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  • Walmart Black-Friday Walkout: Workers Protest Labor Practices Threaten Big Shopping Day...2:04
  • Hamas' Meshaal vows to 'continue resistance'...2:26
  • 'Ground being prepared for Syria intervention' - ex-US Chief of Staff...8:37
  • North Korea launches long-range Unha-3 rocket despite warnings...5:55
  • Susan Rice 'political liability for US administration'...3:01
  • West Bank holds rallies over Gaza raids...0:53
  • Mubarak assets worth millions seized in Spain...0:21
  • EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION: Canadian on US Detention, Torture...8:33
  • Starbucks, Google and Amazon grilled over UK tax avoidance (Sky News coverage)...2:50
  • European Parliament supports ECB bank supervision power...1:19
  • US analyst: Syria scud missiles 'a profound escalation'...4:29
  • FMR THAI PM ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA INTERVIEW ON BBC WORLD NEWS...5:54
Workers protesting labor practices threaten the most profitable day of the year. For more, click here: abcnews.go.com
Wal­mart Black-Fri­day Walk­out: Work­ers Protest Labor Prac­tices Threat­en Big Shop­ping Day
2:04
Hamas' Me­shaal vows to 'con­tin­ue re­sis­tance'
2:26
'Ground being pre­pared for Syria in­ter­ven­tion' - ex-US Chief of Staff
8:37
North Korea launch­es long-range Un­ha-3 rock­et de­spite warn­ings
5:55
Susan Rice 'po­lit­i­cal li­a­bil­i­ty for US ad­min­is­tra­tion'
3:01
West Bank holds ral­lies over Gaza raids
0:53
Mubarak as­sets worth mil­lions seized in Spain
0:21
EX­TRAOR­DI­NARY REN­DI­TION: Cana­di­an on US De­ten­tion, Tor­ture
8:33
'Ground being pre­pared for Syria in­ter­ven­tion' - ex-US Chief of Staff
8:37
Star­bucks, Google and Ama­zon grilled over UK tax avoid­ance (Sky News cov­er­age)
2:50
Eu­ro­pean Par­lia­ment sup­ports ECB bank su­per­vi­sion power
1:19
North Korea launch­es long-range Un­ha-3 rock­et de­spite warn­ings
5:55
US an­a­lyst: Syria scud mis­siles 'a pro­found es­ca­la­tion'
4:29
FMR THAI PM AB­HISIT VE­J­JA­JI­VA IN­TER­VIEW ON BBC WORLD NEWS
5:54
Ro­hingya: the world's most for­got­ten peo­ple
2:36




Walmart's horrific treatment of workers is too big to ignore
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Dec 2012

Former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, meet 55-year-old Martha Sellers. For the past nine years, Sellers has worked as a Walmart cashier in Paramount, California. On November 23, the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States, while most television hosts were asking...
File - Demonstrators are arrested by police after protesting outside a Walmart store Friday Nov. 23, 2012, in Paramount, Calif.
photo: AP / Nick Ut

Hamas rally stirs hope among Palestinians for unity
Full Article The Independent
14 Dec 2012

The green banners of Hamas were openly raised at Nablus on the West Bank as thousands gathered for the militant Islamist group's first permitted rally in the West Bank in five years, a sign of a thaw in a bitter split with Fatah, the faction that dominates the Palestinian Authority. Police observed but did not interfere in the celebration of...
Palestinian supporters of Hamas chant slogans during a rally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hamas militant group, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.
photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed

Russia says Syrian rebels might win
Full Article CNTV
14 Dec 2012

One of Syria's key allies has admitted for the first time the Assad regime is losing the 20-month ground war. Russia’s deputy foreign minister’s comments are significant because Russia has blocked action to stem the violence, supplied weapons to the Assad regime, and vetoed three UN resolutions -- even as other countries called for Assad to step...
In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter poses as he carries his weapon in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

North Koreans mark rocket success as South finds debris
Full Article BBC News
14 Dec 2012

North Koreans have gathered in Pyongyang for a mass rally to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch. State television showed huge crowds cheering to mark the launch, which has been condemned by many nations as a banned test of missile technology. South Korea, meanwhile, says it has retrieved debris from the rocket and will study it to...
In this Dec. 12, 2012 photo released by Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The satellite that North Korea launched on board the long-range rocket is orbiting normally, South Korea said on Thursday.
photo: AP / KCNA

Susan Rice abruptly withdraws from Secretary of State consideration
Full Article The Examiner
14 Dec 2012

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice abruptly withdrew her name from consideration for the position of Secretary of State on Thursday. Rice informed President Barack Obama in a letter. “I am highly honored to be considered by you for appointment as secretary of state,” Rice said in the letter. “I am fully confident that I could serve our country ably and...
Stakeout: Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, briefs reporters following Security Council
photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras

Hamas stages West Bank rally
Full Article Deutsche Welle
14 Dec 2012

Hamas has staged a rally in the West Bank, the territory of its rival, Fatah. It is the first time that the former has been able to do so in five years. Hamas, the Islamist organization that governs the Gaza Strip, staged its first rally in the West Bank in years on Thursday, in celebration...
Palestinian supporters of Hamas hold signs and a model of a M75 long-range rocket during a rally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hamas militant group, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.
photo: AP / Nasser Ishtayeh

Spain seizes 28 million euros in Hosni Mubarak-linked assets
Full Article The Times of India
13 Dec 2012

MADRID: Spain announced on Thursday it had seized 28 million euros ($37 million) in financial products, luxury cars and buildings linked to ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Egypt requested Spain's help under UN...
Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012.
photo: AP

Government pays Libyan dissident's family £2.2m over MI6-aided rendition
Full Article The Guardian
13 Dec 2012

