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  • UN/Arab League envoy warns of "hell" if Syria violence continues...1:37
  • Japan's Shinzo Abe gets second chance as PM...1:52
  • LIVE Delhi Gang Rape Victim Dies in Singapore Hospital-TV9...12:00
  • President Obama on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations: 'Let's Not Miss This Deadline'...10:33
  • Inside Story - Central African Republic's looming crisis...25:01
  • New Cold War? 'Reset dead, US never truly cooperated'...7:47
  • Deadly! SNOWSTORM ravage NORTHEAST US 17 Dead, Dectruction Dec.27,2012...1:30
  • Benazir Bhutto's death 5th anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN...18:27
  • Vox Populi: Egyptians to vote on Morsi's constitution...3:05
  • News Wrap: In Iraq, Sunni Demonstrators Protest Government...2:18
  • 2011: Barbara Bush teases George HW Bush...0:47
  • 'Nelson Mandela is back home'...1:26
www.euronews.com UN and Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned of the dire consequences of failure to find a political solution to end the violence. Brahimi is in Moscow, following a visit by Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr the day before. Syria's opposition coalition has rebuffed Russia's offer to hold talks, angering Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. His recent comments hint that Moscow may be resigned to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad losing power, but Lavrov does not foresee the president bowing out gracefully. "In regard to Bashar al-Assad, he has repeatedly, in public, in private and at his recent meetings with Lakhdar Brahimi in Damascus, stated that he is not going to leave, that he will remain in the office until the very end," said Lavrov. Brahimi painted a stark picture of how bad the situation in Syria could become. "If you have a panic in Damascus and you have one million people leaving Damascus in a panic - they can go only to two places: Lebanon and Jordan. Neither Lebanon, nor Jordan can support, without breaking up completely, 500000 refugees. "The only alternative is really hell or a political process," Brahimi added. Despite diplomatic efforts, the violence continues. Unverified video uploaded to the internet purports to show the aftermath of a military air attack in a suburb of Damascus on Friday. The rebel Free Syrian Army has announced a new offensive in Maaret al Numan, part of Idlib province, in the north west ...
UN/Arab League envoy warns of "hell" if Syria vi­o­lence con­tin­ues
1:37
Japan's Shin­zo Abe gets sec­ond chance as PM
1:52
LIVE Delhi Gang Rape Vic­tim Dies in Sin­ga­pore Hos­pi­tal-TV9
12:00
Pres­i­dent Obama on Fis­cal Cliff Ne­go­ti­a­tions: 'Let's Not Miss This Dead­line'
10:33
In­side Story - Cen­tral African Re­pub­lic's loom­ing cri­sis
25:01
New Cold War? 'Reset dead, US never truly co­op­er­at­ed'
7:47
Dead­ly! SNOW­STORM rav­age NORTH­EAST US 17 Dead, Dec­truc­tion Dec.27,2012
1:30
Be­nazir Bhut­to's death 5th an­niver­sary Pak­istan Peo­ple's Party JAPAN
18:27
Pres­i­dent Obama on Fis­cal Cliff Ne­go­ti­a­tions: 'Let's Not Miss This Dead­line'
10:33
Vox Pop­uli: Egyp­tians to vote on Morsi's con­sti­tu­tion
3:05
News Wrap: In Iraq, Sunni Demon­stra­tors Protest Gov­ern­ment
2:18
2011: Bar­bara Bush teas­es George HW Bush
0:47
In­side Story - Cen­tral African Re­pub­lic's loom­ing cri­sis
25:01
'Nel­son Man­dela is back home'
1:26
"Protest In Egypt Libya Iraq And Lebanon And Mo­roc­co And Sudan And Tunisia And Iran And Bangladesh
9:35




Syria risks becoming ‘new Somalia’: UN envoy
Full Article Zeenews
30 Dec 2012

London: UN-Arab League envoy to Damascus, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said that a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria seemed far away, adding that the country risked being slithering into ‘hell’. Following talks in Moscow with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei...
In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings from heavy shelling in Homs, Syria, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network

