Ukraine - Supporters of jailed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko have clashed with security forces

Published on Dec 13, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Supporters of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko have clashed with security forces at the start of her appeal hearing.

Scuffles broke out as demonstrators demanding her freedom gathered outside the court in Kiev. When some tried to storm the building, riot police pushed them back.

The 51-year-old herself remains behind bars, unable to attend court, her lawyer says, because of health problems.

Europe - Euro's woes boost sterling / Fed likely to skip fresh stimulus

Published on Dec 13, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ The euro fell to a fresh nine-month low against the British pound on Tuesday.

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Fed likely to skip fresh stimulus

Published on Dec 13, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Analysts say the Federal Reserve is likely to hold off from fresh stimulus measures for the US economy at its meeting today.

The feeling is that Ben Bernanke and the other central bank policymakers will continue to talk about how they can achieve more from the monetary easing they have already put in place.

Even less likely is the prospect of a new round of bond buying, although many analysts think that will happen eventually too.

There are some encouraging signs of recovery in the US but worries about the effects from Europe's problems.

Pakistan - Police rescue captive boys from seminary in Karachi

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Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi rescue 54 students from the basement of an Islamic seminary, where they said they were kept in chains by clerics, beaten and barely fed.

Lindsay Lohan Playboy Pictures Leaked Online, Hefner Releases Issue Early

Uploaded by ABCNews on Dec 13, 2011

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