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Today's World News: Prayers and silence mark 2004 tsunami anniversary Activist: US missionary crosses border into NKorea Vatican to review security after papal knock-down Family pleas for captive US soldier's release Divers search for 24 missing from Philippine ferry Pakistan's Turmoil Endangers Its Archaeological Treasures Chelsea aim to extend lead, Mancini prepares for City bow 3 Fatah activists killed in Israeli raid Journalist killed in Mexico, 12th case in 2009 Sudan-Chad ties thaw after meeting: Khartoum India bridge collapse: 45 people presumed dead Canada October GDP up on real estate, brokers Australians evacuated as fires rage GI Christmas in Afghanistan: hip-hop, iced tea and an antenna tree Argentina's 'disappeared:' Justice at last or reneging on amnesty? Will 2010 Be the Year the World Ends -- for Mexico? Govts Pressed to Protect Migrants in 2010 Prayers and silence mark 2004 tsunami anniversary Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:28 pm PST AP - Five years after a massive tsunami triggered deadly tidal waves across Asia, low-key ceremonies Saturday marked the solemn anniversary with prayers and moments of silence for the 230,000 people killed. Full Story Top Activist: US missionary crosses border into NKorea Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:19 pm PST AP - A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea in order to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners estimated to be held in the communist state, a human rights activist said Saturday. Full Story Top Vatican to review security after papal knock-down Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:16 pm PST AP - The Vatican will review security procedures after a woman jumped a barrier and rushed at Pope Benedict XVI for the second time in two years, this time managing to knock him down before being pulled away by guards, the Vatican spokesman said. Full Story Top Family pleas for captive US soldier's release Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:23 pm PST AP - The Taliban released a video Friday of an American soldier captured in Afghanistan, showing him apparently healthy but spouting criticism about the U.S. military operation. Full Story Top Divers search for 24 missing from Philippine ferry Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:01 pm PST AP - Deep-sea divers searched Saturday for a sunken ferry and 24 missing people after it collided with another vessel and went down on Christmas Eve. Full Story Top Pakistan's Turmoil Endangers Its Archaeological Treasures Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:50 pm PST Time.com - The fight against the Taliban has created a climate of fear and insecurity in parts of the country that still hold secrets from the world's unexplored past Full Story Top Chelsea aim to extend lead, Mancini prepares for City bow Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:56 pm PST AFP - Chelsea can cement their position on top of the Premier League with a win over Birmingham on Saturday, while new Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini gets his first taste of English football against Stoke. Full Story Top 3 Fatah activists killed in Israeli raid Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:51 pm PST AP - Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed three activists of the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Full Story Top Journalist killed in Mexico, 12th case in 2009 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:32 pm PST AP - A journalist was gunned down this week as he left a holiday party in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum, human rights officials and an international media group said Friday, bringing to 12 the number of reporters killed this year in the country. Full Story Top Sudan-Chad ties thaw after meeting: Khartoum Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:50 am PST AFP - A visit by a senior Chadian delegation to Sudan ended with a thaw in tense relations between the two countries, Sudanese presidential adviser Ghaze Salaheddin said on Friday. Full Story Top India bridge collapse: 45 people presumed dead Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:53 pm PST AFP - The number of people presumed killed when a bridge collapsed in western India rose to at least 45 on Saturday, an official said, as rescue divers struggled to recover bodies pinned under water. Full Story Top Canada October GDP up on real estate, brokers Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:38 am PST Reuters - Canada's economy grew by 0.2 percent in October from September, the second consecutive monthly increase, on significantly higher activity by real estate agents and brokers, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Australians evacuated as fires rage Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:54 pm PST AFP - Australian holidaymakers were evacuated Thursday from a campsite in the path of raging wildfires, a day after an inferno destroyed 13 homes in the country's southeast, officials said. Full Story Top GI Christmas in Afghanistan: hip-hop, iced tea and an antenna tree Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:38 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan _ Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, thousands of miles away from their loved ones, did things this Christmas Day that they wouldn't at home. They improvised -- building an ersatz Christmas tree out of stacked communications equipment. And they partied. Full Story Top Argentina's 'disappeared:' Justice at last or reneging on amnesty? Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:48 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Just outside Buenos Aires, in the depths of the Rio de la Plata and the South Atlantic, lie the remains of thousands of bodies. Full Story Top Will 2010 Be the Year the World Ends -- for Mexico? Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:35 pm PST Time.com - The populace is anxious about the bicentennial of the founding of the country because really bad things seem to happen every 100 years Full Story Top Govts Pressed to Protect Migrants in 2010 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:09 pm PST OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (OneWorld.net) - Millions of migrants continue to face exploitative work conditions, arbitrary arrests, sexual violence, and a slew of other violations, say human rights advocates launching a new effort pressing countries to adopt and enforce a global convention on the rights of those living outside their native country. Full Story Top

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