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• AP sources: Suicide bomber was invited on base (AP)
• NKorea vows to achieve nuclear-free Koreas (AP)
• Former Gitmo detainees help al-Qaida grow in Yemen (AP)
• Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect (AP)
• Gunman kills 5, then self, in Finland (AP)
• Can Berlusconi Get His Game Face Back On? (Time.com)
• Spain takes reins of revamped EU (AFP)
• Activists in Gaza and Israel protest Gaza blockade (AP)
• Official: Bolivian opposition candidate fled to US (AP)
• McCarthy ready to quit Rovers as World Cup looms (AFP)
• Robredo hopes for second Hopman Cup title (AFP)
• Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage (AFP)
• Taliban infiltrator in Afghan uniform kills 7 from CIA (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Afghanistan war: Suicide attack highlights Taliban reach (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Bicentennial Anxiety: Why Mexicans Are Wary of 2010 (Time.com)

AP sources: Suicide bomber was invited on base (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST AP - The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and had not been searched, two former U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday

NKorea vows to achieve nuclear-free Koreas (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:48 PM PST AP - North Korea reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula in a New Year's message Friday, brightening the prospect that Pyongyang may rejoin the stalled international talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs.

Former Gitmo detainees help al-Qaida grow in Yemen (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:16 PM PST AP - As a prisoner at Guantanamo, Said Ali al-Shihri said he wanted freedom so he could go home to Saudi Arabia and work at his family's furniture store.

Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST AP - The Nigerian suspected of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner with explosives might have used Arabic studies as a pretext for entering Yemen before disappearing for months, perhaps into one of the lawless country's al-Qaida strongholds, fellow students and teachers said.

Gunman kills 5, then self, in Finland (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:55 PM PST AP - A lone gunman dressed in black killed five people, including four in a crowded shopping mall, before returning home and taking his own life on Thursday. It was the third such massacre in Finland in about two years, and once again raised questions about gun control in a Nordic country where hunting is popular.

Can Berlusconi Get His Game Face Back On? (Time.com) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:40 AM PST Time.com - After one of the worst years of his political career, Italy's prime minister retreats from the public eye, with reports suggesting he may need plastic surgery following a nasty attack

Spain takes reins of revamped EU (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:56 PM PST AFP - Spain on Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union, the first under a new leadership structure for the bloc which includes its first full-time president and a new foreign policy supremo.

Activists in Gaza and Israel protest Gaza blockade (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:20 PM PST AP - Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on opposite sides of an Israeli-Gaza border crossing on Thursday to protest the blockade of the seaside territory imposed by Egypt and Israel.

Official: Bolivian opposition candidate fled to US (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:52 PM PST AP - A Bolivian government official claims the presidential runner-up has fled to the United States to escape election-fraud charges.

McCarthy ready to quit Rovers as World Cup looms (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:51 PM PST AFP - South Africa star Benni McCarthy is ready to leave Blackburn Rovers during the January transfer window to boost his chances of representing his country on home soil at the 2010 World Cup finals.

Robredo hopes for second Hopman Cup title (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:14 PM PST AFP - As the only previous winner in the field, Spain's Tommy Robredo hopes his experience in the unique format of the mixed teams Hopman Cup will be an advantage when the tournament starts on Saturday.

Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:04 AM PST AFP - Shocked residents returned to survey the wreckage on Thursday after Western Australia's worst wildfire in 50 years engulfed 38 homes in an isolated rural community.

Taliban infiltrator in Afghan uniform kills 7 from CIA (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:27 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers and contractors and wounded six others at an isolated CIA base in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday was a Taliban infiltrator dressed in an Afghan Army uniform, according to U.S. officials and a Taliban claim of responsibility.

Afghanistan war: Suicide attack highlights Taliban reach (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:20 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A suicide bomber penetrated a foreign Army base in Afghanistan and killed seven CIA employees on Wednesday, one of the US agency’s largest death tolls, while four Canadian troops and a journalist died in a separate attack.

Bicentennial Anxiety: Why Mexicans Are Wary of 2010 (Time.com) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:40 AM PST Time.com - The populace is anxious about the bicentennial of the founding of the country because really bad things seem to happen every 100 years

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