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• Garment factory fire kills 7 in Bangladesh
• Trying to unlock secrets of dead serial killer
• Hacker group hijacks U.S. government website
• Dozens reported killed in Venezuela prison riot
• Iowa Democrat Harkin won't seek sixth Senate term
• Suicide bomber kills police in Afghanistan
• Ryan says Republicans need to pick its fights with Obama
• Somali government arrests 3 over scholarship fraud
• Democrats may stand in Obama's way on gun measures
• Armstrong to help 'clean up cycling'
• Violence kills 22 in Egypt after court ruling, sources say
• What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years?
• 16 die in Egypt riot after soccer violence verdict
• Hackers take over sentencing commission website
• AP Interview: Algeria admits mistakes in standoff
• Police and protesters clash in Egypt, army sent to Suez
• Egypt court sentences 21 to death for stadium disaster
• Newtown residents will join gun control march in DC
• Venezuela VP: ailing Chavez in 'best moment'
• Wife of female Army officer can join spouses club
• USADA sets deadline for Armstrong's full cooperation
• Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree
• Doubts raised about fairness of Delhi rape trial
• Report: Venezuela prison riot kills dozens
• Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree

Garment factory fire kills 7 in Bangladesh Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire swept through a two-story garment factory in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least seven female workers and injuring another five, police and fire officials said.

Trying to unlock secrets of dead serial killer Posted: 26 Jan 2013 10:55 AM PST The suspect, hands and feet shackled, fidgeted in his chair, chuckling at times as he confessed to a brutal killing.

Hacker group hijacks U.S. government website Posted: 26 Jan 2013 10:39 AM PST Activists from the hacker collective known as Anonymous assumed control over the homepage of a Department of Justice agency this morning.

Dozens reported killed in Venezuela prison riot Posted: 26 Jan 2013 09:49 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A bloody riot erupted in a Venezuelan prison when National Guard troops clashed with armed inmates, and Venezuelan media reported that dozens were killed.

Iowa Democrat Harkin won't seek sixth Senate term Posted: 26 Jan 2013 08:44 AM PST U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014, the Iowa Democrat said Saturday.

Suicide bomber kills police in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:55 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 12 people were killed in bombings around Afghanistan on Saturday, including 10 policemen who died when a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle blew himself up in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, officials said.

Ryan says Republicans need to pick its fights with Obama Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan says Republicans need to stay united and pick their fights during President Barack Obama's second term.

Somali government arrests 3 over scholarship fraud Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:05 AM PST MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Three officials have been arrested for mismanaging a scholarship scheme that sends Somali students to Turkey, Somalia's education minister said Saturday, a sign that the fledgling government is committed to fighting the corruption that contributes to the country's failed-state status.

Democrats may stand in Obama's way on gun measures Posted: 26 Jan 2013 06:31 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact the most sweeping limits on weapons in decades.

Armstrong to help 'clean up cycling' Posted: 26 Jan 2013 06:14 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attorney for Lance Armstrong told the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will cooperate with efforts to "clean up cycling," though it's the sport's governing body and world anti-doping officials who should take the lead.

Violence kills 22 in Egypt after court ruling, sources say Posted: 26 Jan 2013 05:41 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Twenty-two people were killed on Saturday in violence that erupted in Port Said, northeast of Egypt's capital, after protesters took to the street angry that people from their city had be blamed for a soccer disaster, state television said. More than 200 people were also injured, state television reported, citing the Health Ministry. A court ruled on Saturday that 21 people, mostly from the city, were sentenced to death for their role in the stadium disaster in Port Said that killed 74 people. (Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years? Posted: 26 Jan 2013 05:26 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with the president's re-election, she has four more years as first lady, too.

16 die in Egypt riot after soccer violence verdict Posted: 26 Jan 2013 05:09 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death Saturday on charges related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence, touching off an attempted jailbreak and a riot that killed 16 in the Mediterranean port city that is home to most of the defendants.

Hackers take over sentencing commission website Posted: 26 Jan 2013 03:14 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide.

AP Interview: Algeria admits mistakes in standoff Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:42 AM PST DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Algeria's foreign minister acknowledged that security forces made mistakes in a hostage crisis at a Saharan gas plant in which many foreign workers were killed by Algerian military strikes.

Police and protesters clash in Egypt, army sent to Suez Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:02 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters scuffled with police in Cairo on Saturday and troops were deployed in Suez after nine people were shot dead in nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi, exposing deep rifts two years after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. After a day of clashes on Friday, tension remained high with a court expected to rule later on Saturday in a case against suspects accused of involvement in a stadium disaster that killed 74 people. Fans have threatened violence if the court does not deliver the justice they seek. ...

Egypt court sentences 21 to death for stadium disaster Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:45 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Saturday 21 people accused of involvement in the Port Said soccer stadium disaster in which 74 people were killed last year, the judge said. The judge read out a list of 21 names who had been "referred to the Mufti", a phrase used to denote a death verdict as all such sentences must reviewed by the Egypt's top religious authority. The court was ruling in the case of 73 people charged with involvement in the February 1, 2012 disaster. The verdicts for others in the case will be announced in March 9.

Newtown residents will join gun control march in DC Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:30 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Residents from Newtown, Conn., are joining a march on Washington for gun control on Saturday with parents, pastors, survivors of gun violence and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Venezuela VP: ailing Chavez in 'best moment' Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:57 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has improved and he is now optimistic as he faces more treatment following cancer surgery, his vice president said Saturday.

Wife of female Army officer can join spouses club Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:41 PM PST FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A woman who is married to a female Army officer at Fort Bragg and who was recently denied membership in its officers' spouses club said late Friday that she has been invited to become a full member.

USADA sets deadline for Armstrong's full cooperation Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:25 PM PST (Reuters) - The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has set disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong a February 6 deadline to fully cooperate in the investigation into cycling's darkest episode in return for a possible reduction of his life ban. In excerpts of his interview with the CBS network scheduled for Sunday broadcast, USADA CEO Travis Tygart said he had written a letter to Armstrong with the offer. ...

Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree Posted: 25 Jan 2013 10:03 PM PST San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) practices at an NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Doubts raised about fairness of Delhi rape trial Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:46 PM PST In the court of public opinion, the men being tried in the gang rape of an Indian university student should be hanged in a public square.

Report: Venezuela prison riot kills dozens Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:30 PM PST A jail riot in southwestern Venezuela killed dozens of people on Friday, local media reported, the latest incident in the ongoing crisis in the South American nation's crowded prisons. Violence broke out after news of an inspection to confiscate weapons at the Centro Occidental jail, Prisons Minister Iris Varela said in a statement, without providing a death toll. Local media reports say between 26 and 54 people were killed and dozens wounded. ...

Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:13 PM PST San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) practices at an NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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