USA - reacts to fears of an Iraqi sectarian split

Published on Dec 20, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Fears that Iraq's fragile unity government could fall apart after the US withdrawal have triggered a prompt response from the White House.

US Vice President Joe Biden has urged the country's Shia prime minister Nouri Maliki to tread carefully after the issuing of an arrest warrant for Iraq's Sunni vice-president on terror charges.
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Iraqi Vice-President: 'I'm ready to stand trial'

Published on Dec 20, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, denies any involvement in terrorist-linked activity. He called the allegations which have resulted in an arrest warrant, a fabrication, and said he is ready to stand trial:

"I am ready to stand before a judge, with my bodyguards," he said. "But to provide the minimum requirement of justice, I have notes and objections against the preliminary investigation, which was conducted by the Baghdad brigade or by the federal police or by military intelligence."

North Korean - An estimated five million have paid their respects to their late leader Kim Jong-il.

Published on Dec 20, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ An estimated five million North Koreans have paid their respects to their late leader Kim Jong-il.

The apparent emotional out-pouring appears to know no bounds throughout the capital Pyongyang.

Countless pledges of loyalty are also said to have been made to the new leader Kim Jong-un after the death of his father.

But as the choreographed succession plays out questions remain over how tight a grip on power the son has .

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Battle Bites - Chris Rene - TheXFactorUSA 2011

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Russia - Moscow's Domodedovo Airport is reportedly up for sale.

Published on Dec 20, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Moscow's Domodedovo Airport is reportedly up for sale.

The Interfax news agency said the owners of Russia's biggest airport have hired Goldman Sachs to advise on finding a buyer.

In the past Russian officials have expressed dissatisfaction with the opaque structure of the airport's ownership which is controlled through offshore companies.

Goldman Sachs and a spokesman for the airport wouldn't comment on the report.

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This is what's in the news for Tuesday, December 20, 2011. The Wall Street Journal reports the Supreme Court said arguments over President Obama's health care overhaul will be over three days, beginning on March 26. The Wall Street Journal also reports ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was issued a permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would allow it to develop the first commercial oil well in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Reuters reports Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said the Fed is unlikely to need to ease monetary policy further given the U.S.'s steady if moderate pace of economic growth, and that he expects the economy to expand between 2%-2.5% in 2012. Finally, Reuters also reports Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE:RBS) is expected to sell a $2.1B property loan portfolio to a fund managed by Blackstone (NYSE:BX) as it moves away from riskier real estate lending.