Vivvo CMS 4.0 CWEB NEWS http://cwebnews.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. CWEB NEWS http://cwebnews.com/files.php?file= http://cwebnews.com/ SOMALIA: Captured Saudi supertanker held in Somali pirate lair http://cwebnews.com/world-news/somalia_captured_saudi_supertanker_held.html World News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:47:34 -0600 Pirates have commandeered a huge Saudi-owned crude oil supertanker off the east coast of Africa, the largest vessel ever seized by force. Meanwhile, Hong Kong ZIMBABWE: Tsvangirai appears before French foreign affairs committee http://cwebnews.com/world-news/zimbabwe_tsvangirai_appears_before_french.html World News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:24:49 -0600 Zimbabwe opposition (MDC party) leader Morgan Tsvangirai was in Paris Tuesday, meeting with the foreign affairs committee of the French Parliament. FRENCH POLITICS: Paris mayor Delanoë reluctantly backs Aubry http://cwebnews.com/world-news/french_politics_paris_mayor_delano.html World News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:50:57 -0600 After much dithering, Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë has rallied behind former rival Martine Aubry, in a major blow to former presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. Socialist DR CONGO: Congolese troops clash with their own militia allies http://cwebnews.com/world-news/dr_congo_congolese_troops_clash.html World News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:59:51 -0600 Demoralised Congolese government troops clashed with local Mai Mai militias trying to halt their retreat before eastern rebels. Meanwhile, Tutsi general Nkunda's troops pledged to FRANCE: Senate approves raising pilot retirement age to 65 http://cwebnews.com/world-news/france_senate_approves_raising_pilot.html World News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:35:50 -0600 The French Senate has approved a measure raising the retirement age for pilots from 60 to 65 despite a four-day strike to protest the change CWEB NEWS