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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 gang-rape: Protests spread across India...6:29
  • Mali's Islamist backlash over UN military approval...1:02
  • Everything You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff...7:00
  • 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
  • Know The TRUTH ~ Step By Step ~ Bret Baier's ~ 'Death and Deceit in Benghazi'...41:02
  • Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview...6:09
  • UN requests 1.1 billion euros aid for Syria refugees...1:01
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 gang-rape: Protests spread across India
6:29
Pri­ma­ry re­sults of Egypt ref­er­en­dum an­nounced
2:36
Mali's Is­lamist back­lash over UN mil­i­tary ap­proval
1:02
Ev­ery­thing You Need to Know About the Fis­cal Cliff
7:00
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
Know The TRUTH ~ Step By Step ~ Bret Baier's ~ 'Death and De­ceit in Beng­hazi'
41:02
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
UN re­quests 1.1 bil­lion euros aid for Syria refugees
1:01
Swiss bank UBS fined for libor rate fraud
0:51




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

Nadal aims to hit peak again in March
Full Article The Independent
23 Dec 2012

Rafael Nadal does not expect to be back to full fitness and close to his competitive best until the Masters event at Indian...
Rafael Nadal from Spain returns the ball during a Madrid Open tennis tournament match against his compatriot Fernando Verdasco, in Madrid
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki

Lampard not thinking about future December 23, 2012
Full Article ESPN
23 Dec 2012

Frank Lampard refused to speculate on his future after he helped Chelsea romp to an victory over Aston Villa. PA PhotosFrank Lampard celebrates after netting Chelsea's fourth of the game Lampard recently revealed he has not entered discussions with Chelsea over a new contract, and could leave the club in the summer. If no new contract is in place...
Chelsea's Frank Lampard celebrates their win against Liverpool atthe end of their Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Tuesday, April 14, 2009
photo: AP / Matt Dunham

We must respect Mourinho's decision, says Casillas
Full Article Goal
23 Dec 2012

The Real Madrid captain was controversially dropped for his side's visit to Malaga on Saturday but has refused to criticise his coach Josh Pedley More On : Real Madrid CF, Iker Casillas, José Mourinho Comments...
Real Madrid's goalkeeper Iker Casillas saves a goal against FC Barcelona during a quarterfinal, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)

Kapur ends title drought
Full Article The Hindu
23 Dec 2012

Shiv Kapur learnt the virtue of being patient as he ended his seven-year title drought with a fabulous three-stroke win over Daniel Chopra on the third and final day of the inaugural Shubhkamna Champions event at the Noida Golf Course here on Sunday. Overnight joint-second, Kapur, who was two strokes away from leader Chopra, gave a commanding...
India's Shiv Kapur during a practice round for the upcoming British Open Golf Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Course at Hoylake, England Tuesday July 18, 2006.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant

Nations Cup 2013: Peter Odemwingie anger over omission
Full Article BBC News
23 Dec 2012

Peter Odemwingie has reacted angrily to being omitted from Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations squad. The West Bromwich Albion forward last played for Nigeria in February's goalless draw with Rwanda in Nations Cup qualifying. "Every manager has got his own plans and tactics - if I don't figure in your plans, please be honest to tell...
Nigerian player Peter Odemwingie, left, falls after being challenged by Kenya's Allan Wanga, right, during their World Cup qualifying soccer match at Kasarani National Stadium, in Nairobi, Saturday Nov. 14, 2009
photo: AP / Sayyid Azim

Armstrong sued by British paper
Full Article Al Jazeera
23 Dec 2012

Lance Armstrong is being sued for more than $1.5m by a British newspaper which lost a libel action for publishing doping allegations against the now-disgraced cyclist. The Sunday Times paid Armstrong the equivalent of about $485,000 in 2006 to settle a case after it reprinted claims from a book in 2004 that he took performance-enhancing drugs. But...
Lance Armstrong speaks during an interview in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011.
photo: AP / Thao Nguyen

Indians, Nick Swisher agree to deal
Full Article ESPN
23 Dec 2012

Outfielder has agreed to a four-year, $56 million contract with the , a source told ESPN. The contract also includes a $14 million option for a fifth season that will "easily vest, the source said, making the potential total value of the contract $70 million. Swisher's contract...
Nick Swisher
photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison

Tendulkar was also a match-winning ODI bowler
Full Article Headlines India
23 Dec 2012

