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Today's World News: More talks needed in Ivory Coast crisis: ECOWAS envoys UAE considered keeping Hamas hit under wraps: WikiLeaks S.Korea's Lee says talks the answer to nuclear crisis Russia accuses West of meddling in Khodorkovsky trial Suicide bombers hit police compound in Iraq's Mosul Ivory Coast's Power Struggle: A Test for African Democracy Russian military plane crash kills 12 Suicide bombers hit Iraqi police complex, kill 1 Venezuela's Chavez dares US to cut diplomatic ties Sudan?s Bashir vows to aid ?brotherly south? after vote Parcel bomb blast kills woman in Manila Artificial Christmas trees get nod over fresh: poll Rising rivers prompt evacuations in Australia After Khordokovsky verdict, taking stock of business and corruption in Russia An "Anti-Genocide Paparazzi": Clooney, Pitt and Hollywood Pals Help Monitor Sudan From Above The rise of India's pulp fiction Wonder Irrigation Pump Goes a Long Way More talks needed in Ivory Coast crisis: ECOWAS envoys Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:31 pm PST Reuters - A delegation of three West African presidents who met incumbent Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday to deliver an ultimatum to step down or face force left saying more meetings were needed. Full Story Top UAE considered keeping Hamas hit under wraps: WikiLeaks Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:26 am PST Reuters - The United Arab Emirates chose to release details of a Hamas leader's assassination in Dubai nearly a year ago, after deciding silence would be seen as siding with Israel, U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks showed. Full Story Top S.Korea's Lee says talks the answer to nuclear crisis Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:59 pm PST Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday the nuclear crisis on the peninsula must be tackled by negotiation, but chances of international talks are slim because of a gulf between the parties involved, and a lack of pressure on an emboldened North Korea. Full Story Top Russia accuses West of meddling in Khodorkovsky trial Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:00 am PST Reuters - Russia accused the United States and Europe on Tuesday of trying to influence the trial of jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, calling such efforts unacceptable and warning the West to mind its own business. Full Story Top Suicide bombers hit police compound in Iraq's Mosul Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:47 pm PST Reuters - Two suicide bombers attacked a police battalion in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and killed the commander, police sources said. Full Story Top Ivory Coast's Power Struggle: A Test for African Democracy Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:15 pm PST Time.com - As the leaders of three West African nations threaten force in an attempt to persuade Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down, the country's electoral dispute points to deeper issues with democracy across the continent Full Story Top Russian military plane crash kills 12 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:01 pm PST AP - An aging Russian military cargo plane has crashed, killing all 12 people aboard, officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top Suicide bombers hit Iraqi police complex, kill 1 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:32 pm PST AP - Iraqi officals say three suicide bombers have attacked a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul, killing the commander. Full Story Top Venezuela's Chavez dares US to cut diplomatic ties Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:00 pm PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dared the United States to expel his ambassador or cut off diplomatic ties in retaliation for his rejection of Washington's choice for ambassador to Caracas. Full Story Top Sudan?s Bashir vows to aid ?brotherly south? after vote Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:14 pm PST AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir pledged to help build a secure, stable and brotherly state in the south if it votes for independence in a referendum less than two weeks away. Full Story Top Parcel bomb blast kills woman in Manila Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:58 pm PST AP - Police say a gift-wrapped grenade exploded and killed a woman when she opened the package inside her house in an upscale neighborhood of Manila. Full Story Top Artificial Christmas trees get nod over fresh: poll Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:40 am PST Reuters - Far more Canadians, Americans and Britons will celebrate Christmas on Saturday with artificial Christmas trees in their houses than real ones, according to a survey released on Friday. Full Story Top Rising rivers prompt evacuations in Australia Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:32 pm PST AP - The military flew out a town's entire population of 300 people by helicopter Wednesday in eastern Australia where waters continued to rise after days of drenching rain. Full Story Top After Khordokovsky verdict, taking stock of business and corruption in Russia Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:31 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - There will be no new year's present for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who parlayed Communist Party connections and well-placed friends into Russia's largest post-Soviet fortune before crossing Vladimir Putin seven years ago and ending up in a Siberian labor camp. Full Story Top An "Anti-Genocide Paparazzi": Clooney, Pitt and Hollywood Pals Help Monitor Sudan From Above Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:15 pm PST Time.com - Satellites -- and some star power -- will put Sudan's crisis in the spotlight Full Story Top The rise of India's pulp fiction Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:35 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Indian novelists have joined the canon of modern literature, earning critical acclaim and topping bestseller lists in New York and London. Writers like Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth are known for colorful epics that weave Indian history and culture into personal dramas. Each book is a labor of love, a door-stopping tome. Full Story Top Wonder Irrigation Pump Goes a Long Way Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:39 am PST OneWorld.net - BHUBANESWAR, Dec 22 (IPS) - Just two years ago, Ratha Majhi was at his wits’ end trying to eke out a decent living from his modest vegetable farm. Full Story Top

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