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  • Connecticut Shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher Kaitlin Roig Protected Her Students...4:10
  • Tsunami victims on Japan's election...3:38
  • Tahrir reacts to Egypt's draft constitution...4:51
  • News Wrap: US Contributes Troops, Missiles for Turkey...1:48
  • Congo Refugees - Life in Limbo 1 of 2 - BBC Documntary...10:54
  • Britain boosts military aid to Syria 11.12.12...2:07
  • Walmart Black-Friday Walkout: Workers Protest Labor Practices Threaten Big Shopping Day...2:04
  • Hamas' Meshaal vows to 'continue resistance'...2:26
  • Open War? Obama backs Syria rebels 'infiltrated with terrorists'...5:17
  • North Korea launches long-range Unha-3 rocket despite warnings...5:55
  • Susan Rice Withdraws From Consideration for Secretary of State...3:03
  • West Bank holds rallies over Gaza raids...0:53
  • Mubarak assets worth millions seized in Spain...0:21
Teacher rushed 15 small children into the bathroom as shots rang out.
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing: Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary Teach­er Kaitlin Roig Pro­tect­ed Her Stu­dents
4:10
Tsuna­mi vic­tims on Japan's elec­tion
3:38
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing: Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary Teach­er Kaitlin Roig Pro­tect­ed Her Stu­dents
4:10
Tahrir re­acts to Egypt's draft con­sti­tu­tion
4:51
News Wrap: US Con­tributes Troops, Mis­siles for Turkey
1:48
Congo Refugees - Life in Limbo 1 of 2 - BBC Docum­n­tary
10:54
Britain boosts mil­i­tary aid to Syria 11.12.12
2:07
Wal­mart Black-Fri­day Walk­out: Work­ers Protest Labor Prac­tices Threat­en Big Shop­ping Day
2:04
Hamas' Me­shaal vows to 'con­tin­ue re­sis­tance'
2:26
Open War? Obama backs Syria rebels 'in­fil­trat­ed with ter­ror­ists'
5:17
North Korea launch­es long-range Un­ha-3 rock­et de­spite warn­ings
5:55
Susan Rice With­draws From Con­sid­er­a­tion for Sec­re­tary of State
3:03
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




'Why? Why?': 26 dead in elementary school massacre
Full Article CNN
15 Dec 2012

December 15, 2012 -- Updated 0947 GMT (1747 HKT) Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- The bodies of children and educators lay where they fell in a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school -- in classrooms and hallways -- as investigators worked to identity the dead early Saturday while piecing together the path of the gunman. Twenty children and six...
Law enforcement canvass an area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. where authorities say a gunman opened fire, leaving 27 people dead, including 20 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Jessica Hill

Japan likely to return opposition to power
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
15 Dec 2012

TOKYO -- The Japanese voters who Sunday will elect a new government are loyal to no party and frustrated with each of the recent leaders to hold power. They are political pessimists facing a choice among a ruling party with an approval rating in the teens, an unreformed opposition party that was booted out only three years ago and a raft of minor...
File - Japan's largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe arrives for a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 after the lower house of parliament was dissolved.
photo: AP / Koji Sasahara

20 Schoolchildren, 8 Others Dead in Connecticut Massacre
Full Article Jakarta Globe
15 Dec 2012

Newtown, Conn. Twenty schoolchildren were slaughtered by a heavily armed gunman who opened fire at a suburban elementary school in Connecticut on Friday, ultimately killing at least 27 people including himself in the one of the worst mass shootings in US history. The 20-year-old gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Adam Lanza, fired...
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, a police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks

Divided Egypt votes on new constitution
Full Article Khaleej Times
15 Dec 2012

Egyptians vote Saturday on a new constitution supported by the ruling Islamists but bitterly contested by a secular-leaning opposition that failed to scupper the referendum with mass protests. Polls open at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) in Cairo, Alexandria and eight other provinces and are scheduled to close at 7:00 pm in the first round. The rest of the...
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans as one holds up the Quran, Islam's hold book, during a demonstration after the Friday prayer, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