New Delhi, Dec 23: As the world paid rich tribute to legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who Sunday announced his retirement from One-Day cricket, one also remembered the bowler in the batting maestro who was equally a match-winner earning for himself the title of "Man with the Golden Arm". Tendulkar was an unorthodox bowler and has 154 wickets...
Indian Crickter Sachin Tendulkar during the  Practice Session  at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of 3rd India vs England Test match .
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Rihanna donates $1.75 million to Barbados hospital
Full Article Lexington Herald-Leader
23 Dec 2012

BRIDGETOWN, BarbadosPop star Rihanna has given $1.75 million to a hospital in her Caribbean...
Rihanna and Chis concert
photo: Creative Commons / Hannah Rika Villasis

Susan Boyle: I might try jazz
Full Article Music News
23 Dec 2012

Susan Boyle would love to put a Billie Holiday number on her next album. The Scottish singer rose to fame after appearing on TV show Britain's Got Talent and has gone on to have great success with her powerful voice....
Scottish singer Susan Boyle
photo: Creative Commons

Rod Stewart: I'm normal at Christmas
Full Article Music News
23 Dec 2012

Rod Stewart says his Christmas is 'just like everybody else's'. The legendary rocker prefers to enjoy low-key festivities during the holiday season. He shuns lavish celebrations and gifts, insisting the most important thing about Christmas is being with loved ones....
 Rod Stewart
photo: AP / Ralph Orlowski

Melissa Etheridge accused of withholding Christmas for kids
Full Article The Examiner
23 Dec 2012

Melissa Etheridge’s ex-partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels claims that Etheridge is withholding funds to her making it impossible for her to give their kids a Christmas. Michaels wrote a strange poem on her blog complaining about her financial issues. She indicated that her money problems were Etheridge’s fault because she’s holding the child support...
 ag2 Melissa Etheridge at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida 11/17/ 2007
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

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

Lady Gaga uses cash-saving coupons
Full Article Kypost
23 Dec 2012

Millionaire singer LADY GAGA still shops for bargains in store sales and insists on...
Scene Three (Forest) of Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour (revamped version).
photo: Creative Commons / Dulcet Nightingale

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

Ex-SC Gov Sanford eyes politics again after affair
Full Article The Guardian
23 Dec 2012

SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press= COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor's mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the Legislature over state travel expenses he used for an affair with an Argentine woman, had paid the largest ethics fine ever in South Carolina and faced a voting public that had become disillusioned with...
Gov. Mark Sanford speaks on his cell phone near St. Philip's Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009 before talking to the media. A panel of South Carolina lawmakers voted down a measure to impeach Sanford on Wednesday, but recommended a formal rebuke.
photo: AP / Mic Smith

PolitiFact: Testing Ryan claim on education failures
Full Article Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
23 Dec 2012

New today from : U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don't graduate." ....
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

AirAsia: Providing OFWs low fare rates
Full Article Sun Star
23 Dec 2012

AFTER launching two more regional routes days ago, low cost carrier Philippines' AirAsia is set to sustain its aggressive expansion plans for next year in line with the company's objective to emerge one of the leading players in the country's travel sector. AirAsia Inc. president Maan Hontiveros spearheaded the pre-launch party for the Clark to...
AirAsia
photo: Creative Commons / Rivarix

Euro survives a difficult year, further tests in store
Full Article Taipei Times
23 Dec 2012

The euro, written off many times during a crisis-wracked year, seems to have survived, but next year could prove equally difficult if European economies continue to struggle. The currency finished the year strongly after the 17 eurozone nations earlier this month agreed a deal to supply long-delayed bailout funds to Greece to keep the country...
Euro - Currency
photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag

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

Virbhadra to take oath as Chief Minister on Dec 25
Full Article Deccan Herald
23 Dec 2012

Virbhadra Singh, who steered Congress to power in Himachal Pradesh, will be sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time in a function at historic Ridge ground here on December 25. Governor Urmilla Singh has invited the 78-year-old...
Shri Virbhadra Singh assumes the charge of the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, in New Delhi on January 20, 2011.
photo: PIB of India

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

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: 25920
  • 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 gang-rape: Protests spread across India
Delhi gang-rape: Protests spread across India
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  • Duration: 6:29
  • Updated: 23 Dec 2012
India used protests once again on Friday to make a national demand for change in laws and to insist on a swift trial for the six men accused of gang-raping a young student in Delhi on a moving bus on December 16. Loud protests were held today outside Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, at the hospital where the victim is being treated and at other places. Watch full show: www.ndtv.com
  • published: 22 Dec 2012
  • views: 1492
  • author: ndtv
http://wn.com/Delhi_gang-rape_Protests_spread_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

