VIDEO: French MPs back gay marriage law

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• VIDEO: French MPs back gay marriage law
• VIDEO: Mississippi tornado caught on camera
• VIDEO: Mali troops search for militants
• VIDEO: Lightning strikes as Pope resigns
• VIDEO: Obama praises Medal of Honor hero
• Kickstarter Hit Memoto Gets Ready To Ship Wearable, Life-Recording Cameras
• Dead Cruise Ship, Clogged Toilets, Scant Food, No Carnival
• Analysis: North Korea nuclear-test drama rehashes old script
• U.S. says to take lead to contain North Korea
• Thai marines kill 16 militants who attacked base
• Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in Nepal
• Netanyahu ally: Diplomacy won't work with Iran
• Marco Rubio's Impressive Response to Obama's State of the Union Address
• Official says Afghanistan ready to take over
• Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in Nepal
• "Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States...and Jack Andraka!"
• Great Employees Are Not Replaceable
• Obama's State Of the Union: A Blast To a Slow-Growth Past
• In State Of The Union Address, President Obama Calls For Tax Reform
• Neighbors prep militaries after NKorean nuke test

VIDEO: French MPs back gay marriage law Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:05 PM PST France's National Assembly has approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, after days of intense debate.

VIDEO: Mississippi tornado caught on camera Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:35 PM PST A powerful tornado in the US state of Mississippi has wrecked homes and vehicles, uprooted trees and left thousands of homes without power

VIDEO: Mali troops search for militants Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:09 PM PST In Mali government troops are carrying out house-to-house searches for Islamist militants in Gao following their surprise attack on the northern town on Sunday.

VIDEO: Lightning strikes as Pope resigns Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:37 PM PST Pope Benedict has shocked a billion Roman Catholics around the world, and his closest advisers, by announcing that he will resign at the end of this month.

VIDEO: Obama praises Medal of Honor hero Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST US President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to a former soldier, saying he prevailed in one of the most intense battles in the Afghan war.

Kickstarter Hit Memoto Gets Ready To Ship Wearable, Life-Recording Cameras Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:30 PM PST Tucked away in Stockholm's snow-covered Old Town, about half a dozen engineers with tech startup Memoto are making the final tweaks to the world's smallest, wearable camera.

Dead Cruise Ship, Clogged Toilets, Scant Food, No Carnival Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:43 PM PST A fire broke out in an engine room of the Carnival Triumph 150 miles off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, heading for Galveston, Texas. The fire was quickly contained, but passengers are making do with few working toilets and little food. While no injuries were reported, 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew are adrift. Tugboats are towing the ship to Mobile, Alabama, where it is expected Thursday. Stinking Carnival cruise ship being towed to Alabama.

Analysis: North Korea nuclear-test drama rehashes old script Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:42 PM PST WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean nuclear test draws international condemnation, modest U.N. sanctions and expressions of hope in the United States that China will finally rein in its brazen ally.

U.S. says to take lead to contain North Korea Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:02 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korea's third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. resolutions, was a threat and a provocation and that the United States would lead the world in responding. North Korea has said Tuesday's test was an act of self-defense against "U.S. hostility" and threatened stronger steps if necessary. ...

Thai marines kill 16 militants who attacked base Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AP) — Marines fending off a major militant assault on their base in Thailand's violent south killed 16 insurgents in an overnight shootout, authorities said Wednesday. It was the deadliest toll the Muslim guerrillas suffered since more than 100 died in a single day nearly a decade ago.

Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in Nepal Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:41 PM PST KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Tibetan protester doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday, the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet.

Netanyahu ally: Diplomacy won't work with Iran Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:19 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — A powerful partner of Israel's prime minister says sanctions and negotiations will not stop Iran from pursuing its disputed nuclear program.

Marco Rubio's Impressive Response to Obama's State of the Union Address Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:59 PM PST I'll get to President Obama's unremarkable State of the Union address in a moment. But first I want to discuss the first major televised address of the man who very well may be the next President of the United States: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Sen. Rubio forthrightly addressed in both English and Spanish the principal domestic challenge of our time—the health care-driven budget deficit—while President Obama dishonestly insisted that Medicare reform was being held hostage by "special interest tax breaks."

Official says Afghanistan ready to take over Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:35 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Kabul official has welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to bring home half of the 66,000 American troops in Afghanistan with the next year, saying Afghan forces are ready to take responsibility for the country's security.

Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in Nepal Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:33 PM PST KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Tibetan monk doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday in what is believed to be the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet.

"Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States...and Jack Andraka!" Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:24 PM PST The State of the Union and the state of cancer

Great Employees Are Not Replaceable Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST One of the most important lessons I learned during my years as a CEO was that great employees are not replaceable. It isn't the technology or the product that make a company great, it's the people. And companieswho see their good employees as "replaceable" are wrong. Good employees are not replaceable. Let me clarify what I mean by "replaceable." Can a company hire someone to fill a position to replace someone else? Of course they can. In today's market, the world is ripe with candidates who are eager and willing to take the job. But putting a behind in a seat doesn't replace a great employee. It simply puts a new behind in a seat.

Obama's State Of the Union: A Blast To a Slow-Growth Past Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:59 PM PST In his State of the Union preview, Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal observed that "Four times, President Barack Obama has stood in the well of the House of Representatives and delivered a State of the Union address—and four times, economic anxieties have largely overshadowed his efforts to push a broad agenda."

In State Of The Union Address, President Obama Calls For Tax Reform Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:45 PM PST In tonight's hour-long State of the Union address, President Obama discussed taxes for a mere two minutes, and while it's within that brief span that I prefer to focus my attention, that's not to say the President didn't cover some pretty important stuff in the other 58 minutes. So what follows is a quick summary of the non-tax aspects of the SOTU:

Neighbors prep militaries after NKorean nuke test Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:18 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang's third nuclear test, conducted in defiance of U.N. warnings, was as successful as the North claimed.

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Uranium concern at North Korea test

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• Uranium concern at North Korea test
• Obama to Make His Case for Government Action
• Uranium concern at North Korea test
• UN warns of reprisal attacks in Mali
• Politics in Bangladesh Jolted by Huge Protests
• Ferguson prepared for 'acid test'
• British police mount raid as horsemeat scandal widens
• Hagel Facing Tense Vote by Senate Panel on Defense Post
• The Lede: Australian Report on Israel's 'Prisoner X' Suggests Melbourne Man Was Mossad Agent
• The Lede: Australian Report on Israel's 'Prisoner X' Suggests Melbourne Man Was Mossad Agent
• WORLD: Outrage at a North Korean Nuclear Test
• French Assembly Passes Gay Marriage, Adoption Bill
• Berlusconi ally in trouble before Italy vote
• French assembly passes gay marriage bill
• Obama to give State of Union speech
• Singapore in spotlight over soccer match-fixing
• Russia set to ban smoking in public places
• France’s lower house sends same-sex marriage, gay adoption bill to Senate
• Official: Obama wants to cut troop level in Afghanistan in half by next year
• Azerbaijan turns on one of its own

Uranium concern at North Korea test Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:43 AM PST What might North Korea's nuclear test reveal about its nuclear aims?

Obama to Make His Case for Government Action Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:30 PM PST President Obama will ask a divided Congress to embrace new government investments, gun limits, a revamped immigration system and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

Uranium concern at North Korea test Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:43 AM PST What might North Korea's nuclear test reveal about its nuclear aims?

UN warns of reprisal attacks in Mali Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST UN Human Rights Chief says revenge attacks risk driving Mali into a catastrophic spiral of violence.

Politics in Bangladesh Jolted by Huge Protests Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST Thousands demonstrated again on Tuesday in Dhaka, fueled by anger over a recent ruling by the country's special war crimes tribunal that they say was too lenient.

Ferguson prepared for 'acid test' Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:52 AM PST Sir Alex Ferguson is disappointed Manchester United and Real Madrid cannot meet in the Champions League final.

British police mount raid as horsemeat scandal widens Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:13 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - British police and regulators raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processor on Tuesday suspected of selling horsemeat as beef, expanding a Europe-wide scandal that has shocked consumers and exposed flawed food safety controls.

Hagel Facing Tense Vote by Senate Panel on Defense Post Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:03 PM PST Democrats said they intended to push Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary to the Senate floor, but the threat of a filibuster attempt by Republicans loomed.

The Lede: Australian Report on Israel's 'Prisoner X' Suggests Melbourne Man Was Mossad Agent Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:01 PM PST The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Tuesday that a man referred to in Israel as "Prisoner X," who was jailed and died under mysterious circumstances in 2010, might have been an Australian-born Israeli who worked for Israel's secret service, the Mossad.

The Lede: Australian Report on Israel's 'Prisoner X' Suggests Melbourne Man Was Mossad Agent Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:01 PM PST The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Tuesday that a man referred to in Israel as "Prisoner X," who was jailed and died under mysterious circumstances in 2010, might have been an Australian-born Israeli who worked for Israel's secret service, the Mossad.

