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  • North Korea's rocket launches...3:47
  • Inside Syria - How real is Syria's chemical weapons threat?...24:56
  • Primary results of Egypt referendum announced...2:36
  • Delhi bus gang rape : protests and vigils across India...2:21
  • French envoy to UN discusses Mali conflict...6:41
  • US fiscal cliff...1:16
  • UN Security Council approves Mali intervention force...1:04
  • US guns & cash keep Yemen leaders silent as trade choke point at stake...4:21
  • President Obama Delivers Gun Control Statement...36:25
  • South Korea elects first female president...2:32
  • Benghazi attack report slams US State Department...2:04
  • Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview...6:09
  • UN says Syria conflict is 'overtly sectarian'...2:11
CNN Producer Tim Schwarz looks back on North Korea's history of rocket launches.
North Korea's rock­et launch­es
3:47
In­side Syria - How real is Syria's chem­i­cal weapons threat?
24:56
Pri­ma­ry re­sults of Egypt ref­er­en­dum an­nounced
2:36
Delhi bus gang rape : protests and vig­ils across India
2:21
Pri­ma­ry re­sults of Egypt ref­er­en­dum an­nounced
2:36
French envoy to UN dis­cuss­es Mali con­flict
6:41
US fis­cal cliff
1:16
UN Se­cu­ri­ty Coun­cil ap­proves Mali in­ter­ven­tion force
1:04
US guns & cash keep Yemen lead­ers silent as trade choke point at stake
4:21
Pres­i­dent Obama De­liv­ers Gun Con­trol State­ment
36:25
South Korea elects first fe­male pres­i­dent
2:32
Beng­hazi at­tack re­port slams US State De­part­ment
2:04
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
UN says Syria con­flict is 'overt­ly sec­tar­i­an'
2:11
UBS fined $1.5b for Libor rig­ging
1:53




North Korea rocket launch was 'missile test'
Full Article Al Jazeera
23 Dec 2012

North Korea's launching of a rocket into space last week amounted to the test of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a half-ton payload over 10,000km, the South Korean defence ministry says. "Based on our analysis and simulation, the missile is capable of flying more than 10,000km with a warhead of 500-600kg," a defence ministry official told...
In this released by the South Korean Defense Ministry on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, taken at unknown location in South Korea, an investigator examines a piece of debris from a rocket launched on Dec. 12, 2012, by North Korea, which was found by the South Korean navy in the Yellow Sea, off Gunsan, South Korea.
photo: AP

Syria's chemical weapons safe for now: Russia
Full Article Newstrack India
23 Dec 2012

Tweet Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chemical weapons in Syria are under the control of the government, which has consolidated them in one or two locations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "As of right now, the (Syrian) government is doing all it can to safeguard those weapons," he said. "We are following all leads concerning...
In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during fighting with the Syrian Army in Azaz, Syria.
photo: AP / Virginie Nguyen Huang

Muslim Brotherhood: Egyptians Approve New Constitution
Full Article Voa News
23 Dec 2012

Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood says voters have approved the country's new controversial constitution. The Brotherhood said about 64 percent of the voters cast a...
Egyptian election workers count ballots at the end of the second round of a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of president Mohammed Morsi at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser

India govt to probe gang-rape, enhance punishment
Full Article Khaleej Times
23 Dec 2012

A commission will be set up to probe the gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi and measures to ensure such crimes do not recur while laws will be amended to enhance punishment for rape, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said . He also appealed the thousands of protesters on the capital’s streets, demanding justice for the...
Indian police officers baton charge protesters near the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri

Egypt’s constitution seen passing in referendum
Full Article Khaleej Times
22 Dec 2012

An Egyptian constitution drafted by Islamists is expected to be approved in a referendum on Saturday after the charter, which opponents say will create deeper turmoil, won approval in a first wave of voting a week ago. The opposition have already cried foul, saying a litany of abuses means last Saturday’s ballot, involving about half the...
A woman reacts as she stands before riot policemen separating opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clashing with Islamist supporters of the president in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
photo: AP

U.N. OKs offensive to oust extremists in Mali
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
21 Dec 2012

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council on Thursday authorized military action to wrest northern Mali from the control of al-Qaida-linked extremists, but it demanded progress first on political reconciliation, elections and training African troops and police. A resolution adopted unanimously by the United Nations' most powerful body...
In this May 12, 2010 photo, Malian troops and soldiers from other African countries train with the U.S. Special Forces in the Sahara Desert near the town of Gao in northeastern Mali.
photo: AP / Alfred de Montesquiou

