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News: Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs Japan urges China to help keep North Korea in check Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website Seven people shot dead at Dallas-area apartment Former South Korean first lady heads North for condolences Web gambling gets boost from Obama administration North Korean power-behind-throne emerges as neighbors meet Powerful Darfur rebel chief killed, Sudan says From Dear Leader to Marilyn Monroe, defector mocks Kim Obamas go to church, dine in for Christmas in Hawaii Japan, China look to trade talks, debt buys Egypt's military rulers study plan to speed up vote Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin Libya to include rebels in military from January Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army Powerful Darfur rebel chief dead, Sudan says Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve Head of Arab mission reaches Syria amid more unrest Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts U.S. urges dialogue over Iraqi crisis Yemen leader urges truce after troops kill protesters IMF's Lagarde warns global economy threatened U.N. passes leaner 2012-2013 budget amid economic turmoil At least 38 dead in Haitian shipwreck off Cuba World economy to trudge on in 2012 despite Europe: Reuters poll Romney machine rights ship after Gingrich bump Japan to enter dollar swap agreement with India Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem Sea Shepherd says drones find, photograph Japan's whaling fleet Obama campaign seeks to raise $60 million in 4th quarter Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem Favorable forecasts are gift for most holiday travelers Mourning Syrians rally for Assad, U.N. condemns bombs Ohio plane crash leaves 2 dead, 1 injured UK's Queen visits Prince Philip after heart scare As Kodak struggles, Eastman Chemical thrives Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs Sun,25 Dec 2011 05:21 PM PST Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people - raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war. The Boko Haram Islamist sect, which aims to impose sharia law across the country, claimed responsibility for the three church bombs, the second Christmas in a row the group has caused mass carnage with deadly bombings of churches. Security forces also blamed the sect for two other blasts in the north. ... Full Story Top Japan urges China to help keep North Korea in check Sun,25 Dec 2011 11:12 PM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan urged China on Monday to shoulder a big role in ensuring North Korea avoids volatility after the death of its leader, Kim Jong-il. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda also urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to share information about developments in North Korea, where the succession of Kim's youngest son, Kim Jong-un, has fanned speculation about who will really control the secretive one-party state and its nuclear program. ... Full Story Top Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army Sun,25 Dec 2011 05:12 PM PST Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two mortars hit an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq just days after Baghdad extended a year-end deadline for the camp to be closed as the U.N. negotiated resettlement of 3,000 residents there, the Iraqi military said Sunday. The mortars landed on Camp Ashraf, home to the People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, or PMOI, an Iranian opposition group the United States and Iran officially consider a terrorist group. The camp is 65 km (40 miles) from Baghdad. ... Full Story Top Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website Sun,25 Dec 2011 02:14 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. security think tank Strategic Forecasting Inc (Stratfor) said its website had been hacked and that some of the names of corporate subscribers had been made public. Stratfor said the breach came from an unauthorized party, while activist hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility. "As a result of this incident the operation of Stratfor's servers and email have been suspended," the Austin-based company said in an email on Sunday. ... Full Story Top Seven people shot dead at Dallas-area apartment Sun,25 Dec 2011 08:17 PM PST Reuters - GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Police in Texas found the bodies of seven people in a Dallas-area apartment on Sunday, all shot to death and surrounded by newly unwrapped Christmas presents, authorities said. Police in the town of Grapevine said the dead included four women and three men, one of them the apparent gunman in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide, and that all appeared to be members of the same family. ... Full Story Top Former South Korean first lady heads North for condolences Sun,25 Dec 2011 05:23 PM PST Reuters - PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, the author of a now-jettisoned engagement policy with North Korea, crossed the fortified land border between the two sides on Monday to pay her respects to deceased dictator Kim Jong-il. Ties between the North and South have been frozen since the election of conservative South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in 2008, who cut aid in a bid to force the North to abandon a nuclear programme and bring it to the