WORLD: Outrage at a North Korean Nuclear Test Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:39 AM PST Richard Haass on the diplomatic fallout. | William Broad on what it means for their nuclear program.

French Assembly Passes Gay Marriage, Adoption Bill Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:13 AM PST France's lower house of parliament approved a sweeping bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children, handing a major legislative victory to President Francois Hollande's Socialists on a divisive social issue.

Berlusconi ally in trouble before Italy vote Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:57 AM PST MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors accused the former governor of Lombardy, a once-powerful ally of Silvio Berlusconi, of criminal conspiracy after they completed a corruption investigation on Tuesday, less than two weeks before a national election.

French assembly passes gay marriage bill Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:42 AM PST The 320-299 vote follows months of debate and controversy that provoked mass rallies across France both for and against.

Obama to give State of Union speech Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:01 AM PST President Obama will lay out his second-term agenda in his State of the Union speech later, with the US economy expected to dominate the address.

Singapore in spotlight over soccer match-fixing Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:02 AM PST SINGAPORE—At a Singapore Pools betting booth in Geylang, an area of Singapore known for its rows of 19th century "shophouses" and red light district, gamblers line up patiently to place bets on the lottery and the weekend's football games. Read full article >>

Russia set to ban smoking in public places Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:51 AM PST MOSCOW—Russia's lower house of parliament Tuesday passed a bill prohibiting smoking in public places, an extraordinary measure in a country where about 60 percent of adult men smoke cigarettes. The bill was proposed by the Ministry of Health and energetically endorsed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an effort to limit the harm caused by smoking. The measure is expected to be easily approved by the upper house of parliament and signed by President Vladimir Putin within two weeks. Read full article >>

France’s lower house sends same-sex marriage, gay adoption bill to Senate Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:35 AM PST PARIS—After months of philosophical debate and massive street demonstrations for and against, the French National Assembly on Tuesday authorized same-sex marriage and adoption by gay couples, despite France's long history as a homeland for Roman Catholic tradition. Read full article >>

Official: Obama wants to cut troop level in Afghanistan in half by next year Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:25 AM PST President Obama intends to announce in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that he is ordering the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be reduced by more than half over the next 12 months, according to a senior Obama administration official. Read full article >>

Azerbaijan turns on one of its own Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:11 AM PST MOSCOW – Azerbaijan's troubled efforts to portray itself as a progressive and Western-oriented country took a beating this week with the announcement by a pro-government political party that it will pay $12,700 to anyone who cuts off the ear of a 75-year-old novelist. Read full article >>

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China says strongly opposes North Korean nuclear test

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• China says strongly opposes North Korean nuclear test
• North Korea conducts third nuclear test, sparks condemnation
• Gun violence victims to attend Obama’s speech to Congress
• Obama may issue order defence against cyber attacks
• Pope’s sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church
• Attacks kill 12 in Iraq’s Mosul, say sources
• Syria rebels seize dam, blast on Turkish border
• North Korea conducts third nuclear test, angering U.S., Japan
• Syrian rebels prepare for push on eastern oil city
• Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula denounces "crusader" French in Mali
• Family love awaits weary New Year traveller
• Karpal insists Anwar will be PM
• Microsoft Surface Pro review roundup
• Filipinos hoping Tagle will be next pope
• China support for N. Korea to survive nuke test: analysts
• What does North Korea's nuclear test reveal?
• North Korea blast jolts Obama ahead of State of Union
• North Korea carries out third nuclear test
• North Korea conducts third nuclear test, sparks condemnation
• Air pollution linked to low birth weight: study

China says strongly opposes North Korean nuclear test Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:32 AM PST BEIJING, Feb 12 — China said today it strongly opposed North Korea's latest nuclear test and urged its ally to abide by its non-nuclear commitment and not take any actions that would worsen the situation on the Korean peninsula. "It is China's firm stance to realise non-nuclearisation for the Korean peninsula and prevent nuclear proliferation and ...

North Korea conducts third nuclear test, sparks condemnation Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:52 PM PST SEOUL, Feb 12 — North Korea today conducted its third-ever nuclear test, a move likely to anger its main ally China and increase international action against Pyongyang and its new young leader, Kim Jong-un. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the test, saying it was a "clear and grave violation" of UN Security Council resolutions. South ...

