Seoul rejects North Korea's talks offer as "propaganda" (Reuters)

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• Seoul rejects North Korea's talks offer as "propaganda" (Reuters)
• U.S. to send 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan: report (Reuters)
• Zoellick: G20 must act to stabilize food prices (Reuters)
• Draining flooded Australia mines could take weeks (Reuters)
• Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians on Gaza border (Reuters)
• What It Will Take to Finish the Job in Afghanistan (Time.com)
• Osborne urges Europe to 'put house in order' (AFP)
• Iran says American woman detained on spy charges (AP)
• For Rio slum residents and police a mixed blessing (AP)
• Rwandan prosecutor seeks 33-year term for journalist (AFP)
• Oil hovers above $90 amid improving US jobs market (AP)
• Australian jailed for Afghanistan murder: report (AFP)
• Rights groups denounce proposed bills to remove 'birthright citizenship' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• After Taseer Assassination: Some Muslims Refuse to Mourn (Time.com)
• What China wants in exchange for spending big in Europe (The Christian Science Monitor)

Seoul rejects North Korea's talks offer as "propaganda" (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:41 PM PST Reuters - South Korea has dismissed a North Korean call for unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying on Thursday the offer was "propaganda" it does not take seriously.

U.S. to send 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan: report (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:14 PM PST Reuters - The United States plans to send 1,400 additional Marines to Afghanistan to boost its combat forces ahead of the spring fighting season, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Zoellick: G20 must act to stabilize food prices (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:27 PM PST Reuters - Free markets rather than protectionist polices are the solution to volatile food prices and the G20 should take steps to prioritize the provision of food for the poor, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said.

Draining flooded Australia mines could take weeks (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST Reuters - Australia's flood-stricken coal industry faced lengthy disruptions on Thursday, with one miner saying it could take weeks to drain its pits of water and a major port suspending export shipments because of a lack of coal.

Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians on Gaza border (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST Reuters - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians near the Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medics said on Thursday.

What It Will Take to Finish the Job in Afghanistan (Time.com) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:30 AM PST Time.com - Needed: security, development and a stable Pakistan

Osborne urges Europe to 'put house in order' (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:33 AM PST AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Thursday urged Europe to "put its own house in order" in 2011 by taking action to restore confidence in the euro and shore up the bloc's banking system.

Iran says American woman detained on spy charges (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:12 AM PST AP - Iranian authorities have detained a 55-year-old American woman on spying charges, a state-owned newspaper reported Thursday.

For Rio slum residents and police a mixed blessing (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:45 PM PST AP - At his barbershop carved into the steep flank of a Rio hillside slum, Jose do Carmo dos Santos used to cut the hair of the neighborhood's drug dealers and of the addicts who walked up the narrow alleyways for a fix and stuck around for the $5 trims.

Rwandan prosecutor seeks 33-year term for journalist (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:14 AM PST AFP - A Rwandan prosecutor has asked for a 33-year prison sentence for the editor of a local independent newspaper who is accused of denying the 1994 genocide, state radio said Thursday.

Oil hovers above $90 amid improving US jobs market (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:37 AM PST AP - Oil prices hovered above $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a better than expected U.S. jobs report bolstered investor optimism that crude demand will improve.

Australian jailed for Afghanistan murder: report (AFP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:07 PM PST AFP - A former Australian soldier has been jailed for 20 years in Afghanistan after murdering an Afghan colleague and then trying to pretend he was killed by the Taliban, a report said on Thursday.

Rights groups denounce proposed bills to remove 'birthright citizenship' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:03 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Immigrant rights groups are voicing strong opposition to legislation being proposed in several US states to deny citizenship to American-born children of illegal immigrants.

After Taseer Assassination: Some Muslims Refuse to Mourn (Time.com) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:30 AM PST Time.com - As Punjab's slain governor Salmaan Taseer is buried, Islamic conservatives are asking the faithful not to mourn -- alarming Pakistan's Christians and other minorities

What China wants in exchange for spending big in Europe (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:49 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Chinese Vice Prime Minister Li Keqiang is touring Europe, offering political support, cash, and investment at a critical juncture for the weakened European Union. However, there appear to be strings attached.

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