Japan: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the Same
Full Article WorldNews.com
29 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling A millennium before the English statesmen Edmund Burke, regarded as the father of Western Conservatism and who wrote, "good order is the foundation of all things," Japan's Seventeen-Article Constitution began with this conservative principle: "Harmony is to be cherished, and opposition for opposition's...
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) employees at the emergency operation center in the building used as crisis management headquarters at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye

India appeal for calm after Delhi gang-rape victim dies
Full Article BBC News
29 Dec 2012

Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city. The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. Her body is to be flown back to India for...
Indian anti-riot personnel stand guard at a check point after security was beefed up following the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri

Fiscal cliff: Obama 'optimistic' on Senate-led deal
Full Article BBC News
28 Dec 2012

US President Barack Obama says he is "modestly optimistic" that a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" is possible, after a last-ditch White House...
File - President Barack Obama greets the children of U.S. embassy staff at a meet and greet reception at the Chulalongkorn University Sports Center in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 18, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

CAR seeks foreign help against rebels
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Dec 2012

The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed...
In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, troops from the Central African Republic stand guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
photo: AP / Ben Curtis

Imperial Lockstep
Full Article CounterPunch
27 Dec 2012

Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves. Fuelled by 9/11 and inspired by material avarice, the...
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security on the street during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 2012.
photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives

Six dead as winter snowstorms pound US
Full Article Zeenews
27 Dec 2012

Washington: Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city....
Winter snowstorms pound US
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal

Pakistan marks fifth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto murder
Full Article BBC News
27 Dec 2012

Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province. The...
Supporters of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, stand beside her portrait after lighting earth lamps at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of her death
photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary

Washington stirs for ‘fiscal cliff’ talks as Obama heads home
Full Article Khaleej Times
27 Dec 2012

Efforts to prevent the US economy from going over a ‘fiscal cliff’ stirred back to life on Wednesday with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at the New Year. In a sign that there may be a way through deadlock in Congress, Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged the...
File - President Barack Obama returns to the White House following the Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

Morsi Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Drafting Egypt’s Constitution
Full Article The New York Times
27 Dec 2012

CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt took responsibility on Wednesday for “mistakes” during the run-up to ratification of the new Constitution and urged Egyptians to appreciate the fierce disagreements about it as a “healthy phenomenon” of their new democracy. Times Topic: Egypt NewsRevolution and Aftermath...
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.
photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo

Iraq: Sunnis Continue Protests Against Prime Minister
Full Article The New York Times
27 Dec 2012

Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq’s main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a demonstration on Wednesday against Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a Shiite. The size of the protests in the Sunni stronghold of Anbar Province was an escalation in protests that erupted last week after troops detained the bodyguards...
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq’s main trade route
photo: AP / Karim Kadim

George Bush senior in intensive care unit
Full Article The Guardian
27 Dec 2012

Former US president admitted to Houston hospital with family members remaining by his side, doctors say Former US president George HW Bush was on liquid-only diet after a fever that kept him in the hospital over Christmas got worse. Photograph: Max Nash/AP...
Official portrait of George H. W. Bush, former President of the United States of America.
photo: US DoD

UN on alert as CAR rebels advance
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Dec 2012

The United Nations is pulling its non-essential staff from the Central African Republic, as rebels advance towards the capital Bangui. The US has also urged its citizens to leave the country, the AFP news agency reported, as France deployed a protection force around its embassy after it was attacked on Wednesday. Angry protesters carrying clubs...
File - Margaret Vogt, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), briefs the Security Council on the situation in that country, 6 June, 2012.
photo: UN / JC McIlwaine

Nelson Mandela released from hospital for treatment at home
Full Article Irish Times
27 Dec 2012

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was released from hospital yesterday. The anti-apartheid icon has been in hospital since December 8th being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government spokesman said....
Nelson Mandela released from hospital for treatment at home
photo: AP / Themba Hadebe

Wenger determined to keep Walcott
Full Article IC Newcastle
30 Dec 2012

07:45, Dec 30 2012 Arsene Wenger revelled in Theo Walcott's Thierry Henry-esque hat-trick and then reiterated his desire to keep hold of the star forward following this evening's stunning 7-3 win over Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger deployed Walcott as Arsenal's lone hitman for the third game running and the move paid off...
Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, July 22, 2012. Arsenal will play the Malaysian XI, a Malaysia League selection, on Tuesday as part of their Asia tour.
photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin

Theo Walcott Hat Trick Lifts Arsenal Over Newcastle (VIDEO)
Full Article Huffington Post
30 Dec 2012

Arsenal's Theo Walcott celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Newcastle United during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates stadium, London, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012....
Arsenal's Theo Walcott celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Newcastle United during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates stadium, London, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Tom Hevezi

Theo Walcott hat-trick against Newcastle delights fans
Full Article DNA India
30 Dec 2012

Arsene Wenger cannot pass a microphone without being asked if he needs a new centre-forward. After this pell-mell display he has his answer. On a cavalier evening Arsenal scored seven times, Theo Walcott producing a brilliant hat-trick, substitute Oliver Giroud netting twice, with Demba Ba, a touted replacement for both, answering on two occasions...
Arsenal's Theo Walcott celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Newcastle United during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates stadium, London, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Tom Hevezi

» Chicago White Sox News
Full Article Major League Blogging
30 Dec 2012

Notes: What I tend to do heavily in my rankings, unlike all the other rankings, is group players together based on their position/projection/potential. For example, in round 8/bubble I grouped together 4 cl (Brad Lidge and Jon Broxton as well as Matt Capps and Heath Bell). Broxton has had a great start and Lidge has had a rough one, but by season’s...
Adam Russell pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 2008.
photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison

Wenger: Walcott belongs at Arsenal
Full Article Goal
29 Dec 2012

The England international hit a magnificent hat-trick for the Gunners as they steamrollered Newcastle on Saturday and the Frenchman remains desperate to tie his future...
Arsenal coach France's Arsene Wenger smiles during a press conference at the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010.
photo: AP / Darko Vojinovic

Player Ratings: Arsenal 7-3 Newcastle
Full Article Goal
29 Dec 2012

The Gunners run riot with Theo Walcott stealing the show with a coolly taken hat-trick that strengthens his claim for a starting berth up front and and improved contract terms By Josh Clarke...
Fussball, UEFA Champions League, Vorrunde, Gruppenphase, Gruppe B, 4. Spieltag, FC Schalke 04 - Arsenal London, Dienstag (06.11.12), Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen: Arsenals Theo Walcott (v.r.), Torschuetze Olivier Giroud und Lukas Podolski jubeln ueber den Treffer zum 0:2.
photo: AP / Juergen Schwarz

Platini supports ban of third-party ownership
Full Article Al Jazeera
29 Dec 2012

UEFA President Michel Platini wants to end the third-party ownership of players' transfer rights but that is being fiercely opposed by agents who contend it would be a disaster for smaller clubs who depend on outside financing to secure big names. The issue came up repeatedly at a two-day football conference in Dubai with...
UEFA President Michel Platini  speaks at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 24, 2010. UEFA president Michel  Platini is chairing the two-day gathering in Israel.
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit

'Gangnam Style' to Obamamania: 12 reasons to be cheerful about 2012
Full Article The Independent
30 Dec 2012

No. 1 Psy of the times By John Walsh Essentially, it's a comic dance in which the participants ride an invisible horse and twirl an invisible lasso. The music is the worst kind of electro-synth pop. The singer is a chubby little geezer in 1950s sunglasses. The hook-line is meaningless to anyone outside Korea. The collective dancing it encourages is...
Supporters wave flags during President Barack Obama's election night party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
photo: AP / M. Spencer Green

Azealia Banks to quit "tacky", "unladylike" rapping?
Full Article Digital Spy
29 Dec 2012

Azealia Banks has suggested that she may give up rapping to conentrate on other types of music. Banks burst onto the scene with well-received mixtapes in 2011 before releasing the single '212', which made it to number 12 in the UK charts. Speaking to HypeTrak TV, Banks claimed she is looking to move her sound into different areas, saying: "I'd...
Rapper Azealia Banks performs during the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Indio, Calif.
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

