December 14 News national

Wednesday 14 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Tunisia's new president Marzouki sworn in Tunisia's opposition veteran Moncef Marzouki on Tuesday was sworn in as the country's first elected president since the north African nation's revolution sparked the Arab Spring. HEADLINES Kuwaiti emir swears in new cabinet  Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Wednesday swore in the new cabinet with only minor changes to the government that resigned in November over allegations of corruption. 10 die in explosion, shootings in Nigeria  A powerful bomb blast targeting soldiers followed by gunfire rocked the troubled Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 10 people and wounding many others. Philippine chief justice blasts Aquino 'dictatorship'  The chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday accused President Benigno Aquino of plotting a "dictatorship", and vowed to fight for his job after parliament impeached him. Obama to honor troops to mark end of Iraq war  President Barack Obama will embrace returning troops and seek to turn the page on the divisive, bloody and costly period of modern US history stained by the Iraq war on Wednesday. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Australia PM reshuffles cabinet, targets jobs and workplace New member Palestine raises flag at UNESCO  Infringement of Pak territorial integrity unacceptable: Gilani  UN climate meet clears landmark deal to combat global warming