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World Edition Headlines [ Auto updated [7] minutes ago ] History of Lead International TV News Headlines MacKay, Hillier arrive in Kandahar to spend Christmas with troopsCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:00 ESTCanadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Rick Hillier have arrived at the airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, to spend Christmas with Canadian troops. more 3 Californians Missing in PanamaABC News (US) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:40 ESTPanama authorities search for missing plane Dad, daughter on missing plane in PanamaCNN Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:20 ESTA California hedge fund manager, his daughter and her friend were among four people on a small plane that went missing in Panama, the man's ex-wife said today. Kim Klein told The Associated Press that her ex-husband, Michael, their daughter, Talia, and her friend Francesca Lewis were on board the Cessna 172, along with a Panamanian pilot. No proof of Turkish air assault in Iraq: U.S. officialCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:50 ESTA U.S. official in Ankara said Tuesday that there was no evidence the Turkish military had carried out an air assault on northern Iraq on Sunday as an official of the northern Iraq Kurdish region had reported. more Canadian troops enjoy Christmas cheer with military comradesCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:50 ESTCanadian soldiers sang carols, donned Santa hats and strung up Christmas lights among the rows of tents to celebrate the holidays with their comrades at the Kandahar base in Afghanistan. more Footbridge collapses in Nepal, killing 13CBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:30 ESTAt least 13 people were killed and dozens " perhaps 100 or more " were missing after a footbridge collapsed over a river in western Nepal on Tuesday, officials said. more Castro exercises, reads to stay fit for re-election: brotherCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:10 ESTRaul Castro said Monday that governing Cuban Communist party leaders support his brother Fidel's re-election to the country's legislature, adding the president is exercising two hours daily and gaining weight while keeping his mind healthy with reading and writing. more U.S. Midwest recovering from deadly snowstormCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:50 ESTImproved weather conditions in the U.S. Midwest are helping road crews deal with the remnants of a snowstorm that blacked out thousands of homes and businesses and is blamed for at least 22 traffic deaths. more Cuba's Castro exercises, reads to stay fit for re-election: brotherCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:50 ESTRaul Castro said Monday governing Cuban Communist party leaders support his brother Fidel's re-election to the country's legislature, adding the president is exercising two hours daily and gaining weight while keeping his mind healthy with reading and writing. more Pope calls for end to conflict in Christmas Day messageCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:50 ESTPope Benedict XVI issued a Christmas Day appeal Tuesday to political leaders around the globe to find the "wisdom and courage'' to end bloody conflicts in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan and Congo. more Car bomb kills 22 in northern IraqCBC Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:50 ESTA suicide car bomb exploded outside a residential complex in northern Iraq Tuesday, killing 22 people and wounding 30, police and local hospital officials said. more Injured firefighter's awakening rememberedCNN Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:40 ESTFour days after Christmas in 1995, Buffalo firefighter Donny Herbert nearly died in a roof collapse that robbed his brain of oxygen. For most of the next 9½ years, he was minimally conscious and unable to communicate. Until one day ... Scores Missing as Nepal Bridge CollapsesABC News (US) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:20 ESTAt least six people were killed and up to 200 might be missing. Pope Calls for Peace and Environmental Protection on ChristmasABC News (US) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 09:00 ESTPope appeals for conflict-resolution in Afghanistan & Middle East. Pope Calls for Peace and Environmental Protection in Christmas MessageABC News (US) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 08:50 ESTPope appeals for conflict-resolution in Afghanistan & Middle East. Pope Wishes the World a Merry ChristmasABC News (US) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 08:30 ESTPope appeals for conflict-resolution in Afghanistan & Middle East. Report: Hoover planned for mass arrestsCNN Lead Headline | Tue Dec 25, 2007 07:00 ESTIn 1950, 12 days after the start of the Korean War, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan "to apprehend and detain persons who are potentially dangerous to the internal security of the country" -- thousands of them, almost all American citizens. Scientists Turn to Bacteria to Clean Europe's Architectural GemsDeutsche Welle (Europe) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 06:40 ESTMany historic buildings in Europe are covered with grime and soot but traditional cleaning methods can cause more damage than the dirt itself. Bacteria treatments are proving a novel way of polishing Europe’s gems. Suicide Bombing Kills 22 in Northern IraqABC News (US) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 06:10 ESTSuicide bombing kills 22, injures at least 50 in northern Iraq Landmark Treaty Deal EU's Biggest Success in 2007Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Tue Dec 25, 2007 06:00 ESTThroughout 2007, the EU grappled with discord about its derailed constitution. Come year's end, however, the 27-nation bloc can look back on some successes, the biggest one being the deal on its roadmap for the future. |
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