Oprah goes down-under for final series

Oprah goes down-under for final series

Oprah goes down-under for final series

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:36 PM PST

The US talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, has travelled to Australia for two shows that will form part of her final series.


Berlusconi faces confidence vote

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:53 PM PST

Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi has urged MPs not to jeopardise the government for narrow political interests as he faces two crucial confidence votes.


Hundreds clash over Taiwan petrochemical project (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:23 PM PST

Taiwanese protesters dressed like characters from the film AFP - Hundreds of supporters and opponents of a controversial plan to build a petrochemical complex clashed in central Taiwan Tuesday as the government held a public hearing into the project.

China Oilfield Services in Norway drill deal (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:45 PM PST

AP - State owned China Oilfield Services has announced a contract with Norway's Statoil for drilling in the North Sea, despite Beijing's hard feelings over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo.


Search for sunken S.Korean trawler survivors ends (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:16 PM PST

An Insung Corporation-issued photo shows the South Korean fishing boat Number 1 Insung which sunk in Antarctic waters recently. Rescuers have called off the search for 17 crew members missing from the vessel after it went down off Antarctica, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to 22.(AFP/Insung Corporation/File)AFP - Rescuers Tuesday abandoned the search for 17 seamen lost after a South Korean trawler sank in icy waters off Antarctica, saying there was no hope they survived a tragedy that has claimed 22 lives.

US diplomat Richard Holbrooke dies

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:26 PM PST

One of America's most experienced and respected international diplomats, Richard Holbrooke, has died 69.


Assange set to reapply for bail

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:06 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder will make second bail application amid fears of indictment for espionage by US authorities.


Obama pays tribute to Richard Holbrooke

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:20 PM PST

President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, who has died.


Malaysia parliament urged to suspend Anwar (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:31 PM PST

A Malaysian parliament disciplinary committee has recommended that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, pictured, be suspended for six months, saying he had AFP - A Malaysian parliament disciplinary committee recommended Tuesday that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim be suspended for six months, saying he had "abused his right and privileges as an MP".

Obama pays tribute to Richard Holbrooke

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:20 PM PST

President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, who has died.


Accountability of India's Nonprofits Under Scrutiny (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:10 PM PST

Time.com - Questions are being raised about how the country's sprawling nonprofit sector uses its money


Some Mexicans march again for slain drug lord (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:51 PM PST

Munitions, weapons and drugs allegedly seized from Rogelio Chacha Quintanilla, aka “El Yeyo,†a suspected drug gang leader, and alleged members of his gang are presented to the media in Guadalupe, Mexico, Monday Dec. 13, 2010. According to the army, the suspected drug traffickers, four of whom were dressed in military uniforms, were arrested during a Monday raid of a warehouse, on the outskirts of Monterrey, where 20 stolen cars were also confiscated. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso)AP - Some Mexicans demonstrated in the streets Monday for a third straight day to show support for a slain drug lord who reputedly gave money and preached religion to the poor.

Obama's Afghan Review: As the War Drags On, a Mere Formality? (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:10 PM PST

Time.com - What was once billed as an assessment of whether the surge is working has now been rendered moot by a deadline that stretches to 2014, or beyond


Indonesia to Ration Subsidized Fuel

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:10 PM PST

The Indonesian parliament approved a plan to make subsidized fuel available only for public transportation and motorcycles in a move that the government and analysts say is likely to quicken inflation.


IBM To Ken Jennings: You Will Beg For Mercy

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST

A computer called Watson will go up against Jeopardy's greatest champions in February 2011.


Cruise ship battered in Mediterranean storm

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:04 PM PST

A violent storm over the weekend lashed a Royal Caribbean ship trying to get to port in Alexandria, Egypt, injuring nearly 30 passengers, shattering glass and overturning furniture.

Estate Planning RIP, But Nursing Home Marriages May Blossom

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:22 PM PST

Obama's estate tax changes could hit financial planners hard but a boom in nursing home marriages ma


Ex-rebels, Ivory Coast troops face off

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:19 PM PST

The European Union plans to take "targeted measures" against people "who refuse to accept recent election results" in the Ivory Coast, an EU spokesman said Monday.

Over 2,500 homes damaged by floods in Panama (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:01 PM PST

AP - Civil defense authorities in Panama say more than 2,500 homes have been damaged and 10 people killed in more than a week of flooding caused by heavy rains.


Workers sacked at New Zealand death mine (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:14 PM PST

A New Zealand flag flies at half mast in Greymouth to honour the 29 men killed at the Pike River colliery in late November. Receivers at the mine firm which is now struggling financially have sacked most of the company's remaining workforce in a move unions said was a cruel blow before Christmas.(AFP/File/Marty Melville)AFP - Most of the remaining workforce at a New Zealand colliery where 29 miners died in an explosion last month were sacked Tuesday in a move unions said was a cruel blow before Christmas.
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