Most Irish welcome EU-IMF bailout: poll (AFP)

Most Irish welcome EU-IMF bailout: poll (AFP)

Most Irish welcome EU-IMF bailout: poll (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:44 PM PST

A protester holds a European flag bearing a swastika in the centre of it, as he demonstrates outside the Irish Parliament in Dublin. A majority of Irish people welcome a European Union-International Monetary Fund bailout but believe the country has surrendered its sovereignty, according to an opinion poll published Saturday(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A majority of Irish people welcome a European Union-International Monetary Fund bailout but believe the country has surrendered its sovereignty, according to an opinion poll published Saturday.

Japan city sets memorial day for isles in China dispute (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:50 PM PST

This file photo shows a Japanese Coast Guard vessel. Territorial row between Japan and China flared up anew in September when Japan arrested a Chinese trawler captain after a collision in the area between his boat and Japanese coastguard ships near the disputed Senkaku ('Diaoyu' in Chinese) island group.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - A Japanese city has set a day to commemorate Japan's 1895 integration of an island group now at the centre of a territorial row with China, immediately sparking protests from Beijing.

Why Night Raids May Doom U.S. Prospects in Afghanistan (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:40 PM PST

Time.com - 
They may be killing hundreds of low level Taliban, but the civilian casualties have turned the local population against Western troops


China, Pakistan ink trade deals during Wen's visit (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:08 PM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao inspects an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. Wen arrived in Pakistan on Friday for a rare visit expected to focus heavily on expanding trade between the Asian neighbors and longtime allies. (AP Photo)AP - With 13 agreements already signed, Pakistan and China were expected to ink additional economic deals worth billions more Saturday, the second day of a rare visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to this impoverished, conflict-ridden nation.

European Court: Irish Antiabortion Law Violates Human Rights (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:40 PM PST

Time.com - The European Court of Human Rights' ruling that Ireland's antiabortion law is a violation of human rights forces the country to finally clarify when -- and whether -- a woman is allowed to terminate her pregnancy


Child labor helps war-torn Afghan families survive

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:03 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan Abdul Wahab swings a heavy sledgehammer down onto a red hot piece of metal to mold it into a truck part, sweat dripping down a face marked with grime and soot from the fire, and with a focus rare for an 11-year-old.

WikiLeaks chief says US preparing to indict him (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST

Julian Assange head of WikiLeaks talks during a press conference at the home of Frontline Club founding member Vaughan Smith, at Bungay, England, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. Assange said he feared that the United States is getting ready to indict him, saying Friday that he believed that a grand jury was meeting to consider charges against him. He has repeatedly voiced concerns that American authorities were getting ready to press charges over WikiLeaks' release of some 250,000 secret State Department cables, which have angered and embarrassed officials in Washington. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - The founder of WikiLeaks said Friday he fears the United States is preparing to indict him, but insisted that the government secret-spilling site would continue its work despite what he calls a dirty tricks campaign against him.

NATO service member killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:08 PM PST

A German soldier with a machine gun looks out of the plane to Kunduz as German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie zu Guttenberg are on their way to visit German Bundeswehr troops at their military base in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan.(AFP/POOL/Maurizio Gambarini)AP - NATO says one of its service members has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan.

Vietnamese prosecutors indict govt critic: media (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:35 PM PST

Policemen are seen standing guard in front of Ho Chi Minh City People's Court House. A prominent government critic in Vietnam has been indicted on charges of spreading propaganda against the state and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to Vietnamese state media.(AFP/File/Aude Genet)AFP - A prominent government critic in Vietnam has been indicted on charges of spreading propaganda against the state and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to Vietnamese state media.

Myanmar's Links With Pyongyang Stir Nuclear Fears

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:20 PM PST

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has written to Myanmar's military government in recent weeks asking to visit sites in the Southeast Asian country allegedly involved in clandestine nuclear activities, according to officials briefed on the correspondence.


Spain Acts to Calm Investors

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:38 PM PST

Facing growing pressure from the financial markets, Spanish authorities promised to open the books of two groups of borrowers whose needs for cash are unnerving skittish investors.


U.S., EU Plan Iran Sanctions

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:56 PM PST

The U.S., U.K. and France have agreed to impose joint sanctions against Iran in January and are considering breaking off talks with the country.


U.N. to Probe Haiti Cholera Outbreak

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the establishment of an international scientific panel to investigate the source of the deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti, which some speculate that has killed more than 2,400 people.


Mexico Mom Killed Seeking Justice for Daughter

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:14 PM PST

Gunmen killed a mother who had been protesting for three days in front of a governor's office in northern Mexico to demand justice for her slain daughter, authorities said Friday.


Sudan leader 'diverted funds' to Britain: WikiLeaks (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:03 PM PST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, pictured in November, siphoned off nearly six billion pounds of oil money into British bank accounts, according to US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir siphoned off nearly six billion pounds of oil money into British bank accounts, according to US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks Saturday.

Protests in Australia after shipwreck deaths (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:31 PM PST

An TV grab from footage provided by Australia's Channel 7 on December 16, shows people floating amid and hanging onto the splintered remains of the wooden boat carrying refugees travelling from Asia after it smashed into the rocky coastline of Christmas Island on December 15. Dozens of men, women and children died in the shipwreck as they tried to reach the outpost.(AFP/Channel 7/File)AFP - Asylum seekers have staged two protests on Australia's Christmas Island, an official said, days after dozens of men, women and children died in a shipwreck as they tried to reach the outpost.

China warns possible Korea clash could hurt region (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:24 PM PST

Reuters - China warned on Saturday that a possible fresh clash between North and South Korea could shake regional stability and it urged both governments to avoid moves that it said would stoke tensions.


China warns possible Korea clash could hurt region

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:24 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned on Saturday that a possible fresh clash between North and South Korea could shake regional stability and it urged both governments to avoid moves that it said would stoke tensions.

South Korea set for live-fire drills despite North threat (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:59 PM PST

South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong Island December 17, 2010. South Korea will hold a live-fire artillery drill on the island between December 18-21, which was shelled by North Korea last month, the first such exercise on the island since the attack that the North said was a response to a provocation by Seoul. REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/PoolReuters - South Korean marines were poised on Saturday to conduct a live-fire drill off the west coast despite a threat by the North to launch a new strike and Beijing's call for restraint from the rival states.

Afghans Probe Supply Diversions

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:31 PM PST

Afghan authorities are investigating some of the biggest international companies that provide food and fuel to U.S.-led forces for allegedly bringing supplies into the country duty-free and then diverting them to the local market.


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