SKorean activists rally against NKorea near border (AP)

SKorean activists rally against NKorea near border (AP)
US to deploy new intelligence drone in Afghanistan (AFP)
Son of Iranian woman sentenced to death urges clemency
Pop band escapes plane explosion
Plea for Iranian woman facing stoning
Police quell riot at prison (AFP)
Countless Juarez residents flee 'dying city' (AP)
South Africa hope for repeat of history (AFP)
Woman swept away drowns in Australian floodwaters (AP)
Egypt buries church bomb victims
Floods "of biblical proportions" hit Australia's northeast (Reuters)
Floods "of biblical proportions" hit Australia's northeast
Country set for rocky economic ride in 2011 (AFP)
China Dec manufacturing eases on tightening moves (AP)
Suspected suicide bomber kills 21 at Egypt church
Liverpool's Hodgson: Bolton win galvanised support (AFP)
Shania Twain weds exec Thiebaud in Puerto Rico (AP)
Catastrophic Australian floods claim first victim (AFP)
Australia floods of 'biblical proportions'
Brazil's first female president sworn in

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:38 PM PST

AP - South Korean activists have rallied against North Korea near the heavily fortified border, burning placards with the images of North Korean leaders.

US to deploy new intelligence drone in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:06 PM PST

AFP - The US military plans to deploy a new intelligence drone in Afghanistan, which military experts say will allow US troops to monitor much larger operational theaters than before, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

Son of Iranian woman sentenced to death urges clemency

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:02 PM PST

TABRIZ, Iran (Reuters) - An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery was allowed out on prison leave to have dinner with her daughter and son on Saturday, hours after he had appealed to the judiciary to spare her life.

Pop band escapes plane explosion

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:32 PM PST

A Russian pop band are among the passengers who escaped after their plane burst into flames while preparing for take-off in Siberia.

Plea for Iranian woman facing stoning

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:14 PM PST

The son of an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and helping her lover murder her husband asks the authorities to spare her life.

Police quell riot at prison (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:50 PM PST

AFP - Specialist police resolved a riot at a prison after inmates set buildings alight when staff tried to clamp down on contraband alcohol on New Year's Day, police said Sunday.

Countless Juarez residents flee 'dying city' (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST

AP - The mother of four raised a finger, pointing out abandoned and stripped concrete homes and counting how many families have fled the Western Hemisphere's deadliest city on her street alone.

South Africa hope for repeat of history (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:25 PM PST

AFP - South Africa will be hoping for a repeat of history when they take on India in a series-deciding third and final Test at Newlands on Sunday.

Woman swept away drowns in Australian floodwaters (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:48 PM PST

AP - A woman drowned after trying to cross a flooded causeway in Australia, becoming the first victim of relentless flooding that one official has described as reaching "biblical proportions," police said Sunday.

Egypt buries church bomb victims

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:45 PM PST

The Coptic community in Egypt starts to bury its dead after a bomb attack outside a church in Alexandria on New Year's Eve.

Floods "of biblical proportions" hit Australia's northeast (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST

Reuters - Large parts of Australia's coastal northeast were flooded on Sunday in a spreading environmental disaster as thousands of residents fled their homes to avoid the runoff from a Christmas deluge.

Floods "of biblical proportions" hit Australia's northeast

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:58 PM PST

GLADSTONE, Australia (Reuters) - Large parts of Australia's coastal northeast were flooded on Sunday in a spreading environmental disaster as thousands of residents fled their homes to avoid the runoff from a Christmas deluge.

Country set for rocky economic ride in 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:46 PM PST

AFP - An austere tax increase, huge cuts in state spending and rising unemployment are all set to be unleashed in 2011, risking widespread strike action by disgruntled workers.

China Dec manufacturing eases on tightening moves (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:35 PM PST

AP - China's manufacturing boom eased off slightly in the last month of the year, a survey said, reflecting tightening policies taken by authorities to keep inflation in check.

Suspected suicide bomber kills 21 at Egypt church

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:26 PM PST

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - A bomb killed at least 21 people outside a church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early on New Year's Day and the Interior Ministry said a foreign-backed suicide bomber may have been responsible.

Liverpool's Hodgson: Bolton win galvanised support (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 07:55 PM PST

AFP - Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insisted his team's 2-1 Premier League victory over Bolton Wanderers here at Anfield proved he had the backing of his players.

Shania Twain weds exec Thiebaud in Puerto Rico (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 07:52 PM PST

AP - Country singer Shania Twain and businessman Frederic Thiebaud have tied the knot in a New Year's Day wedding in Puerto Rico.

Catastrophic Australian floods claim first victim (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:52 PM PST

AFP - Devastating floods in northeastern Australia claimed their first victim Sunday, with the body of a missing woman recovered as the surging waters continued to rise and a fresh storm loomed.