Sami al-Saadi, wife and four children were secretly flown from Hong Kong to Tripoli where he was tortured by Gaddafi police Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi in Tripoli in October 2011. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP...
In this Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, Libyans search for documents inside Abu Salim prison, Libya's most notorious prison of Gadhafi's regime and the scene of a 1996 massacre of prisoners, in Tripoli, Libya.
photo: AP / Francois Mori

Syria Rebels Holding Reporter Threaten Attacks on Russians
Full Article Novosti
13 Dec 2012

MOSCOW, December 13 (RIA Novosti) – Syrian rebels behind the kidnapping of Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva have released a video threatening more attacks on Russians and Ukrainians, as a deadline for her execution approaches on Thursday. Kochneva, a 40-year-old Ukrainian citizen, was abducted in October by Syrian...
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

Google boss Eric Schmidt: I'm proud of our tax avoidance scheme...it's called capitalism
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
13 Dec 2012

The head of the internet giant Google has defiantly defended his company’s tax avoidance strategy claiming he was “proud” of the steps it had taken to cut its tax bill which were just “capitalism”. In an interview in New York Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman, confirmed the company had no intention of paying more...
File - Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks to students during a seminar at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

EU ministers clinch deal on bank supervision
Full Article Al Jazeera
13 Dec 2012

European Union (EU) finance ministers have agreed a deal granting the European Central Bank (ECB) new powers to supervise euro zone banks. The deal, clinched on Thursday, is the first step in a new phase of closer integration to help underpin the euro, the currency used in 17 EU member states. The ministers from the 27-member bloc held talks...
The Euro sculpture is seen in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, central Germany, in this Nov. 30, 2005 file picture.
photo: AP / Michael Probst, File

UN Security Council slams North Korea's rocket launch
Full Article Newstrack India
13 Dec 2012

Tweet Pyongyang, Dec. 13 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the rocket launch announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling the move "a clear violation" of relevant council resolutions. The condemnation was contained in a statement read to the press by Mohammed Loulichki, Morocco's permanent...
South Koreans watch a TV news reporting launch of the Unha rocket from Tongchang-ri, North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon

Syria fires Scud missiles at rebels: Report
Full Article Zeenews
13 Dec 2012

Kabul: The Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at insurgents in recent days, escalating the two-year-old conflict against rebels seeking to overthrow the regime, US officials said on Wednesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two officials said forces of President Bashar Assad have fired the missiles from the Damascus area into...
Kurdish members of the FSA are seen on a tank stolen from the Syrian Army in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

Ex-Thai PM to hear murder charge over protest death
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
13 Dec 2012

BANGKOK: Thailand’s former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva is set to be charged with murder on Thursday over the death of a civilian during a military crackdown on anti-government “Red Shirt” rallies two years ago. Abhisit, along with his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban, will be formally charged at Bangkok’s Department of Special Investigation...
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva  is seen Tuesday, March 30, 2010, after a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. A protest movement demanding new elections in Thailand has abandoned negotiations with Abhisit and said Tuesday it will instead resume its massive street demonstrations. The opposition believes Abhisit came to power illegitimately with the connivance of the military and other parts of the traditional ruling class and that only new elections can restore integrity to Thai democracy.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali

We all know PSG will be champions, says Lyon's Garde
Full Article The Guardian
14 Dec 2012

LYON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain's rivals already know the wealthy club will be French champions at the end of the season and their only aim is to delay the capital side's title, Olympique Lyon coach Remi Garde said on Friday....
Lyon's coach Remi Garde, listen to journalist during a news conference before a training session in Madrid Monday Oct. 17, 2011. Lyon will play Real Madrid Tuesday in a Group D Champions League soccer match.
photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez

Fifa can't verify Messi record
Full Article Joy Online
14 Dec 2012

World football's governing body on Friday said that they were unable to check whether claims that an African footballer and not Argentina star Lionel Messi was the record holder for the most goals scored in a calendar year. "Thanks for the questions about Godfrey Chitalu. Our official stats are limited to Fifa competitions, so we cannot verify this...
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina kicks the ball against Napoli during the Joan Gamper trophy at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez

Some Indian players became casual after WC success: Gavaskar
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
14 Dec 2012

New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that some of the Indian players became very "casual" after their success in the 2011 World Cup which is "less than acceptable." "After the success of 2011 World Cup, the attitude of some of the players became too casual. They started behaving...
INDIA-FORMER-CRICKTER-SUNIL-GAVASKAR
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Sneijder left out of Inter Milan squad to face Lazio
Full Article The Guardian
14 Dec 2012

By Terry Daley ROME, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Wesley Sneijder has again been left out of the Inter Milan squad to face Lazio on Saturday (1945 GMT), as a contract row rumbles on....
Inter Milan Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder controls the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Antonio Calanni

Lampard: This could be last season at Chelsea
Full Article FourFourTwo
14 Dec 2012

Stekelenburg agent denies Fulham rumours England 25 minutes ago Kompany rejects calls for stadium netting England 29 minutes ago Corinthians calm before Chelsea storm England 49 minutes ago Vidic selected in squad for Sunderland clash England 1 hours ago Jovetic set to stay at Fiorentina in January Italy 1 hours ago Wenger still optimistic in face...
Chelsea's Frank Lampard plays against Queens Park Rangers during their English Premier League soccer match at Loftus Road stadium, London, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Sang Tan

India can make a comeback in fourth Test: Chawla
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
14 Dec 2012

Nagpur: Notwithstanding Indian top order's pathetic show once again after the bowlers did a decent job to restrict England to 330, leg spinner Piyush Chawla said the hosts can still make a comeback in the fourth Test if Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni manage to put on a good session tomorrow. "We lost a few quick wickets but we still have two quality...
Piyush Chawla -India Cricketer
photo: GFDL

