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Yemen newest front in 'war on terror

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Yemen newest front in 'war on terror'?

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:17 AM PST

Last year, Barack Obama, the US president, called Afghanistan the new frontline in America's fight against al-Qaeda linked groups. Now Obama has explicitly linked the group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with the attempt to blow up a US-bound passenger jet on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, authorities in Denmark say a man who tried to kill a cartoonist has "close relations" with Islamic fighters in Somalia - the latest in growing international alarm about threats coming from new directions ...

Bin Laden's son hails Iran attempts about his sister

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:08 AM PST

The son of al-Qaeda kingpin Osama Bin Laden thanks Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria for securing the return of his 17-year-old sister to the Arab peninsula.

Omar bin Laden, who reportedly broke with his father before the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, said Friday that he is relieved and glad to have his sister, Iman, back in Saudi Arabia where she belongs.

Contagious facial cancer killing off Tasmanian devils

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 03:37 AM PST

The world's largest carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil, is on the verge of extinction as a consequence of a bizarre and mysterious facial cancer that spreads like the plague.

The facial cancer that is devastating populations of Tasmanian devils in Australia stems from a nerve tumor that liberates cancer cells from the hosts where they first emerged.

In Somalia, dozens killed over town capture

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 03:37 AM PST

Several people have been killed due to fighting between various different armed Somali groups each trying to take control of the central Somali town of Dhusamareb.

Dhusamareb is the capital city of Galgadud region, which is located 500 kilometers north of the Somali capital city, Mogadishu.

Tainted dairy shuts down company in China

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 03:37 AM PST

Chinese authorities have yet again closed down another dairy factory and arrested three of its executives over the factory's production of melamine-contaminated milk.

The Shanghai Daily newspaper on Friday published the results of a recent probe showing that the Shanghai Panda Dairy Co. Ltd. was using contaminated milk substances, containing high levels of melamine which can cause kidney stones and may lead to kidney failure.

Glowing wallpaper to spell the end for light bulbs

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 03:37 AM PST

A company based in Wales is developing the first glowing wallpaper that will replace the regular incandescent light bulbs.

The new technology involves applying a special chemical coating to wallpaper and adding a small electrical current to produce light evenly throughout a room.

Iran's FM blames Britain for disturbances

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 03:37 AM PST

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says British efforts to disrupt calm in Iran are futile attempts of a "frightened" enemy.

"Enemies are afraid of the anti-oppression movement Iran has started in the world. So, they are constantly scheming to stop it from spreading in the Muslim world and elsewhere," Mottaki said in Iran's northeastern Province of Gorgan on Friday.

Bin Laden son hails safe return of sister

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:37 AM PST

The son of al-Qaeda kingpin Osama Bin Laden thanks Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria for securing the return of his 17-year-old sister to the Arab peninsula.

Omar bin Laden, who reportedly broke with his father before the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, said Friday that he is relieved and glad to have his sister, Iman, back in Saudi Arabia where she belongs.

Rezaei: Mousavi's 'retreat' can help bring unity

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:37 AM PST

In a letter to Iran's most senior official, former presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei says Mir-Hossein Mousavi has retreated from his stance on the government.

"Although he moved later than he should have, Mousavi has retreated from the position of denying the legitimacy of Mr. Ahmadinejad's government," Rezaei said in a Friday letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran plans to provide Afghans with gasoline

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:37 AM PST

Iran plans to set up a gas station in its border with Afghanistan to provide Afghans with gasoline, an Iranian official says.

Ali-Mohammad Azad, the governor general of Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan Province, says the move is aimed at tackling the problem of fuel smuggling into Afghanistan.

'Guard behind Edgar Degas artwork theft'

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:36 AM PST

A security guard has been arrested in connection with the theft of a painting by the Impressionist artist Edgar Degas which was stolen from a museum in Marseilles in southern France, a public prosecutor says.

"A night watchman at the Musee Cantini has been apprehended in connection with the disappearance of Edgar Degas's very expensive painting," Marseille public prosecutor Jacques Dallest said on Friday.

Bomb threat grounds plane in southeastern US

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:36 AM PST

A Northwest Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Nashville after the pilot found a suspicious package, which turned out to contain a harmless Christmas ornament.

Flight 2364, headed from Detroit in the Midwest region of the United States to Orlando in Florida, landed at Nashville International Airport in the US state of Tennessee at about 8 a.m. local time (1400 GMT).

Drug kingpins kill seven policemen in Iran

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:08 AM PST

Armed drug traffickers have killed at least seven Iranian police officers in heavy clashes near the eastern borders of the country.

The Police commander of the Southern Khorasan Province, Hamid Sharafi, told reporters Friday that the slain policemen will be put to rest in the holy city of Mashad.

Foreign banks awaiting Iran's green light

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:08 AM PST

A senior Iranian official says five foreign banks are awaiting approval of a law in the Majlis (Parliament) to open branches in Iran.

"The proposal for setting up of five foreign banks is on my table but the fifth clause of article 44 (of the constitution) does not permit their operations," said Behrouz Alishiri, the head of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI).