  Syrian Scud Missiles Land Near Turkish Border, NATO Official Says
Full Article The Inquisitr
15 Dec 2012

Posted: December 14, 2012 Several Scud missiles that were fired at rebels by the Syrian government landed “fairly close” to the Turkish border, according to NATO’s top military commander. The comments came from a blog on Friday, which explained why Patriot anti-missile batteries are being sent to Turkey, reports Reuters. The comments on Syrian...
A Syrian woman chants slogans against President Basar Assad during a weekly demonstration in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

DR Congo fighting 'sees refugee numbers rise'
Full Article BBC News
15 Dec 2012

Humanitarian workers have warned of a sharp rise in refugees in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of recent fighting. The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)...
A family stands near their tent after seeking refuge in Kanyaruchinya camp. People from the Kibumba - Rutchuru axe who fled the combats between FARDC and advancing M23 rebels, set camp in Kanyaruchinya 4km north of Goma, the 1st of August 2012.
photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti

In Syria, hunger spreads as war intensifies
Full Article The Times of India
14 Dec 2012

BEIRUT: Desperation for food is growing in parts of Syria, where fist fights or dashes across the civil war front lines have become part of the daily struggle to secure a loaf of bread. Conditions are especially dire in the northern city of Aleppo, where civilians enduring incessant clashes and air raids in rebel-held districts say hunger is a new...
Syrian children, who fled their home with their families in Hama due to government airstrikes, stand next to their tent at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.
photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen

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

Low: I am not thinking about replacing Mourinho at Real Madrid
Full Article Goal
15 Dec 2012

The trainer distanced himself from the rumours linking him to the job at the Santiago Bernabeu, pointing out that he has a contract with die Mannschaft until...
Germany's coach Joachim Loew, reacts prior to the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Germany and sweden at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Michael Sohn

Mourinho Further Anatomy of a Winner, Patrick Barclay, Orion, £8.99
Full Article York Press
15 Dec 2012

LOVE him or hate him – and most people outside of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Porto fall into the latter category – the catapulting of Jose Mourinho from football club translator to one of the most-decorated modern-day...
Real Madrid, Mittwoch (27.07.11), Olympiastadion, Berlin: Madrids Trainer Jose Mourinho verzieht vor Beginn des Spiels seinen Mund. +++ dapd-Abonnenten erhalten dieses dapd-Sportfoto als Test ueber den aktuellen Dienst ohne Zusatzkosten nur zur aktuellen Nutzung. Der gesamte dapd Sportdienst ist ueber den dapd newsplaner nutzbar. Die kostenlose Freischaltung kann unter www.newsplaner.de beantragt werden
photo: AP / Axel Schmidt/dapd

Pak pacers can upset Indian batsmen: Misbah, Hafeez
Full Article Indian Express
15 Dec 2012

Pakistan's one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez believe that the pace bowlers picked for the much-anticipated series in India have the ability to rattle the strong batting line-up of the hosts. "I believe that the pacers...
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez, right, bowls against Ireland's Paul Stirling, left, during their One Day International Cricket Series match at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, May 30, 2011.
photo: AP / Peter Morrison

Mavericks hammered by Raptors
Full Article The Charlotte Observer
15 Dec 2012

TORONTO The ugly events of Friday night is what classifies as a lost night in Canada for the Dallas Mavericks. If it could go wrong for the Mavericks at Air Canada Centre, it went wrong. And then some. This was disaster at its worst for the Mavs, who got hammered, 95-74, by the second-worst team in the NBA and fell to 11-12 on the season. Dallas,...
Drew Gooden playing with the w:Dallas Mavericks
photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison

