Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters)

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• Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters)
• "Great successor" poised to take over North Korea (Reuters)
• Iran navy chief says shutting off Gulf "very easy" (Reuters)
• Head of Syria monitors: Homs situation "reassuring so far" (Reuters)
• Nigerian court rejects challenge to Jonathan win (Reuters)
• Cuban MBAs? A Spanish School Hopes to Train Havana's Future Moguls (Time.com)
• Russian court may ban Hare Krishna text (AP)
• HRW accuses Syrian authorities of hiding detainees (AP)
• Mexico official fired for saying poor smell bad (AP)
• Is Morocco really ready for a mega mall? (AP)
• Afghanistan, China sign first oil contract (AP)
• Cranky croc steals Aussie zoo worker's lawn mower (AP)
• A spitting incident sets off Israeli frustration with Jewish zealotry (The Christian Science Monitor)
• North Koreans' Tears, Sadness Upon Kim Jong Il's Death (Time.com)
• English flout hunting ban in foxy style (The Christian Science Monitor)

Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:46 PM PST Reuters - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity.

"Great successor" poised to take over North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:55 PM PST Reuters - Young and untested, Kim Jong-un has all but taken over North Korea's leadership, with state media calling him "supreme commander" and "leader of the state, army and party" well before his late father was borne through the streets of Pyongyang in a state funeral on Wednesday.

Iran navy chief says shutting off Gulf "very easy" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:23 AM PST Reuters - Closing off the Gulf to oil tankers will be "easier than drinking a glass of water" for Iran if the Islamic state deems it necessary, Iran's top naval commander told the country's state television Wednesday.

Head of Syria monitors: Homs situation "reassuring so far" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:33 AM PST Reuters - The head of the Arab League delegation investigating if Syria is keeping its promise to implement a peace plan said on Wednesday the situation in the flashpoint city of Homs was "reassuring so far."

Nigerian court rejects challenge to Jonathan win (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST Reuters - Nigeria's Supreme Court threw out a challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan's victory in April 16 elections, upholding the result and rejecting calls by the main opposition party for a recount in several parts of the country.

Cuban MBAs? A Spanish School Hopes to Train Havana's Future Moguls (Time.com) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:10 AM PST Time.com - A Spanish university and Catholic clergy in Cuba have joined forces to help train Cuba's business leaders of the future -- even if that future remains in question

Russian court may ban Hare Krishna text (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:06 PM PST AP - A Russian court is to decide Wednesday whether a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement is "extremist' and should be banned, in a case that has angered Hindus around the world and highlights the continuing challenges for minority religions in Russia.

HRW accuses Syrian authorities of hiding detainees (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:54 AM PST AP - Human Rights Watch is accusing Syrian authorities of hiding hundreds of detainees from Arab League monitors now in the country.

Mexico official fired for saying poor smell bad (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:06 PM PST AP - A Mexican anti-poverty official has been fired after posting a comment on social media sites suggesting that poor people smell bad.

Is Morocco really ready for a mega mall? (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:31 AM PST AP - Inaugurated by popstar Jennifer Lopez in front of the cream of Moroccan society, Casablanca's first mega mall, complete with two-story-high aquarium, is dripping with glamour and luxury.

Afghanistan, China sign first oil contract (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:37 AM PST AP - Afghanistan's government signed a deal Wednesday with China's state-owned National Petroleum Corporation, allowing it to become the first foreign company to exploit the country's oil and natural gas reserves.

Cranky croc steals Aussie zoo worker's lawn mower (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:27 PM PST AP - A giant saltwater crocodile named Elvis with an apparent affinity for household machinery charged at an Australian reptile park worker Wednesday before stealing his lawn mower.

A spitting incident sets off Israeli frustration with Jewish zealotry (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:34 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The harassment of an 8-year-old girl by ultra-Orthodox Jews in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh is shaking Israel’s self image to the core, stirring nationwide outrage about escalating religious zealotry and creeping public segregation of women.

North Koreans' Tears, Sadness Upon Kim Jong Il's Death (Time.com) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:10 AM PST Time.com - Either there is world-class sorrow going on over the Dear Leader or else there must be some method to what seems to be all the mad keening in Pyongyang

English flout hunting ban in foxy style (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:07 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - “Baffle!” yells huntsman Peter Collins, summoning one of his hunt's dogs midway through his explanation of why the United Kingdom’s Hunting Act is not working. â€œBaffle! Here!”

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