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Obama: al-Qaida link to Christmas terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:32 AM PST

President Barack Obama, center, smiles as he get in the car after going to the movies in Kaneohe, Hawaii Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama laid blame Saturday on an al-Qaida affiliate for a Christmas Day terrorist attack that has prompted a top-to-bottom review of how the nation's intelligence agencies failed to prevent the botched bombing aboard a Detroit-bound airliner.

Pakistan attack a warning to anti-Taliban tribes (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST

A Pakistani police officer mans a checkpoint as the sun sets marking the end of the year on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - A suicide car bombing that killed 88 people on a volleyball field sent a bloody New Year's warning to Pakistanis who have formed militias to fend off Taliban insurgents in the northwestern region near the Afghan border.

Police shoot man attacking Muhammad cartoonist (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:43 PM PST

FILE- In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, sits in the offices of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in Aarhus, Denmark. Police foiled an attempt to kill an artist who drew cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad that sparked outrage in the Muslim world, the head of Denmark's intelligence service said Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. Jakob Scharf, who heads the PET intelligence service, said a 28-year-old Somalia man was armed with an ax and a knife when he attempted to enter Kurt Westergaard's home in Aarhus shortly after 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Friday.(AP Photo/Polfoto) DENMARK OUTAP - Police shot a Somali man wielding an ax and a knife as he tried to break into the home of an artist whose cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban outraged the Muslim world, the head of Denmark's intelligence agency said Saturday.

Iran warns West it will make its own nuclear fuel (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:41 AM PST

Freed British hostage Peter Moore, at top, arrives at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. The computer consultant is believed to be the only survivor of a dramatic daytime kidnapping in Baghdad in May 2007. US officials said they believe he spent part of his time in captivity in Iran. He was released two days ago. His family released a statement Friday evening expressing joy at his return. (AP Photo/Ben Birchall, Pool)AP - Iran is warning it will produce nuclear fuel on its own if there is no deal to have the West deliver the fuel in exchange for Tehran's enriched uranium by the end of January.

Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:58 PM PST

FILE - This Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 picture shows the Time Warner Center, background left, in New York. Sculptures at Columbus Circle are seen in the foreground. The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable on Friday announced an agreement in principle on a television programming deal that allows signals to continue for millions of cable subscribers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable reached a programming deal in principle on Friday, after leaving millions of people in the lurch about whether they'd be able to see an anticipated college football bowl game and other shows on cable TV.

Cop group's card played role in Times Square scare (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

A police parking placard is displayed in the dashboard of a suspicious van that was parked in Times Square, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 in New York. No explosive devices were found inside the van Wednesday afternoon, and the area was reopened to traffic about two hours after the incident began. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - An identification placard in a van that caused a security scare in Times Square isn't supposed to be used as a parking permit, according to a fraternal group for police officers and other law enforcement buffs that issued the card.

Iraqis outraged as Blackwater case thrown out (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 25, 2007 file photo, an Iraqi traffic policeman inspects a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq. A federal judge dismissed all charges Thursday Dec. 31, 2009 against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Iraqis seeking justice for 17 people shot dead at a Baghdad intersection responded with bitterness and outrage Friday at a U.S. judge's decision to throw out a case against a Blackwater security team accused in the killings.

Foreign govt's among Clinton donors (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:13 PM PST

FILE - In this June 21, 2007 file photo, Frank Giustra, a Canadian businessman, speaks as former President Bill Clinton looks on during a news conference in New York to announce the Clinton Foundation's launching of a new sustainable development initiative in Latin America. A donor list released on New Year's Day by the William J. Clinton Foundation shows that Giustra gave to the former president's charity. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - Foreign countries including Norway and Oman contributed to former President Bill Clinton's charity, and donors including Donald Trump, multinational soft drink company Coca-Cola and singer Elton John's foundation also pitched in as Hillary Rodham Clinton served her first year as secretary of state.

