Syrian activists say troop withdrawal is a sham (Reuters)

---

• Syrian activists say troop withdrawal is a sham (Reuters)
• Pakistani Taliban say kill 15 soldiers, vow further "revenge" (Reuters)
• Four blasts kill 25 in Iraq's capital (Reuters)
• Prison fight in northern Mexico kills 31 inmates (Reuters)
• South Korea says ready for talk with hostile North (Reuters)
• Desperate for a Show of Unity, Iran's Regime Makes a 'Hostage' Out of a Critic's Daughter (Time.com)
• Former Kate Middleton chooses her charities (AP)
• Ex-Israeli leader Olmert accused of bribe-taking (AP)
• 31 inmates killed in northern Mexico prison fight (AP)
• Police break up fuel protest in north Nigeria (AP)
• Philippines doubles bounty on fugitive ex-general (AP)
• Aussie kidnapped in Philippines seeks $2M ransom (AP)
• Egypt elections: Illiterate voters just one hurdle in path toward democracy (+Video) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• East Timor Mulls the Politics of Teaching Portuguese (Time.com)
• Stephen Lawrence case: 'turning point' in Britain's racism debate (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Syrian activists say troop withdrawal is a sham (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:08 PM PST Reuters - Opposition activists say Syrian authorities are breaking their promises to withdraw troops from the streets of strife-torn towns, contradicting statements by Arab League peace monitors that government forces have pulled back.

Pakistani Taliban say kill 15 soldiers, vow further "revenge" (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:23 PM PST Reuters - The Pakistani Taliban have killed 15 kidnapped troops in revenge for military operations against them near the Afghan border, a Taliban spokesman said Thursday, vowing further such attacks.

Four blasts kill 25 in Iraq's capital (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:06 AM PST Reuters - Four bombs in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas in Iraq's capital Baghdad killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens of others on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.

Prison fight in northern Mexico kills 31 inmates (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:15 PM PST Reuters - A fight between rival gangs inside a prison in northern Mexico left 31 inmates dead in the latest violence to erupt inside the country's overcrowded jails, local officials said on Wednesday.

South Korea says ready for talk with hostile North (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:15 AM PST Reuters - South Korea reached out to rival North Korea on Thursday, nearly three weeks after the death of the North's iron-fisted ruler Kim Jong-il, saying it wanted to reopen dialogue despite the North's vitriolic outbursts.

Desperate for a Show of Unity, Iran's Regime Makes a 'Hostage' Out of a Critic's Daughter (Time.com) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST Time.com - A six-month prison sentence for the daughter of Hashemi Rafsanjani appears designed to dragoon the former president's support for an election process whose fairness he has questioned

Former Kate Middleton chooses her charities (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST AP - She's married into the royal family, and now the former Kate Middleton is moving to take on her new role by choosing the charities she will support.

Ex-Israeli leader Olmert accused of bribe-taking (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:17 AM PST AP - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted on new corruption charges.

31 inmates killed in northern Mexico prison fight (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:02 PM PST AP - A fight among inmates armed with makeshift knives, clubs and stones left 31 people dead in a prison in a drug-plagued state in northern Mexico, authorities said.

Police break up fuel protest in north Nigeria (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST AP - Police in northern Nigeria have used tear gas to break up an overnight protest over spiraling gasoline prices.

Philippines doubles bounty on fugitive ex-general (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST AP - The Philippine government has doubled to 1 million pesos ($23,200) the reward for the capture of a former army general accused of kidnapping two left-wing student activists.

Aussie kidnapped in Philippines seeks $2M ransom (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST AP - A former Australian soldier kidnapped in the southern Philippines is seen in a video sent to his family pleading for his life and urging Manila and Canberra to raise a $2 million ransom being demanded by his captors.

Egypt elections: Illiterate voters just one hurdle in path toward democracy (+Video) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:35 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As Egyptians voted in the third and concluding round of parliamentary elections today, the challenges of a young democracy were evident inside a polling station in the crowded Nile Delta town of Komishfeen.

East Timor Mulls the Politics of Teaching Portuguese (Time.com) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST Time.com - East Timor, the world's second youngest country, faces a unique challenge: few of its teachers speak the country's legal lingua franca, Portuguese. So what should schools teach?

Stephen Lawrence case: 'turning point' in Britain's racism debate (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:19 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Two men found guilty in a notorious racially motivated murder of a black teenager in London were today jailed for a total of 29 years. The case, which dogged the country’s largest police force for nearly two decades, raised the issue of police racism and revolutionized policing practices, especially in London.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610