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Top Stories: Reconstruction of Gaza, devastated by a three week war, is being frustrated by the Israeli blockade. Big News Network.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:18:49 -0500The bomb failed to cause any major damage and the only person seriously injured was the alleged bomber himself. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:09:31 -0500Palestinians were joined by visitors from all over the world for traditional Christmas Mass at the Church of Nativity. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:35:06 -0500The jailing of Liu Xiaobo is causing concern with the UN Human Rights Council chief. Big News Network.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:04:26 -0500Pope Benedict wa sknocked to the ground by a woman at Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Sabina Castelfranco Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:45:25 -0500Actor Charlie Sheen will spend Christmas in jail after being arrested on a domestic violence.charge. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:19:57 -0500The Taliban has released a video which shows missing US soldier 23-year-old Private Bowe Bergdahl. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:57:33 -0500A man has died in a fall from a hall in Perth in Western Australia. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:34:58 -0500Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed three Palestinian operatives belonging to the Fatah-linked Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in pre-dawn raids in the West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday.Also on Saturday... Haaretz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:16:00 -0500LONDON - Eurostar rejected Saturday claims it breached safety rules when evacuating passengers from cross-Channel trains that broke down last weekend, as a row erupted with Eurotunnel over the controv... Channel News Asia Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:07:36 -0500MANILA (AP) ? Deep-sea divers searched Saturday for a sunken ferry and 24 missing people after it collided with another vessel and went down on Christmas Eve. USA Today Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:01:43 -0500Dec. 24: As police continue to search for missing Utah mom Susan Powell, her husband's sister, Jennifer Graves, tells TODAY's Lester Holt that it makes her "sad" that Josh Powell isn't helping the inv... MSNBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:00:46 -0500Romulus, Michigan (CNN) -- A passenger on an international flight bound for the United States Friday ignited a small explosive device shortly before landing in a move the White House called an attempt... CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:59:27 -0500Countries across the Indian Ocean are marking the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people.In Indonesia's Aceh province, where almost 170,000 lost their lives, p... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:56:01 -0500Police say a Mitsubishi Magna was travelling east on the Dukes Highway, near Tintinara, when it veered off the road and hit a tree at 11.05pm (CDT) yesterday.The 43-year-old male driver was rushed to ... The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:41:21 -0500The attacking dogs followed the woman inside as she brought her shopping into her house in Dromana on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, a Victoria Police spokesman said.The pair, believed to be Staffor... The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:41:19 -0500MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Residents across the Midwest and the Plains who made it home for Christmas were digging out on Friday after a fierce snowstorm while those who spent the night in airports and shelter... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:48 -0500PHOENIX (AP) -- A 5-year-old girl abducted by a man as she played outside her Phoenix home Friday was rescued hours later after police chased down the suspect's pickup and found her "alive and well" i... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:47 -0500VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican will review security procedures after a woman jumped a barrier and rushed at Pope Benedict XVI for the second time in two years, this time managing to knock him down b... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:46 -0500SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- The body of a Maryland girl who authorities say was abducted by a registered sex offender was found Friday in a wooded area near the Delaware state line after thousands of volun... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:45 -0500ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) -- A retired fire chief performing in a live nativity scene outside a northeast Ohio church assisted injured spectators after a pickup truck crashed into the small audience, killi... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:44 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. - A Nigerian man tried to light a powder aboard a commercial jetliner before it landed Friday in Detroit in what senior U.S. officials called an attempted act of terrorism. MSNBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:42:54 -0500Singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, 45, died Friday in Athens, Ga., after overdosing on muscle relaxants earlier in the week, the New York Times reported. MSNBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:42:51 -0500Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he arrives on the second day of a two-day EU summit, at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thier... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:41:34 -0500MEXICO CITY - A journalist was gunned down this week as he left a holiday party in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum, human rights officials and an international media group said Friday, brin... