THAILAND - Thai court continues to hold cargo plane
BANGKOK (AP): A Thai court ordered an extended 12-day detention yesterday for the crew of a cargo plane loaded with North Korean weapons, as Thailand said it was trying to determine if the aircraft's destination...

Violence worsens
Kenya (AP):At least 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes following violence in southern Sudan this year, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region seeking its independence, officials from a medical aid group said...

Countries boycott climate talks
COPENHAGEN (AP):China, India and other developing nations boycotted United Nations climate talks yesterday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions....

SPORTS BRIEF
Berlusconi suffers injuries after attack ROME (AP):Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in pain and will remain hospitalised until at least today with a fractured nose and two broken teeth from an attack by a mentally disturbed man who hit him in...