2010年12月26日星期日

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Religious clashes flare in central Nigeria (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST

People walk past the wreckage of a burnt truck along a road in Nigeria's central city of Jos December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Afolabi SotundeReuters - Clashes broke out between armed Christian and Muslim groups near the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, after Christmas Eve bombings in the region killed more than 30 people.

Khodorkovsky faces verdict in test for Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:15 PM PST

A woman holds a picture of jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky during a rally called Reuters - A judge will start reading the verdict on Monday in jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's second trial, which has shaped up as a test of Russia's ruling tandem and the Kremlin's will for reform ahead of a 2012 vote.

South Korea's Lee calls for solidarity against North (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 03:24 PM PST

North Koreans stand on the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, December 26, 2010. Defence ministers from South Korea and China will hold talks in Beijing in February amid growing regional tension sparked by North Korea's nuclear programmes and hostile acts, South Korea's defence ministry said on Sunday. REUTERS/Stringer (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for national solidarity on Monday against military aggression by the North, saying Pyongyang looks for division in the South as an opportunity to strike.

Japan ruling party to meet on powerbroker Ozawa (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 05:22 PM PST

Reuters - Japanese ruling party executives will meet on Monday to discuss scandal-plagued powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa's refusal to appear at a parliamentary ethics panel, as a split in the party threatens to widen.

Eel, Not Tuna: Europe's Top Chefs Push for Sustainable Seafood (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 06:15 AM PST

Time.com - With commercial overfishing threatening some of the most popular seafood species, Europe's top chefs are turning to less familiar -- but equally tasty -- alternatives

Australia strike early on second day of fourth Ashes Test (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:40 PM PST

England batsman Alastair Cook pulls the ball away from the Australian bowling on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test match, in Melbourne. Australia hit back with two wickets as they attempted to restrict England's lead early on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.(AFP/William West)AFP - Australia hit back with two wickets as they attempted to restrict England's lead early on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.

Al-Qaida threat on Iraq Christians linked to Egypt (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 20, 2010 file photo, children run past a painting of the Virgin Mary inside the entrance of the Virgin Mary Coptic church in the el-Asafra area of the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt. The wives of two Egyptian Coptic priests, forbidden by the Church from divorcing their abusive husbands, desperately sought another way out by converting to Islam but were handed over to the Church and their whereabouts since have been unknown, causing a furor at home that spilled over the borders and turned deadly when al-Qaida in Iraq cited the women as the reason behind the bloodiest attack ever on Christians in Iraq - a five-hour siege of a church in October that left 68 people dead. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)AP - The wives of two Egyptian Coptic priests, forbidden by the Church from divorcing their abusive husbands, desperately sought another way out by converting to Islam. When their intentions were discovered, police handed them over to the Church and their whereabouts since have been unknown.

Chavez bids critical farewell to adversary Perez (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:51 PM PST

In this undated photo released by Carlos Andres Perez's family, Venezuela's former President Carlos Andres Perez, right, accompanied by his wife Cecilia Matos, poses for pictures at his home in Miami. Perez died on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Miami of a heart attack, his daughter Maria Francia Perez said. (AP Photo/Carlos Andres Perez's family)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday offered condolences after the death of former President Carlos Andres Perez, but also said he hopes his longtime adversary's style of governing never again returns to the South America country.

Eight Americans killed in Egypt bus crash (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 05:34 PM PST

A tourist is wheeled into a hospital in Cairo after the bus they were riding in collided with a truck near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan on December 26, 2010, killing eight Americans and injuring 21 others. The coach was carrying 37 tourists from the United States.(AFP)AFP - Eight American tourists were killed and 21 injured when their bus collided with a truck near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, police and the official MENA news agency said.

Hitachi, Foxconn eye LCD panel tie-up: report (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 05:31 PM PST

Japanese high-tech firm Hitachi and Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn are eyeing an alliance to create the world's largest supplier of small and mid-size LCD panels, a business daily reported Monday.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Japanese high-tech firm Hitachi and Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn are eyeing an alliance to create the world's largest supplier of small and mid-size LCD panels, a business daily reported Monday.

Quake shakes New Zealand, causing minor damage (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 03:00 PM PST

Fallen bricks lay on the ground at the Community of the Sacred Name on Madras Street in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, following a series of aftershocks. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Simon Baker) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - Masonry and glass rained down near post-Christmas shoppers as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake rocked Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Sunday.

Hizballah Fears 'Qaeda' Type Attacks from Lebanese Sunnis (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 06:15 AM PST

Time.com - The Shi'ite movement's dominance of the streets is uncontested, but an extremist Sunni sect that sees Shi'ism as apostasy is a danger they're taking seriously

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