Main Pakistan opposition says will not move against PM (Reuters)

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• Main Pakistan opposition says will not move against PM (Reuters)
• Australia floods force evacuations (Reuters)
• Iran invites IAEA envoys to visit nuclear sites (Reuters)
• China provinces spurn Beijing, target sizzling growth (Reuters)
• A Palestinian's Death Highlights Alliance with Israeli Leftists (Time.com)
• easyJet buys 15 Airbus single-aisle planes (AFP)
• Iran confirms nuclear tour invitation (AP)
• Severed head hung from bridge in Tijuana, Mexico (AP)
• Ivory Coast rivals agree to meet (AFP)
• Killed model provides real-life drama for Bollywood (AFP)
• Crocodiles, snakes are danger in flooded Australia (AP)
• Why millions in US aid may help few Iraqi refugees in the end (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Russia: Khodorkovsky Verdict Threatens Foreign Investment (Time.com)
• Taiwan press freedoms are eroding, critics say (The Christian Science Monitor)

Main Pakistan opposition says will not move against PM (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:37 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and his minority government is likely to survive after the main opposition group said on Tuesday it would not push for a no-confidence vote, but without support of a partner which quit at the weekend, will struggle to enact policies.

Australia floods force evacuations (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:58 AM PST Reuters - Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday, allowing some mines to slowly resume production although most remained idle, as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated.

Iran invites IAEA envoys to visit nuclear sites (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:43 AM PST Reuters - Iran said on Tuesday it had invited some envoys accredited to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to visit some of its nuclear facilities this month, shortly before a second round of talks between Tehran and major powers.

China provinces spurn Beijing, target sizzling growth (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:24 AM PST Reuters - Chinese provinces, from northeastern Heilongjiang to southwestern Yunnan, have set ambitious growth targets for this year and into the future, challenging the central government's goal of reshaping the economy along more sustainable lines.

A Palestinian's Death Highlights Alliance with Israeli Leftists (Time.com) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST Time.com - Noisy demonstrations over the death of Bil'in protestor Jawaher Abu Rahmah show the growing confidence of a cadre of activist Israelis calling on the international community for action against their own government

easyJet buys 15 Airbus single-aisle planes (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:36 AM PST AFP - No-frills airline easyJet says it has agreed to buy 15 Airbus A320 single-aisle planes worth $1.1 billion (£711 million) and secured an option to buy another 33.

Iran confirms nuclear tour invitation (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:02 AM PST AP - Iran confirms it has invited representatives of world powers and its allies among the Arab and developing world to tour its nuclear sites.

Severed head hung from bridge in Tijuana, Mexico (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:52 PM PST AP - The severed head of a young man was found hanging from a bridge in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Monday.

Ivory Coast rivals agree to meet (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:14 AM PST AFP - Ivory Coast's political rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara have agreed on a face-fo-face meeting to try to resolve the country's political crisis, African Union envoy Raila Odinga said Tuesday.

Killed model provides real-life drama for Bollywood (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:15 AM PST AFP - A new Bollywood film comes out this week based on the real-life murder of a fashion model by the son of a leading lawmaker, in a case that cast a spotlight on the corrupt nexus of police and politics.

Crocodiles, snakes are danger in flooded Australia (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:11 AM PST AP - Residents of an Australian city cut off by some of the country's worst flooding in decades are being warned to stay out of the water, and not just because of the risk of being swept away: Debris, snakes and even crocodiles could also pose a danger.

Why millions in US aid may help few Iraqi refugees in the end (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:40 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Jordan, one of two main destinations for Iraqis displaced by the US-led war, has received nearly $400 million in aid designed to help as many as 1 million Iraqis reported to have fled there. Much of the aid came from the United States and went to the Jordanian government directly.

Russia: Khodorkovsky Verdict Threatens Foreign Investment (Time.com) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST Time.com - As the court adds six more years to the eight Mikhail Khodorkovsky is already serving in prison, the long, ludicrous case against the oligarch is scaring off Russia's potential investors

Taiwan press freedoms are eroding, critics say (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:54 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - When veteran journalist Huang Je-bing resigned in protest from one of Taiwan’s leading newspapers, he says he did not expect it would stir up such a storm. In a blistering blog post titled “Leaving the China Times on a Jet Plane,” Mr. Huang deplored the erosion of journalism ethics that sacrifices independent news for cozy relations with government officials â€" relations that are greased by a flow of advertising dollars.

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