VIDEO: Mali Islamists take town of Diabaly

VIDEO: Mali Islamists take town of Diabaly

VIDEO: Mali Islamists take town of Diabaly

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:00 PM PST

French warplanes have been in action over the west African state of Mali in an attempt to halt Islamist rebels who took control of northern Mali last year from advancing further.

VIDEO: Dangerous fishing in South China Sea

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:22 PM PST

Wang Chun Li has been fishing the South China Sea for decades but he says they are now the most dangerous waters he has ever experienced.

VIDEO: Court to rule on religious job loses

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:33 PM PST

The European Court of Human Rights is to deliver a landmark ruling in the case of four Christians who lost their jobs because they insisted on wearing a cross, or refused to provide services for gay people.

U.S. delegation seeks to calm spats between Japan, South Korea

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:02 PM PST

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows he leaves a news conference at his official residence in TokyoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent its top Asian diplomacy and security officials to South Korea and Japan to calm tensions between two U.S. allies whose squabbling has frustrated efforts to deal with a troublesome North Korea and an increasingly assertive China. The high-powered delegation from the White House, Pentagon and State Department departed on Monday and will be visiting the region shortly after the election of a new nationalist-leaning Japanese government in December and before Seoul inaugurates a new president in February. ...

Thousands rally for 2nd day in Pakistani capital

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:31 PM PST

Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, chant anti-government slogans during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Thousands of anti-government protesters are rallying in the streets of the Pakistani capital for a second day despite early-morning clashes with police who fired off shots and tear gas to disperse the crowd. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of anti-government protesters heeding the call of a fiery cleric rallied in the streets of the Pakistani capital Tuesday for a second day despite early morning clashes with police who fired off shots and tear gas to push back stone-throwing demonstrators.

Snow forces 3,400 to spend night at Tokyo airport

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:09 PM PST

The center of town is still covered with snow in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 following Monday's snowfall. In the season's first snowfall in the Japanese capital, about 8 centimeters (3 inches) of snow fell in central Tokyo and around Narita on Monday - a national holiday in Japan. The snow snarled traffic and caused train delays. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCETOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Narita International Airport operator says 3,400 travelers spent the night in the terminal after snow caused airlines to cancel 71 flights.

U.S. delegation seeks to calm spats between Japan, South Korea

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:02 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent its top Asian diplomacy and security officials to South Korea and Japan to calm tensions between two U.S. allies whose squabbling has frustrated efforts to deal with a troublesome North Korea and an increasingly assertive China.

Zuckerberg's Facebook Stock Donations

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) When someone donates stock, what is the tax effect? This seems like an obvious question. It's surprising that the dollars are not more widely understood. What happens, of course, is a charitable contribution. Donations of stock or other property are usually [...]

France had 'no choice' over Mali intervention

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:34 PM PST

French ambassador to the UN says country believed 'existence of Mali' was at stake, as rebels launch counter-offensive.

Seattle Sports Are a Microcosm of A Wider League/Player/Fan Struggle

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:17 PM PST

Depending on which news reports you read, Seattle may or may not be getting its Sonics professional basketball franchise back after a five-year hiatus.  No, not the team that owns the city's only major professional sports championship since the Seattle Metropolitans won the 1917 Stanley Cup, and who departed for [...]

If Your Kids Want To Be Leaders, How Will You Help Them?

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:06 PM PST

A new global study shows America is falling behind in terms of developing the leaders of the future. What can we do to reverse the trend?

Lance Armstrong apologises to staff

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:02 PM PST

US cyclist who was stripped of his titles for doping has apologised to staff of his cancer foundation for stress caused.

VIDEO: Violent clashes at Pakistan protest march

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 08:18 PM PST

Police in Islamabad have reportedly used tear gas against anti-corruption protesters on a march led by cleric Tahirul Qadri.

VIDEO: Blind girl's letter to Putin goes viral

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 08:33 PM PST

A blind girl has become a political sensation in Russia after criticising the Kremlin for a controversial new law that bans Americans from adopting Russian children.

Pakistan protest continues as deadline passes

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST

Police fire tear gas as supporters of Tahirul Qadri descend on capital amid tight security to demand reforms.

Good Reads: Thick financial fog, unskilled workers, self-helped Americans, and a forgiveness that heals

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:24 PM PST

Here's the short answer to the question posed on the cover of the latest Atlantic Monthly, "What's inside America's banks?": No one knows. Not the regulators, not sophisticated investors, and not even the bankers themselves.

VIDEO: Violent clashes at Pakistan protest march

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 08:18 PM PST

Police in Islamabad have reportedly used tear gas against anti-corruption protesters on a march led by cleric Tahirul Qadri.

