Far-left candidate quits South Korea poll, boosts opposition

Far-left candidate quits South Korea poll, boosts opposition

Far-left candidate quits South Korea poll, boosts opposition

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:57 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - A pro-North Korea candidate from a far-left party quit South Korea's presidential race on Sunday and threw her weight behind the main opposition candidate in a move that could decide the outcome of an election that appears too close to call.

Good romantic partners make good parents: study

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 11:21 PM PST

Perhaps not surprisingly, people who are difficult romantic partners are also likely to make less-than-ideal parents, a new study finds.
The same skills that make a person a good mate, such as sensitivity and willingness to cooperative, translate to parenting skills, according to new British research.

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Obama to join mourning Connecticut families in search for answers

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:40 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrives in Connecticut on Sunday to join in the mourning for 20 children, all 6 and 7 years old, who were slaughtered by a gunman who forced his way into their school and shot them with a rifle at close range.

Japan votes in election seen returning LDP to power

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:39 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters streamed into polls across the country on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe.

Far-left candidate quits S. Korea poll, boosts opposition

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:53 PM PST

SEOUL, Dec 16 — A pro-North Korea candidate from a far-left party quit South Korea's presidential race today and threw her weight behind the main opposition candidate in a move that could decide the outcome of an election that appears too close to call. Lee Jung-hee, who was polling up to 1.6 per cent in some surveys, stood aside ahead of the ...

Absent Chavez dominates Venezuelan state elections

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:15 PM PST

CARACAS, Dec 16 — Venezuelans vote today in state elections that will define the future of opposition leader Henrique Capriles and test political forces ahead of a possible new presidential vote if Hugo Chavez is incapacitated by cancer. The vote for 23 state governorships, of which the opposition controls seven, has been overshadowed by the ...

Obama to join mourning Connecticut families in search for answers

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:07 PM PST

NEWTOWN (Connecticut), Dec 16 — President Barack Obama arrives in Connecticut today to join in the mourning for 20 children, all 6 and 7 years old, who were slaughtered by a gunman who forced his way into their school and shot them with a rifle at close range. Obama's appearance at an interfaith vigil in the once-tranquil town of Newtown will be ...

Tales of heroism emerge from ‘evil’ school shooting

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 09:13 PM PST

NEWTOWN (Connecticut), Dec 16 — Elementary school library clerk Mary Ann Jacob heard gunshots and shouted "Lockdown!" to a class of fourth graders. Then she discovered the classroom door wouldn't lock. Quickly, quietly she and other library staff got the 18 children down on the floor and crawled with them to a classroom storage closet. Hiding from ...

White House won’t accept new tax offer from Republican leader

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 08:21 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 — President Barack Obama is not ready to accept a new offer from the Republican leader of the US the House of Representatives to raise taxes on top earners in exchange for major cuts in entitlement programmes, a source said late yesterday. The shape and details of Boehner's offer were uncertain last night, as was the exact ...

Egyptians narrowly back Islamist-shaped constitution, say rival camps

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:42 PM PST

CAIRO, Dec 16 — Egyptians voted narrowly in favour of a constitution shaped by Islamists and which opponents said was a recipe for deepening divisions in the nation, officials in rival camps said today after the first round of a two-stage referendum. The result based on unofficial tallies, if confirmed for this round and repeated in Saturday's ...

Egyptians narrowly back Islamist-shaped constitution, say rival camps

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted narrowly in favour of a constitution shaped by Islamists and which opponents said was a recipe for deepening divisions in the nation, officials in rival camps said on Sunday after the first round of a two-stage referendum.

Children in Connecticut rampage, all 6 and 7, shot repeatedly

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 08:58 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Twelve girls and eight boys. One had celebrated her seventh birthday just four days before her death. They included Charlotte and Jack, Noah and Grace.

Children in Connecticut rampage, all 6 and 7, shot repeatedly

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 08:27 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Twelve girls and eight boys. One had celebrated her seventh birthday just four days before her death. They included Charlotte and Jack, Noah and Grace.

Obama expected to nominate Kerry to head State Department

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:28 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 — US President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, sources familiar with the process said yesterday. Kerry (picture), the Democratic nominee for president in 2004 and a stalwart Obama supporter, had been widely tipped as the ...

Is your lifestyle putting your iPhone at risk?

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 06:30 PM PST

US insurance warranty company SquareTrade claims that a person's lifestyle choices can pose a direct risk to the health of their iPhone. According to their research, people who frequently trade stocks and shares are 40 percent more likely to accidently damage their iPhone, compared with 25 percent of owners who ride a motorbike or who have tattoos.

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Children in Connecticut rampage, all six and seven, shot repeatedly

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:45 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Twelve girls and eight boys. One had celebrated her seventh birthday just four days before her death. They included Charlotte and Jack, Noah and Grace.

Obama to nominate Senator Kerry for secretary of state - media

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:31 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to nominate Massachusetts Senator John Kerry to be the next secretary of state, CNN and ABC News reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources.

Children in Connecticut rampage, all six and seven, shot repeatedly

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:05 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Twelve girls and eight boys. One had celebrated her seventh birthday just four days before her death. They were Charlotte and Jack, Noah and Grace.

Venezuela's Chavez has "full intellectual capacity" after surgery

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:54 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recovered "full intellectual capacity" after a six-hour cancer operation in Cuba this week, an official said on Saturday, but offered few details on the socialist firebrand's physical condition.

Clinton sustains concussion; Benghazi testimony postponed

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who cancelled an overseas trip last weekend because of illness, suffered a concussion after fainting due to dehydration, prompting the postponement of her scheduled congressional testimony on the attack on a U.S. mission in Libya, officials said on Saturday.

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