negotiating table. ... Full Story Top Web gambling gets boost from Obama administration Sun,25 Dec 2011 02:36 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration cleared the way for states to legalize Internet poker and certain other online betting in a switch that may help them reap billions in tax revenue and spur web-based gambling. A Justice Department opinion dated September and made public on Friday reversed decades of previous policy that included civil and criminal charges against operators of some of the most popular online poker sites. ... Full Story Top North Korean power-behind-throne emerges as neighbors meet Sun,25 Dec 2011 03:03 PM PST Reuters - SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean television Sunday showed power-behind-the-throne Jang Song-thaek in the uniform of a general in a sign of his growing sway after the death of Kim Jong-il, and Japan's prime minister said the region faced a new phase with Kim's demise. Footage that North Korean television said was shot on Saturday showed Jang on the frontrow of top military officers who accompanied Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of Kim Jong-il and his anointed successor, paying their respects before Kim's body. ... Full Story Top Powerful Darfur rebel chief killed, Sudan says Sun,25 Dec 2011 04:47 PM PST Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's military has killed the leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, dealing a severe blow to insurgents in the remote western region and complicating a nearly decade-long war with Khartoum in which hundreds of thousands are believed to have died. The Darfur conflict has rumbled on since mainly non-Arab insurgents took up arms in 2003, saying the central government had left them out of the political and economic power structure and was favouring local Arab tribes. ... Full Story Top From Dear Leader to Marilyn Monroe, defector mocks Kim Sun,25 Dec 2011 11:18 PM PST Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - Above the ballooning dress of Marilyn Monroe is the face of the late North Korean despot Kim Jong-il. A pigeon flies overhead and a feather lies nearby on the ground. North Korean artist Song Byeok once proudly drew the "Dear Leader" in propaganda paintings. But he was sent to labor in one of the reclusive state's notorious prisons after hunger forced him to try to flee. Now a defector living in the South Korean capital, Seoul, Song has turned to mocking a ruler who led his country into famine, isolation and economic ruin. ... Full Story Top Obamas go to church, dine in for Christmas in Hawaii Sun,25 Dec 2011 07:01 PM PST Reuters - HONOLULU, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spent a low-key Christmas Day with his wife and daughters in Hawaii, going to church and thanking U.S. troops for their service before hosting friends for dinner at the first family's rented beach house. The Obamas started opening gifts around 8 a.m. on Sunday and then ate breakfast and sang carols together before heading to the chapel at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii for a Christmas service, the White House said. ... Full Story Top Japan, China look to trade talks, debt buys Sun,25 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan and China agreed to start formal talks early next year on a free trade pact that would also include South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday after talks that showed the deepening bonds between Asia's two biggest economies. Japan also said it was looking to buy Chinese treasury debt, and the two governments agreed to enhance financial cooperation. "On a free trade agreement among Japan, China and South Korea, we've made a substantial progress for an early start of negotiations," Noda told reporters after his meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao. ... Full Story Top Egypt's military rulers study plan to speed up vote Sun,25 Dec 2011 01:45 PM PST Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers are studying a proposal from their own advisers to bring forward parliamentary elections by two weeks after demands from protesters and politicians to speed up transition to civilian rule, an advisory council member said Sunday. Many Egyptians believe the army is no longer fit to manage security on the ground and carry out difficult reforms at a time of political and economic crisis. ... Full Story Top Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin Sun,25 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting protesters called Saturday for a disputed parliamentary election to be rerun and an end to Vladimir Putin's rule, increasing pressure on the Russian leader as he tries to win back the presidency. The protesters shouted "Russia without Putin" and "New elections, New elections" as one speaker after another called for an end to Putin's 12-year domination of the country at the second big opposition rally in two weeks in central Moscow. "Do you want Putin to return to the presidency?" novelist Boris Akunin asked from a large stage. ... Full Story Top Libya to include rebels in military from January Sun,25 Dec 2011 01:06 PM PST Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will include thousands of former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in its armed forces from January, the defense minister said on Sunday, testing the government's ability to get rebel leaders to cede command of their fighters. Although