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CNN.com- Rebels kidnap 75 in Philippines December 10, 2009Seventy-five civilians were kidnapped from a region in the southern Philippines where several rebel groups are active fighting for different causes, authorities say.
- Obama in Norway to accept Peace Prize December 10, 2009President Obama arrived in Norway early Thursday to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, a smile on his face and the first lady's hand in his.
- Mayor accused in Philippines massacre December 10, 2009Philippines police say that at least two people who were at the scene of last month's massacre in the country's south have implicated a mayor as being involved in the killings, state media reported Thursday.
- Gates: U.S. in Afghanistan beyond 2011 December 10, 2009U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended a two-day trip to Afghanistan on Thursday, telling a group of Afghan soldiers that America will maintain a presence beyond the troop pullout set to begin in 2011.
- Al Qaeda claims deadly Iraq blasts December 10, 2009Al Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq on Thursday claimed responsibility for a string of suicide car bombings that killed 127 people and injured 448 earlier this week.
- Honduras rejects Zelaya refuge request December 10, 2009A petition that would have granted deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya safe conduct to Mexico has been rejected by Honduran authorities.
- McChrystal: Taliban ranks weakening December 10, 2009Rank-and-file Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are tired and weakening, with some making offers to drop out of the conflict, the top U.S. commander there said.
- Petraeus: Afghanistan violence will rise December 10, 2009Coalition forces in Afghanistan can attain success, but violence will likely increase as the troop surge moves forward, a top U.S. commander told senators.
- Student funeral fuels Venezuela protest December 10, 2009Mourners in the western Venezuelan state of Tachira on Wednesday laid to rest the body of a university student who was shot dead at a protest while unarmed police looked on.
- Pakistan holds 5 men missing from U.S. December 10, 2009Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts, a Pakistani police official told CNN.
- Rebels kidnap 75 in Philippines December 10, 2009
- RTE News
- Dáil set to debate Budget changes December 10, 2009The Dáil will begin debating the legislation cutting social welfare rates today.
- Judgment due in sperm donor case December 10, 2009The Supreme Court is to give its judgment in the case of a man who lost his High Court bid for guardianship and access to a baby boy, born after he donated sperm to a lesbian couple.
- Cowen to attend EU summit in Brussels December 10, 2009Taoiseach Brian Cowen travels to Brussels today for the final European Union summit of the year.
- Probe into 'malicious' Ennis fire December 10, 2009Gardaí are treating a fire at an unoccupied house in Ennis last night as malicious.
- Emerald Star to downsize Irish operation December 10, 2009The decision by the Emerald Star cruiser company to downsize operations in Ireland is being seen as a major blow to tourism along the Shannon-Erne waterway.
- Serious crash at roundabout in Cork December 10, 2009Gardaí in Cork are attending the scene of a serious crash at the Dunkettle Roundabout.
- Egypt begins building Gaza barrier December 10, 2009Egypt is reported to be building a large metal barrier, along its border with the Gaza Strip.
- Obama in Oslo to receive Nobel prize December 10, 2009The US President, Barack Obama, has arrived in the Norwegian capital of Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony today.
- Dáil set to debate Budget changes December 10, 2009
- Reuters International
- Thousands in Jerusalem protest settlement freeze December 9, 2009JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Thousands of Jewish West Bank settlers and their supporters demonstrated near the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday to protest his 10-month building freeze.
- Petraeus sees short-term rise in Afghan violence December 10, 2009WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan and turmoil within the Karzai government are likely to rise in the short term, General David Petraeus said on Wednesday, calling on U.S. lawmakers to reserve judgment on President Barack Obama's new war strategy for a full year.
- Human rights violations in Iran worst for 20 years: Amnesty December 10, 2009LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights violations in Iran are as poor as at any time in the past 20 years, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.
- China says opposed to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan December 10, 2009BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned against any new U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan on Thursday, a day after an Obama administration official said Washington was weighing fresh sales to the disputed island, including submarines.
- U.S. envoy says had candid nuclear talks with North Korea December 10, 2009SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea said on Thursday he had candid talks with officials in Pyongyang and that there was common understanding on the need to implement a long-stalled nuclear weapons disarmament deal.
- Iraq's March vote won't affect U.S. drawdown: Pentagon December 10, 2009KABUL (Reuters) - Iraq's decision to hold parliamentary elections in March will not interfere with the U.S. military's plans to reduce the number of troops in the country to 50,000 by the end of August, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
- Zelaya talks to leave Honduras for Mexico hit snag December 10, 2009TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Talks on Wednesday between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government about leaving the country for Mexico after spending nearly three months holed up in the Brazilian Embassy hit a snag over the issue of asylum.
- Gunmen hold 55, mostly children, in Philippines December 10, 2009MANILA (Reuters) - Armed mountain tribesmen raided an elementary school in the southern Philippines on Thursday and took at least 55 children and teachers hostage, authorities said.
- Iran to hit Israeli nuke sites if attacked: minister December 9, 2009TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would strike back at Israeli weapons manufacturing sites and nuclear installations if the Jewish state attacked the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi was quoted as saying Wednesday.
- Briton guilty of trans-Atlantic airline bomb conspiracy December 10, 2009LONDON (Reuters) - A British man was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiring with the ringleader of a suspected al Qaeda plot to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for North America using liquid explosives.
- Thousands in Jerusalem protest settlement freeze December 9, 2009
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