Egypt’s constitution seen passing in referendum

Egypt’s constitution seen passing in referendum

Egypt’s constitution seen passing in referendum

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:39 PM PST

CAIRO, Dec 22 — Egyptians voted on a constitution drafted by Islamists today in a second round of balloting expected to approve the charter that opponents say will create deeper turmoil in Egypt.  After a first round last week in which unofficial results showed 57 per cent of those who voted approved the constitution, the opposition cried foul, ...

Plight of teen prompts education debate, protest in China

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:23 PM PST

SHANGHAI, Dec 22 — As the end of middle school approached this year, Zhan Haite, 15, faced two choices: attend vocational school in Shanghai in the fall or move to her ancestral home in distant Jiangxi province to take the high school entrance exam and study there.  Taking the test and going to senior high school in cosmopolitan Shanghai, where ...

Pakistan mob burns man accused of desecrating Koran alive

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:01 PM PST

HYDERABAD, Pakistan Dec 22 — A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of desecrating the Koran alive, police said Saturday, in the latest violence focusing attention on the country's blasphemy laws.  The man was a traveller and had spent Thursday night at the mosque, said Maulvi Memon, the imam in the southern village of ...

Polling stations open in final Egypt constitution vote

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST

CAIRO, Dec 22 — Polling stations opened in Egypt today in the second and final round of a referendum on a new constitution that was drafted by an assembly dominated by Islamists and which the opposition says is polarising the nation.  After a first round vote last week which unofficial results showed as 57 per cent approval of the constitution, ...

Iran defense minister says NATO missiles harm Turkey security

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 10:16 PM PST

DUBAI, Dec 22 — The installation of Patriot anti-missile batteries sent by NATO members to bolster Turkey's defences against a possible missile attack from Syria will only harm Turkey's security, Iran's defense minister was quoted as saying today.  NATO approved Turkey's request for the air defence system earlier this month, in a move meant to ...

Ex-US marine jailed in Mexico wins back his freedom

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 08:30 PM PST

MIAMI, Dec 22 — A former US Marine jailed in a notoriously violent part of northern Mexico was released today after being held prisoner four months for possessing a shotgun that was a family heirloom, according to a member of the US Congress.  After speaking with the family of Jon Hammar, US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida said she ...

China bans alcohol in military banquets to curb graft

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 07:59 PM PST

BEIJING, Dec 22 — China has banned senior military officers from holding alcohol- fuelled banquets or from staying in luxury hotels when on work trips in the latest move by Communist Party chief Xi Jinping to fight corruption, state media reported today.  Receptions will also no longer feature welcome banners, red carpets, flowers, honour guards, ...

Four dead, 3 police hurt in Pennsylvania shootings

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 07:03 PM PST

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 22 — A man with a pistol fatally shot three people today in rural western Pennsylvania, one of them in a church, before he was killed in a shootout with state troopers as he tried to flee in a pickup truck, authorities said.  Three state troopers also were injured in their confrontation with the gunman in Frankstown Township, ...

Italy PM Monti resigns, elections likely in February

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:44 PM PST

ROME, Dec 22 — Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti tendered his resignation to the president last night after 13 months in office, opening the way to a highly uncertain national election in February.  The former European commissioner, appointed to lead an unelected government to save Italy from financial crisis a year ago, has kept his own ...

Obama nominates John Kerry as next secretary of state

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:28 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 — President Barack Obama today nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, calling the veteran US senator the "perfect choice" for America's top diplomat as he began reshaping his national security team for a second term.  Obama settled on Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and ...

Venezula’s VP Maduro a ‘poor copy’ of Chavez

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:16 PM PST

CARACAS, Dec 22 — Venezuela's opposition mocked President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor Nicolas Maduro today as a "poor copy" of his boss who should be promoting national unity rather than insulting opponents during a delicate time for the South American nation.  In power since 1999, Chavez named vice president and foreign minister Maduro as his ...

Employers can fire workers they find too sexy, Iowa court rules

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:05 PM PST

IOWA, Dec 22 — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled today that employers in the state can legally fire workers they find too attractive.  In a unanimous decision, the court held that a dentist did not violate the state's civil rights act when he terminated a female dental assistant whom his wife considered a threat to their marriage.  The dental ...

NRA calls for armed school guards as US mourns massacre

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 05:53 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Connecticut., Dec 22 — The powerful US gun rights lobby called on today for armed police in all US schools within weeks as Americans remembered the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre with a moment of silence.   National Rifle Association Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre said attempts to keep guns out of schools were ...

Police clash with Delhi gang-rape protesters

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:43 AM PST

Indian police on Saturday baton-charged, tear-gassed and fired water cannon at demonstrators who were demanding better safety for women following the brutal gang-rape of a student last weekend.

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Philippines typhoon death toll 'likely to hit 1,500'

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:14 AM PST

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated the Philippines earlier this month will likely hit 1,500, making it the second deadliest since the country began keeping records, the civil defence chief said Saturday.

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N. Korea leader urges development of bigger rockets

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:54 PM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered the development of bigger rockets, state media said Saturday, after Pyongyang sparked international condemnation with a long-range rocket launch.

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Malaysian banking sector to expand further next year

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:42 PM PST

The Malaysian banking sector is set to see further expansion into the immediate region next year to improve and increase activities along the new frontier countries.

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Santa surf

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:36 PM PST

A surfer dressed in a Santa Claus outfit trains young people on Kuta beach near Denpasar, Bali.

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High-maintenance hair keeps some out of the gym

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST

Not willing to wreck an expensive hairstyle by breaking a sweat at the gym? In a new US survey, 40 percent of African-American women said they skipped the gym to preserve their hair. About a third said that hair issues prevented them from exercising as much as they wanted to.

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Egypt's constitution seen passing in referendum

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:16 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on a constitution drafted by Islamists on Saturday in a second round of balloting expected to approve the charter that opponents say will create deeper turmoil in Egypt.

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