News Headlines - 13 December 2010

▽Arctic blast set to bring more snow - The Press Association
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jgZl-7uhVkuJbfYEDQLvsUKHWl3A?docId=N0127661292266181660A
Cold winds from the north look set to bring a band of rain and high winds on Thursday followed immediately by snow across the country.

▽Stockholm bomber: family blame Britain for radicalisation - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8200044/Stockholm-bomber-family-blame-Britain-for-radicalisation.html
The family of the Stockholm suicide bomber last night blamed Britain for his transformation from an “ordinary teenager” to an al-Qaeda fanatic.

▽Kosovo election prompts EU observer fraud claims - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11986105
EU observers monitoring Sunday's parliamentary election in Kosovo have received "serious allegations of fraud" in two districts.

▽EU Imposes Sanctions on Ivory Coast's Gbabgo - Voice of America
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/EU-Imposes-Sanctions-on-Ivory-Coasts-Gbabgo-111804364.html
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo.  The measures are designed to force the incumbent president to step down after a disputed election.

▽Silvio Berlusconi tries to strike deal to win confidence votes - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8199431/Silvio-Berlusconi-tries-to-strike-deal-to-win-confidence-votes.html
Silvio Berlusconi offered to strike a last minute deal with his political opponents on Monday in a desperate attempt to muster enough support to defeat today's crucial confidence votes.