Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP)

Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP)
Indian car sales rise 40 percent: industry (AFP)
Spain assumes EU presidency
Croatia ready for presidential decider
Contractors held over Afghan deaths
Jailing of China gang lawyer alarms legal world
Six suspected militants killed in Karachi blast
Blast kills 7 at alleged militant den in Karachi (AFP)
Blast in southern Pakistan home kills six
Billionaire Tackles Telecom Challenge
Six killed in blast in Pakistan's Karachi: police
Christians try to reverse Mexican gay marriage law
Israeli strikes on kill two Palestinians: medics
Malaysia church fire-bombed ahead of protests
U.S. job purge likely halted, jobless rate seen up
Anti-whaling boat sinks in Antarctica (AP)
Formula One boss launches Saab rescue bid: reports (AFP)
Sri Lankan execution video authentic: UN envoy (AFP)
Six reported dead in Karachi blast
Six reported dead in Karachi blast

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:50 PM PST

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

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

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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.