US House puts off ‘fiscal cliff’ vote
Full Article Khaleej Times
21 Dec 2012

Republicans in the House of Representatives, confronted with a revolt among the party’s rank and file, abandoned a vote Thursday night on politically-charged but symbolic legislation aimed at averting a fast-approaching 'fiscal cliff,' after failing to gather enough support for a measure meant to strengthen the party’s position ahead of final...
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, pauses during a news conference on fiscal cliff on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin

UN Security Council Approves Mali Intervention Force
Full Article Jakarta Globe
21 Dec 2012

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved sending an African-led intervention force to help Mali’s army reconquer much of the country from Islamist militants. The 15-member council gave the force an initial one year mandate to use “all necessary measures” to help the Mali...
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) teach mounted infantry tactics to soldiers from the Malian Army in Timbuktu, Mali. U.S. Army Special Forces, assigned to Special Operations Command Europe, are training selected military units in Mali and Mauritania on mobility, communications, land navigation, and small unit tactics.
photo: Public Domain / Tm

Yemen's president shakes up the army
Full Article Al Jazeera
20 Dec 2012

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has announced the restructuring of the army and defence ministry, in a bid to remove allies of former head of state Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country's state television reported. Hadi took a series of drastic decisions on Wednesday, including one scrapping the elite Republican Guard which was under the command...
Yemeni soldiers stand guard in front of Yemen's President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi's house as protestors demonstrate to denounce terror attacks and hail the decisions by Hadi to replace security officials in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed

Obama promises gun control early next year
Full Article Sowetan Live
20 Dec 2012

Obama held a White House news conference on Wednesday to announce that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an interagency effort to craft new gun policies. The group is expected to offer its proposals in January. “We know this is a complex issue that stirs deeply held passions and political divides,” Obama said. “But the fact that this problem is...
FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Atlanta. The presidential race enters the sultry summer _ a final lull before a sprint to Election Day _ with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away. Both sides have money concerns _ for all the flood of cash _ as well as political worries.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

South Korea's first woman leader vows new North Korea effort
Full Article The Wichita Eagle
20 Dec 2012

SEOUL, South KoreaPark Geun-hye's election as South Korea's first female president could mean a new drive to start talks with bitter rival North Korea, though it's unclear how much further she will go than the hard-line incumbent, a member of her own conservative party. After five years of high tension under unpopular President Lee...
South Korea's president-elected Park Geun-hye speaks during a press conference at the headquarters of Saenuri Party in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon

U.S. State Dept officials resign under pressure over Benghazi killings
Full Article Reuters
20 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three senior U.S. State Department officials were asked to resign after an official inquiry harshly criticized their offices for failing to provide adequate security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, before it came under attack in September, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition of...
This still image included in a video obtained by the Associated Press from Fahd al-Bakoush, a freelance videographer and activist, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the body of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens being moved by Libyan civilians trying to rescue him after gunmen and protesters rampaged through the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. The group of Libyans had stumbled across Stevens' seemingly lifeless form inside a dark room and didn't know who he was, only that he was a foreigner, al-Bakoush and two other witnesses told the AP.
photo: AP / Fahd al-Bakoush

Shattered Newtown tries to make sense of tragedy
Full Article Detroit news
19 Dec 2012

By David Klepper and Katie Zezima Associated Press Comments Newtown, Conn. — For a third straight day Wednesday, funeral professions rolled through a grieving Connecticut town trying to make sense of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six adults in an elementary school less than two weeks before Christmas. Dr. Joseph Young, an optometrist,...
A coffin bearing the body of Victoria Soto is carried out of Lordship Community Church after her funeral service, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Stratford, Conn.
photo: AP / Jason DeCrow

U.N. seeks $1.5 billion to address Syria crisis
Full Article The Star
19 Dec 2012

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $1.5 billion (920.1 million pounds) to provide life-saving aid to Syrians suffering from a "dramatically deteriorating" humanitarian situation. The twin...
In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, a man runs between debris after a mortar shell hit a street killing several people in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Narciso Contreras

