dimanche 10 février 2013

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Tunisia: President's party quits government

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST

Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia, shows his TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's political crisis entered a new phase Sunday with an announcement that Cabinet ministers of the president's own party are quitting the governing coalition, which could force the ruling Islamists to compromise with the opposition.

Camping gear found in ex-cop's burned truck

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:28 PM PST

California Highway Patrol officers search a vehicle for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner at a checkpoint near Big Bear Lake, Calif, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Law enforcement officers working in falling snow searched the Southern California mountain for Dorner, who is accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Camping gear was found along with weapons inside the burned-out truck belonging to Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings who is the subject of a manhunt in Southern California's snow-covered mountains, authorities said Sunday.

Taunting phone call part of ex-cop Dorner probe

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:11 PM PST

San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies gather at the command post in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Detectives are investigating a taunting phone call that may have been made by a fugitive ex-LAPD officer to the father of the woman they believe he killed in Southern California.

Solar industry grapples with hazardous wastes

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:38 AM PST

Chart shows the amount of waste generated from solar companies in California that was shipped to other states for disposal.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homeowners on the hunt for sparkling solar panels are lured by ads filled with images of pristine landscapes and bright sunshine, and words about the technology's benefits for the environment — and the wallet.

Twenty-seven mile stretch of NY expressway closed for snow removal

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:50 AM PST

A New York State Department of Transportation plow is dug out of the snow after being stuck near Exit 60 eastbound on the Long Island Expressway after a storm, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds of plow trucks and other snow-removal equipment from all over the state headed to the eastern end of New York's Long Island on Sunday, where a 27-mile stretch of a major interstate was closed so snow and ice from the massive storm could be removed before Monday morning's commute.

Ten dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:33 AM PST

Shoes and other belonging discarded by Hindu devotees are seen strewn across the ground at 'Sangam', the confluence of Hindu holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh festival at Allahabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Led by heads of monasteries arriving on chariots and ash-smeared naked ascetics, millions of devout Hindus plunged into the frigid waters of the holy Ganges River in India on Sunday in a ritual that they believe will wash away their sins. Sunday was the third of six auspicious bathing days during the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, which lasts 55 days and is one of the world's largest religious gatherings. (AP Photo /Rajesh Kumar Singh)ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — At least 10 people were killed and a dozen more injured Sunday after a stampede broke out at a train station in the northern Indian town where millions of devout Hindus gathered for a religious festival, a senior government minister said.

New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:17 AM PST

U.S. Gen. John Allen, left, the outgoing U.S. and NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander in Afghanistan salutes with upcoming U.S. and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force commander in Afghanistan U.S. Gen. Joseph Dunford during a changing of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. A new U.S. commander is at the helm of international forces in Afghanistan as Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford takes charge at a critical time for President Barack Obama and the military as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Omar Sobhani, Reuters, Pool)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday as the coalition enters its final stretch of the more than 11-year-old war.

Rebels, Syrian troops battle for key Damascus highway

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:01 AM PST

In this Friday February 8, 2013, photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter sits behind an anti-aircraft weapon in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels brought their fight within a mile of the heart of Damascus on Friday, seizing army checkpoints and cutting a key highway with a row of burning tires as they pressed their campaign for the heavily guarded capital, considered the likely endgame in the nearly 2-year-old civil war. (AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin)BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition forces targeted Damascus with mortars, a roadside bomb and a suicide attack on Sunday as they pressed ahead in their quest for the seat of President Bashar Assad's power.

Charlie Sheen to Dorner, ex-LAPD officer-turned-accused cop killer: ‘Call me’

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 09:29 AM PST

ADDS DATE VIDEO WAS TAKEN - This image provided by the Irvine Police Department shows Christopher Dorner from Jan. 28, 2013 surveillance video at an Orange County, Calif., hotel. More than 100 officers, including SWAT teams, were driven in glass-enclosed snow machines and armored personnel carriers in Big Bear Lake to hunt for this former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going on a deadly rampage to get back at those he blamed for ending his police career. (AP Photo/Irvine Police Department)As the manhunt widens for Christopher Dorner, the former naval and LAPD officer-turned-triple-murder suspect, actor Charlie Sheen--who was mentioned in Dorner's online manifesto--released a video on Saturday pleading with the accused killer to call him. "You mentioned me in your manifesto, so thank you for your kind words," Sheen said in the brief video posted [...]

Reports of stampede at Hindu festival in India

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 08:56 AM PST

A ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — At least 10 people were feared dead and 30 more were injured Sunday after a stampede broke out at a train station in the northern Indian town where millions of devout Hindus gathered for a religious festival, television news channels reported.

All eyes on Frank Ocean as Grammys approach

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 08:08 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 17, 2011, file photo, shows musician Frank Ocean at the 16th annual GQ LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everybody's thinkin' about Frank Ocean.

