Philippine typhoon rescue operations hampered

Philippine typhoon rescue operations hampered

Philippine typhoon rescue operations hampered

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:02 PM PST

Rescuers work to retrieve another flash flood victim from the debris of Tuesday's Typhoon Bopha at New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Friday Dec. 7, 2012. Rescuers were digging through mud and debris Friday to retrieve more bodies strewn across a farming valley in the southern Philippines by a powerful typhoon. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)Search and rescue operations following a typhoon that killed nearly 600 people in the southern Philippines have been hampered in part because many residents of this ravaged farming community are too stunned to assist recovery efforts, an official said Saturday.

Polarizing Indian politician seeks another win

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:27 PM PST

In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 photo, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi attends a press conference to release the poll manifesto for the upcoming state assembly elections in Ahmadabad, India. Eleven years after Modi became the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat - and 10 years after brutal anti-Muslim rioting left over a 1,100 people there dead - Modi is campaigning for his third term. Nearly everyone expects him to be swept into office, and the top leadership of his rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party is already hailing him as a future prime minister. But few politicians in India are as polarizing as Modi. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)For thousands of voters in this dusty little town, nothing is impossible for Narendra Modi, the man they believe has worked magic to reinvent the economic landscape of his part of India. But still they gasp when the curtains open and Modi — suddenly, magically — appears in front of them.

Violent Belfast flag riots flare again

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST

At least eight police officers are injured in the latest violence to flare up in Northern Ireland.

Pakistan tribal sources say U.S. drone strike kills al Qaeda commander

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:36 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Tribal sources from Pakistan's northwest said on Saturday a U.S. drone attack had killed a senior al Qaeda commander in the latest blow to the militant Islamist group that has been targeted in many similar attacks.

US: 200 teens have been detained in Afghan war

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:50 PM PST

FILE - In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, U.S. military personnel stands on a guard tower at the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan in this Sept. 27, 2010 file photo. The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations in a report distributed this week. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.

Meshaal to attend Gaza anniversary rally

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:29 PM PST

Thousands of Palestinians are due to turn out for 'victory' rally to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hamas Movement.

US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriages

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:18 PM PST

The case could allow the country's highest court to decide whether gays and heterosexuals have the same right to marry.

China suspends eight officials for mine deadly mine accident: report

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:28 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China suspended eight officials and arrested two others over a coal mine accident this week that killed 17 people in southwest China's Yunnan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. The eight suspended officials include Fuyuan county's coal industry bureau chief and the bureau's deputy director, Xinhua said, quoting Fuyuan's publicity office. China's mines are the deadliest in the world because of lax enforcement of safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy. ...

VIDEO: Sea lions released back to wild

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:54 PM PST

A dolphin and a pair of sea lions are roaming free off the coast of Peru, thanks to conservationists.

China suspends eight officials for mine deadly mine accident: report

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:28 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China suspended eight officials and arrested two others over a coal mine accident this week that killed 17 people in southwest China's Yunnan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Egyptian opposition to shun Mursi's national dialogue

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:06 PM PST

A protester against Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi waves an Egyptian flag in front of Republican Guard soldiers standing behind a barbed wire barricade guarding the presidential palace in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi was expected to press ahead on Saturday with talks on ways to end Egypt's worst crisis since he took office even though the country's main opposition leaders have vowed to stay away. Cairo and other cities have been rocked by violent protests since November 22, when Mursi promulgated a decree awarding himself sweeping powers that put him above the law. ...

Some foreign firms still active in Iran's energy sector: U.S. report

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:10 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least seven companies from China, India, South Korea and South Africa continued to have investments in Iran's oil and gas sectors in 2012 even as Tehran came under international scrutiny for its nuclear ambitions, a U.S. government watchdog said on Friday. A new U.S. law signed in August gave the Obama administration the authority to sanction firms that help Iran develop its energy resources, a key source of revenue for the country. For a report to Congress required under that August law, the U.S. ...

Myanmar government apologizes to monks over mine protest injuries

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:59 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has apologized for injuries, including serious burns, suffered last month by monks and others when riot police cleared camps set up to protest against evictions caused by the expansion of a copper mine. Minister of Religious Affairs Myint Maung made a formal apology to 29 senior monks and said police regretted the incident, state-owned television reported late on Friday. Activists said at least 50 people had been injured when riot police moved in at the Monywa mine in the northwest region of Sagaing on November 29. ...

UN climate talks in Qatar go into overtime

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:43 PM PST

Rich and poor nations disagree on funding as negotiators scramble to reach a global agreement on rising CO2 emissions.

Myanmar government apologizes to monks over mine protest injuries

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:00 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has apologized for injuries, including serious burns, suffered last month by monks and others when riot police cleared camps set up to protest against evictions caused by the expansion of a copper mine.

Nurse who took prank call about royal Kate is found dead in suspected suicide

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:01 PM PST

LONDON — A nurse who answered a prank call at the London hospital that was treating Prince William's wife, Catherine, for morning sickness has been found dead in a suspected suicide, the hospital said Friday.

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Clinton to testify on Benghazi attack report: U.S. lawmaker

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:52 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify on a report expected to be released next week on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, a top Republican lawmaker said on Friday.

Some foreign firms still active in Iran's energy sector: U.S. report

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:11 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least seven companies from China, India, South Korea and South Africa continued to have investments in Iran's oil and gas sectors in 2012 even as Tehran came under international scrutiny for its nuclear ambitions, a U.S. government watchdog said on Friday.

