Al Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for U.S. ambassador

Al Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for U.S. ambassador

Al Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for U.S. ambassador

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:10 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda has offered a bounty for anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador to Yemen or an American soldier in the impoverished Arab state, a group that monitors Islamist websites said. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said it was offering three kilograms of gold for the killing of the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa, Gerald Feierstein, the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said, citing an audio released by militants. AQAP will also pay 5 million rials ($23,350) to whoever kills any American soldier in Yemen, it said. ...

In Indian student's gang rape, murder, two worlds collide

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:35 PM PST

Policemen stand guard outside the cremation ground during the funeral of a rape victim after her body arrived from Singapore, in New DelhiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - One of hundreds of attacks reported in New Delhi each year, the brutal gang rape and murder of a young medical student in a private bus this month caught authorities and political parties flat-footed, slow to appreciate it had become symbolic of all the others. ...

Asian nations giving enthusiastic welcome to 2013

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:18 PM PST

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first countries to see 2013 dawn will enthusiastically welcome the new year.

VIDEO: Kidnapped Pakistan troops killed

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:30 AM PST

Militants in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 20 of the paramilitaries they seized from a checkpoint near Peshawar, officials say.

VIDEO: Pakistan car bomb kills pilgrims

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:16 AM PST

At least 19 Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed by a bomb attack on a bus convoy in southwest Pakistan, local officials say.

VIDEO: Obama presses Republicans on deal

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:33 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has increased pressure on Republicans to accept a deal aimed at stopping the country going over a "fiscal cliff".

VIDEO: Chile arrests over singer's death

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:24 PM PST

A judge in Chile has ordered the arrest of eight former army officers over the murder 39 years ago of well-known left-wing singer Victor Jara.

VIDEO: Hillary Clinton has blood clot

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to hospital in New York with a blood clot, officials say.

VIDEO: Mascots schooled in Japan

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST

There is a mini-boom in the use of mascots in Japan and one woman is making it her mission to ensure they are of a high quality.

VIDEO: Local government reforms in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:17 PM PST

In the troubled province of Helmand, Afghanistan, local government reform has been a notable success.

Al Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for U.S. ambassador

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:10 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda has offered a bounty for anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador to Yemen or an American soldier in the impoverished Arab state, a group that monitors Islamist websites said.

In Indian student's gang rape, murder, two worlds collide

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:35 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One of hundreds of attacks reported in New Delhi each year, the brutal gang rape and murder of a young medical student in a private bus this month caught authorities and political parties flat-footed, slow to appreciate it had become symbolic of all the others.

VIDEO: Colombia hit by deadly landslide

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:53 PM PST

Rescue teams in Colombia have been searching for at least 25 people missing after a landslide cut off a road near the south-western city of Neiva.

VIDEO: Chinese couple turn 100 on same day

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:52 PM PST

A village in China has been marking a very special occasion with a married couple celebrating their 100th birthdays on the same day.

Seven Strategies for Highly Effective New Year's Resolutions

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:01 PM PST

New Year's Eve is just around the corner.  It's likely that at least one person will ask you what your resolutions are for the year ahead. Whether you like to make them or not, research has found that people who make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their [...]

Sun's Peculiar Rotation May Be One Key To Life's Evolutionary Longevity, New Observations Suggest

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:47 PM PST

Artist's concept of Epsilon Eridani, located about 10 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It is visible in the night skies with the naked eye. The system's inner asteroid belt appears as the yellowish ring around the star, while the outer asteroid belt is in the foreground. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Most Astronomy [...]

10 Most Cringeworthy TV Moments Of 2012

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:56 PM PST

Today co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) It's almost not fair to put these lists together during an election year, because there's so much low-hanging fruit. Therefore, I've tried to keep election-related media outbursts, gaffes and polarizing dialogue to a minimum. There will be no [...]

The Year In Wine: Best Values Of 2012

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:32 PM PST

It's all about value - these are the best affordable wines I tasted in 2012.

China academics warn of "violent revolution" if no political reform

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:14 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A prominent group of Chinese academics has warned in a bold open letter that the country risks "violent revolution" if the government does not respond to public pressure and allow long-stalled political reforms. The 73 scholars, including well-known current and retired legal experts at top universities and lawyers, said political reform had not matched the quick pace of economic expansion. ...

South Korea parliament expected to approve budget on Monday

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 07:58 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament was expected to pass next year's government budget on Monday after slightly expanding welfare spending programs in line with President-elect Park Geun-hye's campaign pledges. Media cited officials at the ruling and main opposition parties as saying they now aimed to put their agreed version up for vote later in the day after winding up debate on minor issues at sub-committee meetings. The value of the 2013 budget bill is expected to rise to about 342.7 trillion won ($320.11 billion) from 342. ...

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