Watch video: ‘SNL’ mocks Super Bowl blackout

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 07:51 AM PST

NBC's "Saturday Night Live" used its cold-opening sketch on Saturday to mock CBS' coverage of the Super Bowl blackout. James Brown, played by Kenan Thompson, struggled to fill air time as workers tried to restore the lights in the Superdome. "As a reminder, tomorrow on CBS its '2 Broke Girls,'" he said. "'2 Broke Girls' [...]

Ex-Pentagon chief Gates OK with drone oversight

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 07:02 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, welcomes CIA Director nominee John Brennan on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to the start of Brennan's confirmation hearing before the committee. Lawmakers are considering whether Congress can set up a court to decide when drones can kill U.S. citizens overseas, much like the secret courts that now grant permission for surveillance. It's another sign of the U.S. philosophical struggle over remote warfare, raised after CIA head nominee John Brennan's vigorous defense of the drones. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he finds merit in "some check" on a president's ability to order drone strikes against American al-Qaida suspects overseas, lending support to creating a special court that would review such requests.

Paternos issue report, challenge Freeh's findings

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 06:29 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa. Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A new report commissioned by Joe Paterno's family challenges the conclusion by former FBI director Louis Freeh that the late Penn State coach conspired to conceal child sex abuse allegations against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

Second Mali suicide attack points to fragile security

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 06:11 AM PST

A Tuareg soldier aims his rifle at checkpoint along a road leading to the border with Niger in the northern city of GaoGAO, Mali (Reuters) - Malian troops foiled a second suicide bomber attack in the northern town of Gao late on Saturday, highlighting fragile security in zones recaptured by a French-led offensive that is hunting Islamist insurgent bases further north. French forces rushed reinforcements and armoured vehicles on Sunday to the Malian army checkpoint on Gao's northern outskirts which was the same location attacked by another suicide bomber on a motorcycle on Friday. ...

Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 05:55 AM PST

POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — Assailants in northeastern Nigeria killed three North Korean doctors, beheading one of the physicians, in the latest attack on health workers in a nation under assault by a radical Islamic sect, officials said Sunday.

How Obama is wielding power in 2nd term

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 05:39 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about proposals to reduce gun violence, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. This is what WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even.

What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 04:49 AM PST

President Barack Obama gestures speaks during an Armed Forces Farewell Ceremony to honor outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to focus on middle-class jobs and fill in the details of his second-term agenda. Here are a number of things to watch for in a speech that is expected to be viewed by tens of millions of people. Expect Obama to: - Talk about what he is going to do about jobs and growth, perhaps shifting his focus to strengthening the economy from a preoccupation with deficits and the debt. ...

Mountain hunt for ex-LAPD cop enters fourth day in mountains

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 04:33 AM PST

A San Bernardino County Sheriff SWAT team returns to the command post at Bear Mountain near Big Bear Lake, Calif. after searching for Christopher Jordan Dorner on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Search conditions have been hampered by a heavy winter storm in the area. Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer, is accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. (AP Photo/The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Will Lester, Pool)BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered a fourth day in snow-covered mountains Sunday, a day after the LAPD chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's dismissal and new details emerge of the evidence he left behind.

Fewer New Year fireworks in polluted Beijing

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 04:01 AM PST

Chinese burn incense as they pray for health and fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) — The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted Sunday following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air pollution rose to near catastrophic levels over recent weeks.

In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 02:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters after leaving a closed-door meeting investigating the violent Sept. 11, assault on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya at the Capitol in Washington, A struggling Republican party is hanging ever more hope for its revitalization on Sen. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American seen by many as a top contender for its 2016 presidential nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader.

Attackers kill 3 South Korean doctors in Nigeria

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 02:21 AM PST

POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — Attackers in northeastern Nigeria killed three South Korean doctors, beheading one of the physicians, in the latest onslaught targeting health workers in a nation under assault by a radical Islamic sect, officials said Sunday.

NATO's Afghanistan force gets new U.S. commander

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 02:05 AM PST

Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford is pictured at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in WashingtonKABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford, expected to oversee the withdrawal of most foreign troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, took control of the NATO-led mission on Sunday, in an elaborate ceremony which emphasised the country's sovereignty. Dunford takes over from U.S. Marine General John Allen, who ended a 19-month tour which was arguably one of the most difficult periods in the war, now in its eleventh year. "Today is not about change, it's about continuity. ...

Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates?

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:27 AM PST

ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY (Reuters) - Posted between septuagenarian passengers in deck chairs, lookouts stand watch over the Gulf of Aden, scanning the horizon for pirates. After more than half a decade of Somali men attacking Indian Ocean shipping from small speedboats with AK-47s, grappling hooks and ladders, the number of attacks is falling fast. The last merchant ship to be successfully hijacked, naval officers monitoring piracy say, was at least nine months ago. ...

Police: 4 wounded in shooting on Bourbon Street

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:10 AM PST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four people were shot on a packed Bourbon Street, sending people running as revelers partied Saturday night amid the countdown to Mardi Gras, police and bystanders said. But the party resumed in force hours later as crowds thronged the iconic French Quarter street following the shooting.
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