Totti: This Roma team has no limits
Full Article Goal
23 Dec 2012

The Giallorossi captain believes that his team is capable of winning Serie A if they continue their excellent recent performances into the second half of the season By Andrew Wychrij More On : AC Milan, Roma, Nicolas Andres Burdisso, Francesco Totti...
AS Roma forward Francesco Totti, top, celebrates with his teammates Alessandro Florenzi, left, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, second left, of Greece, and Ivan Piris, of Paraguay, after AS Roma forward Pablo Osvaldo scored during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Roma at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Antonio Calanni

Everyone wants to stop PSG, says Ibrahimovic
Full Article Goal
23 Dec 2012

Les Parisiens front man believes that other teams are determined to undermine his side's chances of success and give them "extraordinary treatment" on the field By Andrew Wychrij More On : Paris Saint-Germain, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marco Verratti...
Paris Saint Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts during their French League One soccer match in Nancy, eastern France, Saturday, October, 27, 2012. Paris won the match 1-0.
photo: AP / Mathieu Cugnot

Dropping Casillas is the latest in a long line of controversies for Mourinho at Real ...
Full Article Goal
23 Dec 2012

The Portuguese appears on thin ice after leaving club captain and icon Iker on the bench in the 3-2 defeat at Malaga on Sunday, as his side fell 16 points behind Barca in La Liga More On : Real Madrid CF, Iker Casillas, José Mourinho...
Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas, left, duels for the ball with France's Karim Benzema during their World Cup Group I qualifying soccer match at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza

Baseball Notes: Arizona to sign Ross for 3 years
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
23 Dec 2012

More coverage Poll: How will the Phillies do in 2013? Vote: Do you have much hope for Jesse Biddle? Forum: Sound off on the Phillies INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES...
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photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny

Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs
Full Article The Times of India
23 Dec 2012

NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was struggling with his poor form, on Sunday decided to...
India's Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat after scoring his 100th century during the Asia Cup cricket match against Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi

Will make rape law more stringent, says Shinde
Full Article Indian Express
22 Dec 2012

In the face of widespread protests against the gangrape of the 23-year-old in the city, the Centre on Saturday announced that an inquiry commission would be set up to “review responses to this shocking crime and to suggest measures to improve...
A new controversy over remarks by  Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on 'COALGATE'
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

Siddle shrugs off Aussie injuries
Full Article Al Jazeera
22 Dec 2012

Paceman Peter Siddle has backed Australia's attack to shrug off a glut of injuries that have hit the team's fast bowling stocks ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday. Australia, who have won just one of their past four Tests, have enjoyed precious little continuity in their pace attack due to injuries and fatigue, and are...
Australia's bowler Peter Siddle, right, reacts after dismissing South Africa's batsman Hashim Amla, unseen
photo: AP / Themba Hadebe

Shubhkamna Champions Tournament: Daniel Chopra takes two shot lead
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
22 Dec 2012

Noida: Sweden's Daniel Chopra continued his fine form as he maintained his two-shot lead over local favourites Shiv Kapur and Gaganjeet Bhullar after the second round of the Shubhkamna Champions Tournament, an event hosted by Jeev Milkha Singh, here today. Following up his eight-under 64 from the first round, Chopra added a bogey-free four-under 68...
 Daniel Chopra , Golf , Sweden  (rks2)
photo: AP

Memorable Christmas songs are a thing of the past
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
23 Dec 2012

Slade-bells ring: 'Merry Xmas Everybody’ reached the Christmas number one spot in 1973 Photo: Alamy 6:59AM GMT 23 Dec 2012 Comments SIR – Listening to Christmas songs on the radio, I notice that not one of them has been produced recently. Most of them date back 30 or 40 years....
Break Dance in Christmas Eve
photo: WN / Emico Silalahi

Retailers pump up the volume to help drive up holiday sales
Full Article Denver Post
23 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON — Like a surprise party or a mortar attack, a night of Christmas shopping begins with noise. On Wednesday night outside Bloomingdale's, it's supplied by the Salvation Army sentinel who's ringing a bell. The sound registers at 83 decibels....
Guess - Retail store of clothes, perfume in the shopping mall.
photo: WN / Sweet Radoc

Ronnie Wood marries with Rod Stewart as best man
Full Article Music News
22 Dec 2012

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has married his 34-year old girlfriend Sally Humphreys with Rod Stewart as his best man....
Faces at a reunion concert, Royal Albert Hall, London, October 2009. Pictured are Ronnie Wood, Mick Hucknall, Bill Wyman, Andy Fairweather-Low, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones on drums.
photo: Creative Commons / Egghead06