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11/9/2012)
Full Article The Examiner
14 Dec 2012

Tweet 0 Email Report Photo 1 of 15 Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11/9/2012) Credit: Getty Images/NBA Entertainment Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11/9/2012)Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11/9/2012)Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11/9/2012)Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail...
Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers
photo: Creative Commons / Jason Swaby

Rosell and the board intentionally let Guardiola leave Barca, says Laporta
Full Article Goal
14 Dec 2012

The 50-year-old believes that the current hierarchy at the Blaugrana did not do everything possible to keep the coach and criticised the sponsorship deal with...
Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola reacts during their friendly soccer match against Hajduk Split at Poljud stadium in Split, Croatia, Saturday, July 23, 2011. Barcelona and Hajduk played a friendly match to mark 100th anniversary of Split's club.
photo: AP / Darko Bandic

Jessie J postpones UK tour to finish album
Full Article BBC News
14 Dec 2012

Jessie J has postponed her UK arena tour, saying she wants to spend more time recording her second album. The singer was due to play 17 dates in the new year, starting in Nottingham on 26 February. The 'Nice To Meet You' tour has been rescheduled for October. She tweeted: "I am honestly truly sorry but I hope you all can understand...
Jessie J performs onstage at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci)
photo: AP / Vince Bucci

Justin Bieber disappointed by Grammy snub
Full Article Orange News
14 Dec 2012

Tweet Justin Bieber was disappointed when he missed out on a Grammy Award nomination for the 2013 prizegiving, but is confident "it will happen one...
Justin Bieber performs during the 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in Tampa, Fla.
photo: AP / John Davisson/Invision

Carly Rae Jepsen 'shocked' by Grammy music nominations
Full Article BBC News
14 Dec 2012

Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen says it was a "shock" to be nominated for two awards at next year's Grammys. The star is up for song of the year, for her hit Call Me Maybe, and best pop vocal performance. She was speaking to Newsbeat's music reporter Greg Cochrane. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter See also Carly reveals LMFAO...
Carly Rae Jepsen at Red River Ex, 2012
photo: Public Domain / Bzuk

Ronson is making his Mark
Full Article NZ Herald
14 Dec 2012

British DJ and producer Mark Ronson tells Lydia Jenkin about his links to New Zealand. 2012 has been a pretty good year for Brit DJ-producer Mark Ronson. The suave, well-connected and well-bred music-lover (most of his siblings are writers, DJs and fashion designers, and his stepdad is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones) did a few bits and pieces like...
Record producer and DJ Mark Ronson, poses for a portrait Friday, June 1, 2007 in New York.
photo: AP / Frank Franklin

One Direction named MTV’s Artist of the Year; Taylor Swift comes in second
Full Article The Examiner
14 Dec 2012

One Direction has been all over the news this year, topping the charts and going on a highly successful world tour. Then there is Harry Styles and his high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift. On Dec. 13, One Direction is again in the spotlight, as the U.K. boy band has been named MTV’s 2012 Artist of the Year. In naming the group its Best...
One Direction Band
photo: Creative Commons / Eva Rinaldi

'Gangnam Style' the Year's 2nd Most Popular Google Search
Full Article Chosunilbo
14 Dec 2012

Psy's global hit "Gangnam Style" was the second most popular search on Google this year. Google on Thursday said it tallied more than 1 trillion search terms from 55 countries...
Red Bull driver Mark Webber, left, of Australia and his teammate Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany perform with South Korean rapper PSY, centre, and his " Gangnam Style" dance before the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Dita Alangkara

Justin Bieber murder plot foiled by US police
Full Article The Guardian
14 Dec 2012

Two men held by police were allegedly planning to castrate two men with hedge clippers before turning attention to Bieber Dana Martin plotted to kill Justin Bieber after becoming angry when the singer failed to respond to his letters. Photograph: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/AP...
Justin Bieber performs during the second night of KIIS FM's Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre LA Live on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, in Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

Britney Spears named top earning female singer of 2012
Full Article Newstrack India
13 Dec 2012

Tweet Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): Britney Spears narrowly beat Taylor Swift by earning more money than any other female singer this year, according to Forbes' latest list of music's top-earning women. The 31-year-old pop star hauled in 58 million dollars over the past year thanks to her latest album, 'Femme Fatale,' and...
Britney Spears attends "The X Factor" season two premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Jordan Strauss/Invision

Vidya Balan ties the knot with Siddharth Roy Kapoor
Full Article The Siasat Daily
14 Dec 2012

December 14: Bollywood actress Vidya Balan tied the knot with UTV head Siddharth Roy Kapoor here today in a private ceremony which saw a mix of both Punjabi and Tamil traditions. The wedding rituals went on for over an hour this morning at the well-decorated Green Mile Bungalow in Bandra in...
INDIA-BOLLYWOOD-ACTRESS-VIDYA-BALANIndia Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan pose for the photographers during the Promotion of his forthcoming Film ‘No One killed Jessica’ in Kolkata on Monday, 27 December 2010 in Eastern India City  ------WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Vidya Balan ties knot with Siddharth Roy Kapur
Full Article Indian Express
14 Dec 2012

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan tied the knot with UTV head Siddharth Roy Kapur on Friday in a ceremony which saw a mix of both Punjabi and Tamil traditions. The wedding rituals went...
The Actress and Sanitation Ambassador, Ms. Vidya Balan briefing on Nirmal Bharat Yatra, an epic journey from Wardha (Maharashtra) to Bettiah (Bihar) to create awareness about sanitation, in New Delhi on September 28, 2012.
photo: PIB of India

