December 28 News international

Wednesday 28 December, 2011.

TOP STORY N Korea bids wintry farewell to late leader North Korea on Wednesday laid to rest its late leader Kim Jong-Il in an elaborate show of communist pomp as his youthful son and successor escorted the funeral cortege through a snowbound Pyongyang. HEADLINES Mubarak returns to court after three months  Egypt's ousted ruler Hosni Mubarak returned to court on Wednesday, wheeled in on a stretcher, for the resumption of his trial after three months on charges of ordering the shooting of anti-regime protesters. Bomb kills three NATO troops in Afghanistan  A roadside bomb attack killed three NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest flashpoints in the 10-year war against Taliban insurgents, the military said today. 90,000 displaced in Nigerian city hard hit by violence Deadly clashes between Islamists and security forces last week have displaced an estimated 90,000 people in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu. US military briefs Kayani on NATO air strike probe report  The US military has briefed Pakistani military chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on the investigation details of the 26th November NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, a Pentagon spokesman said on Wednesday. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Pope condemns Christmas bombing in Nigeria

December 27 News international 2

Tuesday 27 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Pope condemns Christmas bombing in Nigeria Pope Benedict on Monday condemned the Christmas Day bomb attacks by Islamist militants in Nigeria as an "absurd gesture" and prayed that "the hands of the violent be stopped". HEADLINES 7 Indians on board Italian ship hijacked by pirates off Oman Pirates hijacked an Italian cargo ship with 18 people, including seven Indians, on board at dawn on Tuesday off the coast of Oman in an area known for Somali pirate attacks. S Korea, China hold talks after Kim's death  Senior South Korean and Chinese officials held talks on Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-II and ways to revive stalled talks on the North's nuclear disarmament. Gunman opens fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan  A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on coalition troops in western Afghanistan, military authorities said on Monday. Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack A suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 19 people including an MP and wounding dozens of others, officials said. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

December 26 News international

Monday 26 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Christmas attacks in Nigeria kill 39 Attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people on Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church in a massive explosion after Christmas Mass. HEADLINES Baghdad suicide bomb kills five as standoff deepens  A suicide attacker in a vehicle packed with explosives killed at least five people at the interior ministry in Baghdad on Monday as a worsening political standoff stoked sectarian tensions. Gunman opens fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan  A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on coalition troops in western Afghanistan, military authorities said today. 13 killed in Syria's flashpoint Homs: activists  Heavy gunfire in Syria's flashpoint central city Homs on Monday killed 13 people in the Sunni district of Baba Amro, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement. Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack A suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 19 people including an MP and wounding dozens of others, officials said. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA Egypt's Islamists sweep runoffs: state media ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA 9 killed, 17 injured in Pak suicide attack WEST ASIA Yemen President Saleh says he plans a stay in US

OTHER TOP STORIES First freely elected Tunisian govt sworn in