Yoko Ono Talks About Other Beatles’ Resentment Of Becoming ‘Paul’s Band’
Full Article Yahoo Music
28 Dec 2012

Was the Beatles’ breakup partly due to the fact that the semi-democratic band was on the verge of turning into “Paul McCartney and the Beatles”? “John, in fact, was not the first one who wanted to leave the Beatles,” says Yoko Ono in a newly released interview. “Ringo one night with Maureen (Starkey, his first wife) came to John and me and said,...
 Yoko Ono stands next to some of her work at the start of her exhibition in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 12, 1998. The exhibition, which surveys her work from the Sixties to the present, reveals the complexity of her work across a period of t
photo: AP Photo

Did Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth secretly get married?
Full Article MuchMusic
28 Dec 2012

Miley Cyrus has sparked rumours she has married Liam Hemsworth. Speculation is mounting that the couple, who got engaged last summer, tied the knot in recent days after they posted festive photographs of themselves on Instagram in which they are both wearing what appear to be wedding bands. According to gossip website TMZ.com, 22-year-old Hemsworth...
Actor Liam Hemsworth, left, an honoree at the Australians in Film 8th Annual Breakthrough Awards, poses with his fiance Miley Cyrus on the red carpet on Wednesday June 27, 2012, in Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

Nicole Scherzinger unveils new single 'Boomerang' artwork
Full Article Digital Spy
28 Dec 2012

Nicole Scherzinger has unveiled the artwork for her new single 'Boomerang'. The X Factor judge will release the track, the first from her second solo studio album, on January 7. Scherzinger filmed the music video for 'Boomerang' last month, inviting her X Factor contestants James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas along to the shoot. Arthur went on to win...
Nicole Scherzinger performs during the iHeartRadio music festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

Shakira gives birth to baby boy
Full Article Newstrack India
28 Dec 2012

Tweet Washington, December 28 (ANI): Shakira and her boyfriend Gerard Pique, who met on the set of the video for the South Africa World Cup theme song 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)', welcomed a baby boy just two days after Christmas. The 25-year-old Spanish footballer announced the happy news in a tweet to his 4.7 million...
Shakira performing at Y100's Jingle Ball 2009 at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - 12.12.09
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Miley Cyrus fuels wedding rumours
Full Article Stuff
27 Dec 2012

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have sparked rumours they wed over the Christmas holidays. The couple got engaged in June after meeting on the set of romantic movie The Last Song in 2009. Over the holidays, the former Hannah Montana star used photo sharing site Instagram to post a picture of her and Hemsworth posing in front...
Miley Cyrus at 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards, 29th June.
photo: Creative Commons / Jeff Denberg

Jessica Simpson Weight Watchers 360 holiday weight loss
Full Article The Examiner
27 Dec 2012

Bombshell blonde “Dukes of Hazzard” starlet and song artist, Jessica Simpson announced baby number two on the nest, but in the meantime while she is taking care of baby number one she is telling women of American how she lost the baby weight post-pregnancy. Jessica Simpson...
Jessica Simpson 8
photo: Creative Commons / John VanderHaagen

Movie review: Jack Reacher
Full Article NZ Herald
29 Dec 2012

Tom Cruise joins forces with Valkyrie and The Usual Suspects screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, who takes on directing duties for this adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novel One Shot. Reacher is an ex-army military police major turned drifter, and the casting of Cruise as the imposing 114kg, 1.96m character of the page was a controversial...
Tom Cruise on MTV Live in December 2008
photo: Creative Commons / MTV Live at http://www.mtv.ca/live

McCartney, 'God particle' scientist get honors
Full Article Denver Post
29 Dec 2012

LONDONStella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among the hundreds being honored by Queen Elizabeth II this New Year. The list is particularly heavy with Britain's Olympic heroes, but it also includes...
The Stella McCartney (Beatle star Paul McCartney's daughter) range at H&M. The women went crazy when it was launched days ago.
photo: Creative Commons / jaimelondonboy

Cast of The Avengers at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International featuring Robert Downey Jr., Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Joss Whedon and Kevin Feige 24 July 2010
photo: Creative Commons / rwoan

