JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The chairman of Ampal-American Israel Corp has decided to hand the company over to its bondholders after an agreement could not be reached on a debt restructuring, a company spokesman said. A representative of Ampal and chairman Yossi Maiman made the comment at a meeting with a creditors committee appointed by a U.S. court after Ampal in August filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it faced a deepening financial crisis after Egypt halted natural gas supplies to Israel. Ampal holds 12. …
Russian experts to join Swiss and French investigators exhuming Yasser Arafat's remains
The Palestinian president says Russian experts will join a team of Swiss and French investigators in exhuming the remains of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat later this month.
Georgia PM visits Europe to dump "Russia stooge" tag
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia's new prime minister starts a visit to Brussels on Mond ay intended to show that ties with NATO and Europe, rather than Russia, remain the former Soviet republic's top priority. Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire businessman, has been dogged by accusations of being a Russian stooge since his coalition defeated President Mikheil Saakashvili's party in an election last month, ending his rival's nine-year dominance. … Man in Afghan uniform kills foreign service member
NATO says a gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform has shot and killed a service member fighting with U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Polish police clash with protesters on national holiday
WARSAW (Reuters) – Riot police in the Polish capital used truncheons to try to break up a crowd of right-wing extremists on Sunday who were pelting them with firecrackers and lumps of concrete. The violence broke out at the start of a parade to celebrate Poland’s national holiday, which in the past has proved a catalyst for clashes between rival extremist groups. The right-wing protesters were preparing to start their march in the centre of Warsaw when some threw firecrackers and projectiles at police in riot gear who had cordoned off the area. …
Russians to assist in Arafat grave exhumation
The Palestinian president says Russian experts will join a team of Swiss and French investigators in exhuming the remains of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat later this month.
Slovenians choose president amid talk of bailout
Slovenians voted for a president Sunday, hoping whoever wins will boost the prospects of the small, economically struggling country, which may become the next European nation needing an international bailout. 
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