‘Life of Pi’, Ang Lee nominated for Golden Globe awards
Full Article The Siasat Daily
14 Dec 2012

Los Angeles, December 14: ‘Lincoln’, a Steven Spielberg film, is leading the nomination pack for the 70th edition of the prestigious annual Golden Globe awards with seven gongs, it was announced here Thursday morning. ‘Django Unchained’ and ‘Argo’ have five nominations each. The movie, which highlights then US president Abraham Lincoln`s struggles...
Director Ang Lee presenting the press preview trailer of his new film "Life of Pi"./Mumbai/October 29, 2012
photo: PIB of India

US prisoner plotted to kill Justin Bieber
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
14 Dec 2012

An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators he plotted to kill the singer, according to documents recently filed in a New Mexico court. An affidavit says Dana Martin told investigators he persuaded a man he met in prison and the man's nephew to kill the Canadian singer,...
Justin Bieber hardbound books for sale at a local bookstore in Manila, Philippines, as seen in this March 19, 2011 photo.
photo: WN / RTayco

  Emily Blunt Could Be Landing A Role In Johnny Depp’s New Movie
Full Article The Inquisitr
14 Dec 2012

Posted: December 13, 2012 Emily Blunt is up for the lead in Transcendence, a new sci-fi movie starring Johnny Depp. The movie will by the directorial debut for Wally Pfister, longtime collaborator of Christopher Nolan, and it’s already got some star power behind it. In October it was announced that Johnny Depp signed up for the movie, playing a...
British actress Emily Blunt arrives for the World Premiere of 'The Young Victoria' at a cinema in London’s Leicester Square, Tuesday, March 03, 2009.
photo: AP / Joel Ryan

Naomi Watts fought fear of water for tsunami film
Full Article Chicago Sun-Times
14 Dec 2012

LOS ANGELES — As a younger woman, Naomi Watts was in Bali on one of those relaxing vacations when she decided to take a dip in the water. “I got caught in one of those riptides that just drag you for what seems like miles underwater,” she recalls. “I wasn’t a good swimmer, so I didn’t think I was going to make it.” Cut to her new movie, “The...
File: Naomi Watts .jpg
photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichillT

Keira Knightley, ‘Skyfall’: End of the road after Golden Globe snubs?
Full Article Chicago Sun-Times
14 Dec 2012

Updated: December 13, 2012 7:47PM Every year, award season in Hollywood includes both snubs and surprises as key nominations are announced — and Thursday’s revelation of who will be vying for trophies at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards was no exception. Though voted on only by the 90-some members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,...
Keira Knightley, a cast member in "Anna Karenina," poses for a photographer at the premiere of the film at The Arclight Hollywood, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello/Invision

Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio Are Curious in 'Django Unchained' Clip (Video)
Full Article The Wrap
14 Dec 2012

Print this page Tweet View the discussion thread. Sign Up For First Take Get Our Daily Email, and Receive Invitations to Our Screenings Series Start your day with all of the news worth knowing Your email...: What's First Take? Description Your daily diversion of new trailers, images, video clips and other digital tchotchkes, curated by...
Jamie Foxx award
photo: Creative Commons / Kevin Spencer

Stocks edged lower on Wall Street; Best Buy drops
Full Article Palm Beach Post
14 Dec 2012

Major stock indexes turned lower Friday after a drop in U.S. consumer prices and a strong survey of Chinese manufacturing failed to excite investors. The Dow Jones industrial average was down eight points at 13,162 as of 12:13 p.m. EST. The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged down three points to 1,416 while the Nasdaq composite dipped 11...
Traders crowd the post that handles Berkshire Hathaway on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, June 25, 2010
photo: AP / Richard Drew

Hawaii third most-searched destination on Google for Australian travelers
Full Article Business Journal
14 Dec 2012

Hawaii was the third most-searched travel destination on Google for Australian travelers, and the numbers of visitors to the Islands from Down Under is expected to grow as carriers including Hawaiian Airlines and Jetstar introduce more flights between Australia and Honolulu. The Telegraph newspaper of Sydney reports Hawaii was the third on...
Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
photo: Public Domain / Daderot

Southwest Airlines plans new fees to aid revenue in 2013
Full Article Chicago Tribune
14 Dec 2012

(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines, known for its popular "bags fly free" policy, said it will implement new travel fees next year as part of a plan to increase revenue by $1.1 billion. The company told investors on Friday that it will raise fees on third bags and overweight baggage, increase fees for flights on AirTran, the carrier it bought last...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737
photo: Creative Commons / Dylan Ashe

AirAsia loads up on A320s, could be big order for CFM
Full Article Business Journal
14 Dec 2012

Jon Newberry Staff Reporter- Business Courier Email | Twitter Low-cost carrier AirAsia ordered another 100 Airbus A320 single-aisle airplanes for its growing fleet, AirInsight reported. The report doesn’t mention what engines will power the planes. But when the airline made a splash last year with a then-record $18 billion order for 200...
AirAsia
photo: Creative Commons / chinnian

Bengal will lead India from Delhi: Mamata Banerjee
Full Article Indian Express
14 Dec 2012

Visualising a larger role for the Trinamool Congress in government formation after the 2014 general elections, party supremo Mamata Banerjee today expressed confidence that her party would be a key player. "Bengal will lead India from Delhi," Banerjee told a meet...
Mamata Banerjee CM of West Bengal during a rally for foundation day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad in Kolkata on Tuesday 28 August 2012
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu hails India's economic reforms
Full Article The Times of India
14 Dec 2012

