Vatican review after second barrier breach at Benedict XVI Christmas
A Swiss Italian woman Susanna Maiolo 25 breached the barrier and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI during Christmas greetings. security procedures will be reviewed. Also reported were the discovery of 11 year old Sarah Foxwell’s body in Maryland and Charlie Sheen’s arrest in Aspen on domestic violence charges with bond set at 8500 dollars.
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Susanna Maiolo
Salisbury
Maryland
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Wicomico County
Mike Lewis
Sarah H. Foxwell
Thomas J. Leggs Jr
Aspen
Colo
Charlie Sheen
Colorado
Liu Xiaobo given 11 year prison term in China
Liu Xiaobo, a leading dissident, received an 11 year sentence for inciting subversion through his writings and human rights petitions, signaling ongoing CCP crackdown on critics. In Jamaica, offshore lights failed for weeks causing an American Airlines jet to overshoot Kingston’s main airport runway, injuring most of the 154 aboard.
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China
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese Communist Party
Kingston
Jamaica
American Airlines
Nigerian man tied to al Qaeda ambush on Detroit flight
Passengers subdued a Nigerian man identified as Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab on Northwest Flight 253 as it neared Detroit. Officials call it a suspected terrorist attempt using a powder and liquid device. He was detained after the plane landed and treated for burns, with inquiries ongoing at the FBI and U.S. hospital.
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Mich
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Northwest Airlines
Detroit
U.S
Peter Smith
Netherlands
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
American soldier critiques U S in Taliban video
The Taliban released a video of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl claiming capture in Afghanistan. He speaks against U S conduct in the war while his Idaho family pleads for his return on Christmas Day. He says he was treated with dignity, contrasts U S prisoner abuses, and cites a plan to shape public opinion.
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Vietnam
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Bowe Bergdahl
Ketchum
Tsunami orphans find hope amid struggles in Aceh
In Banda Aceh, 13 year old Pipit, one of Indonesia s 5200 tsunami orphans, studies at university plays violin and learns German while living in an orphanage. The 2004 disaster killed about 230000 people 59250 words. Donations helped rebuild communities and schools as orphans cope with loneliness and grief.
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Shoong
U S Soldiers Celebrate Christmas in Afghanistan
U S troops at Camp Phoenix near Kabul marked Christmas with improvised festivites and a big meal of prime rib and shrimp. NATO units and Georgia Guardsmen joined a dance night while Operation Christmas distributed over 2800 gift bags to the camp.
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