Iran begins naval drills in Strait of Hormuz

Iran begins naval drills in Strait of Hormuz

Iran begins naval drills in Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:30 PM PST

Tehran's latest display of military power will bring it into close proximity of US warships in strategic oil route.


Prince Philip in 'good spirits' after surgery

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:50 PM PST

Buckingham Palace says 90-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will remain under observation after heart procedure.


Pakistan information minister to quit amid political crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:16 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's information minister offered to resign Sunday, as tensions continued between the civilian government and the country's powerful military over a memo alleging an army plot to seize power in May.


Gaza's Hamas leader launches Muslim world trip (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:04 PM PST

AP - A deputy says Gaza's prime minister is leaving on his first official trip outside the territory since the militant Hamas movement overran the coastal strip in June 2007.


Campaign Seeks to Bolster Younger Kim

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:41 PM PST

North Korea's state-run media began a campaign over the weekend designed to create the appearance of popular support for Kim Jong Eun to take control of the military following the death of his father Kim Jong Il.


38 Haitians Die Off Coast of Cuba

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:58 PM PST

Cuba said 38 Haitian migrants have died after a boat they were in sank off the island's eastern coast.


Pakistan information minister to quit amid political crisis

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:16 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's information minister offered to resign Sunday, as tensions continued between the civilian government and the country's powerful military over a memo alleging an army plot to seize power in May.

38 Haitian migrants die when boat sinks off Cuba (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:56 PM PST

AP - Cuba says 38 Haitian migrants have died after a boat they were in sank off the island's eastern coast.


New sign of rising power for new North Korean leader's uncle (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:51 PM PST

Reuters - North Korean state TV footage on Sunday showed Jang Song-thaek, the power behind the communist state's throne, wearing a military uniform with the insignia of a general, another sign of his rising influence after the death of Kim Jong-il.


Sudanese army kills leader of Darfur rebel group (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:42 PM PST

Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader Khalil Ibrahim talks during a news conference in Doha in this March 29, 2010 file photograph. Sudan's armed forces claimed on December 25, 2011, to have killed Ibrahim, the head of the western Darfur region's most powerful rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad/Files (QATAR - Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY)AP - Sudanese troops killed Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the main Darfur rebel group, in fighting early Sunday west of the capital Khartoum, the military said.

Drinks and joy as defectors embrace Kim's death (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST

In this Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 photo, North Korean defector and satirical artist Song Byeok touches up some of his recent work in his studio in Seoul, South Korea. Song defected North Korea in 2002. Song spoke of his hopes to make a trip to North Korea to visit his mother's grave now that the north's leader Kim Jong Il is dead. More than 21,000 North Koreans now live in South Korea. For many, the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death stirred mixed emotions. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - More than 21,000 North Koreans now live in South Korea. For many, the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death stirred mixed emotions.

Sudan army 'kills' Darfur rebel leader

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:17 PM PST

State media claims government forces have killed Justice and Equality Movement leader Khalil Ibrahim in North Kordofan.


Sudanese Army Kills Rebel Leader

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:40 PM PST

The Sudanese army says its forces have killed Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the main Darfur rebel group, in an attack west of the capital Khartoum.


New sign of rising power for new North Korean leader's uncle

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:52 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state TV footage on Sunday showed Jang Song-thaek, the power behind the communist state's throne, wearing a military uniform with the insignia of a general, another sign of his rising influence after the death of Kim Jong-il.

At least 38 dead in Haitian shipwreck off Cuba (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 08:49 PM PST

Reuters - At least 38 people died on Saturday when a boat carrying Haitian migrants sunk off the coast of Guantanamo province in far eastern Cuban, Cuban television reported.


(AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:07 PM PST

AP - Sudanese army says it has killed leader of main Darfur rebel group, Khalil Ibrahim.


Cuba wraps up dramatic year of economic change (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

This Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 photo shows lists of menu prices as Julio Cesar Hidalgo works at his newly opened Baldoquin's Cafeteria which he runs from his home in Havana, Cuba. The fledgling owner has had his good months, but the restaurant he opened with his girlfriend often runs at a loss. At times, they can't afford to buy basic ingredients. Yet the 31-year-old says he is grateful to be in business at all - he is his own boss, a taxpayer, employer and entrepreneur. A year that President Raul Castro described as make or break for the revolution is ending after a dramatic flurry of once-unthinkable reforms that are transforming economic and social life. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - A year at the vanguard of Cuba's economic revival has not brought Julio Cesar Hidalgo riches. The fledgling pizzeria owner has had his good months, but the restaurant he opened with his girlfriend often runs at a loss. At times, they can't afford to buy basic ingredients.

In China, a daring few challenge one-child limit (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

In this Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 photo, Wu Weiping, 35, plays with her daughter Wang Yile, 4, and her son Wu Yixiao, 2, near their home in Zhuji, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Chinese today are free to choose where they live and work and who they want to marry, but when it comes to having kids, the state says the majority must stop at one. Seven months pregnant, Wu sneaked out early in the morning carrying a shoulder bag with some clothes, her laptop and a knife. 'It's good for me I wasn't caught, but it's lucky for them too,' said Wu, 35, who feared that family planning officials were going to drag her to the hospital for a forced abortion. 'I was going to fight to the death if they found me.' With her escape, she joined an increasingly defiant community of parents in China who have risked their jobs, savings and physical safety to have a forbidden second child. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Seven months pregnant, Wu Weiping sneaked out early in the morning carrying a shoulder bag with some clothes, her laptop and a knife.

Pope laments Christmas consumerism

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:16 PM PST

Benedict XVI urges faithful to look beyond holiday's "superficial glitter" to discover its true meaning.


At least 38 dead in Haitian shipwreck off Cuba

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 08:49 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - At least 38 people died on Saturday when a boat carrying Haitian migrants sunk off the coast of Guantanamo province in far eastern Cuban, Cuban television reported.

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