rebels met a deadline imposed by the National Transitional Council (NTC) to withdraw this week from the capital Tripoli, militias led by rival commanders still guard key installations and checkpoints across the city. ... Full Story Top Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army Sun,25 Dec 2011 02:03 PM PST Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two mortars hit an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq just days after Baghdad extended a year-end deadline for the camp to be closed as the U.N. negotiated resettlement of 3,000 residents there, the Iraqi military said Sunday. The mortars landed on Camp Ashraf, home to the People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, or PMOI, an Iranian opposition group the United States and Iran officially consider a terrorist group. The camp is 65 km (40 miles) from Baghdad. ... Full Story Top Powerful Darfur rebel chief dead, Sudan says Sun,25 Dec 2011 09:38 AM PST Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's armed forces have killed the leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, state media said on Sunday, dealing a severe blow to insurgents in the remote western region in their nearly decade-long war with Khartoum. The Darfur conflict has rumbled on since mainly non-Arab insurgents took up arms in 2003, saying the central government had left them out of the political and economic power structure and was favoring local Arab tribes. Khalil Ibrahim, head of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), emerged as one of the most powerful rebel commanders. ... Full Story Top Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs Sun,25 Dec 2011 02:44 PM PST Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people - raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war. The Boko Haram Islamist sect, which aims to impose sharia law across the country, claimed responsibility for the three church bombs, the second Christmas in a row the group has caused mass carnage with deadly bombings of churches. Security forces also blamed the sect for two other blasts in the north. ... Full Story Top Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve Sun,25 Dec 2011 05:26 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Retailers saw a steady flow of last-minute shoppers on Saturday, the day before Christmas, putting a moderate cap on a pre-holiday season that started with a bang and has since waned. Industry watchers are forecasting a stronger holiday shopping season than expected, fueled by deep discounts at the start of the season, unusually warm and dry weather, a late Hanukkah, and an extra shopping day. On the last shopping day before Christmas, the scene at several malls in different parts of the country was busy, but neither shoppers nor retailers seemed overwhelmed. ... Full Story Top Head of Arab mission reaches Syria amid more unrest Sun,25 Dec 2011 03:25 PM PST Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Sudanese general flew to Damascus on Sunday to head an Arab League mission that will check Syria's compliance with an Arab peace plan to halt a nine-month crackdown on unrest in which more than 5,000 people have been killed. General Mohammed al-Dabi's arrival coincided with fresh violence in the restive central city of Homs and followed twin suicide bombings that killed 44 people in Damascus on Friday. ... Full Story Top Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts Sun,25 Dec 2011 08:14 AM PST Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria on Sunday but his Christmas day peace appeal was marred by a bomb at a Catholic Church in Nigeria which the Vatican condemned as blind "terrorist violence." The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics delivered his twice-yearly "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) message and blessing to tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square on a crisp but clear day as millions of others watched on television around the world. ... Full Story Top U.S. urges dialogue over Iraqi crisis Sun,25 Dec 2011 10:50 AM PST Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden spoke by telephone on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about violence in Baghdad and a political crisis that has erupted in the week since the last American troops left Iraq. U.S. officials, diplomats and Iraqi politicians have been in a flurry of talks to calm a crisis that threatens to push Iraq back in the kind of sectarian strife that took the OPEC oil producer to the edge of civil war only a few years ago. Just a week after the last U.S. ... Full Story Top Yemen leader urges truce after troops kill protesters Sun,25 Dec 2011 10:45 AM PST Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's acting leader on Sunday urged foes and loyalists of President Ali Abdullah to call a truce, after Saleh's forces killed nine people demanding he be tried for the deaths of demonstrators over nearly a year of protests against him. Troops from what witnesses identified as loyalist units opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters approaching Saleh's compound in the capital on Saturday after a days-long march from the city of Taiz by protesters chanting "No to immunity!. ... Full Story Top IMF's Lagarde warns global economy threatened Sun,25 Dec 2011 04:49 AM PST Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said the world economy was in danger and urged Europeans to speak with one voice on a debt crisis that has rattled the global financial system. In Nigeria last week, IMF Christine Lagarde said the IMF's 4 percent growth forecast for the world economy in 2012 could be revised downward, but gave no new figure. "The world economy is in a dangerous situation," she told France's Journal du Dimanche in an interview published on Sunday. ... Full Story Top U.N. passes leaner 2012-2013 budget amid economic turmoil Sat,24 Dec 2011 07:44 PM PST Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Saturday approved a 5 percent decrease in the United Nations' budget for 2012-2013 over the previous two-year period, only the second time in 50 years that the world body has slashed its spending. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the 193-nation General Assembly for reducing costs at a time when governments around the world are cutting expenditures and implementing austerity measures in response to the global financial crisis. "I am here to thank you for solidifying, with me, our compact to make the most of our resources ... ... Full Story Top At least 38 dead in Haitian shipwreck off Cuba Sat,24 Dec 2011 08:49 PM PST Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - At least 38 people died on Saturday when a boat carrying Haitian migrants sunk off the coast of Guantanamo province in far eastern Cuban, Cuban television reported. It said 87 people, including seven women, were rescued after Cuban civil defense forces spotted the boat 100 meters off Punta Maisi, which is about 600 miles southeast of Havana. There were no details on possible cause of the accident or the destination of the boat, but search and rescue efforts were still underway, the report said. The dead included 21 men and 17 women, it said. ... Full Story Top World economy to trudge on in 2012 despite Europe: Reuters poll Sat,24 Dec 2011 06:15 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Europe faces another year of dismal economic performance in 2012 that will weigh on global growth, but emerging markets and the United States should at least keep the world economy moving in the right direction. There are several reasons why next year may be nothing to look forward to, according to Reuters polls from the last few months. Many of the world's biggest developed economies are heading into recession, global stock markets look set to recoup only a fraction of their heavy losses in 2011, oil prices will head lower, and asset managers are unsure where best to ... Full Story Top Romney machine rights ship after Gingrich bump Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:34 PM PST Reuters - TILTON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - - Ten days before the first votes in the 2012 Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney's well-funded campaign machine has held off the most serious challenge to his White House bid and is keeping him near the top of the pack. The denting of his main rival, Newt Gingrich, endorsements from respected Republicans and a series of well-received media interviews over the past couple of weeks have boosted the former Massachusetts governor's campaign. ... Full Story Top Japan to enter dollar swap agreement with India Sat,24 Dec 2011 06:35 PM PST Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering a dollar swap arrangement with India to provide emergency liquidity in case the European debt crisis reaches emerging economies, the Nikkei business newspaper said on Sunday. The agreement would set the total swap arrangement at $10 billion, or 780 billion yen, the Nikkei said. Both countries are looking to sign off on the arrangement next Wednesday, when leaders meet at a bilateral summit, the paper said. ... Full Story Top Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve Sat,24 Dec 2011 05:35 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Retailers saw a steady flow of last-minute shoppers on Saturday, the day before Christmas, putting a moderate cap on a pre-holiday season that started with a bang and has since waned. Industry watchers are forecasting a stronger holiday shopping season than expected, fueled by deep discounts at the start of the season, unusually warm and dry weather, a late Hanukkah, and an extra shopping day. On the last shopping day before Christmas, the scene at several malls in different parts of the country was busy, but neither shoppers nor retailers seemed overwhelmed. ... Full Story Top Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:09 PM PST Reuters - CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a recent shift at a Chicago emergency department, Dr. William Sullivan treated a newly homeless patient who was threatening to kill himself. "He had been homeless for about two weeks. He hadn't showered or eaten a lot. He asked if we had a meal tray," said Sullivan, a physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago and a past president of the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians. Sullivan said the man kept repeating that he wanted to kill himself. "It seemed almost as if he was interested in being admitted. ... Full Story Top Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem Sat,24 Dec 2011 08:05 PM PST Reuters - BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of foreign pilgrims and Palestinian Christians, some in Santa hats, gathered at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity Saturday to pray for peace at the place where Jesus was