DreamWorks Signs Agreement With Yurun For Dragon Arena Show in China

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:14 PM PST

DreamWorks Animation yesterday forged a strategic cooperation agreement with the Yurun Holding Group of China to bring dragon arena shows to the country,  according to an advertisement by Yurun today in the China Business News daily paper. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg was on hand for the announcement in Nanjing, where Yurun is [...]

Facebook Could Be Building A Search Engine, Mobile OS, Messenger, Ad Network In One

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:07 PM PST

Shortly after 10 am PT tomorrow, we will know what the fuss is (or isn't) about. The question for tomorrow, and really for Facebook's future, is what is the benefit to users to see the world and speak to the world through Facebook. We already know what it will do for Facebook.

Doping Confession To Help Livestrong Foundation More Than Lance Armstrong's Future Personal Earnings

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:03 PM PST

Lance Armstrong It is being reported by numerous sources (for example, here and here) that Lance Armstrong confessed to doping during his cycling career while being interviewed Monday at his home in Austin, TX by Oprah Winfrey...an interview to air Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Brent Schrotenboer for USA Today [...]
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George H W Bush leaves hospital

George H W Bush leaves hospital

George H W Bush leaves hospital

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Former US President George H W Bush leaves hospital in Houston, Texas, two months after he was admitted for a bronchitis-related cough.

UN urges probe of North Korea rights abuses

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

Rights chief says as many as 200,000 political prisoners suffer in "atrocious" camps rife with torture and hard labour.

Boy, 12, Found Guilty in Killing of Neo-Nazi Father

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST

Joseph Hall knew right from wrong when he shot his sleeping father to death in 2011, a judge said in finding him guilty of second-degree murder.

UN urges probe of North Korea rights abuses

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

Rights chief says as many as 200,000 political prisoners suffer in "atrocious" camps rife with torture and hard labour.

VIDEO: Pakistan march reaches Islamabad

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

An influential religious scholar and some 20,000 of his supporters have reached Islamabad at the end of a "long march" demanding electoral reforms and a clean-up in Pakistani politics.

Panetta: Pentagon may provide ‘limited logistical support’ to French in Mali

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:09 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal – The Pentagon may become involved in military operations against Islamist rebels in the West African country of Mali by providing airlift and "limited logistical support" to French troops fighting there, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Monday.

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Rape has become ‘significant’ part of Syrian war, says humanitarian group

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Rape has become a "significant and disturbing feature" of the war in Syria, one that many refugees cite as their leading reason for fleeing the country, according to a report released Monday by a New York-based humanitarian organization.

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Retailer HMV appoints administrator

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST

Troubled music and DVD retailer HMV appoints Deloitte as administrator, putting around 4,350 jobs in jeopardy.

Genes link Australians with India

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Far from being cut off from the rest of the world, Australia experienced a migration from India about 4,000 years ago, a study suggests.

VIDEO: Actors' predictions and favourites

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST

The Golden Globes mark the beginning of Hollywood's awards season - and just six weeks until the Academy Awards at the end of February.

Panetta Casts Mali Battle as Critical to Antiterror Effort

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said a French campaign of airstrikes in Mali are critical to a larger effort to stop al Qaeda movement from establishing bases of operations from which to attack Europe or the U.S.

Followers of Pakistan cleric flood Islamabad

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

Thousands of supporters of Tahirul Qadri descend on capital amid tight security to demand reforms and end to corruption.

Chrysler Pauses to Mark an Unlikely Comeback

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST

At Detroit's annual auto show, the carmaker's chief executive said he expected the upward sales trend to continue this year, bolstering both Chrysler and its parent, Fiat.

Newtown School Massacre Families Organize on Gun Violence

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:14 AM PST

Relatives of 11 of the children and adults killed at Sandy Hook Elementary have formed a group to join the national debate.

Justice Thomas Breaks Long Silence

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly seven years — he spoke.

Lens Blog: Ocean Beach's Cottages Before and After Sandy

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 02:00 AM PST

What once seemed like a place frozen in time is gone after Hurricane Sandy.

Exclusive: Brazil wants Venezuela election if Chavez dies - sources

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:51 AM PST

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is urging Venezuela's government to hold elections as quickly as possible if President Hugo Chavez dies, senior officials told Reuters on Monday, a major intervention by Latin America's regional powerhouse that could help ensure a smoother leadership transition in Caracas.

Israel troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: medics

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip on Monday, medical officials said.

Lance Armstrong apology to staff

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST

Lance Armstrong apologises to the staff at his Livestrong Foundation, amid reports that the US cyclist may admit doping in a TV interview.

Murray ready to start title bid

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:05 PM PST

Britain's Andy Murray starts his Australian Open campaign against Dutchman Robin Haase at midnight on Tuesday.
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Thousands gather for Pakistan cleric's protest march on capital

Thousands gather for Pakistan cleric's protest march on capital

Thousands gather for Pakistan cleric's protest march on capital

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:16 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Pakistanis converged on the capital Monday to join a march planned by Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri calling for the indefinite delay of elections and a crackdown on government corruption and inefficiency.

