Gunmen shoot dead Karachi lawyers

Gunmen shoot dead Karachi lawyers

Gunmen shoot dead Karachi lawyers

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST

Gunmen on motorcycles shoot dead three lawyers and wound another in an apparent sectarian attack in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi.


Jail term for false Walsh claims

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST

An unemployed dance teacher has been sentenced to jail for falsely accusing X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexual assault.


Prisoner on run after gun threat

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

A prisoner is on the run after two officers were threatened at gunpoint on his arrival at hospital in Suffolk.


Philippines may allow greater U.S. presence in latest reaction to China’s rise

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

Two decades after evicting U.S. forces from their biggest base in the Pacific, the Philippines is in talks with the Obama administration about expanding the American military presence in the island nation, the latest in a series of strategic moves aimed at China.

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SEAL Team Six parachuted into Somalia on raid

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:35 PM PST

When U.S. military commandos landed in Somalia on their dramatic rescue mission, it was early Tuesday evening in Washington. By the time President Obama entered the Capitol for his State of the Union speech at 9 p.m., nine kidnappers already had been killed, two hostages had been recovered and the American forces were largely safe.

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U.S. falls 27 places in worldwide freedom of the press rankings

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

The United States has been downgraded. Reporters Without Borders has released its annual World Press Freedom Index and the United States fell 27 points to No. 47 on the list.

We now tie with Argentina, Romania and Latvia at "satisfactory" levels of freedom. The reason for the plummet? "The many arrests of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests."

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Will Israel Attack Iran?

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

For the first time since the Iranian nuclear threat emerged, the conditions for an Israeli assault have been met.

Reuters Magazine: Return of the Activist

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:35 PM PST

(Reuters) - Hundreds of miles and a vast ideological divide separate Cecily Friday from Tim Dake. But what they share is a passionate dislike and distrust of the American political elite. I caught up with Friday on a bitterly cold, rainy October night in Nashville. That same night state troopers had arrested 29 members of Occupy Nashville for violating a new curfew designed to end the occupation of Legislative Plaza.

Ubuntu swaps action menus for HUD

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:26 PM PST

Ubuntu's lead developer outlines plans to replace menu controls with a "head-up display" box into which users type commands.


Merkel deflects call for bigger eurozone fund

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST

German chancellor tells Davos forum that Berlin will stand by Euro, but will not be forced into unrealistic promises.


VIDEO: Kazakh films counter Borat image

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:58 AM PST

Emma Jones reports from Kazakhstan on the country's new wave of films.


Obama Weaves Well-Versed Theme Into Case for Re-Election

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST

The president is framing the 2012 election as a choice between a communal sense of shared responsibility, or a stark survival-of-the-fittest approach to reshaping the nation's economy.

Conn. Mayor Blasted for 'Taco' Quip About Latinos

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST

The mayor of a Connecticut community roiled by allegations of police discrimination against Hispanics is under fire for saying he "might have tacos" as a way to do something for those minorities.

Photo of the Day: What in the world?

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST

Our photo today is from the World Social Forum, an annual meeting of people and organizations opposed to capitalism. It acts as a counterweight to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

That begs a question: Where is this photograph from?

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Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 5

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:34 AM PST

All the Group A action as it happens from the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.


Lords reject child support plans

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST

The government's welfare bill suffers another defeat in the House of Lords, this time over plans to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency.


Fed not to raise rates until 2014

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:40 AM PST

The Federal Reserve says it does not now expect to raise interest rates in the US until late 2014, sending the dollar lower.


Nigerian president sacks chief of police

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:51 AM PST

Goodluck Jonathan forces police chief and six deputies to retire, saying Boko Haram has infiltrated security services.


Fatah's Barghouti in rare court appearance

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:03 AM PST

Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti says conflict with Israel will only end when it withdraws to pre-1967 lines.


Live - Carling Cup semi-final

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:47 AM PST

Manchester City face Liverpool in the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final, with Roberto Mancini's side aiming to overturn a 1-0 deficit and book their place in the final against Cardiff.


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