born. Loudspeakers blared carols in Arabic and a Palestinian cleric in a festive purple robe pleaded for peace in the Holy Land and in the wider Middle East. "We ask the baby of Bethlehem to give us the peace we really need, peace in all the countries of the Middle East. We demand peace in the Holy Land," said Latin Patriarch Fuad al-Tuwal. ... Full Story Top Sea Shepherd says drones find, photograph Japan's whaling fleet Sat,24 Dec 2011 07:58 PM PST Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan's annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said Sunday they had intercepted and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said it located the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru off Australia's western coast Saturday using the drones, the first time this season it has made contact with the whalers. However, other Japanese ships shielded the vessel "to allow it to escape," Sea Shepherd said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Obama campaign seeks to raise $60 million in 4th quarter Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:11 PM PST Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign set a goal of raising $60 million in the fourth quarter of the year to benefit the Democratic incumbent's re-election and the Democratic National Committee, a campaign official said on Saturday. Obama's campaign, together with the Democratic National Committee, had raised roughly $155 million through the end of September. If it reaches its goal for the fourth quarter, the campaign will surpass $200 million in fundraising for 2011. ... Full Story Top Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:21 PM PST Reuters - BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of foreign pilgrims and Palestinian Christians, some in Santa hats, gathered at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity Saturday to pray for peace at the place where Jesus was born. Loudspeakers blared carols in Arabic and a Palestinian cleric in a festive purple robe pleaded for peace in the Holy Land and in the wider Middle East. "We ask the baby of Bethlehem to give us the peace we really need, peace in all the countries of the Middle East. We demand peace in the Holy Land," said Latin Patriarch Fuad al-Tuwal. ... Full Story Top Favorable forecasts are gift for most holiday travelers Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:14 PM PST Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Holiday travelers throughout most of the United States are getting the gift of good weather to help their travel plans this Christmas Eve. On Sunday, Christmas Day, at least 99-percent of the country will not have any snowflakes in the air, AccuWeather reported. "It doesn't get much quieter than this, this time of year," said Tom Kines, a meteorologist with AccuWeather. But winter storm warnings in the southern Plains, rain and snow in Texas, and rain in the Pacific Northwest could snarl some travel plans in those areas. ... Full Story Top Mourning Syrians rally for Assad, U.N. condemns bombs Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:07 PM PST Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Funerals for 44 people killed in twin suicide car bombs in Damascus turned into a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, with thousands of mourners denouncing the United States and its Arab allies for interfering in Syria. The United Nations voiced grave concern over the bombings, which marked an ominous step up in the violence that has rocked the Arab nation for nine months, claiming at least 5,000 lives. Syria said al Qaeda terrorists were behind the attacks. The media displayed gruesome pictures of dismembered bodies and heads. ... Full Story Top Ohio plane crash leaves 2 dead, 1 injured Sat,24 Dec 2011 03:59 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Two people were killed and one was injured when their private plane crashed on Saturday in southeastern Ohio, authorities said. The single-engine aircraft went down at the edge of the Vinton County Airport near the town of McArthur, roughly 65 miles southeast of Columbus, Ohio, at about 1:50 p.m. local time on Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said. There were three people on board the plane, Cory said. ... Full Story Top UK's Queen visits Prince Philip after heart scare Sat,24 Dec 2011 05:01 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth visited her 90-year-old husband Prince Philip in hospital on Saturday where Britain's longest-serving royal consort was recovering from surgery to ease chest pains he had suffered in the days before Christmas. Buckingham Palace said the operation to clear a blocked heart artery was a success, but Philip appeared bound to miss much of the royals' Christmas celebrations at their rural Sandringham estate. ... Full Story Top As Kodak struggles, Eastman Chemical thrives Sat,24 Dec 2011 06:00 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Eastman is best known as the inventor of photographic film and founder of Eastman Kodak Co, but his century-old legacy of entrepreneurship now rides on the lesser-known Eastman Chemical Co. That was hardly the case in 1994, when Eastman Kodak spun off its chemicals business to help pay down debt. At that time, Kodak was still a colossus in photography whereas Eastman Chemical was a small player very much in its parent's shadow. ... Full Story Top

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