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Bomb Found on Rome Train Daily Beast A bomb was found on a train in Rome on Tuesday, although it appears that the device could not have been detonated. It was found in a train at a station in Rebibbia, on Rome's outskirts. Security teams were called in but the station was not evacuated. ... See all stories on this topic »

Earthquake Near Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning NPR by AP A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck in the Pacific Ocean, triggering a tsunami warning off the southern coast of Japan. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred about 80 miles off the southern coast of ... See all stories on this topic »

NATO denies that US plans ground raids into Pakistan Los Angeles Times The sharply worded statement underscores the sensitivities on militant sanctuaries in Pakistan, identified in a White House report on the Afghan conflict as a key impediment to subduing the Taliban. Pakistani paramilitary soldiers show captured ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

The Concealed Battle to Run Russia The New York Review of Books by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan Despite their professed mutual respect, Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, and his prime minister, Vladimir Putin, apparently cannot agree on one question—which of them will be running for the Russian presidency ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan's export growth accelerates BBC News Japanese export growth picked up for the first time in nine months in November, in part due to a weaker yen, official figures have shown. Exports grew by 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the finance ministry said, compared with 7.8% in October. ... See all stories on this topic »

Montenegro: Premier Abruptly Resigns New York Times By AP Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who has led Montenegro for almost 20 years, resigned abruptly on Tuesday. Mr. Djukanovic, 49, led Montenegro, a nation of 670000, through the turmoil of the 1990s Balkan wars and the postwar quest for independence ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Security Council area evacuated due to "unidentified odor" Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council area is being evacuated on Tuesday morning due to "unidentified odor," UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters here, adding the UN is working with the local authorities to find out the source ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan announces test of medium-range ballistic missile CNN International By Aliza I. Kassim, CNN (CNN) -- Pakistan conducted a test launch of a medium-range Hatf-V ballistic missile Tuesday, the military said. The launch was aimed at testing the operational readiness of the Army Strategic Force, and was carried out by the ... See all stories on this topic »

Travelling hopefully: Your snow stories BBC News Germany's main air hub, Frankfurt, was forced to cancel almost 300 flights and Heathrow Airport in the UK said it would continue to run only 30% of flights until 0600 GMT on Wednesday. BBC News website readers describe their experiences of the heavy ... See all stories on this topic »

UN restores gay reference to violence measure Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States succeeded on Tuesday in getting the United Nations to restore a reference to killings due to sexual orientation that had been deleted from a resolution condemning unjustified executions. ... See all stories on this topic »  Bomb Found on Rome Train Daily Beast A bomb was found on a train in Rome on Tuesday, although it appears that the device could not have been detonated. It was found in a train at a station in Rebibbia, on Rome's outskirts. Security teams were called in but the station was not evacuated. ... See all stories on this topic » Earthquake Near Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning NPR by AP A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck in the Pacific Ocean, triggering a tsunami warning off the southern coast of Japan. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred about 80 miles off the southern coast of ... See all stories on this topic » NATO denies that US plans ground raids into Pakistan Los Angeles Times The sharply worded statement underscores the sensitivities on militant sanctuaries in Pakistan, identified in a White House report on the Afghan conflict as a key impediment to subduing the Taliban. Pakistani paramilitary soldiers show captured ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times The Concealed Battle to Run Russia The New York Review of Books by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan Despite their professed mutual respect, Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, and his prime minister, Vladimir Putin, apparently cannot agree on one question—which of them will be running for the Russian presidency ... See all stories on this topic » Japan's export growth accelerates BBC News Japanese export growth picked up for the first time in nine months in November, in part due to a weaker yen, official figures have shown. Exports grew by 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the finance ministry said, compared with 7.8% in October. ... See all stories on this topic » Montenegro: Premier Abruptly Resigns New York Times By AP Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who has led Montenegro for almost 20 years, resigned abruptly on Tuesday. Mr. Djukanovic, 49, led Montenegro, a nation of 670000, through the turmoil of the 1990s Balkan wars and the postwar quest for independence ... See all stories on this topic » UN Security Council area evacuated due to "unidentified odor" Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council area is being evacuated on Tuesday morning due to "unidentified odor," UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters here, adding the UN is working with the local authorities to find out the source ... See all stories on this topic » Pakistan announces test of medium-range ballistic missile CNN International By Aliza I. Kassim, CNN (CNN) -- Pakistan conducted a test launch of a medium-range Hatf-V ballistic missile Tuesday, the military said. The launch was aimed at testing the operational readiness of the Army Strategic Force, and was carried out by the ... See all stories on this topic » Travelling hopefully: Your snow stories BBC News Germany's main air hub, Frankfurt, was forced to cancel almost 300 flights and Heathrow Airport in the UK said it would continue to run only 30% of flights until 0600 GMT on Wednesday. BBC News website readers describe their experiences of the heavy ... See all stories on this topic » UN restores gay reference to violence measure Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States succeeded on Tuesday in getting the United Nations to restore a reference to killings due to sexual orientation that had been deleted from a resolution condemning unjustified executions. ... See all stories on this topic »