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:41:33 -0500PATONG, Thailand (Reuters) - Thousands of saffron-robed Thai monks chanted and prayed for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Saturday as Asia marked the fifth anniversary of one of history's worst... Reuters Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:29:34 -0500A PROMINENT Muslim group has applauded the heroism of passengers who prevented a man with reported links to Al-Qaeda from trying to blow up an airplane as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day. The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:21:35 -0500TEN people were killed and two others were injured in a bus crash on a major highway in Malaysia early this morning, police said. The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:21:34 -0500The man, from Port Sorell, was critically injured after the fatal crash at Elizabeth Town which also killed a man in his 50s.The 17-year old man died in hospital today, bringing the Tasmanian road tol... The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:21:33 -0500The attacking dogs followed the woman inside as she brought her shopping into her house in Dromana on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, a Victoria Police spokesman said.The pair, believed to be Staffor... The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:21:32 -0500Get Flash Over the next few days, you're going to see all kinds of year-in-review lists here on Philly.com. I'm getting the ball rolling with what I think were the top 10 college basketball games of... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:20:13 -0500A 44-year-old pastor of a Philadelphia church allegedly shot and killed his 21-year-old son during an argument at the father's Darby Borough home around 1.30 p.m. on Christmas, according to Darby Boro... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:20:10 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke a... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:01:18 -0500"This is a horrible act which exploits a young soldier, who was clearly compelled to read a prepared statement," said a statement from U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Gregory Smith, ISAF's spokesman. "To relea... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:01:17 -0500LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A Salvation Army worker was shot and killed Christmas Eve in front of his three young children during an attempted robbery outside the charity's community center in North Lit... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:01:15 -0500Livingston won The Weather Channel's "Guaranteed White Christmas" contest. He was chosen from hundreds of contestants who submitted videos explaining why their families deserved a white Christmas. New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:01:13 -0500Tennessee's bid for NFL history? The Titans lost that right along with their postseason dream, looking like a throwback to the team that started the season 0-6. New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:01:12 -0500CARACAS, Venezuela - A Greek-owned cargo ship caught fire in the Caribbean off Venezuela's coast Friday, killing nine crew members and injuring five others, Venezuelan authorities said. The Aegean Wi... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:26:14 -0500Dec. 25: The flight, arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam, made an emergency landing after a passenger allegedly attempted to light an unknown substance or device. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports. MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:24:16 -0500Rivers threw two touchdowns passes, LaDainian Tomlinson ran for two scores and the Chargers beat the Titans 42-17 on Friday night to grab the AFC’s No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:24:14 -0500Cavaliers guard Mo Williams, left, and forward LeBron James watch as fans throw foam hands onto the court late during Cleveland's 102-87 victory over L.A. on Friday. MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:24:13 -0500ROME - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has written a Christmas letter to the pope saying Christian values guide his government's work, the latest evidence that the premier beset by a sex scandal is ... MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:24:11 -0500Dec. 22: Nearly a third of all alcoholics in the U.S. are women, and often the holidays are an especially difficult time of the year for women who struggle with drinking problems. Author and former al... MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:24:10 -0500An ancient "dwarf" whale appears to have fed by sucking small animals out of the seafloor mud with its short snout and tongue, experts say.Researchers say the 25 million-year-old fossil is r... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:18:42 -0500"Mud, mud, glorious mud. Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood," goes the song, but the opposite seems to be true at Ramat Gan safari park near Tel Aviv. An abundance of mud and other factors s... Sky News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:18:34 -0500PRODUCERS of the British edition of Big Brother were targeting wounded soldiers to be contestants in the show, sparking outrage from military charity groups, a report said overnight. The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:02:56 -0500A BRITISH newspaper has named an Iranian woman shot dead during protests against her country's disputed June elections as its "person of the year". The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:02:54 -0500IT started with a pop, then a burst of flame, then a brave passenger rushed down the aisle and tackled a suspected terrorist as a packed airplane descended towards Detroit on Christmas Day. The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:02:53 -0500OFFICERS resorted to their firearms after trying other methods to calm an irate man who died after being shot by police on Christmas Day. The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:02:52 -0500Police say the 29-year-old woman was walking along Coachwood Road at Ourimbah shortly after 10am (AEDT) yesterday when she was hit by the vehicle.She was treated at the scene for a suspected broken le... The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:02:51 -0500A PASSENGER on a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight has tried to detonate an explosive device strapped to his leg and later told investigators he had affiliations with Al-Qa'ida and was tryi... The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:02:50 -0500The first wave of exhaustion hit right around the northernmost part of the Kinneret. Highway 92 meets Highway 87 so far away from the Kinneret that as I strained to get a glimpse of the water I wonder... Jerusalem Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:11:36 -0500In a luxury hotel at Suweima, on the eastern shores of the Dead Sea, the Russians held a "Track II" conference this week designed to send a clear message to the Arab world: "We are back."