The Son Also Rises: Julian Lennon, Thriving Survivor
Full Article The Examiner
22 Dec 2012

“Who’s gonna be a little rocker like his daddy?” Legend has it; these are the first words John Lennon spoke to his newborn son, Julian, in April 1963. Twenty-two years later, Julian kept up his end of the legacy bargain when “Valotte,” his debut album, became a worldwide hit. But the pressures of being the son of arguably the most beloved musician...
Julian Lennon, son of late Beatles legend John Lennon, is shown during an interview at the media preview for his photography exhibit, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 in Miami. The exhibition called "Timeless" features about 30 of Lennon's hand-signed portrait and landscape photographs and will run Dec. 1-5 at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
photo: AP / Wilfredo Lee

Google Launches 'Scan and Match' Music Service
Full Article Newsfactor
21 Dec 2012

Google is turning on a "scan and match" service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a year for. The service, which launched Tuesday, cuts uploading time for those who want to save their music libraries online. It scans a user's computer and gives them online access to the songs it...
Google - Laptop
photo: WN / Yolanda

Gospel star to perform in Miami Gardens on Sunday
Full Article The Miami Herald
20 Dec 2012

Fans of the popular BET series Sunday Best, a gospel music competition much like American Idol, will surely recognize the name Le'Andria Johnson, who won Sunday Best's season three. Even if you don't recognize the name, you won't want to miss her when she heads the holiday concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Universal Truth Center for Better Living,...
A cappella gospel group at Pike Place Market. Jump blues musician PK Dwyer is credited with forming the first-ever street band to busk at the Market.
photo: Creative Commons / MarmadukePercy

Live music calendar
Full Article Richmond Times Dispatch
20 Dec 2012

RICHMOND AREA ASHLAND COFFEE & TEA, 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 798-1702. Honky Tonk Holiday show with Bill Kirchen, 8 p.m. Thursday, $25. BiG WiDE GRiN, 8 p.m. Friday, $15-$20. Eclectic Jazz Ensemble (jazz fusion), 8 p.m. Saturday, $8. Collin Pastore, 7 p.m. Dec. 27, $5. BALLICEAUX, 203 N. Lombardy St., 355-3008. No BS! Brass Band, 10 p.m....
Chief Musician Yolanda C. Pelzer of the U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble sings I'll Take Romance during an evening concert at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference.
photo: US Navy / Chief Musician Stephen Hassay

Sarah Brightman announces fall 2013 North American tour dates (Video)
Full Article The Examiner
20 Dec 2012

On Dec. 17 Sarah Brightman announced that her early 2013 North American tour is being pushed back to the fall due to a conflict with her international album release plan. New tour dates were announced and Brightman's 2013 North American headlining tour will now begin on Sept. 13 in Hamilton, Ontaro and end on Nov. 2 in Anaheim, Calif.. Sarah...
La soprano Sarah Brightman cantando en el Live Heart en la torre TV en China
photo: Creative Commons / Jiazi

Lindsay Lohan Refused To Kiss 'Scary Movie 5' Co-Star Charlie Sheen
Full Article Starpulse
22 Dec 2012

Apparently, even Lindsay Lohan has standards - the actress wouldn't kiss her "Scary Movie 5" co-star Charlie Sheen. Even though both stars signed releases ensuring neither of them had cold sores...
Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at Star magazine's Young Hollywood party in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

Sonakshi’s success trail
Full Article The Hindu
22 Dec 2012

Sonakshi Sinha’s face is doing all the talking. She’s glowing, she’s animated and she has a ready sense of humour. Clearly playing to the gallery of media persons surrounding her, ‘ShotgunShatrughan Sinha’s daughter says, “Losing weight is the story of my life”, to an oft-repeated question. Sonakshi...
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha looks on during a promotional event of her upcoming Hindi film "Dabangg," or Fearless, in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Dabangg is a story of a fearless police officer and is scheduled to released on Sept. 10, 2010.
photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi

Showbitz: Cheers for Anurag
Full Article The Hindu
22 Dec 2012

Cheers for Anurag Anurag Kashyap seems to be having a great end to his year with the news that his Gangs of Wasseypur will be screened in the Spotlight section of the Sundance Film Festival 2013 where he has been chosen as a Jury member of the World Cinema Dramatic section. The film has also bagged top honours at the Asia Pacific Film Festival and...
Indian director Anurag Kashyap talks about his film "Black Friday",
photo: AP / Keystone/Martial Trezzini

