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Sweden bomber sought big targets; new threat made (Reuters)
Iranian president sacks foreign minister (Reuters)
WikiLeaks's founder Assange seeks bail in UK court (Reuters)
U.S. says Sudan out of time on Abyei referendum (Reuters)
EU launches Ivorian sanctions as tensions grow (Reuters)
Egyptian Resort Tries to Recover From Shark Attacks (Time.com)
Swedish bomber 'planned Christmas carnage' (AFP)
After setback, US resumes Mideast peace push (AP)
WikiLeaks drug corruption report hits Peru general (AP)
Aid groups call for action to prevent new LRA massacres (AFP)
Veteran US diplomat Holbrooke dies (AFP)
Canada could tighten mortgage rules: Flaherty (Reuters)
Oprah appoints herself Australian 'ambassador' (AFP)
CancÃºn climate change deal falls flat, Kyoto Protocol on life support (The Christian Science Monitor)
Palestinians, Contained (Time.com)
North Korea and Iran: How the two states test US diplomacy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Sweden bomber sought big targets; new threat made (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:24 PM PST

Reuters - A Middle Eastern man killed in a blast in Stockholm was wearing a bomb belt and ready to attack a train station or department store when the device went off prematurely, Sweden's chief prosecutor said on Monday.

Iranian president sacks foreign minister (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:33 AM PST

Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed his long-serving foreign minister on Monday and named one of his own close allies, Iran's nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, as his interim replacement.

WikiLeaks's founder Assange seeks bail in UK court (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST

Reuters - Lawyers for Julian Assange, held in Britain over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden, will try again on Tuesday to win bail for the WikiLeaks founder who provoked U.S. fury by publishing secret diplomatic cables.

U.S. says Sudan out of time on Abyei referendum (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:49 AM PST

Reuters - Sudan has run out of time to organize a referendum on the future of its disputed Abyei region, meaning the North and South must agree to a political solution for the oil-rich territory, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.

EU launches Ivorian sanctions as tensions grow (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:27 PM PST

Reuters - The European Union agreed to impose sanctions on Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbagbo on Monday, and his army deployed near his rival's headquarters in a standoff later defused by the U.N. envoy.

Egyptian Resort Tries to Recover From Shark Attacks (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:35 PM PST

Time.com - Local authorities hope a series of measures designed to safeguard swimmers will prevent a tourist stayaway

Swedish bomber 'planned Christmas carnage' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:32 PM PST

AFP - A suicide bomber who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend was carrying a cocktail of explosives and probably meant to wreak carnage among Christmas shoppers, investigators said.

After setback, US resumes Mideast peace push (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:57 PM PST

AP - The U.S. Mideast envoy returned to the region on Monday, seeking to revive troubled peace efforts after a major setback in which Washington abandoned efforts to coax Israel to freeze Jewish settlement in areas Palestinians want for a future state.

WikiLeaks drug corruption report hits Peru general (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:51 PM PST

AP - A leaked U.S. diplomatic message reporting speculation that the new head of Peru's military was involved in drug corruption has shaken the nation's armed forces, with the general angrily denying any drug ties on Monday and saying he may take legal action against the former U.S. ambassador.

Aid groups call for action to prevent new LRA massacres (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:14 PM PST

AFP - Aid groups on Tuesday urged the international community to avert a third consecutive year of massacres by Lord Resistance Army rebels in central Africa in the run up to Christmas.

Veteran US diplomat Holbrooke dies (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:42 PM PST

AFP - Veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke, 69, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died after undergoing surgery after suffering a torn aorta, US media reported.

Canada could tighten mortgage rules: Flaherty (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:08 PM PST

Reuters - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty warned again on Monday the government could tighten mortgage rules further if needed, after a report showed the country's household debt levels have soared.

Oprah appoints herself Australian 'ambassador' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:50 PM PST

AFP - US talk-show legend Oprah Winfrey Tuesday named herself as Australia's new global ambassador, saying her visit Down Under would be a huge boon for Australia's image and its tourism coffers.

CancÃºn climate change deal falls flat, Kyoto Protocol on life support (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:57 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The climate change conference in CancÃºn appears to have sealed the fate of the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding treaty to combat climate change, and left countries squabbling over the substance and form of a new treaty for the future.

Palestinians, Contained (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:35 PM PST

Time.com - Palestinians Contained: How the Wall Has Changed a Generation

North Korea and Iran: How the two states test US diplomacy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:15 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Likening North Korea to a "spoiled child" was nothing new.