Rival Accepts Deal, Clearing Path for Maliki to Rule in Iraq http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html
Kurdish oil demands to Maliki revealed - Iraq Oil Report http://bit.ly/iePMJX
FoxNews.com - End of Iraq Sanctions Reflects Progress Since Saddam Era, Analysts Say http://fxn.ws/faCvaw
Anti-Austerity Protest in Greece Turns Violent http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/world/europe/16greece.html
Second Moscow riot in a week sees 1,000 detained http://t.co/vtdSUb7 via @guardian
India, China sign $16bn deals http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-China-sign-16bn-deals/Article1-638971.aspx