Saturday, December 25, 2010

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 40 in Pakistan (Reuters)

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 40 in Pakistan (Reuters)

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 40 in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:48 AM PST

Policemen survey a vehicle which was damaged by a bomb explosion at the site of the blast in Quetta December 24, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A burqa-clad suicide bomber attacked a crowd of people waiting for aid in Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 40 of them, officials said, showing militants' ability to strike despite army offensives.

Kabul raid kills two after U.S. embassy threat: ISAF (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:22 PM PST

Reuters - Afghan and foreign troops killed two men during a raid in downtown Kabul after receiving a "credible threat" to attack the U.S. Embassy in the capital, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Saturday.

Blast at Catholic church in Philippines (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:31 PM PST

Reuters - A crude bomb exploded on Saturday in the roof of a Roman Catholic church at a police base on a Muslim-dominated southern island in the Philippines wounding six people, an army spokesman said.

Russia pushes toward approval of nuclear arms pact (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST

Reuters - Russia's parliament gave preliminary approval to a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States Friday, supporting ratification of the new START pact in the first of three required votes.

Heavy snow strands Christmas travelers in Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:45 AM PST

Reuters - Heavy snow stranded thousands of Christmas travelers in parts of Europe on Friday, with Belgium's main airport closed for most of the day to landing and icy roads in Sweden choked with traffic.

Sri Lanka's 'Highway of Death' Becomes Tourist Hot Spot (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:30 PM PST

Time.com - After a quarter century of conflict, Sri Lankans are flocking to see the defacto war memorials along the A9, a once-notorious road that saw some of fiercest fighting in the nation's long civil war

Christmas chaos in Europe as snow strands thousands (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:57 AM PST

Stranded passengers receive their dinner platters on Christmas Eve at the Roissy-en-France airport, outside Paris. Hundreds of travellers woke up on Christmas morning Saturday stranded at Paris's main airport after snow and ice grounded flights and caused widespread travel chaos across western Europe.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Hundreds of travellers woke up on Christmas morning Saturday stranded at Paris's main airport after snow and ice grounded flights and caused widespread travel chaos across western Europe.

Bethlehem sees record pilgrim crowd for Christmas (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:06 AM PST

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem early Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010(AP Photo//Fadi Arouri, Pool)AP - The largest number of pilgrims in a decade have gathered in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas, with tens of thousands flocking to the Church of the Nativity, built on the site where tradition holds Jesus was born, for prayers Saturday morning.

At least 12 reported dead in Colombia landslide (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:23 PM PST

AP - Officials say a landslide spawned by heavy rains has killed at least 12 people and injured 30 in southwestern Colombia.

Police seek to calm Nigerian city after deadly blasts (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:08 AM PST

Nigerian authorities sought to calm tensions after what was believed to be several Christmas Eve blasts killed at least eight people in an area previously hit by sectarian violence.(AFP Graphic/File/Francis Nallier)AFP - Nigerian authorities sought to calm tensions Saturday after what was believed to be several Christmas Eve blasts killed at least eight people in an area previously hit by sectarian violence.

Bombing wounds 11 at Christmas Mass in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:58 AM PST

Roman Catholic priest Fr. Romeo Villanueva surveys the damage of a Catholic chapel following an explosion during a Christmas Day mass Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010 at the volatile island of Jolo, Sulu province in southern Philippines. A bomb exploded during the mass at the chapel inside a police camp, wounding a priest and 10 churchgoers, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan)AP - A bomb exploded during Christmas Day Mass at a chapel inside a police camp in the volatile southern Philippines, wounding a priest and 10 churchgoers.

Mexico buys corn futures to ensure tortilla prices remain flat (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In 2007, massive impromptu street protests threatened the popularity of Mexican President Felipe Calderón. But it was not drug violence or kidnappings that prompted the outcry. It was the price of corn tortillas.

Who Are The Anarchists Behind the Rome Embassy Bombs? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:30 PM PST

Time.com - An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for the explosions in the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome. Should Italy be worried?

Why Ahmadinejad is dismissing high-level Iranian officials (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:49 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As a loyal follower of Iran̢۪s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the young head of the National Youth Organization had every reason to expect his string of high-profile jobs would continue.
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