NEW DELHI: World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu on Friday urged India to keep up its blitz of "promising" reforms, saying they can help the economy return to the nine percent growth needed to combat poverty. The World Bank expects growth of Asia's third-largest economy to be 5.5 percent this calendar year, inching up to just short of six percent...
The Chief Economic Advisor, Dr. Kaushik Basu interacting with the media in New Delhi on July 31, 2012.
photo: PIB of India

Fund infusion in Air India necessary to keep airfares in check: P Chidambaram, Finance Minister
Full Article The Times of India
14 Dec 2012

NEW DELHI: Reflecting concerns of members, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said in the Lok Sabha he was not happy with implementation of Air India's turnaround plan, but is injecting Rs 2,000 crore to keep the national carrier afloat to check any spurt in fares. "As far as...
The Union Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram at the Delhi Economics Conclave, in New Delhi on December 14, 2012.
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

French policy not dictated by ratings, Hollande says
Full Article Sun Sentinel
14 Dec 2012

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France runs its economic policy in the nation's best interests and not based on what credit ratings agencies say about it, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday, hours after...
French President Francois Hollande arrives for a round table meeting an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. France and Germany have had more than their share of difference over the past few months, but this week at long last the two countries were able to find a compromise that allowed the European Union to realize a deal on a banking union.
photo: AP / Yves Logghe

Walmart Black-Friday Walkout: Workers Protest Labor Practices Threaten Big Shopping Day
Walmart Black-Friday Walkout: Workers Protest Labor Practices Threaten Big Shopping Day
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  • Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Workers protesting labor practices threaten the most profitable day of the year. For more, click here: abcnews.go.com
  • published: 12 Oct 2012
  • views: 15836
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Walmart_Black-Friday_Walkout_Workers_Protest_Labor_Practices_Threaten_Big_Shopping_Day

Hamas' Meshaal vows to 'continue resistance'
Hamas' Meshaal vows to 'continue resistance'
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  • Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Khaled Meshaal is regarded as a charismatic leader who has led hamas to form strong relationships with countries like Iran, Qatar and Turkey. His visit comes as Hamas and Fatah call for an end to their political division. Al Jazeera's Niicole Johnston reports from Gaza.
http://wn.com/Hamas'_Meshaal_vows_to_'continue_resistance'

'Ground being prepared for Syria intervention' - ex-US Chief of Staff
'Ground being prepared for Syria intervention' - ex-US Chief of Staff
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
The Netherlands is mobilizing two Patriot missile batteries to send to Turkey, joining German and American units. They're to guard against a possible attack from Syria, one that Lawrence Wilkerson, the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says will never come. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
  • published: 08 Dec 2012
  • views: 41097
  • author: RussiaToday
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North Korea launches long-range Unha-3 rocket despite warnings
North Korea launches long-range Unha-3 rocket despite warnings
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  • Duration: 5:55
  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
North Korea says its long-range rocket has successfully placed a satellite in orbit. The launch, early on Wednesday, was the second by the reclusive state this year, after an earlier attempt in April failed shortly after lift-off. The move by Pyongyang immediately sent shockwaves around the globe, raising criticism from its neighbours. READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
  • published: 12 Dec 2012
  • views: 45019
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/North_Korea_launches_long-range_Unha-3_rocket_despite_warnings

Susan Rice 'political liability for US administration'
Susan Rice 'political liability for US administration'
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN, has withdrawn her name for consideration for the position of US secretary of state. Rice was in the running to replace current Hillary Clinton who will step down from her post in January. The envoy, who is close to US President Barack Obama, had been the target of Republican attacks on the administration's handling of the raid on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11 this year. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan, reporting from Washington, said Rice has become "a huge political liability for the Obama administration" since the US consulate attack in Benghazi.
http://wn.com/Susan_Rice_'political_liability_for_US_administration'

West Bank holds rallies over Gaza raids
West Bank holds rallies over Gaza raids
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  • Updated: 19 Nov 2012
A large crowd of Palestinians from all political factions joined in unity at al-Minara Square, Ramallah, in support of the victims of Gaza. Since Wednesday, Israel has carried out a brutal attack on Gaza following their assassination of the Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jaabari.
http://wn.com/West_Bank_holds_rallies_over_Gaza_raids

Mubarak assets worth millions seized in Spain
Mubarak assets worth millions seized in Spain
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
www.euronews.com Spanish police have seized assets worth some 28 million euros linked to former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Investigators discovered financial products kept in Spanish banks, luxury cars and properties in Madrid and the resort of Marbella. The search began after an international request from Egyptian authorities. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 2
  • author: Euronews
http://wn.com/Mubarak_assets_worth_millions_seized_in_Spain

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION: Canadian on US Detention, Torture
EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION: Canadian on US Detention, Torture
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  • Duration: 8:33
  • Updated: 05 Dec 2012
October 18th, 2007: At a joint house hearing on extraordinary rendition, Maher Arar testifies on his experience of being sent from New York to Syria for a year of torture and illegal detainment.
  • published: 18 Oct 2007
  • views: 4650
  • author: CapNewsNet
http://wn.com/EXTRAORDINARY_RENDITION_Canadian_on_US_Detention,_Torture

'Ground being prepared for Syria intervention' - ex-US Chief of Staff
'Ground being prepared for Syria intervention' - ex-US Chief of Staff
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
The Netherlands is mobilizing two Patriot missile batteries to send to Turkey, joining German and American units. They're to guard against a possible attack from Syria, one that Lawrence Wilkerson, the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says will never come. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
  • published: 08 Dec 2012
  • views: 41097
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/'Ground_being_prepared_for_Syria_intervention'__ex-US_Chief_of_Staff

