 Xinhua SANTIAGO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chilean embassies around the world are taking extra security measures after a mail bomb exploded Thursday at the country's embassy in Rome. "After something like this, we have to take precautions, particularly in Rome," ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| US Freedom House calls for sanctions against Belarus RIA Novosti NEW YORK, December 24 (RIA Novosti) - The US human rights organization Freedom House called on the European Union and the United States to renew full sanctions against Belarus. "If the government of Belarus fails to take fully restorative action in the ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| Officials: Militants kill 3 soldiers in Pakistan CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Three soldiers were killed when about 150 militants fired at five security forces checkpoints early Friday in the northwest Pakistan tribal region, military officials said. The two military officials ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| God surprises us says Pope on BBC BBC News God is faithful to his promises but often surprises us by how he fulfils them, the Pope is due to say in a BBC broadcast. Pope Benedict's Christmas message for the UK will be broadcast as Thought For The Day on the Today programme on Radio 4. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| Norwegian Paper Obtains WikiLeaks Cable Haul Wall Street Journal By NAT WORDEN NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A Norwegian newspaper in possession of WikiLeaks' entire trove of 250000 diplomatic cables is scouring the documents for new revelations, one of the reporters assigned to the story said Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| Mumbai Tense After Police Terror Alert Wall Street Journal By ROMIT GUHA India's financial capital braced for a tense year end after police said they are searching for four members of an Islamist militant group who have entered Mumbai to carry out attacks during the holiday season. The four men are members of ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| Nigeria: China to fund $900m projects in Nigeria msnbc.com AP ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria says it has secured a $900 million loan from China to boost infrastructure in Africa's most populous country. Minister of Finance Olusegun Aganga told press Thursday that the Nigerian government had signed a $900 million ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| Wave of ethnic rage worries Israeli PM, activists AFP JERUSALEM — A wave of protests and discriminatory acts by Jewish Israelis against Arabs and Africans is worrying rights activists and has prompted an unprecedented appeal for calm from Israel's prime minister. The past week alone has seen a string of ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
| Japan agency warned not to accept whale meat gifts The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese fisheries agency has warned its officials against accepting whale meat as gifts from whalers, just weeks after Japan's whaling expedition left for the Antarctic Ocean for its annual hunts. The agency reprimanded five officials ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||
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Dec 24, 2010
WORLD News, Dec 24, 2010
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