'Obama knew about aviation threats'

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:08 AM PST

US President Barack Obama obtained intelligence on aviation threats prior to a recent aerial drama in which a passenger attempted to 'blow up' a US airliner, a report says.

Obama was warned of looming aerial threats in a 'high-level' pre-Christmas briefing by US intelligence agencies, the American weekly newsmagazine, Newsweek, reported on Friday.

Afghan parliament starts voting on new cabinet

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:08 AM PST

The Wolesi Jirga, the Lower House of the Afghan parliament, has started the voting process to show or deny confidence in minister-designates proposed by President Hamid Karzai.

During the process, which began on Saturday morning and would last several hours, the Afghan MPs would approve or reject 24 ministerial nominees introduced in late December by Mr. Karzai.

The Story of Russia's Bernie Madoff

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:37 AM PST

These people may use different tricks and techniques, they may speak different languages, but they all have something in common — making money by exploiting peoples trust. The first and the biggest Russian financial pyramid appeared in the early 1990s when Sergey Mavrodi, a good economist and well-educated men, founded the MMM joint-stock company. He promised big profits to his so-called partners millions of common people. Unfortunately, that pyramid scheme had a short life Find out more ...

CrossTalk: 2010 Crystal Ball

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST

What can we expect in 2010? Will there be new trends and how will decision-makers shape the world?

Man trying to kill Danish cartoonist detained

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

Danish police have arrested a Somali man who was allegedly trying to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) outraged Muslims.

The 28-year-old man, armed with a knife and axe, failed to get into Kurt Westergaard's home in the town of Aarhus late on Friday (January 1) and was shot in the leg and hand after he threw the axe at a policeman, a police spokesman said.

7,500 Palestinians kept in Israeli prisons

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

More than 7,500 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons, a report by the Palestinian Authority's ministry of prisoners' affairs has said.

The ministry published the number of the Palestinian detainees at the end of 2009.

Abbas threatens to scale back security ties with Israel

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has said he may scale back security ties with Israel following the December 26 Israeli raid in Nablus.

According to Abbas, Israeli provocations and incursions have recently increased.

In Pakistan, more civilians fall victim to US drones

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:08 AM PST

The civilian mortalities from US missile attacks on the Pakistani soil in 2009 indicate a threefold increase in compared to the previous year.

Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones to carry out the attacks, the US Central Intelligence Agency, in cooperation with the Pentagon, are responsible for more than 700 civilian deaths in Pakistan this year, reports say.

Pope calls for brotherly love and tolerance

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:08 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday called for a world without discrimination that looked on to men as brothers, not rivals or enemies, as he celebrated the start of the new year.

''Peace begins with a look of respect that recognizes in another man's face a person, regardless of the color of his skin, nationality, language or religion,'' he said during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

US charges 3 Africans with narco-terrorism

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:08 AM PST

Three drug traffickers arrested in Ghana have been extradited to the United States on charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda.

Oumar Issa, Harouna Toure and Idriss Abelraham, all in their 30s and citizens of the Republic of Mali in West Africa, were caught with five kilograms of cocaine in Ghana. They are accused of planning to traffic the drugs across the Sahara Desert to Spain.

Larijani calls for 'calm, tolerance'

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:08 AM PST

Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has called for calm in the face of recent unrest in the country which he described as an "ordeal."

"The [true nature of the] ordeal will be laid bare, if faced with patience and tolerance [on the side of the Iranian nation]. Another means of confronting [the rioters] is making attempts to return calm," Larijani said on Friday, Mehr News reported,

Singaporean-flagged tanker hijacked off Somalia

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:36 AM PST

Somali pirates have seized a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a European Union counter-piracy force says.

The MV Pramoni with a crew of 17 Indonesians, five Chinese, one Nigerian and one Vietnamese, was en route to Kandla in India, the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR) said in a statement on Friday.

Colombian forces kill 18 FARC members

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:36 AM PST

Colombian forces have killed 18 FARC rebels and captured another nine in a surprise assault in the center of the country.

About 100 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were reportedly caught off guard while celebrating the New Year. Colombian officials would not confirm the strike.

Iran charges 7 rioters in connection with unrest

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:36 AM PST

Iran's judicial body will put on trial seven of the rioters, who were arrested following Sunday's unrest in Tehran on the day of Ashura.

Tehran's Chief Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said the defendants have already been indicted and their trial will begin next Sunday.

Netherlands rejects Venezuela accusation

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:36 AM PST

Amsterdam has rejected Caracas allegations that the US was using Dutch Caribbean islands to mount military operations against Venezuela.

Venezuela claimed on Thursday that the US military was using the bases in Aruba and Curacao to prepare for an act of "aggression."

Mudslide kills 15 on island south west of Rio

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 05:08 AM PST

A mudslide has struck a small luxury hotel filled with New Year travelers on an island south west of Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 15 people.

Heavy rain caused a hillside to give way, bringing mud, boulders and trees down on part of the hotel and three houses on the island of Ilha Grande in Rio state.

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