Under-pressure South Africa Set To Change (afp)
AFP – South Africa are set to make at least one change in their team as they go into a crucial third Test against England, starting on Sunday. Read more
Pakistan: Suicide Bomb Kills 32 At Volleyball Site (ap)
AP – A suicide bomber set off an explosives-laden vehicle on a field during a volleyball tournament Friday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 70, police said. Read more
Finnish Police: Shooter Likely Targeted Victims (ap)
AP – Finnish police say the man who killed five people in a New Year’s Eve shooting rampage appears to have deliberately targeted his victims. Read more
More Civilian Deaths Claimed In Afghanistan (ap)
AP – An airstrike by international forces in the southern Afghan province of Helmand killed seven civilians, two Taliban and wounded another civilian, an Afghan official said Friday. Read more
Top Us General Stresses Importance Of Iraq Vote (ap)
AP – Upcoming elections in March that will determine who will lead Iraq as American forces go home are of “enormous importance” to the country’s future, the leading U.S. general who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said on Friday. Read more