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Chinese internet porn sensation detained by police (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:23 AM CST

Reuters - A Chinese woman who became an online sensation after posting a homemade pornographic film of herself on the internet has been detained in Shanghai, according to state media.

EU tops off aid to civilians displaced in southern Philippines (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:59 PM CST

Alistair MacDonald, head of the European Commission in Manila, is seen here during a press conference in October. The EU has approved a fresh grant of 2.5 million euros (3.4 million dollars) for civilians displaced by a Muslim separatist conflict in the southern Philippines. MacDonald has noted that AFP - The European Union has approved a fresh grant of 2.5 million euros (3.4 million dollars) for civilians displaced by a Muslim separatist conflict in the southern Philippines.

Grumpy miracle pig voted China's most popular animal (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:53 PM CST

Reuters - A pig that survived 36 days buried in the rubble of May's massive Sichuan earthquake has been voted China's favourite animal, but the attention has made him fat, lazy and bad-tempered, state media said.

'I was lied to' says husband of kidnapped Bangladeshi doctor (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:28 PM CST

File photo of Bangladeshi doctor Humayra Abedin in Britain. The husband in the case of the Bangladeshi doctor held captive by her parents and forced to marry against her will has said he only realised too late that his bride was against the arranged match.(AFP/Ho/File)AFP - The husband in the case of a Bangladeshi doctor held captive by her parents and forced to marry against her will has said he only realised too late that his bride was against the arranged match.

Britain marks 20th anniversary of Lockerbie bombing (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:01 PM CST

A policeman walks away from the cockpit of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. Britain was commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing Sunday, recalling the night a US-bound jet carrying 259 passengers and crew was blown up over a Scottish town.(AFP/File/Roy Letkey)AFP - Britain was commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing Sunday, recalling the night a US-bound jet carrying 259 passengers and crew was blown up over a Scottish town.

Allardyce plans Santa Cruz showdown (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 08:25 PM CST

Blackburn Rovers new manager Sam Allardyce takes his seat before the Premier league football match against Stoke City at Ewood Park , Blackburn, north-west England , on December 20.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is planning showdown talks with Roque Santa Cruz after the Paraguay striker revealed he wants to quit Ewood Park in the January transfer window.

Sunderland to weigh-up Sbragia option (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 07:35 PM CST

Sunderland's midfielder Steed Malbranque (R) celebrates with teammate Kieran Richardson after scoring against Hull City during their English Premier League football match at The Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. Sunderland scored three goals in the closing 12 minutes as they moved out of the English Premier League relegation zone with a 4-1 victory away to high-flyers Hull City.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn will meet with his fellow directors this week to discuss the merits of appointing Ricky Sbragia as the club's manager on a permanent basis.

McCann family releases video plea for Madeleine information (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 06:06 PM CST

Kate (R) and Gerry McCann are pictured in July 2008. The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann issued an emotional appeal Sunday to ensure this is the last Christmas they spend without their daughter.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann issued an emotional appeal Sunday to ensure this is the last Christmas they spend without their daughter.

Palestinian leader Abbas visits Russia's Chechnya (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 06:05 PM CST

Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived on Sunday in Grozny, capital of Russia's troubled region of Chechnya.

Oscar winner Attenborough in hospital after fall (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 05:57 PM CST

Oscar-winning British director and actor Richard Attenborough, seen here in October 2008, was in a stable condition after an accident at his home, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Oscar-winning British director and actor Richard Attenborough was in a stable condition after an accident at his home, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.

Rioters clash anew with Greek police in Athens (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 04:53 PM CST

Riot police officers protect the Christmas tree during a protest in central Athens' Syntagma Square , Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. A crowd of about of 150 clashed with dozens of riot police when they threw garbage at a tall Christmas tree and hung trash bags from the tree branches. The original tree was burned by protesters in the first days of the violence, following the Dec. 6 shooting of a 15 - year old teenager. (AP Photo / Petros Karadjias)AP - Hundreds of rioters battled police in central Athens on Saturday, fire-bombing a credit reporting agency and attacking the city's Christmas tree two weeks after the police shooting of a teenager set off Greece's worst unrest in decades.

Report: Engdahl quits as Swedish Academy secretary (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST

AP - Horace Engdahl will step down as permanent secretary of the academy that awards the Nobel Literature Prize, Swedish media reported Saturday.

Bolshoi ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya dies at 92 (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:50 AM CST

AP - Olga Lepeshinskaya, the Bolshoi Ballet's prima ballerina for three decades during the Soviet times, has died at the age of 92.

Italy's poor to eat contraband caviar on Christmas (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:45 AM CST

AP - Some homeless people in Italy will be savoring beluga caviar this Christmas, thanks to officials who seized 88 pounds (40 kilograms) of the contraband delicacy from smugglers.

Belgian king consults on government crisis (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:11 AM CST

AP - King Albert II consulted with political leaders on Saturday on ways to limit a crisis caused by the Belgian government's offer to resign over allegations it interfered in a court case regarding the Fortis bank bailout.

Russians protest over car import tariffs (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:09 AM CST

People hold Russian and Japanese flags, background, as they protest against the authorities' plans to raise tariffs on imported used Japanese cars in central part of the Pacific port of Vladivostok, about 6,400 km (4,000 miles) east of Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. The banner reads: 'Putin, fight oligarchs but not your people!' Russia's government had earlier announced it would raise tariffs on imported cars, including used cars. That issue has sparked a grass-roots uproar in many regions, where importing and using used cars is big business, such as the far Eastern regions of Primorye and Khabarovsk, where the cars are almost entirely imported from Japan. (AP Photo)AP - Sergei Morozov fears new import tariffs will keep him from buying the car he wants for months. The Kremlin fears Morozov's discontent — and that of thousands of other Russians — will snowball into the biggest challenge to its authority in years.

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