Marion Cotillard to be nominated for “Best Actress” for her performance in “Rust and Bone”
Full Article IMDb
27 Dec 2012

Our friend and one of our favorite actress, Marion Cotillard, is on her way to be nominated for “Best Actress” for her performance in “Rust and Bone.”...
Marion Cotillard
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DiCaprio regrets not working more after Titanic
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
27 Dec 2012

Leonardo DiCaprio regrets taking a break from acting after the success of Titanic. The 38-year-old Oscar winner began starring in commercials as a child and by the mid-Nineties was the toast of...
Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the British Academy Film Awards in London, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005.
photo: AP / John D McHugh

David Hasselhoff just wants to perform for us
Full Article Kansas City Star
27 Dec 2012

David Hasselhoff still feels a connection with the younger generation, even though his popular TV seriesBaywatch” has been off the air for more than a decade. “When Justin Bieber comes up and goes, ‘Hoff!’ and then Selena Gomez says, ‘It’s so weird he loves you,’ it’s great. It just...
David Hasselhoff
photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot

Third time's the charm? Kate Winslet marries Ned Rocknroll in private ceremony
Full Article Syracuse
27 Dec 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Kate Winslet has tied the knot again. The Oscar-winning actress wed Ned Rocknroll in New York earlier this...
Kate Winslet Palm Film Festival 2
photo: Creative Commons / Maggie

Grey's Anatomy actor Dempsey wants to buy Tully's
Full Article Business Journal
27 Dec 2012

Patrick Dempsey, the actor who plays Dr. Derek Shepherd in the TV show "Grey's Anatomy," wants to buy struggling Seattle coffee chain Tully's Coffee Corp. The Seattle Times reports Dempsey is leading a group of investors that wants to buy Tully's, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Dempsey's bid would compete with other...
Patrick Dempsey
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Jairam Ramesh puts off launch of direct cash transfer scheme
Full Article The Times of India
29 Dec 2012

RAJAHMUNDRY: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has postponed by four days the scheduled launch on January 2 of the Aadhar-based direct cash transfer pilot project in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. "The launch of the direct...
union rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh distributes appointment letters among youth in Srinagar India, on 17, December 2011.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Avoid tax hike on middle class: Obama
Full Article The Times of India
29 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to protect the middle class...
Obama
photo: Creative Commons / Jeremiah Ro

Euro ends 2-year slump on Draghi backstop
Full Article The Washington Post
29 Dec 2012

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The euro halted a two-year losing streak as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s commitment to backstop the shared currency stymied a debt- contagion threat. In its 13th year, the 17-nation currency rebounded versus the greenback after sliding almost 10 percent during the prior two years. The yen extended the...
Euro Currency
photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag

Qatar Airways files $600 million claim over new airport
Full Article The Guardian
29 Dec 2012

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said it was filing a $600 million (371 million pounds) legal claim against a contractor for a delay in opening a new international airport in Doha....
A Airbus A330-200 of Qatar Airways landing at Frankfurt Airport
photo: Creative Commons / Wo st 01

As GOP Searches For Story To Tell, Marco Rubio Is Hard At Work Polishing His Own
Full Article Huffington Post
29 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON -– Let us count the ways that Sen. Marco Rubio is already better positioned to be a competitive presidential candidate in 2016 than Mitt Romney ever was. Rubio (R-Fla.) is younger. He's Latino. He gives a good speech. But less remarked upon: Rubio understands the importance of talking about himself....
Senator Marco Rubio speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

Rep. Allen West: President Obama living in a 'fantasy world'
Full Article The Examiner
29 Dec 2012

During a Fox News interview on Thursday, Rep. Allen West claimed President Obama was living in a "fantasy world." West was asked his views on the fiscal cliff negotiations. West said, What the president is proposing is...
Col. Allen West, congressional candidate in Florida, speaking at CPAC.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

Ohio court directs Josh Mandel to cover political blogger's public records costs (Video)
Full Article The Examiner
29 Dec 2012

Ohio's first-term Treasurer Josh Mandel, who lost his bid this year to deny incumbent Democratic senator Sherrod Brown a second term in what was widely seen as one of the nastiest and most expenses races in the country, lost another decision, this time to a group of progressive political bloggers who won a decision by the Ohio Supreme Court that...
Republican senate candidate, Ohio treasurer Josh Mandel at the City Club in Cleveland Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Tony Dejak

