WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The outgoing head of the U.S. missile defense agency said he'll tell President-elect Barack Obama's transition team that missile defenses are workable and working in tests. Full Article at KTVU

A Cumbrian farmer accused of murdering his wife told his lover she had died of cancer, a court hears. Full Article at BBC News

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain... Full Article at CNN

I’m often in touch with people abroad, as head of a firm that develops long-term, intimate relationships with clients and business associates overseas. I’ve been at this for more than 25 ... Full Article at Malaysia Sun

A SUMMIT of Southern African leaders has told Zimbabwe's political rivals to form a unity government and share control of the home affairs ministry, which oversees the police. Full Article at NEWS.com.au

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt : The Middle East Quartet called on Israel and the Palestinians on Sunday to press on with peace negotiations even though a year-end target date for a deal is dead in the water. Full Article at Channel News Asia

NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca has offered to re-affirm statements that he never extended the job of a state MP to someone else just hours before the man's murder. Former NSW health minister Reba Meagher says she had "eyes as big as saucers" Full Article at NEWS.com.au

As US voters await to see how the new administration will govern, Wall Street should remember it was told this year what to expect from President Barack Obama. Full Article at Financial Times

THE families of the three Bali bombers on death row have been told to "get ready" for the executions. Full Article at NEWS.com.au