Suns slip past Jazz 94-88
Full Article Kansas City Star
15 Dec 2012

PHOENIX -- Jared Dudley had a season-high 22 points to help lead the Phoenix Suns past the Utah Jazz 99-84 on Friday night. Goran Dragic added 17 points and five assists for the Suns, who have won consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 21-23. Phoenix has yet to win three straight this season. Al Jefferson, who had 27 points and 14 rebounds...
 Phoenix suns - kings /aaeh
photo: creative commons / Josh Knowles

Intimidation factor lacking for Heat
Full Article The Charlotte Observer
15 Dec 2012

MIAMI Dwyane Wade earlier this season referred to it as like a young Mike Tyson entering the ring. LeBron James said they won games on fear alone. They were speaking of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, perhaps the most dominant team in NBA history. As talented as that team was, it had an even greater component. Intimidation. "You talk to the older guys...
Dwyane Wade joined Hublot luxury Swiss watch brand to celebrate the opening of the new Bal Harbour Boutique and Wade's new King Power limited edition at Viceroy Hotel at Bal Harbour Shops in Miami, Florida - November 10, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

In depth: Hope and heartbreak in Dallas Mavericks 2OT loss to Boston Celtics
Full Article The Examiner
15 Dec 2012

After being outshot many games this season and outrebounded many more, the Dallas Mavericks managed a solid shooting and rebounding performance against the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately their other big vice reared its ugly head once again as the Mavs committed 28 turnovers enroute to a 117-116 loss in double overtime. The Mavs trailed for most of...
Dirk Nowitzki  Washington Wizards v/s Dallas Mavericks October 9, 2009 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison

David Luiz willing to play anywhere for Chelsea
Full Article Goal
15 Dec 2012

The Brazilian was deployed in an unfamiliar midfield role for his side's victory over Monterrey in the Club World Cup but insists he is happy to adapt for the team By Chris Teale...
Chelsea's new signing David Luiz
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

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

‘Bennifer’ buried as Ben Affleck’s star soars
Full Article Khaleej Times
15 Dec 2012

It has taken 10 years of hard work and indie movies, but Ben Affleck finally has moved past his ‘Bennifer’ nightmare. Affleck, 40, once a tabloid staple who risked becoming a laughingstock during his romance with Jennifer Lopez and their movie flop ‘Gigli,’ is back on top in Hollywood, winning accolades for his work both in front of and...
Academy awarding winning Actor Ben Affleck greets Sailors and Marines on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate Airman Milosz Reterski.

Hayley Atwell: 'I've turned out all right'
Full Article The Independent
15 Dec 2012

'That's so rock 'n' roll", observes Hayley Atwell cheerily when I tell her that the room we had been loaned at a private club is no longer available because Suggs – a member, unlike us, and therefore unmoveable – is in there, snoozing on the sofa. In contrast to the Madness frontman, Atwell arrives looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, despite...
Hayley Atwell
photo: AP / Evan Agostini

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

Oregon lawmakers OK tax deal for Nike expansion
Full Article US News
15 Dec 2012

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A deal proposed by Nike Inc. to create hundreds of jobs in Oregon in exchange for a guarantee that the state won't change a favorable corporate tax structure has prompted state lawmakers to approve emergency legislation. Critics have questioned the timing and purpose of the special...
In this Monday, March 19, 2012, file photo, Nike shoes are displayed at Modell's Sporting Goods in Philadelphia. Nike said Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, that its fiscal first-quarter net income fell 12 percent as higher sales of its clothing and footwear brands was offset by higher costs and increased ad spending. Revenue rose 10 percent to $6.67 billion.
photo: AP / Matt Rourke

Committed to put economy back on high growth path: PM
Full Article The Hindu
15 Dec 2012

Amid global slowdown impacting India as well, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the government is committed to do everything to put economy back on a high growth path of 8-9 per cent. “The steps we have taken recently are only the beginning of the process to revive our economy and take it back to its trend growth rate of 8-9 per...
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh - India- Politics
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

