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• U.N. chief offered Mugabe deal to step down: WikiLeaks (Reuters)
• At least seven killed, hundreds injured in Iran quake (Reuters)
• Israel and PA worked closely against Hamas: cable (Reuters)
• Infighting delays Iraqi government formation (Reuters)
• The Moscow Power Games Behind Belarus' Election Crackdown (Time.com)
• 12 men arrested in suspected UK terrorism plot (AP)
• Iraqi prime minister announces new Cabinet (AP)
• Man kills bride, best man, self at wedding party (AP)
• Merger of Somali militants could mean more attacks (AP)
• NKorea backs away from threat to attack South (AP)
• Focus on deficits, Flaherty tells Canada provinces (Reuters)
• PM: 48 may have died in boat crash off Australia (AP)
• Monitor photos of the year 2010 (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is Pakistan Losing Patience in the War on Terror? (Time.com)
• North Korea refrains from retaliation after South Korea artillery drill (The Christian Science Monitor)

U.N. chief offered Mugabe deal to step down: WikiLeaks (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:14 PM PST Reuters - Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan offered Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a deal to step down and live in a safe haven, but the veteran leader rejected the offer, according to U.S. documents obtained by WikiLeaks.

At least seven killed, hundreds injured in Iran quake (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:26 PM PST Reuters - At least seven people were killed in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that jolted southeastern Iran on Monday, damaging buildings in outlying mountainous areas, the region's governor said.

Israel and PA worked closely against Hamas: cable (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:12 AM PST Reuters - A U.S. cable leaked on Monday said Israel and President Mahmoud Abbas's forces worked closely together against Hamas as it took over Gaza in 2007, a potentially embarrassing revelation for the Palestinian leader.

Infighting delays Iraqi government formation (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 11:54 AM PST Reuters - Iraq's parliament postponed a vote on a new government until Tuesday after squabbling and political maneuvering delayed its formation.

The Moscow Power Games Behind Belarus' Election Crackdown (Time.com) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:15 PM PST Time.com - President Lukashenko by his actions has shown he was never serious about allowing a democratic process. Dangling the threat of an opposition victory got him what he wanted out of the Kremlin

12 men arrested in suspected UK terrorism plot (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:45 PM PST AP - In the biggest anti-terrorist sweep in Britain in nearly two years, police on Monday arrested a dozen men accused of plotting a large-scale terror attack on targets inside the United Kingdom.

Iraqi prime minister announces new Cabinet (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:49 PM PST AP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki submitted his new Cabinet on Monday, clearing a hurdle to seating a government more than nine months after national elections even though serious disputes with one of his key allies remained.

Man kills bride, best man, self at wedding party (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:05 PM PST AP - Brazilian authorities say a bridegroom fatally shot his new wife, his best man and then himself after announcing to horrified guests that he had a "surprise" for them.

Merger of Somali militants could mean more attacks (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:42 PM PST AP - Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed government could face an increase in attacks from Islamist insurgents after the two largest groups dropped their running feud and merged, analysts and fighters said Monday.

NKorea backs away from threat to attack South (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:45 PM PST AP - North Korea backed off threats to retaliate against South Korea for military drills Monday and reportedly offered concessions on its nuclear program — signs it was looking to lower the temperature on the Korean peninsula after weeks of soaring tensions.

Focus on deficits, Flaherty tells Canada provinces (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:13 PM PST Reuters - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday he expected almost all of the country's provinces to eliminate their budget deficits by 2015, the same target the federal government has set for itself.

PM: 48 may have died in boat crash off Australia (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:36 AM PST AP - More than a dozen asylum seekers unaccounted for since their boat smashed into rocky cliffs off an Australian island may never be found, the prime minister said Monday, as the number believed killed in the crash rose to 48.

Monitor photos of the year 2010 (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:20 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Monitor photographers trekked to five continents and shot more than 50,000 frames this year to capture images that reveal, explain, illustrate, captivate, and delight.

Is Pakistan Losing Patience in the War on Terror? (Time.com) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:15 PM PST Time.com - The lawsuit that may have led to the outing of a CIA station chief in Pakistan could be an ominous sign that the Pakistanis may be coming to the end of their rope in the "war on terror"

North Korea refrains from retaliation after South Korea artillery drill (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:26 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea refrained Monday from retaliating against South Korean military exercises in disputed waters, assuaging fears that hostilities between the two neighbors were on the point of spiraling out of control.

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