Gun violence victims to attend Obama’s speech to Congress Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:03 PM PST WASHINGTON, Feb 12 — US President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in Congress are bringing victims of gun violence to his State of the Union address tonight, providing faces and voices to the carnage that he wants to curb with new firearms restrictions. About two dozen victims, including a girl from Newtown, Connecticut — site of the December 14 ...

Obama may issue order defence against cyber attacks Posted: 11 Feb 2013 09:41 PM PST WASHINGTON, Feb 12 — US President Barack Obama plans to release a long-awaited executive order aimed at improving the nation's defences against cyber attacks as early as tomorrow, according to sources familiar with the matter. The order, drawn up after Congress failed to pass cyber defence legislation last year, is meant to improve the protection ...

Pope’s sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:36 PM PST VATICAN CITY, Feb 12 — Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church, including his closest advisers, yesterday when he announced he would stand down in the first papal abdication in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to run the Church through a period of major crisis. Church officials tried to relay a climate of ...

Attacks kill 12 in Iraq’s Mosul, say sources Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:20 PM PST MOSUL, Iraq, Feb 12 — A suicide car bomber and unidentified gunmen killed at least 12 people in the Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday, police and hospital sources said, as sectarian and ethnic tensions build ahead of elections in April. The bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives up to a military checkpoint in Mosul, 390 km north of Baghdad, and ...

Syria rebels seize dam, blast on Turkish border Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:01 PM PST AMMAN, Feb 12 — Rebels have captured Syria's biggest hydro-electric dam and battled army tank units near the centre of Damascus, activists said as the opposition renewed an offer yesterday to negotiate the departure of President Bashar al-Assad. On the Turkish border, nine people were killed when a car arriving from rebel-held territory in ...

North Korea conducts third nuclear test, angering U.S., Japan Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:13 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of U.N. resolutions, angering the United States and Japan and likely to infuriate its only major ally, China, and increase penalties against Pyongyang.

Syrian rebels prepare for push on eastern oil city Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:11 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are launching a major operation to take control of the strategic eastern city of Deir al-Zor after pushing out government forces from oil-producing areas around it, a rebel commander said.

Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula denounces "crusader" French in Mali Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:36 PM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based offshoot of Al Qaeda urged Muslims to sacrifice themselves and their money to help fend off what it called the "Crusader war" in Mali, according to a statement posted online on Tuesday.

Family love awaits weary New Year traveller Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:59 PM PST (People's Republic of China, Yibin-AFP) - AFPTV follows one migrant worker as she travels 1,000 miles across China to spend the Lunar New Year holiday with her family. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Karpal insists Anwar will be PM Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:57 PM PST DAP chairman Karpal Singh today reiterated that opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be made prime minister should the opposition win the upcoming general election. read more

Microsoft Surface Pro review roundup Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:42 PM PST As Microsoft's latest product, the Surface Pro, finally hits the shops, the reviews of the company's latest attempt to redefine and rescue the PC market have been rolling out and, what's more, are overwhelmingly positive. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Filipinos hoping Tagle will be next pope Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:13 PM PST Bishops and all Catholics in the Philippines are hoping that a Filipino will be the next pope, a senior church figure said Tuesday, as he promoted the credentials of the country's only candidate. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China support for N. Korea to survive nuke test: analysts Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:08 PM PST China is unlikely to punish troublesome ally North Korea harshly for Tuesday's nuclear test, analysts say, even though Chinese state media had warned Pyongyang of a "heavy price" if it went ahead. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

What does North Korea's nuclear test reveal? Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:28 PM PST North Korea's nuclear test opens a rare, limited window for expert evaluation of its atomic weapons programme, with an added urgency lent by Pyongyang's claim to have detonated a "miniaturised" device. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korea blast jolts Obama ahead of State of Union Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:09 PM PST North Korea's nuclear blast thrust President Barack Obama into an alarming new overseas crisis Tuesday, at the moment he hoped to use his annual State of the Union address to focus on jobs. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korea carries out third nuclear test Posted: 11 Feb 2013 09:31 PM PST North Korea on Tuesday staged its most powerful nuclear test yet, claiming a breakthrough with a "miniaturised" device in a striking act of defiance to global powers including its sole patron China. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korea conducts third nuclear test, sparks condemnation Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:29 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its third-ever nuclear test on Tuesday, a move likely to anger its main ally China and increase international action against Pyongyang and its new young leader, Kim Jong-un.

Air pollution linked to low birth weight: study Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:32 PM PST For pregnant women, breathing in air pollution from vehicles, heating and coal power plants increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby, an international study said Wednesday. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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