Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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4 men to be charged in terror plot against Danish newspaper

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:08 PM PST

Four men will be charged Thursday in connection with a terror plot against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the nation's authorities said.

2 found dead in Michigan gas explosion

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:01 PM PST

Search crews found a second body in the ruins of a furniture store destroyed by a gas explosion in Wayne, Michigan, the city's fire chief said early Thursday.

Skype iPhone app adds video calling

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:50 PM PST

Skype released a new version of the telephony application for iPhone, which adds video-chat features that go beyond what Apple offers.

Kidney donation a condition of sisters' release in Mississippi

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:44 PM PST

Two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation -- one must donate a kidney to the other.

Skiers dig their way out of avalanche

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:28 PM PST

Two skiers were safe Wednesday after walking away from an avalanche near a Montana ski resort, authorities said.

Flood-ravaged Australia braces for more rising water

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

Parts of northeast Australia braced for more flooding Thursday, a day after the nation's prime minister promised aid to flood-ravaged towns, and half of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone.

South Korea works to contain foot and mouth disease outbreak

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:31 PM PST

South Korea raised its foot-and-mouth disease alert to its highest level on Wednesday in an effort to contain the disease that has rapidly spread across the country.

UAE: New fees for visiting Canadians

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:03 PM PST

Beginning in January, Canadian citizens visiting the United Arab Emirates will have to pay as much as 1,000 Canadian dollars to obtain a visa, according to the website of the UAE Embassy in Ottawa.

African leaders will try again to persuade Gbagbo to step down

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:47 PM PST

The three leaders representing a West African bloc will return to Ivory Coast next Monday to again try to defuse an escalating political crisis sparked by self-declared President Lauren Gbagbo's refusal to cede power.

Senate ethics panel dismisses complaint against Dodd

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:24 PM PST

The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint of alleged corruption by retiring Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, according to statements Wednesday from Dodd and the group the filed the complaint.

1 killed, 1 still missing after Michigan gas explosion

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:22 PM PST

The body of a 64-year-old man was pulled from the ruins of furniture store destroyed by a gas explosion in Wayne, Michigan, as crews planned to search through the night, if necessary, for another person still missing, city officials said Wednesday night.

Police: 1 killed when SUV collides with school bus in south Texas

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:11 PM PST

The driver of a sports utility vehicle was killed in south Texas on Tuesday night when he collided head-on with a school bus carrying a high school girls' basketball team home from a tournament, authorities said.

Last police agent missing in Mexican border town

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:03 PM PST

The last agent on the police force in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe is missing, a government official said Wednesday.

Family of WWI veteran looks forward to 110th birthday

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:57 PM PST

The family of Frank Buckles, the nation's lone living veteran of World War I, hopes he makes it to his 110th birthday about a month from now, despite troubling signs he is on the decline.

12 killed in Russian military plane crash

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:28 PM PST

Twelve people were killed Wednesday when a military plane crashed in central Russia, authorities said.

China to cut exports of rare earth minerals

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:22 PM PST

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U.S. aid worker released from Haiti jail

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:17 PM PST

An American relief worker jailed in Haiti under suspicion of kidnapping a 15-month-old boy has been released, the man told CNN Wednesday.

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