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U.S.
Embassy in Yemen closes over terror threats
CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Yemen closed Sunday,
prompted by ongoing threats by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
to attack American interests in Yemen, a U.S. news release said..More.
Obama
promises justice for Christmas terror plotters
CNN)
-- President Obama pledged Saturday that the United States will
hold accountable all of the individuals involved in the failed Christmas
Day terrorist attack aboard a U.S.-bound jetliner..Mor
Merhige
arrested in Thanksgiving Day slaying of 4 family members
Over
the past month, Paul Michael Merhige, who is suspected of gunning
down four of his family members at a Thanksgiving dinner, had become
the subject of one of the nation's biggest manhunts nation's biggest
manhunts..More
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Obamas
visit troops at Hawaii base's Christmas chow-down
President
Obama took one look at the lone turkey leg on the plate of Sgt.
Dennis C. Rollins yesterday and did not believe it could possibly
be enough Christmas chow to fuel the 24-year-old, 6-foot-5-inch,
250-pound Marine.More.
Israeli
troops kills 6 Palestinians
Jerusalem
(CNN) -- Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in separate incidents
in the West Bank and Gaza early Saturday, acts that quickly drew
Palestinian condemnation.
The first incident happened in the West Bank city of Nablus, where
the Israeli military killed three Palestinians it said were responsible
for the death of an Israeli civilian in the West Bank this week.More.
Attack
on pope prompts review of Vatican security
Vatican
City - The Vatican will rfor the second time in two years, this
time managing to pull him down before being apprehended by guards,
the Vatican spokesman said Friday.More.
Terror
suspect is son of Nigerian banker, family says
Romulus,
Michigan (CNN) -- The 23-year-old man suspected of trying to bring
down a Northwest Airlines jet that landed in Detroit, Michigan,
is the son of a man who recently stepped down as chairman of a bank
in Nigeria, a family source told CNN..More.
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White
House Asks for Privacy for First Daughters
ONOLULU
(AP) -- The White House is asking journalists covering President
Barack Obama's vacation in Hawaii to respect the privacy of his
8- and 11-year-old daughters.More.
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Police
clash with Tehran protesters
Iranian
police have clashed with thousands of opposition supporters in Tehran
during a Shia religious ceremony, witnesses in the Iranian capital
said.More. .
Gazans
still angry one year on from Israeli offensive
In
a clearing at the northeast end of the Gaza Strip, amid a sea of
drab canvas tents and half-cleared war detritus, a small, carefully
tended flowerbed stands out amid dismal surroundings.More.
The
Drone Dilemma
A
clandestine CIA search-and-destroy program, which launches missile
strikes from remotely piloted drone aircraft, has killed more than
a dozen senior leaders of Al Qaeda during the last two years. Among
the dead: Abu Khabab al-Masri, reputed to be Al Qaeda's top expert
on weapons of mass destruction, and Baitullah Mehsud, leader of
the Pakistani Taliban and reputed mastermind of the murder of Benazir
Bhutto. U.S. government spokesmen won't even confirm the program's
existence, but a U.S. national-security official—who, like
others cited in this article, declined to be named talking about
sensitive information—says the program has been so successful
that some counterterrorism officials want to expand it. They say
the drones have been effective not just in killing terrorists but
also in keeping them on the run and disrupting their ability to
plan new attacks. They have asked for authority to target terrorists
in more densely populated areas of Pakistan.
Banned
Kurdish party may boycott Turkish parliamen
Istanbul,
Turkey (CNN) -- Tensions between Turkey and the country's main Kurdish
political party crackled further Saturday, with the group promising
a boycott of parliament sessions a day after a court ruled to ban
the movement.
Arrests suggest
U.S. Muslims, like those in Europe, can be radicalized abroad
A
spike in terrorism cases involving U.S. citizens is challenging
long-held assumptions that Muslims in Europe are more susceptible
to radicalization than their better-assimilated counterparts in
the United States.
Obamas
recall their favorite Christmas gifts
As
the Obamas prepare for their first Christmas in the White House,
they're reminiscing on Christmases past in a new one-hour TV special
with Oprah Winfre
Obama blasts
Wall Street for economic crisis
SAN
FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama blasted Wall Street
for worsening the economy's downturn and promised to make financial
markets more transparent and accountable.
Google Releases
Experimental Phone to Employees
Google
has handed out a new mobile phone running its Android software to
some employees, stirring another wave of speculation that the oft-rumored
Google Phone is real
Can
Nokia Recapture Its Glory Days?
IF
there’s anywhere left in the world where it’s still
impolite to flash a BlackBerry or an iPhone, it’s Nokia’s
annual analyst meeting.
Google phone
looks 'supersharp'
A
blog post from a Google executive on Saturday morning dropped hints
that the company would release a Google Android phone of its own.
For
eco-friendly Christmas, rent a live potted tree
Fake
or real? The sight of all of those Christmas trees tossed out to
the curb, once the New Year dawns, has always made me wonder whether
an artificial tree wouldn't be more eco-friendly.
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