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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 Bomb suspect "reached out" to UK militants: report January 2, 2010 at 11:04 pm LONDON (Reuters) - British security services knew three years ago that the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound plane had "multiple communications" with Islamic extremists in Britain, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, charged with trying to blow up Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day, studied in London between 2005 and 2008. Obama blames al Qaeda for plane attack January 2, 2010 at 11:01 pm HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday zeroed in on al Qaeda as the driving force behind an attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas and promised again to hold accountable those involved in the failed attack. U.K. says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit January 2, 2010 at 10:55 pm LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism in Yemen and Somalia after an attack on a U.S.-bound plane, Britain said on Sunday. Yemen president to work with U.S. to boost security January 2, 2010 at 3:32 pm SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's president met a top U.S. general on Saturday to discuss boosting military cooperation, after President Barack Obama tied al Qaeda's regional arm to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. passenger jet. Karzai visits south Afghanistan, rockets land nearby January 2, 2010 at 12:25 pm LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the southerly Helmand province on Saturday, where he condemned recent foreign air strikes that have killed civilians, and two rockets apparently exploded nearby. Yemen rebels ready for talks once fighting stops January 2, 2010 at 12:17 pm DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Shi'ite rebels are ready for talks with the government once fighting stops, their leader said on Saturday, responding to a presidential plea as fears grow that al Qaeda could exploit the country's instability. Brazil death toll from floods, mudslides rises to 64 January 2, 2010 at 12:15 pm RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rescue crews on Saturday intensified the search for victims at a plush Brazilian beach resort ravaged by mudslides and flooding that have killed at least 64 people in three states. Bomb suspect may not have begun trip in Ghana January 2, 2010 at 11:34 am ACCRA (Reuters) - A Nigerian charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day may not have begun his journey in Ghana, a Ghanaian airport official said on Saturday. Bin Laden daughter should be free to quit Iran: Saudi Arabia January 2, 2010 at 11:16 am RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia urged Iran on Saturday to allow a daughter of Osama bin Laden, who fled house arrest and sought refuge in the Saudi embassy in Tehran, to leave the country if she wishes. Afghan parliament rejects 17 of 24 cabinet nominees January 2, 2010 at 10:53 am KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan parliament on Saturday dealt President Hamid Karzai a painful political blow when they rejected 17 out of 24 of his cabinet nominees, including several close allies and former guerrilla commander Ismail Khan. Ten killed in Niger attacks - security sources January 2, 2010 at 9:24 am NIAMEY (Reuters) - Ten people including seven soldiers were killed late this week during attacks by gunmen in Niger, security sources said on Saturday, adding to the week's death toll from armed clashes in the uranium-exporting northwest African country. Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda January 2, 2010 at 6:49 am HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday it appeared the man suspected of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network. Pakistan volleyball blast kills 88 January 2, 2010 at 1:55 am ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 88 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said. Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links" January 2, 2010 at 12:43 am COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad sparked global Muslim outrage.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.internationalnews@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.