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• North Korea says it will attack South again if drill goes ahead (Reuters)
• Inmates flee prison in Mexico; bomb targets police (Reuters)
• Sudan, Darfur rebels clash one day after U.N. rebuke (Reuters)
• Nigeria drops charges against Halliburton, Cheney (Reuters)
• Why Night Raids May Doom U.S. Prospects in Afghanistan (Time.com)
• Russian whistle-blowing doctor fears dismissal (AP)
• Deghati named AP Mideast regional photo editor (AP)
• Mexico mom killed demanding justice for slain teen (AP)
• Global pressure grows to end Ivory Coast impasse (AP)
• Boat crash forces look at Australia refugee policy (AP)
• PM says won't provoke election in early 2011 (Reuters)
• Australia says little hope of more survivors from boat wreck (AFP)
• Deadly Chile prison fire puts heat on Latin America's crowded jails (The Christian Science Monitor)
• European Court: Irish Antiabortion Law Violates Human Rights (Time.com)
• North Korea threats unlikely to dissuade South from planned military drill (The Christian Science Monitor)

North Korea says it will attack South again if drill goes ahead (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:46 AM PST Reuters - North Korea said on Friday it would strike again at the South if a live-fire drill by Seoul on a disputed island went ahead, with an even stronger response than last month's shelling that killed four people.

Inmates flee prison in Mexico; bomb targets police (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:20 PM PST Reuters - More than 140 inmates escaped via the main entrance of a prison near the U.S. border on Friday in the biggest Mexican jailbreak since the government began its war on drugs four years ago.

Sudan, Darfur rebels clash one day after U.N. rebuke (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:43 AM PST Reuters - Sudan's army clashed with Darfur rebels for a third time in a week Friday, a day after U.N. envoys criticised Khartoum for launching attacks on the insurgent force, peacekeepers said.

Nigeria drops charges against Halliburton, Cheney (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:03 AM PST Reuters - Nigeria's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had dropped bribery charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and oil services company Halliburton after the company agreed to pay a fine.

Why Night Raids May Doom U.S. Prospects in Afghanistan (Time.com) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:35 PM PST Time.com - 
They may be killing hundreds of low level Taliban, but the civilian casualties have turned the local population against Western troops

Russian whistle-blowing doctor fears dismissal (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 04:54 PM PST AP - A Russian cardiologist said he feared dismissal and beating after phoning Vladimir Putin to say that an impressive hospital display for the premier was faked. And then, Putin called him back.

Deghati named AP Mideast regional photo editor (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:29 AM PST AP - Photographer Abdolreza "Manoocher" Deghati, who got his start covering his homeland Iran's turmoil after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and went on to work around the Middle East and Latin America, has been named Middle East regional photo editor for The Associated Press, heading photo operations across the region.

Mexico mom killed demanding justice for slain teen (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:20 PM PST AP - Gunmen killed a mother who had been protesting for three days in front of a governor's office in northern Mexico to demand justice for her slain daughter, authorities said Friday.

Global pressure grows to end Ivory Coast impasse (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:21 PM PST AP - Police and troops loyal to the man widely recognized as the loser of last month's presidential election filled the streets of Abidjan on Friday and prevented his rival's supporters from marching on government buildings.

Boat crash forces look at Australia refugee policy (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:17 PM PST AP - Rescue teams resumed scouring the Christmas Island coastline and surrounding sea Saturday in a dwindling hope for any more survivors from a deadly crash of a boat full of asylum seekers.

PM says won't provoke election in early 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Reuters - The government will not try to provoke an election in 2011 by including measures in the budget that the opposition cannot support, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.

Australia says little hope of more survivors from boat wreck (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:18 AM PST AFP - Australia said Friday there was little hope of finding more survivors from a people-smuggling boat which smashed into Christmas Island two days ago and that the full death toll may never be known.

Deadly Chile prison fire puts heat on Latin America's crowded jails (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:48 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - On the morning of Dec. 8, 81 inmates at the San Miguel prison in Santiago died when rioting prisoners set their overcrowded penitentiary ablaze. Among the victims: one young man serving a 61-day sentence for selling pirated CDs.

European Court: Irish Antiabortion Law Violates Human Rights (Time.com) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:35 PM PST Time.com - The European Court of Human Rights' ruling that Ireland's antiabortion law is a violation of human rights forces the country to finally clarify when -- and whether -- a woman is allowed to terminate her pregnancy

North Korea threats unlikely to dissuade South from planned military drill (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:29 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - North and South Korea have raised the stakes in their confrontation in the Yellow Sea with challenges that analysts say are making it difficult for either side to back down easily.

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