Brown call over justice impasse - It is vital Stormont politicians continue their work on devolving justice powers, Prime Minister Gordon Brown says. [Front Page News]

Chinese international rescue team arrives in Haiti - Chinese international rescue team including 50 rescuers and seven jounalists on a chartered plane arrived here Thursday morning to help Haiti out of the aftermath of Tuesday's magnitude-7.3 earthquake. The plane, which took off from Beijing Wednesday evening, stopped over in Vancouver, Canada, before it arrived in Haiti.

Morocco: Jail sentences for blogger and Internet café owner | Menassat -
A court in Guelmim imposed jail sentences on a blogger and an Internet café owner for circulating information about a heavy-handed crackdown on student protests in the nearby village of Taghjijt (200 km south of Agadir) on 1 December.

'Large street fight' victim named - Strathclyde detectives say the death of a 23-year-old man in Dalmarnock on Christmas Day was suspicious. [Front Page News]

Shoplift sermon priest 'foolish' - Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey criticises the comments made by a York priest who advised needy people to shoplift. [Front Page News]

Christmas in Somalia for UK captives - Two British hostages being held by pirates in Somalia face a Christmas in captivity with no immediate sign of their release. [World News]

Iran 'to ban' defaced banknotes - Iran says defaced banknotes are to be made invalid, after the appearance of opposition slogans on money, local media report. [Business News]

Should airport security get tougher? - Security is stepped up at airports after an attempt to blow up a jet flying to the US. Are you affected? [Front Page News]

High Street giants join the sales - Two of Britain's biggest retail chains, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, launch their in-store post-Christmas sales. [Business News]

US state's fury at Gaddafi 'stay' - Officials in the US state of New Jersey object to a possible stay by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi next month. [World News]