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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Nigerian blasts mar pope's Christmas peace appeal (AP)

Nigerian blasts mar pope's Christmas peace appeal (AP)

Nigerian blasts mar pope's Christmas peace appeal (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

Christian worshippers light candles following Christmas day Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 25,2011. Hundreds of Christian faithful, defying lashing rains and wind, celebrated Christmas Mass at Jesus' traditional birthplace on Sunday, spirits high despite the gloomy weather.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Pope Benedict XVI issued pleas for peace to reign across the world during his traditional Christmas address Sunday, a call marred by Muslim extremists who bombed a Catholic church in Nigeria, striking after worshippers celebrated Mass.

'Anonymous' hackers target US security think tank (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST

AP - The loose-knit hacking movement "Anonymous" claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals' accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions linked to their credit cards.

Decades later, a Cold War secret is revealed (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 07:26 AM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 photo, Bob Zarba holds an old, stained photograph of himself standing beside a shipping container for a Hexagon spy satellite during a meeting of former Perkin-Elmer engineers and designers who gather regularly at a mall in Danbury, Conn. The satellite was prepared for cross-country travel from Connecticut to Vandenburg Air Force Base in California for launch. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - For more than a decade they toiled in the strange, boxy-looking building on the hill above the municipal airport, the building with no windows (except in the cafeteria), the building filled with secrets.

California to stop towing unlicensed drivers (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

In this Dec. 16, 2011 photo, police officers run identity checks at a secondary station during a sobriety check point in Escondido, Calif. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, police in California can no longer impound vehicles from DUI checkpoints when the driver's only offense is driving without a license. The impounds have been controversial where critics say they are used to drive out illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP - Delfino Aldama was fixing a customer's brakes this month when his smartphone chimed with a text message that tipped him to a police checkpoint more than an hour before officers began stopping motorists. The self-employed auto mechanic frantically called friends with the location and drove an alternate route home.

Texas police find 7 dead in Dallas-area apartment (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST

AP - Texas police say seven people have been found shot to death in a Dallas-area apartment on Christmas Day, and they believe the shooter is among the dead.

Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST

FILE - Justice and Equality Movement, JEM, leader Dr. Khalil Ibrahim listens during the Darfur Peace Talks, in Doha, Qatar, in this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo. Sudanese troops killed Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the main Darfur rebel group, in fighting early Sunday Dec. 25, 2011 west of the capital Khartoum, the military said. (AP Photos/Maneesh Bakshi, File)AP - The Sudanese army said Sunday that it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting earlier this week, touting his death as a key victory against a powerful rebel force that once threatened Sudan's capital.

Iranian woman to face death by stoning or hanging (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2011 file photo, Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, speaks to the media in a news briefing, in the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran. On Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, a local judiciary official says Ashtiani will be executed either by stoning or hanging. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Authorities in Iran said Sunday they are again moving ahead with plans to execute a woman sentenced to death by stoning on an adultery conviction in a case that sparked an international outcry, but are considering whether to carry out the punishment by hanging instead.

Tough choice looms on 9/11 health lawsuits (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way over the ruins of the World Trade Center through clouds of dust and smoke at ground zero in New York. More than 1,600 people suing over their exposure to World Trade Center dust must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop their lawsuits and apply for benefits from a government fund. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool, File)AP - More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund.

Some NFL players still willing to hide concussions (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST

FILE - This Dec. 8, 2011 file photo shows trainers tending to Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy after he was hit by Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh. In a series of interviews with The Associated Press, 23 of 44 NFL players said they would try to hide a brain injury rather than leave a game. In addition, more than two-thirds of the group AP talked to wants independent neurologists on sidelines during games. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)AP - Ask Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew whether he would try to play through a concussion or yank himself from a game, and he'll provide a straightforward answer.

Knicks edge Celtics 106-104 on Anthony foul shots (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST

New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire, left, gets tangled up with Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including a pair of free throws with the game tied and 16 seconds left, and the New York Knicks survived a seesaw season opener Sunday to beat the Boston Celtics 106-104.

Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

Reuters - Islamist militants set off bombs across in Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people - raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war.

Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:14 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message from the central balcony of Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican December 25, 2011. REUTERS/Osservatore RomanoReuters - Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria on Sunday but his Christmas day peace appeal was marred by a bomb at a Catholic Church in Nigeria which the Vatican condemned as blind "terrorist violence."

U.S. urges dialogue over Iraqi crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:50 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attends a discussion with U.S. and Chinese business leaders at Beijing Hotel in Beijing August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/PoolReuters - Vice President Joe Biden spoke by telephone on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about violence in Baghdad and a political crisis that has erupted in the week since the last American troops left Iraq.

Libya to include rebels in military from January (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:06 PM PST

Reuters - Libya will include thousands of former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in its armed forces from January, the defense minister said on Sunday, testing the government's ability to get rebel leaders to cede command of their fighters.

Powerful Darfur rebel chief dead, Sudan says (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:38 AM PST

Sudan army spokesman Al-Sawarmi Khalid looks on during a joint news conference with the Ministry of Information Minister Abdallah Massar to announce the death of Khalil Ibrahim, leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Khartoum December 25, 2011. Sudan's armed forces have killed the leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, state media said on Sunday, dealing a severe blow to insurgents in the remote western region in their nearly decade-long war with Khartoum. REUTERS/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)Reuters - Sudan's armed forces have killed the leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, state media said on Sunday, dealing a severe blow to insurgents in the remote western region in their nearly decade-long war with Khartoum.

Head of Arab mission reaches Syria amid more unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:37 AM PST

Reuters - A Sudanese general flew to Damascus on Sunday to head an Arab League mission that will check Syria's compliance with an Arab peace plan to halt a nine-month crackdown on unrest in which more than 5,000 people have been killed.

IMF's Lagarde warns global economy threatened (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 04:49 AM PST

Reuters - The head of the International Monetary Fund said the world economy was in danger and urged Europeans to speak with one voice on a debt crisis that has rattled the global financial system.
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