‘slumdog’ Kids’ Truancy Threatens Their Trust Fund (ap)
AP – The two child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are at risk of losing their monthly stipend and their trust fund if they don’t start attending school, a trustee for the fund said Thursday. Read more
Clinton, Pakistani Students In Lively Exchange (ap)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that Pakistan had little choice but to take a more aggressive approach, starting last summer, to combating Taliban and other extremist forces that threaten to destabilize the country. Read more
Kurds Snub Parliament Vote On Iraqi Election Law (ap)
AP – An Iraqi Kurdish lawmaker says his fellow Kurdish legislators are boycotting a parliament session on a crucial election law needed for the upcoming January balloting. Read more
Zimbabwe Deports Un Investigator To South Africa (ap)
AP – Zimbabwean immigration officials barred the United Nations’ torture investigator from entering their country and returned him to South Africa Thursday, an act he termed a “serious diplomatic incident” that reflects a split in the coalition government. Read more
Ahmadinejad Says West Now Cooperating With Iran (ap)
AP – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Tehran will not give up its nuclear program, but noted that the West and Iran are now cooperating — remarks that appear to reinforce Iran’s support for the general outline of a U.N.-drafted nuclear deal. Read more