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Pope knocked down by woman at Christmas Eve Mass (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST

This sequence of images taken from amateur video obtained by APTN shows an unidentified woman jumping over a barrier and grabbing Pope Benedict XVI as a guard pulls her down, while the pope walks down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - A woman vaulted a barrier inside St. Peter's Basilica and knocked Pope Benedict XVI to the floor as he arrived to celebrate Mass marking the beginning of Christmas.

Taliban video claims to be of captured US soldier (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:48 AM PST

This video frame grab from the Taliban propaganda video released Friday Dec. 25, 2009 purportedly shows U.S. soldier Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum Idaho who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan.It could not be confirmed immediately that it was Bergdahl in the new video, which was released to The Associated Press and other news organizations. The man identifies himself as Bergdahl, born in Sun Valley, Idaho, and gives his rank, birth date, blood type, his unit and mother's maiden name before beginning a lengthy verbal attack on the U.S. conduct of the war in Afghanistan and its relations with Muslims. (AP Photo/Militant Video)AP - The Taliban released a video Friday purporting to show a U.S. soldier who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan.

Senate OK's health care bill in victory for Obama (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:45 AM PST

Victoria Kennedy, widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy hugs Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24,2009, as Sen. Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn, looks on at center, after the Senate passed the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce the ranks of the uninsured and rein in the insurance industry.

Treetops glisten, but storm snarls Midwest holiday (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:16 AM PST

Vehicles travel in blizzard conditions on Dodge Street in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A powerful storm spreading snow, sleet and rain across the nation's midsection glazed roads and disrupted flights Thursday, making last-minute holiday travel treacherous but promising a white Christmas for some.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - A fierce Christmas storm dumped snow and ice across the nation's midsection, stranding travelers as highways and airports closed and leaving many to celebrate the holiday just where they were. Some churches decided to cancel Christmas Eve services, while others saw sharply lower attendance.

NJ dad rejoices in return of son held in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:05 AM PST

U.S. David Goldman, top, followed by his 9-year-old son Sean, gestures as he boards a plane at the Galeao airport, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Brazilian relatives handed the boy over to his father after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered it this week after five years of court rulings and appeals over the custody of the child. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - For the first time in five years, a New Jersey father went to bed knowing that no last-minute legal appeal could keep him from his mop-haired son, who was finally back on U.S. soil after a tumultuous intercontinental custody battle involving his Brazilian stepfamily.

Obamas aloha low-key holiday away from Washington (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:23 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, both wearing a leis, walk over to the crowd at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. They are in Hawaii for the holidays. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - White House aides said not to expect much from President Barack Obama's holiday in Hawaii. They've said this before.

Accused Virginia hostage taker had criminal past (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:37 AM PST

Jim Oliver, 41, left, who was taken hostage in a Wytheville, Va. post office on Dec. 23, 2009 speaks to The Associated Press in Wytheville, Va., on Thursday Dec. 24, 2009 along with his mother, Sandy Oliver. Jim Oliver was taken hostage along with two other people for about eight hours before the hostage taker surrendered himself to authorities. Oliver said that Warren Taylor, who Federal officials say was the hostage taker, was angry at the federal government because his son had died in Afghanistan and his beloved truck was about to repossessed. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)AP - As the hours of a post office standoff wore on, Warren "Gator" Taylor slowly opened up to the three people he's accused of holding hostage.

Report: NKorea could conduct another nuclear test (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:56 PM PST

North Koreans dance during a dancing party of youths and students to celebrate the 18th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's assumption of the supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army, in Pyongyang in this picture taken and released by the North Korea's official KCNA news agency on December 24, 2009. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORSAP - North Korea could conduct another nuclear test next year in an attempt to solidify itself as an atomic power, a news report said Friday, citing a state-run South Korean think tank.

Small, private funeral held for Brittany Murphy (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST

This photo provided by Hybrid Productions shows Brittany Murphy while working on the set of 'Abandoned' in Los Angeles in June, 2009. The film is Murphy's final starring role before her recent death. The film is expected to be released in 2010. (AP Photo/Hybrid Productions) NO SALESAP - Brittany Murphy's family and friends celebrated her life at a private Christmas Eve funeral, saying words cannot express their devastation at her passing.

SMU dominates Nevada in return to postseason (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:44 AM PST

While covered by Nevada's Isaiah Frey, SMU wide receiver Aldrick Robinson drops the ball on a pass during the second quarter of the Hawaii Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - SMU is back from the dead.

Madoff being treated for hypertension: official (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:16 AM PST

Bernard Madoff walks back to his apartment in New York in this December 17, 2008 file photo. Madoff was hospitalized late last week and treated for facial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung, a Raleigh, North Carolina television station reported on its Web site on Thursday. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff is being treated for high blood pressure and dizziness, and was not hurt by another prisoner, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Iran security clashes with cleric mourners: website (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST

An Iranian woman, wearing a green wrist band to show her support to the moderate opposition, gestures as she stands next to another woman holding a poster of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini standing in front of a picture of dissident cleric Ayatollah Hossein Ali Mintazeri, in the Shi'ite holy city of Qom, 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran, December 21, 2009. REUTERS/via Your ViewReuters - Iranian security forces clashed with supporters of dead dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the northwestern city of Zanjan on Thursday, a reformist website said.

Pope dragged to floor but unharmed at Mass incident (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:30 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI leads the Christmas mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2009. REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - A woman the Vatican described as unstable jumped over a barricade, lunged at Pope Benedict and dragged him to the floor at the start of his Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica.

China defends Wen Jiabao's role in Copenhagen talks (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:44 PM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addresses the session of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - China on Friday defended the role played by premier Wen Jiabao at climate change talks in Copenhagen this month after a barrage of international criticism blaming China for obstructing negotiations.

Pilgrims crowd Bethlehem on warm Christmas eve (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:20 PM PST

A member of the clergy takes part in the annual Christmas procession outside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 24, 2009. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Thousands of pilgrims and dignitaries crowded into Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity for a Christmas Mass, where Latin Patriarch Fuad al-Tuwal urged visitors to return home bearing a message of peace for the Holy Land.

Military to scrap pregnancy punishment (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST

Soldiers look on as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to soldiers at F.O.B. Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/PoolReuters - The U.S. military in Iraq will scrap a policy early next year that has led to the punishment of some soldiers serving in Iraq for becoming pregnant, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.

U.S. father, son home after Brazil custody battle (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 04:30 PM PST

US nine-year-old Sean Goldman (yellow shirt) follows his father David Goldman as they embark on the plane that will take them back to the US, at the international airport of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)Reuters - The 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle arrived back in the United States on Thursday after being reunited in Brazil with his American father at the end of a five-year dispute that tested bilateral ties.

China dissident jailed for 11 years for subversion (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:32 PM PST

A lone protester displays writing on his foregead reading AFP - A Beijing court on Friday sentenced leading dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for subversion, prompting the United States to accuse China of persecuting its political opponents.

Woman knocks down pope at Christmas mass (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 09:10 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Christmas night holy mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. A woman has assailed the pontiff, yanking him to the floor as he entered the cathedral for Christmas celebrations.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)AFP - A woman has thrown herself at Pope Benedict XVI and dragged him to the ground as he entered St Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas Eve mass.
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