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• Taliban dispute U.N. report on Afghan casualties
• Aftershocks still rattle New Zealand 3 months after 7.0 quake
• Yemen to bolster counterrorism forces to 'bring ... fight to al Qaeda'
• Indian space rocket explodes soon after launch
• Boston, NYC face blizzard warnings as storm system barrels north
• Turkey minister: Israel still should apologize for aid flotilla attack
• Rights groups plead for clemency ahead of execution in Iran
• Reports: Ex-Venezuelan president Perez dies at 88
• Death toll increases in Nigerian attacks
• Mother gives hours-old baby girl to California firefighters
• Yemen to bolster counterrorism forces to 'bring ... fight to al Qaeda'
• San Francisco airport defends security in wake of pilot's videos
• Minister: Disputed Ivory Coast leader rejects threat, won't step down
• Couple's care packages show troops they're appreciated
• As tensions mount, Ivorians make the trek to Liberia
• The GPS Challenge: December 26, 2010
• Injured 'Spider-Man' actor walking, wants to return
• Human rights group slams life sentence for Indian doctor

Taliban dispute U.N. report on Afghan casualties Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:07 PM PST The Taliban movement is disputing a U.N. report that asserts the number of civilians slain by insurgents has risen but those killed by the coalition has dropped.

Aftershocks still rattle New Zealand 3 months after 7.0 quake Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:58 PM PST A series of aftershocks hit near Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday morning, leaving cracks in buildings and sending stocked items falling off shelves in parts of the central city's stores and malls.

Yemen to bolster counterrorism forces to 'bring ... fight to al Qaeda' Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:18 PM PST Yemen is embarking on a major initiative in its war on terror and plans to build four new branches for the country's elite counterterrorism units next year, a spokesman for the country's American embassy said on Saturday.

Indian space rocket explodes soon after launch Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:50 PM PST A space rocket carrying communications equipment exploded soon after takeoff Saturday evening in India, the official national news agency reported.

Boston, NYC face blizzard warnings as storm system barrels north Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:10 PM PST Snow fell in parts of the southeast Saturday, the leading edge of a powerful storm system that has prompted blizzard warnings in New York City and Boston and threatened to cause major travel headaches at the tail end of the holiday week.

Turkey minister: Israel still should apologize for aid flotilla attack Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:36 PM PST Turkey's foreign minister continued Saturday to press for an apology from Israel over its forces killing nine Turkish activists, a day before the boat that set off the row between the two countries is scheduled to arrive in Istanbul.

Rights groups plead for clemency ahead of execution in Iran Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:26 PM PST Human rights organizations appealed to Iranian authorities Saturday to call off the next day's scheduled execution of a Kurdish-Iranian law student charged with moharebeh -- which translates to "enmity against God" -- and other security-related crimes.

Reports: Ex-Venezuelan president Perez dies at 88 Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:11 PM PST Former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez died Saturday in Miami, Florida, state-run media and CNN affiliate Globovision reported.

Death toll increases in Nigerian attacks Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:46 PM PST The Christmas Eve attacks in the volatile Nigerian city of Jos have claimed at least 31 lives, a bloody aftermath in a region long torn by Christian and Muslim hostility.

Mother gives hours-old baby girl to California firefighters Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:08 PM PST A 27-year-old mother surrendered her baby girl to firefighters in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, authorities said Saturday.

Yemen to bolster counterrorism forces to 'bring ... fight to al Qaeda' Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:07 PM PST Yemen is embarking on a major initiative in its war on terror and plans to build four new branches for the country's elite counterterrorism units next year, a spokesman for the country's American embassy said on Saturday.

San Francisco airport defends security in wake of pilot's videos Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:22 PM PST The leadership of San Francisco's airport fired back Saturday at critics who had rallied around a commercial pilot who had posted videos online showing what he described as shortcomings in security.

Minister: Disputed Ivory Coast leader rejects threat, won't step down Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:18 PM PST The disputed head of the Ivory Coast will not step down, one of his key ministers said Saturday, despite the threat by West African leaders to use military force to force him out.

Couple's care packages show troops they're appreciated Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:41 PM PST It's an idea that haunts and motivates John and Wendy Rocca -- a soldier in need.

As tensions mount, Ivorians make the trek to Liberia Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:31 PM PST About 14,000 Ivory Coast residents escaping their country's political instability and violence have fled to eastern Liberia in what has been an arduous journey, the United Nations refugee agency said Saturday.

The GPS Challenge: December 26, 2010 Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST

Injured 'Spider-Man' actor walking, wants to return Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST Heartened by visits from cast members, the actor seriously injured Monday while performing a stunt in the Spider-Man musical is walking and wants to return to the show, his father said Saturday.

Human rights group slams life sentence for Indian doctor Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:56 AM PST A life sentence handed down to a rural pediatrician in the world's largest democracy had human rights activists screaming a mockery of justice Saturday.

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