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2 bombs kill 16 in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore

AP - 7 minutes ago

A pair of remote-controlled bombs ripped through a market popular with women in this eastern Pakistani city Monday, killing 16 people and wounding 100, authorities said.

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Suspect charged in killing of Pittsburgh-area cop
AP via Yahoo! News - 7 minutes ago
Police in suburban Pittsburgh say a man who came in for questioning in the shooting death of an officer has been charged with killing him and another man.
Tens of thousands protest in Iran, battling police
AP via Yahoo! News - 13 minutes ago
Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting "death to the dictator" outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said.
Officials recommend postponing Iraqi elections
AP via Yahoo! News - 14 minutes ago
Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and bring a possible surge of violence.
15 killed as bomb blasts hit Pakistan's Lahore: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - 18 minutes ago
At least 15 people were killed Monday and 40 others wounded when twin bomb blasts ripped through a busy market in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, the city police chief said.
States gear up holiday crackdown on drunk driving
USA Today - 20 minutes ago
As the nation prepares to celebrate the party-rich holiday season, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood had a simple message for American motorists Monday: Have fun, but don't get behind the wheel if you've been drinking.
Ex-congressman accused in youth soccer scuffle
AP via Yahoo! News - 23 minutes ago
Police are investigating a fight between a former Mississippi congressman and a youth-league soccer coach after a weekend game.
Leaders from 192 nations meet for climate summit
USA Today - 26 minutes ago
The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with diplomats from 192 nations warned that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
Chinese man still jailed 1 year after reform call
AP via Yahoo! News - 34 minutes ago
Police took Liu Xiaobo away one year ago, a day before the publication of a document he co-authored that called for more civil rights in China and an end to the Communist Party's political dominance. The former professor has been held without charge ever since and allowed just two visits from his wife.
South Africa police arrested for stealing marijuana
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 35 minutes ago
Three South African police officers were arrested after a woman complained that they had stolen her marijuana, SAPA news agency reported on Monday.
Ten dead as twin bombs hit Pakistan's Lahore: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - 35 minutes ago
At least 10 people were killed Monday and 40 others wounded when twin bomb blasts ripped through a busy market in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, officials said.
Greenpeace members climb atop Parliament
AP via Yahoo! News - 39 minutes ago
Members of Greenpeace easily breached security and scaled two Parliament buildings in Ottawa to stage a protest on the roof Monday, the opening day of the climate conference in Copenhagen.
Snipers to protect Nobel winner Obama in Oslo
AFP via Yahoo! News - 40 minutes ago
More than 2,000 police, including snipers and sniffer dog handlers, will be mobilised for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Thursday honouring US President Barack Obama, police said.
Iranian Student Protesters Clash With Police
New York Times - 46 minutes ago
Thousands gathered at universities around the country, in the first major anti-government protests in weeks.
German photographer on bail after 2010 bomb scare
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - 57 minutes ago
A 68-year-old German photographer was granted 5,000 rand ($670) bail in a South African court on Monday after being arrested for making a hoax threat ahead of the draw for next year's soccer World Cup. Bernd Fischer, who said he worked as a freelance journalist for German news agencies, was one of two people arrested on Friday for separate false bomb threats ahead of the 2010 final draw in Cape ...
Seven killed as blasts hit Pakistan's Lahore: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
Seven people were killed Monday and 30 more wounded when two near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through a busy market in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, a senior police official said.