Gunman Kills 3 in Central Pennsylvania

Gunman Kills 3 in Central Pennsylvania


Gunman Kills 3 in Central Pennsylvania

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 01:10 PM PST

A man fatally shot three people Friday morning, including a woman who was hanging Christmas decorations inside a church, before being killed by the police.

Monti Resigns in Italy, but May Run Again

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 01:07 PM PST

With Italy facing economic uncertainty and sluggish growth, Prime Minister Mario Monti has emerged as a centrist force.

VIDEO: Palestinian refugees move camps

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

Palestinian refugees have started to return to the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria after clashes in the area forced them to seek refuge in camps across the border in Lebanon.

End of the world: Not this year

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:55 PM PST

MEXICO CITY — Boy, that was close.

But this was the news Friday: Earth okay.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency reported no incoming meteorites capable of extinction events. In France, at a mountaintop popular with UFO enthusiasts, there was no sign of little green men seeking cavity probes. In China, where an apocalyptic Christian sect was predicting doomsday, the Shanghai Stock Market dipped slightly.

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'Car-free Friday' for Nepal army

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST

Nepal's senior army officers are ordered to ditch their cars at least once a week when coming to office to reduce air pollution and traffic jams.

Clashes leave dozens dead in Kenya

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:36 PM PST

At least 32 killed and several wounded in violence between Pokomo and Orma in Tana Delta region in country's southeast.

Thatcher recovering from operation

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST

Former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher is recovering in hospital after having a growth removed from her bladder.

Fresh doubt over US 'fiscal cliff' deal

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST

As congressional leaders leave for recess without an agreement, White House says President Obama remains "hopeful".

EU accuses Samsung of patent abuse

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST

Preliminary findings of an EU probe suggest that Samsung broke competition rules in its efforts to ban Apple devices from sale.

Gene-Altered Fish Moves Closer to Federal Approval

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:27 PM PST

The Food and Drug Administration concluded that a genetically engineered salmon would have "no significant impact" on the environment.

Russia clashes over energy with Belarus, Ukraine, EU

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:44 AM PST

MINSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European Union countries, and it also termed EU energy policy as "uncivilized".

Dutch minister approves transfer of bomb suspect to U.S

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:36 AM PST

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' justice minister has approved the transfer of a Dutch citizen to the United States to face charges of plotting suicide attacks against American troops in Afghanistan, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Gunmen snatch three Westerners in Yemen capital

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:01 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted a Finnish couple and a Austrian man in the centre of Sanaa on Friday, a security official told Reuters, just two days after a major overhaul of the armed forces in a drive to bring stability to the impoverished country.

Colombia peace talks said advancing, many challenges ahead

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:55 AM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Talks to end Colombia's bloody, half-century-long conflict with Marxist-led FARC rebels have made progress, but many challenges lie ahead, the government's top negotiator said on Friday.

Monti to resign as prime minister of Italy

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:56 AM PST

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is planning to resign Friday, the Italian government press office said.

India Ink: Image of the Day: Dec. 21

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:41 AM PST

A demonstration in Mumbai against Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis's attempt to get its cancer drug patented in India.

Aborigines get new voice

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:44 AM PST

A television station devoted to Aborigine life is going mainstream in Australia. CNN's Amy La Porte reports.

VIDEO: Afghanistan's tattoo trend

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:32 AM PST

The art of temporary tattoos is becoming popular among the younger generation of Afghans.

North Korea charges detained American with crime against state

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:43 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had detained an American tourist on charges of perpetrating a crime against the state and is putting him through criminal proceedings, indicating it is set to try him.

France suspects terrorist link in Nigeria kidnapping

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 11:04 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - France suspects a group with "terrorist" links may have kidnapped a French energy worker in northern Nigeria this week, a judicial source said on Friday.

Raid on Kenyan coastal village leaves 28 dead

Raid on Kenyan coastal village leaves 28 dead


Raid on Kenyan coastal village leaves 28 dead

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:23 AM PST

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Raiders killed villagers and burnt homes in an early morning attack in Kenya's volatile coastal Tana Delta region that left 28 people dead, police said on Friday.


