Snow slams Britain as European cold snap lingers

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• Snow slams Britain as European cold snap lingers
• Government announces policy changes for oil and gas leases on federal lands
• Digest
• Rockets strike Kabul neighborhood, 3 wounded (AP)
• US soldier dies in Iraq; death not combat related (AP)
• U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filter software (Reuters)
• UN envoy warns of Afghan mission failure
• Protests grow over new US travel watchlist
• Freeze 'will last two more weeks'
• Strain on US-Jordan relationship
• Freeze 'will last two more weeks'
• Strain on US-Jordan relationship
• U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire
• Afghan parliament vote could be delayed: McCain (AFP)
• Kashmir fighters in hotel standoff
• CORRECTED - U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire
• Shanghai tainted milk problem kept secret for year (AP)
• UN envoy warns of Afghan mission failure
• Protests grow over new US travel watchlist
• Qaeda says CIA attack 'revenge' for drone killings

Snow slams Britain as European cold snap lingers Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:50 AM PST LONDON -- Blustery winter weather paralyzed Britain and parts of Europe Wednesday, frustrating air travelers, stranding motorists and keeping thousands from their jobs and schools. London area airports - including Heathrow, Europe's busiest - suffered widespread delays and cancellations.

Government announces policy changes for oil and gas leases on federal lands Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced policy changes that he said will bring more scrutiny and a greater public voice to how oil and gas leases are awarded on public lands.

Digest Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST Russia A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at a police station in Russia's troubled North Caucasus on Wednesday, killing six officers and wounding at least 16 people, officials said.

Rockets strike Kabul neighborhood, 3 wounded (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:58 PM PST AP - Three rockets were fired into a residential area of Kabul on Thursday, wounding three civilians, the government said.

US soldier dies in Iraq; death not combat related (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:57 PM PST AP - The U.S. army says a soldier has died in northern Iraq of injuries unrelated to combat.

U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filter software (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:53 PM PST Reuters - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

UN envoy warns of Afghan mission failure Posted: 06 Jan 2010 07:36 PM PST UNITED NATIONS - The outgoing UN special envoy to Afghanistan warned Wednesday that the international mission in the country would fail if the strategy is not changed. Read more...

Protests grow over new US travel watchlist Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:49 PM PST WASHINGTON - Afghanistan and Iraq joined a chorus of protest over a new US watchlist targeting visitors from 14 countries, describing the measure as ineffective and "counterproductive." Read more...

Freeze 'will last two more weeks' Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:11 PM PST The European freeze could last for at least another two weeks, weather forecasters have predicted.

Strain on US-Jordan relationship Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:26 PM PST A suicide bomb at a CIA base in Afghanistan last month was a revenge attack for US drone strikes which killed top militants, Al-Qaeda has said.

Freeze 'will last two more weeks' Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:11 PM PST The European freeze could last for at least another two weeks, weather forecasters have predicted.

Strain on US-Jordan relationship Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:26 PM PST A suicide bomb at a CIA base in Afghanistan last month was a revenge attack for US drone strikes which killed top militants, Al-Qaeda has said.

U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from rival China, where a military official suggested sanctions on U.S. firms who sell weapons to the island.

Afghan parliament vote could be delayed: McCain (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:13 PM PST AFP - Visiting US Republican senator John McCain said Thursday that a parliamentary election in Afghanistan due in May could be delayed by up to three months.

Kashmir fighters in hotel standoff Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:23 PM PST Intermittent shooting keeps at bay Indian security forces preparing for assault.

CORRECTED - U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST By Ralph Jennings and Ben Blanchard

Shanghai tainted milk problem kept secret for year (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:48 PM PST AP - Chinese authorities kept an investigation into a Shanghai dairy a secret for a year before announcing last week that the company had been shut for producing tainted milk, state media reported.

UN envoy warns of Afghan mission failure Posted: 06 Jan 2010 07:36 PM PST UNITED NATIONS -The outgoing UN special envoy to Afghanistan warned Wednesday that the international mission in the country would fail if the strategy is not changed. Read more...

Protests grow over new US travel watchlist Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:49 PM PST WASHINGTON -Afghanistan and Iraq joined a chorus of protest over a new US watchlist targeting visitors from 14 countries, describing the measure as ineffective and "counterproductive." Read more...

Qaeda says CIA attack 'revenge' for drone killings Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST KABUL - Al-Qaeda hailed the suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan that killed seven agents as "revenge" for the deaths of top militants in US drone strikes, the monitoring group SITE said Thursday. Read more...

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