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• Live: Obama gives final press conference of 2013
• Obama says 2013 hasn't been so bad for him
• Debutante ball builds bridges in Brazilian favelas
• India demands apology for diplomat arrest in NYC
• South African trade union says Zuma must resign
• NSA, UK agency 'targeted Israel PM, EU officials'
• U.S. deploys troops to South Sudan to protect embassy, personnel
• In Cuba, clock ticking just a bit faster for some
• Nigella Lawson's ex-assistants acquitted of fraud
• Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky is released
• Egypt: Leaks help, not hurt, el-Sissi's image
• Japan robot chats with astronaut on space station
• Rodman holds tryouts for Pyongyang exhibition game
• Gov't offers a stopgap health insurance option
• Fury and frustration over Target data breach
• Honduras fires top cop dogged by death squad claim
• Okla. man proposes to girlfriend during arrest
• Pa. man wins $1M Picasso with $138 raffle ticket
• 'Duck Dynasty' fans react to Robertson's hiatus
• India: 3 UN peacekeepers dead in South Sudan
• New Mexico legalizes same-sex marriage
• London theatre ceiling collapses during show, 88 wounded
• Over 80 injured in partial London theater collapse
• Report: Fired nuke general misbehaved in Russia
• Falling masonry causes casualties in London theater: police

Live: Obama gives final press conference of 2013 Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:47 PM PST Citing economic growth, the president says 2014 "can be a breakthrough year for America."

Obama says 2013 hasn't been so bad for him Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's not brooding about 2013, despite a series of setbacks.

Debutante ball builds bridges in Brazilian favelas Posted: 20 Dec 2013 11:09 AM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The debutantes' frothy dresses of tulle and satin were spot-on, their make-up flawless and their hair sculpted into gravity-defying styles thanks to copious amounts of product.

India demands apology for diplomat arrest in NYC Posted: 20 Dec 2013 10:52 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — India's information minister lashed out at the United States on Friday and demanded an apology for the treatment of a diplomat who was arrested in New York, saying America cannot behave "atrociously" and get away with it.

South African trade union says Zuma must resign Posted: 20 Dec 2013 10:45 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a move that could have major political ramifications for South Africa's ruling African National Congress party, the country's biggest trade union called Friday for President Jacob Zuma to resign and said it will not support the ANC in next year's elections.

NSA, UK agency 'targeted Israel PM, EU officials' Posted: 20 Dec 2013 09:31 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Newspaper reports say the latest documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that British and American intelligence agencies monitored the communications of an Israeli prime minister and European officials, among hundreds of other targets in some 60 countries.

U.S. deploys troops to South Sudan to protect embassy, personnel Posted: 20 Dec 2013 08:17 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States has deployed 45 military personnel to volatile South Sudan to protect the embassy and U.S. government employees there. "Although equipped for combat, this force was deployed for the purpose of protecting U.S. citizens and property," Obama said in a letter to Congress. "This force will remain in South Sudan until the security situation becomes such that it is no longer needed."

In Cuba, clock ticking just a bit faster for some Posted: 20 Dec 2013 07:52 AM PST HAVANA (AP) — In Cuba, time is in the eye of the beholder.

Nigella Lawson's ex-assistants acquitted of fraud Posted: 20 Dec 2013 07:13 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Two former assistants to Nigella Lawson and her ex-husband were acquitted of fraud Friday, capping a trial where allegations of unauthorized employee spending on lavish goods were often overshadowed by titillating glimpses into the celebrity chef's troubled home life.

Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky is released Posted: 20 Dec 2013 03:43 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been released from prison following President Vladimir Putin's pardon, his spokeswoman told the Associated Press Friday.

Egypt: Leaks help, not hurt, el-Sissi's image Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:06 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — In an audiotape, Egypt's military chief talks about his dreams, saying that in one nighttime vision he was brandishing a sword and that in another he told the late Anwar Sadat that he himself would be president one day. The tape, apparently leaked by opponents to embarrass the general, kicked off an online storm of parodies and mockery.

Japan robot chats with astronaut on space station Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:53 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — The first humanoid robot in space made small talk with a Japanese astronaut and said it had no problem with zero-gravity on the International Space Station.

Rodman holds tryouts for Pyongyang exhibition game Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:07 PM PST PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman held tryouts Friday for a North Korean team to face a dozen NBA veterans in an exhibition game on leader Kim Jong Un's birthday next month — though he hasn't convinced all the players on the American team that it's safe to come to Pyongyang.

Gov't offers a stopgap health insurance option Posted: 19 Dec 2013 09:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to head off more bad news over the chaotic rollout of President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration Thursday offered stopgap options so people whose existing plans got canceled are not penalized.

Fury and frustration over Target data breach Posted: 19 Dec 2013 09:47 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Potential victims of credit card fraud tied to Target's security breach said they had trouble contacting the discounter through its website and call centers.

Honduras fires top cop dogged by death squad claim Posted: 19 Dec 2013 08:46 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — President Porfirio Lobo on Thursday fired Honduras' national police chief, who has long faced accusations he ran death squads when he was a lower-level officer and whose force has been hit with frequent abuse claims.

Okla. man proposes to girlfriend during arrest Posted: 19 Dec 2013 06:17 PM PST ELK CITY, Okla. (AP) — Talk about a marriage proposal to remember.

Pa. man wins $1M Picasso with $138 raffle ticket Posted: 19 Dec 2013 06:17 PM PST WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) — A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket.

'Duck Dynasty' fans react to Robertson's hiatus Posted: 19 Dec 2013 04:14 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the A&E network suspended "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson for disparaging gay people, it may have followed a time-honored TV tradition of quickly silencing a star who, for better or worse, speaks his mind. But in doing so it also ruffled the feathers of possibly millions of fans of its most popular show.

India: 3 UN peacekeepers dead in South Sudan Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:58 PM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Less than three years after its creation, the world's newest country is beginning to fracture along ethnic lines in violence that has killed hundreds of people, including three U.N. peacekeepers. What could come next, some warn, is ethnic cleansing.

New Mexico legalizes same-sex marriage Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:10 PM PST SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico became the latest state to legalize gay marriage Thursday as its highest court declared it is unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

London theatre ceiling collapses during show, 88 wounded Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:10 PM PST The ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed on the audience during a performance Thursday, wounding more than 88 people including children and leaving terrified theatregoers covered in blood and dust. The incident happened at the Apollo Theatre during the West End show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" and comes the week before Christmas when London's theatres are traditionally busy. Rescuers commandeered a red London double decker bus to transport some of the wounded to hospital, according to AFP journalists at the scene. "We have treated 81 walking wounded and seven more seriously injured patients at the Apollo Theatre incident," London Ambulance Service said in a statement.

Over 80 injured in partial London theater collapse Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:10 PM PST LONDON (AP) — British officials say more than 80 people have been injured — seven of them seriously — by a roof collapse at a packed London theater.

Report: Fired nuke general misbehaved in Russia Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:34 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators say the Air Force general fired in October as commander of the U.S. land-based nuclear missile force engaged in "inappropriate behavior" while in Russia, including heavy drinking and rudeness to his hosts.

Falling masonry causes casualties in London theater: police Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:18 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Emergency services were called to London's Apollo Theatre on Thursday after people were injured by falling masonry, police said. "We are aware of casualties," a police spokesman said. A Reuters reporter at the scene said emergency vehicles had blocked off the street where the theater is located. A witness told Sky Television that part of a balcony in the auditorium appeared to have collapsed. "I think the front part of the balcony fell down," Martin Bostock, who was in the audience, told Sky. "It was hard to see anything through the dust. ...

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