Al Qaeda posts photos of Europeans seized in Mali

Al Qaeda posts photos of Europeans seized in Mali

Al Qaeda posts photos of Europeans seized in Mali

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 11:12 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African wing posted on an Islamist website on Tuesday photographs of five Europeans kidnapped in Mali last month and attacked Mali over its military cooperation with France.

Will 'Occupy' Affect This Year's Christmas Shopping?

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:49 PM PST

Written by??Scott Goodson Scott Goodson is the founder of??StrawberryFrog, the world's first cultural movement??agency. His first book,??Uprising will be published by McGraw Hill soon. Here's a question for you. Do you think a movement like Occupy Wall Street (OWS) can change people's shopping habits, particularly in the run up to Christmas? Pam Danziger, president of ...


As the Telecom World Turns Chapter 2: Harbinger, Falcone, Sprint and Clearwire

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:33 PM PST

Harbinger Capital's Phil Falcone finds little going right at the moment. The SEC served him with a Wells Notice on 12/9. He has decided on 12/12 to close his rapidly shrinking hedge fund, down from $26 billion at its peak to $5 billion now. His investment in LightSquared is coming apart as the spectrum he was granted by the FCC cannot seem to be made to work without interfering with existing GPS devices. It is hard to comprehend what Sprint was thinking in recent months when it appeared to favor partnering with LightSquared over its subsidiary Clearwire.


Canada bans veil at citizenship ceremonies

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:50 PM PST

Immigration minister says many Canadians feel misgivings about Islamic face coverings such as the burqa and the niqab.


Lawyer: Suu Kyi's party approved to re-enter politics

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:09 PM PST

The political party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been granted permission to register for future elections in Myanmar, according to Suu Kyi's lawyer.

Crowdsourcing Innovation In New York City: Cornell v Stanford

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:11 PM PST

New York City's innovation initiative is a prototype of how to bring entrepreneurship and economic growth back to America.


Taiwan president's economic boasts come back to haunt (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST

Reuters - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, fresh off an election victory in 2008, offered a vision of prosperity through closer ties with China: the economy would grow 6 percent per year, per capita income would reach $30,000 and unemployment would be 3 percent.


15 Chinese children killed in school bus accident (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:19 PM PST

AP - A school bus taking primary students home slipped off a country road into an irrigation ditch in eastern China, killing 15 children and highlighting continuing safety problems in the country's school transport system following a similar tragedy last month.


VIDEO: Syria uprising deaths top 5,000

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:24 PM PST

More than 5,000 people are thought to have died since the start of the uprising in Syria, the UN's top human rights official has said.


Take Away the Teleprompters

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:43 PM PST

? ? I remember when politicians gave speeches without scripts, without note cards, and (gasp) without Teleprompters!?? I also know that important policy speeches need to be carefully crafted and worded, and that argues for scripting.?? I know that elected officials make a lot of speeches and to many different audiences, that that argues for ...


'Why gift-giving is flawed, from an economic perspective'

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:20 PM PST

More on the ?experiences over nicely wrapped packages? theory of the holidays from Kentucky.com http://www.kentucky.com/2011/12/12/1991681/why-gift-giving-is-flawed-from.html


Taiwan president's economic boasts come back to haunt

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:05 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, fresh off an election victory in 2008, offered a vision of prosperity through closer ties with China: the economy would grow 6 percent per year, per capita income would reach $30,000 and unemployment would be 3 percent.

Panetta: Djibouti critical to US terror fight (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:25 PM PST

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, arriving Tuesday in Djibouti, said U.S. operations against al-Qaida are now concentrating on key groups in Yemen, Somalia and North Africa.


Oil hovers below $98 amid Europe economy concerns (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:25 PM PST

FILE - A natural gas line lies broken on a San Bruno, Calif., road on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, after a massive explosion. A rupture in the pipe caused an explosion that killed eight people and leveled dozens of homes. The House passed a bill Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, that doubles the maximum fine for pipeline safety violations, but ignores several key recommendations arising from investigations of deadly natural gas explosions and high-profile oil spills over the past two years. The compromise bill was passed by a voice vote. Senate action is expected this week, perhaps as early as Tuesday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)AP - Oil prices hovered below $98 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders mulled how much Europe's debt crisis will hurt the continent's economic growth and crude demand.

Mali arrests four over French kidnappings

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:44 PM PST

Suspects accused of belonging to al-Qaeda-linked group, amid concerns over growing instability in Sahel region.


Growing criticism of Congo vote (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 08:16 PM PST

Armed Congolese police officers patrol the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Security forces in Congo's capital prowled opposition neighborhoods Saturday rounding up young men, who were seen being dragged out of their homes and shoved into waiting cars, a day after the government announced that the country's opposition leader had lost the disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - The chorus of voices calling into question the results from Congo's recent election is growing louder, and on Monday the country's influential clergy as well as the United Nations joined those that are now casting doubt on the victory of President Joseph Kabila.

SKorea to get tough on illegal Chinese fishermen (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

THIS ADDS WHERE THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN - An unidentified Chinese captain is taken out from a hospital by South Korean police officers to Incheon Coast Guard office after getting treatment following his arrest in Incheon, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. A South Korean coast guard officer was killed and another injured Monday when they were stabbed by a Chinese captain whose boat was stopped for suspected illegal fishing in South Korean waters, officials said. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Ha Sa-hun) KOREA OUTAP - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is vowing to spend more money on better coast guard equipment after an officer was allegedly stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman.

VIDEO: China's graduates face jobs fight

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 04:52 PM PST

China's fresh graduates face fierce competition if they want a good job, reports Martin Patience in Beijing.


VIDEO: Canada withdraws from Kyoto pact

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 08:54 PM PST

The Canadian government has announced it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, making it the first nation to do so.


VIDEO: Obama pays tribute to Iraq's PM

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama pays tribute to the ''impressive progress'' made by Iraq and to the leadership of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, ahead of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of the year.


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