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December 27, 2009 2:14 PM
In Croatia, voters are going to the polls today to elect a successor to President Stipe Mesic, who is stepping down in February after serving two five-year terms. None of the 12 candidates vying for the job are expected to get more than fifty percent of the vote, the mark needed to avoid a second ro...
December 27, 2009 12:53 PM
A string of attacks today against Shiite pilgrims in eastern Baghdad killed five, the latest round of violence to strike worshippers during a revered mourning observance. Insurgents have targeted Shiite pilgrims, killing dozens and wounding more than 100 this week in an attempt to re-ignite sectaria...
December 27, 2009 12:46 PM
British Airways and airport authorities have tightened security measures for US-bound flights following reports that a Nigerian person attempted to blow up a plane.<br/><br/>"The United States government has revised its security arrangements for all passengers travelling int...
December 27, 2009 12:45 PM
Five militants were killed and two others injured in a US drone strike in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region on sunday.<br/><br/>The drone fired at least two missiles at a compound in the border village of Saidgai in North Waziristan Agency. "Five militan...
December 27, 2009 12:39 PM
Security forces arrested 16 militants and a top rebel commander surrendered in northwest Pakistan while troops cleared more rebel-held areas in Waziristan today. Taliban commander Ajmal Khan surrendered to security forces in Buner district of the North West Frontier Province. Khan was among the impo...
December 27, 2009 12:32 PM
A bomb exploded in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, targeting a car used by members of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Security sources gave conflicting accounts of casualties, with one saying at least one person was killed and another saying that only one perso...
December 27, 2009 12:31 PM
Eight Turkish soldiers have been detained over an alleged plot to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc. It's army says, the soldiers were taken to the army headquarters in Ankara after being interrogated by a prosecutor on Friday. The arrests follow an inquiry which was launched last ...
December 27, 2009 12:24 PM
Iranian police have clashed with protesters and arrested several people trying to stage an anti-government demonstration during a Shiite mourning event in Tehran. The clashes took place as the authorities warned of a crackdown on attempts to use Shiite processions marking the solemn Ashura rituals t...
December 27, 2009 12:23 PM
Palestinian leaders have condemned Israel's killing of three Palestinians in the West Bank as a "dangerous escalation" in violence. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Israel's raid in Nablus threatened security and stability in the area. Israel said the three men were b...
December 27, 2009 12:19 PM
People across Asia paused on Saturday, to observe the fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed up to 230,000 people in about a dozen countries. The December 26, 2004 tsunami destroyed entire coastal communities, decimated families and crashed over tourist-filled beache...
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