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• U.S. embassy in London was a target of UK suspects (Reuters)
• South Korea's Lee says unity vital to counter North (Reuters)
• Suspect package disabled at Greek embassy in Rome (Reuters)
• Netanyahu says interim deal possible if talks fail (Reuters)
• War in Afghanistan: U.S. inroads against Taliban in provinces (Time.com)
• Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky again found guilty (AP)
• Twin suicide blasts kill 9 in western Iraq (AP)
• Lula's legacy, leaving behind a transformed Brazil (AP)
• Ivory Coast's Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum (AFP)
• England bowled out for 513 in Ashes, lead Aussies by 415 (AFP)
• Flooding prompts evacuations in Australian towns (AP)
• Nigeria seeks to contain violence after Christmas attacks (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Hizballah Seeks Allies in Lebanon as Sunni-Shi'ite Tensions Rise (Time.com)
• South Korea predicts North Korea will ramp up attacks in 2011 (The Christian Science Monitor)

U.S. embassy in London was a target of UK suspects (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:21 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. embassy in London was a target of a group of men arrested last week in Britain and charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and preparing acts of terrorism, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.

South Korea's Lee says unity vital to counter North (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:19 PM PST Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for national solidarity against military aggression by the North on Monday, saying Pyongyang looks for division in the South as an opportunity to strike.

Suspect package disabled at Greek embassy in Rome (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:59 PM PST Reuters - Bomb disposal experts defused an explosive package at the Greek embassy in Rome on Monday, days after parcel bomb attacks claimed by an Italian anarchist group wounded two people at the Swiss and Chilean missions.

Netanyahu says interim deal possible if talks fail (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST Reuters - An interim Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could result from failure to reach agreement on major core issues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, the first time he has mentioned such an option.

War in Afghanistan: U.S. inroads against Taliban in provinces (Time.com) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST Time.com - The U.S. military has made clear advances against the insurgency -- but at a great cost to the property and well-being of local residents

Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky again found guilty (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - To Russian prosecutors, imprisoned oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is guilty of more crimes: They say he stole nearly $30 billion in oil from his own company and laundered the proceeds. To others, he is a dissident who stood up to the powerful Vladimir Putin.

Twin suicide blasts kill 9 in western Iraq (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday front of a government office in Iraq's western Anbar province, killing nine people including family members of security officials who were killed in another bombing at the same place less than a month ago, security officials said.

Lula's legacy, leaving behind a transformed Brazil (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:57 PM PST AP - Plopping her swollen ankles upon a purple couch, 72-year-old Dilma de Lima exults in the new government-built apartment she now calls home after a lifetime of misery in Brazil's slums.

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:21 PM PST AFP - Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo faces a fresh challenge Tuesday as three regional presidents arrive in the West African nation to deliver an ultimatum that he step down or face military action.

England bowled out for 513 in Ashes, lead Aussies by 415 (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:21 PM PST AFP - England were dismissed for 513 and left Australia 415 runs to avoid an innings and series defeat at lunch on the third day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

Flooding prompts evacuations in Australian towns (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 04:55 PM PST AP - Drenching rains pounded communities across northeastern Australia on Tuesday, flooding major highways and prompting hundreds of evacuations.

Nigeria seeks to contain violence after Christmas attacks (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:53 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Nigerian state police are rushing once more into the central Nigerian state of Jos, after a series of bomb blasts in Christian churches â€" presumably set off by Islamist militants â€" killed 38 over the Christmas holidays.

Hizballah Seeks Allies in Lebanon as Sunni-Shi'ite Tensions Rise (Time.com) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:25 PM 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 Shi'ites are taking seriously

South Korea predicts North Korea will ramp up attacks in 2011 (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - South Korean intelligence analysts predict North Korean commanders will raise the tempo of shock strikes in the new year to enhance the image of leader Kim Jong-il’s son and heir apparent, Kim Jong-un, and prove their loyalty to the Kim dynasty.

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