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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mon 28 Dec 2009 Rising violence: Mexico needs help to defeat the drug cartels Mexican drug cartels haven't cornered the market on human cruelty, but they're working on it. Since the election of President Felipe Calderon three years ago, more than 15,000 people have died in... (photo: AP / OEM, Froylan Trujillo) Crime Mexico Photos Police Violence |
The Times Mon 28 Dec 2009 Thais send in army to deport Laos' Hmong refugees Thai army troops with shields and batons moved into a refugee camp in southern Thailand early today to evict 4000 Hmong asylum seekers and send them back to Laos, despite objections from human rights... (photo: AP / The Royal Thai Army) Human Rights Laos Photos Refugees Thailand |
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BBC News Mon 28 Dec 2009 Iranian protests spark fresh clashes in Tehran Further clashes have taken place in the Iranian capital Tehran, following anti-government protests in which at least four people died. Reports say police fired tear gas... (photo: AP) Iran Photos Police Politics Protests |
BBC News Mon 28 Dec 2009 Disinfectants 'train' superbugs to resist antibiotics Disinfectants could effectively train bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, research suggests. Scientists know bacteria can become inured to disinfectant, but... (photo: AP Photo/PA-Adam Butler) Disease Health Photos Science Bacteria |
The Guardian Mon 28 Dec 2009 JAL bankruptcy proposed as option to banks-sources * Chapter 11-style bankruptcy discussed as option-sources * Private out-of-court restructuring still option-sources * JAL shares unchanged at 97 yen, Nikkei up 0.7 pct... (photo: Creative Commons / Uryah) Airline Business Company Japan Photos |
Irish Times Mon 28 Dec 2009 Birth of Brazil's new middle class helps US carmakers in their fight to survive General Motors and Ford are heading for record sales in world's fifth-largest car market THE WOES of Detroit's carmakers have become emblematic of the crisis gripping the... (photo: AP / Matt Rourke) Automaker Brazil Business Economy Photos |
Irish Times Mon 28 Dec 2009 Passenger charged with plot to destroy aircraft A FORMER London student has been charged with attempting to blow up a transatlantic aircraft carrying 278 passengers on Christmas Day. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) Airline Nigeria Photos Terrorism US |