Clinton to testify on Benghazi attack report: U.S. lawmaker

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:51 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton listens to a question during a joint news conference with Irish PM Kenny in DublinWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify on a report expected to be released next week on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, a top Republican lawmaker said on Friday. "I have just received confirmation from Secretary Clinton's office that the secretary of state will appear before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss, in an open hearing, the findings and the recommendations in the report," Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement. ...

Rebels circle Damascus airport; Russia, U.S. downbeat

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 05:35 PM PST

Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against Syria's President Assad after Friday prayers in Binish, near IdlibBEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared Damascus International Airport a battle zone on Friday, while Moscow and Washington both sounded downbeat about the prospects of a diplomatic push to end the conflict. Fighting around the capital city has intensified over the past week, and Western officials have begun speaking about faster change on the ground in a 20-month-old conflict that has killed 40,000 people. ...
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Nurse who took prank call about royal Kate found dead

Nurse who took prank call about royal Kate found dead

Nurse who took prank call about royal Kate found dead

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:03 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - A nurse who answered a prank call at the London hospital that was treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate for morning sickness has been found dead, the hospital said on Friday, in a suspected suicide.

Audio: Here's the anti-American song, 'Dear American,' Psy sang in 2004

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:57 PM PST

English-language media is discovering that Psy, the South Korean rapper world-famous for his hit "Gangnam Style," participated in two anti-American performances before he hit it so big. His first, in 2002, included him smashing a model U.S. tank against a stage in protest of the U.S. military. His second, two years later and after the beheading of a South Korean missionary in Iraq, featured Psy singing along to a song called "Dear American." Here are the anti-American lyrics and an audio embed of the song, plus more info below:

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Syrian rebels say Damascus airport is fair target after heavy fighting

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:44 PM PST

BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels declared Damascus International Airport to be a legitimate target Friday after days of heavy fighting around the facility and warned civilians to stay away.

The airport has been operating only sporadically in the past week with some international airlines choosing to avoid using the facility altogether. A rebel offensive on the airport could shut it down to commercial traffic for the foreseeable future, cutting off one of the few links that the country has to the outside world.

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Trouble flares at city protest

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:18 PM PST

Clashes break out between loyalist youths and riot police near Belfast city centre.

US court to review gay marriages

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST

The US Supreme Court is to hear arguments on whether laws banning gay marriage are illegal under the US Constitution, it announces.

'Torture' attack brothers jailed

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:11 PM PST

Two brothers who slashed a man with a knife during a vicious attack are jailed.

Supreme Court to Take Up Gay Marriage

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST

The justices said they would hear cases from New York and California contesting state and federal laws that limit the definition of marriage to the union of a man and a woman.

North Korean rocket launch said to be driven by internal pressures

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:06 AM PST

North Korea's decision to launch a second long-range rocket this year, in the face of international condemnation, could be partly due to internal instability, a senior South Korean government official said Friday.

Gangs target bus for Christmas bonus

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:34 AM PST

In Guatemala, and other Latin American countries, it's called "aguinaldo" -- the term used for the bonus government and private sector workers receive this time of the year, their right by law.

War brewing on the latest front line against terrorism in Mali

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:03 PM PST

The next war against terrorism is taking shape in this West African country, as African nations backed by the United States and France are readying a force to recapture Mali's north from extremists linked to al-Qaeda and prevent another haven for jihadists from taking root on the continent.

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Second Nairobi blast targets Somali district

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:44 AM PST

Second explosion this week in Eastleigh area of Kenyan capital leaves three dead, with district MP among eight injured.

Kate Middleton's pranked nurse found dead

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

Nurse who took prank call at UK hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife found dead in suspected suicide.

Severe weather around world

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST

This past week saw severe weather in many parts of the world that took dozens of lives and left behind serious damage.

Winter bears down on refugees stuck at Syrian border

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:57 AM PST

CNN's Ivan Watson details conditions in refugee camps at the Turkey/Syria border.

U.S. extends waivers on Iran sanctions to China, India and seven others

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will grant 180-day waivers on Iran sanctions to China, India and seven other countries on Friday in exchange for those economies cutting purchases of oil from the Islamic Republic, a congressional aide said.

U.N. says Congo army, rebels have committed rights abuses

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped and pillaged in Minova after fleeing to the eastern town as M23 rebels advanced, while insurgents killed civilians and looted when they took the nearby provincial capital Goma last month, the U.N. said on Friday.

Coming Back | The 19th Floor: High Above the Floods, Still Feeling Hurricane Sandy’s Sting

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:50 PM PST

A family found that living on the top floor of a high rise in Queens did not shield them from hardships imposed by Hurricane Sandy.

Blast hits Nairobi's Somali area

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:11 PM PST

Three people are killed in an explosion near a mosque in a predominantly Somali area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Red Cross says.

Fire deaths council fined £30k

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:18 PM PST

Warwickshire County Council is fined £30,000 for safety breaches over the deaths of four firemen in 2007.

Gangnam Nationalism: Why Psy's anti-American rap shouldn't surprise you

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:06 AM PST

Nationalism is a complicated force, and it might not always mean the same thing within one culture as it does in another. Keep that in mind as you read about how Psy, the South Korean rapper beloved in the United States for his mega-hit Gangnam Style, participated in two anti-American performances a few years before he became a big star here. And keep in mind that this is bigger than just Psy and his performances, particularly as controversy is likely to build over President Obama and his family's plans to attend a charity concert featuring the Korean pop star.

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