U.S. House approves bill authorizing $633 billion in defence spending

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:22 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved the final version of the annual defence policy bill on Thursday, authorizing $633.3 billion (389.6 billion pounds) in defence spending for 2013, easing limits on satellite exports and providing more Marines for embassy security.


Vietnam imposes funeral wreath limit in austerity drive

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:13 AM PST

Vietnam has imposed strict limits on the number of wreaths that can be laid at officials' funerals and banned civil servants from burning 'ghost money' in a bid to assuage public anger over government waste.

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Four states urged to be prepared for floods

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:07 AM PST

People living in low lying areas in four states, namely Sabah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang have been urged to be alert and be prepared to evacuate since the Monsoon season which started in October is expected to continue until March.

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Raid on Kenyan coastal village leaves 28 dead

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:00 AM PST

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Raiders killed villagers and burnt homes in an early morning attack in Kenya's volatile coastal Tana Delta region that left 28 people dead, police said on Friday.


France's Hollande reaffirms 2013 deficit target

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:59 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande reiterated on Friday that his government was targeting a reduction of the public deficit in 2013 to three percent of GDP despite new official data showing economic growth way below forecast.


VIDEO: Hoax eagle snatch video exposed

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST

A Canadian animation college has revealed its students created a video which appeared to show a Golden Eagle snatching a baby, after the video went viral spreading across the internet.

Queen's Christmas speech goes 3D

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:12 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth II will broadcast her annual Christmas message to Britain and the Commonwealth in 3D television for the first time, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.

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VIDEO: Spain's controversial crowd control

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:48 PM PST

The use of rubber balls fired by police during demonstrations in Spain has proved controversial - with the practice now banned in the Basque Country.

VIDEO: Europe gripped by extreme cold snap

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:06 PM PST

At least 61 people have died as snow and sub-zero temperatures spread across parts of eastern Europe.

Singapore ranks as least emotional country in the world: poll

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:05 PM PST

Singaporeans are the least likely in the world to report experiencing emotions of any kind on a daily basis, according to the Gallup Poll.

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At least eight killed in Kenya's volatile Tana Delta region - local media

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:22 PM PST

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed in fresh clashes in Kenya's coastal Tana Delta region, an area where more than 100 people died in a series of attacks earlier this year, local media said on Friday.


Silence, ringing of bells to honour victims of U.S. school massacre

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:10 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Conn./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Americans will remember the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre with a moment of silence on Friday, just before a powerful U.S. gun rights lobbying group plunges into the national debate over gun control.


Analysis - Allies to lose socialist patron if Venezuela's Chavez goes

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:08 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Murals adorning a Caracas slum that has given militant backing to President Hugo Chavez over the years are a virtual pantheon of international radicals.


Women seeking vagina lifts vulnerable to misinformation: study

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:48 PM PST

Women considering going under the knife for a "vagina lift" are being warned that the internet is rife with misinformation and inaccuracies in a new study released this week.

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Japan new PM to send envoy to S.Korea

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:19 PM PST

Japan's incoming prime minister will send a special envoy to Seoul, he said Friday, to meet South Korea's president-elect, in an early attempt to mend frayed ties.

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Japan's next PM ready to lift ban on e-campaigning

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST

Japan's incoming prime minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he wanted to lift the strict ban on all forms of Internet electioneering as he met with information technology company chiefs.

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VIDEO: Newtown shootings: Minute silence

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:21 PM PST

People across the United States will observe a minute's silence later, exactly one week after a gunman killed twenty children and six members of staff at a primary school in Connecticut.

Apple "pinch-to-zoom" patent deemed invalid

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:15 PM PST

A filing Wednesday in a high-stakes legal battle between Samsung and Apple revealed that a "pinch-to-zoom" patent central to the case has been deemed invalid.

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Bangladeshi faces jail sentence and caning for sodomy

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST

A welder was charged in the Sessions Court here today with sodomising a nine-year-old boy in October.

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