Christmas bombings kill 34 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 34 people were killed in three bombings in Christian areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, including a car bomb that exploded as worshippers were leaving a Christmas service, Iraqi police and medics said.
Iranian MPs propose bill to enrich uranium up to 60 percent
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s hardline lawmakers are seeking to increase uranium enrichment under the country’s nuclear program to a level that can produce bomb-grade material, a state-run website said on Wednesday.
Russian supreme court to review Khodorkovsky convictions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will review two convictions against former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, including a ruling the Kremlin critic said was preventing him from returning to Russia despite a presidential par…
Sinai-based group claims Egypt police compound bombing
ISMAILIA/CAIRO (Reuters) – A Sinai-based Islamist militant group said on Wednesday it was behind a car bomb attack on an Egyptian police compound in the Nile Delta which killed 16 people and wounded about 140.
Analysis: As Egypt hardliners gain, scope for conflict grows
CAIRO (Reuters) – If there was any hope left that the generals who overthrew Egypt’s elected president six months ago might ease the state’s crackdown on dissent, a suicide bomb that ripped through a police station on Tuesday may have destroyed it.
Britain hit by floods, power cuts at Christmas
LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Britons will remain without electricity on Christmas Day after torrential rainfall flooded homes and hurricane-force winds battered the country.
Another dark Christmas for Iraq’s Christians
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – It’s Christmas in Baghdad, and once again Iraq’s Christians are celebrating behind blast walls and barbed wire.
Atheists, work with us for peace, Pope says on Christmas
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as Roman Catholic leader, on Wednesday called on atheists to unite with believers of all religions and work for “a homemade peace” that can spread across the world.
Ukrainian journalist beaten up and left in ditch
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian opposition activist and journalist known for her investigations into corruption among senior state officials was beaten up by unknown attackers on Wednesday.
China unveils anti-graft plans, focus on protests, reforms
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled on Wednesday a five-year plan to fight pervasive graft, with particular attention on corruption that triggers protests or happens in the course of economic reforms.
