At least 16 dead in 2 China car accidents (AP)

At least 16 dead in 2 China car accidents (AP)

At least 16 dead in 2 China car accidents (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:52 PM PST

AP - At least 16 people, including nine children, have died in a pair of traffic accidents in China, one of which involved a pileup of more than 100 cars.


Ivory Coast's Ouattara calls for general strike

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:34 PM PST

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara called on Sunday for a nationwide general strike that would shut the country down until internationally isolated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo cedes power.

Cote d'Ivoire leader defends stand

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST

Gbagbo tells Al Jazeera election body that declared his rival winner of runoff vote "does not have jurisdiction".


Moldova's open wound

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:25 PM PST

Hundreds have been trafficked abroad to have their organs harvested for transplants.


Europe's Top Chefs Push for Sustainable Seafood (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

Time.com - With commercial overfishing threatening some of the most popular seafood species, Europe's top chefs are turning to less familiar -- but equally tasty -- alternatives


UN maps show security worsening in Afghanistan: report (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:23 PM PST

A US soldier looks down an alley in the Payin Deh village during a foot patrol in Zari district of Kandahar province on December 26, 2010. Confidential UN maps show a clear deterioration in security in parts of Afghanistan over the course of this year, despite White House claims its strategy is working, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - Confidential UN maps show a clear deterioration in security in parts of Afghanistan over the course of this year, despite White House claims its strategy is working, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Hizballah Fears 'Qaeda' Type Attacks from Lebanese Sunnis (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

Time.com - The Shi'ite movement's dominance of the streets is uncontested, but an extremist Sunni sect that sees Shi'ism as apostasy is a danger they're taking seriously


9 charged in terror case to appear in UK court

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:54 PM PST

Nine men arrested a week ago across England have been charged with terrorism offenses and conspiracy to cause explosions, West Midlands police said Monday.

Mozambique's war-hit Gorongosa park slowly recovers (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:34 PM PST

An impala enjoys the shade of fever tree in November 2010 in the Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. Gorongosa National Park is at the southern end of the Great African Rift Valley in the heart of central Mozambique. The 3,770 square kilometer park includes the valley floor and parts of surrounding plateaus.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - As warthogs play in the mud behind him, park ranger Charles Pereira Aranje scans the savannah for poachers, while waterbuck and reedbuck antelopes graze in the grass.

US strike kills 6 militants in Pakistan: officials (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:05 PM PST

A US 'Predator' drone passes overhead at a forward operating base near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. A US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Monday killed six militants, destroying their vehicle, local security officials said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Monday killed six militants, destroying their vehicle, local security officials said.

Floods bring crocodile warning for Australia's north (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:52 PM PST

Photo illustration of an estuarine crocodile better known as the saltwater or saltie, lying in the sun on the banks of the Adelaide river near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Flooding in Australia's tropical north has prompted a warning about crocodiles, with several of the reptiles spotted in swollen waterways, an official said Monday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Flooding in Australia's tropical north has prompted a warning about crocodiles, with several of the reptiles spotted in swollen waterways, an official said Monday.

Snakes creeping out Bangkok

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

As the capital of Thailand continues growing, it is encroaching on the habitat of these reptiles.


Six detained in chemical wine scandal in China: state media (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:16 PM PST

Two Chinese women drink wine and eat ice cream in Shanghai. Six people have been detained, several wineries shut down and bottles pulled from shelves in China after authorities found wine containing several chemical additives, state media said Monday.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Six people have been detained, several wineries shut down and bottles pulled from shelves in China after authorities found wine containing several chemical additives, state media said Monday.

Nine charged with plotting terrorism offences in UK (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:40 PM PST

An armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/FilesReuters - Nine men arrested in police raids a week ago have been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in Britain and with plotting terrorism offences, police said on Monday.

British police charge nine men over bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:48 PM PST

A police officer steps over boxes of syringes as she enters one of two properties raided by police in Stoke-on-Trent, north-west England, on December 20, 2010. Police arrested a dozen suspects in England and Wales, aged between 17 and 28, detaining them AFP - Nine men will appear in a London court Monday on terrorism charges including plotting one or more bomb attacks in Britain, a week after police arrested them in pre-dawn raids across England and Wales.

AP Exclusive: Mexico says its troops killed US man (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST

This undated image released by his family on Dec. 17, 2010 is the last image sent home by Joseph Proctor before he was killed by Mexican army soldiers on Aug. 22, 2010. Three soldiers have been charged with killing Proctor. Two have been charged with planting an assault rifle in his hands and claiming falsely that he fired first, according to a Mexican Defense Department document sent to his mother, Donna Proctor. (AP Photo)AP - Joseph Proctor told his girlfriend he was popping out to the convenience store in the quiet Mexican beach town where the couple had just moved, intending to start a new life.

Poverty breeds new generation of Filipino rebels (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:31 PM PST

Communist New People Army march in unison in front of local residents and supporters during the celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 at Mt. Diwata in southern Philippines. Communist rebels vow more attacks as they celebrate the 42nd year of their rebellion, one of Asia's longest as the military and the rebels have agreed for a two-week ceasefire for the Christmas holiday. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - Too poor to afford school beyond fourth grade in the southern Philippines, 19-year-old Johnny Buyo walked away from home six months ago to join the communist rebellion — one of Asia's longest-running. He was handed a rusty M16 rifle, which he vowed to keep for life.

Nine charged with plotting terrorism offences in UK

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:40 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Nine men arrested in police raids a week ago have been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in Britain and with plotting terrorism offences, police said on Monday.

Require FCC Neutrality For A Change

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST

The national discussion on Internet neutrality needs adult supervision or, if unavailable, at least that of Congress.


Summer snow, floods in weird Australia weather (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 08:20 PM PST

AP - Torrential rains across eastern Australia have left some towns flooded while the southern state of Tasmania has been hit by an unusual flurry of summer snow.


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