UN tackles problems with terror sanctions (AP)

UN tackles problems with terror sanctions (AP)

UN tackles problems with terror sanctions (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:01 PM PST

AP - The Security Council is expected to approve new measures Thursday aimed at ensuring that U.N. sanctions target the right people, companies and organizations for links to al-Qaida and the Taliban — including a new ombudsperson.


S. Korea court approves Ssangyong SUV revival plan (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:29 PM PST

An employee of Ssangyong Motor Co. uses a phone at its branch office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The Seoul Central District Court has approved a revival plan by Ssangyong Motor in a victory for the struggling manufacturer of light SUVs. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - A court overseeing bankruptcy protection for South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor approved the company's rehabilitation plan Thursday, clearing a key hurdle in the debt-ridden SUV manufacturer's path toward revival.

Climate talks resume after row

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:42 PM PST

Talks will resume today at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, despite little sign of progress. With Friday's deadline looming, the struggle to get an agreement on a new climate change treaty between all 192 countries is becoming increasingly bitter Sarah Mukherjee reports


Spanish bull-fightiing under threat

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

The parliament of Catalonia, in the east of the Spain, is considering a proposal to change local animal protection laws.


Mexico: Top drug cartel leader killed

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:38 PM PST

The leader of one of Mexico's top drug cartels died in a shootout with navy personnel, the government-run news agency reported.

U.S.: N. Korea uranium program is priority

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:55 PM PST

The U.S. point person on North Korea said Wednesday that nation's uranium enrichment program must be dealt with once dormant six-party talks on its nuclear program resume.

Japan won't indict PM in funds scandal: reports (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:09 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on December 15. Japanese prosecutors have decided not to indict Hatoyama over the alleged misreporting of millions of dollars in political donations, newspapers reported Thursday.(AFP/Jiji Press)AFP - Japanese prosecutors have decided not to indict Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama over the alleged misreporting of millions of dollars in political donations, newspapers reported Thursday.

NZ church's Joseph and Mary billboard stirs debate (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:03 PM PST

A man walks past a billboard outside St. Matthew's church before it is covered in paint smeared by a protestor in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The billboard, featuring Joseph and Mary, was the idea of a New Zealand Anglican priest that has stirred controversy with a Christmas billboard that challenges Christian stereotypes about the conception of Jesus. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey)AP - A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading "God is a hard act to follow" provoked more than the intended reconsideration of the meaning of Christmas.

China sees no chance of Copenhagen accord - source

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:26 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - China has told participants at U.N. climate change negotiations it sees no possibility of achieving an operational accord to tackle global warming this week, an official involved in the talks said on Thursday.


Obama writes to N Korea's Kim

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:32 PM PST

US president sent personal letter urging return to nuclear talks, officials say.


Lava build-up on Philippine volcano

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:14 PM PST

Scientists say pressure appears to be building ahead of possible major eruption.


Aide admits shooting Guinea leader

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:47 PM PST

Former presidential guard chief says he feared being blamed for protest crackdown.


Court set to rule on BA Christmas strike (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST

File photo shows British Airways cabin crew arriving for a union meeting to discuss a strike ballot, southwest of London. A London court is set to decide whether to grant an injunction blocking a strike by British Aiways cabin crew that threatens to create holiday travel chaos for up to one million people.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A London court was set to decide Thursday whether to grant an injunction blocking a strike by British Aiways cabin crew that threatens to create holiday travel chaos for up to one million people.

Report: Israel's Olmert offered land swap (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

Jerusalem catwalk : Models showcase clothes by Palestinian designers during a fashion show in Jerusalem. (AFP/Stringer)AP - Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader's proposed concessions.

China jails 11 over online games scam: state media (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST

File photo shows Chinese students playing online computer games at an internet cafe during their summer holidays in Hangzhou. A court in east China has handed down jail sentences of up to three years to 11 people for their roles in online gaming scams that netted them around 140,000 dollars, state media said.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - A court in east China has handed down jail sentences of up to three years to 11 people for their roles in online gaming scams that netted them around 140,000 dollars, state media said.

Prince Charles 'draws fire' over letters to ministers (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:11 PM PST

Prince Charles, known for his strong views on architecture and the environment, has written to ministers in recent years, raising concern of royal meddling in government business, according to a report.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Prince Charles, known for his strong views on architecture and the environment, has written to ministers in recent years, raising concern of royal meddling in government business, a report said.

(AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 08:21 PM PST

AP - Navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootout.


Referrals will improve cricket: Morgan (AFP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:23 PM PST

Umpires Simon Taufel (left) and Ian Gould look at the ball during the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo in July 2009. World cricket's leading administrator has said the controversial Umpire Review System will ultimately lead to better decision-making and may even improve the spirit in which the game is played.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - World cricket's leading administrator has said the controversial Umpire Review System will ultimately lead to better decision-making and may even improve the spirit in which the game is played.

New Delhi's filth continues to choke once-sacred Yamuna River

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

NEW DELHI -- With his blue-gloved hands, Rizwan Ali lowered the forked dredging tool slowly into the foul-smelling river and pulled out rotting marigold garlands, shoes, plastic bags, decaying fabric, gooey industrial waste and broken bangles.


Afghans fleeing Taliban are flooding Tajikistan

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN -- The night his 11-year-old son escaped from kidnappers, Abdul Aziz bundled a few belongings into a car and drove his family 18 miles north across the Afghan border into Tajikistan. "It is too frightening to live in Afghanistan anymore," he said, standing in the bare, unlit...


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