Salman Khan's 'Dabangg 2' takes biggest non-holiday opening
Full Article IMDb
22 Dec 2012

Salman Khan's Dabangg 2 has broken the record for the biggest non-holiday opener. The film took 21.10 crore in India on its opening...
Bollywood actor Salman Khan and Sri Lankan born Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, left, interact with the media as they arrive for a fashion show as part of the three-day long International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 3, 2010. Some of India's top movie stars converged in Sri Lanka on Thursday for Bollywood's annual roadshow despite calls to boycott the event because of the alleged killing of Tamil civilians during the final stages of the country's decades-long civil war.
photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena

Jennifer Aniston Pole Dancing: Actress Is 'Amazing,' Says Co-Star Emma Roberts
Full Article Huffington Post
21 Dec 2012

Jennifer Aniston is an "amazing" pole dancer, says her "We're the Millers" costar Emma Roberts. Here, Aniston appears in a bra on set in August. (Splash News)...
Jennifer Aniston arrives at the premiere of "Love Happens" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.
photo: AP / Matt Sayles

Kristen Stewart Confirms 'Snow White' Sequel
Full Article IMDb
21 Dec 2012

After one of the biggest celebrity scandals of 2012 involving Kristen Stewart and her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, many speculated...
Kristen Stewart speaking at the 2012 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

Brothers Grimm: How They Went From Poverty To A Google Doodle
Full Article Cinema Blend
20 Dec 2012

One hundred and fifty years or so after Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm died, the brothers have become literary legends in the same way as William Shakespeare. Even those who haven’t read their actual texts have no doubt been exposed to the stories and ideas they collected in the form of bedtime stories, Disney adaptations and modern reimaginings. Cutting...
Google Inc. is an American multinational corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies.
photo: WN / Priya Dashini

Google Celebrates Grimm's Fairy Tales' 200th Anniversary With A Doodle
Full Article Cinema Blend
20 Dec 2012

Great stories are a part of mankind's history, and there are many that have stood the test of time, being passed from generation to generation for centuries. Among them are the fairy tales shared by the Brothers Grimm. Today, Google...
Golden Fleece Room, Château du Rivau. The 12 gardens of Rivau are designated a Jardin Remarquable (by a French organisation that recognises remarkable gardens). They are inspired by fairy tales and legends and take the visitors on a beautiful and fantastical journey.
photo: Creative Commons / Manfred Heyde

Putin to focus on economic ties on trip to India
Full Article Herald Tribune
23 Dec 2012

MOSCOW - Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives in India in Monday on a visit intended to help cement Russia's position in the growing Indian market and reinvigorate political ties. Following Putin's talks Monday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Indian officials, Moscow and New Delhi will sign agreements on trade, science,...
At the Russia-EU Summit meeting.
photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office

Departing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Leaves Behind a Legacy of Firsts
Full Article ABC News
23 Dec 2012

After 31 years of public service, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves the limelight behind. On Friday, President Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to take her place as secretary of state, leaving Clinton to help him move in and then bow out. Over the past three decades, Clinton has served her country in one way or another, a tenure...
Sen. Hillary Clinton 2007
photo: Creative Commons / SEIU Walk a Day in My Shoes 2008

Currency Positioning And Technical Outlook: Holiday Mode
Full Article Seeking Alpha
23 Dec 2012

The US dollar rebounded smartly at the end of last week as the realization that it was increasingly likely the US would go over the fiscal cliff. This has been our base case, but many seemed to expect it to be averted and were looking past it. The collapse of Boehner's so-called Plan B, due to the lack of sufficient Republican support, would not...
US Dollar - Currency
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba

Japan’s incoming PM promises to mend China ties
Full Article Taipei Times
22 Dec 2012

Japan’s incoming prime minister yesterday pledged to seek a thaw in ties with China after a report said he would send a special envoy on a fence-mending mission to Beijing. Ties between Japan and China have become increasingly strained over a disputed island chain also claimed by Taiwan — the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台列嶼), controlled by Tokyo, which...
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe smiles during a question and answer during a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, a day after the party's landslide victory over the ruling Democratic Party of Japan led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in parliamentary elections. Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and bolster its national security amid deteriorating relations with China.
photo: AP / Koji Sasahara

