Returning A Gift? What You Need To Know About This Year's Return Policies

Returning A Gift? What You Need To Know About This Year's Return Policies

Returning A Gift? What You Need To Know About This Year's Return Policies

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST

An ugly sweater. A book you have no in interest in. A leg lamp. Whatever unwanted item you?ve been gifted this year you?re in luck because you don?t have to keep it?for the most part. Sure it?s the thought that counts but let?s face it, returning said awful item and getting something you actually want ...


China tests 500 km/h super high-speed train (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:01 PM PST

Reuters - China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network.


Why India pulled the welcome mat for Wal-Mart (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Indian government's recent plans to open the retail sector to foreign big-box stores like Wal-Mart was met with such vehement pushback from people across India that the plans had to be shelved earlier this month.


Brazil takes on an centuries-old foe: corruption (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 06:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Since its creation in 2007, the local activist group Rio de Paz, a loose coalition of youths and church members, has focused on one city's most notorious problem: the thousands of murders tallied in Rio de Janeiro each year.


Condemnation follows Nigeria church blasts

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST

US, UK and Vatican decry Christmas Day attacks claimed by the Boko Haram group that have left up to 40 people dead.


Deadly suicide attack hits Iraqi capital

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:52 PM PST

At least six people dead and 17 others wounded in car bombing near the interior ministry's offices.


Suicide bomber kills 6 outside Iraq ministry (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:29 PM PST

Iraqi policemen search Christians attending a mass on Christmas at St. Joseph Chaldean church in Baghdad December 25, 2011. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)Reuters - A suicide car bomber killed at least six people and wounded 31 when he detonated explosives in an attack on Iraq's interior ministry in Baghdad, police and hospital sources said on Monday.

China jails dissident 10 years for "subversive" essays (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:43 PM PST

Reuters - A court in China sentenced on Monday a veteran dissident, Chen Xi, to 10 years in jail for subversion, his wife said -- one of the heaviest sentences given for political charges since Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was jailed two years ago.


Icebreaker reaches stricken Russian fishing vessel (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:56 PM PST

AP - A South Korean polar research ship on Monday reached a leaking Russian fishing vessel that has been stuck in the frigid waters off Antarctica for the past 10 days, New Zealand officials said.


S Korea delegates pay respects to North's Kim

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:28 PM PST

Visit by widow of late president accompanied by Hyundai Group chairwoman aimed at improving North-South relations.


Suicide bomber kills 6 outside Iraq ministry

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed at least six people and wounded 31 when he detonated explosives in an attack on Iraq's interior ministry in Baghdad, police and hospital sources said on Monday.

China jails dissident 10 years for "subversive" essays

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:44 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in China sentenced on Monday a veteran dissident, Chen Xi, to 10 years in jail for subversion, his wife said -- one of the heaviest sentences given for political charges since Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was jailed two years ago.

Stratfor Hacked; Anonymous Claims Responsibility

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:06 PM PST

Hackers associated with Anonymous have claimed responsibility for stealing subscriber information from the intelligence website Stratfor.


China activist given 10 years' jail for subversion (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

AP - A Chinese court has sentenced a veteran activist to 10 years' imprisonment for inciting subversion a few days after jailing another dissident for nine years.


Japan urges China to help keep in check North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:17 PM PST

Reuters - Japan urged China on Monday to shoulder a big role in ensuring that North Korea avoids volatile moves despite uncertainties created by the death of Pyongyang's leader, Kim Jong-il.


Yuan hits record vs dollar, on track for over-4-percent gain (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:16 PM PST

Reuters - The yuan hit an all-time trading high against the dollar on Monday, guided by a stronger mid-point by the People's Bank of China, and looks set for an over-4-percent appreciation for 2011, traders said.


The World's Most Popular Cars Are Changing

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:24 PM PST

Troubles for popular Japanese carmakers created opportunities for Hyundai and Volkswagen


NASA Finds A Holiday Wreath In Space

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:18 PM PST

WISE, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, has captured a view of a nebula that looks just like a Christmas wreath.


Japan urges China to help keep in check North Korea

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:22 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan urged China on Monday to shoulder a big role in ensuring that North Korea avoids volatile moves despite uncertainties created by the death of Pyongyang's leader, Kim Jong-il.

South Korean Delegation Visits Pyongyang

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:41 PM PST

The widows of a former South Korean president and a former South Korean business tycoon crossed the inter-Korean border for a trip to Pyongyang to pay condolences over the death of Kim Jong Il.


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