South Korea frees three Chinese fishermen |
- South Korea frees three Chinese fishermen
- Kabul raid kills two after U.S. embassy threat - ISAF
- Kabul raid kills two after US embassy threat-ISAF
- Russia agrees to buy French helicopter carriers
- Suspected suicide bombing in Pakistan, at least 12 dead
- Japan PM considering cabinet reshuffle - Nikkei
- Air travellers 'warned of more delays'
- West African leaders meet on Ivory Coast crisis
- Saudi police kill al Qaeda suspect in shootout
- Hamas says committed to mutual truce with Israel
- Blast at Catholic church in Philippines; 6 hurt
- Heavy snow strands Christmas travellers in Europe
- Pope says Christmas mass amid security concerns
- Blast at Catholic church in Philippines
- Pope breaks tradition with BBC broadcast
- Ivory Coast's Gbagbo 'given ultimatum'
- Pope celebrates midnight Mass
- Explosion kills at least 5 in central Nigeria
- US urges Yemen to step up fight against al Qaeda
- Man dies as Tunisian police open fire in clashes
| South Korea frees three Chinese fishermen Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:13 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has freed three Chinese fishermen who were detained earlier this month after their fishing boat collided with a South Korean patrol ship, South Korean coast guard officials said on Saturday. 
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| Kabul raid kills two after U.S. embassy threat - ISAF Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:13 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and foreign troops killed two men during a raid in downtown Kabul after receiving a "credible threat" to attack the U.S. Embassy in the capital, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Saturday. 
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| Kabul raid kills two after US embassy threat-ISAF Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:50 PM PST KABUL, Dec 25 — Afghan and foreign troops killed two men during a raid in downtown Kabul after receiving a "credible threat" to attack the US Embassy in the capital, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said today. Isaf confirmed Friday's operation after Afghan security officials had said foreign troops were involved in a ...
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| Russia agrees to buy French helicopter carriers Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:31 PM PST MOSCOW, Dec 25 — Russia has agreed to buy two helicopter carriers from a French-led consortium, the French and Russian governments said yesterday, in Moscow's first major foreign arms purchase since the fall of the Soviet Union. Under the long-discussed deal, the Mistral-type amphibious assault ships will be built by French shipyard companies DCNS ...
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| Suspected suicide bombing in Pakistan, at least 12 dead Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:25 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec 25 — A suspected suicide bomber attacked a gathering of people receiving aid in northwest Pakistan today and at least 12 people were killed, government officials said. The toll was expected to rise. The attack in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border and came a day after a big clash between Pakistani Taliban insurgents ...
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| Japan PM considering cabinet reshuffle - Nikkei Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:29 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is leaning toward a cabinet reshuffle before a parliament session next month as he tries to woo a tiny opposition party into the coalition, the Nikkei daily reported on Saturday. 
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| Air travellers 'warned of more delays' Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST Airports are trying to get moving hundreds of air travellers, stranded because of the snow, but there are warnings of more delays and cancellations.
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| West African leaders meet on Ivory Coast crisis Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:32 PM PST ABIDJAN, Dec 25 — West African leaders met in Nigeria yesterday to discuss options for Ivory Coast, where an election standoff has killed up to 200 and threatens to tip the country back into civil war. World powers and African states have heaped political and financial pressure on incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down after the November 28 ...
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| Saudi police kill al Qaeda suspect in shootout Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:44 PM PST JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi security forces shot dead a suspected al Qaeda militant and arrested another after one of them opened fire at agents at a checkpoint on Friday, the interior ministry said. 
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| Hamas says committed to mutual truce with Israel Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:44 PM PST GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza's Hamas rulers signalled on Friday they wanted to defuse tension with Israel that has increased over the past week and they reiterated their desire for a mutual ceasefire. 
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| Blast at Catholic church in Philippines; 6 hurt Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:44 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - A crude bomb exploded on Saturday in the roof of a Roman Catholic church at a police base on a Muslim-dominated southern island in the Philippines wounding six people, an army spokesman said. 
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| Heavy snow strands Christmas travellers in Europe Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:44 PM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Heavy snow stranded thousands of Christmas travellers in parts of Europe on Friday, with Belgium's main airport closed for most of the day to landing and icy roads in Sweden choked with traffic. 
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| Pope says Christmas mass amid security concerns Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:44 PM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict prayed for peace on Friday as he led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas at a mass marked by heightened security following parcel bomb attacks at two embassies in the Italian capital. 
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| Blast at Catholic church in Philippines Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:41 PM PST MANILA, Dec 25 — A crude bomb exploded today in the roof of a Roman Catholic church at a police base on a Muslim-dominated southern island in the Philippines wounding six people, an army spokesman said. The Catholic priest celebrating the early morning Christmas mass was among those wounded, said military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Randolf ...
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| Pope breaks tradition with BBC broadcast Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:01 PM PST LONDON, Dec 25 — Pope Benedict called for people to remember the significance of Christ's birth in a Christmas message specially recorded for Britons and aired on the BBC yesterday. It was the first time the pope has addressed a Christmas message specifically to one of the countries visited during the year, the BBC said. The pope recalled his ...
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| Ivory Coast's Gbagbo 'given ultimatum' Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:37 PM PST The West African regional bloc Ecowas has given the incumbent president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo an ultimatum to stand down or face force.
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| Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:34 PM PST Pope Benedict XVI prayed for peace as he led the world's Roman Catholics into the Christmas period with a midnight Mass.
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| Explosion kills at least 5 in central Nigeria Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:05 PM PST JOS, Dec 25 — An explosion killed at least five people and wounded dozens more in a village near the central Nigerian city of Jos yesterday, police said. Abdulrahman Akano, Plateau state police commissioner, said five people were dead, while more were in a critical condition, after a bomb exploded in Gada Biu village yesterday evening. The state ...
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| US urges Yemen to step up fight against al Qaeda Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:36 PM PST HONOLULU, Dec 25 — President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser has pressed Yemen to step up its efforts against al Qaeda, the White House said yesterday, as US agencies stayed alert around the first anniversary of a Christmas Day plot to down an American passenger jet. John Brennan, an Obama aide at the center of US intelligence efforts ...
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| Man dies as Tunisian police open fire in clashes Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:20 PM PST TUNIS, Dec 25 — One civilian was killed and several others were injured yesterday when Tunisian police opened fire on protesters during clashes in a provincial city, official and trade union sources said. An interior ministry spokesperson said police in Bouziane, 240 km south of the capital Tunis, had been forced to "shoot in self-defence" after ...
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