... Jerusalem Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:11:34 -0500DUBLIN (AP) ? Two Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland resigned on Christmas Day in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the... USA Today Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:01:21 -0500Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is launching a campaign to boost support for the fox hunting ban.Mr Benn is urging people to sign up on a website backing the ban. He claims the Tories plan to make r... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:55:29 -0500"Chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design.221b, released in the run-up to the new Sherlock Holmes movie, harnes... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:55:28 -0500A BOAT carrying suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted in Australian waters and its crew and passengers transported to the overcrowded immigration detention centre on Christmas Island. The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:40:46 -0500A Philadelphia police officer disarmed and arrested two men immediately after the Christmas Eve shooting of a cabdriver at 11th and Market Streets, police said. "He pretty much did an outstandin... Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:39:30 -0500John Godzieba, portraying Gen. George Washington, stands on a Durham boat during a re-enactment of Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, in Washington Crossing, ... Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:39:25 -0500Doris Grossman knits next to Lorraine Brown, who recruited her to make the socks at their retirement home. "Most women in the knitting club find it too hard to think about what they'll be for,&qu... Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:39:20 -0500"This is a horrible act which exploits a young soldier, who was clearly compelled to read a prepared statement," said a statement from U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Gregory Smith, ISAF's spokesman. "To relea... New York Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:20:47 -0500MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Residents across the Midwest and the Plains who made it home for Christmas were digging out on Friday after a fierce snowstorm while those who spent the night in airports and shelter... New York Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:20:46 -0500NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes, and LaDainian Tomlinson added another score to help the San Diego Chargers take a 21-10 halftime lead over the mistake-prone Tennesse... New York Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:20:42 -0500A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on Al-Qaida's instructions, tried to blow up the plane Friday as it was landing in Detroit, law enforcement and national security of... Jerusalem Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:53:56 -0500US authorities believe an incident involving a small explosion aboard a Delta-Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit on Friday was an attempted act of terrorism, a White House official said. Th... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:52:54 -0500US authorities believe an incident involving a small explosion aboard a Delta-Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit on Friday was an attempted act of terrorism, a White House official said. Th... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:52:51 -0500Search the news archive for more stories Amiruddin, a lanky 26-year-old, lost both parents when the tsunami hit Lampuuk. Now, sitting in a traditional outdoor coffee shop, he shrugs. "It's b... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:52:48 -0500LONDON : Eurostar, facing fresh criticism over the breakdown of cross-Channel passenger trains last weekend, said Friday it was cooperating fully with a review into the controversy. As the fallout con... Channel News Asia Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:48:53 -0500Jafry was sitting in the 16th row — three rows behind the passenger — when he heard "a pop and saw some smoke and fire." Then, he said, "a young man behind me jumped on him."... USA Today Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:43:34 -0500ORLANDO, Fla. - The Boston Celtics left the floor with the smallest of grins, hands raised in triumph, leaving the Orlando Magic’s fans listening to a somber song by Elvis. MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:43:00 -0500March 24, 1989: Oil tanker hits Alaska reef March 24, 1989: An Exxon oil tanker has smashed into a reef near Valdez, Alaska, causing the worst oil spill since the Alaska pipeline opened 12 years ago. ... MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:42:54 -0500“Enough is enough,” Pacquiao said in the statement. “These people, Mayweather Sr., Jr., and Golden Boy Promotions, think it is a joke and a right to accuse someone wrongly of using steroids or o... MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:42:52 -0500DUBLIN - Two Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland resigned Christmas Day in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese. MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:42:50 -0500The Houston Texans cornerback was fined that amount for wearing shoes during the season opener that carried a message directed at general manager Rick Smith: It said, “pay me Rick.”... MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:42:48 -0500Tight security at trial of Chinese dissident Dec. 23: Diplomats from 15 countries gathered outside the Beijing courthouse where Liu Xiaobo, one of the nation’s most outspoken and high-profile dissen... MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:42:46 -0500A free quit-smoking kit has been launched, as research shows almost half of smokers in England have resolved to quit in the new year.The NHS Stop Smoking Quit Kit, contains calming audio downloads, a ... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:37:54 -0500Scientists have shown how a family of "limpet-like" proteins play a crucial role in repairing the DNA damage which can lead to cancer.They hope the finding could pave the way for a new type ... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:37:52 -0500INDONESIA — It may be a testament to the reconstruction effort that, at first glance, the only clear evidence of the tsunami that obliterated much of the north Indonesian province of Aceh five y... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:35:32 -0500PARIS (Reuters) - Eurotunnel, operator of the Channel Tunnel, said on Friday its staff had reacted quickly to help some 2,500 Eurostar passengers hit by breakdowns on December 18 and were not responsi... Reuters Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:30:59 -0500Yemeni Sheikh: U.S. To Blame For Ft. Hood (CBS) Friday is the ninth Christmas that American troops have spent in Afghanistan. And it goes without saying what a difficult time this can be for them. Hel... CBS News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:29:28 -0500Preview: Out Of The Shadows Lara Logan interviews former CIA operative Henry Crumpton about the fall of the Taliban and al Qaeda in 2001 in Afghanistan. Sunday, Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. CBS News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:29:26 -0500A PASSENGER on a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight tried to detonate an explosive device that was strapped to his leg and later told investigators that he was trying to blow up the plane and had... The Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:22:35 -0500A Willingboro woman was charged with murder yesterday in the death of her 21-month-old son, Collins Bulluck Jr. Tia Welles, 23, was being held last night at the Burlington County Jail with bail set a... Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:21:08 -0500National Park Service officials have called off this winter's long-planned and highly controversial deer kill at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Park Superintendent Michael Caldwell confirmed ... Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:21:04 -0500They put up with The Godfather, Goodfellas, and several decades of gangster movies. They endured the cult success of The Sopranos, albeit through gritted teeth. But tolerant as they have reluctantly t... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:20 -0500President Barack Obama has lauded the US Senate's passage of sweeping healthcare legislation, saying that providing coverage to most Americans would represent the country's most important piece of soc... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:18 -0500Art is flourishing in the carnage left behind by Israel's military onslaught last year, as a new exhibition demonstrates. Donald Macintyre reports... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:16 -0500Yemeni forces have attacked suspected al-Qa'ida bases with the help of US intelligence. They targeted a gathering of top militant leaders, possibly killing a radical cleric linked to the US Army major... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:14 -0500For David Goldman of New Jersey this was one Christmas gift that needed no wrapping. The son he hadn't seen for five years was curled up and asleep in the seat of a private jet, high in the sky en rou... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:06 -0500Amateur video footage shows a figure identified as Susanna Maiolo vaulting over a security barrier at St Peter's Basilica, where crowds had gathered to hear the Pope celebrate midnight Mass... The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:27:02 -0500LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Police are looking for two men who shot and killed a Salvation Army major in front of his three young children outside the organisation's community centre in Arkansas. County ... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:52 -0500Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A roadside bomb Friday killed three Shiite pilgrims walking in the Iraqi capital in advance of the holy day of Ashura, authorities said. CNN Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:15:17 -0500Pakistani fighter jets have targeted suspected militant hideouts in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least 10 people.Officials say the dead were militants, but eyewitnesse... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:11:18 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. ? A passenger aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport set off firecrackers Friday, causing a commotion and some minor injuries, a Delta official said. The... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:08:13 -0500KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is on vacation in Hawaii, was "actively monitoring" the situation with a Delta flight on which a man reportedly set off firecrackers, the White H... Reuters Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:03:54 -0500PARIS (Reuters) - Eurotunnel, operator of the Channel Tunnel, said on Friday its staff had reacted quickly to help some 2,500 Eurostar passengers hit by breakdowns on December 18 and were not responsi... Reuters Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:03:53 -0500All 154 passengers and crew survived with mainly minor injuries after one of the jet's engines broke off at Kingston Airport. Part of the landing gear also smashed and the body of the Boeing 737 crac... SBS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:39:27 -0500 |
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