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  • Forex: Fiscal Cliff and Euro Crisis Keep EURUSD, AUDJPY in Play...25:05
  • Australia braces for "catastrophic" wildfire day...1:00
  • Delhi rape victim's parents want the accused to be hanged: Krishna Tirath...1:24
  • Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists...3:54
  • Obama 'to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief'...1:51
  • Hoodbhoy: Kashmir Conflict -1/5...8:38
  • Falklands letter is 'another Kirchner trick'...2:12
  • UN urges accord at Sudan summit...1:53
  • Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists...3:54
  • UN council demands CAR rebels end offensive...2:29
  • Delhi gang-rape: water cannons, lathicharge as protests intensify...3:58
  • Venezuela: Chávez 'can miss oath' and still be president...1:32
  • Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital...0:47
  • Martin Bashir Slams Paul Ryan For Voting 'No' On Hurricane Sandy Aid But Yes On Midwest Flood Aid...2:03
Though we had US elections and Euro-area meetings last week, officials have made progress on neither the Fiscal Cliff nor the Eurozone debt crisis. For Forex traders, that means volatility is still on the menu and risk trends are highly vulnerable. Straightfoward risk aversion would set up pairs like EURUSD, AUDUSD and AUDJPY with greater trade potential...but there are abornmalities that we much account for. Those assets on the high-end of the yield curve have been warped by stimulus and extremely low potential for return, but so too have the safe havens been distorted. We discuss changes in the market and what trades still look good for sentiment changes.
Forex: Fis­cal Cliff and Euro Cri­sis Keep EU­RUSD, AU­D­JPY in Play
25:05
Aus­tralia braces for "catas­troph­ic" wild­fire day
1:00
Delhi rape vic­tim's par­ents want the ac­cused to be hanged: Kr­ish­na Tirath
1:24
Des­ti­na­tion Ter­ror: Bloody chaos in Syria at­tracts for­eign ji­hadists
3:54
Obama 'to nom­i­nate Hagel as Pen­tagon chief'
1:51
Hoodb­hoy: Kash­mir Con­flict -1/5
8:38
Falk­lands let­ter is 'an­oth­er Kirch­n­er trick'
2:12
UN urges ac­cord at Sudan sum­mit
1:53
Des­ti­na­tion Ter­ror: Bloody chaos in Syria at­tracts for­eign ji­hadists
3:54
UN coun­cil de­mands CAR rebels end of­fen­sive
2:29
Delhi gang-rape: water can­nons, lath­icharge as protests in­ten­si­fy
3:58
Venezuela: Chávez 'can miss oath' and still be pres­i­dent
1:32
Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Eliz­a­beth Hos­pi­tal
0:47
Mar­tin Bashir Slams Paul Ryan For Vot­ing 'No' On Hur­ri­cane Sandy Aid But Yes On Mid­west Flood Aid
2:03
Burma air strike tar­gets Kachin rebels Burma air strike tar­gets Kachin rebels
1:01




The Post-Crisis Crises
Full Article Project Syndicate
07 Jan 2013

NEW YORK – In the shadow of the euro crisis and America’s fiscal cliff, it is easy to ignore the global economy’s long-term problems. But, while we focus on immediate concerns, they continue to fester, and we overlook them at our peril. The most serious is global warming. While the global economy’s weak performance has led to a corresponding...

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Eine Ein-Euro-Muenze steht in Muenchen in einer Fotoillustration auf einem Ein-Dollar-Schein (Foto vom 28.11.07).
photo: AP / Joerg Koch

Australia PM Gillard visits fire-hit Tasmania
Full Article BBC News
07 Jan 2013

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is visiting wildfire-hit regions in Tasmania, as crews continued to battle blazes in the state. No deaths have been reported in the fires, which broke out on Thursday on the south coast amid a heat wave. But more than 100 buildings have been destroyed and communities in some areas remain cut off. Speaking in...

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This aerial photo shows homes destroyed by a wildfire near Boomer Bay, in southern Australia, on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013.
photo: AP / Chris Kidd

Father 'did not want India rape victim named'
Full Article Al Jazeera
07 Jan 2013

The father of Indian woman who died after being gang raped and tortured has said he had not allowed his daughter to be identified after the British Daily Mirror Sunday paper edition revealed her name, Indian newspaper the Hindustan Times reported on Monday. "I have only said we won't have any objection if the government...

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Kashmiri Sikh students shout slogans and hold placards as they take part in a protest in Srinagar on December 27, 2012, following the rape of a student in the Indian capital on December 16. An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after being brutally gang raped on a bus in New Delhi arrived December 27 in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital. The attack sparked a wave of protests across India in which a policeman died and more than 100 police and protestors were injured.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Assad Outlines His View of Syria Solution
Full Article Voa News
07 Jan 2013

CAIRO — Looking tired, but sounding confident, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a crowd of supporters at the Damascus opera house Sunday that he is prepared to hold a dialogue with the opposition, if it observes a cease-fire first. Opposition leaders dismissed the offer, saying it was devoid of substance. Assad's supporters gave him...

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013.
photo: AP / SANA

Chuck Hagel, Republican Vietnam vet, to get top spot at Pentagon
Full Article Newsday
06 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday. The selection of the decorated Vietnam combat veteran sets up a potentially contentious confirmation hearing because Hagel has come under scrutiny from his former colleagues over his...

