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- Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting
- No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis
- Double-star systems can be dangerous for exoplanets
- More money for college athletes: Not if, but how
- Holmes' hearing in theater shootings may serve as 'mini-trial'
- Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
- Over 30K teddy bears: Newtown sets up task force to handle donations
- Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter
- Fishermen hoping for help with Sandy storm losses
- Spain's 'El Nino' lottery hands out $1.1 billion
- McConnell: Any gun proposals to take back seat
- South Africa says Mandela "recovered" from surgery, lung infection
- NHL lockout is over; players, owners reach tentative deal
- NHL, union reach tentative agreement
- Police kill gunman, find 3 more dead in Colo. home
- Assad outlines new Syria peace initiative
- Syrian president says he is fighting jihadists
- Intelligence sources: Drone attack in Pakistan kills at least 10
- McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article
- Pakistan says 1 dead in border clash with India
- Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt
- North Korea trip by Richardson, Schmidt set for next week
- Assad to make rare speech as Syrian rebels draw nearer
- Photo of teen princess-to-be Diana set for auction
- Obama wants action on government's borrowing limit
Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:26 PM PST |
No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders on Sunday showed no signs of emerging from their corners to resolve the next step in the financial crisis, with Democrats still talking about higher taxes on the wealthy and the Senate's top Republican suggesting that a crippling default on U.S. loans was possible unless there were significant cuts in government spending. |
Double-star systems can be dangerous for exoplanets Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST |
More money for college athletes: Not if, but how Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST |
Holmes' hearing in theater shootings may serve as 'mini-trial' Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:47 AM PST |
Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could seek common ground with Republicans in the looming battle over Medicare spending by broadening the debate over entitlement reform to encompass the spiraling healthcare costs that confront a wide range of Americans. In recent public remarks the president has identified the U.S. healthcare system's sky-high price tag - by far the highest in the world - as a driving force for Medicare reform. The administration is expected to release a report on 2011 national healthcare expenditures on Monday that should further underline well-known trends. ... |
Over 30K teddy bears: Newtown sets up task force to handle donations Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST |
Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:18 AM PST KUWAIT (Reuters) - A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks down on criticism of the authorities on social media. According to the verdict on Sunday, published by online newspaper Alaan, a tweet written by Rashid Saleh al-Anzi in October "stabbed the rights and powers of the Emir" Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Anzi, who has 5,700 Twitter followers, was expected to appeal, the lawyer, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. Kuwait, a U.S. ... |
Fishermen hoping for help with Sandy storm losses Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:07 AM PST |
Spain's 'El Nino' lottery hands out $1.1 billion Posted: 06 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST |
McConnell: Any gun proposals to take back seat Posted: 06 Jan 2013 06:24 AM PST |
South Africa says Mandela "recovered" from surgery, lung infection Posted: 06 Jan 2013 06:03 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for nearly three weeks in December, the government said on Sunday. "President Mandela has made steady progress and ... clinically, he continues to improve," the Office of the Presidency said in a statement, citing his medical team. The statement said Mandela had "recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection." (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Pascal Fletcher) |
NHL lockout is over; players, owners reach tentative deal Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:40 AM PST |
NHL, union reach tentative agreement Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:24 AM PST |
Police kill gunman, find 3 more dead in Colo. home Posted: 06 Jan 2013 03:35 AM PST |
Assad outlines new Syria peace initiative Posted: 06 Jan 2013 03:19 AM PST |
Syrian president says he is fighting jihadists Posted: 06 Jan 2013 02:47 AM PST |
Intelligence sources: Drone attack in Pakistan kills at least 10 Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:54 AM PST DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed at least 10 people suspected to be Taliban fighters in Pakistan's northern tribal areas on Sunday, intelligence sources said, days after another drone strike killed a top militant leader in the area. Between 10 and 12 people were killed in the attack on three compounds in Babar Pehari, South Waziristan, six intelligence sources said. More militants were believed to be in the compounds when they were hit, officials said, meaning the death toll may rise. ... |
McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:11 AM PST |
Pakistan says 1 dead in border clash with India Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:49 PM PST ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and India traded accusations Sunday of violating the boundary line dividing the two sides' forces in the disputed northern region of Kashmir. Pakistan said an Indian cross-border raid on border post killed one of its soldiers, while India said its troops had fired into Pakistan to retaliate for shelling that destroyed a home. |
Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt Posted: 05 Jan 2013 08:35 PM PST |
North Korea trip by Richardson, Schmidt set for next week Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:35 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will lead a private humanitarian mission to North Korea next week, Richardson's office confirmed in a statement Saturday. Richardson will hold a press conference at the Beijing airport next Thursday, but no media will be accompanying the delegation, according to the statement. The trip comes despite public criticism from the U.S. State Department, which has said the visit was ill-timed in light of tensions stemming from North Korea's recent rocket launch. ... |
Assad to make rare speech as Syrian rebels draw nearer Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:14 PM PST Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a rare speech on Sunday about the uprising against his rule, which has killed 60,000 people and brought civil war to the edge of his capital. With insurgents fighting their way closer to the seat of his power, state media said in a statement that Assad would speak on Sunday morning about the "latest developments in Syria and the region", without giving details. ... |
Photo of teen princess-to-be Diana set for auction Posted: 05 Jan 2013 06:58 PM PST |
Obama wants action on government's borrowing limit Posted: 05 Jan 2013 05:35 PM PST |
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