Hungary passes contentious central bank law

Hungary passes contentious central bank law
Death toll rises in southern India cyclone
Physicist Builds Large Hadron Collider Out Of Legos
It's Sir Jony To You: Apple Design Chief Jonathan Ive To Receive Knighthood
Bomb blast at Colombia police station (AP)
South Sudan town to get U.N. protection
VIDEO: Bleak future for Tripoli zoo animals?
Yemeni protesters demand trial of president
NASA's GRAIL Mission Will Unlock Secrets Of The Moon's Interior
Libya's Army Tries to Reassert Itself in Face of Militias (Time.com)
Will Chinese Baseball Make It to the American Big Leagues? (Time.com)
Myanmar sets April date for by-elections
People worldwide to ring in 2012
VIDEO: Has China mother had octuplets?
Mexico says US TV producer's extradition pending (AP)
Philippine fireworks, revelry gunfire injure 200 (AP)
New Zealand's violent gangs try to clean up their act (The Christian Science Monitor)
After all the street protests, India fails to pass anticorruption law (The Christian Science Monitor)
Kim Jong-un named N Korea 'supreme commander'
Bahrain riot police clash with protesters

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:54 PM PST

Parliament approves law seen as increasing political influence over central bank, in move seen as contrary to EU laws.

Death toll rises in southern India cyclone

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:31 PM PST

At least 19 people killed after Cyclone Thane hits the south, prompting the evacuation of coastal villagers.

Physicist Builds Large Hadron Collider Out Of Legos

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:14 PM PST

As part of a public outreach program for the Large Hadron Collider, a physicist has created a scale model of the ATLAS experiment in the Large Hadron Collider - out of Legos.

It's Sir Jony To You: Apple Design Chief Jonathan Ive To Receive Knighthood

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:06 PM PST

Design Chief Jonathan Ive will be made a knight, the BBC reported Friday. Ive, known as 'Jony,' will be able to use the title 'Sir' before his first name. The senior vice president of industrial design at the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and smart phone company will become made a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent ...

Bomb blast at Colombia police station (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:27 PM PST

AP - A bomb has exploded at a police station in southern Colombia, and two people are reported killed.

South Sudan town to get U.N. protection

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:15 PM PST

The United Nations is deploying peacekeeping troops to the remote town of Pibor in South Sudan, saying it faces an imminent attack by thousands of fighters engaged in ethnic clashes in the war-torn region.

VIDEO: Bleak future for Tripoli zoo animals?

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:39 PM PST

Staff say money to feed the hundreds of animals there is running out.

Yemeni protesters demand trial of president

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate across the country demanding Saleh face trial over the killing of protesters.

NASA's GRAIL Mission Will Unlock Secrets Of The Moon's Interior

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:42 PM PST

The two probes for NASA's GRAIL mission will reach the orbit of the Moon over the New Year's holiday. These probes will examine the mysteries of the Moon's interior - no digging required.

Libya's Army Tries to Reassert Itself in Face of Militias (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:10 PM PST

Time.com - The warriors of the various regional brigades that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi seem to have the run of Libya. The army and police, however, try to do their duty

Will Chinese Baseball Make It to the American Big Leagues? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:10 PM PST

Time.com - America's favorite pastime is still relatively unknown in China, with only 4 million players compared with the estimated 300 million who play basketball. But MLB Asia officials are optimistic, thanks to the success of the sport elsewhere in the region.

Myanmar sets April date for by-elections

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:26 PM PST

Government says by-elections to be held on April 1, with Aung San Suu Kyi's party set to run for first time in 20 years.

People worldwide to ring in 2012

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:42 PM PST

After a year marked by a wave of popular uprisings, deadly natural disasters and continued economic uncertainty, millions around the world are set to ring in 2012 with a party.

VIDEO: Has China mother had octuplets?

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:41 PM PST

In China, photographs of what are reported to be octuplets has sparked debate on the country's one-child policy and anti-surrogacy laws.

Mexico says US TV producer's extradition pending (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST

AP - Mexico says it has been notified of a U.S. court ruling to extradite an American reality show producer charged with murdering his wife during a 2010 Mexican vacation, but says the date for the hand-over is still pending.

Philippine fireworks, revelry gunfire injure 200 (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:42 PM PST

AP - More than 200 people have been injured by illegal firecrackers and celebratory gunfire in the Philippines despite a government scare campaign against reckless holiday revelries, officials said Saturday.

New Zealand's violent gangs try to clean up their act (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:46 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - New Zealandâ€™s spectacular landscape, the setting for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, attracts thousands of overseas tourists each year. Yet, few of those visitors realize that despite the beautiful mountains, volcanoes, and fiords, the country has a darker side: an entrenched gang culture.

After all the street protests, India fails to pass anticorruption law (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:35 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - India's Parliament was unable to pass an anti-corruption bill that had been cleared by the powerful lower house earlier this week, leaving the controversial legislation in limbo.