Google user data requests rise again

Google user data requests rise again

Google user data requests rise again

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:11 AM PST

Data from Google shows officials requested a record number of user data requests in the last six months of 2012.

US 'to end' women-in-combat ban

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta removes the military's ban on women serving in combat, a senior Pentagon official has said.

Businesses fear EU 'uncertainty'

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST

Business figures have warned that the planned referendum on UK membership of the EU will create uncertainty for businesses and investors.

Palestinians say they may have no choice but to take Israel to Hague court

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:40 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinians declared Wednesday that they will have no choice but to complain about Israel to the International Criminal Court if the Jewish state proceeds with plans to build housing on land the Palestinians want for a future state.

Jordan votes, but main Islamist party boycotts poll

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:48 PM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanians voted in their first parliamentary election since the Arab uprisings on Wednesday without the participation of the main Islamist party which is demanding an end to official corruption and a louder voice for the urban poor.

Venezuela's vice president says he's target of assassination plot

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:35 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Vice President Nicolas Maduro said unidentified groups had entered Venezuela with the aim of assassinating him and the head of the National Assembly as President Hugo Chavez recovers from cancer in Cuba.

Derivatives scandal drags Monte Paschi into Italy election race

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - A scandal over shady derivatives deals bleeding money at Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has thrust Italy's third-biggest lender into the country's election campaign and risks embarrassing the center-left over its ties with the bank.

Pentagon Says It Is Lifting Ban on Women in Combat

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is lifting the military's ban on women in combat, which will open up hundreds of thousands of additional front-line jobs to them, senior defense officials said on Wednesday.

IMF: Eurozone to remain in recession in 2013

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

IMF says recession-hit eurozone continues to pose a large downside risk to the global economic outlook.

Jailed Pussy Riot member complains of "death threats"

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:55 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of two jailed Pussy Riot members said she received death threats and complained of abuse at a prison colony where she is serving a two-year sentence for a punk protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral.

Frenchwoman to be freed in Mexico

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:37 PM PST

Mexico's Supreme Court decides that Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman jailed for 60 years for kidnapping, is to be released immediately.

Mourinho wants to manage Portugal

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST

Jose Mourinho says he would love to coach Portugal in the future - and also refuses to rule out taking on the England job.

Venezuelans in democracy rallies

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:09 PM PST

Venezuela's government and opposition mark the 55th anniversary of the end of the military dictatorship with rallies in the capital, Caracas.

At Cochran’s Ski Area, a Long Legacy of Family Success, and Fun for All

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST

Since 1960, when Mickey and Ginny Cochran installed a ski lift behind their home in Vermont, all four of their children and six of their grandchildren have gone on to become elite skiers.

Funeral Bombing in Northern Iraq Kills at Least 35 Mourners

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:42 AM PST

A tent full of Turkmen funeral mourners, including a number of high-ranking regional dignitaries, military officers, and religious men, was transformed into a mass killing ground on Wednesday.

Farm double payments clear hurdle

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST

Farmers could be paid twice for measures to protect the environment under a European Parliament deal.

Slovenian government in crisis

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST

A junior partner in Slovenia's ruling coalition leaves, depriving it of its majority, as tens of thousands of public sector employees join a strike.

US House passes debt-ceiling rise

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

The US House passes a bill to extend the country's debt limit until May, deferring a budget debate with the White House.

Polls loom as party quits Slovenia government

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

Civic List quit ruling coalition over refusal of PM to resign in corruption scandal, as 100,000 strike over pay cuts.

Inquiry in Death of Prosecutor Who Investigated Pakistani Premier

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

The prosecutor, Kamran Faisal, had been building corruption charges against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf when he was found dead at his government lodgings.

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