Bolivian president expropriates electricity distribution subsidiaries of Spain’s Iberdrola
Full Article The Washington Post
29 Dec 2012

LA PAZ, BoliviaPresident Evo Morales has nationalized electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola. Morales issued a decree Saturday allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation....
Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks at an anniversary event for Military College in La Paz, Monday, April 20, 2009.
photo: AP / Juan Karita

UN/Arab League envoy warns of
UN/Arab League envoy warns of "hell" if Syria violence continues
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  • Updated: 29 Dec 2012
www.euronews.com UN and Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned of the dire consequences of failure to find a political solution to end the violence. Brahimi is in Moscow, following a visit by Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr the day before. Syria's opposition coalition has rebuffed Russia's offer to hold talks, angering Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. His recent comments hint that Moscow may be resigned to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad losing power, but Lavrov does not foresee the president bowing out gracefully. "In regard to Bashar al-Assad, he has repeatedly, in public, in private and at his recent meetings with Lakhdar Brahimi in Damascus, stated that he is not going to leave, that he will remain in the office until the very end," said Lavrov. Brahimi painted a stark picture of how bad the situation in Syria could become. "If you have a panic in Damascus and you have one million people leaving Damascus in a panic - they can go only to two places: Lebanon and Jordan. Neither Lebanon, nor Jordan can support, without breaking up completely, 500000 refugees. "The only alternative is really hell or a political process," Brahimi added. Despite diplomatic efforts, the violence continues. Unverified video uploaded to the internet purports to show the aftermath of a military air attack in a suburb of Damascus on Friday. The rebel Free Syrian Army has announced a new offensive in Maaret al Numan, part of Idlib province, in the north west ...
  • published: 29 Dec 2012
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  • author: Euronews
http://wn.com/UN/Arab_League_envoy_warns_of_hell_if_Syria_violence_continues

Japan's Shinzo Abe gets second chance as PM
Japan's Shinzo Abe gets second chance as PM
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  • Updated: 29 Dec 2012
Japan's parliament has formally appointed Shinzo Abe as the new prime minister. He had previously served in the same job from 2006 to 2007. His administration will have to win over a public weary of revolving door politics and will need to convince his people that the best of times are still ahead. Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.
http://wn.com/Japan's_Shinzo_Abe_gets_second_chance_as_PM

LIVE Delhi Gang Rape Victim Dies in Singapore Hospital-TV9
LIVE Delhi Gang Rape Victim Dies in Singapore Hospital-TV9
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  • Updated: 30 Dec 2012
SINGAPORE: The 23-year-old girl, who was gang-raped and severely beaten on a bus in New Delhi died early Saturday at a Singapore hospital, after her horrific ordeal galvanized Indians to demand greater protection from sexual violence that impacts thousands of women every day.
http://wn.com/LIVE_Delhi_Gang_Rape_Victim_Dies_in_Singapore_Hospital-TV9

President Obama on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations: 'Let's Not Miss This Deadline'
President Obama on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations: 'Let's Not Miss This Deadline'
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  • Updated: 29 Dec 2012
The president calls congressional leaders to come to an agreement before new year.
  • published: 28 Dec 2012
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  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/President_Obama_on_Fiscal_Cliff_Negotiations_'Let's_Not_Miss_This_Deadline'

Inside Story - Central African Republic's looming crisis
Inside Story - Central African Republic's looming crisis
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  • Duration: 25:01
  • Updated: 30 Dec 2012
Will a rebel coup looking to unseat the government place the country in yet another humanitarian disaster? Inside Story, with presenter Adrian Finighan, speaks to guests: Louis Keumayou, the president of the Pan-African Press Association; Magloire Kolisso, a former press attache to the president; and Emmanuel Dupuy, the president of the Institute for Prospective and Security Studies in Europe.
http://wn.com/Inside_Story__Central_African_Republic's_looming_crisis

