Malawi presidential critic hospitalized (AP)

Malawi presidential critic hospitalized (AP)


Malawi presidential critic hospitalized (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:45 PM PST

AP - The lawyer for an outspoken opponent of Malawi's president says his client has been moved from jail to a hospital, where he is being treated under police guard for a heart ailment.


Japanese emperor's heart bypass operation a success (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:51 PM PST

Reuters - Japan's Emperor Akihito had on Saturday a successful heart bypass operation, public broadcaster NHK reported.


Dutch prince buried under avalanche

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:26 PM PST

Prince Johan Friso in critical but stable condition after being buried by avalanche while skiing off piste in Austria.


Japanese emperor's heart bypass operation a success

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:57 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito had on Saturday a successful heart bypass operation, public broadcaster NHK reported.


Polls open in historic Latvian language referendum (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:53 PM PST

AP - Voting stations in Latvia have opened in a historic referendum on whether to make Russian the nation's second national language.


400 Iran exiles reluctantly move to new Iraq home (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:42 PM PST

A general view shows the former U.S military Camp Liberty which will be the new temporary camp for the Iranian Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) in Baghdad, February 17, 2012. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT)AP - Lugging clothes, tables and whatever else they could carry, roughly 400 members of an Iranian exile group reluctantly moved Saturday from their camp in northwestern Iraq to a deserted military base outside the capital in what they called a show of good faith that they eventually will be allowed to leave the country peacefully.



Chinese political scandal sees further twists (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:14 PM PST

AP - A city in southwest China at the center of a brewing political scandal has appointed a new police chief and renewed a controversial campaign against organized crime.


Thousands rally for West Bank hunger striker

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:56 PM PST

Massive show of support for jailed Palestinian Khader Adnan, who is "in immediate danger of death", medical NGO says.


The Fisker Karma Experience

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:11 PM PST

I counted seven sparkling silver, white and black Fisker Karmas allotted for test-driving at Mr. C's hotel parking lot in Beverly Hills. Turns out the shimmery sensation wasn't my imagination - Fisker calls it Diamond Dust, and no, it's not a new drug designed to sell more cars to wealthy do-gooders. Fisker worked with Dupont ...


UN calls for reforms after Honduras jail fire

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:39 PM PST

World body calls for major reforms to penal system and independent probe after deaths of 350 inmates.


VIDEO: Home town's tributes to Houston

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:18 PM PST

Residents of Newark, the town where Whitney Houston's body is resting before a funeral service on Saturday, pay their respects with flowers, candles and songs.


The Mess in Angela Merkel's Own Backyard: Who Will Be Her Third President? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST

Time.com - The ceremonial post of President of Germany has been tainted by allegations of financial impropriety. Now, the Chancellor has to find yet another person to fill the job


Thailand questions 'open door' after terror plot (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:11 PM PST

Thai immigration officers escort detained Iranian Mohammad Kharzei, center, at the immigration headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Kharzei and two fellow Iranians arrested after accidentally setting off an explosives cache in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand's police chief said Thursday, the first confirmation by local officials that the group was plotting terror attacks in the Southeast Asian country.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Unwinding at a beach town with bar girls came first. Building bombs was allegedly for later.



Vatican Confidential: Why Are So Many Rumors Coming out of the Holy See? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST

Time.com - Even as Pope Benedict XVI prepares to elevate more than a score of prelates into the College of Cardinals, the church's bureaucracy seems to be in disarray


Payroll Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits Extended (Finally)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:10 PM PST

It?s done. The Senate and the House both voted today to extend the payroll tax cuts for the rest of 2012. Also in the bill? An extension of those unemployment benefits and the so-called ?doc fix? for Medicare. In the Senate, the bill needed at least 50% support to pass; it got 60%. H.R. 3630, ...


China Agrees to Increased Access for U.S. Films

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:44 PM PST

China and the U.S. reached a deal that would make it easier and more profitable for Hollywood studios to show their films in China.


Prosecutor Seeks to Drop Charges Against Soldier

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:46 PM PST

Prosecutors have filed a motion to dismiss charges against a soldier accused of trying to bring military-grade explosives on a cross-country flight from Texas to North Carolina.


Chinese envoy to meet Syrian leader after U.N. condemnation (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 05:40 PM PST

Reuters - Syrian government forces, disregarding U.N. condemnation, renewed their bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs as a Chinese minister arrived for talks with embattled President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday.


