Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP)

Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP)

Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:50 PM PST

File photo shows a Moroccan policeman standing guard at a checkpoint in Casablanca. A court in the country has sentenced 14 members of a suspected terror cell to prison terms of four to 15 years for planning attacks against tourist and government targets.(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)AFP - A Moroccan court on Thursday sentenced 14 members of a suspected terror cell to prison terms of four to 15 years for planning attacks against tourist and government targets.

Indian car sales rise 40 percent: industry (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:53 PM PST

Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan poses with the newly unveiled Hyundai i10 Electric car at the Auto Expo in New Delhi on January 6. Car sales in India surged 40 percent in December, industry data showed Friday, offering further cheer for global manufacturers gathered at the Delhi auto show.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Car sales in India surged 40 percent in December, industry data showed Friday, offering further cheer for global manufacturers gathered at the Delhi auto show.

Spain assumes EU presidency

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

A party is planned in Madrid to celebrate the start of Spain's six-month presidency of the European Union on Friday.


Croatia ready for presidential decider

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:47 PM PST

Croatia is preparing for the second round of its presidential election on Sunday, pitting Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic against Zagreb mayor Milan Bandic.


Contractors held over Afghan deaths

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

Former employees of Blackwater security firm charged over killings of two Afghans.


Jailing of China gang lawyer alarms legal world

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese lawyer for a suspected mafia boss in one of the nation's most high-profile trials was jailed on Friday, drawing warnings from lawyers worried the government is trampling rules in its zeal for convictions.


Six suspected militants killed in Karachi blast

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

KARACHI (Reuters) - Six suspected militants were killed on Friday when explosives being stored in a hideout in the Pakistani city of Karachi were apparently detonated accidently, police said.


Blast kills 7 at alleged militant den in Karachi (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:25 PM PST

Pakistan paramilitary soldiers and police patrol a street in Karachi in October, 2009. Six people were killed Friday when an explosion flattened a house being used by militants in Pakistan's economic hub Karachi, police said, adding that the blast appeared to have been accidental.(AFP/File/Asif Hassan)AFP - An explosion flattened a house being used by militants in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi on Friday, with seven people killed when bomb-making materials detonated accidentally, police said.

Blast in southern Pakistan home kills six

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

An explosion in a house in southern Pakistan killed six people Friday morning, police said.

Billionaire Tackles Telecom Challenge

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:10 PM PST

Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's richest man, aims to turn around an unprofitable business by taking it private.


Six killed in blast in Pakistan's Karachi: police

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:13 PM PST

KARACHI -Six people were killed Friday when an explosion flattened a house being used by militants in Pakistan's economic hub Karachi, police said, adding that the blast appeared to have been accidental.

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Christians try to reverse Mexican gay marriage law

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 07:12 PM PST

MEXICO CITY -Christian groups have said said they had asked Mexico's attorney general to overturn a newly-voted Mexico City law allowing gay marriage and the possibility of adoption, because it was "unconstitutional."

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Israeli strikes on kill two Palestinians: medics

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:47 PM PST

GAZA CITY -Israeli air strikes hit seven targets in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip early Friday, killing two men and wounding two others, Palestinian medics said.

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Malaysia church fire-bombed ahead of protests

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:11 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR -Two Malaysian churches have been attacked, leaving one badly damaged, in an escalating dispute over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.

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U.S. job purge likely halted, jobless rate seen up

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:39 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government report on Friday is expected to show the economy stopped shedding jobs last month for the first time since it fell into recession two years ago, easing a political weight on President Barack Obama.


Anti-whaling boat sinks in Antarctica (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 07:21 PM PST

In this Oct. 17, 2009 photo released by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, their newest vessel, the Ady Gil, is unveiled at a fundraising event in Los Angeles, Calif. A clash Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2009, off Antarctica between the Shonan Maru, a Japanese whaler, and the Ady Gil from the protest group partly bankrolled by former game show host Bob Barker left the anti-whaling vessel badly damaged and each side accusing the other of life-threatening behavior. The bow of the Ady Gil - a sleek, wave-piercing power boat that resembles a stealth bomber - was sheared off by the Shonan Maru. It was the latest in a series of escalating confrontations between the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Japanese whaling fleet. Only minor injuries were reported aboard the Ady Gil. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)AP - The high-tech anti-whaling boat damaged in a collision with a Japanese whaler sank off Antarctica on Friday, but posed no threat to the pristine environment, a conservation group said.

Formula One boss launches Saab rescue bid: reports (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

The entrance to the Saab plant in Trollhaettan, Sweden. Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has teamed up with a Luxembourg investment firm to launch a last-minute rescue bid for the Swedish carmaker, British media reports have said.(AFP/File/Sven Nackstrand)AFP - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has teamed up with a Luxembourg investment firm to launch a last-minute rescue bid for Swedish carmaker Saab, British media reports said Friday.

Sri Lankan execution video authentic: UN envoy (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:07 PM PST

Sri Lankan Army soldiers patrol in the Jaffna Peninsula, some 400 kms north of Colombo, in 2008. Independent experts have concluded that video footage allegedly showing Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final phase of their battle against Tamil Tiger rebels last year was authentic, a UN envoy said Thursday.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - A UN envoy concluded Thursday that video footage allegedly showing Sri Lankan troops executing Tamil Tiger rebels last year was authentic and urged Colombo to accept an impartial probe.

Six reported dead in Karachi blast

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:02 PM PST

At least six people have been killed in an explosion at a house in the Pakistani city of Karachi, local reports say.


Six reported dead in Karachi blast

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:02 PM PST

At least six people have been killed in an explosion at a house in the Pakistani city of Karachi, local reports say.


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