Starbucks, Google and Amazon grilled over UK tax avoidance (Sky News coverage)
Starbucks, Google and Amazon grilled over UK tax avoidance (Sky News coverage)
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  • Duration: 2:50
  • Updated: 09 Dec 2012
This piece first broadcast on 12 Nov 2012. Televised on UK's satellite television Sky News.
http://wn.com/Starbucks,_Google_and_Amazon_grilled_over_UK_tax_avoidance_Sky_News_coverage

European Parliament supports ECB bank supervision power
European Parliament supports ECB bank supervision power
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  • Updated: 30 Nov 2012
www.euronews.com A group of MEPs have backed plans to give the ECB the task of supervising banks in the European Union. The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee said the bank should get new powers, including the right to grant licences. "The end of the road is hopefully that we get a strong european banking supervisor which help us to get out of the eurocrisis which is under a strong democratic responsability and at the same time safegard the useful diversity in the common market" said Sven Giegold, MEP, Greens. But all EU states must agree and French MEP Jean-Paul Gauzès fears the UK will block the changes to protect the City of London. "Every country has a right of veto, so we fear that the UK, where euroscepticism is rife, could use its veto to block this proposal, or demand that legislation is watered down in exchange, which Great Britain deems excessive." Europe's finance ministers meet next Tuesday to discuss the proposed law. EU leaders have set an end-of-year deadline to agree on ECB supervision. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 29 Nov 2012
  • views: 206
  • author: Euronews
http://wn.com/European_Parliament_supports_ECB_bank_supervision_power

North Korea launches long-range Unha-3 rocket despite warnings
North Korea launches long-range Unha-3 rocket despite warnings
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  • Duration: 5:55
  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
North Korea says its long-range rocket has successfully placed a satellite in orbit. The launch, early on Wednesday, was the second by the reclusive state this year, after an earlier attempt in April failed shortly after lift-off. The move by Pyongyang immediately sent shockwaves around the globe, raising criticism from its neighbours. READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
  • published: 12 Dec 2012
  • views: 45019
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/North_Korea_launches_long-range_Unha-3_rocket_despite_warnings

US analyst: Syria scud missiles 'a profound escalation'
US analyst: Syria scud missiles 'a profound escalation'
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  • Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Human Rights Watch has reported that the Syrian government has been using incendiary scud missiles against the opposition in the north of the country. The missiles contain highly flammable materials designed to cause severe burns. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Washington, Mark Perry, military and foreign affairs analyst, says the reports are "credible", but the use of the unmanned missiles is a "very desperate measure" by the forces of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president. Perry, author of "Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage with its Enemies", tells Al Jazeera's Tony Harris that the use of the missiles may be a sign that the Assad forces "are up against a wall" and running out of pilots or helicopters with which to fire back at the armed opposition. "If we want Assad overthrown, and we do, we're going to have to make the difficult choice of just saying 'let's do it'," he told Al Jazeera.
http://wn.com/US_analyst_Syria_scud_missiles_'a_profound_escalation'

FMR THAI PM ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA INTERVIEW ON BBC WORLD NEWS
FMR THAI PM ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA INTERVIEW ON BBC WORLD NEWS
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Thai politics in the last few years have been dominated by evidence of some bitter divisions. You might recall the rival demonstrations between the red shirts - largely supporters of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra -- and the yellow shirts - broadly seen as royalists and supporters of the former government. Now, criminal charges are being laid over these scenes in May 2010 - the red shirts had occupied parts of Bangkok for two months when armed government troops went in. 90 people were killed over the course of the protest. The then PM Abhisit and his deputy are the first officials to face charges. They'll face an investigative hearing in Bangkok on Thursday, and will be charged over the shooting death of a taxi driver. Mr Abhisit joined Mishal Husain for an exclusive interview. He began explaining what he was likely to tell the hearing on Thursday.
  • published: 10 Dec 2012
  • views: 93020
  • author: mangstarrr
http://wn.com/FMR_THAI_PM_ABHISIT_VEJJAJIVA_INTERVIEW_ON_BBC_WORLD_NEWS

Rohingya: the world's most forgotten people
Rohingya: the world's most forgotten people
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  • Updated: 23 Nov 2012
This is what the Bangladeshi authorities don't want you to see: 300000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in makeshift camps alone the Bangladesh border. Officially, Bangladeshi authorities do not recognise their existence, but in reality Rohingyas are tolerated and are known as unregistered refugees. Al Jazeera's Nicolas Hague reports
http://wn.com/Rohingya_the_world's_most_forgotten_people


President Barack Obama has a phone call with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, regarding Hurricane Sandy, in the Oval Oval Office, Oct. 26, 2012. Arsenal's Theo Walcott, right, celebrates his goal with Gervinho during the Champions League qualifying playoff first leg soccer match between Arsenal and Udinese at the Emirates Stadium in London, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. Couple - Fastfood The famed Mayon Volcano in Albay, Bicol, Philippines

Police officials wield bamboo sticks to stop main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a protest in Kachpur, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt's players Zamalek during their Egyptian League football match against rival club Red t-shirts Al-Ahly in Cairo on June 29, 2011.( A man looks at a stock price board in Tokyo Monday, March 14, 2011 as the Tokyo stock market plunged on its first business day after an earthquake and tsunami of epic proportions laid waste to cities along Japan's northeast coast. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average slid 633.94 points, or 6.2 percent, to 9,620.49, extending losses from Friday. Chicken in the poultry - hen - bird

