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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Top News U.S. business group accuses Obama of shorting Taiwan January 1, 2010 at 4:19 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a prominent U.S. business group accused President Barack Obama of compromising Taiwan's security to promote U.S. ties with China. Gays rush to marry at New Hampshire statehouse January 1, 2010 at 3:24 pm BOSTON (Reuters) - Gay and lesbian couples rushed to marry in New Hampshire on Friday when at the stroke of midnight it became the fifth U.S. state to allow same-sex marriage, reversing some setbacks for the polarizing national movement. U.S., Britain try to shore up Yemen security January 1, 2010 at 2:30 pm LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will more than double its security assistance for Yemen and Britain will host an international meeting this month to seek ways of preventing the poorest Arab state from becoming an al Qaeda stronghold. Pakistan volleyball blast kills 75 January 1, 2010 at 2:25 pm ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 75 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said. Kidnapped French journalists in Afghanistan alive January 1, 2010 at 2:19 pm PARIS (Reuters) - Two French journalists seized by insurgents this week in Afghanistan are alive and well, their employer said on Friday. Hundreds of cars torched in France at New Year January 1, 2010 at 2:00 pm PARIS (Reuters) - Youths burned 1,137 cars across France overnight as New Year's Eve celebrations once again turned violent, the French Interior Ministry said on Friday. NY Mayor Bloomberg to promote immigration reform January 1, 2010 at 1:59 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Friday to promote a more open U.S. immigration policy during his third term, much as he made a campaign against illegal guns a hallmark of his second term. Thousands in new year Hong Kong march for democracy January 1, 2010 at 1:57 pm HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of Hong Kong residents appealed to China on New Year's Day to allow full democracy to be introduced soon in the city, as opposition lawmakers pressed forward with a mass resignation plan later this month. Former hostage Moore arrives back in Britain January 1, 2010 at 1:53 pm LONDON (Reuters) - Computer programer Peter Moore, freed this week two and a half years after being taken hostage by militants in Iraq, arrived back in Britain on Friday, the Foreign Office said. Opposition head Mousavi: Iran in "serious crisis" January 1, 2010 at 1:51 pm TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said on Friday he was ready to die for his reformist campaign after a disputed election in June, defying hardline calls for his execution. Iraq regrets Blackwater case dismissal, may sue January 1, 2010 at 7:09 am BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq expressed its disappointment on Friday with a U.S. federal court ruling that threw out all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of gunning down Iraqi civilians in 2007. CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7 January 1, 2010 at 6:36 am WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history. U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants January 1, 2010 at 12:30 am MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants traveling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.internationalnews@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.