Attacks mar Christmas celebrations

Attacks mar Christmas celebrations

Attacks mar Christmas celebrations

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:34 PM PST

Blasts in southern Philippines and Nigerian city of Jos spoil Christmas festivities as church leaders call for peace.


Kabul raid kills two after U.S. embassy threat: ISAF (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:22 PM PST

Reuters - Afghan and foreign troops killed two men during a raid in downtown Kabul after receiving a "credible threat" to attack the U.S. Embassy in the capital, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Saturday.


Kabul raid kills two after U.S. embassy threat: ISAF

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:22 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and foreign troops killed two men during a raid in downtown Kabul after receiving a "credible threat" to attack the U.S. Embassy in the capital, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Saturday.

Air travellers 'warned of more delays'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST

Airports are trying to get moving hundreds of air travellers, stranded because of the snow, but there are warnings of more delays and cancellations.


Australia skipper Ponting vows fit for fourth Test (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:43 PM PST

Australian captain Ricky Ponting (R) shares a joke with teammates Phil Hughes (C) and Ryan Harris (L) as he battles to overcome a broken little finger. Ponting declared himself fit for the all-important fourth Ashes Test after a strong Christmas Day training session Saturday, but said he would take a less taxing field role.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australia captain Ricky Ponting declared himself fit for the all-important fourth Ashes Test after a strong Christmas Day training session Saturday, but said he would take a less taxing field role.

South Africa look to heap pressure on India (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:49 PM PST

South Africa captain Graeme Smith during the first Test against India in Centurion on December 17. South Africa will be seeking to wrap up a series victory against India, the team ranked number one in Test cricket, in the second Test which starts at Kingsmead on Sunday.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - South Africa will be seeking to wrap up a series victory against India, the team ranked number one in Test cricket, in the second Test which starts at Kingsmead on Sunday.

Air travellers 'warned of more delays'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST

Airports are trying to get moving hundreds of air travellers, stranded because of the snow, but there are warnings of more delays and cancellations.


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Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:31 PM PST

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Suicide bombing kills 26 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:30 PM PST

Pakistani security personnel shift bodies after a suicide attack at a hospital in Khar on January 30, 2010. At least 40 people were killed in a suicide bombing Saturday at a food distribution point in Khar, the Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.(AFP/File/Anwar Ullah)AP - A suicide bomber killed at least 26 people and wounded many others Saturday in an attack on a food distribution center in the northwest of the country, officials said.

Pakistan bomb attack kills dozens

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:12 PM PST

At least 40 people killed and dozens injured after a suspected suicide bomber attacks town in northwest of the country.


Official: Dozens killed in Pakistan blast

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST

A blast at a food distribution point in Pakistan killed 31 people and injured 62 others on Saturday, a senior government official said.

Japan PM considering cabinet reshuffle: report

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is leaning toward a cabinet reshuffle before a parliament session next month as he tries to woo a tiny opposition party into the coalition, the Nikkei daily reported on Saturday.

Christmas chaos in Europe as snow strands thousands (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:41 PM PST

Stranded passengers receive their dinner platters on Christmas Eve at the Roissy-en-France airport, outside Paris. Thousands of travellers were stranded at the main Paris airport Saturday after hundreds of Christmas flights were cancelled, as freezing weather and widespread snowfalls caused travel chaos across Europe.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Thousands of travellers were stranded at the main Paris airport Saturday after hundreds of Christmas flights were cancelled, as freezing weather and widespread snowfalls caused travel chaos across Europe.

41 dead in Pakistan suicide bombing: officials (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:29 PM PST

Pakistani security personnel shift bodies after a suicide attack at a hospital in Khar on January 30, 2010. At least 41 people were killed in a suicide bombing Saturday in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.(AFP/File/Anwar Ullah)AFP - At least 41 people were killed in a suicide bombing Saturday in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.

Dozens killed in Ecuador bus crash

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST

Accident happened after bus plunged about 1,100 feet off foggy, rainy mountain in western provice of Manabi.


At least 40 dead in Pakistan suicide blast: hospital

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:56 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked a gathering of displaced people waiting to get aid in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 40 of them, a hospital official said.

At least 40 dead in Pakistan suicide blast: hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:56 PM PST

Policemen survey a vehicle which was damaged by a bomb explosion at the site of the blast in Quetta December 24, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A suicide bomber attacked a gathering of displaced people waiting to get aid in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 40 of them, a hospital official said.

At least 12 reported dead in Colombia landslide (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:23 PM PST

AP - Officials say a landslide spawned by heavy rains has killed at least 12 people and injured 30 in southwestern Colombia.


Christmas church bombing in Philippines wounds six (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:32 PM PST

This handout photo released by the Joint Task Force Comet (JTFC) on December 5, 2009 shows the damaged building of a police station after a powerful bomb exploded on Jolo island. Six people were wounded Saturday when a bomb went off in a church during Christmas mass on Jolo, a southern Philippine island known as a hotbed of Islamic extremism, the military said.(AFP/JTFC/Jtfc)AFP - Six people were wounded Saturday when a bomb went off in a church during Christmas mass on a southern Philippine island known as a hotbed of Islamic extremism, the military said.

S.Korea frees three Chinese fishermen after protest (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:36 PM PST

12 Chinese fishing boats sit banded together with ropes to thwart an attempt by South Korean coast guard ships to stop their alleged illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea. Three Chinese detained by South Korea over illegal fishing have been freed following protests from Beijing and were preparing to return home Saturday, the coastguard said.(AFP/File/Park Young-Chul)AFP - Three Chinese detained by South Korea over illegal fishing have been freed following protests from Beijing and were preparing to return home Saturday, the coastguard said.
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