Abbas: Israel to blame for failure of latest talks (AP)

Abbas: Israel to blame for failure of latest talks (AP)


Abbas: Israel to blame for failure of latest talks (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:27 PM PST

A Palestinian girl walks next to Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel has caused the failure of the latest round of low-level talks with the Palestinians by not presenting detailed proposals.



Punjab, bread basket of India, hungers for change

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:36 PM PST

LUDHIANA, India (Reuters) - Punjab made Sunil Jain's family rich, but now he wishes he could afford to leave.


Egyptians set for upper house vote

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:32 PM PST

First phase of polling for Shura council to begin on Sunday with Islamists eyeing to consolidate recent electoral gains.


Radio journalist gunned down in Mogadishu

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:19 PM PST

Head of major radio station is shot dead in Somali capital, becoming the third director of the network to be killed.


A Year After Egypt's Uprising: One Revolution, Two Perspectives (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:20 PM PST

Time.com - Egyptians are in two camps. One believes the revolution is unfinished and must be reinvigorated. The other sees substantial progress over the last year.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi making first campaign tour (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:58 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012, file photo, Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, talks as Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi listens after their meeting at her home in Yangon, Myanmar. artisan politics has hobbled the business of government in Washington, but on one foreign policy issue at least, Democrats and Republicans appear willing to set aside their differences and get things done: Myanmar. The Obama administration has support from key Republicans to restore full diplomatic relations and contemplate easing sanctions against the country also known as Burma, reversing two decades of U.S. isolation of a reviled military regime. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)AP - Thousands of supporters in Myanmar's countryside cheered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her first campaign tour for parliament Sunday, highlighting how quickly and dramatically politics is changing in this long-repressed Southeast Asian nation.



The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:20 PM PST

Time.com - Despite the embargo and their cold war, the two countries appear to be in some synch over fear of potential drilling catastrophes


Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:44 PM PST

In this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi paints a picture during her visit to a photo exhibition at the Yangon Photo Festival in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Reuters - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.



The Untold Story of Small Companies and the Global Workforce

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:22 PM PST

Maintaining a global workforce can be important for any company but it is particularly crucial for a company like Xoom, which provides money transfer services to 30 countries. In an industry long dominated by brick and mortar operations, most notably , Xoom CEO John Kunze said it can provide the same service today online, in ...


Papua New Guinea mutiny leader charged

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:50 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An army officer who led a military revolt aimed at reinstating Papua New Guinea's ousted prime minister appeared in court on Sunday on mutiny charges, police said.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:46 PM PST

DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.


Ex-soldier behind Papua New Guinea mutiny arrested (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:28 PM PST

AP - A retired colonel who attempted to take over Papua New Guinea's military and ordered the prime minister to step down has been arrested and charged with mutiny.


Fireworks send Beijing air pollution soaring (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:07 PM PST

AP - Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution in Beijing soaring under a new more sensitive measurement system, reports said Sunday.


VIDEO: Arab League halts Syria mission

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:22 PM PST

The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.


VIDEO: Arab League halts Syria mission

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:22 PM PST

The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.


Reports faults U.S. inventory of Iraq projects

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:03 PM PST

BAGHDAD — The U.S. Embassy here has provided Iraqi officials with only a partial inventory of American-funded reconstruction projects, making it more difficult for Iraqis to manage or maintain them, a U.S. government watchdog reported Sunday.

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IAEA team in Iran for nuclear talks

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:46 PM PST

Three-day visit by officials from UN watchdog aims to address concerns about Tehran's alleged nuclear ambitions.


Cain endorses US Republican hopeful Gingrich

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:30 PM PST

Former rival backs Gingrich's bid for the White House days before Florida primary that Romney is favoured to win.


Cruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seas (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:20 PM PST

AP - Rough seas off Italy's Tuscan coast forced a delay in the planned Saturday start of the operation to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded Costa Concordia, and officials said pumping may now not begin until midweek.


Peru: 27 killed in fire at rehabilitation center (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:02 PM PST

The bodies of people who were killed in a fire lie on the ground as firefighters try to revive others after removing them from the Christ is Love center for drug and alcohol addicts in Lima, Peru, Saturday Jan. 28, 2012. A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital on Saturday, killing at least 26 people as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside.  (AP Photo)AP - A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital Saturday, killing 27 people and critically injuring five as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside.