Why Facebook's Graph Search Is A Very Big Deal

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• Why Facebook's Graph Search Is A Very Big Deal
• Young Afghan musicians to tour US
• Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets in Japan
• Workers at South Africa's Amplats down tools: labor leader
• FDA Releases St. Jude Warning Letter
• Pakistan says to protest to India over new Kashmir killing
• Israeli watchdog rips Netanyahu over settlements
• VIDEO: Passengers rescued from Dreamliner
• VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Yugoslavia trials
• Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest
• Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest
• U.S. pushing for North Korean sanctions at U.N.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Gay Planet' Controversy Gets Its Own Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game
• U.S. pushing for North Korean sanctions at U.N.
• VIDEO: Sri Lanka Chief Justice fears for life
• Japan's Abe turns to SE Asia to counter China
• Boeing 787 jets in Japan grounded after problems
• Japan's Abe turns to SE Asia to counter China
• Pakistan says to protest to India over new Kashmir killing
• VIDEO: Another victim in America's murder capital

Why Facebook's Graph Search Is A Very Big Deal Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:44 PM PST MENLO PARK, CA - JANUARY 15: Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg introduces Graph Search features during a presentation January 15, 2013 in Menlo Park. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Online pundits almost immediately declared Facebook's new Graph Search, announced Tuesday morning after days of frenzied media hype, to [...]

Young Afghan musicians to tour US Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:33 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Not so long ago Fakira roamed the mean streets of the Afghan capital, hawking magazines for 13 U.S. cents apiece to support her poverty-stricken family.  Next month, the 15-year-old cellist appears in America's most prestigious concert halls, performing alongside other former street children and orphans of Afghanistan's decades of violence.

Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets in Japan Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:27 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — Boeing Co.'s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet.

Workers at South Africa's Amplats down tools: labor leader Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:46 PM PST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Workers at the Rustenburg operations of South Africa's Anglo American Platinum refused to go underground for overnight shifts to protest company plans to close mines, a labor leader said on Wednesday.

FDA Releases St. Jude Warning Letter Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:38 PM PST The FDA on Tuesday released the full text of a warning letter sent last week to St. Jude Medical. The company had previously disclosed the existence of the letter in an SEC filing but did not make clear the full extent of the FDA warning. The letter from the FDA is the latest in a [...]

Pakistan says to protest to India over new Kashmir killing Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:29 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani army said on Wednesday it will protest to India over the killing of a Pakistani soldier in Kashmir, the fifth fatality in hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors this year. Indian troops shot dead the soldier at a position called Kundi during firing from the Indian side of the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan territory, Pakistan's army said in a statement. The Indian defense ministry declined to comment. ...

Israeli watchdog rips Netanyahu over settlements Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:14 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli watchdog says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policies during his four-year term show intent to make a Palestinian state impossible to create.

VIDEO: Passengers rescued from Dreamliner Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:58 PM PST A Boeing 787 aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) has made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport after a battery malfunction.

VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Yugoslavia trials Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:16 PM PST A BBC exclusive behind the scenes access to the ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia).

Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:05 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister on Tuesday on corruption allegations, ratcheting up pressure on a government that is also facing street protests led by a cleric who has a history of ties to the army.

Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:05 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister on Tuesday on corruption allegations, ratcheting up pressure on a government that is also facing street protests led by a cleric who has a history of ties to the army. The combination of the arrest order and the mass protest in the capital, Islamabad, led by Muslim cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, raised fears among politicians that the military was working with the judiciary to force out a civilian leader. ...

U.S. pushing for North Korean sanctions at U.N. Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:46 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is pushing hard for tough sanctions against North Korea, one of its top envoys for Asia said on Wednesday, although diplomats at the United Nations said it appeared unlikely that the North's ally, China, would support them. Washington, along with South Korea, Japan and European Union states, want to punish North Korea for its December rocket launch with a United Nations Security Council resolution and tougher sanctions against Pyongyang. "We anticipate formal steps in the Security Council in the immediate future," Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. ...

Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Gay Planet' Controversy Gets Its Own Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) announced players could romance NPCs of the same gender in their soon-to-be-released expansion, "Rise of the Hutt Cartel." But this step into the 21st century was catapulted back to a long time ago with the news that same-gender romances would be confined to one planet.

U.S. pushing for North Korean sanctions at U.N. Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:46 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is pushing hard for tough sanctions against North Korea, one of its top envoys for Asia said on Wednesday, although diplomats at the United Nations said it appeared unlikely that the North's ally, China, would support them.

VIDEO: Sri Lanka Chief Justice fears for life Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:37 PM PST Sri Lanka's first ever female Chief Justice has said her life is in danger after President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government evicted her from office and swore in a replacement.

Japan's Abe turns to SE Asia to counter China Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:03 PM PST TOKYO/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The last time he was prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe's inaugural foreign trip was to China. In the job again 7 years later and relations with Beijing now chilly, Abe is turning first this time to the rising economic stars of Southeast Asia. A hawkish Abe wants them to help counterbalance the growing economic and military might of China at a time when Japan needs new sources of growth for its languishing economy and is debating whether to make its own military more muscular. ...

Boeing 787 jets in Japan grounded after problems Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:27 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — Boeing Co.'s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet.

Japan's Abe turns to SE Asia to counter China Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:03 PM PST TOKYO/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The last time he was prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe's inaugural foreign trip was to China. In the job again 7 years later and relations with Beijing now chilly, Abe is turning first this time to the rising economic stars of Southeast Asia.

Pakistan says to protest to India over new Kashmir killing Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:29 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani army said on Wednesday it will protest to India over the killing of a Pakistani soldier in Kashmir, the fifth fatality in hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors this year.

