England will not panic - Strauss

England will not panic - Strauss

England will not panic - Strauss

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:59 AM PST

Captain Andrew Strauss says England will not make any dramatic changes in the wake of the 10-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai.


Ethiopia sends elders to help release abducted

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:50 PM PST

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Authorities in Ethiopia's northern Afar region have sent elders to try to secure the release of two German tourists and two Ethiopians kidnapped by gunmen and who the government believes are now inside Eritrea, officials said on Thursday.

Hamas Says Palestinian Parliament Speaker Arrested

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

Hamas officials said the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Abdel Aziz Duaik, was arrested by Israeli soldiers near Ramallah.


Thousands march in Turkey for slain journalist

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people marched silently through Istanbul on Thursday to protest against the acquittals of 17 men tried over the killing of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and commemorate the fifth anniversary of his death.

New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Revisions to the diagnostic manual may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say.

The Caucus: Busy Day Both Tests and Rewards Gingrich

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST

Newt Gingrich gets some good news from Rick Perry's withdrawal, but bad news from a former wife.

Indictment Charges Megaupload Site With Piracy

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

Federal prosecutors say they have shut down one of the world's largest Internet file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws.

Israel arrests senior Palestinian

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

The speaker of the Palestinian assembly, who is a member of the Hamas militant group, has been arrested at an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank.


Megaupload sharing site shut down

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST

One of the internet's largest file-sharing sites is offline after US officials charged its founder with violating piracy laws.


Leap second gets one more week

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

World telecommunications body says more time needed before final decision is made on dropping adjustment mechanism.


FiveThirtyEight: Gingrich Tied With Romney in South Carolina Forecast

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:24 AM PST

The FiveThirtyEight model now shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in a virtual tie in South Carolina, with each having about a 50 percent chance of winning the primary.

Salvage firms jostle for wrecked Italian liner

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:44 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Though the search for survivors or, more likely, bodies on the Costa Concordia goes on, attention is turning to what to do with the hulk of wrecked Italian super-liner - and who will win the rich contract to break it up or salvage it.

Protesters try to disrupt showpiece Bahrain Air show

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters tried to disrupt the Bahrain airshow on Thursday, burning tires which sent up columns of smoke as the authorities attempt to show life is returning to normal in the troubled Gulf kingdom.

Edano: Japan Bracing for Nuclear-Free Summer

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

Japanese trade and industry minister Yukio Edano said Japan may have no nuclear reactors operating during the peak power demand season in summer, a worrying scenario that could hit domestic production.


Mass Turk Protest Marks Writer's Murder

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST

Tens of thousands of Turks marched through central Istanbul, mounting the biggest demonstration for democracy and human rights that the country has seen in years.


Ex-IMF Official: Japan Should Provide More for Europe Plan

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:54 AM PST

Japan should contribute more to the IMF to fight the European debt crisis, even if the U.S. doesn't chip in, said a former IMF deputy managing director who also was once Tokyo's top financial diplomat.


Italy ship crew 'were in denial'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:34 AM PST

A tape suggests the crew of the Costa Concordia ship mentioned only a "blackout" in a communication with Italian officials after hitting rocks.


Two foreigners seized in Pakistan

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

Two foreigners, one Italian and one believed to be German, are kidnapped in the city of Multan in Punjab, according to local officials.


Bangladesh Army Claims to Thwart Coup Attempt

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:52 AM PST

Investigators made two arrests and were pursuing at least a dozen rogue military officers and expatriates suspected of plotting to topple the government.

Quantum trick for cloud computing

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

Researchers demonstrate that, if quantum computers fulfil their promise of ultra-fast computing, the job could be farmed out to "the cloud" while remaining secure.


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