Jet suspect 'sneaked' into Nigeria |
- Jet suspect 'sneaked' into Nigeria
- Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen
- UK says helping family of China death row inmate (AFP)
- 'Mousavi nephew' among Iran dead
- N.Korea built plant for uranium enrichment
- US steps up anti-terror campaign in Yemen
- US activist held in N.Korea
- Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen
- U.S. boosts airline precautions amid recriminations
- China finds likely tomb of 3rd century general (AP)
- Somali pirates free Chinese ship
- Iran pro-reform cleric condemns deaths on holy day
- Vietnamese democracy advocate gets 5-½ yrs jail
- Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 8 (AP)
- Thailand moves to send Hmong back to Laos (AP)
- 'Time running out' in fight against Taliban (AFP)
- Search for Philippine ferry missing
- N.Korea built plant for uranium enrichment: report
- US steps up anti-terror campaign in Yemen: report
- Thailand starts deporting Hmong to Laos
| Jet suspect 'sneaked' into Nigeria Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:45 PM PST A man who allegedly tried to blow up a US jet as it landed in Detroit had entered Nigeria illegally on Christmas Eve, Nigerian authorities say.
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| Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:19 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger jet has put a spotlight on the Middle East state of Yemen which American spy agencies see as a rapidly growing hub for al Qaeda.
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| UK says helping family of China death row inmate (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST
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| 'Mousavi nephew' among Iran dead Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:43 PM PST At least five deaths reported in clashes around Shia fesitval of Ashoura.
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| N.Korea built plant for uranium enrichment Posted: 27 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST WASHINGTON - North Korea may have constructed a plant to manufacture a gas needed for uranium enrichment in a development that would indicate that Pyongyang had opened a second way to build nuclear weapons as early as the 1990s, The Washington Post reported late Sunday.
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| US steps up anti-terror campaign in Yemen Posted: 27 Dec 2009 07:16 PM PST WASHINGTON - The United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against the Al-Qaeda terror network in Yemen, The New York Times reported.
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| Posted: 26 Dec 2009 08:23 PM PST SEOUL - A US Christian human-rights activist who illegally entered North Korea on Christmas Day in a bid to promote better rights and conditions there has been detained, his colleague said Sunday.
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| Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger jet has put a spotlight on the Middle East state of Yemen which American spy agencies see as a rapidly growing hub for al Qaeda.
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| U.S. boosts airline precautions amid recriminations Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States tightened airline security amid growing questions about how a Nigerian man with alleged ties to militants smuggled explosives aboard a trans-Atlantic flight and attempted to blow it up.
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| China finds likely tomb of 3rd century general (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:56 PM PST AP - Chinese archaeologists have found what could be the tomb of Cao Cao, a skillful general and ruler in the 3rd century who was later depicted in popular folklore as the archetypal cunning politician.
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| Somali pirates free Chinese ship Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:28 PM PST $4m ransom reportedly paid for release of Chinese coal vessel and 25 crew.
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| Iran pro-reform cleric condemns deaths on holy day Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:06 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - An opposition leader criticised Iran's hardline rulers on Monday for killing innocent people during a religious festival, a reformist website reported.
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| Vietnamese democracy advocate gets 5-½ yrs jail Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:56 PM PST THAI BINH, Vietnam (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court sentenced soldier-turned-democracy campaigner Tran Anh Kim to five-and-a-half years in prison on Monday for subversion, the first in a new spurt of dissident trials in the Communist state.
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| Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 8 (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:50 PM PST
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| Thailand moves to send Hmong back to Laos (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:05 PM PST
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| 'Time running out' in fight against Taliban (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:27 PM PST
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| Search for Philippine ferry missing Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:20 PM PST Six dead and at least 20 passengers missing after second ferry accident in a week.
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| N.Korea built plant for uranium enrichment: report Posted: 27 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST WASHINGTON -North Korea may have constructed a plant to manufacture a gas needed for uranium enrichment in a development that would indicate that Pyongyang had opened a second way to build nuclear weapons as early as the 1990s, The Washington Post reported late Sunday.
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| US steps up anti-terror campaign in Yemen: report Posted: 27 Dec 2009 07:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -The United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against the Al-Qaeda terror network in Yemen, The New York Times reported.
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| Thailand starts deporting Hmong to Laos Posted: 27 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST KHEK NOI, Thailand - The Thai army began Monday the forcible return of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to communist Laos despite international protests over fears they could face persecution.
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