Hezbollah-backed Mikati set to lead Lebanon government

Hezbollah-backed Mikati set to lead Lebanon government

Hezbollah-backed Mikati set to lead Lebanon government

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah and its allies won support on Monday to nominate their candidate for Lebanon's prime minister, giving them the upper hand in attempts to form a government and sparking accusations of a pro-Iranian coup.

Medvedev blames security lapse for Moscow blast (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:55 PM PST

Reuters - President Dmitry Medvedev placed the blame on Tuesday on a lapse in security for allowing a suspected suicide bomber to kill at least 35 people and wound scores at Russia's busiest airport.


Hitmen 'killed Philippine journalist for $3,370' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:39 PM PST

Map of the Philippines locating Puerto Princesa, capital city on the island of Palawan, where a journalist was shot dead in a contract killing on Monday, according to the gunman's confession.(AFP/File)AFP - Police said the assassin told them after his arrest that he and an accomplice, who remains at large, had been contracted to kill radio broadcaster Gerardo Ortega on Monday to stop his criticism of unnamed powerful people.

Medvedev blames security lapse for Moscow blast

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev placed the blame on Tuesday on a lapse in security for allowing a suspected suicide bomber to kill at least 35 people and wound scores at Russia's busiest airport.

Wizard101, The Harry Potter Of Online Games, Sees Growth

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:17 PM PST

Wizard101 is an increasingly popular online fantasy game for kids.


When Agencies Rule Our Lives

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:09 PM PST

Federal agencies increasingly rule every aspect of our lives, deciding what we can and can't have.


"Grandma next door" poet a Japan bestseller at 99 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:33 PM PST

Reuters - A 99-year-old woman writing about love, dreams and hanging on to hope has touched the hearts of Japanese worn out by years of a lagging economy, propelling her self-published poetry book onto bestseller lists.


School hijab ban divides Muslim Azerbaijan (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:24 PM PST

A woman with her head uncovered is a rare sight in Nardaran, an impoverished village on the Caspian Sea which has become a stronghold of Islamic activism in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan.(AFP/Osman Karimov)AFP - A woman with her head uncovered is a rare sight in Nardaran, an impoverished village on the Caspian Sea which has become a stronghold of Islamic activism in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan.

India to hike rates again over inflation worries (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST

An Indian vendor waits for customers at a vegetable market of Hyderabad on January 18. India's central bank is expected Tuesday to hike interest rates for the seventh time in less than 12 months to clamp down on soaring inflation.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - India's central bank is expected Tuesday to hike interest rates for the seventh time in less than 12 months to clamp down on soaring inflation.

FAO wants price curbs and warns of food crisis: report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

Reuters - Rules are needed to curb speculation in surging commodity prices as the world heads toward a food crisis that threatens political instability, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said.


Afghanistan's Karzai slams Moscow airport attack (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:47 PM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai attend a news conference in Moscow's Kremlin on January 21. Karzai Tuesday denounced the suicide bombing attack on a Moscow airport which killed 35 people and wounded over 130.(AFP/File/Mikhail Klimentyev)AFP - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Tuesday denounced the suicide bombing attack on a Moscow airport which killed 35 people and wounded over 130.

Albania politician vows protests

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:43 PM PST

Opposition leader issues threat while calling for international help in resolving nation's latest political crisis.


Emanuel faces election setback

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:21 PM PST

Former Obama chief of staff ruled ineligible to run for Chicago mayor for "not meeting residency requirements".


Billionaires Head to Davos

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:17 PM PST

Among the bold-faced names: Ukraine's Victor Pinchuk and Nigeria's Aliko Dangote


HP's Cloud Attack on IBM, Oracle, Cisco

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:03 PM PST

Hewlett Packard, keen to distinguish itself in big data centers for large companies, is launching a


FAO wants price curbs and warns of food crisis: report

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Rules are needed to curb speculation in surging commodity prices as the world heads toward a food crisis that threatens political instability, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said.

Chilean president rebuked over landing

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 06:42 PM PST

Congressman Gabriel Ascencio said Monday he will formally ask for investigation into the unexpected landing of President Sebastian Pinera's helicopter in the middle of a town road nearly 270 kilometers (168 miles) south of Santiago.

Obama Needs to Wise Up About "Investments"

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:57 PM PST

Calling some government spending "investment" means that the rest isn't.


Spying for China Costs 32 Years

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:44 PM PST

A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer was sentenced to 32 years in prison for selling military secrets to China in the latest of several high-profile cases of Chinese espionage in the U.S.


Hariri backers call 'day of anger'

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:25 PM PST

The nomination of Hezbollah's candidate for Lebanon's prime minister has drawn the ire of the caretaker PM's supporters.


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