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• U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption (Reuters)
• Yangon blast kills 17, injures 80-Myanmar police (Reuters)
• Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters)
• Allawi says Iraq headed for "sectarian autocracy" (Reuters)
• Cuban MBAs? A Spanish School Hopes to Train Havana's Future Moguls (Time.com)
• New York Times sends email to millions by mistake (Reuters)
• US warns Iran against closing key oil passage (AP)
• Cuban Jewish leaders meet with jailed American (AP)
• Seven hurt as bomb hits madrassa in Nigeria (Reuters)
• Fire kills 16 in Myanmar's main city of Yangon (AP)
• Oil sands OK starts option clock for Athabasca (Reuters)
• Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again (Reuters)
• In Russia, a new badge of honor for Putin critics: a jail term (The Christian Science Monitor)
• North Koreans' Tears, Sadness Upon Kim Jong Il's Death (Time.com)
• China wins $700 million Afghan oil and gas deal. Why didn't the US bid? (The Christian Science Monitor)

U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:12 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the world's most important oil route.

Yangon blast kills 17, injures 80-Myanmar police (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:30 PM PST Reuters - At least 17 people died and 80 were injured in an unexplained explosion in an eastern suburb of Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, at about 2:00 a.m on Thursday (1930 GMT on Wednesday), police said.

Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:19 AM PST Reuters - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity.

Allawi says Iraq headed for "sectarian autocracy" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST Reuters - The head of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya political bloc said Iraq "stands on the brink of disaster" and issued a list of demands on Wednesday in a political crisis triggered by charges against a Sunni leader.

Cuban MBAs? A Spanish School Hopes to Train Havana's Future Moguls (Time.com) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:00 AM PST Time.com - A Spanish university and Catholic clergy in Cuba have joined forces to help train Cuba's business leaders of the future -- even if that future remains in question

New York Times sends email to millions by mistake (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:53 PM PST Reuters - Some 8 million people received emails from the New York Times on Thursday offering a special discount if they would reconsider their decision to cancel their subscriptions.

US warns Iran against closing key oil passage (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:50 PM PST AP - The U.S. strongly warned Iran on Wednesday against closing a vital Persian Gulf waterway that carries one-sixth of the world's oil supply, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington imposes sanctions targeting the country's crude exports.

Cuban Jewish leaders meet with jailed American (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:47 PM PST AP - An American government contractor jailed in Cuba is in good spirits and fine health, but anxious to get home to his family and disappointed he was not included in a massive prisoner amnesty announced by President Raul Castro last week, a Jewish leader who saw him said Wednesday.

Seven hurt as bomb hits madrassa in Nigeria (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:11 PM PST Reuters - Assailants threw a homemade bomb into a madrassa in southern Nigeria's Delta state, police said, wounding seven people and escalating tensions between Muslims and Christians after a spate of church bombings across the nation.

Fire kills 16 in Myanmar's main city of Yangon (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:51 PM PST AP - A warehouse fire that spread to neighboring houses has killed at least 16 people and injured 79 others in Myanmar's main city of Yangon.

Oil sands OK starts option clock for Athabasca (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST Reuters - Athabasca Oil Sands Corp has won regulatory approval for its MacKay River oil sands project, opening a one-month window that could result in its state-owned Chinese partner taking full control of the development.

Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:17 AM PST Reuters - Two workers at a reptile park near Sydney were all shook up Wednesday, running for their lives when a 500 kg crocodile named Elvis suddenly lunged at them, making off with their lawnmower.

In Russia, a new badge of honor for Putin critics: a jail term (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:39 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A prison stint in most countries is a disgrace to live down, but in Russia it can be a valuable asset, even a must, on the resume of anyone who aspires to lead an anti-Kremlin protest movement.

North Koreans' Tears, Sadness Upon Kim Jong Il's Death (Time.com) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:00 AM PST Time.com - Either there is world-class sorrow going on over the Dear Leader or else there must be some method to what seems to be all the mad keening in Pyongyang

China wins $700 million Afghan oil and gas deal. Why didn't the US bid? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:51 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In a deal finalized on Wednesday, China’s National Petroleum Corporation became the first foreign company to tap into Afghanistan’s oil and gas reserves. Chinese officials have estimated that the deal could be worth at least $700 million, but some say China could earn up to 10 times that.

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