WORLD News, Jan 08, 2011

Taliban suicide bomb kills 17 Concord Monitor By Elena Becatoros and Tarek El-tablawy / AP A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up among men washing in a Spin Boldak, Afghanistan bathhouse ahead of yesterday morning's prayers, killing 17, in an attack that showed militants can still largely ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia waives environmental rules for flooded coal mines (Feature) Monsters and Critics.com By Sid Astbury Jan 8, 2011, 7:56 GMT Sydney - Australian officials Saturday bowed to pressure from Queensland coal-mining companies and waived environmental regulations to let them pump out waterlogged pits. With water trapped in 40 open-cut mines, ... See all stories on this topic »

Turkish, Greek PMs show unity over illegal migrants Reuters By Tulay Karadeniz ERZURUM, Turkey (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey voiced solidarity in their approach to tackling the growing problem of illegal immigration, after the Greek government announced plans to fence part of its border. ... See all stories on this topic »

Algeria tense after riots Aljazeera.net Police step up security across Algiers in wake of second wave of riots protesting inflation and unemployment. Algerian police have stepped up security in the wake of the second night of violent rioting against high prices and a lack of jobs in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Justice Department orders Twitter to release WikiLeaks documents CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A US federal judge has ordered social media website Twitter to hand over documents connected to WikiLeaks to the Justice Department, according to court documents. The San Francisco-based website must hand over information ... See all stories on this topic »

Paper review BBC News The 18-month prison sentence given to the ex-Labour MP David Chaytor for falsely claiming thousands in parliamentary allowances is widely scrutinised in Saturday's papers. The Daily Telegraph refers to him as a "broken man". ... See all stories on this topic »

French nationals abducted in Niger Aljazeera.net Incident in Niamey comes as France struggles to secure release of five other citizens held by an al-Qaeda branch. Two French nationals have been kidnapped by armed men from a restaurant in Niger's capital. The armed men burst into the Toulousain ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.net

Bad news for us, or just for birds? Los Angeles Times The mysterious appearance of dead flocks in Arkansas, Louisiana and elsewhere has many wondering what's going on. The Times talks to a wildlife expert. By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times Roughly 5000 dead and dying blackbirds fell from the Arkansas sky ... See all stories on this topic »

Qaida kills 10 soldiers in ambush in south Yemen Xinhua SANAA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Militants of al-Qaida ambushed a military convey heading to a military base in Loder city in Yemeni southern province of Abyan on Friday, killing 10 soldiers and wounding two, security officials said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Germany's dioxin scare -- and what it says about the food chain Los Angeles Times By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health If you haven't read about the dioxin scare in Germany, you will. Sales of poultry, pork and eggs were halted Friday for fear they contained dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemicals -- news that has reverberated ... See all stories on this topic »   BABY-SWINGING YOGA | Weekly World News By Frank Lake BABY-SWINGING YOGAWeekly World News (satire)The video below shows a Russian woman – Lena Fokina – doing yoga with a squirming baby. She uses “dynamic exercises” that involve swinging it …Baby-Swinging Yoga Mystery Deepens: New Video, ... Weekly World News - http://weeklyworldnews.com/ ABC World News with Diane Sawyer – s2 | e4 – Thu, Jan 6, 2011 | TV ... By admin ABC World News with Diane Sawyer – s2 | e4 – Thu, Jan 6, 2011. Drastic Health Cuts in Arizona Linked to Two Death; Health Insurance Rates Continue to Surge Up , Up; Mail Scare at Government Offices in Maryland ... TV Full Episodes - http://www.tvfullepisodes.com/ William World News » F.P. Santangelo to Nats MASN broadcasts; no ... By WFY William World News » F.P. Santangelo to Nats MASN broadcasts; no radio station set on Hey Nats, grant Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler tenure already! William World News » 2 days until the Capitals and Penguins Winter Classic on Reebok ... William World News - http://www.yurasko.net/wfy/ Spencer Critchley: Why Democrats Compromise When Republicans Won't ... By admin In a world of increasing complexity, it's not bad to favor brains over brawling, and it doesn't have to mean you're a wimp. Quiet power can beat noisy bluster, as Obama has been demonstrating. Money, which favors Republicans. ... World News Mania - http://www.worldnewsmania.com/ Syria reform programme attracts investors | World News Media ... With the collapse of Dubai's housing market other Middle Eastern spots, such as Syria, have been able to strengthen their agendas. Ownership restrictions in Syria have eased, and a host of other... AMEinfo.com Latest News - http://www.ameinfo.com/submitpress/   BBC World News - Rania: The YouTube Queen BBC World News has exclusive access as Queen Rania of Jordan launches her own channel on YouTube to challenge stereotypes about the Middle East and Islam, ... www.bbcworldnews.com/pages/Programme.aspx?id=215Gbagbo commits to talks but Ivorian deadlock remains - Yahoo! News The crisis has not yet hurt Ivory Coast's main export, the world's largest cocoa crop, ... World Video: Ashes humiliation comes to an end Australia 7 News ... news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110104/wl_nm/us_ivorycoast   info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com Los Angeles Times