Delta Air Lines gets 22,000 applications for flight attendant jobs
Full Article Tulsa World
22 Dec 2012

Delta Air Lines Inc. received 22,000 applications for about 300 flight attendant jobs in the first week after posting the positions outside the company. The applications arrived at a rate of two per minute, CEO Richard Anderson told workers Friday in a weekly recorded message. Applicants will be interviewed in January, and those hired will begin...
An Alaska Airlines plane takes off above a Delta Air Lines 747-400 airplane, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle.
photo: AP / Ted S. Warren

Demand from IT and manufacturing sector employees to drive Pune real estate in 2013: JLL India
Full Article The Times of India
22 Dec 2012

MUMBAI: Pune's residential real estate segment will see stronger demand in 2013 from IT/ITeS and manufacturing sector employees, Mumbai-based investors and NRIs looking to invest in...
Buildings-newly constructed buildings-property-real estate-India.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

Obama Urges Congress to Craft a Minimal 'Cliff' Deal
Full Article STL Today
22 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON”• President Barack Obama, calling himself a “hopeless optimist,” said Friday that he still believes that Congress can pass a deal to avert the approaching “fiscal cliff,” and he urged both parties to craft at least a minimal package that he can sign into law before Jan. 1. Appearing in the White House briefing room after a day of...
President Barack Obama calls a Member of Congress to discuss health care reform in the Oval Office, March 19, 2010. 
photo: Public Domain / The White House from Washington, DC

North Korea's rocket launches
North Korea's rocket launches
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  • Duration: 3:47
  • Updated: 20 Dec 2012
CNN Producer Tim Schwarz looks back on North Korea's history of rocket launches.
  • published: 12 Dec 2012
  • views: 25488
  • author: CNN
http://wn.com/North_Korea's_rocket_launches

Inside Syria - How real is Syria's chemical weapons threat?
Inside Syria - How real is Syria's chemical weapons threat?
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  • Duration: 24:56
  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
We ask if the West is exaggerating Syria's chemical weapons menace to justify a future military intervention. Watch Inside Syria with presenter Hazem Sika as he speaks with Lale Kemal, a military analyst and the correspondent for Jane Defense Weekly; Joel Rubin, a former US State Department official; and James Denselow, a Middle East analyst and founder of 'New Diplomacy Platform'.
http://wn.com/Inside_Syria__How_real_is_Syria's_chemical_weapons_threat?

Primary results of Egypt referendum announced
Primary results of Egypt referendum announced
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  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Egyptians have cast their ballots in the first round of a referendum on their country's new constitution. This as preliminary results show that a majority of the voters are in favor of the draft charter. Press TV's Karim Gamal el-Deen reports from Cairo. Follow our Facebook on: www.facebook.com Follow our Twitter on: twitter.com Follow our Tumblr on: presstvchannel.tumblr.com
http://wn.com/Primary_results_of_Egypt_referendum_announced

Delhi bus gang rape : protests and vigils across India
Delhi bus gang rape : protests and vigils across India
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  • Duration: 2:21
  • Updated: 23 Dec 2012
The brutal gang rape of a young female student in Delhi on Sunday has sparked outrage across India. The 23-year-old and a male friend were then beaten, stripped and thrown out of the bus they were on. The woman is in a critical condition in hospital.
http://wn.com/Delhi_bus_gang_rape__protests_and_vigils_across_India

Primary results of Egypt referendum announced
Primary results of Egypt referendum announced
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  • Duration: 2:36
  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Egyptians have cast their ballots in the first round of a referendum on their country's new constitution. This as preliminary results show that a majority of the voters are in favor of the draft charter. Press TV's Karim Gamal el-Deen reports from Cairo. Follow our Facebook on: www.facebook.com Follow our Twitter on: twitter.com Follow our Tumblr on: presstvchannel.tumblr.com
http://wn.com/Primary_results_of_Egypt_referendum_announced

French envoy to UN discusses Mali conflict
French envoy to UN discusses Mali conflict
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved plans for an African-led military intervention in Mali aimed at reunifying the embattled North African state. The resolution, approved in New York on Thursday afternoon, calls for political reconciliation, elections and the training of the country's security forces before any operation is launched to reclaim Mali's northern areas. Geraud Araud, the French Ambassador to the United Nations, talks to Al Jazeera about the conflict in Mali.
http://wn.com/French_envoy_to_UN_discusses_Mali_conflict

