Gingrich takes lead in South Carolina polls

Gingrich takes lead in South Carolina polls

Gingrich takes lead in South Carolina polls

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:35 PM PST

US presidential hopeful pulls ahead of rivals in run-up to crucial primary after deft debate performances.


Costa CEO says captain misled company, crew (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:47 PM PST

Rescuers approach the grounded Costa Concordia cruise ship off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. The cruise ship grounded off Tuscany shifted again on its rocky perch Friday, forcing the suspension of diving search operations for the 21 people still missing and raising concerns about the stability of the ship's resting place. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4,200 people on board did not relay correct information either to the company or crew after the ship hit rocks, the cruise ship owner's CEO said Friday as the search resumed for 21 missing passengers.

Scientists Developing Deadly Bird Flu Mutations Agree to Pause Research

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:36 PM PST

Amid growing controversy, scientists in two laboratories have agreed to temporarily suspend their work on mutations of the??H5N1 influenza virus, or bird flu,??according to??a letter published in the journals Nature and Science. The goal of the research is to detect when the virus may mutate in the wild and spark a pandemic. ??According to an ...


France sends defence minister to Kabul

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:30 PM PST

Gerard Longuet's report on French soldiers' killing to determine whether country will resume operations in Afghanistan.


Inside the Lavish Life Of Web's Mr. Dotcom

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:29 PM PST

Kim Dotcom, the hulking Internet entrepreneur arrested Thursday at his New Zealand mansion, didn't lay low despite his past. Rather, he openly lived a lavish lifestyle.


Key lawmaker withdraws support for Aussie gov't (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:11 PM PST

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power weakened on Saturday when a key independent lawmaker withdrew his support for her minority government.


Indiana Pacers Mascot Goes Darryl Dawkins on High School Backboard

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:31 PM PST

With his employer playing at Golden State the night of Jan. 20, Boomer, the ? mascot, was sent to New Palestine, Ind., to entertain fans at a high school basketball game. Unfortunately, Boomer inadvertently demonstrated his Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Slam-I-Am Jam at halftime of New Palestine vs. Triton Central, forcing it ...


VIDEO: Witness describes Nigeria blasts

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:11 PM PST

A coordinated series of bomb attacks in Nigeria has killed at least six people in the biggest city in the north, Kano.


Explosions rock Nigeria's Kano, at least six killed

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:43 PM PST

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least six people were killed in a string of bomb blasts on Friday in Nigeria's second city Kano and the authorities imposed a curfew across the city, which has been plagued by an insurgency led by the Islamist sect Boko Haram.

VIDEO: Witness describes Nigeria blasts

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:11 PM PST

A coordinated series of bomb attacks in Nigeria has killed at least six people in the biggest city in the north, Kano.


Why Should You Fear SOPA and PIPA?

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:14 PM PST

? Initially, the simple question of the day is: "What's so bad about trying to protect movies and music from being pirated?"?? ??And, the simple answer is: "Nothing at all." But upon further examination, the next and ultimately most important question is:?? "To what lengths will they (studios and the record labels) go to accomplish ...


VIDEO: Argentine protesters burn Union flag

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:10 PM PST

In another sign of worsening relations between Britain and Argentina, demonstrators have burnt flags outside the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.


VIDEO: Argentine protesters burn Union flag

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:10 PM PST

In another sign of worsening relations between Britain and Argentina, demonstrators have burnt flags outside the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.


Stocks: Is It Time to Buy Europe?

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:24 PM PST

Don't look now, but European stocks are on the rise—and this time the rally might have legs.


The SOPA Blackout In One Infograph

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:38 PM PST

This is via ProPublica, and it?s a wonder to behold: It?s not a done deal yet, of course, but opponents of SOPA and PIPA at least have the momentum at this point. This may be the first time we?ve seen the power of online grassroots activism combined with beneficent tech corporations but it won?t be ...


Greek Talks Fail To Clinch Debt Deal

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:04 PM PST

—Talks between Greece and its private-sector creditors over a debt-restructuring deal will continue Saturday, the country's finance minister said after marathon negotiations Friday failed to reach a consensus.


Postcard From Tom: Review of Central Restaurante in Lima, Peru

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:04 AM PST

Four of us pull up to what's been touted as one of the top restaurants in Lima, Peru, only to find a concrete facade that could be mistaken for any of the houses on the block. Should we get out of the cab? Central Restaurante, in the city's fashionable Miraflores district, doesn't even bother putting its name on the cedar door.

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After 20 years of peace, Salvadorans in D.C. still worry about their homeland

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:36 PM PST

Salvadoran Americans in Washington had their eyes set on the Central American nation this week as it marked the 20th anniversary of the peace treaty that ended a bloody 12-year civil war.

Those who left El Salvador in the 1980s and '90s say they remain uncertain about the future of the country, which still struggles with economic and social instability.

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Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:36 PM PST

Amnesty was set to recognize late Cuba dissident (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:32 PM PST

Belkis Jorrin, of Cuban dissident group Ladies in White, signs a condolence book for late dissident Wilman Villar in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Villar, 31, an imprisoned dissident who went on a hunger strike to protest his four-year sentence, died Thursday night of pneumonia in the eastern city of Santiago, according to the head of the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, Elizardo Sanchez. Villar was arrested on Nov. 12, 2011 and convicted of disrespecting authority and resisting arrest. At center is Ladies in White member Berta Soler. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - Amnesty International said Friday that it was on the eve of designating a Cuban dissident as a prisoner of conscience when he died following a hunger strike.
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