Chinese media urges action on air pollution

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:11 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media said on Monday the government had to take urgent action to tackle air pollution, which has blanketed parts of the country at dangerous levels in recent days, and one newspaper called for a re-think of a "fixation" on economic growth.

Air strike near Damascus kills 20 - opposition activists

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:56 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An air strike on a rebel-held town southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus killed 20 people on Monday, resident opposition activists said.

Immunity for U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be decided by year-end

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:51 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - A decision on immunity for U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan after the 2014 planned withdrawal will be made by the end of the year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday.

Second French commando dies after failed rescue bid - Somali rebels

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:06 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A second French soldier has died from gunshot wounds after an attempt to rescue a French agent failed on Saturday, Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group said on Monday.

Karzai says Afghanistan to be safer once foreign troops leave

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a press briefing on Monday that his country will be "more secure" once most foreign troops leave by the end of 2014.

India's army chief turns up heat on Pakistan, says can retaliate

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:00 AM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's army chief accused Pakistan on Monday of detailed planning of an attack along Kashmir's de factor border last week in which two soldiers were killed and said India reserved the right to retaliate.

Gunshots fired at Greek government party's headquarters

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:52 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unknown assailants fired shots at the headquarters of Greece's co-ruling conservative New Democracy party in the early hours of Monday, causing minor damage to the building but no injuries, police said.

Second French soldier dies after failed rescue bid: Somali rebels

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:29 AM PST

MOGADISHU, Jan 14 – A second French soldier has died from gunshot wounds after an attempt to rescue a French agent failed on Saturday, Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group said today. "The second commando died from his bullet wounds. We shall display the bodies of the two French men," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, spokesman for al Shabaab's military ...

Millions of Hindus take to the Ganges at largest festival

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:36 PM PST

ALLAHABAD, Jan 14 — Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India's sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins today, in a raucous start to an ever-growing religious gathering that is already the world's largest. Once every 12 years, tens of millions of pilgrims stream to the small northern city of ...

India accuses Pakistan of planning deadly Kashmir incident

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:48 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 — India's army chief accused Pakistan today of planning a shootout along Kashmir's de facto border in which two Indian soldiers died, and said he had instructed commanders to respond aggressively if there is a provocation from the other side. "The attack on January 8 was premeditated, a pre-planned activity. Such an operation ...

China’s space activities raising US satellite security concerns

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:29 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 — The United States is concerned about China's expanding ability to disrupt the most sensitive US military and intelligence satellites, as Beijing pursues its expanded ambitions in space, according to multiple sources in the US government and outside space experts. A classified US intelligence assessment completed late last year ...

India police arrest six in new gang rape case, say papers

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:32 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 — Indian police arrested six people including a bus driver after a woman said she was gang raped in the northern state of Punjab, newspapers said yesterday. The reports come weeks after a student in Delhi was assaulted and beaten in a moving bus and thrown bleeding onto the street in a case that sparked outrage in the country. In ...

Pakistan Shi’ites to bury bomb victims after meeting PM

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:58 PM PST

QUETTA, Jan 14 — Shi'ite Muslims agreed today to begin burying nearly 100 of their people killed three days ago in one of Pakistan's deadliest sectarian attacks after the prime minister said he would comply with their demands to sack the local government. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf met leaders of the Shi'ite Hazara community in a mosque ...

Police rescue victims kidnapped by mother's ex-workmate

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:17 AM PST

Police have rescued two siblings, aged 12 and 14, who were kidnapped on Jan 11 at Taman Klang Jaya near here by two men, one of them a Myanmar national who is also a former workmate of the victims' mother.

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Appeals Court rules lawyers have locus standi to sue government

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:58 AM PST

The Court of Appeal here today ruled that two lawyers have the locus standi (legal standing) to sue the Prime Minister, deputy prime minister and the government over the need for all 523 Tamil primary schools in the country to be fully-aided.

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Police probe Singapore daily over voter poll

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:16 AM PST

Police said Monday they were investigating Singapore's top daily The Straits Times over a voter survey it conducted ahead of a by-election in apparent breach of a law against polls during the campaign.

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VIDEO: Golden Globe Awards: Highlights

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:57 PM PST

Ben Affleck's film Argo wins best drama at the Golden Globes, with Affleck named best director - while Daniel Day-Lewis and Adele lead UK winners.

VIDEO: One year since Costa Concordia disaster

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster and relatives of the 32 people killed have been marking a year since the luxury cruise liner hit rocks and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio.

VIDEO: Syrians face 'staggering' crisis

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:20 PM PST

The Middle East faces a "staggering" humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, an aid agency says.
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