Several dead in Abuja market blast

Several dead in Abuja market blast


Several dead in Abuja market blast

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST

At least 11 killed in Nigeria's capital after explsion in busy market area.


The Caste Buster

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 06:20 AM PST

Ravindra Misal rejected tradition to become a self-made man. With his "personality contests" and idiomatic-English lessons, he's trying to help others do the same.


Russian police detain 130 in anti-government protests

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police detained at least 130 protesters at New Year's Eve rallies in Moscow and St Petersburg on Friday against restrictions on freedom of assembly and a court decision to keep former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky in jail.


App Smart: Apps to Give the Novice Mixologist a Chance

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:55 AM PST

Top Shelf lets users determine what drinks can be mixed with items they have.


Colombia to put flood victims on seized drug land

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

The Colombian government plans to use lands seized from drug traffickers to relocate victims of massive flooding and the United Nations is beefing up emergency measures in what has been called the South American nation's worst natural disaster ever.


Abbas urges U.S., Europe and U.N. to draft new peace plan

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:39 AM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Middle East power brokers on Friday to draft a new peace plan for the region that could help revive failed U.S.-backed negotiations with Israel.


Explosion shakes Nigerian capital

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:23 PM PST

Several people are injured in a blast said to have occurred at or near an army barracks in the Nigerian capital Abuja.


U.S. crab tycoon faces new charges in Russia

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:19 AM PST

An American businessman who lost his company, health and freedom in Russia is now struggling to merely stay alive.


Palestine to open embassy in Brazil

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:36 AM PST

President Mahmoud Abbas lays cornerstone in Brasilia on land for the Palestinians' first embassy in western hemisphere.


Career Shift Often Means Drop in Living Standards

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

A study surveying jobless workers over 15 months found nearly 70 percent of those entering new careers had to take a cut in pay.


'Battling to save what they can'

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:21 AM PST

Thousands more people are evacuating their homes as widespread flooding continues across the Australian state of Queensland.


Russia Renews Crackdown Against Demonstrators

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:42 AM PST

Police detained three opposition leaders and 67 other demonstrators in Moscow in a renewed crackdown on a political movement that demands freedom of assembly, Russian news agencies reported.


Australia Floods Show No Signs of Retreating

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 11:38 AM PST

More than 200,000 people in northeast Australia have been affected by rising flood waters that have knocked out roads and marooned entire towns.


Fatal shooting witnesses sought

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:32 AM PST

The inquiry team investigating the fatal shooting in Huddersfield of a man by a police officer urges witnesses to come forward.


Thousands set for new year party

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:23 AM PST

Towns and cities around Wales are gearing up for this year's New Year's Eve celebrations.


Pakistan strikes over blasphemy law

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:34 AM PST

A 24-hour strike organised by Sunni Muslim clerics has taken place across Pakistan to protest against possible changes to blasphemy laws.


Belarus halts OSCE operations after election

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:22 PM PST

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus declared Friday that Europe's top rights watchdog would no longer be able to work there, after it criticised this month's presidential election and condemned a police crackdown on opposition demonstrators.


U.N. official warns Gbagbo on rights violations

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:17 PM PST

ABIDJAN/GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior United Nations official warned incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and other senior officials on Friday they may be held criminally accountable for human rights violations.


Gbagbo exit 'bad for Ivory Coast'

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:54 AM PST

Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo warns of more violence in Ivory Coast if he were to step down over last month's disputed poll, as the UN demands.


Appeal 15 years after man's death

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:25 AM PST

Detectives appeal for information about the murder of a man who was killed 15 years ago at his home in north-west London.


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