List of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Prologue IMAX Theaters

List of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Prologue IMAX Theaters

List of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Prologue IMAX Theaters

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:17 PM PST

Warner Bros. has released the official list of IMAX 70mm theaters that will be screening the six-minute prologue from The Dark Knight Rises beginning December 16th, in front of the new film Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol. Read on for the list of IMAX theaters in the U.S. where you can watch the opening scenes ...


Maoist rebels kill 11 in attacks in eastern India (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:37 PM PST

Relatives and supporters shout slogans as they accompany the body of Kishenji, a senior Maoist rebel leader killed in a gunbattle with security forces in eastern India, during his funeral procession at Peddapally village in Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh, India, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. The government has called the rebels, who are now spread across 20 of India's 28 states, the country's greatest internal security threat. Inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, the rebels have fought for more than four decades demanding land and jobs for farmers and the poor. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)AP - Maoist rebels have killed 11 people in attacks across an eastern Indian state after their leader died in a gunbattle with security forces, police said.

Dozens dead as tractor slams into Brazil bus

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:13 PM PST

At least 33 people killed after a tractor-trailer crashes into a bus carrying sugarcane cutters in Bahia state in north.


Russians vote in election test for Vladimir Putin (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:59 PM PST

Reuters - Vladimir Putin's ruling party could see its vast parliamentary majority cut back on Sunday in elections widely seen as a test of his popularity ahead of an expected return to the presidency early next year.


Zambia rejects rights group's call to arrest Bush (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:34 PM PST

AP - Zambia has dismissed an international rights group's call for the arrest on torture charges of former President George W. Bush, who has been touring Africa to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer.


Australian teen freed from Bali drug detention (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:50 PM PST

AP - A 14-year-old Australian boy has been released after serving two months in an Indonesian detention center for buying drugs while vacationing with his family on the resort island of Bali.


Australia approves uranium exports to India

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:23 PM PST

Labour Party conference approves PM's plan, despite Delhi not being signatory of nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.


VIDEO: WWII bomb evacuation in Germany

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:38 PM PST

Officials in the western German city of Koblenz are evacuating about 45,000 people as work begins to defuse a World War II bomb found in the River Rhine.


VIDEO: LatAm regional bloc established

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:30 PM PST

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have approved the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.


As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in pictures (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - FILE - In this March 31, 2004 file photo, Iraqis chant anti-American slogans as charred bodies hang from a bridge over the Euphrates River in Fallujah, west of Baghdad. The photo has a great deal of significance to AP photojournalist Khalid Mohammed. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Burned bodies hanging from a bridge. A boy buried under rubble from a bombing. A father gunned down in front of his 7-year-old daughter. These were some of the harrowing images captured by three Iraqi photographers of The Associated Press who have covered the Iraq war since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.

Candy, cash — al-Qaida implants itself in Africa (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:09 PM PST

In this May 17, 2010 file photo, a boy in Sokolo, Mali rides a donkey cart. A majority of Sokolo’s population make their living either in the fields of rice to its south or in the forest to its north, where they take their herds to graze. It’s in this same forest that an offshoot of al-Qaida has taken root. (AP Photo/ Martin Vogl, File)AP - The first time the members of al-Qaida emerged from the forest, they politely said hello. Then the men carrying automatic weapons asked the frightened villagers if they could please take water from the well.

Thousands rally in Durban for climate action

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:24 PM PST

Campaigners say they are frustrated by slow progress at the talks in the city and want more help for poorer nations.


VIDEO: LatAm regional bloc established

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:30 PM PST

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have approved the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.


How Carriers Could Thwart Mobile Phone Thieves, But Don't

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:45 PM PST

Prepare to get angry. In a startling (to me, at least) story in Saturday?s Chronicle, columnist C.W. Nevius made the observation that the U.S. mobile carriers ? including Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Wireless ? could easily clamp down on the growing number of mobile phone thieves, but choose to do otherwise. In short, Nevius notes ...


Indonesia cracks down on separatists in Papua (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:06 PM PST

AP - Security forces say they are hunting separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua province after two police were killed in an attack.


7 Keys to Startup Survival in Today's Now Economy

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:13 PM PST

Since the days of Henry Ford, mass production has been the Holy Grail of business, rather than build-to-order. Too many businesses haven't noticed that we have come full-circle, where mass customization is required now to win. Customers have come to expect immediate and tailor-made responses to their needs, and the businesses that fail to deliver ...


Australia reverses ban on uranium exports to India (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 07:35 PM PST

Demonstrators gather for a rally at the Convention Centre in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, where the Labor party are holding their annual conference. Australia's ruling center-left party overturned a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India despite fierce opposition from critics who argued such sales are unsafe because India has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Australia's ruling party voted Sunday to overturn a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India, despite fierce opposition from critics who argued such sales are unsafe because India has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Egypt's Brotherhood leads on eve of run-off vote

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 07:03 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set its party on course to take the most seats in the country's first freely elected parliament in six decades.

