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Yemen probes contacts, movements of bomb suspect
This image of a graphic which appeared on a Web site frequently used by militants to disseminate their messages, purports to show Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab superimposed over an image of a airplane, with Arabic script which translates in English, beginning with the white script over the blue background, as: 'Al-Qaida group in the Arabian Peninsula the Operation of the Mujahid brother Umar al-Farouk the Nigerian,' and in the red script, below: 'in retaliation to the American aggression on Yemen.' In a statement posted on the site dated Saturday Dec. 26, 2009, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the attack on a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day. In the statement, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said Abdulmutallab coordinated with members of the group, an alliance of militants based in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. (AP Photo)
Court ruling deals setback to MBTA unions
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has dealt a setback to MBTA unions hoping to stop the state from cutting worker benefits.
Report: Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium
Diplomats are concerned about an intelligence report that says Iran is trying to import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan in violation of U.N. Security Council sanctions. |
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Consumer confidence extends rise in December
A more upbeat outlook on jobs pushed Americans' confidence in the economy higher in December for the second month in a row, a survey released Tuesday said.
Iran limits movements of an opposition leader
Iranian security forces have limited the movements of a leading opposition figure by refusing to protect him when he leaves his home, his son said Tuesday as authorities broadened their crackdown with a new wave of arrests that included the sister of Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi.
Somali pirates seize tanker, cargo ship
Striking into the heavily patrolled Gulf of Aden, Somali pirates seized a British-flagged chemical tanker - the first merchant vessel to be hijacked there in nearly six months, the same day that a ship was taken by brigands in the Indian Ocean, officials said Tuesday.
China executes Briton despite UK, family pleas
China brushed aside international appeals Tuesday and executed by lethal injection a British drug smuggler who relatives say was mentally unstable and unwittingly lured into crime.
NKorea confirms it has detained an American
North Korea acknowledged Tuesday it had detained an American for illegally entering the reclusive country, news welcomed by relatives of an Arizona missionary who feared they would never hear from him again after he sneaked across the border.
Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
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