Karzai holds emergency meeting after attacks

Karzai holds emergency meeting after attacks

Karzai holds emergency meeting after attacks

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:16 PM PST

Afghan president summons security chiefs as he returns to Kabul after attacks on Shia Muslims killed 60 people.


Egypt Brotherhood party says wins 34 run-off seats (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:11 PM PST

An Egyptian soldier stands guard as members of the election committee sit in a bus with ballot boxes after voting closed, outside a voting center during the second day of the parliamentary run-off elections in Cairo December 6, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 34 individual seats of the 45 it contested in the first run-off vote of a parliamentary election, a party source said on Wednesday.

Experts stumped by ancient Jerusalem markings (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:13 PM PST

AP - Mysterious stone carvings made thousands of years ago and recently uncovered in an excavation underneath Jerusalem have archaeologists stumped.


Foreigners in China squeezed by pensions, taxes (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:09 PM PST

AP - Foreign companies that are looking to China to shore up wilting global sales have been hit by higher payroll taxes, surcharges to subsidize unions and other changes that are making conditions tougher just as economic growth slows.


Egypt Brotherhood party says wins 34 run-off seats

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:11 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 34 individual seats of the 45 it contested in the first run-off vote of a parliamentary election, a party source said on Wednesday.

Stamps.com Pullback Below $26 Looks Like A No-Brainer Buy

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:52 PM PST

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Astronomers Discover Record Sized Black Holes

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:50 PM PST

Astronomers have discovered two massive black holes that are far larger than the entire solar system, and may hold clues to how the universe evolved.


VIDEO: Second night of protests in Moscow

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:45 PM PST

Protesters have taken to the streets of Moscow for a second night to express their anger at Sunday's parliamentary elections.


VIDEO: Is Treaty of Rome still welcome?

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:49 PM PST

As the European Union and eurozone come under mounting pressure, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports from the site of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, and asks if there is still support for its aims.


VIDEO: Second night of protests in Moscow

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:45 PM PST

Protesters have taken to the streets of Moscow for a second night to express their anger at Sunday's parliamentary elections.


VIDEO: Is Treaty of Rome still welcome?

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:49 PM PST

As the European Union and eurozone come under mounting pressure, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports from the site of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, and asks if there is still support for its aims.


VIDEO: Eurozone: Geithner to meet Sarkozy

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:41 PM PST

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is due to hold talks with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy about the state of the eurozone.


Japan firm recalls tainted baby milk

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:24 PM PST

Affected formula contains traces of radiation from Fukushima plant, but manufacturer says levels within safety limits.


MIT's Scott Aaronson Explains Quantum Computing

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:08 PM PST

MIT's Scott Aaronson breaks down the real and the fanciful of quantum computing.


VIDEO: Eurozone: Geithner to meet Sarkozy

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:41 PM PST

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is due to hold talks with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy about the state of the eurozone.


Why Are Burmese Scientists Studying Missile Technology in Moscow? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - Hillary Clinton made a dramatic visit to the once ultra-isolated rogue state of Burma to warm relations. But the regime still has members of its military in Russia studying missiles big enough to carry a nuclear bomb


China export outlook darkens, officials say (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:04 PM PST

Reuters - China's annual rate of export growth slowed in November versus October, vice commerce minister Chong Quan told reporters on Wednesday after an official media briefing.


Playing for Time: Syria's Regime Dodges and Parries -- but Keeps on Killing (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - In a letter to the Arab League, Damascus provides counter-offers to the regional sanctions -- but on its own terms. Can Syria outlast this rare united front by its neighbors?


FARC pledges hostage releases after protests

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:58 PM PST

Colombian rebels say they plan to free six of 11 captive security forces members after government-backed demonstrations.


Planes and protests on Geithner's visit to Europe (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:33 PM PST

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner briefs the media during a news conference with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble after a meeting at the finance ministry in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is seeing the sites on his whirlwind three-day, three-country tour of Europe. Not that he's spent time touring the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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Israel arrests troops for anti-Palestinian vandalism

Israel arrests troops for anti-Palestinian vandalism

Israel arrests troops for anti-Palestinian vandalism

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three Israeli soldiers were arrested on Tuesday for suspected involvement in pro-settler vandalism and arson, the military said, following a series of attacks in the West Bank that have exacerbated tensions with Palestinians.

Egypt's new PM says army to give him extra powers

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new prime minister said on Tuesday the ruling army would grant him extra powers, and appointed a finance minister along with most other cabinet members, state media reported.

WORLD: TimesCast | Attacks On Afghan Shiites

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:17 PM PST

December 6, 2011 - Three coordinated bombings in Afghanistan targeted Shiites celebrating a holy day, in the first such sectarian attacks since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

Three charged in Sweden with conspiring to kill cartoonist

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three people have been charged with plotting to murder a Swedish cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Mohammad stirred Muslim outrage around the world, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said Tuesday.

The Caucus: Times/CBS Poll: Gingrich Surges Ahead in Iowa

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST

A survey of likely caucus-goers shows Newt Gingrich's support at 31 percent, with Mitt Romney in second place with 17 percent, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.

US launches virtual embassy for Iran

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST

State department says online portal aimed at promoting dialogue with Iranian people in absence of diplomatic ties.


Belgium Limbo Ends

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:01 AM PST

Belgium's new government was sworn in Tuesday, ending a political limbo that lasted 541 days, by far the longest a country has gone without a federal government.


Geithner Sees Role for IMF in Crisis

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner said the U.S. continues to support a constructive role for the IMF in efforts to end Europe's debt crisis, but denied reports of the Fed making huge loans to the IMF.


France in Focus After S&P Move

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST

France is entering a delicate phase following S&P decision to put the country on credit watch negative, singling out the credibility of the French government's deficit and debt-reduction plans.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | December 6, 2011

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:34 PM PST

Three sectarian bombings in Afghanistan; a study shows brain damage in some N.H.L. players; and a poll shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney competing for the Iowa Republican caucuses.

Tripoli militia 'to be disarmed'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST

The head of the Tripoli's council says residents of the Libyan capital have until the end of the month to hand over their weapons to the authorities.


Burned Iraqi boy's road to recovery

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:17 AM PST

Youssif was burned by masked men in Baghdad in 2007. CNN revisits him and his family, now in the U.S., after dozens of surgeries and extensive therapy.

Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Agree on Tax Deal

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders said they had agreed to raise taxes on New York state's wealthiest residents as part of a deal to reform the state's tax rates.

Record damages for US mine deaths

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:36 AM PST

A US coal firm agrees to the biggest compensation package ever awarded for a US mine disaster over a 2010 blast in West Virginia that claimed 29 lives.


US admits losing stealth drone held in Iran

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST

Washington says it fears Tehran may obtain classified information from stealth aircraft that Iran says it shot down.


Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:30 AM PST

Chelsea host Valencia in a crunch Champions League tie looking to reach the knock-out stages, while Arsenal travel to Olympiakos alongside a Championship game and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.


Colombians protest at FARC executions, call for peace

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Outraged by the execution of four captives by FARC rebels, tens of thousands of Colombians protested across the nation on Tuesday to demand an end to half a century of guerrilla violence and kidnapping.

Ten billion downloads for Android

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:15 AM PST

More than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from Google's Android Market store, says the search giant.


Ukraine surprise at England base

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister says he is "surprised" by England's decision to base themselves in Poland during the Euro 2012 finals, despite playing all three group matches in Ukraine.


Karzai flies home after bombings

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.


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