Friday, December 31, 2010

Gbagbo given deadline to quit

Gbagbo given deadline to quit


Gbagbo given deadline to quit

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:38 AM PST

Ivory Coast's self-declared President Laurent Gbagbo has until midnight Friday to step down or an amnesty deal offered by his challenger will expire. FULL STORY l TENSIONS HIGH l YEARS OF CONFLICT

Colombia to put flood victims on seized drug land

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

The Colombian government plans to use lands seized from drug traffickers to relocate victims of massive flooding and the United Nations is beefing up emergency measures in what has been called the South American nation's worst natural disaster ever.

U.S. crab tycoon faces new charges in Russia

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:19 AM PST

An American businessman who lost his company, health and freedom in Russia is now struggling to merely stay alive.

Drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST

Suspected U.S. drone strikes killed four militants Friday in Pakistan's tribal areas, intelligence officials said.

Ukraine reduces stock of dangerous uranium

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:49 AM PST

The U.S. Energy Department announced Friday the shipment of 50 kilograms -- or 111 pounds -- of highly enriched uranium from Ukraine to Russia.

Cholera kills more than 3,300 in Haiti

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:12 AM PST

In the 10 weeks since an epidemic erupted in Haiti, cholera has killed more than 3,000 people -- partly because the distribution of health supplies remains a logistical nightmare.

Christians consider their future after more attacks in Iraq

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 07:45 AM PST

Some Christians in Iraq's capital were considering leaving, following a wave of bombings targeting members of their religion that left two dead and 16 others wounded.

Queensland flood cleanup to cost 'hundreds of millions'

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:17 AM PST

The flooding in the Australian state of Queensland will cost "hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars," Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Friday as she toured the devastation.

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