The First Time I Met Gabrielle Giffords

The First Time I Met Gabrielle Giffords
Iran sentences Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying (Reuters)
Explosion kills 2 Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad (AP)
Chinese authors sue Apple for copyright infringement: report (Reuters)
VIDEO: Migrants living in limbo in Libya
Electricity only reaches one in three Afghans
Iran sentences Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying
CES: Survey Finds Traditional TV Viewing Is Collapsing
Analysis: Power woes could trip Indonesia's economic surge (Reuters)
Europe may avoid recession this year, IMF says: report (Reuters)
Gunman in Afghan uniform kills US soldier on base (AP)
Iran responds to US rescue of captured fishermen (The Christian Science Monitor)
5 clues to what 2012 holds for Latin America's economy (The Christian Science Monitor)
VIDEO: Ibrahim: 'I'm finally vindicated'
The People vs. Best Buy, Round Two
How threat of loose Soviet nukes was avoided (AP)
Solomons hit by 6.6 quake; no tsunami threat (AP)
In Motown They're Dancing In The Streets
VIDEO: Chavez returns to Venezuelan TV show
VIDEO: Chavez returns to Venezuelan TV show

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:25 PM PST

The first time I met Gabby Giffords she was kneeling down beside me at a sushi restaurant in . My dad and I were sitting at a table as Giffords walked by. My dad waved at her and she immediately came over and crouched down next to me. ?So nice to meet you!? she said. ...

Iran sentences Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:26 PM PST

Reuters - Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced an Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying for the CIA, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.

Explosion kills 2 Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:05 PM PST

AP - Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed two Shiite pilgrims and wounded 10 others south of Baghdad.

Chinese authors sue Apple for copyright infringement: report (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:09 PM PST

Reuters - A group of Chinese authors has sued Apple Inc for 11.9 million yuan ($1.9 million) in compensation for allegedly providing copyright-infringing books for download through its online store, Chinese financial magazine Caixin reported.

VIDEO: Migrants living in limbo in Libya

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST

The downfall of Col Gaddafi's regime heralded hope for a brighter future in Libya, but many migrants have found themselves in a state of limbo in the new era.

Electricity only reaches one in three Afghans

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:37 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Only one in three Afghans has access to electricity despite years of spending to improve supply, and the country is still far too dependent on imported power, the head of the country's state owned power utility told Reuters.

Iran sentences Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:38 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced an Iranian-U.S. man to death for spying for the CIA, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.

CES: Survey Finds Traditional TV Viewing Is Collapsing

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:51 PM PST

In a stunning finding, Accenture asserts in a new survey of consumer behavior that traditional television viewership is experiencing a wholesale collapse. The survey, the results of which are being released Monday, just as the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show gets underway in Las Vegas, finds that the number of consumers who watch broadcast or ...

Analysis: Power woes could trip Indonesia's economic surge (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:31 PM PST

Reuters - Indonesia's inability to meet the rising energy needs of its businesses, from steelmakers to hotel resorts, threatens to put the brakes on growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Europe may avoid recession this year, IMF says: report (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:07 PM PST

Reuters - Europe may avoid a recession this year and there were reasons to be more upbeat about prospects for the region, the Business Day newspaper quoted International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Christine Lagarde as saying.

Gunman in Afghan uniform kills US soldier on base (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:30 PM PST

AP - A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on a group of Americans at a base in the south of the country, killing a U.S. soldier and wounding another, an Afghan military spokesman said Monday.

Iran responds to US rescue of captured fishermen (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:43 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iran's government on Saturday welcomed the U.S. Navy's rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates, calling it a positive humanitarian gesture.

5 clues to what 2012 holds for Latin America's economy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:15 AM PST

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VIDEO: Ibrahim: 'I'm finally vindicated'

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:12 PM PST

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of sodomy after a two-year trial.

The People vs. Best Buy, Round Two

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:39 PM PST

The response to my article on Best Buy's failing strategy was overwhelming. Now, company CEO Brian Dunn responds. What did he say, and what does it mean?

How threat of loose Soviet nukes was avoided (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:00 PM PST

AP - The doomsday scenario of Soviet nukes falling into the hands of rogue states or terrorists has, as far as is known, remained fiction, thanks to a massive U.S.-Russian effort to lock the weaponry up safely after the Soviet Union fell apart.

Solomons hit by 6.6 quake; no tsunami threat (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:06 PM PST

AP - Santa Cruz Island in the South Pacific has rocked by a magnitude-6.6 earthquake, but there have been no reports of injuries and authorities say there is no threat of a tsunami.