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Today's World News: Floods cover vast area of Australia's northeast Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape Three charged over plot to attack Danish newspaper Is Pakistan Losing Ground in Its Taliban War? Europe Learns No Nation is Immune to Terror Palestinian leader wants US backing in UN proposal Scientists aim to map and save endangered habitats Nigeria police arrest 92 over northern sect attack Australia floods larger than France strand 200,000 Forced evacuations as many flee Australian floods 'Genocide' in Ivory Coast: A real threat, or just politics? The Ivory Coast Crisis: A Turning Point for West Africa? Why there's still no death toll for the Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria Gambian Families Left Homeless by Floods Floods cover vast area of Australia's northeast Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:18 pm PST Reuters - Floodwater rose across a vast area in Australia's northeast on Friday, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200,000 residents out of their homes, and closing a major sugar export ports. Full Story Top Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned Thu, 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. Full Story Top UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb Thu, 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. Full Story Top Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape Thu, 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. Full Story Top Three charged over plot to attack Danish newspaper Thu, 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. Full Story Top Is Pakistan Losing Ground in Its Taliban War? Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:40 pm PST Time.com - Islamabad crowed that it had pacified crucial sectors of the tribal areas but, into a third winter since the military's offensive, the Taliban continues to strike Full Story Top Europe Learns No Nation is Immune to Terror Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:55 pm 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 Full Story Top Palestinian leader wants US backing in UN proposal Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:43 pm PST AP - The Palestinian president says his new attempt to get the United Nations to condemn Israeli settlements was specifically designed to win U.S. support. Full Story Top Scientists aim to map and save endangered habitats Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:16 pm PST AP - From mangrove swamps in Venezuela to lowland forests in Indonesia, entire communities of plants and animals are under threat. Now scientists are figuring out how to catalog and map the world's most threatened ecosystems — just like their familiar list of endangered species. Full Story Top Nigeria police arrest 92 over northern sect attack Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:27 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. Full Story Top Australia floods larger than France strand 200,000 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:56 pm PST AP - Military aircraft dropped supplies to towns cut off by floods in northeastern Australia as the prime minister promised new assistance Friday to the 200,000 people affected by waters covering an area larger than France and Germany combined. Full Story Top Forced evacuations as many flee Australian floods Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:40 pm PST AFP - Australia Friday started forced evacuations of a major town as floods which have already affected 200,000 people swamped more communities in the stricken northeast. Full Story Top 'Genocide' in Ivory Coast: A real threat, or just politics? Thu, 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? Full Story Top The Ivory Coast Crisis: A Turning Point for West Africa? Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:40 pm PST Time.com - The future of democracy in the region of 300 million people may hinge on whether one president peacefully leaves power. Full Story Top Why there's still no death toll for the Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria Thu, 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. Full Story Top Gambian Families Left Homeless by Floods Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:57 pm PST OneWorld.net - BANJUL, Dec 29 (IPS) - Amie Manneh and her family lived securely in their single-bedroom home in Bundung, 15 kilometers from the capital, Banjul. Then their home was destroyed by heavy rainfall in September. Since then Amie, her husband and six children have been living in the damaged house. Full Story Top

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