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• 2 vessels collide in Philippines; 27 missing (AP)
• Aide: Brazilian family giving up fight for US boy (AP)
• Diplomats shut out of Chinese dissident's trial (AP)
• Police, protesters clash in southern Iran (AP)
• Yemen is growing front in al-Qaida battle (AP)
• Israel, Hamas Wrestle Over a Prisoner Swap (Time.com)
• Queen urges Commonwealth to lead on climate change (AFP)
• Bombs target Iraqi Christians, Shiites (AP)
• Peru woman trampled to death at Christmas giveaway (AP)
• Obama ends benefits for Guinea, Madagascar, Niger (Reuters)
• 37 missing as two Philippine boats collide, sink: coastguard (AFP)
• Canada October GDP up on real estate, brokers (Reuters)
• People 'fleeing for their lives' in Australian fires (AFP)
• Army's new all-terrain vehicle debuts in Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Mexico drug war: Marine hero's family killed (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Michael Schumacher: Formula One Star to Return (Time.com)

2 vessels collide in Philippines; 27 missing (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:29 PM PST AP - Search-and-rescue teams combed the waters of Manila Bay on Thursday for at least 27 people missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat, the coast guard said.

Aide: Brazilian family giving up fight for US boy (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:47 PM PST AP - David Goldman's bitter five-year battle to regain custody of his son neared conclusion Wednesday, when the child's Brazilian family halted its legal efforts as a court-ordered deadline for delivering the boy loomed.

Diplomats shut out of Chinese dissident's trial (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:47 PM PST AP - A high-profile Chinese dissident accused of subversion was tried at a two-hour hearing Wednesday that shut out foreign diplomats concerned over a case that reflects the communist government's deep suspicion of calls for political reform.

Police, protesters clash in southern Iran (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:27 PM PST AP - Security forces and hard-line militiamen assaulted opposition protesters, beating men and women and firing tear gas, as thousands gathered in a central Iranian city for a memorial commemorating the country's most senior dissident cleric, who died this week.

Yemen is growing front in al-Qaida battle (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:05 PM PST AP - The secretive U.S. air strike against suspected al-Qaida in Yemen last week is the latest in what has been a fast-growing campaign to better equip and fund Yemeni forces so they can eliminate the expanding al-Qaida safe havens there.

Israel, Hamas Wrestle Over a Prisoner Swap (Time.com) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:55 PM PST Time.com - Despite a frenzy of speculation over an imminent deal to free captive soldier Gilad Shalit, substantial obstacles remain and agreement is unlikely before early next year

Queen urges Commonwealth to lead on climate change (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST AFP - Queen Elizabeth II will urge the Commonwealth to keep taking the lead on global issues such as the environment in her Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.

Bombs target Iraqi Christians, Shiites (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST AP - Bombs targeted Iraqi Christians and Shiite Muslims Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding four dozen before coinciding religious observances that will take place under heavy guard.

Peru woman trampled to death at Christmas giveaway (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:00 PM PST AP - A 60-year-old woman has been trampled to death by a surging crowd at a Christmas giveaway in northern Peru.

Obama ends benefits for Guinea, Madagascar, Niger (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:18 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he has terminated trade benefits for Guinea, Madagascar and Niger, three African countries where democratic progress is threatened by political turmoil.

37 missing as two Philippine boats collide, sink: coastguard (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:30 PM PST AFP - Rescuers were searching Manila Bay for 37 people who went missing when two boats collided and sank in darkness on Thursday, a Philippine coastguard spokesman.

Canada October GDP up on real estate, brokers (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:38 AM PST Reuters - Canada's economy grew by 0.2 percent in October from September, the second consecutive monthly increase, on significantly higher activity by real estate agents and brokers, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

People 'fleeing for their lives' in Australian fires (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:59 PM PST AFP - Residents were "fleeing for their lives" Wednesday as savage wildfires blazed out of control in South Australia, with several homes destroyed and more under threat, officials and witnesses said.

Army's new all-terrain vehicle debuts in Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:16 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The U.S. military's new all-terrain vehicle doesn't look all that different from its lumbering predecessor. It's painted desert sand, and reaching the cabin still means climbing a couple of steps.

Mexico drug war: Marine hero's family killed (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Revenge has been an ongoing theme in Mexico's drug wars. Drug police, the military, and journalists are the most common victims.

Michael Schumacher: Formula One Star to Return (Time.com) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:55 PM PST Time.com - In a sports comeback to rival Michael Jordan's return to the NBA, theseven-time Formula One champion has announced his plans to race again. Will hebe good enough to get back to the top?

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