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Pakistani security officials and local residents look belongings of the victims at the site of suicide bombing in Sherpao, a village 25 miles northeast Peshawar, Pakistan. (Photo by Mohammad Zubair / AP)

US convoys struggle to adjust to road policy change

McClatchy Newspapers

All-star holiday tour in Iraq, Afghanistan

USA Today

Baghdad shoppers venture out, even after dark

NPR

1 dead in New Zealand quake

One woman has died and a state of emergency has been declared for the center of the eastern New Zealand city of Gisborne after a powerful 6.8 earthquake flattened buildings and caused damage.

Sydney Morning Herald

Pakistan suicide bomber kills 55 at mosque

More than 50 people were killed when a suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a crowded mosque near the home of Pakistan's former interior minister on one of Islam's major holidays.

Guardian

Special section:

Profile: Aftab Sherpao

BBC

Dozens die in Pakistan blast

Reuters

White House faces CIA tapes hearing

The Bush administration has made its position clear and now gets a chance to say it to a judge: Hold off on inquiring about the destruction of CIA videotapes.

TIME

FCC targets big media

The Federal Communications Commission decided to increase regulation of the cable market and to allow some newspapers to own a radio or TV station in the same market.

Christian Science Monitor

Israel examining Hamas truce proposal

Israel is examining a Hamas truce proposal delivered by Egypt, defense officials said, but violence persisted as a Hamas militant was killed near the Israel-Gaza border.

Newsweek

NATION

New Orleans approves demolitions

New Orleans City Council has voted to demolish 4,500 public housing units despite violent protests against the development project.

BBC

New Orleans police, protesters clash

MSNBC

Violent clashes in New Orleans

CBS News

Jury deliberates case of Internet hoax that led to deadly shooting

The tragic story that began with a sick joke on the Internet is coming to a close as a Riverhead, New York, jury deliberates the fate of 53-year-old John White, on trial for killing a friend of his son.

CNN

Study: Airport security screening process is pointless

Airport security lines can annoy passengers, but there is no evidence that they make flying any safer, researchers reported.

ABC News

POLITICS

Opponent of illegal immigration ends White House bid

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., abandoned his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's candidacy.

CNNPolitics

Clinton says wife a 'world-class genius'

Former President Clinton says his wife is a "world-class genius" when it comes to improving the lives of others.

Yahoo! News

In charity, Clinton donors overlap

International Herald Tribune

Bush says Congress wasting time, money

President Bush, successful in forcing the Democratic Congress to bend to his will, complained that lawmakers had wasted time and taxpayers' money.

Ventura Country Star

BUSINESS

Crude oil prices creep higher

Oil prices edged ahead in a quiet trade before the Christmas and New Year holidays amid lingering concerns about energy supplies during the northern hemisphere winter.

AFP

United Air doubles fuel surcharge as oil rises

Environmental News Network

US stocks rise on consumer spending

U.S. stocks gained the most in two weeks, led by energy and technology shares, after the biggest increase in consumer spending in two years helped reduce concern the economy will slow.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Beckham to train with Arsenal

David Beckham is expected to train with Premier League club Arsenal early next year to prepare for the Major League Soccer season.

Sports Illustrated

Jeter, Joba back Clemens, lawyer bashes media reports

Two of Roger Clemens' teammates on the New York Yankees defended the pitcher, while his lawyer unleashed another attack on media reports linking the player with the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

ESPN

HEALTH

In-house hospital doctors shorten stays, study finds

The largest study to date of the impact of "hospitalists" reveals that these in-house hospital doctors can help shorten patients' stays and reduce their costs.

San Jose Mercury News

Salmonella fears prompt basil recall

Some 5,500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States has been recalled because of fears it may be infected with salmonella, a spokesman for the importer said.

Yahoo! News

RELIGION

States step up demands for restitution

A young burglar accused of burning down the St. Paul United Methodist Church 13 years ago was ordered to make $2.4 million in restitution. It was, at best, wishful thinking on the part of the court.

Yahoo! News

Anger at 'satanic' Coca-Cola ad

Prosecutors in Russia say they are studying a complaint accusing Coca-Cola of insulting Orthodox Christian beliefs in an advertising campaign.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Ancient villas, baths restored in Rome

The restored ruins of two opulent Roman villas and private thermal baths will open to the public, along with a 3-D reconstruction that offers a virtual tour of the residences discovered in Rome.

Examiner

EU expands border-free zone

Nine new countries in the European Union opened up their borders to their fellow countrymen, allowing the free passage of tourists without the need to show a passport at the border check posts.

Earth Times

WORLD

WTO gives Antigua right to violate US copyrights in dispute

In an unusual ruling at the World Trade Organization, the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua won the right to violate copyright protections on goods like U.S. films and music — worth up to $21 million.

International Herald Tribune

2 Guantanamo inmates released

London Independent

Bin Laden driver to face Guantanamo trial, judge says

Bloomberg

'Enough evidence' to charge Zuma

South Africa's top prosecutor says there is enough evidence to charge the new leader of the governing party, Jacob Zuma, with corruption, a case that could derail his election as the country's next president.

BBC

Zuma calls for unity

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

China reels from drought

China is suffering its worst drought in a decade, which has left millions of people short of drinking water and has shrunk reservoirs and rivers, state media said.

Environmental News Network

Japan drops humpback whales

Japan has dropped its controversial plan to hunt humpback whales in Antarctic waters after strong protests led by Australia, chief government spokesperson Nobutaka Machimura said.

Earth Times

Humpback meal

National Geographic

EPA denies 18 states the right to fight global warming

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stunned the nation by denying California and 17 other states the right to proceed with regulations that would reduce global warming pollution from new automobiles.

Environmental News Network

California will not get US waiver on emissions

Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Place your bets: Will asteroid hit Mars?

According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on Jan. 30, 2008. Asteroid 2007 WD5 is about 160 feet in diameter.

iTWire

IBM virtual world defies laws of physics

IBM's uptight, starched-shirt image has survived for many decades, but the stereotype may finally meet its demise at the hands of a giant boulder and a meeting room up in the sky.

PC World

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

MTV dances with 'Mall' crowd

MTV is looking to make a splash in the musical arena with "The American Mall." The project, from "High School Musical" producers Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush, will air in the summer.

Hollywood Reporter

14th annual Screen Actors Guild Award nominations goes 'Wild'

''Into the Wild'' led the Screen Actors Guild Award nominees with four nods, followed by ''Michael Clayton'' and ''No Country For Old Men.'' Also, the ''Sopranos,'' ''30 Rock'' and ''Ugly Betty'' scored big.

Entertainment Weekly

EDUCATION

University mandates 'Merry ------mas'

A Midwestern university has mandated "Merry -----mas" as a holiday greeting, banning "Christ" in apparent violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to Liberty Counsel.

World Net Daily

Study: Foster care boosts IQ of children in orphanages

Abandoned children in Romania who were removed from orphanages and put in foster care had far better reasoning, language and other intellectual skills, U.S. researchers said.

Reuters

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