From Newswire

• Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions
• China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.
• Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result
• Nigerian VP assumes office as acting president
• Over 60 feared dead in Afghan avalanches
• Moscow says U.S. missile shield aimed at Russia
• North Korea nuclear envoy visits China, talks closer
• Italy says Iranian militia attacked its embassy
• Russian tycoon says ex-spy murder claim "outrageous"
• How the poor can get poorer, and be OK about that