Retail and wary consumers
Full Article Star Telegram
15 Dec 2012

Doug Renfro President Renfro Foods, Fort Worth Rolly Hillas Owner Hillas Packaging, Fort Worth How would you characterize the state of American consumers? Have they fully recovered from the Great Recession? Renfro: Cautious optimism. There is still a sense that the other shoe may drop with many consumers. Hillas: I think it will be at least five...
Shoppers - Filipinos - Pinoy - People - Shopping - Shopping Mall
photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag

India, Pakistan to introduce a new visa system to make travel easier
Full Article The Times of India
15 Dec 2012

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's interior minister arrived in India on Friday to introduce a new visa system that will make cross-border travel easier. He said tensions between the nuclear-powered rivals have eased a great deal since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Rehman Mailk told reporters that the journey toward peace "is progressing very well because of...
Federal Minister for Interior Pakistan, Senator A. Rehman Malik and Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in a happy mood after jointly operationalized the new Visa Agreement Between Pakistan and India on December 14, 2012 in New Delhi, India.
photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan

Google CEO Schmidt reflects on growth
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
15 Dec 2012

Google's Android is extending its lead over Apple in the mobile-software market at a rate that compares with Microsoft's expansion in desktop software in the 1990s, says Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. Booming demand for Android smartphones is helping Google gain customers at the expense of other software providers, Schmidt said in an interview this...
In this Aug. 9, 2006 file photo, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gestures during a talk in San Jose, Calif. Google Inc.'s stock soared 20 percent Friday, restoring $28 billion in shareholder wealth as Wall Street renewed its love affair with the Internet search leader after weeks of worry about an online advertising slowd
photo: AP / Paul Sakuma, file

After Fighting Markets, Europe Now Prefers Working With Them
Full Article The New York Times
15 Dec 2012

BRUSSELS — Buoyed by an agreement to establish a single supervisor to watch over the biggest banks in countries that use the euro, the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, declared victory Friday over global financial markets, declaring them “totally wrong” for “seriously questioning whether the...
Jose Manuel Barroso
photo: EC / (C)2012-EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Juncker: 'We see light at the end of the tunnel'
Full Article Deutsche Welle
15 Dec 2012

Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker has said the EU handled a year filled with crises well. Following the EU summit, he tells DW that 2012 turned out better than he had expected 11 months ago. At their final summit of the year, leaders of the European Union member states met in Brussels to discuss recommendations for reforms to renew and...
Luxembourg's Prime minister and President of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker briefs members of the European Parliament on the previous Eurogroup meeting, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. France pushed its EU partners Tuesday to support boosting the powers of the International Monetary Fund to contain the turmoil that has swept financial markets worldwide and is slowing the European ec
photo: AP / Yves Logghe

Kenny steps up pressure for deal on Anglo debt
Full Article Irish Times
15 Dec 2012

SUZANNE LYNCH RAISING FUNDS: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has stepped up pressure for a deal to recast the debts of Anglo Irish Bank, suggesting the negotiation could have an “important” bearing on Dublin’s ability to break free of the bailout next year. Introducing a new dimension to his argument for debt relief, Mr Kenny said the...
Ireland's new prime minister Enda Kenny is greeted by Fine Gael party members in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, March, 9, 2011. Ireland's new parliament elected soft-spoken Enda Kenny prime minister Wednesday to lead a coalition government that faces immediate pressure to revive the nation's debt-crippled economy.
photo: AP / Peter Morrison

Connecticut Shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher Kaitlin Roig Protected Her Students
Connecticut Shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher Kaitlin Roig Protected Her Students
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  • Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Teacher rushed 15 small children into the bathroom as shots rang out.
  • published: 15 Dec 2012
  • views: 44910
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Connecticut_Shooting_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_Teacher_Kaitlin_Roig_Protected_Her_Students

Tsunami victims on Japan's election
Tsunami victims on Japan's election
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As Japan prepares to go to the polls, CNN's Alex Zolbert returns to a town hit by the 2011 tsunami. For more CNN videos on YouTube, check out www.youtube.com Or visit our site at www.cnn.com
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
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  • author: CNN
http://wn.com/Tsunami_victims_on_Japan's_election

