Europe's contrasting weather patterns

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• Europe's contrasting weather patterns
• Ivory Coast army closes borders
• Wikileaks exposes Helmand operations
• Memos: US pressing for Saudi help in Pakistan (AP)
• Dozens killed in forest fire in Israel
• Leaks show UK Afghan failure
• Leaked cables show U.S. concerns with Mexico's drug war
• Ex-Guatemala lawmaker gets 203 years in killings (AP)
• Report: China to tighten monetary policy in 2011 (AP)
• Guinea confirms Conde as president
• Philippine bishop says Santa stealing Christmas (AFP)
• The World Cup: Why FIFA Chose Russia and Qatar as Hosts (Time.com)
• Nissan rolls out Leaf electric car in Japan (AP)
• Cable: UK offered exceptions for U.S. cluster munitions
• WikiLeaks: Italian PM's partying left him 'a complete mess'
• Gov't argued with US over spy flights: WikiLeaks (AFP)
• Samsung promotes chairman's son, daughter (AFP)
• Leaked Afghan cables show U.S. frustration with leader
• US believed Brown was 'abysmal' (AFP)
• Somber ritual as slain soldiers are returned to U.S.

Europe's contrasting weather patterns Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:14 AM PST Snow and freezing temperatures in parts of northern Europe are blamed for several deaths, while major travel disruption continues.

Ivory Coast army closes borders Posted: 02 Dec 2010 06:18 PM PST The military in Ivory Coast has announced the closure of the country's land, sea and air borders, amid confusion over the result of Sunday's presidential election run-off.

Wikileaks exposes Helmand operations Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:02 PM PST The latest US cables revealed by Wikileaks expose Afghan and American criticism of British forces and strategy in Helmand in 2008.

Memos: US pressing for Saudi help in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:37 PM PST AP - The United States has been pushing its powerhouse ally Saudi Arabia to help stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it has struggled to overcome the kingdom's deep mistrust of Pakistan's president and doubts over U.S. strategy for reining in militants, leaked U.S. diplomatic memos show.

Dozens killed in forest fire in Israel Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:30 PM PST At least 40 people have been killed in a massive wildfire blazing its way through northern Israel, Israeli authorities said Friday

Leaks show UK Afghan failure Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:56 PM PST US cables released by WikiLeeaks reveal complaints by US diplomats and Afghan president about standard of UK troops.

Leaked cables show U.S. concerns with Mexico's drug war Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:13 PM PST Behind the headlines of the Mexican offensive against the drug cartels, there is a Mexico-U.S. relationship that is equal measures success and skepticism, leaked state department documents show.

Ex-Guatemala lawmaker gets 203 years in killings (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:07 PM PST AP - A Guatemalan ex-congressman has been sentenced to 203 years in prison after being found guilty of ordering the assassination of three Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament and their driver in 2007.

Report: China to tighten monetary policy in 2011 (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:10 PM PST AP - China's leadership called Friday for tighter control over bank lending and other spending next year, a shift in economic policy as Beijing tries to cool inflation and guide rapid growth to a sustainable level.

Guinea confirms Conde as president Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:45 PM PST Supreme Court confirms Alpha Conde as winner of November 7 presidential poll, rejecting complaints of election fraud.

Philippine bishop says Santa stealing Christmas (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:42 PM PST AFP - A senior bishop in the Philippines' dominant Catholic Church has accused Santa Claus of stealing the true spirit of Christmas, which he said is deteriorating into a shopping frenzy.

The World Cup: Why FIFA Chose Russia and Qatar as Hosts (Time.com) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST Time.com - Five trends divined from FIFA's decision to disappoint England and the U.S. by picking Russia and Qatar as World Cup hosts

Nissan rolls out Leaf electric car in Japan (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:55 PM PST AP - Nissan showed off its Leaf electric car Friday, trumpeting its zero-emission technology and practicality with video of the hatchback zipping through snow and water.

Cable: UK offered exceptions for U.S. cluster munitions Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:08 PM PST The British government offered the United States a deal to temporarily store cluster munitions at a military base on its soil, despite having signed a treaty banning such storage, according to a State Department cable published by WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks: Italian PM's partying left him 'a complete mess' Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:28 PM PST The partying lifestyle of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had left him "a complete mess" by the fall of 2009, according to a Berlusconi confidant quoted in a U.S. diplomatic cable.

Gov't argued with US over spy flights: WikiLeaks (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:07 PM PST AFP - US and British officials clashed over the use of a Cyprus air base for US spying missions in 2008, with London worried about complicity in potential rights abuses, leaked cables showed.

Samsung promotes chairman's son, daughter (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:10 PM PST AFP - South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of flat screens and memory chips, on Friday promoted the chairman's only son to president as the founding family tightened its hold.

Leaked Afghan cables show U.S. frustration with leader Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables covering recent years of Afghanistan policy portray an unremittingly bleak landscape in which U.S. officials have alternately cajoled and pressured an erratic Afghan president, been repeatedly exasperated by corruption and seemed destined to repeat the past.

US believed Brown was 'abysmal' (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:54 PM PST AFP - US officials believed former Gordon Brown had an "abysmal track record" and lurched "from political disaster to disaster," US documents revealed by WikiLeaks showed.

Somber ritual as slain soldiers are returned to U.S. Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST IN DOVER, DEL. A white Boeing 747 carrying the six dead soldiers touched down after dusk Wednesday at Dover Air Force Base, about 9,000 miles from a remote place where a treacherous Afghan border policeman had gunned them down two days before. The plane's side hatch gaped open and a crew of airmen...

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