Suicide bombers hit police compound in Iraq's Mosul (Reuters)

Suicide bombers hit police compound in Iraq's Mosul (Reuters)
Ivory Coast's Power Struggle: A Test for African Democracy (Time.com)
Sony to launch PlayStation smartphone in spring (AFP)
More talks needed in Ivory Coast crisis: ECOWAS envoys
Suicide bombers hit police compound in Iraq's Mosul
Bolivians protest fuel price increases
Ice sculptures impress in Germany
Scuffles amid Moscow flight chaos
Which gadgets were winners in 2010?
Drug gang 'threatens Guatemala war'
Progress 'slow but steady' in Afghan flashpoint (AFP)
Ice sculptures impress in Germany
US travel plans frozen by snow
An "Anti-Genocide Paparazzi": Clooney, Pitt and Hollywood Pals Help Monitor Sudan From Above (Time.com)
Chelsea's Ancelotti doesn't fear axe (AFP)
Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart as protest dismissed (AFP)
How Russia's Khodorkovsky Trial Became a Courtroom Comedy (Time.com)
Baghdad mulls fewer checkpoints
Fireworks explosion at Peruvian market
Fireworks explosion at Peruvian market

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:25 PM PST

Reuters - Two suicide bombers attacked a police battalion in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and killed the commander, police sources said.

Ivory Coast's Power Struggle: A Test for African Democracy (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:35 PM PST

Time.com - As the leaders of three West African nations threaten force in an attempt to persuade Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down, the country's electoral dispute points to deeper issues with democracy across the continent

Sony to launch PlayStation smartphone in spring (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:14 PM PST

AFP - Sony's long-rumoured PlayStation Portable smartphone is set to be launched in North America and Europe as early as the spring, according to a Japanese newspaper report Wednesday.

More talks needed in Ivory Coast crisis: ECOWAS envoys

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:31 PM PST

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A delegation of three West African presidents who met incumbent Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday to deliver an ultimatum to step down or face force left saying more meetings were needed.

Suicide bombers hit police compound in Iraq's Mosul

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:25 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers attacked a police battalion in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and killed the commander, police sources said.

Bolivians protest fuel price increases

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:26 PM PST

Bolivian President Evo Morales will address the nation Wednesday about the largest gas price increase in 30 years -- a hike that has prompted protests in some quarters and indignation in many.

Ice sculptures impress in Germany

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:17 PM PST

A giant snail and flying swans made from ice are impressing crowds at an ice sculpture festival in Roevershagen, northern Germany.

Scuffles amid Moscow flight chaos

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:35 PM PST

Russia's president has asked for an inquiry after fighting broke out in one of Russia's main airports. Passengers were frustrated after unusually warm weather caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled.

Which gadgets were winners in 2010?

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:22 AM PST

2010 has been a year crowded with must-have gadgets, but which ones will we keep on using as the years go by?

Drug gang 'threatens Guatemala war'

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:14 PM PST

Group claiming to belong to Zetas cartel issues warning on radio broadcasts after Guatemalan forces launch crackdown.

Progress 'slow but steady' in Afghan flashpoint (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:44 PM PST

AFP - US Marines fire mortars over the walls of their newest base in southern Afghanistan to defend ground freshly captured from the Taliban -- a sign of progress, they say, after years of stalemate.

Ice sculptures impress in Germany

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:17 PM PST

A giant snail and flying swans made from ice are impressing crowds at an ice sculpture festival in Roevershagen, northern Germany.

US travel plans frozen by snow

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:42 PM PST

Three major airports reopen but travellers feel ripple effect of transport chaos across the country.

An "Anti-Genocide Paparazzi": Clooney, Pitt and Hollywood Pals Help Monitor Sudan From Above (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:35 PM PST

Time.com - Satellites -- and some star power -- will put Sudan's crisis in the spotlight

Chelsea's Ancelotti doesn't fear axe (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:22 PM PST

AFP - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti insists he doesn't fear the sack even though his spluttering champions could slip out of the top four when they face Bolton on Wednesday.

Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart as protest dismissed (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:21 PM PST

AFP - Wild Oats XI took line honours in the daunting Sydney to Hobart ocean race for the fifth time Wednesday after an international jury dismissed a protest over an alleged radio breach.