Thursday, December 29, 2011

North Korea hails nuclear, military feats of Kim Jong-il (Reuters)

North Korea hails nuclear, military feats of Kim Jong-il (Reuters)

North Korea hails nuclear, military feats of Kim Jong-il (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:18 PM PST

Reuters - North Korea lauded the military might built up by deceased leader Kim Jong-il on Thursday, likely tying his young successor to the same policies that have set Northeast Asia on edge as the impoverished state inches closer to nuclear weapons capability.

Arab observers fan out across Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:14 PM PST

Reuters - Arab monitors head to three more Syrian cities on Thursday to check if government forces are complying with a peace plan after a delegation to Homs, centre of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, was mobbed by protesters demanding protection.

Air strike kills 35 in southeast Turkey: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:12 AM PST

Reuters - Turkish warplanes killed at least 35 people in an air strike in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border overnight, apparently mistaking smugglers for Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party and local officials said on Thursday.

Gunpowder warehouse blast kills 17 in Myanmar: police (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:55 PM PST

Reuters - At least 17 people died and 80 were injured after an early morning explosion at a warehouse storing gunpowder, likely for use at mine blast sites, in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon, police and fire officials said on Thursday.

Macedonia: Europe's New Hotspot for Illegal Immigrants (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:15 PM PST

Time.com - Macedonia has become a new transit country for Afghan and Pakistani immigrants who gather near the Serbian border as they try to find their way into the European Union. Police turn a blind eye, and humanitarian groups aren't reaching out to help

Asian stocks mostly down on Europe bank worries (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:14 AM PST

Traders await the start of the trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP - Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as traders shied away from riskier assets as the year drew to a close, but hopes for a successful bond issue in Italy boosted shares in Europe.

Bahrain to try 8 in terror case next month (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:12 AM PST

AP - Bahrain's top prosecutor says the Gulf kingdom has wrapped up an investigation into an alleged Iranian-linked terror cell and plans to put the eight defendants on trial next month.

Argentine leader's cancer forces her to delegate (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:54 PM PST

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez talks to Argentine governors at government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2011. Fernandez, who on Tuesday was diagnosed with treatable thyroid cancer, will undergo surgery on Jan. 4 and then take 20 days of medical leave, during which Vice President Amado Boudou will run the country. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)AP - Argentina's president cracked jokes and sounded optimistic Wednesday after her thyroid cancer diagnosis was announced, but she's clearly struggling with the need to delegate power while she recovers from next week's surgery.

Worst year in decades for elephants (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:55 AM PST

AP - It's been a disastrous year for elephants, perhaps the worst since ivory sales were banned in 1989 to save the world's largest land animals from extinction, the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC said Thursday.

Report: Turkey attacks suspected rebel targets (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:05 AM PST

AP - Turkey's air force attacked suspected Kurdish rebel targets near its border with Iraq, killing at least 20 people, many of them smugglers mistaken for guerrillas, officials said Thursday.

Oil sands OK starts option clock for Athabasca (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST

Reuters - Athabasca Oil Sands Corp has won regulatory approval for its MacKay River oil sands project, opening a one-month window that could result in its state-owned Chinese partner taking full control of the development.

Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:17 AM PST

Reuters - Two workers at a reptile park near Sydney were all shook up Wednesday, running for their lives when a 500 kg crocodile named Elvis suddenly lunged at them, making off with their lawnmower.

In Russia, a new badge of honor for Putin critics: a jail term (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:39 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A prison stint in most countries is a disgrace to live down, but in Russia it can be a valuable asset, even a must, on the resume of anyone who aspires to lead an anti-Kremlin protest movement. 

Is This Blogger Putin's Greatest Challenger? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:15 PM PST

Time.com - A master of the web, Andrei Navalny has managed to rouse Russia's middle classes and unite the disparate elements of the opposition even as his nationalist views alarm a few liberals

China wins $700 million Afghan oil and gas deal. Why didn't the US bid? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:51 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In a deal finalized on Wednesday, China’s National Petroleum Corporation became the first foreign company to tap into Afghanistan’s oil and gas reserves. Chinese officials have estimated that the deal could be worth at least $700 million, but some say China could earn up to 10 times that.
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