Thursday, December 30, 2010

Khodorkovsky faces more years in prison

Khodorkovsky faces more years in prison


Khodorkovsky faces more years in prison

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:46 PM PST

A judge in Moscow sentenced Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Russia's Yukos oil company, and his business partner to 14 years in prison on corruption charges.

Ban 'deeply alarmed' over Ivory Coast

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:04 PM PST

Ivory Coast is "on the brink of genocide" following disputed presidential elections that triggered violence resulting in more than 170 deaths, the nation's new ambassador to the United Nations warned.

Yemen frees insurgents under peace deal

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:15 PM PST

Yemen is releasing hundreds of jailed insurgents after the president's directive to free 500 detainees as part of a peace agreement, the country's embassy in Washington announced.

Video captures UK serial killer's defiance

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:58 PM PST

Closed-circuit TV footage that led British police to identify Stephen Griffiths as a serial killer shows the self-proclaimed "Crossbow Cannibal" in the hallway outside his apartment shortly after he killed one of his victims.

60,000 porn websites shut down, China says

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:42 PM PST

China's anti-pornography campaign shut down more than 60,000 pornographic websites this year, with police investigating almost 2,200 criminal cases, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Thursday.

12 Somalis detained in Holland last week are released

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:37 AM PST

Twelve men of Somali origin arrested in the Netherlands last week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack have been released, but three of them are still being treated as "suspects," a government official said on Thursday.

14 civilians killed in Afghan mine blast

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:29 PM PST

At least 14 civilians died when a mini-bus struck a road mine in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said.

2 dead in strikes on Christian homes in Iraq

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:56 PM PST

At least two people were killed and 14 others were wounded Thursday in a wave of bombings targeting Christian homes in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

President threatens end to Darfur talks

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:34 AM PST

Sudan threatened to withdraw from peace talks with rebels in the western Darfur region unless an agreement was struck by Thursday.

No word from Taiwanese ship since it reported pirate attack

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:53 AM PST

A Taiwanese fishing vessel has not been heard from since reporting that pirates were attacking it in the Indian Ocean several days ago, authorities said Thursday.

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