Top Stories: Separate attacks throughout Iraq resulted in the deaths of 11 people on Christmas Day. Big News Network.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:30:33 -0500Israel in two months will provide all its residents with gas masks. Big News Network.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:07:07 -0500Reconstruction 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 -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 hotel in Perth in Western Australia. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:34:58 -0500A Nigerian man believed to be linked to al Qaeda militants was in custody today after he tried to ignite an explosive device on a US passenger plane as it approached Detroit. The suspect, who... The Independent Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:39:59 -0500SEOUL - A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong Il in order to call attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners believed held in... MSNBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:29:59 -0500The suspect, identified by a U.S. government official as 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ignited a small explosive device Friday, shortly before a... CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:28:42 -0500Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza early Saturday, acts that quickly drew Palestinian condemnation. CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:28:39 -0500A large piece of plastic ceiling panel fell on shoppers seeking out Boxing Day bargains at a Selfridges store in Manchester, injuring four people.The 3ft (1m) square piece from the ceiling light fixtu... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:25:19 -0500Explosive Set Off on Plane A senior official calls the incident an "attempted act of terror." Man with possible al Qaeda ties lit an explosive on a Delta flight, injuring himself and two others. Jim A... CBS News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:16:18 -0500PHUKET, Thailand (AP) -- Buddhist monks chanted on white-sand beaches in Thailand and thousands prayed at mosques in Indonesia to mark the fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 peop... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:59 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:59 -0500SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong Il in order to call attention to the tens of thousands of political prisone... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:58 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal defic... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:57 -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 07:49:56 -0500TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian security forces beat protesters in central Tehran on Saturday, a sign of mounting tensions ahead of planned opposition rallies to mark a religious festival and the death o... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:55 -0500PHOENIX (AP) -- A patrol officer spotted a suspected kidnapper's car and aided in the rescue of a 5-year-old girl, who was found uninjured in what police are calling Phoenix's "Christmas miracle."... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:54 -0500NABLUS, West Bank (AP) -- Israeli soldiers on Saturday shot dead three Palestinians who the military says were involved in a roadside ambush that killed an Israeli settler earlier in the week. New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:54 -0500LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominant victory... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:49:52 -0500Audrey Hudson A Nigerian man is hospitalized and in police custody after an attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack when he attempted to ignite an incendiary device on a Northwest flight as it desce... Washington Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:33:51 -0500Iranian security forces beat protesters in central Teheran on Saturday, a sign of mounting tensions ahead of planned opposition rallies to mark a religious festival and the death of a dissident cleric... Jerusalem Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:22:30 -0500EastEnders was the most watched TV programme on Christmas Day, with 10.9m viewers on average, according to overnight figures from Barb.The audience research body found BBC shows were nine of the 10 mo... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:35 -0500To get involved use 606 or text us your views & comments on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide). (Not all contributions can be used)... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:34 -0500Today's expected to be the busiest shopping day of 2009 but for others Boxing Day means saddling to hunt. What does the day mean to you?Traditionally held on the day after Christmas the day is meant t... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:32 -0500Police divers have begun searching a Hertfordshire river in the hunt for a 13-year-old boy who has been missing since Christmas Eve.Jordan Trowsdale, from Bishop's Stortford, was last seen at the town... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:31 -0500TEHRAN (Reuters) - A reformist website said Iranian riot police fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters in Tehran who used a religious commemoration on Saturday to try to revive anti-governme... International Herald Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:03:00 -0500The Hague - The United States has asked airlines worldwide to tighten security after a Nigerian tried to blow up a US airliner he boarded in Amsterdam, Dutch authorities said Saturday. Officials sa... IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:59:45 -0500DETROIT/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Nigerian man believed to be linked to al Qaeda militants was in custody on Saturday after he tried to ignite an explosive device on a U.S. passenger plane as it approac... Reuters Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:58:44 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. - 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 and hea... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:49:37 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:31:03 -0500SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong Il in order to call attention to the tens of thousands of political prisone... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:31:00 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal defic... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:30:58 -0500TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian security forces beat protesters in central Tehran on Saturday, a sign of mounting tensions ahead of planned opposition rallies to mark a religious festival and the death o... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:30:56 -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 06:30:54 -0500IDF soldiers in Nablus killed 3 terrorists who murdered Rabbi Meir Chai in a shooting attack on Thursday, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday accused Israel of tr... Jerusalem Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:02:57 -0500ZAGREB : Croatians go to the polls Sunday amid a deepening economic crisis and concerns over high-level corruption to elect a president to steer the Balkans country into the European Union. A dozen ca... Channel News Asia Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:57:38 -0500New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Forty-five people are believed dead after a bridge collapsed in the north Indian industrial hub of Kota, officials said Saturday. CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:57 -0500KINGSTON, Jamaica - Offshore lights that guide pilots into Jamaica's main airport had been knocked out for more than a month when an American Airlines jet landed in driving rain and overshot the runwa... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:20 -0500Iranian security forces and opposition activists have clashed in the centre of the capital Tehran, reformist websites and witnesses report.AFP news agency said police "sought to disperse about 20... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:28 -0500Education Secretary Michael Russell has said computer games can play a key role in encouraging children's learning.Mr Russell said educational "brain training" technology could motivate youn... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:26 -0500A 19-year-old man is due to appear in court later charged with murder following an incident at Rhuddlan, Denbighshire.Anthony Finbar Burke, aged 20, died in Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, after he ... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:25 -0500There have been fresh calls for a fifth Irish bishop to resign following a report which found that Catholic leaders concealed child abuse.Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan is now the only serving bishop... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:23 -0500Banda Aceh, Indonesia - People across Asia paused Saturday to remember the day five years ago when an undersea earthquake unleashed a devastating wave that killed more than 220 000 people. A solemn... IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:40:52 -0500BEAUTY-conscious women in Dubai are being targeted by a controversial product claimed to make them look younger made from newborn baby placenta. The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:31:58 -0500There were no immediate reports of a tsunami or casualties.The quake struck at 3.57pm local time (5.57pm AEDT) about 152 kilometres northwest of Tual, Maluku province, at a depth of 67 kilometres, the... The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:31:58 -0500RUMBLING Mayon volcano in the Philippines is showing signs of becoming clogged with lava and could erupt explosively, a government volcanologist said today. The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:31:57 -0500Once again, backup quarterback Michael Vick missed practice yesterday. And the quadriceps bruise he suffered last week against San Francisco could keep him from playing tomorrow. "I can't do wha... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:30:19 -0500MURRAY, Ky. -- Kentucky State Police say one person is dead after a small, experimental plane crashed in rural western Kentucky.Trooper Dean Patterson, spokesman for State Police Post 1, says the vict... Lexington Herald-Leader Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:26:24 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:11:55 -0500The Rah-e-Sabz site says forces including the Revolutionary Guard and paramilitary Basij forces confronted demonstrators on Saturday and broke the windows of cars that were honking horns in protest. New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:11:52 -0500SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong Il in order to call attention to the tens of thousands of political prisone... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:11:51 -0500LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominant victory... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:11:49 -0500The Sunday before Christmas, mass services at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher run so close to each other that the chanting of the monks overlaps and echoes through the dimly lit hallways of the old s... Jerusalem Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:46:46 -0500Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits. USA Today Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:36:14 -0500(CNN) -- Crowds attended prayers and other ceremonies across Asia on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that killed about 250,000 people in 14 countries five years ago... CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:34:19 -0500A Nigerian reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the US, officials say.They say the 23-year-old man was trying to ignite som... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:30:51 -0500.brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:24:51 -0500ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents had planned to use five Americans detained in Pakistan, who had contacted the militant group through the Internet, to carry out attacks inside the U.S. ally, a... Reuters Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:23:36 -0500Pastor Kirk Caldwell wrote last year that at age 15, he found God. Yesterday, on Christmas, 29 years after he found God, he found himself in the most ungodly of situations. Police said Caldwell, 44,... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:06 -0500On Christmas morning, Barbara Hardwick sat inside a Cherry Hill hospital, staring at a face she fell in love with decades ago when doctors first placed her daughter, Sandra, in her arms. "She wa... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:01 -0500A taxi driver was in stable condition last night at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after being shot in the shoulder by one of two gunmen in Center City on Christmas Eve, police said. A police o... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:51 -0500IT'S A KIND of limbo on the calendar. What do people do during the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve? The simple answer is that adults go to work, children don't go to school and life moves fo... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:48 -0500ROMULUS, Mich. - A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaeda tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane yesterday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and ... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:46 -0500Bryn Athyn College president Christopher Clark (center) with parents at a reception aimed at raising enrollment. Some New Church members worry that theology will be watered down. Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:44 -0500HARRISBURG - One of state government's most secretive agencies is housed near the end of a hallway on the third floor of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, just across Commonwealth Avenue from the Capi... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:41 -0500As Revolutionary War reenactors prepared to cross the Delaware River yesterday, Lockheed Martin Corp. pledged $400,000 to the cash-strapped state park in Bucks County named for George Washington's dar... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:38 -0500]+(>|$)/g, ""); formObj.field.value += ' (HTML deleted)'; } //alert('After Flag | mT: ' + mT + ' | kP: ' + kP) return insertComment(formObj, true, updateComments, true); };... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:36 -0500The Low Mass of the Dawn, also called the Shepherds' Mass, at St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Center City was attended yesterdayby six worshipers. There is no singing or sermon, and the service last... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:34 -0500Comedic juggler Michael Rosman was among the entertainers at the National Museum of Jewish American History's annual event. It's more meaningful than "going to a movie and eating Chinese food,&qu... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:32 -0500Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl , in an image made available by IntelCenter. There was no indication of when the video was made. A NATO official called it a "horrible act which exploits a young soldier."... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:26 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. counterterrorism officials are scrambling to assess a potential new threat from an explosive mixture that evaded detection aboard a Detroit-bound airliner but failed to bring d... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:53:45 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal defic... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:53:44 -0500IDF soldiers killed six Palestinian terror operatives in operations in the West Bank and the northern Gaza Strip early on Saturday morning. In Nablus, troops surrounded the homes of three Al-Aksa M... Jerusalem Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:28:36 -0500An al Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, it has been reported. The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powdery ... The Independent Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:27:19 -0500British consular staff are set to fly to the Chinese region of Xinjiang to see condemned Briton Akmal Shaikh and discuss his case.The government has asked for clemency to be shown because he is believ... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:11:06 -05000807 - 3-1 Graham Onions to share the new ball with Anderson. Anyone else try to fool their own mirrors by holding their stomachs in and throwing semi-muscleman shapes? You should try it, it glosses o... BBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:11:04 -0500Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A bus skidded off a highway and crashed into a barrier in northern Malaysia early Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring two others. The vehicle spun out of control and s... IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:05:29 -0500The Melbourne man, aged in his 40s, and his 16-year-old son were swimming at Lighthouse Beach, Ballina, this morning.A Surf Life Saving NSW spokesman said they got into trouble about 250m south of the... The Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:57:13 -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 02:37:37 -0500SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea in order to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners estimated to be held in the communi... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:37:35 -0500LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominant victory... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:37:34 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -0500 | 
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