Winfrey’s Low-Rated Cable Channel Is Poised to Break Through

Winfrey’s Low-Rated Cable Channel Is Poised to Break Through


Winfrey’s Low-Rated Cable Channel Is Poised to Break Through

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:42 AM PST

The cable channel benefited from Lance Armstrong's confessional interview and a deal to collect subscriber fees from some of the country's biggest satellite and cable operators.

'Dear Abby' columnist dies at 94

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:55 PM PST

The author of the widely-syndicated Dear Abby newspaper advice column dies at 94 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, her publicist says.

No deal in Iran-IAEA talks

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:02 PM PST

New meeting scheduled for February 12 after talks between Tehran and UN atomic agency falter.

'Mumbai attackers' helper jailed

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

A Chicago businessman who aided an Islamic militant group blamed for the Mumbai attack in 2008 is sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Egypt's Morsy: My remarks were not anti-Semitic

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 08:03 AM PST

Egypt's president says comments he made more than two years ago that are being criticized as anti-Semitic were taken out of context, Egypt's official news agency reported Wednesday.

Algeria military operation 'over'

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST

An Algerian military raid to free hostages at a desert gas plant is over, Algeria's state news agency says, with a number of people reported killed in the operation.

Algeria confirms deaths in hostage rescue bid

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:57 PM PST

State media say military raid to free workers held at gas plant is over, admitting that four foreigners were killed.

Russian activist kills himself after being refused Dutch asylum

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Russian opposition activist has been found dead in the Netherlands after being refused political asylum, the Dutch justice ministry said on Thursday.

'Mumbai attackers' helper jailed

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

A Chicago businessman who aided an Islamic militant group blamed for the Mumbai attack in 2008 is sentenced to 14 years in prison.

New York City Talks on Teacher Evaluations

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST

The union blamed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, saying he rejected an agreement even as a midnight deadline approaches.

Search of DNA Sequences Reveals Full Identities

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST

Surprising results from a DNA researcher highlight the growing tension between the advancement of medical research and privacy concerns.

Pakistan urges India to cool rhetoric over Kashmir

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan urged India on Thursday to tone down the "Pakistan bashing" over a spate of military clashes in Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbors, and again offered foreign minister-level talks to try to cool tensions.

Zimbabwe 'deal' over constitution

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

Zimbabwe's rival political leaders say they have reached a deal over a new constitution, removing a key obstacle to holding elections.

Car bombs explode across Iraq

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST

A series of car and roadside bombs targeting buses and bus stations rocked predominately Shiite areas of Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 100, police said.

Pauline Phillips, Flinty Adviser to Millions as Dear Abby, Dies at 94

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

With her comic, tart-tongued yet fundamentally sympathetic voice, Mrs. Phillips helped wrestle the advice column from its weepy Victorian past into a hard-nosed 20th-century present.

American Envoy Calls for ‘Cooler Heads’ in Asian Island Dispute

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:53 AM PST

The assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs urged the leaders of China and Japan to begin private consultations aimed at avoiding a potentially dangerous escalation.

No deal seen clinched in U.N. nuclear talks with Iran

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran appear to have failed again in talks this week to finalize a deal to unblock an investigation into suspected atom bomb research in the Islamic state, a diplomatic source said on Thursday.

South Sudan says starts troop withdrawal from Sudan border

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:42 AM PST

ADDIS ABABA/JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan started withdrawing its army on Thursday from the border with Sudan to set up a buffer zone, the government said, part of a peace deal that stipulated both must pull back troops before oil exports can restart.

Lens-less camera to help car drivers

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:00 AM PST

Cheap sensors that help cars avoid collisions could emerge from US research into a lens-less imaging system.

Fletcher ruled out until summer

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:50 AM PST

Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher will miss the rest of the season following surgery to resolve his chronic bowel disease.

VIDEO: How Spain is coping in tough times

VIDEO: How Spain is coping in tough times


VIDEO: How Spain is coping in tough times

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:52 PM PST

Katya Adler has been to visit Spanish families hit by the harsh reality of the economic chill in Europe.

Birth control law too late for Philippine mum of 22

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:15 AM PST

A historic birth control law that took effect in the Philippines Thursday after years of opposition from the Catholic Church came too late for Rosalie Cabenan, a housewife who has given birth 22 times.

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Federal Court upholds ROS decision to de-register SNAP

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:08 AM PST

The Sarawak National Party (SNAP), a political party formed in 1961, has been deregistered.

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Somali militants say have executed French hostage

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:27 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali militants linked to al Qaeda said on Thursday they had executed a French agent who French armed forces had tried to rescue at the weekend.


Pakistan anti-graft board refuses to arrest PM

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:13 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The chief of the Pakistani government's anti-corruption department on Thursday rejected a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister, television channels reported, providing some relief to a government gripped by political turmoil.

US theater massacre widow sues psychiatrist

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:18 AM PST

The widow of a victim of the US theater massacre is suing a psychiatrist for neglect, for failing to have the alleged shooter arrested despite him having "fantasized about killing a lot of people."

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China eyes $104 bn rail spending in 2013: state media

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST

China will sharply increase planned railway investment in 2013 to more than $100 billion, state media cited the railways minister as saying Thursday, as part of plans to boost the economy.

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Firebrand cleric raises fear of ‘soft coup’ in Pakistan

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:24 PM PST

ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 — To Pakistan's ruling party, a firebrand cleric camped outside parliament with thousands of protesters is looking more and more like the harbinger of their worst fear: a plan by the military to engineer a "soft coup". In their eyes, Muhammad Tahirul Qadri seems like the perfect candidate for such a mission. A practised orator ...


Floods paralyse Indonesian capital, heavy rains continue

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:16 PM PST

JAKARTA, Jan 17 — Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta today, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work. Weather officials warned the rains could get worse over the next few days and media reports said that thousands of people in ...


Clinton highlights US concern over missing Lao activist

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:58 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Laos today to mount a transparent investigation into the disappearance of a prominent activist who rights groups believe has been taken into government custody. "We are deeply concerned about the well-being of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone (picture), who disappeared ...


In India, suicide of another rape victim puts spotlight on inaction

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:27 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Jan 17 — On the evening of December 26, as an Indian government-chartered jet was heading to Singapore with a critically injured New Delhi gang rape victim on board, the teenage survivor of another gang rape was taking her own life. After writing a suicide note on a page torn from a notebook that named her alleged attackers and accused ...


France launches ground campaign against Mali rebels

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:04 PM PST

PARIS, Jan 17 — French troops launched their first ground assault against Islamist rebels in Mali yesterday in a broadening of their operation against battle-hardened al Qaeda-linked fighters who have resisted six days of air strikes. France has called for international support against the Islamist insurgents it says pose a threat to Africa and ...


Trophy hunts target S. African farm-raised lions

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:56 PM PST

Lions may be the well-reputed kings of the savannah, but South Africa's lucrative trophy-hunting industry means the regal cats are more likely to know the inside of a paddock ringed with an electric fence than the country's sweeping plains.

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Penang PAS marks 'Allah' issue as resolved

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:54 PM PST

Penang PAS today said that it will abide by the decision made by PAS Syura Council pertaining to the use of 'Allah' word in Malay-language Bible and has marked the issue as resolved.

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Facebook launches search engine for shared content

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:42 PM PST

Facebook on Tuesday launched a search engine for shared content described as a way to find things liked by friends on the huge social network.

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GDP to grow 5.6% this year: MIER

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:34 PM PST

The Malaysian economy is expected to grow 5.6 per cent this year driven primarily by domestic economy, while inflation is expected to rise to 2.5 per cent due to increased inflow of capital into the manufacturing sector, says the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).

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Electricity rebate till Dec

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:55 PM PST

The government has extended to this Dec the electricity rebate for domestic bills under RM20, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui today.

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Novice unearths huge gold nugget Down Under

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:21 PM PST

An amateur prospector has made the find of a lifetime in southern Australia, unearthing a gold nugget weighing about five kilograms (11 pounds) just outside the town of Ballarat, reports said Thursday.

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Boeing crisis deepens as Dreamliners grounded worldwide

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:08 PM PST

Aviation regulators on Thursday grounded most of the world's 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to the plane's batteries is fixed, deepening a crisis for its US manufacturer Boeing.

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New wave of Rohingya migrants arrive in Thailand

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST

More than 130 Rohingya migrants have landed on Thai soil in less than 24 hours, a local official said Thursday, as the kingdom grapples with a flurry of arrivals from the Myanmar minority group.

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