New Cold War? 'Reset dead, US never truly cooperated'
New Cold War? 'Reset dead, US never truly cooperated'
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  • Updated: 29 Dec 2012
Tit-for-tat moves between Russia and the US are plunging the two nations into a new Cold War, says Russia expert Stephen Cohen. Washington's longtime policy towards Moscow is to blame for the growing tensions. 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: 29 Dec 2012
  • views: 2897
  • author: RussiaToday
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Deadly! SNOWSTORM ravage NORTHEAST US 17 Dead, Dectruction Dec.27,2012
Deadly! SNOWSTORM ravage NORTHEAST US 17 Dead, Dectruction Dec.27,2012
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- - SUBSCRIBE FOR PREDICTIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOU - - Dec.27,2012 Very Detructive Snowstorm strike Northeast USA UPDATES - 12 Dead - Thousands of flights cancelled - Many Buildings Destroyed - Many Trees Uprooted - Many Traffic Accidents - Heaviest in Norther New York - Jet Skidded Runway - 700 Car Crashes in Virginia - 200000 without power PREDICTION: www.youtube.com (embedded date) REVELATION Nov. 26, 2012 A very destructive snow storm is seen coming to the Northeast USA, with a lot of wind. The wind picks up materials off the Ground. There is what appears to be sand blowing. The appearance of desolation thereafter is evident. SOME PAST FULFILLLED PREDICTIONS # 10.16.12 New Zealand Strong 5.7 Earthquake fulfilled in 24 hrs www.youtube.com # 9.26.12 Scientists Discovery Confirm Weird Mega-quake www.youtube.com # 9.7.12 China Apocalyptic Earthquake 500000 Bldgs damaged www.youtube.com # 9.7.12 Clock Time of China Apocalyptic Earthquake www.youtube.com # 8.29.12 Louisiana US Hurricane Katrina Revisit by Isaac www.youtube.com # 8.12.12 London Massive Olympic Fire; Worst in 7 years www.youtube.com # 7.13.12 Christian Camp Attack; Rapes, Pillage: Predicted 5 dys before www.youtube.com # 3.11.11 Japan 9.0 Mega-quake: Predicted 12 days bfr www.youtube.com # 3.20.12 Earthquake Magnitude of 7.8 Predicted 2 days bfr: www.youtube.com # 4.11.12 Mega-quake 8.6 Magnitude & death toll: Predicted 2 wks bfr: www.youtube.com # 5.29.12 Italy Deadly Earthquake Date Depicted: 6 dys bfr www ...
  • published: 27 Dec 2012
  • views: 464
  • author: HarvestArmy
http://wn.com/Deadly!_SNOWSTORM_ravage_NORTHEAST_US_17_Dead,_Dectruction_Dec27,2012

Benazir Bhutto's death 5th anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN
Benazir Bhutto's death 5th anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN
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  • Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Benazir Bhutto's death anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN 5th anniversary of Bhutto murder
  • published: 28 Dec 2012
  • views: 66
  • author: Nomi Shah
http://wn.com/Benazir_Bhutto's_death_5th_anniversary_Pakistan_People's_Party_JAPAN

President Obama on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations: 'Let's Not Miss This Deadline'
President Obama on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations: 'Let's Not Miss This Deadline'
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  • Updated: 29 Dec 2012
The president calls congressional leaders to come to an agreement before new year.
  • published: 28 Dec 2012
  • views: 1385
  • author: ABCNews
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Vox Populi: Egyptians to vote on Morsi's constitution
Vox Populi: Egyptians to vote on Morsi's constitution
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  • Duration: 3:05
  • Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has announced the referendum on the new constitution will be held on December the 15th. That's as the country is gripped by unrelenting protests, with thousands coming out both for and against Morsi. Middle East expert, Doctor Omar Ashour, says Morsi is not doing enough to pacify his opponents 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: 02 Dec 2012
  • views: 4550
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/Vox_Populi_Egyptians_to_vote_on_Morsi's_constitution

