Friday, December 30, 2011

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Suu Kyi visits hundreds left homeless by Myanmar blast

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:44 PM PST

The pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday visited a monastery in Yangon, Myanmar, that is providing shelter to more than 1,000 people left homeless by a deadly explosion that struck a warehouse compound in a residential neighborhood of the city a day earlier.

Iran threat: Serious or saber-rattling?

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:39 PM PST

Iran's vice president has warned that the country could block the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. What does the threat mean and what is likely to happen next?

Muslim leaders boycott interfaith breakfast

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:32 PM PST

Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed New York police ahead of a boycott of the city's annual interfaith breakfast Friday by a prominent group of Muslim clerics.

Graves may be exhumed over Pennsylvania sinkhole

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:31 PM PST

Officials in Pennsylvania may give the go-ahead Friday to begin the exhumation of graves as a large sinkhole encroaches on a historic Allentown cemetery.

Old-style voting puts Iowa in epicenter of U.S. election

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:10 PM PST

A frequently overlooked place of farms, friendly towns and relatively few people is, for now, the epicenter of U.S. politics. The place is Iowa. The question is Why-owa?

'Amazing,' 'baby bump' among words added to Michigan school's banished list

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST

If you're thinking of setting up an amazing man cave or showing off a ginormous baby bump next year, think again.

North Korea says it won't deal with South Korean government

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:28 PM PST

North Korea said Friday that it remained steadfast in its refusal to engage with the current South Korean government, dismissing the prospect of a shift in relations with Seoul after a dynastic succession in Pyongyang.

Two aid workers killed in Somalia capital

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:24 PM PST

Two aid workers working to provide emergency medical relief in the Somalia capital of Mogadishu have been killed in a shooting at a Medecins Sans Frontieres compound, the agency said in a statement.

New Year's Eve security main focus for NYPD

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST

Security in Times Square will be the priority for New York Police Department this weekend as crowds pack the streets to herald the New Year.

Top U.S. diplomat to visit North Korea's neighbors

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:31 PM PST

A top U.S. diplomat will travel to three nations around North Korea early next year in the first such talks since longtime leader Kim Jong Il's death, the State Department announced Thursday.

North Korea says it won't deal with South Korean government

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:10 PM PST

North Korea said Friday that it would not deal with the current South Korean government, suggesting its stance toward relations with Seoul remained unchanged following the death this month of its longtime leader, Kim Jong Il.

Donations pour into Philippines in wake of deadly storm

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:35 PM PST

Foreign aid to the Philippines in the wake of a deadly tropical storm has reached $12.6 million, the Philippine government announced Thursday.

Fire burns docked Russian nuclear submarine

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:15 PM PST

Scores of emergency personnel on Thursday helped battle a fire that burned a docked Russian nuclear submarine, state media reported.

Egyptian raids on rights groups draw fire

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:01 PM PST

Several rights groups, including three U.S.-based entities, were raided in Cairo and other Egyptian locations on Thursday in what one source called a push by police to "show some muscle."

Pennsylvania sinkhole threatens graves at historic cemetery

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:57 PM PST

Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim's office normally responds to calls of motor vehicle accidents, homicides or other incidents that require determination of a cause of death. Thursday brought something totally unexpected.

Airstrike on Turkey-Iraq border kills 35 people, official says

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:47 PM PST

A Turkish airstrike on the border with Iraq killed 35 people who are now thought to have been smuggling cigarettes, a senior Turkish lawmaker said Thursday.

Alert raised around Alaska volcano after likely 'single explosion'

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:25 PM PST

A heightened state of alert has been issued for a remote Alaskan volcano after the detection of a drifting ash cloud, the result of what's believed to have been a lone explosion.

Obama administration sets up new hotline for immigration detainees

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:19 PM PST

In the latest volley between the federal government and states pushing anti-illegal-immigration laws, the Obama administration announced Thursday it was establishing a new hotline for immigration detainees who feel they "may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime."

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