The First Time I Met Gabrielle Giffords

The First Time I Met Gabrielle Giffords

The First Time I Met Gabrielle Giffords

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

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2012 file photo, United States Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives at a court room at Camp Pendleton with lead defense attorney Neal Puckett in Camp Pendeton, Calif. Opening arguments in Wuterich's will be Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 — more than six years after his Marine squad in 2005 killed 24 Iraqis, including unarmed women and children in the town of Haditha. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)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

Senior Airman Matthew Siegle closes the door of the transfer vehicle containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger of Indianapolis, Ind., Army Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt of Merrillville, Ind., Army Spc. Christopher A. Patterson of Aurora, Ill. and Army Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr. of Hamlet, Ind., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. The Department of Defense announced the deaths of Metzger, Leonhardt, Patterson and Tauteris Jr. who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)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

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 2, 2001 file photo, an excavator equipped with cutting blades slices off the cockpit section of the last Tu-160 bomber left in the Ukraine by the former Soviet Union at the Priluki airfield, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the capital Kiev. The destruction of the aircraft was carried out under the U.S.-Ukrainian Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. The doomsday scenario of Soviet nukes falling into the hands of rogue states or terrorists has, as best as is known, remained fiction, thanks to a massive U.S.-Russian effort to lock them up safely after the Soviet Union fell apart. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)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.


In Motown They're Dancing In The Streets

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:05 PM PST

Upbeat U.S. automakers regain their swagger with impressive new models at Detroit's annual auto show


VIDEO: Chavez returns to Venezuelan TV show

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 08:50 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has resumed his weekly television and radio broadcast after a seven-month pause.


VIDEO: Chavez returns to Venezuelan TV show

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 08:50 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has resumed his weekly television and radio broadcast after a seven-month pause.


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Bahrain eyes reforms to boost parliament's powers

Bahrain eyes reforms to boost parliament's powers

Bahrain eyes reforms to boost parliament's powers

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:18 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's cabinet proposed on Sunday giving more powers to the elected chamber and allowing it to question ministers, as part of constitutional reforms in the wake of pro-democracy protests last year.

Yemen proposes immunity law to speed Saleh's exit

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:09 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's cabinet proposed an immunity law Sunday to speed President Ali Abdullah Saleh's exit from the Arab state under a Gulf-brokered plan to end months of protests that have paralyzed the impoverished country.

Tucson remembers shooting victims

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST

The Arizona city of Tucson marks the anniversary of the shooting that left six people dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords seriously injured.


Chavez resumes Venezuela TV show

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Hugo Chavez's TV show Alo Presidente resumes for the first time since June, when the Venezuelan President was diagnosed with cancer.


Documentarians Concerned About Proposed Oscar Rule

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

The rule would require a movie review from The New York Times or The Los Angeles Times to qualify a documentary feature for the Academy Awards, according to a draft of the rule.

Sarkozy gains ground on Socialist rival: poll

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cut his Socialist rival's lead to the smallest margin so far in the run up to an April and May presidential election, a poll showed Sunday.

U.S. to Press China, Japan on Iran Steps

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner heads to China and Japan this week seeking support for boosting the financial pressure on Iran.


Republican rivals target frontrunner Romney

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

Criticism of ex-governor focuses on his conservative credentials and chances of beating President Barack Obama.


US expels Venezuelan consul general

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST

State Department says official in Miami is persona non grata, as Iranian president begins visit to Caracas.


Israel Charges 5 Settlers in Clash at Army Base

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:26 PM PST

The indictment was the first sign of a promised crackdown on settlers whose increasingly provocative actions have been described by some Israeli officials as homegrown terrorism.

Nicki Minaj as a Rising Style Muse

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:05 AM PST

Nicki Minaj has been the most talked-about young rapper to settle into the front row at New York Fashion Week since Marc Jacobs embraced Lil' Kim as his muse in 2005.

The Fifth Down: Live Analysis: Giants 24, Falcons 2

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST

The Giants host the third leg of what they hope to be a three-game Ryan victory tour Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Warnock sacked as manager of QPR

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:52 AM PST

Queens Park Rangers sack manager Neil Warnock after a run of eight Premier League games without a win.


Bashir says working with Libya to protect borders

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:40 AM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Sunday he was working with Libyan leaders to secure the border between the two countries and prevent the smuggling of weapons to rebel groups in Sudan.

Liverpool draw Man Utd in FA Cup

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

Liverpool host Manchester United at Anfield in the pick of the ties of the FA Cup fourth round, with Sunderland hosting Middlesbrough and QPR potentially entertaining Chelsea.


Royals attend War Horse premiere

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:58 PM PST

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge join stars on the red carpet at the UK premiere of Steven Spielberg's new film War Horse.


News Analysis: Germany Resists Europe's Pleas to Spend More

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:53 AM PST

In Berlin, there is a deep consensus among policy makers and economists — bordering on orthodoxy — that austerity and growth are not enemies. They are comrades.

German Opposition to Cooperate on Presidency

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:26 AM PST

The chairman of Germany's largest opposition party says the Social Democratic party would cooperate with Angela Merkel in finding a consensus candidate for the German presidency as incumbent Christian Wulff faces mounting criticism.


Musharraf to return to Pakistan, lead party in polls

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:47 AM PST

KARACHI (Reuters) - Exiled former president Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday he would return to Pakistan later this month to lead his recently formed party in campaigning for a parliamentary election, despite the possibility of his arrest and concern over his security.

US expels Venezuela Miami consul

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:39 AM PST

The US expels Venezuela's consul general in Miami Livia Acosta Noguera over allegations that she discussed a cyber-attack on the US.


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