On the Road: The Transformation of Buffalo's Lower West Side Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST |
Qaeda wing says behind attack on U.S. plane: website Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A regional wing of al Qaeda said it was behind the failed Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger plane, which was meant to avenge U.S. attacks on the group in Yemen, according to a web statement posted on Monday.  
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US vows to pursue plane plotters Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:39 PM PST President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.  
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Ship released by Somali pirates Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.  
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Al-Qaeda wing claims US plane plot Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:10 PM PST Statement on website says foiled bombing bid was in retaliation for US offensive in Yemen.  
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Bangkok Asked to Stop Repatriations Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:33 AM PST Thailand is facing pressure to stop the repatriation of 4,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos amid fears they might be persecuted for pro-American allegiances in the Vietnam War.  
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Ship released by Somali pirates Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.  
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Russian 'YouTube cop' in fraud case Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST Officer who used video to allege abuses by police force is charged with embezzlement.  
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:49 AM PST A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.  
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Israeli building plan prompts U.S. criticism Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Monday to build nearly 700 new Jewish homes in areas of the occupied West Bank it considers part of Jerusalem, prompting strong U.S. criticism implying they could undermine peace talks.  
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Activists blocked from planned march to support Gaza Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:08 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - About 80 foreign supporters of Palestinians protested outside the French Embassy in Cairo on Monday after Egypt refused to let them to march to Gaza, witnesses said.  
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Three Saudis killed by gunmen in Niger Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:42 AM PST NIAMEY (Reuters) - Three Saudi Arabian citizens were killed by gunmen on Monday while traveling in a car near Niger's border with Mali in West Africa, a Niger government spokesman said.  
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Attack Puts Afghan Leader and NATO at Odds Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:50 AM PST |
Al-Qaeda claims US jet bomb plot Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:02 PM PST Al-Qaeda says it carried out the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet, according to a US monitoring group.  
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Karzai: Civilians Killed in Attack Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:51 AM PST Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday said 10 civilians, including eight students, had been killed in fighting involving international forces in the country's remote east.  
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Russia Warns on European Fuel Supplies Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST Russia has warned the EU it may cut its crude-oil supplies to Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary due to demands by Ukraine for higher transit fees.  
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'Peacemaker' dies after attack Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:58 AM PST A passer-by dies after being hurt in a fight between two groups in east London that he had tried to break up.  
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Tyra Banks Says She's Ending Her Talk Show Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST |
Plea for UK man facing China death Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:04 AM PST Relatives of man facing execution for smuggling heroin say he is mentally ill.  
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Plea for UK man facing China death Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:04 AM PST Relatives of man facing execution for smuggling heroin say he is mentally ill.  
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