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• Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned (Reuters)
• Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape (Reuters)
• Three charged over plot to attack Danish newspaper (Reuters)
• UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb (Reuters)
• Bolivians in streets to protest fuel hikes (Reuters)
• Europe Learns No Nation is Immune to Terror (Time.com)
• PM fires 2011 terror warning (AFP)
• Disgraced ex-Israeli president convicted of rape (AP)
• Mexico shootings kill 4 police officers, 1 doctor (AP)
• Nigerian police arrest 92 over sect attack in the north (AFP)
• Australian PM tours flood disaster zone (AFP)
• 'Genocide' in Ivory Coast: A real threat, or just politics? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Ivory Coast Crisis: A Turning Point for West Africa? (Time.com)
• Why there's still no death toll for the Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria (The Christian Science Monitor)

Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST Reuters - Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jail term was extended until 2017 on Thursday when he was convicted of theft and money-laundering in a trial condemned in the West as politically motivated.

Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST Reuters - Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was found guilty of rape and other sex crimes on Thursday, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a sad day for the Jewish state.

Three charged over plot to attack Danish newspaper (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 10:43 AM PST Reuters - Three men suspected of preparing a deadly attack on a newspaper were charged by a Danish court on Thursday with plotting an act of terrorism.

UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:59 AM PST Reuters - A British ambassador to Israel warned as early as 1980 that Israel would detonate a nuclear bomb in case of a new war with the Arabs, according to previously secret state documents released on Thursday.

Bolivians in streets to protest fuel hikes (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:18 PM PST Reuters - Bus and truck drivers and powerful citizens groups took to the streets of several Bolivian cities on Thursday to protest a fuel price increase in a challenge to leftist President Evo Morales.

Europe Learns No Nation is Immune to Terror (Time.com) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST Time.com - The recent spate of foiled terrorist plots in Europe shows that even those nations who thought they were safe now realize everyone is a potential target

PM fires 2011 terror warning (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:37 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain had to combat its home-grown Islamic extremism in 2011, in his New Year message released Friday.

Disgraced ex-Israeli president convicted of rape (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST AP - Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted of rape Thursday, a dramatic fall from grace for a man who rose from humble beginnings to become a symbol of achievement for Jews of Middle Eastern origin.

Mexico shootings kill 4 police officers, 1 doctor (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:39 PM PST AP - Gunmen believed to be linked to drug cartels killed four police officers and a doctor in apparently coordinated attacks in and around the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, authorities said Thursday.

Nigerian police arrest 92 over sect attack in the north (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:28 PM PST AFP - Police have arrested 92 suspected members of a radical Islamist sect in raids after a series of attacks that killed eight people in northern Maiduguri city, a police chief said Thursday.

Australian PM tours flood disaster zone (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:51 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday toured towns hit by one of Australia's worst ever flood disasters, which has displaced thousands of residents and left thousands more homes at risk.

'Genocide' in Ivory Coast: A real threat, or just politics? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:47 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Could incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo's refusal to cede power to President-elect Alassane Ouattara after apparently losing the Nov. 28 Ivory Coast run-off really lead to genocide?

The Ivory Coast Crisis: A Turning Point for West Africa? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST Time.com - The future of democracy in the region of 300 million people may hinge on whether one president peacefully leaves power.

Why there's still no death toll for the Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Almost a week after four deadly blasts marred Christmas Eve preparations and sparked violent riots across the hilly Nigerian city of Jos, people are still waiting for the Nigerian police to tell the world how many people died.

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