HIV/AIDS Afflicts Migrants Living in Wealthy Countries In this May 10, 2011 file picture Mohamed bin Hammam, chief of the Asian Football Confederation, talks to local media in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. FIFA is investigating allegations of bribery involving presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam and FIFA vice president Jack Warner. The two senior officials will face an ethics investigation at FIFA headquarters on Sunday, three days before bin Hammam challenges incumbent Sepp Blatter in the presidential election. FIFA said the bribery allegations related to bin Hammam's meeting with Caribbean football leaders on May 10-11 in Warner's native Trinidad to lobby for support. Lt. Col. David G. Rabel, the Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, with the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, directs a semi-truck at Yeager Airbase in Charleston, West Virginia. The 130th Airlift Wing is the staging ground for transporting supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of relief efforts from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The West Virginia National Guard has over 200 members aiding in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy.  The storm blanketed the state with heavy snow and rains and also had severe winds that left homes and properties damaged. Guardsmen are involved in numerous aspects of the operations from search and rescue missions to debris removal. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Bryan G. Stevens) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the conference’s High-Level Ministerial Roundtable, flanked by Christiana Figueres (left), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (left), Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and President of COP 18/CMP 8, 5 December, 2012.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a luncheon in Sydney. Gillard has denied Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 she personally benefited from a union fund she helped set up for a legal client and her then-boyfriend in 1995. Day 7 - David Ferrer (ESP) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 2, 2012 US Dollar - Currency The Great Barrier Reef is clearly visible from jet planes flying over it
Walmart's horrific treatment of workers is too big to ignore
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Dec 2012

Former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, meet 55-year-old Martha Sellers. For the past nine years, Sellers has worked as a Walmart cashier in Paramount, California. On November 23, the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States, while most television hosts were asking...
File - Demonstrators are arrested by police after protesting outside a Walmart store Friday Nov. 23, 2012, in Paramount, Calif.
photo: AP / Nick Ut

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 05 Oct 2012
43:01
Hells Kitchen USA : Sea­son 9 Episode 14 - Full Episode & Se­ries !
updated 13 Dec 2012; published 20 Jan 2011
59:29
1/20/11: White House Press Brief­ing
updated 26 Nov 2012; published 06 Aug 2012
82:15
"Sweet and Sour: Sino-Amer­i­can Re­la­tions" - Win­ston Lord
updated 24 Mar 2012; published 22 Mar 2012
64:15
Sen­ate Ses­sion 2012-03-21 (13:18:58-14:23:12)
updated 08 Dec 2012; published 25 Nov 2012
8:56
The Truth About Wal­mart-A Work­er's Per­spec­tive...
updated 28 Nov 2012; published 28 Nov 2012
1:30
Wal­mart, Dis­ney, Sears Linked to Bangladesh Fac­to­ry

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This past summer, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, told a magazine how he’d practice the opaque dialect known as “Fed speak” in his nearly two...
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Secret details of Alexander Litvinenko’s life as a British intelligence agent were revealed yesterday at a preparatory hearing into the poisoned former KGB officer’s death. The...
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Posted: December 12, 2012 Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has been fined and banned for one Italian Serie A match after he attempted to deceive the referee into giving his side...

Tropical cyclone Floyd over the Timor Sea, 2006. The International Hydro graphic Organization (IHO) defines the Timor Sea as being one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago.
SYDNEY (AP) — A powerful cyclone has ripped through the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, flattening homes, uprooting trees and flooding streets. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Friday that there were reports three...
photo: NASA / NASA
UN Ambassador Susan Rice listens at right as President Barack Obama speaks before a meeting with his cabinet, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington.
Susan Rice is U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. On Thursday I asked that President Obama no longer consider me for the job of secretary of state. I made because it is the right step for this country I love. I have never shied away from a fight...
photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin
New Ukrainian Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov speaks to lawmakers in parliament, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, March 11, 2010.
THE Ukrainian parliament has voted to reinstate its prime minister after dozens of opposition and pro-government lawmakers brawled for a second day in the chamber notorious for its fisticuffs. Newly elected world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko...
photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov
Police officers stand guard the entrance to Argentina's Tigre's dressing room after a fight among teams' members at the end of the first half of the Copa Sudamericana final soccer match against Brazil's Sao Paulo FC in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.
Brazilian authorities on Thursday began investigations into allegations that security personnel beat members of a visiting Argentine football club at the halftime of the Copa Sudamericana. South American football officials described it as the most...
photo: AP / Andre Penner
From right, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin's Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev walk after Putin's state-of-the nation address in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin criticized US legislation designed to punish Russian violators of human rights on Thursday but said Moscow’s reaction should not be excessive. The US Senate last week approved a bill that would require...
photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service
ARCHIV: Eine rote Ampel leuchtet in New York (USA) vor dem Gebaeude der Ratingagentur "Standard & Poor's" (S&P) (Foto vom 09.12.11). Die CSU fordert eine Verschaerfung der Regeln fuer Ratingagenturen ueber die bereits getroffenen EU-Beschluesse hinaus.
LONDON - The Standard & Poor's rating agency has put Britain's AAA long-term credit rating on negative watch because of fears that economic growth over the next...
photo: AP
Brazil's Sao Paulo FC's Lucas, right, holds up the Copa Sudamericana trophy as he celebrates with teammates at the end of the Copa Sudamericana final soccer match against Argentina's Tigre in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Referee Enrique Osses, from Chile, ended the match after Tigre's players refused to play the second half. According to Tigre's coach Nestor Gorosito, Tigre's team members were attacked by Sao Paulo FC private security guards and police officers as they headed to the locker rooms at halftime.
STAN LEHMAN Associated Press Writer= SAO PAULO (AP) — The image of Brazilian soccer in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup took a hit Wednesday when the final of the Copa Sudamericana was abandoned after visiting club Tigre accused security officials...
photo: AP / Andre Penner
updated 13 Dec 2012; published 12 Oct 2012
2:04
Wal­mart Black-Fri­day Walk­out: Work­ers Protest Labor Prac­tices Threat­en Big Shop­ping Day
Al Jazeera 14 Dec 2012, Former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, meet 55-year-old Martha Sellers. For the past nine years, Sellers has worked as a Walmart cashier in Paramount, California. On November 23, the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States, while most television hosts were asking...

