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Today's World News: Main Pakistan opposition says will not move against PM Australia floods force evacuations African envoys have no deal, Ivorian talks to go on Iran invites IAEA envoys to visit nuclear sites At least 43 African migrants drown off Yemen coast Warren Buffett's Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Plan: Will It Work? Austerity measures to stay on track: economists Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast Severed head hung from bridge in Tijuana, Mexico Africa heads offer amnesty to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo England close in on lead as Australia fight hard Pengrowth Alberta pipeline explodes, no injuries Snakes, crocodiles threaten flood-hit Australia town Pakistan's political crisis: Prime Minister Gilani scrambles to shore up confidence The Khodorkovsky Verdict: Scaring Off Investment in Russia Egypt's Christians pick up the pieces after deadly News Year's Eve church bombing Egypt Church Bombing Fuels Sectarian Rift Main Pakistan opposition says will not move against PM Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:49 pm PST Reuters - Pakistan's main opposition group will not push for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani because to demand such a vote would exacerbate instability, the party said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Australia floods force evacuations Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:35 pm PST Reuters - Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday, allowing some mines to slowly resume production although most remained idle, as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated. Full Story Top African envoys have no deal, Ivorian talks to go on Mon, 3 Jan 2011 03:24 pm PST Reuters - African leaders ended meetings in Ivory Coast Monday without persuading Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to his rival Alassane Ouattara, but the talks will go on, one of the envoys said. Full Story Top Iran invites IAEA envoys to visit nuclear sites Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:44 pm PST Reuters - Iran confirmed on Tuesday it had invited some ambassadors accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to visit nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic. Full Story Top At least 43 African migrants drown off Yemen coast Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:39 pm PST Reuters - At least 43 African migrants trying to reach Yemen by boat have drowned in heavy seas off the coast and a second boat with up to 40 Ethiopians aboard is missing, Yemen's Interior Ministry said on Monday. Full Story Top Warren Buffett's Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Plan: Will It Work? Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:15 pm PST Time.com - Warren Buffett's latest project is an international effort to thwart the spread of nuclear weapons, which he believes could be more valuable than any of his other holdings Full Story Top Austerity measures to stay on track: economists Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:39 pm PST AFP - Plans to reduce the country's record deficit will stay on track this year because deep spending cuts and tax rises will not cut growth enough to cause a double-dip recession, leading economists said Tuesday. Full Story Top Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:47 pm PST AP - A partial solar eclipse has begun in the skies over the Mideast and will later extend across much of Europe. Full Story Top Severed head hung from bridge in Tijuana, Mexico Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:52 pm PST AP - The severed head of a young man was found hanging from a bridge in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Monday. Full Story Top Africa heads offer amnesty to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:49 pm PST AP - African leaders on Monday offered Laurent Gbagbo one last chance to accept an amnesty deal on condition he immediately cede power to the internationally recognized winner of Ivory Coast's presidential election or face a military ouster. Full Story Top England close in on lead as Australia fight hard Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:39 pm PST AFP - England closed to within 113 runs of an innings lead over fighting Australia on Tuesday, after an engrossing second day of the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Full Story Top Pengrowth Alberta pipeline explodes, no injuries Sun, 2 Jan 2011 04:14 pm PST Reuters - A Pengrowth Energy Corp gas pipeline in north central Alberta exploded and caught fire on Saturday, forcing it to shut-in part of its production, the company said on Sunday. Full Story Top Snakes, crocodiles threaten flood-hit Australia town Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:39 pm PST AFP - Australian residents fled their homes and sandbagged properties Tuesday as a major town was threatened by a worsening flood disaster which unleashed a plague of snakes and crocodiles. Full Story Top Pakistan's political crisis: Prime Minister Gilani scrambles to shore up confidence Mon, 3 Jan 2011 05:40 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan’s civilian government faces a fight for survival after the withdrawal of a key coalition partner on Sunday left Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani unable to command a majority in parliament. Full Story Top The Khodorkovsky Verdict: Scaring Off Investment in Russia Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:15 pm PST Time.com - As the court adds six more years to the eight Mikhail Khodorkovsky is already serving in prison, the long, ludicrous case against the oligarch is scaring off Russia's potential investors Full Story Top Egypt's Christians pick up the pieces after deadly News Year's Eve church bombing Sun, 2 Jan 2011 01:22 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Worshipers in Alexandria, Egypt, returned Sunday to the church that was the target of a deadly New Year's Eve bombing to hold a somber mass amid sobering reminders of the worst attack on Egypt's Christian minority in more than a decade. Full Story Top Egypt Church Bombing Fuels Sectarian Rift Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:50 pm PST OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Jan 2 (IPS) - It was a tragic year for Egypt’s minority Coptic Christian community that began with a drive-by shooting at a church in southern Egypt, and ended in deadly clashes near Cairo after authorities halted construction of a church. As 2010 came to a close, Copts ushering in the New Year with a midnight mass in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria wondered if 2011 would be any better. Full Story Top

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