Panama Indians again blockade Pan-American Highway (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:55 PM PST

AP - Members of an Indian tribe in Panama are again blocking the Pan-American Highway after a breakdown in negotiations with the government over new dams.


China concert seating collapse injures 64 (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:20 PM PST

AP - A seating section has collapsed at a concert by Hong Kong pop star Wang Fei in southwest China, injuring 64 people.


Tunisia Islamists Test Ideas Decades in the Making

Tunisia Islamists Test Ideas Decades in the Making


Tunisia Islamists Test Ideas Decades in the Making

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST

In an article he wrote before his death on Thursday, Mr. Shadid examined how a party shaped by repression hopes to act as a regional model after being voted into power in Tunisia.


US and EU weigh Iran's offer of nuclear talks

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

Clinton and Ashton cautiously welcome letter promising to engage in "major talks" over its nuclear programme.


Chinese envoy in Syria for talks

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:49 PM PST

A senior Chinese envoy visits the Syrian capital in the hope of mediating in the crisis as bloodshed continues


Time Warner Cable and MSG Resolve Dispute

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Time Warner Cable and the MSG Network resolved their dispute on Friday. Customers will now be able to watch the Knicks and four New York-area N.H.L. teams, including the Rangers.


Robbers fleece Greece's Olympia museum

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 01:19 PM PST

Bungling thieves loot priceless objects, but cause more damage by what they destroyed in "smash-and-grab" robbery.


VIDEO: Tripoli 'carnival' to mark revolution

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST

Libyans have been marking the first anniversary of the start of the revolution which eventually ended the rule of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi after 42 years.


Putin fake arrest video resonates with Russians

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:00 PM PST

The prime minister of Russia stood in handcuffs inside a cage, looking downcast, as a judge questioned him.

The video showing Vladimir Putin on trial for corruption and terrorism was clearly a fake, but it went viral anyway — attracting millions of viewers since it was posted on YouTube several days ago, the Associated Press reports.

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Swift Network Moves Closer to Expulsion of Iran

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

The network known by its acronym Swift said it was prepared to expel Iranian banks, in what could amount to a potentially crippling sanction of the Iranian banking system.


U.S. Navy fears small Iranian boats, confident of own

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:58 AM PST

ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Reuters) - Nerves were strained as an Iranian patrol boat approached the USS Abraham Lincoln at speed.


‘Underwear bomber’ new home: Florence, Colo.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST

He won't have Facebook, but he may get Rod Blagojevich as a pen pal.

The 25-year-old Nigerian man who tried to blow up a packed jetliner using a bomb sewn into his underwear on Christmas Day 2009 was given a mandatory life sentence Friday, the Associated Press reports. Had the so-called "underwear bomber" been successful, the nearly 300 people aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit flight probably would have been killed.

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U.S. Tentatively Approves Shell Spill Plan for New Arctic Drilling

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

The company still needs to cross several additional regulatory barriers before it will be permitted to begin drilling as many as six exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea starting in July.


Details of Bird Flu Research Will Be Released

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:33 AM PST

A 60-day moratorium declared last month on both the research itself and its publication will be extended, the World Health Organization said.


Arrest Reported in Suicide-Bomb Plot

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

A man who allegedly was headed to the Capitol on a suicide-bombing mission was arrested by the F.B.I., who had been watching him for some time.


GB win two golds at Olympic track

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

Great Britain win two gold medals with world record times on a thrilling first night of finals at the Track World Cup in London.


Man arrested near US Capitol in 'bomb plot'

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

Suspect was carrying fake explosives provided by FBI agents posing as al-Qaeda to carry out attack, US officials say.


In one Syrian town, cries of defiance

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:39 AM PST

A solemn religious rite quickly turns into a furious rally denouncing Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.


VIDEO: Pakistanis flock to tattoo parlours

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:18 AM PST

Getting a tattoo has become is becoming an increasingly popular trend among Pakistan's urban youth.


VIDEO: SA 'miniskirt march' after attack

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:18 AM PST

Hundreds of South Africans have marched in Johannesburg to protest over an attack on two women for wearing miniskirts.


Facebook hacking student jailed

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:44 AM PST

A software development student from York who hacked into Facebook is jailed for eight months.