The 'Sons of Anarchy' Network Poised To Push The Envelope Further

The 'Sons of Anarchy' Network Poised To Push The Envelope Further

The 'Sons of Anarchy' Network Poised To Push The Envelope Further

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 10:13 PM PST

One of the smartest men in TV talks hits, misses and why HBO and Showtime series get a better shake


Wild floods hit thousands more Australian homes (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 10:20 PM PST

A woman wipes silt from a photo of her daughter which she salvaged from the ruins of her inundated home in Ipswich near Brisbane. Australia's flood crisis has shifted to the country's far south where 13,000 homes have been swamped by a record deluge as the toll continued to mount in Queensland amid scenes of devastation.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia's flood crisis shifted to the country's far south on Sunday, with 13,000 homes swamped by a record deluge as the toll mounted in the reeling northeast amid scenes of devastation.

Spurs pose threat to United's unbeaten run (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:33 PM PST

Harry Redknapp (pictured) believes Manchester United will face the biggest threat to their unbeaten record when the Premier League leaders visit Tottenham on Sunday.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Harry Redknapp believes Manchester United will face the biggest threat to their unbeaten record when the Premier League leaders visit Tottenham on Sunday.

Amnesty urges torture charges for Indonesia troops (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:51 PM PST

File photo shows human rights activists outside the Indonesian embassy in Washington, DC. The Indonesian soldiers have appeared before a military tribunal, after an online video showing the torture of unarmed men in the province of West Papua, also known as Irian Jaya, sparked an outcry.(AFP/File/Alex Ogle)AFP - Indonesian soldiers on trial for the alleged brutal abuse of two Papuans should be charged with torture rather than the minor offence of disobeying orders, says Amnesty International.

S Africa groups seek Livni arrest

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:44 PM PST

Pro-Palestinian groups seek arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, who heads Israel's Kadima party, for alleged war crimes.


Many still missing in Brazil floods

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST

TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - Dozens of flood survivors desperate for news of missing relatives lined up outside a morgue in the town of Teresopolis on Saturday as criticism grew of authorities' response to one of Brazil's worst natural disasters which has killed nearly 600 people.

For world's newest states, road ahead can be hard (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, March 2, 1998 file picture, a Serbian police officer kicks an ethnic Albanian during riots in Pristina, the capital of restive Kosovo province. A half-century ago, the world had dozens of examples to study as countries around the globe won their independence from European colonial powers. But today the addition of a new country to the world map is something unusual. So while comparisons can only be imprecise, the first steps of East Timor and Kosovo offer a guide to the challenges facing the battered yet exultant people of Southern Sudan. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic, File)AP - When East Timor voted for independence in 1999, militia loyal to the departing Indonesian rulers went on a rampage that took more than 1,000 lives. War engulfed Kosovo in the late 1990s after it said it was splitting from Serbia, and some 10,000 people died.

Israel tested worm linked to Iran atom woes: report (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:04 PM PST

Reuters - Israel has tested a computer worm believed to have sabotaged Iran's nuclear centrifuges and slowed its ability to develop an atomic weapon, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


Ed Miliband struggles at head of Labour Party (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:27 PM PST

File photo shows Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband, addressing delegates at annual Confederation of British Industry conference in London. Miliband, who became Labour's youngest ever leader when he took over in September aged 40, has failed to profit from a backlash against the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition's policies of deep spending cuts and tax rises.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Having beaten his higher-profile brother to win the leadership of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband has made a stumbling start in his first 100 days in charge.

Australians grieve, search for more flood victims (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

Local residents clear away the mud from their flooded home in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Parts of Brisbane reopened as deadly floodwaters that had swamped entire neighborhoods recede, revealing streets and thousands of homes covered in a thick layer of putrid sludge. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)AP - Survivors of devastating Australian floods sought solace Sunday in church services while emergency workers searched through sodden wrecked homes for victims.

Israel tested worm linked to Iran atom woes: report

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:04 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel has tested a computer worm believed to have sabotaged Iran's nuclear centrifuges and slowed its ability to develop an atomic weapon, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

South Sudan ends independence vote, awaits statehood

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:33 PM PST

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan's polling centers closed their doors on Saturday after a week-long vote on independence from the north that could end a vicious cycle of civil war with the creation of the world's newest state.

What's next for Tunisia?

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:39 PM PST

With leadership changing at dizzying speed what is certain is the constitution favours those belonging to ousted regime.


Giffords is taken off ventilator

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:22 PM PST

US congresswoman who was shot in the head in Arizona is breathing on her own but remains in critical condition.


South Korea says chemical cargo seized by Somali pirates (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:27 PM PST

Reuters - Somali pirates have seized a South Korean chemical cargo in the Arabian Sea, two months after an oil supertanker belonging to the same firm was freed after seven months in captivity, the government and local media said.


Bolton and England player Nat Lofthouse dies (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:04 PM PST

The three lions of the England football team jersey. Former England international Nat Lofthouse has died aged 85, his old club Bolton announced on their website Sunday.(AFP/File)AFP - Former England international Nat Lofthouse has died aged 85, his old club Bolton announced on their website Sunday.

Munaf leads India to dramatic one-run win (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:13 PM PST

India's Munaf Patel celebrates the wicket of South Africa's Graeme Smith during the one-day international cricket match at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg January 15, 2011. REUTERS/Rogan WardReuters - India levelled the one-day series at 1-1 after paceman Munaf Patel clinched a thrilling one-run win over South Africa in the second match at the Wanderers on Saturday.

Japan PM enjoys poll boost after reshuffle (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:28 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (lower centre) poses with his new cabinet at his official residence in Tokyo on January 14, 2011. Kan has enjoyed a boost in recent opinion polls published after reshuffling his cabinet, but voters still did not expect him to be able to push through promised reforms.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan enjoyed a boost in opinion polls published Sunday after reshuffling his cabinet, but voters still did not expect him to be able to push through promised reforms.

South Korea says chemical cargo seized by Somali pirates

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:27 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a South Korean chemical cargo in the Arabian Sea, two months after an oil supertanker belonging to the same firm was freed after seven months in captivity, the government and local media said.

New Beatles museum opens in Argentina

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:29 PM PST

The world's biggest collection of Beatles memorabilia has gone on show at a new museum in Argentina.


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