US fiscal cliff
US fiscal cliff
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  • Updated: 21 Dec 2012
US President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dueled over the fiscal cliff, and despite narrowing differences remained stubbornly at odds over how to avoid looming tax hikes and spending cuts, known as the "fiscal cliff" .VIDEOGRAPHIC
  • published: 20 Dec 2012
  • views: 281
  • author: AFP
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UN Security Council approves Mali intervention force
UN Security Council approves Mali intervention force
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved sending an African-led military force to help reconquer northern Mali from Islamist militants. Duration: 01:03.
  • published: 21 Dec 2012
  • views: 125
  • author: AFP
http://wn.com/UN_Security_Council_approves_Mali_intervention_force

US guns & cash keep Yemen leaders silent as trade choke point at stake
US guns & cash keep Yemen leaders silent as trade choke point at stake
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Yemen's US-backed president has assumed control of the country's ballistic missile arsenal, after purging the military of rivals to his leadership. It was feared that the army would refuse to go along with the move, ushering in more turmoil in a country caught between uprisings, drone strikes, and al-Qaeda. Gayane Chichakyan now on what's at stake in Yemen. 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: 21 Dec 2012
  • views: 3213
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/US_guns_cash_keep_Yemen_leaders_silent_as_trade_choke_point_at_stake

President Obama Delivers Gun Control Statement
President Obama Delivers Gun Control Statement
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
In the aftermath of a deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Conn., President Obama addresses the nation on gun control and also talks about ongoing fiscal negotiations. Please visit nyti.ms in order to embed this video Watch more videos at nytimes.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com
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South Korea elects first female president
South Korea elects first female president
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
The daughter of South Korea's former military ruler has won the country's presidential election, promising in a speech to her supporters to heal a "divided society". The win over her liberal rival Moon Jae-in on Wednesday makes Park Geun-hye the country's first female head of state. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.
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Benghazi attack report slams US State Department
Benghazi attack report slams US State Department
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A government appointed panel has accused the US State Department of not doing enough to protect its diplomats in Libya. The panel investigated a series of attacks on the US mission in Benghazi in September, including one that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three members of his staff. But firing someone was not on the panel's list of 29 recommendations. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington.
http://wn.com/Benghazi_attack_report_slams_US_State_Department

Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1221731
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Connecticut_Shooting_in_Newtown_at_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_Parent_Interview

UN says Syria conflict is 'overtly sectarian'
UN says Syria conflict is 'overtly sectarian'
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
The Syrian crisis may have begun simply as a battle to push President Assad out - but the two sides are increasingly split along sectarian lines. That is the assessment from UN investigators, who say fighters from around the world are arriving in Syria to take up arms for both sides. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports.
http://wn.com/UN_says_Syria_conflict_is_'overtly_sectarian'

UBS fined $1.5b for Libor rigging
UBS fined $1.5b for Libor rigging
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Swiss bank UBS is set to pay a fine of $1.5b becoming the second bank after Barclays to be charged with misconduct in connection with the London Interbank Offered Rate or Libor. Libor is the rate at which banks lend to each other. It is used to price more than three hundred and fifty trillion dollars in contracts around the world. Potential losers include pension funds, insurance companies and individuals. More than a dozen banks have been caught up in the international inquiry, and there are more cases to come. Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports.
http://wn.com/UBS_fined_15b_for_Libor_rigging


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North Korea rocket launch was 'missile test'
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23 Dec 2012

North Korea's launching of a rocket into space last week amounted to the test of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a half-ton payload over 10,000km, the South Korean defence ministry says. "Based on our analysis and simulation, the missile is capable of flying more than 10,000km with a warhead of 500-600kg," a defence ministry official told...
In this released by the South Korean Defense Ministry on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, taken at unknown location in South Korea, an investigator examines a piece of debris from a rocket launched on Dec. 12, 2012, by North Korea, which was found by the South Korean navy in the Yellow Sea, off Gunsan, South Korea.
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updated 12 Dec 2012; published 12 Dec 2012
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updated 15 Dec 2012; published 13 Apr 2012
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Rock­et Row: Failed North Korea launch trig­gers tough talk
updated 20 Dec 2012; published 12 Dec 2012
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SUC­CESS North Korea Fires Rock­et Launch Long-Range Mis­sile Fired in De­fi­ance | Ar­maged­don ?
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