Connecticut Shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher Kaitlin Roig Protected Her Students
Connecticut Shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher Kaitlin Roig Protected Her Students
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  • Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Teacher rushed 15 small children into the bathroom as shots rang out.
  • published: 15 Dec 2012
  • views: 44910
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Connecticut_Shooting_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_Teacher_Kaitlin_Roig_Protected_Her_Students

Tahrir reacts to Egypt's draft constitution
Tahrir reacts to Egypt's draft constitution
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Egypt's constituent assembly has adopted a draft constitution after a marathon overnight session. Many, including liberals and the Coptic Church, have denounced it. They say the proposed laws restrict freedom of speech and religion. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been equally critical. He says the charter belongs in the garbage bin of history. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo's Tahrir Square.
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News Wrap: US Contributes Troops, Missiles for Turkey
News Wrap: US Contributes Troops, Missiles for Turkey
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  • Duration: 1:48
  • Updated: 15 Dec 2012
In other news Friday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the US will send patriot missiles and 400 US troops to Turkey. American soldiers will be part of a larger NATO force meant to protect Turkey from possible Syrian missile attacks.
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Congo Refugees - Life in Limbo 1 of 2 - BBC Documntary
Congo Refugees - Life in Limbo 1 of 2 - BBC Documntary
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  • Duration: 10:54
  • Updated: 04 Aug 2012
Congo Refugees - Life in Limbo 1 of 2 - BBC Documntary, recorded 30.10.2009 This film looks at the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo where there are over a million Internally Displaced People. At least 50 percent shelter with local families and the villages are supporting them while others live in camps managed by UNHCR. Recorded from BBC on 30.10.2009
  • published: 02 Feb 2011
  • views: 1389
  • author: RuniTravel
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Britain boosts military aid to Syria 11.12.12
Britain boosts military aid to Syria 11.12.12
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  • Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Britain is working with key international allies on plans to provide Syrian rebels with military training and air and naval support, it was reported today. The head of the armed forces, General Sir David Richards, hosted confidential talks in London a few weeks ago with military chiefs from France, Turkey, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE and a three-star US general to discuss strategy, according to The Independent. The meeting was said to have been held at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron who has made no secret of his frustration at the failure of diplomatic efforts to end the violence which has claimed 40000 lives. The Ministry of Defence tonight confirmed it was carrying out contingency planning with international partners, including the US, but refused to be drawn on the details. For more information visit www.bfbs.com/news/worldwide/britain-boosts-military-aid-syria-62261.html
http://wn.com/Britain_boosts_military_aid_to_Syria_111212

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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  • Duration: 2:04
  • 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
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Hamas' Meshaal vows to 'continue resistance'
Hamas' Meshaal vows to 'continue resistance'
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  • Duration: 2:26
  • 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.
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Open War? Obama backs Syria rebels 'infiltrated with terrorists'
Open War? Obama backs Syria rebels 'infiltrated with terrorists'
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  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
US President Barack Obama has recognized the main Syrian opposition group as a "legitimate representative" of the Syrian people. This brings the US in line with its allies, including Britain, France and several Arab states. 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: 10772
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/Open_War?_Obama_backs_Syria_rebels_'infiltrated_with_terrorists'

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: 45761
  • author: RussiaToday
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Susan Rice Withdraws From Consideration for Secretary of State
Susan Rice Withdraws From Consideration for Secretary of State
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  • Duration: 3:03
  • Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Jake Tapper on the UN ambassador's decision to take her name out of the running.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1104
  • author: ABCNews
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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.
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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: 10
  • author: Euronews
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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
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 12 December, 2012. A U.S. flag is seen on an embassy car outside China's Ministry of Defense while U.S. Department of Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met inside, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Top U.S. and Chinese military officials said Wednesday the countries will work together to avoid confrontations at sea that have sparked worries of a crisis in overall relations. The issue was at the center of their first high-level military talks in 18 months after a series of recent naval encounters - including a collision of a Chinese submarine and a U.S. sonar device - that have raised concerns about poor communication between the two sides. German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a joint news conference with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Samsung mobile phones - Smartphones