VIDEO: Another victim in America's murder capital Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:41 PM PST The BBC's Mark Mardell meets the mother of one of the 506 people killed in Chicago, America's murder capital, in 2012.

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Analysis: New China leaders must steady economy in 2013 before driving reform

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• Analysis: New China leaders must steady economy in 2013 before driving reform
• Japan's Abe turns to South East Asia to counter China
• Leaders of Sudan, South Sudan to meet in second push for peace
• VIDEO: Religious art for Polish inmates
• 'Slumdog' star: Rape could happen to me
• U.S. condemns comments by Egypt's Mursi as Islamist leader
• Pakistani soldier killed in Kashmir standoff
• Madagascar leader says will not run in vote, offers fresh start
• India 'kills Pakistan soldier'
• Keep it down: Russia is recovering from a giant hangover
• Panetta reassures Portugal on Azores Islands after U.S. downsizes decades-old base there
• India 'kills Pakistan soldier'
• Mars rover eyes rock drill site
• Second RAF aircraft leaves for Mali
• Saudi activists: Kingdom trying to silence us
• French rally: No to same-sex marriage
• Protesters rally against same-sex marriage in France
• Disabled Athletes Suit Up, Raising Questions of Logistics and Fairness
• Libya paid Mauritania $200 million to extradite ex-spy chief: lawyer
• Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in Kashmir

Analysis: New China leaders must steady economy in 2013 before driving reform Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new leaders must stabilise the economy this year to keep employment high while avoiding a surge in housing prices and inflation that could undermine reforms needed to overhaul the country's export-oriented growth model.

Japan's Abe turns to South East Asia to counter China Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:12 PM PST TOKYO/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The last time he was prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe's inaugural foreign trip was to China. In the job again 7 years later and relations with Beijing now chilly, Abe is turning first this time to the rising economic stars of Southeast Asia.

Leaders of Sudan, South Sudan to meet in second push for peace Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:13 PM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan will hold their second summit in a month on January 24, a Sudanese official said on Tuesday, in a fresh bid to defuse tensions over oil, territory and other disputes.

VIDEO: Religious art for Polish inmates Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST Prison authorities set up workshops in iconography painting for its inmates.

'Slumdog' star: Rape could happen to me Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:22 PM PST In an incident eerily similar to a sexual assault that sent shock waves worldwide, Indian police say a woman was gang-raped over the weekend by seven men after she boarded a bus at night.

U.S. condemns comments by Egypt's Mursi as Islamist leader Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:01 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday strongly condemned disparaging comments about Jews that Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi was reported to have made almost three years ago when he was a Muslim Brotherhood leader, and urged him to repudiate his remarks.

Pakistani soldier killed in Kashmir standoff Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:49 PM PST Latest violation of ceasefire comes as Indian PM says "there could be no business as usual with Pakistan".

Madagascar leader says will not run in vote, offers fresh start Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina said on Tuesday he would not run in May elections, bowing to international pressure to give the island nation a fresh start after the coup that brought him to power.

India 'kills Pakistan soldier' Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST Pakistan's military has accused the Indian army of killing one of its soldiers with "unprovoked firing" across the disputed Kashmir border.

Keep it down: Russia is recovering from a giant hangover Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:01 PM PST Americans may already be weeks into their New Year's Resolutions, but Russians are just now starting to dry out from a two-week celebratory winter season that starts with New Year's Eve and ends with the Russian Orthodox Church's "Old New Year" on Jan. 14. Read full article >>

Panetta reassures Portugal on Azores Islands after U.S. downsizes decades-old base there Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:52 AM PST LISBON — The Pentagon's era of austerity is starting to pinch some remote corners of the globe, including a volcanic island in the mid-Atlantic. The U.S. military has decided to drastically scale down Lajes Airfield, a base in the Azores Islands that for decades has served as a refueling station and rest stop for long-haul flights. Almost 1,000 U.S. troops and family members will come home by the end of next year, leaving behind a bare-bones crew to service the occasional flyby. Read full article >>

India 'kills Pakistan soldier' Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST Pakistan's military has accused the Indian army of killing one of its soldiers with "unprovoked firing" across the disputed Kashmir border.

Mars rover eyes rock drill site Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST The US space agency says it is now ready for its Curiosity rover to start drilling on Mars, and has identified a patch of ground where this is likely to happen.

Second RAF aircraft leaves for Mali Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:23 PM PST A second RAF C17 transport plane leaves Paris with supplies and personnel to help France's military mission against rebel forces in Mali, the MoD confirms.

Saudi activists: Kingdom trying to silence us Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:45 AM PST According to rights groups, Saudi authorities have been increasingly targeting activists through the courts and other arbitrary means such as travel bans.

French rally: No to same-sex marriage Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday decrying the French president's plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoptions.

Protesters rally against same-sex marriage in France Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday decrying the French president's plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoptions.

Disabled Athletes Suit Up, Raising Questions of Logistics and Fairness Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:43 AM PST Sports organizations are encountering more questions regarding inclusion of athletes with disabilities, but what is reasonable accommodation under the law has been debated.

Libya paid Mauritania $200 million to extradite ex-spy chief: lawyer Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:53 AM PST AMSTERDAM/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya authorized payment of almost $200 million to Mauritania months after it extradited the Libyan ex-spy chief to face trial at home in defiance of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest, Libyan government documents show.

Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in Kashmir Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in the disputed territory of Kashmir late on Tuesday, the Pakistani army said, the fifth fatality in hostilities between the nuclear armed neighbors since the new year.

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