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9 charged in terror case to appear in London courtroom
Verdict in Khodorkovsky's 2nd trial to be read
Singer-songwriter Teena Marie dies at 54
Underground no more, miners go to Disney World
Pakistani officials: Suspected drone strike kills 4
Buried alive for six days, earthquake survivors reunite for first time
Air travel stalls as blizzard unleashes fury on New York, New England
S. Korea president says nation's survival depends on unity
8 American tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
Report: Iran execution halted
What is your most unique holiday tradition?
Origins of 8 classic board games
Report: Hundreds hit Moscow streets urging end to ethnic violence
Box office: 'Little Fockers' is No. 1 with $34 million
Pakistan official: Female suicide bomber was behind deadly blast
Report: Israeli intel chief to apologize over forged British passports
London subway strike over pay disrupts busy shopping day
Pioneer fighter for gay rights
36 dead after bus collides with vehicle carrying mourners in India
Arizona state lawmaker attacked on Christmas

9 charged in terror case to appear in London courtroom

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 11:13 PM PST

Nine men arrested a week ago across England have been charged with terrorism offenses and conspiracy to cause explosions, West Midlands police said Monday.

Verdict in Khodorkovsky's 2nd trial to be read

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 11:04 PM PST

A court in Moscow is expected to begin reading the verdict in the corruption trial of a former Russian oil tycoon on Monday.

Singer-songwriter Teena Marie dies at 54

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:45 PM PST

Teena Marie, a celebrated R&B singer-songwriter, was found dead Sunday at her California home, her manager said.

Underground no more, miners go to Disney World

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:26 PM PST

Following in the footsteps of many other celebrities, the miners who spent more than two months trapped underground in a Chilean mine are "going to Disney World."

Pakistani officials: Suspected drone strike kills 4

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:52 PM PST

A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region killed four alleged militants Monday, intelligence officials told CNN.

Buried alive for six days, earthquake survivors reunite for first time

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST

The arduous trip begins from a city on fire.

Air travel stalls as blizzard unleashes fury on New York, New England

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 07:37 PM PST

Air traffic in and out of all three of New York's major airports halted Sunday night, as that region and other parts of the East Coast braved blizzard-like conditions.

S. Korea president says nation's survival depends on unity

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 07:34 PM PST

In the face of North Korean threats, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stepped up his nationalist push, urging countrymen in a radio address "to stand together, united as one."

8 American tourists killed in Egypt bus crash

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 05:54 PM PST

Eight American tourists -- six women and two men -- were killed in a traffic accident Sunday while on a tour bus in Aswan, Egypt, the country's interior ministry said.

Report: Iran execution halted

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 05:21 PM PST

The lawyer for a Kurdish-Iranian law student who was scheduled to be executed Sunday says the sentence has been halted, pending an investigation of what his legal team says are irregularities in the case, the semi-official Iran Students' News Agency reported.

What is your most unique holiday tradition?

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:57 PM PST

Readers share the uncustomary customs they celebrate year after year.

Origins of 8 classic board games

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:47 PM PST

1. Backgammon

Report: Hundreds hit Moscow streets urging end to ethnic violence

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 03:56 PM PST

Hundreds of Russians hit the streets of Moscow on Sunday, rallying to promote peace and equality in response to a rash of ethnic violence and unrest, state-run media reported.

Box office: 'Little Fockers' is No. 1 with $34 million

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 03:45 PM PST

Viewers wanting to spend the holidays with a dysfunctional family other than their own helped secure "Little Fockers" the top spot. But even a significant boost on Christmas Day couldn't keep the comedy from underperforming, pulling in $34 million over the weekend and taking its five-day cume up to $48 million.

Pakistan official: Female suicide bomber was behind deadly blast

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 03:39 PM PST

A young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in Pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said Sunday.

Report: Israeli intel chief to apologize over forged British passports

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 02:02 PM PST

The new chief of Israel's secret intelligence service is said to be preparing to apologize for the agency's suspected use of forged British passports in an operation that led to the assassination of a founding member of Hamas' military wing in January, according to a report in the UK newspaper the Telegraph.

London subway strike over pay disrupts busy shopping day

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

Drivers of London's underground train system went on a one-day strike Sunday in a dispute over holiday pay, disrupting service during the busy holiday shopping season.

Pioneer fighter for gay rights

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 01:49 PM PST

This week President Barack Obama signed into law the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," which banned gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces.

36 dead after bus collides with vehicle carrying mourners in India

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

Thirty-six people in northern India are dead and another 28 are injured following a collision between a bus and a vehicle carrying mourners from a funeral, an official news agency reported Sunday, citing local officials.