Limbaugh: Tests show no ailments after chest pain (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:17 PM PST

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, right, speaks during a news conference as Joana Magno, M.D. chief of the Dept. of Cardiovascular Diseases at The Queen's Medical Center looks on in Honolulu, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Limbaugh was taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack Wednesday during a vacation. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh said Friday tests showed nothing was wrong with his heart after he was hospitalized with chest pains.

Tebow, Gators make it look easy in Sugar Bowl (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow gives his coach Urban Meyer a hug near the end of a 55-24 win over Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl football game in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jamie Martin)AP - Tim Tebow and coach Urban Meyer stood together in one corner of the Louisiana Superdome, sang the school fight song and then offered a final gesture.

Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST

A slightly charred and singed underpants with a packet of explosive powder sewn into the crotch is seen in government photos obtained exclusively by ABC News, released to Reuters, December 28, 2009. REUTERS/ABC News/HandoutReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said it appeared the suspect who tried to bomb a Detroit-bound plane over Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network.

Pakistan volleyball blast kills 88 (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:55 PM PST

Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims chant slogan during a rally to condemn Monday's suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite procession in Karachi January 1, 2010. REUTERS/Akthar HussainReuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 88 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said.

U.S. business group accuses Obama of shorting Taiwan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST

President Barack Obama passes a news conference room between meetings during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Christian CharisiusReuters - The head of a prominent U.S. business group accused President Barack Obama of compromising Taiwan's security to promote U.S. ties with China.

Thousands in new year Hong Kong march for democracy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:57 AM PST

Reuters - Thousands of Hong Kong residents appealed to China on New Year's Day to allow full democracy to be introduced soon in the city, as opposition lawmakers pressed forward with a mass resignation plan later this month.

Iraq: U.S. Blackwater case dismissal "unacceptable" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:34 PM PST

Blackwater Worldwide security guard Nick Slatten (C) leaves the federal courthouse after being arraigned with 4 fellow Blackwater guards on manslaughter charges for allegedly killing 14 unarmed civilians and wounding 20 others in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad, in Washington, January 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Iraq expressed anger on Friday with a U.S. federal court ruling that threw out all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of gunning down Iraqi civilians in 2007.

Opposition head Mousavi: Iran in "serious crisis" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

A masked Iranian student, supporter of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi, gestures while holding a photo of the Islamic revolution's father, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, during a rally in central Tehran December 13, 2009. REUTERS/via Your ViewReuters - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said on Friday he was ready to die for his reformist campaign after a disputed election in June, defying hardline calls for his execution.

U.S., Britain try to shore up Yemen security (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:30 AM PST

Protesters shout slogans as they march on a street in the southern Yemeni town of Radfan December 19, 2009 to denounce Thursday's government military operation which the authorities said killed about 30 al Qaeda militants. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The United States will more than double its security assistance for Yemen and Britain will host an international meeting this month to seek ways of preventing the poorest Arab state from becoming an al Qaeda stronghold.

Obama blames Al-Qaeda affiliate for airliner attack (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:34 AM PST

Men claiming to be Al-Qaeda members arrive to address a crowd in Yemen's southern province of Abyan. US President Barack Obama Saturday for the first time accused an Al-Qaeda affiliate of arming and training a young Nigerian man for a thwarted suicide mission to blow up a US airliner.(AFP/File)AFP - US President Barack Obama Saturday for the first time accused an Al-Qaeda affiliate of arming and training a young Nigerian man for a thwarted suicide mission to blow up a US airliner.

93 dead after suicide car bomb at Pakistan volleyball game (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:59 PM PST

A Pakistani paramedic gives treatment to an injured suicide blast victim at a hospital in Bannu late on January 1. Investigators sifted through rubble after a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives-filled vehicle in a crowd watching a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 93. The bombing marked a bloody start to 2010 for Pakistan, which has seen a surge in attacks.(AFP/Karim Ullah)AFP - Investigators sifted through rubble on Saturday after a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives-filled vehicle in a crowd watching a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 93.
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