Mali's Islamist backlash over UN military approval
Mali's Islamist backlash over UN military approval
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  • Updated: 23 Dec 2012
www.euronews.com In northern Mali, Islamist extremists have reacted violently to UN plans to send military forces to regain control of the region. They have restarted a campaign of destroying the numerous historic mausoleums of Muslim saints which are highly regarded by many in the region. The attackers say the veneration of saints is tantamount to idolatry. Religious extremist groups and secular rebel fighters took advantage of a coup in March, and took control of the vast northern part of the country. On Friday in Algiers, two groups signed a deal to find a solution through dialogue. One of them, The Defenders of Islam, expressed confidence that a political solution could be found. But just three days after the UN Security Council approved the deployment of an African-led force to reclaim the north, the Islamists appear more determined than ever to establish sharia law. One group claim to have cut off the hands of two suspected thieves, and said there is more treatment like that to come. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 23 Dec 2012
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  • author: Euronews
http://wn.com/Mali's_Islamist_backlash_over_UN_military_approval

Everything You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff
Everything You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff
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  • Duration: 7:00
  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Last August, President Obama and Congress put the US economy on course to go over a "fiscal cliff." With the 2012 presidential election decided, WSJ's David Wessel tells you everything you need to know about the "cliff" but were afraid to ask.
http://wn.com/Everything_You_Need_to_Know_About_the_Fiscal_Cliff

UN Security Council approves Mali intervention force
UN Security Council approves Mali intervention force
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  • Duration: 1:04
  • 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
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  • author: AFP
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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: 23 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: 3714
  • author: RussiaToday
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President Obama Delivers Gun Control Statement
President Obama Delivers Gun Control Statement
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  • Updated: 23 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: 23 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.
http://wn.com/South_Korea_elects_first_female_president

Know The TRUTH ~ Step By Step ~ Bret Baier's ~ 'Death and Deceit in Benghazi'
Know The TRUTH ~ Step By Step ~ Bret Baier's ~ 'Death and Deceit in Benghazi'
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
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Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Duration: 6:09
  • 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: 1225603
  • author: ABCNews
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UN requests 1.1 billion euros aid for Syria refugees
UN requests 1.1 billion euros aid for Syria refugees
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
www.euronews.com United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has made the organisation's largest ever short-term humanitarian appeal, calling for 1.1 billion euros for the Syrian people. The UN estimates that by next summer, neighbours Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and even Egypt will struggle to support a million Syrian refugees displaced by the ongoing conflict. Inside Syria, aid agencies expect to provide emergency assistance to 4 million people. "The exodus has reached more than five hundred thousand people," said Ban. "It will grow in number as fighting rages, and in intensity, as winter takes hold. Neighbouring countries face a huge financial burden in sheltering and caring for them. The increasing peril faced by Palestinian refugees in Syria is another growing concern." Around half a million Palestinian refugees have made Syria home. Most live in the Yarmouk district of the capital Damascus, the centre of fierce fighting in recent days between government forces and rebels. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 19 Dec 2012
  • views: 651
  • author: Euronews
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Swiss bank UBS fined for libor rate fraud
Swiss bank UBS fined for libor rate fraud
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  • Updated: 20 Dec 2012
www.euronews.com Swiss bank UBS has agreed to pay a fine of 1.5 billion US dollars after admitting libor fraud. The penalty, equivalent to more than 1.1 billion euros, will be paid to US, UK and Swiss regulators. The bank's chief executive Sergio Ermotti has told staff it is too early to say how and if customers were affected by the fraud. Global markets did not react to the fine, as it was widely expected UBS would settle the ongoing investigation. The penalty is three times what British bank Barclays had to pay for manipulating libor rates. Barclays was fined 450 million US dollars in June. Used in hundreds of trillions of euros worth of financial contracts, ranging from credit cards to complicated derivatives, and called the world's most important financial instrument, manipulation of the libor rates has come under intense scrutiny. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 19 Dec 2012
  • views: 158
  • author: Euronews
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HIV/AIDS Afflicts Migrants Living in Wealthy Countries Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed Bin Hammam, left, speaks as Chung Mong-joon, an outgoing FIFA vice president and an honorary chairman of the Korea Football Association, looks on during their press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Chung expressed support for Hammam, who has announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency. 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 Shoppers test the iPhone 5 at an Apple store in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The Great Barrier Reef is clearly visible from jet planes flying over it

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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...

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updated 18 Dec 2012; published 17 Dec 2012
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updated 18 Dec 2012; published 17 Dec 2012
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updated 22 Dec 2012; published 21 Dec 2012
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