New Latin America Bloc Vows Greater Cooperation

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:38 PM PST

Leaders from across the Americas wrapped up a two-day summit in Venezuela on Saturday, promising greater cooperation but offering scant detail on how their new bloc would help further regional integration.


Panama plane crash kills American, passenger (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:33 PM PST

AP - A Panamanian police official says a small plane piloted by a U.S. citizen has crashed about 50 miles west of the capital of Panama City, killing both people on board.


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Peru anti-mine roadblocks lifted, government calls talks

Peru anti-mine roadblocks lifted, government calls talks

Peru anti-mine roadblocks lifted, government calls talks

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:37 PM PST

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian protesters opposed to a $4.8 billion gold mine project abandoned roadblocks on Saturday as government officials called weekend talks with regional leaders to try to resolve the conflict.

Sudan military says overran key rebel base

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's military said it overran a key rebel base in the South Kordofan border state on Saturday, the latest push by government forces to assert control over the volatile territory.

Angolan police, youths clash at protest rally

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

LISBON (Reuters) - Angolan youths and police clashed at an anti-government rally in Luanda Saturday, injuring three protesters and leading to several arrests, Portuguese state news agency Lusa reported.

Biden Parries Turkish Official’s Economic Boast

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. felt compelled to brush back a challenge from his Turkish hosts.

Neighborhood Joint | Carroll Gardens: Where Hunters of Vinyl and Other Treasures Load Up

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST

At Black Gold, lovers of vinyl records can also sift through antiques and objects of curiosity to their hearts' content.

Rioters attack liquor stores in Iraqi Kurdistan

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:15 PM PST

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Rioters burned dozens of alcohol shops and damaged several hotels in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region after Friday prayers, prompting an attack a pro-Islamic party office, authorities and witnesses said Saturday.

Herman Cain Suspends His Presidential Campaign

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:17 PM PST

A defiant Herman Cain, whose political unraveling followed allegations of sexual harassment and a long-term affair, said he would still advocate his tax and foreign policy plans.

Even on the 11th Floor, There’s Parking Right Out Front

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:14 PM PST

Glauco Lolli-Ghetti has one of the world's most expensive parking spaces. His 11th-floor, $7 million condominium in Manhattan includes an attached garage.

Sudan may still expel Kenya envoy after arrest ruling

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:42 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan may still expel Kenya's ambassador after two weeks if Kenya does not take steps to cancel a Nairobi court ruling to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, the foreign ministry said Saturday.

Arab League gives Syria deadline on observers

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:47 PM PST

Slaps 19 Syrian officials with a ban on travel to Arab states and gave Damascus until Sunday to accept monitors.


Russians begin heading to polls

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:28 PM PST

Russians head to the polls for parliamentary elections amid allegations of violations of election law ahead of the vote.


Syria must sign Arab peace plan by Sunday: Qatar

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:20 PM PST

DOHA (Reuters) - The Arab League gave Syria until Sunday to sign an initiative to end its military crackdown on nearly a year of pro-democracy protests, Qatar's foreign minister said on Saturday.

More deaths in Yemen violence

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:04 PM PST

At least two killed in shelling in the city of Taiz following protests, taking the death toll in violence there to 17.


Biden Makes Case for Sanctions on Iran

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:52 AM PST

Joe Biden made the case for sanctions against Iran in a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The vice president didn't ask Turkey to join the U.S. and others in sanctioning Iran, a senior administration official said.


Serbia Says Border Deal Will Help EU Bid

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST

An agreement on border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo will help quiet objections to Serbia's candidacy for European Union membership, Serbia's chief negotiator said.


Parting Shot at ‘Waste’ By Key Obama Health Official

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST

Dr. Donald M. Berwick, in charge of Medicare and Medicaid for the last 17 months, said that 20 percent to 30 percent of health spending is "waste" that yields no benefit.

France to Take Some Embassy Staff Out of Iran

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:54 AM PST

The move is the latest reaction to the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran.

Iraq PM: Baghdad bomb meant to kill me

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:41 AM PST

Nouri al-Maliki says Monday's car bomb blast outside of parliament, inside the Green Zone, was an assassination attempt.


DR Congo opposition rejects early results

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:02 PM PST

Opposition parties tell incumbent president that early results are 'null and void'.


Oxford St closed over crush fears

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 07:46 AM PST

Part of Oxford Street in central London is shut to traffic after fears Christmas shoppers could be crushed.


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