updated 13 Dec 2012; published 09 Dec 2012
2:26
Hamas' Me­shaal vows to 'con­tin­ue re­sis­tance'
The Independent 14 Dec 2012, The green banners of Hamas were openly raised at Nablus on the West Bank as thousands gathered for the militant Islamist group's first permitted rally in the West Bank in five years, a sign of a thaw in a bitter split with Fatah, the faction that dominates the Palestinian Authority. Police observed but did not interfere in the celebration of...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 08 Dec 2012
8:37
'Ground being pre­pared for Syria in­ter­ven­tion' - ex-US Chief of Staff
CNTV 14 Dec 2012, One of Syria's key allies has admitted for the first time the Assad regime is losing the 20-month ground war. Russia’s deputy foreign minister’s comments are significant because Russia has blocked action to stem the violence, supplied weapons to the Assad regime, and vetoed three UN resolutions -- even as other countries called for Assad to step...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 12 Dec 2012
5:55
North Korea launch­es long-range Un­ha-3 rock­et de­spite warn­ings
BBC News 14 Dec 2012, North Koreans have gathered in Pyongyang for a mass rally to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch. State television showed huge crowds cheering to mark the launch, which has been condemned by many nations as a banned test of missile technology. South Korea, meanwhile, says it has retrieved debris from the rocket and will study it to...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 13 Dec 2012
3:01
Susan Rice 'po­lit­i­cal li­a­bil­i­ty for US ad­min­is­tra­tion'
The Examiner 14 Dec 2012, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice abruptly withdrew her name from consideration for the position of Secretary of State on Thursday. Rice informed President Barack Obama in a letter. “I am highly honored to be considered by you for appointment as secretary of state,” Rice said in the letter. “I am fully confident that I could serve our country ably and...

updated 19 Nov 2012; published 17 Nov 2012
0:53
West Bank holds ral­lies over Gaza raids
Deutsche Welle 14 Dec 2012, Hamas has staged a rally in the West Bank, the territory of its rival, Fatah. It is the first time that the former has been able to do so in five years. Hamas, the Islamist organization that governs the Gaza Strip, staged its first rally in the West Bank in years on Thursday, in celebration...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 14 Dec 2012
0:21
Mubarak as­sets worth mil­lions seized in Spain
The Times of India 13 Dec 2012, MADRID: Spain announced on Thursday it had seized 28 million euros ($37 million) in financial products, luxury cars and buildings linked to ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Egypt requested Spain's help under UN...

updated 05 Dec 2012; published 18 Oct 2007
8:33
EX­TRAOR­DI­NARY REN­DI­TION: Cana­di­an on US De­ten­tion, Tor­ture
The Guardian 13 Dec 2012, Sami al-Saadi, wife and four children were secretly flown from Hong Kong to Tripoli where he was tortured by Gaddafi police Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi in Tripoli in October 2011. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 08 Dec 2012
8:37
'Ground being pre­pared for Syria in­ter­ven­tion' - ex-US Chief of Staff
Novosti 13 Dec 2012, MOSCOW, December 13 (RIA Novosti) – Syrian rebels behind the kidnapping of Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva have released a video threatening more attacks on Russians and Ukrainians, as a deadline for her execution approaches on Thursday. Kochneva, a 40-year-old Ukrainian citizen, was abducted in October by Syrian...

updated 09 Dec 2012; published 13 Nov 2012
2:50
Star­bucks, Google and Ama­zon grilled over UK tax avoid­ance (Sky News cov­er­age)
Belfast Telegraph 13 Dec 2012, The head of the internet giant Google has defiantly defended his company’s tax avoidance strategy claiming he was “proud” of the steps it had taken to cut its tax bill which were just “capitalism”. In an interview in New York Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman, confirmed the company had no intention of paying more...

updated 30 Nov 2012; published 29 Nov 2012
1:19
Eu­ro­pean Par­lia­ment sup­ports ECB bank su­per­vi­sion power
Al Jazeera 13 Dec 2012, European Union (EU) finance ministers have agreed a deal granting the European Central Bank (ECB) new powers to supervise euro zone banks. The deal, clinched on Thursday, is the first step in a new phase of closer integration to help underpin the euro, the currency used in 17 EU member states. The ministers from the 27-member bloc held talks...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 12 Dec 2012
5:55
North Korea launch­es long-range Un­ha-3 rock­et de­spite warn­ings
Newstrack India 13 Dec 2012, Tweet Pyongyang, Dec. 13 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the rocket launch announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling the move "a clear violation" of relevant council resolutions. The condemnation was contained in a statement read to the press by Mohammed Loulichki, Morocco's permanent...

updated 13 Dec 2012; published 13 Dec 2012
4:29
US an­a­lyst: Syria scud mis­siles 'a pro­found es­ca­la­tion'
Zeenews 13 Dec 2012, Kabul: The Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at insurgents in recent days, escalating the two-year-old conflict against rebels seeking to overthrow the regime, US officials said on Wednesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two officials said forces of President Bashar Assad have fired the missiles from the Damascus area into...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 10 Dec 2012
5:54
FMR THAI PM AB­HISIT VE­J­JA­JI­VA IN­TER­VIEW ON BBC WORLD NEWS
New Straits/Business Times 13 Dec 2012, BANGKOK: Thailand’s former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva is set to be charged with murder on Thursday over the death of a civilian during a military crackdown on anti-government “Red Shirt” rallies two years ago. Abhisit, along with his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban, will be formally charged at Bangkok’s Department of Special Investigation...