http://www.gmanews.tv/story/209098/10-people-hurt-in-xmas-blast-inside-sulu-chapel">10 people hurt in Xmas blast inside Sulu chapel
The casualty toll in the Christmas Day explosion inside a Roman Catholic chapel in Jolo, Sulu climbed to ten late Saturday as investigators continued to trace the assailants responsible for the attack. Among the wounded was nine-year-old Anna Marie Girasul.
Senior Superintendent Agrimero Cruz, spokesman of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said three more wounded individuals were identified. They were newly ordained Catholic priest Rev. Ricky Bacoldol, Dr. Marian Lao, and Joshua Quibang, 16.......
http://www.dvb.no/news/mon-teenager-raped-beheaded/13506">Mon teenager raped, beheaded
MYANMAR — The bodies of two teenage women in Karen state’s battle-torn Wawlay region have been found, one of whom was beheaded.
They become the latest victims of grisly attacks in the volatile eastern state that last month saw six troops from the KNU/KNLA Peace Council hacked to death with machetes....
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/12/25/Bomber-targets-Pakistan-food-aid-center/UPI-11361293258094/">Bomber targets Pakistan food aid center
A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan targeted refugees gathered outside a World Food Program office Saturday, killing more than 40, police said.
The blast occurred in Khar, the major city in the Bajaur Agency, a district bordering Afghanistan, The Nation reported. The newspaper put the death toll at 45 while Geo News gave it as 42.
Scores of people were injured by the explosion. Officials said most of those killed and hurt were civilians.......