[World] New Japan PM Abe says will pursue bold monetary policy

New Japan PM Abe says will pursue bold monetary policy
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/premarket-futures-higher-ahead-of-latest-housing-data/article6711673/
TOKYO | Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:56am EST. TOKYO Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday his government will pursue bold monetary policy, flexible fiscal policy and a growth strategy to encourage private investment.

Egyptian Senate Convenes
http://www.voanews.com/content/egyptian-senate-convenes-after-constitution-approval/1572298.html
Egypt's upper house of parliament has convened for its first session since President Mohamed Morsi signed a decree putting the controversial new Islamist-backed constitution into effect.

Is 'the only alternative to Netanyahu' scheming her way into his cabinet?
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/israel-election-insider/is-the-only-alternative-to-netanyahu-scheming-her-way-into-his-cabinet.premium-1.490155
Home · News · Israeli elections 2013 · Israel Election Insider. Is 'the only alternative to Netanyahu' scheming her way into his cabinet?

Woman tells of Burma plane crash
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/two-dead-11-injured-after-christmas-day-flight-crashes-in-burma/article6709715/
AN AUSTRALIAN woman has spoken of her fear she would die during a plane crash in Burma. Anna Bartsch, 31, of Adelaide, and her boyfriend Stuart Benson, 32, were among five Australians who survived the crash, the ABC reported.

Pope Benedict Calls for Peace in Troubled Regions
http://www.voanews.com/content/christmas-observance-pope-bethlehem/1571592.html
Pope Benedict has used his annual Christmas message to the world, calling for peace in global hot spots, including Syria. The pontiff prayed Tuesday that "peace would spring up for the people of Syria," a country where tens of thousands have died in ...

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/26/suicide-bomber-targets-base-afghanistan
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber who killed three Afghans in an attack near a major U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

Nigeria: Warehouse said to hold fireworks explodes
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/massive-explosion-at-nigeria-fireworks-warehouse-sparks-fire-1.1091893
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A massive explosion ripped through a warehouse full of fireworks in Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday, sparking a fire that threatened surrounding city blocks and sending a plume of thick smoke high into the sky.

Kazakh Border Guard Chief Among 27 Killed in Airplane Crash
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/12/25/kazakhstan-crash.html
Kazakhstan's Border Guard chief Col. Turganbek Stambekov was among the 27 people killed yesterday when a military plane crashed in the southern part of the country, the National Security Service said.

China expects Japan's new government to restore normal bilateral relations: FM ...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-12/25/content_16049179.htm
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China hopes Japan's new government will work with China to overcome difficulties in bilateral relations, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.