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 Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Great Barrier Reef is clearly visible from jet planes flying over it

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President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he talks about the Connecticut elementary school shooting, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in the White House briefing room in Washington.
Washington: In a rare show of wrenching emotion, US President Barack Obama wiped tears from his face and choked on his words as he spoke to reporters at the White House on Friday in a live televised broadcast after a deadly mass shooting at an...
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Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
More than two dozen people, mostly elementary school children, were shot and killed at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school this morning, federal and state sources tell ABC News....
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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updated 15 Dec 2012; published 15 Dec 2012
4:10
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing: Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary Teach­er Kaitlin Roig Pro­tect­ed Her Stu­dents
CNN 15 Dec 2012, December 15, 2012 -- Updated 0947 GMT (1747 HKT) Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- The bodies of children and educators lay where they fell in a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school -- in classrooms and hallways -- as investigators worked to identity the dead early Saturday while piecing together the path of the gunman. Twenty children and six...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 14 Dec 2012
3:38
Tsuna­mi vic­tims on Japan's elec­tion
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 15 Dec 2012, TOKYO -- The Japanese voters who Sunday will elect a new government are loyal to no party and frustrated with each of the recent leaders to hold power. They are political pessimists facing a choice among a ruling party with an approval rating in the teens, an unreformed opposition party that was booted out only three years ago and a raft of minor...

updated 15 Dec 2012; published 15 Dec 2012
4:10
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing: Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary Teach­er Kaitlin Roig Pro­tect­ed Her Stu­dents
Jakarta Globe 15 Dec 2012, Newtown, Conn. Twenty schoolchildren were slaughtered by a heavily armed gunman who opened fire at a suburban elementary school in Connecticut on Friday, ultimately killing at least 27 people including himself in the one of the worst mass shootings in US history. The 20-year-old gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Adam Lanza, fired...

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 30 Nov 2012
4:51
Tahrir re­acts to Egypt's draft con­sti­tu­tion
Khaleej Times 15 Dec 2012, Egyptians vote Saturday on a new constitution supported by the ruling Islamists but bitterly contested by a secular-leaning opposition that failed to scupper the referendum with mass protests. Polls open at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) in Cairo, Alexandria and eight other provinces and are scheduled to close at 7:00 pm in the first round. The rest of the...

updated 15 Dec 2012; published 15 Dec 2012
1:48
News Wrap: US Con­tributes Troops, Mis­siles for Turkey
The Inquisitr 15 Dec 2012, Posted: December 14, 2012 Several Scud missiles that were fired at rebels by the Syrian government landed “fairly close” to the Turkish border, according to NATO’s top military commander. The comments came from a blog on Friday, which explained why Patriot anti-missile batteries are being sent to Turkey, reports Reuters. The comments on Syrian...

updated 04 Aug 2012; published 02 Feb 2011
10:54
Congo Refugees - Life in Limbo 1 of 2 - BBC Docum­n­tary
BBC News 15 Dec 2012, Humanitarian workers have warned of a sharp rise in refugees in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of recent fighting. The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)...

updated 13 Dec 2012; published 12 Dec 2012
2:07
Britain boosts mil­i­tary aid to Syria 11.12.12
The Times of India 14 Dec 2012, BEIRUT: Desperation for food is growing in parts of Syria, where fist fights or dashes across the civil war front lines have become part of the daily struggle to secure a loaf of bread. Conditions are especially dire in the northern city of Aleppo, where civilians enduring incessant clashes and air raids in rebel-held districts say hunger is a new...

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 12 Dec 2012
5:17
Open War? Obama backs Syria rebels 'in­fil­trat­ed with ter­ror­ists'
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 14 Dec 2012
3:03
Susan Rice With­draws From Con­sid­er­a­tion for Sec­re­tary of State
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...