Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thousands flee Ivory Coast instability

Thousands flee Ivory Coast instability


Thousands flee Ivory Coast instability

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:31 PM PST

About 14,000 Ivory Coast residents escaping their country's political instability and violence have fled to eastern Liberia, the United Nations refugee agency says. DISPUTED PRESIDENT WON'T STEP DOWN | FULL STORY

Taliban dispute U.N. report on Afghan casualties

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:31 PM PST

The Taliban movement is disputing a U.N. report that asserts the number of civilians slain by insurgents has risen but those killed by the coalition has dropped.

Rights groups plead for clemency ahead of execution in Iran

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:26 PM PST

Human rights organizations appealed to Iranian authorities Saturday to call off the next day's scheduled execution of a Kurdish-Iranian law student charged with moharebeh -- which translates to "enmity against God" -- and other security-related crimes.

Conditions improve at European airports

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:36 AM PST

Flight delays were easing at airports across Europe today after air traffic was snarled by bad weather and a shortage of de-icing fluid.

Dutch arrest 12 on suspicion of terrorism

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:23 AM PST

Dutch authorities have arrested 12 men of Somali origin they believe were about to carry out a terrorist attack, authorities said Saturday.

Death toll rises from Nigeria attacks

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:46 PM PST

The Christmas Eve attacks in the volatile Nigerian city of Jos have claimed at least 31 lives, a bloody aftermath in a region long torn by Christian and Muslim hostility.

40 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:53 AM PST

Security forces killed 40 militants who were among a group that attacked checkpoints in northwest Pakistan, leaving 11 soldiers dead, authorities said Saturday.

Turkey minister: Israel should apologize for flotilla attack

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:36 PM PST

Turkey's foreign minister continued Saturday to press for an apology from Israel over its forces killing nine Turkish activists, a day before the boat that set off the row between the two countries is scheduled to arrive in Istanbul.

Pope urges peace in troubled lands

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST

In his traditional Christmas message, Pope Benedict XVI urged peace in the Middle East and asked for God's comfort upon beleaguered Christian communities in Iraq. | FULL STORY | Midnight Mass | Iraq's Christmas fears

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