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Sunday, December 27, 2009

China says ship crew rescued from Somali pirates

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — The crew of a Chinese ship hijacked by Somali pirates in mid-October was safely rescued, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, making no mention of a reported ransom payment. ... > full story

China targets political foes after dissident trial

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — A senior Chinese police official has vowed "pre-emptive attacks" against threats to Communist Party control in a speech published days after the nation's most prominent dissident was jailed for criticizing the Party. ... > full story

Second Detroit plane scare draws tough response

DETROIT, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — When the first emergency alert from Detroit's airport went out just before noon on Sunday, it looked oddly like a mistaken repeat of the scare from two days earlier: "Nigerian national caused disturbance on Flight 253." ... > full story

JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks: sources

TOKYO, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — A state-backed turnaround fund may seek to put Japan Airlines Corp through bankruptcy court if it decides to support the struggling carrier, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. ... > full story

Al Qaeda wing says will avenge Yemen raids: web

DUBAI, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda's wing in Yemen said it would take revenge over raids against the group this month, which it said were carried out by U.S. jets and killed about 50 men, women and children, in an Internet statement on Sunday. ... > full story

Nigeria bomber's home town blames foreign schooling

FUNTUA, Nigeria, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — For residents in his home town, it was Umar Abdulmutallab's foreign education, not his roots in Muslim northern Nigeria, that radicalized him and led him to try to blow up a U.S. passenger plane. ... > full story

FBI says second Detroit plane incident not serious

DETROIT, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — The FBI gave the "all clear" on Sunday after an investigation of what it said was a "non-serious" incident on an Amsterdam to Detroit flight. ... > full story

Second Amsterdam-Detroit airplane incident: report

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam was involved in an emergency incident on its approach to Detroit on Sunday, CNN reported. ... > full story

Families of Americans held in Iran hire Iranian lawyer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — The families of three Americans charged with espionage in Iran after straying over the border from northern Iraq in July said on Sunday they have secured an Iranian lawyer to try to get them released. ... > full story

U.S. probing if al Qaeda linked to airplane incident

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration said on Sunday it was investigating whether al Qaeda was involved in a Christmas Day attempt to blow up a passenger jet and sought to head off Republican attacks over its anti-terrorism measures. ... > full story

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China says ship crew rescued from Somali pirates

China targets political foes after dissident trial

Second Detroit plane scare draws tough response

JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks: sources

Al Qaeda wing says will avenge Yemen raids: web

Nigeria bomber's home town blames foreign schooling

FBI says second Detroit plane incident not serious

Second Amsterdam-Detroit airplane incident: report

Families of Americans held in Iran hire Iranian lawyer

U.S. probing if al Qaeda linked to airplane incident

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Thai army begins forced repatriation of Hmong

HUAY NAM KHAO, Thailand, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — The Thai army began the forced repatriation of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos on Monday, defying international concerns that some would be persecuted back home. ... > full story

Japan's finance minister in hospital for tests

TOKYO, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, 77, was admitted to hospital on Monday for tests, a ministry spokesman said. ... > full story

China says ship crew rescued from Somali pirates

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Politics

White House condemns "unjust" actions in Iran

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — The White House condemned on Sunday what it called the "unjust suppression" of civilians by the Iranian government and said the United States was on the side of protesters. ... > full story

U.S. probes al Qaeda involvement in jet incident

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda involvement is a "subject of investigation" in Friday's incident in which a Nigerian man has been charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet bound from Amsterdam to Detroit, U.S. homeland security chief Janet Napolitano said on Sunday. ... > full story

U.S. says no sign jet incident part of bigger plot

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — There are no signs that the incident in which a Nigerian man has been charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet bound from Amsterdam to Detroit was part of a larger plot, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday. ... > full story

Senate confirms Miriam Sapiro to be deputy USTR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2009 (Reuters) — The Senate on Thursday approved Miriam Sapiro to be deputy U.S. trade representative for Europe and the Americas, filling one of several still vacant slots on President Barack Obama's senior trade team. ... > full story

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Business

JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks: sources

New security restrictions could hurt airlines

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Tighter security measures at U.S. airports following an attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound jet could dampen enthusiasm for air travel, hurting the airline industry just as it seemed poised to recover from a period of bruising losses, some industry experts say. ... > full story

UAE deal, outlook boost South Korea nuclear power stocks

SEOUL, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Shares in state utility KEPCO <015760.KS> and other South Korean nuclear power-related stocks jumped on Monday as a $40 billion deal from the United Arab Emirates boosted prospects for future nuclear plant deals. ... > full story

China urged to keep policies flexible

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — China needs to keep its economic policies flexible to fight against excessive surges in asset prices and hot money inflows, a central bank adviser said over the weekend. ... > full story

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Science

China says discovers tomb of famed general Cao Cao

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2009 (Reuters) — Chinese archeologists have unearthed a large third-century tomb, which they say could be that of Cao Cao, the legendary politician and general famous throughout East Asia for his Machiavellian tactics. ... > full story

Sun, moon trigger San Andreas tremors: study

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Tidal forces parallel to a segment of the San Andreas Fault in central California may be causing non-volcanic tremors that could help predict earthquakes, researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story

New crew reaches International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew that has been keeping the outpost operational since December 1. ... > full story

Meddling in mosquitoes' sex life could cut malaria

LONDON, Dec. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Interfering in mosquitoes' sex lives could help halt the spread of malaria, British scientists said on Tuesday. ... > full story

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Entertainment

Charlie Sheen out of jail after domestic incident

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26, 2009 (Reuters) — Actor Charlie Sheen, star of the hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men," has been released from jail in the Colorado ski resort city of Aspen after his Christmas Day arrest on domestic violence charges, police said. ... > full story

Merge Records: 20 years of glorious noise

NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2009 (Reuters) — In the summer of 1987, 19-year-old Mac McCaughan and his bandmates stumbled on an idea as old as rock 'n' roll itself. ... > full story

"It's Complicated": a man's film in a woman's world

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24, 2009 (Reuters) — Nancy Meyers, the middle-aged men of America thank you. ... > full story

A Minute With: Daniel Day Lewis on "Nine"

NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2009 (Reuters) — Daniel Day-Lewis has not appeared on a live theater's stage in decades, but he takes on a uniquely theatrical role for new movie musical, "Nine," which begins its broad U.S. release Christmas day. ... > full story

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