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• Official: Jamaica to take in radical Muslim cleric (AP)
• Hamas squeezed between Iron Dome and steel wall (AP)
• EU nations divided on use of airport body scanners (AP)
• Yemen says Nigerian may have met radical cleric (AP)
• Activists pursue Japanese whalers by helicopter (AP)
• Slovakia-Ireland Explosives Plant Foils Air Security (Time.com)
• Immigrants and Italian police clash: report (AFP)
• Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, Hamas targets (AP)
• UN rep: Haiti's future depends on smooth elections (AP)
• American mother, baby killed by elephant in Kenya (AP)
• Malaysian church fire-bombed amid 'Allah' dispute (AP)
• Canada PM Harper says recession not truly over (Reuters)
• Smashed anti-whaling superboat sinks in Antarctic: activists (AFP)
• Afghan election plan triggers new clash with Western backers (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Japan finance minister Naoto Kan: sharp-tongued and battle-ready (The Christian Science Monitor)
• CIA Bomber al-Balawi was no double agent, Jordanians say (Time.com)

Official: Jamaica to take in radical Muslim cleric (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:34 PM PST AP - A Jamaica-born Muslim cleric who has called for killing Americans, Hindus and Jews has not committed any crimes in his native country and the Caribbean island will take him in, the foreign affairs minister said Thursday.

Hamas squeezed between Iron Dome and steel wall (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 03:45 PM PST AP - Gaza's Hamas rulers have suffered back-to-back setbacks with Israel's successful test of a rocket shield and Egypt's push to block smuggling tunnels.

EU nations divided on use of airport body scanners (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 02:39 PM PST AP - Fearing a rift with the United States, the European Union said Thursday it may force resistant member states to use the full-body scanners being pushed by the Obama administration in the wake of the failed Christmas Day bombing.

Yemen says Nigerian may have met radical cleric (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 02:03 PM PST AP - Yemen on Thursday provided the most comprehensive account yet of contacts between al-Qaida and the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner, saying he may have met with a radical U.S.-born cleric who previously had contact with the alleged Fort Hood shooter.

Activists pursue Japanese whalers by helicopter (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 03:57 PM PST AP - Conservationists monitoring Japanese whalers in the Antarctic said Friday that they remained committed to protecting whales despite a dangerous clash this week that resulted in one of their boats sinking.

Slovakia-Ireland Explosives Plant Foils Air Security (Time.com) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:25 AM PST Time.com - Slovakian officials are trying to explain why airport security staff planted real explosives in a passenger's bag -- and then let the man board a flight to Ireland

Immigrants and Italian police clash: report (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:33 PM PST AFP - Scuffles have broken out between Italian police and hundreds of immigrant workers in the southern city of Rosarno, injuring several people, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.

Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, Hamas targets (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 03:42 PM PST AP - Witnesses say Israeli aircraft fired missiles at smuggling tunnels and other Hamas targets in Gaza.

UN rep: Haiti's future depends on smooth elections (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST AP - Haiti's democratic and economic development hinge on a pair of legislative and presidential elections planned for this year, the top U.N. representative to the Caribbean nation said Thursday.

American mother, baby killed by elephant in Kenya (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:59 PM PST AP - Sharon Brown was hiking with family and her 1-year-old daughter in a Kenyan nature reserve when suddenly their unarmed guide froze in his tracks. Around a corner was an elephant.

Malaysian church fire-bombed amid 'Allah' dispute (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:19 PM PST AP - Attackers fire-bombed a Malaysian church and tried to set another ablaze Friday amid a growing conflict over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims, officials said.

Canada PM Harper says recession not truly over (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 03:23 PM PST Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday the country's recession is not yet over, noting that the return to economic growth in a technical sense is not the only factor to be considered.

Smashed anti-whaling superboat sinks in Antarctic: activists (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 03:36 PM PST AFP - A high-tech anti-whaling powerboat that was badly damaged in a collision with Japanese fishermen sank overnight after salvage attempts failed, activists said on Friday.

Afghan election plan triggers new clash with Western backers (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:22 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL — Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission on Thursday reaffirmed plans to hold parliamentary elections on May 22 but pleaded for financial support from the international community to fund the voting.

Japan finance minister Naoto Kan: sharp-tongued and battle-ready (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:04 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The significance of Naoto Kan’s appointment as Japan’s new finance minister lies as much in his reputation as a battler against the country’s powerful bureaucrats as in his yet untested financial expertise. Mr.

CIA Bomber al-Balawi was no double agent, Jordanians say (Time.com) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:25 AM PST Time.com - Jordanian intelligence tells TIME that Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi may have turned out of guilt that his work for the CIA had caused many civilian casualties

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