| Asylum Seekers Killed as Boat Capsizes Off Australian Coast BusinessWeek By Gemma Daley Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A boat carrying people suspected of seeking asylum in Australia capsized in heavy seas close to Christmas Island, killing several passengers. "Some bodies have been retrieved," Treasurer Wayne Swan, who is heading ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
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| Searchers look for more victims of Bangladesh fire The Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Firefighters searched a gutted garment factory Wednesday for more possible victims of a devastating fire that trapped workers and forced some to jump to their deaths. At least 29 fatalities were reported. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Sweden: FBI Aids Bombing Inquiry New York Times By JOHN F. BURNS Swedish investigators looking into the botched explosions that killed a 28-year-old suicide bomber in a crowded shopping district in Stockholm are being assisted by a team of FBI experts who specialize in analyzing bomb fragments, ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Video of Sudanese woman being flogged prompts protest CNN International By Nima Elbagir and Ismail Kushkush, CNN Khartoum, Sudan -- A YouTube video of Sudanese police officers laughing as they publicly flogged a pleading, fleeing woman has sparked outrage, prompting dozens of demonstrators to protest Tuesday outside the ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Haiti On Edge Amid Disputed Election Results NPR by Jason Beaubien Commerce returned to Port-au-Prince this week after three days of violent street protests paralyzed the Haitian capital following the Dec. 7 release of disputed presidential election results. Haiti's election officials are trying to ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Kenya Post-Election Violence Indictments Hailed as Important Step Voice of America Photo: AP A member of Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has described as an important step to end “gross impunity” the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to name six key suspects in Kenya's 2008 post-election violence ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
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| Party defection threatens Pakistan government The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's US-allied ruling coalition was severely undermined Tuesday after a key member said it was joining the opposition because one of its ministers was fired over a corruption scandal. The announcement by the Islamist party Jamiat ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| France Says Google May Have Misused Its Search Advantage New York Times By ERIC PFANNER THE French Competition Authority said Tuesday that Google might have abused its dominant position in the market for Internet search advertising, but proposed “targeted responses,” rather than new regulations, as a remedy. ... See all stories on this topic »
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Dec 15, 2010
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