, the CIA used a government building in Bucharest, Romania as a makeshift prison for its most valuable detainees. There, it held al-Qaida operative Khalid Sheik Mohammad, the mastermind of 9/11, and others in a basement prison. (Dec. 8)
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De ani de zile, CIA a folosit o clădire guvernamentală din Bucureşti, România ca o închisoare pentru deţinuţi improvizat sale cele mai valoroase. Acolo, ea a avut loc al-Qaida Khalid Sheik operative Mohammad, creierul din 9 / 11, şi altele într-o închisoare subsol. (08 decembrie)

Europe - Crunch time for the euro at vital Brussels summit / Fillon: 'EU must rise to credit rating challenge'

Published on Dec 7, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ All roads lead to Brussels today as Europe's leaders meet for a high-stakes summit to save the euro.

France and Germany are expected to keep rallying support for their plan for treaty change right up to the last minute before all 27 members meet up.

Both see fiscal integration and tougher budget discipline as the way forward.

But credit rating agencies and the markets will be looking for more decisive short term action along the lines of doubling the bailout rescue fund.
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Published on Dec 7, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Reassuring the markets that Europe can resolve its debt problems is among the main objectives of the EU crisis summit in Brussels. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told euronews that recent negative actions by credit rating agencies were a wake-up call to the EU.

USA - Former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for political corruption

Published on Dec 7, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for political corruption. He had tried to sell the Senate seat vacated by the then president-elect Barack Obama.

With his wife beside him Blagojevich said after sentencing: "This is a time to fight through adversity, this is a time for me to be strong for my children, to be strong for Pattie and this is also a time for Pattie and me to get home so we can explain to our kids, our babies Amy and Annie, what happened and what all this means and where we are going from here."

Italy - arrests a top Mafia Camorra boss, Michele Zagaria / Italia - arresti top camorra boss mafioso Michele zag

Uploaded by telegraphtv on Dec 7, 2011

Camorra boss, Michele Zagaria, a fugitive for 16 years, found hiding in his native village near Naples and paraded in front of cameramen and photographers on his way to a maximum security prison.
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Camorra boss, Michele Zagaria, latitante da 16 anni, trovato nascosto nel suo villaggio natale vicino a Napoli e sfilato di fronte a cameraman e fotografi per la sua strada ad un carcere di massima sicurezza.