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Security reviews under way after airliner attack (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:48 AM PST

Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Despite the ease with which an alleged terrorist got an explosive aboard a Detroit-bound flight, the Obama administration says the incident shows the U.S. aviation security system worked.

Report: Iranian opposition activists arrested (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:54 PM PST

An Iranian opposition supporter gestures next to a burning police motorcycle set on fire during clashes with security forces in Tehran on December 27. Opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's June 12 re-election, which they say was massively rigged, have used a series of government-backed public events to mount protests, many of which have ended in clashes with police.(AFP/Amir Sadeghi)AP - An Iranian opposition Web site says two prominent critics of the government have been arrested.

Thailand moves to send Hmong back to Laos (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:50 PM PST

Thai Hmong woman walks by Thai Army soldiers outside the Hmong camp in northern Phetchabun province, Thailand, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. The Thai government said it would not disclose the timing for its expulsion of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos, but human rights groups warned it could begin as early as Sunday evening and degenerate into violence. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thailand sent army troops with shields and batons to evict some 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers Monday and send them back to Laos despite strong objections from the U.S. and rights groups who fear they will face persecution.

House Democrats pessimistic about public option (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:50 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, after the Senate passed the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - House Democrats aren't optimistic that a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, will survive negotiations with the Senate.

Activist: NKorea apparently detains US missionary (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:35 AM PST

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 and released Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, from Freedom and Life for All North Koreans, U.S. missionary Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American, who crossed the frozen Tumen River into North Korea from China on Christmas Day, prays for North Korean, in Seoul, South Korea. The Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong Il in order to call attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners believed held in the communist state, an activist said Saturday. The banner read 'Immediately release political prisoners.' (AP Photo/ Freedom and Life for All North Koreans, Seo Suk-gu)AP - North Korean border guards apparently detained an American missionary as soon as he walked into the communist nation in an effort to call attention to Pyongyang's human rights abuses, an activist said Monday.

Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 8 (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:39 AM PST

Pakistan Army troops arrive at the site of suicide bombing in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a large gathering of Shiite Muslims in the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, killing five people and wounding 80, said police. (AP Photo)AP - The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim gathering in the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir increased to eight Monday, police said, as minority Shiites marked the key holy day of Ashura.

Shoppers spend a little more during holiday season (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:08 PM PST

AP - Holiday shoppers spent a little more this season, according to data released Monday, giving merchants some reason for cheer.

Sheen accused of using weapon in Aspen, Colo. case (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 09:13 PM PST

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2009 file photo shows Charlie Sheen in Los Angeles. Sheen was arrested in Aspen, Colo. Friday Dec. 25, 2009 on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence. Authorities said Sheen was arrested Friday on charges of second-degree assault as well as menacing, both felonies, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. Police said the alleged victim didn't have to be taken to the hospital but didn't identify who the victim was. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - Authorities say actor Charlie Sheen is accused of using a weapon in an alleged case of domestic violence in Aspen.

Patriots, Bengals clinch playoff spots; Giants out (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:59 AM PST

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates a touchdown pass caught by wide receiver Randy Moss during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - New England and Dallas are back in the playoffs. The New York Giants are out. And both AFC wild-card spots are still up for grabs.

Colts lose first game; Pats, Bengals in playoffs (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:34 AM PST

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and coach Jim Caldwell watch from the sideline as backup quarterback Curtis Painter took over in the second half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. The New York Jets defeated the Colts 29-15. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts are perfect no more, and that's just fine with them. They've got their sights set on making postseason history — even if that means taking a break in the regular season.

U.S. boosts airline precautions amid recriminations (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:00 PM PST

Northwest Airlines Flight 253 sits on the tarmac at Detroit Metro Airport December 27, 2009 in this video grab provided by WDIV-TV in Detroit.REUTERS/WDIV-TV/HandoutReuters - The United States tightened airline security amid growing questions about how a Nigerian man with alleged ties to militants smuggled explosives aboard a transatlantic flight and attempted to blow it up.

Iran pro-reform cleric condemns deaths on holy day (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:58 AM PST

A Shi'ite woman takes part in a religious ceremony during Tasoua, a day ahead of Ashura, in Yazd, about 700 km (435 miles) south of Tehran, December 26, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - An opposition leader accused Iran's hardline rulers on Monday of killing innocent people during a religious festival that ignited into a day of anti-government protests, a reformist website reported.

JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:50 AM PST

Reuters - A state-backed turnaround fund may seek to put Japan Airlines Corp through bankruptcy court as part of a restructuring of the struggling carrier, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

China says ship crew rescued from Somali pirates (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 07:15 PM PST

Reuters - The crew of a Chinese ship hijacked by Somali pirates in mid-October was safely rescued, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, making no mention of a reported ransom payment.

Yemen says Houthi rebel leader may be dead (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 04:50 PM PST

A video grab released by the Houthi rebel group August 28, 2009 shows members of the group standing on an armoured personnel carrier seized from the army during the ongoing operation on their strongholds in northwestern Yemen. Banner on the vehicles reads Reuters - The leader of Yemen's Shi'ite rebels may have died after being severely wounded by government forces in the north of the country, a Yemeni government website and media said on Sunday.

Families of Americans held in Iran hire Iranian lawyer (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:00 AM PST

Missing American hiker Sarah Shourd is seen here in this undated photo released by freethehikers.org, August 20, 2009. REUTERS/freethehikers.org/HandoutReuters - The families of three Americans charged with espionage in Iran after straying over the border from northern Iraq in July said on Sunday they have secured an Iranian lawyer to try to get them released.

Pakistan's embattled Zardari vows to defend democracy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 08:02 AM PST

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, addresses a joint sitting of parliament (lower and upper house) in Islamabad March 28, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shi'ite Muslim hall in the Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir on Sunday, killing at least 5 people, police said.

China targets political foes after dissident trial (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 08:38 PM PST

Reuters - A senior Chinese police official has vowed "pre-emptive attacks" against threats to Communist Party control in a speech published days after the nation's most prominent dissident was jailed for criticizing the Party.

At least 8 killed in Tehran clashes: Iran Press TV (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:39 AM PST

An Iranian opposition supporter covers his face with his bloodstained hand during clashes with security forces in Tehran on December 27. Eight people were killed during anti-government protests in Iran, the state-run English language Press TV said on Monday quoting a senior security official.(AFP/Amir Sadeghi)AFP - Eight people were killed during anti-government protests in Iran, the state-run English language Press TV said on Monday quoting a senior security official.

Obama orders US security review after failed attack (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:42 AM PST

TSA Officers review an air traveler's boarding passes and identification at a security checkpoint inside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - President Barack Obama has ordered a review of US no-fly lists after a botched Christmas Day terror attack and demanded to know how a Nigerian man managed to board a Detroit-bound airliner wearing an explosive device.
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