News Wrap: In Iraq, Sunni Demonstrators Protest Government
News Wrap: In Iraq, Sunni Demonstrators Protest Government
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  • Updated: 27 Dec 2012
In other news Wednesday, thousands of Sunni demonstrators in western Iraq staged a mass protest against the Shiite-dominated government. Also, Toyota Motor Company agreed to pay more than $1 billion and settle claims of sudden acceleration.
  • published: 27 Dec 2012
  • views: 1283
  • author: PBSNewsHour
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2011: Barbara Bush teases George HW Bush
2011: Barbara Bush teases George HW Bush
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  • Updated: 29 Dec 2012
The former first lady pokes fun at her husband when he starts crying during an interview. Check out more videos from CNN at www.youtube.com Or visit our site at www.cnn.com
  • published: 27 Dec 2012
  • views: 972
  • author: CNN
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Inside Story - Central African Republic's looming crisis
Inside Story - Central African Republic's looming crisis
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  • Duration: 25:01
  • Updated: 30 Dec 2012
Will a rebel coup looking to unseat the government place the country in yet another humanitarian disaster? Inside Story, with presenter Adrian Finighan, speaks to guests: Louis Keumayou, the president of the Pan-African Press Association; Magloire Kolisso, a former press attache to the president; and Emmanuel Dupuy, the president of the Institute for Prospective and Security Studies in Europe.
http://wn.com/Inside_Story__Central_African_Republic's_looming_crisis

'Nelson Mandela is back home'
'Nelson Mandela is back home'
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  • Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela has been released from hospital, and is receiving medical care at his home in Johannesburg, the South African government has disclosed. A spokesman for President Jacob Zuma confirmed that Mr Mandela was transported to his home in Johannesburg's Houghton neighbourhood, where he will continue to recover under the close watch of his personal doctors. "He will undergo home-based high care at his Houghton home until he recovers fully," Mac Maharaj, the presidential spokesman said. "We request a continuation of the privacy consideration in order to allow for the best possible conditions for full recovery." Mr Mandela, who is 94, was flown on December 8 from his rural residence in Qunu village to the capital Pretoria, where he spent 19 days in hospital receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection. Doctors also discovered that he had developed gallstones and he had surgery to have them removed. It was his longest hospital stay since coming out of prison in 1990 after 27 years in detention. Get the latest headlines www.telegraph.co.uk Subscribe to The Telegraph www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
  • published: 27 Dec 2012
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  • author: telegraphtv
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"Protest In Egypt Libya Iraq And Lebanon And Morocco And Sudan And Tunisia And Iran And Bangladesh
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  • Updated: 22 Dec 2012
September 13, 2012 MSNBC News MOXNews.com
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South African President Jacob Zuma seen before a meeting held at Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. South Africa's polygamist president has apologized to the nation after being criticized for having an extramarital affair that resulted in a daughter born in October. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II declares games opened during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. At the Russia-EU Summit meeting. Children enjoying

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FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 file photo, an elderly Egyptian man shows his inked finger after casting his vote on the second round of a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi in Fayoum, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Cairo , Egypt. South African fans cheer at the Denmark vs. Cameroon World Cup match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 19, 2010. Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina is seen in one of the capital's presidential palaces in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday March 17, 2009 In this photo provided by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and taken on Friday, June 17, 2011, former South African President Nelson Mandela reads an advance copy of his latest book titled "Nelson Mandela By Himself" , at this home in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Press Briefing - Rio +20 Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Ministro de Relações Exteriores do Brasil entrevistado por Mônica Villela Grayley, chefe da Rádio ONU em Português Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, left, celebrates with teammates Aleksandar Kolarov, right, and Vincent Kompany after scoring against Blackburn Rovers during their English Premier League soccer match at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Authentic Brand New Apple Iphone 4g Hd 32gb(jailbroken & unlocked)$300 Apple iPhone 3GS - Smartphone

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. Bernard Tomic during his match against John Isner on Day 5 of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach Beach, Florida - March 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
Japan: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the Same
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling A millennium before the English statesmen Edmund Burke, regarded as the father of Western Conservatism and who wrote, "good order is the foundation of all things," Japan's Seventeen-Article Constitution began with this conservative principle: "Harmony is to be cherished, and opposition for opposition's...
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) employees at the emergency operation center in the building used as crisis management headquarters at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
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