Category: International
International:
Iran Accuses West of Instigating Violent Protests
Iran on Tuesday accused Western countries of fomenting deadly anti-government protests in the capital this week and said it was summoning Britain's ambassador to file a complaint.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581359,00.html
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North Korea Says It Has Detained American
North Korea announced Tuesday that it has custody of an American who entered the country illegally on Christmas Eve — first possible word from Pyongyang about a 28-year-old Arizona man who activists say sneaked into the reclusive country to raise international attention to its dire human rights situation.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581357,00.html
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NWA passenger was trying to blow up flight into Detroit
A man suspected of planning to blow up a Delta Air Lines flight in Detroit could face charges as soon as Saturday, according to an official familiar with the case.
Source: http://freep.com/article/20091225/NEWS05/91225022/1318/Repor...
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Bin Laden's Closest Family Found Hiding in Iran
Usama bin Laden’s closest relatives are living in a secret compound in Iran, members of the family said Tuesday. They include a wife and children who disappeared from his Afghan camp at the time of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580945,00.html
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Ahmadinejad on Nuke Deadline: 'We Don't Care'
Iran's president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, and claimed his government is now "10 times stronger" than a year ago.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580845,00.html
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Do We Have the Will to Bomb Iran?
Somebody must stop these lunatics right now. But who?
Source: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_121809/content/0...
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Chavez: U.S. Spy Plane Violated Venezuela's Airspace
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday accused the U.S. of violating Venezuela's airspace with an unmanned spy plane, and ordered his military to be on alert and shoot down any such aircraft in the future.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580702,00.html?test=late...
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Israel Close to Deciding on Prisoner Swap
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top ministers on Monday debated whether to approve an emotionally charged deal to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for more than three years
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580717,00.html
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There'll be nowhere to run from the new world government
'Global' thinking won't necessarily solve the world's problems, says Janet Daley
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/janetdaley/684...
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CHINA: 'The world does not have Money to buy more US Treasuries'
IT is getting harder for governments to buy United States Treasuries because the US's shrinking current-account gap is reducing supply of dollars overseas, a Chinese central bank official said yesterday.
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=423054