Antarctic nations consider new controls on ships (AP)

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• Antarctic nations consider new controls on ships (AP)
• Australia bans NKorean artists, accused of 'censorship' (AFP)
• Turkey may ban Kurdish DTP party
• Rosetta row 'would end with loan'
• Iran frees three detained Belgians - media
• Thai PM hosts Malaysia leader
• Turkey may ban Kurdish DTP party
• Rosetta row 'would end with loan'
• UK's Darling will set stage for election fight
• NJ vote on gay marriage could shape battles ahead
• Iran frees three detained Belgians - media
• SPECIAL REPORT - Is there a doctor in the corporation? Maybe soon
• Amnesty Int'l accuses Mexican army of abuses (AP)
• Gates tells troops in Afghanistan success in reach (AFP)
• S'pore mosque damage jumps to RM11mil
• Philippine clan killed at least 200: rights chief
• Philippine clan killed at least 200: rights chief
• Cuban spies gets US prison terms reduced
• China moves closer to trial of prominent dissident

Antarctic nations consider new controls on ships (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:47 PM PST AP - Countries that manage Antarctica are considering new controls on ships visiting the frozen continent to reduce the growing threat of human and environmental disasters posed by exploding numbers of tourists, an official said Wednesday.

Australia bans NKorean artists, accused of 'censorship' (AFP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST AFP - Five North Korean artists have been banned from entering Australia for an exhibition of their work, the government said Wednesday, drawing accusations of censorship from the arts community.

Turkey may ban Kurdish DTP party Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST Turkey's Constitutional Court is considering whether to ban the country's leading Kurdish party.

Rosetta row 'would end with loan' Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:36 PM PST Egypt's head of antiquities will drop a demand for the permanent return of the Rosetta Stone if the British Museum agrees to loan it out, he has said.

Iran frees three detained Belgians - media Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:03 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has released three Belgians who were detained two months ago for illegally entering a prohibited area and gathering information, official media reported on Wednesday.

Thai PM hosts Malaysia leader Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST Abhisit Vejjajiva hosts counterpart in visit to restive southern border region.

Turkey may ban Kurdish DTP party Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST Turkey's Constitutional Court is considering whether to ban the country's leading Kurdish party.

Rosetta row 'would end with loan' Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:36 PM PST Egypt's head of antiquities will drop a demand for the permanent return of the Rosetta Stone if the British Museum agrees to loan it out, he has said.

UK's Darling will set stage for election fight Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling will on Wednesday set the stage for the coming election and gamble his government's future on a one-off tax on bank bonuses and promises to protect schools, hospitals and policing.

NJ vote on gay marriage could shape battles ahead Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST TRENTON (Reuters) - The legalization of same-sex marriage faces a critical test in New Jersey this week that advocates on each side of the controversial issue argue will shape the fate of gay-marriage battles across the nation.

Iran frees three detained Belgians - media Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has released three Belgians who were detained two months ago for illegally entering a "forbidden zone" and gathering information there, the official IRNA news agency said on Wednesday.

SPECIAL REPORT - Is there a doctor in the corporation? Maybe soon Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:33 PM PST SILVER SPRING, Md. (Reuters) - Liz Sequeira, a 52-year-old primary care physician, is too young to remember when U.S. doctors made routine house calls. So to her, seeing patients in her three exam rooms on the first floor of Discovery Communications Inc's modern headquarters is like stepping back in time.

Amnesty Int'l accuses Mexican army of abuses (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:43 PM PST AP - Amnesty International said that Mexican soldiers have carried out torture and forced disappearances while fighting drug cartels.

Gates tells troops in Afghanistan success in reach (AFP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:03 PM PST AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured the nerve centre of NATO command in Afghanistan, telling soldiers that success was in reach, despite the worsening eight-year war with the Taliban.

S'pore mosque damage jumps to RM11mil Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:15 PM PST SINGAPORE The cost of damage caused to a torched mosque in Siglap has been amended to S$4.5mil (RM11.2mil) from the original S$1mil (RM2.5mil). The 14-year-old juvenile, who was charged two months ago with the alleged crime at Masjid Kampung Siglap, now faces an amended Read more...

Philippine clan killed at least 200: rights chief Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:57 PM PST MANILA -A Muslim clan accused of a political massacre last month killed at least 200 other people during its rule of a southern Philippine province, the nation's human rights commissioner said on Wednesday. Read more...

Philippine clan killed at least 200: rights chief Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:57 PM PST MANILA -A Muslim clan accused of a political massacre last month killed at least 200 other people during its rule over a southern Philippine province, the nation's human rights commissioner said on Wednesday. Read more...

Cuban spies gets US prison terms reduced Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:36 AM PST MIAMI -A judge reduced from a life term to a 30-year sentence the punishment for a high-profile member of a Cuban spy ring that has long been a key dispute between communist Cuba and the United States. Read more...

China moves closer to trial of prominent dissident Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:03 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have moved closer to putting one of country's best known dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, on trial, his lawyer said on Wednesday, a year after Liu helped launched a petition demanding democracy.

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