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Outgoing U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel talks to supporters Thursday Dec 18, 2008 during a farewell news conference in Omaha, Neb.
photo: AP / Dave Weaver

Pakistan accuses India of deadly cross-border raid
Full Article Herald Tribune
06 Jan 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani military is accusing forces from neighboring India of crossing the boundary between the two sides' forces in Kashmir and attacking a Pakistani border post, killing a soldier. The military's public relations office said in a statement Sunday that another Pakistani soldier was critically wounded in the incident early Sunday....

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Indian Army soldiers patrol outside their army camp at Gurez, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Indian troops in Kashmir fought a deadly gunbattle with suspected rebels crossing the military Line of Control from Pakistani-controlled territory Saturday, the army said. One soldier and 11 suspected rebels were killed, army spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said, but only six suspected rebels' bodies were recovered. He said the other five bodies were lost when they fell into a river during the fighting in the disputed Himalayan region.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Argentina's call for return of Falklands causes a stir
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
06 Jan 2013

LONDON -- They have barely 3,000 inhabitants and far more sheep than people. They are more than 8,700 miles from London. For much of the year, they are bitterly cold and wind-swept, with only open sea and ice between them and Antarctica. President Ronald Reagan, who tussled with Margaret Thatcher over them as he rarely did on any other issue that...

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File - Cristina Fernández, President of Argentina, is pictured during a meeting of the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonization to consider the “Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)”, 14 June, 2012.
photo: UN / Evan Schneider

Sudan and South Sudan Presidents agree again on buffer zone
Full Article Deutsche Welle
06 Jan 2013

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to establish a demilitarized zone along their disputed border. The deal opens the way for the two countries to resume oil exports. Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan President Salva Kiir agreed to the deal Saturday,...

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President Salva Kiir, right, of South Sudan arrives at the National Palace with Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, left, of Ethiopia during talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday Jan. 4, 2013.
photo: AP

Syria fights off rebel advance on Damascus
Full Article Al Jazeera
05 Jan 2013

Syrian government forces have bombarded several rebel strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus to quell the fighters battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad from reaching the capital. Activists on Saturday said troops leveled their bombardment campaign on the districts of Hajar al-Aswad and Qaboun in southern Damascus while they continued to...

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, Syrian firefighters check a gas station that was attacked by a car bomb killing several people, activists said, in Damascus, Syria.
photo: AP / SANA

UN council calls on CAR rebels to withdraw
Full Article Al Jazeera
05 Jan 2013

The UN Security Council has called on rebels in the Central African Republic to halt their military offensive and withdraw from towns and cities they have seized. The council said in a press statement late on Friday that these military activities "gravely undermine" the country's security and stability, "constitute a threat to the civilian...

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File - Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN and President of the Security Council for December, briefs the press on the situation in the Central African Republic, 28 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

Friend of Delhi gang-rape victim calls for protests to continue
Full Article Newstrack India
05 Jan 2013

Tweet New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): The male friend of the 23-year-old medical student, who was gang-raped and left unclothed and bleeding in the street and later died in hospital two weeks after she was attacked on December 16 on a private bus in New Delhi, has said that things would have gone differently if someone had stopped to help....

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Chatraparishad Supporters participate in a Candel Light to  protest  against Delhi gang rape case and for reviewing “ Women Protection Law “ in kolkata on Friday 28 December 2012
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

‘Hugo Chavez can hold office without taking oath’
Full Article Zeenews
05 Jan 2013

Zeenews Bureau Caracas: President Hugo Chavez can reportedly begin his fourth term after re-election even if he is unable to attend a swearing-in ceremony owing to his illness, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said. After assuming the role of President, he could be sworn in later by the Supreme Court, Maduro added. Maduro made the statement after...

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 Hugo Chavez. President of Venezuela, addresses the 61st session of the U.N. General Assembly at UN headquarters, in this Sept. 20, 2006 file photo. Unlike in years past, Bush´s address to the General Assembly did not make waves. It was Iran´s
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Pakistani Girl Discharged from British Hospital
Full Article Chosunilbo
05 Jan 2013

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, has been temporarily discharged from a British hospital. According to the hospital, Yousafzai will spend the next few weeks rehabilitating at her parent's temporary house elsewhere in England. In the meantime, she will be treated by the hospital as an...

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This photo made available by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England shows Malala Yousufzai saying goodbye as she is discharged from the hospital to continue her rehabilitation at her family’s temporary home in the area, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.
photo: AP / Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Congress passes $9.7 billion in Sandy aid, with some House GOP dissent
Full Article The Washington Post
04 Jan 2013

Congress has approved $9.7 billion in new aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, with a face-saving quick move by the House taken three days after Speaker John A. Boehner earned scathing criticism from New York and New Jersey Republicans for canceling a late-night vote on the funds. The bill, which will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio waits to meet new members of the House shortly after he survived a roll call vote in the newly convened 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite

Clarke: 'We need to improve'
Full Article Al Jazeera
07 Jan 2013

Australia over supine sub-continental opposition for the second season in a row on Sunday but captain Michael Clarke admits they are a work in progress as they embark on their toughest ever year of Test cricket. Fragility in the top order, the and Mike Hussey from the middle order and injuries to the pace bowling unit mean there is plenty to ponder...

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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke walks in the field during the fifth day play of the second cricket test match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011.
photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena

Injury-prone Shane Watson wants to concentrate on batting and return as a Test opener
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
07 Jan 2013

SHANE Watson has told the selectors he wants to concentrate on his batting to resurrect a stuttering Test career marred by injuries, putting further pressure on Ed Cowan to retain his place. Cowan averaged just 25 in the recent series against Sri Lanka after a disappointing final Test in Sydney, which Australia won by five wickets on Sunday for a...

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Australia's Shane Watson acknowledges the crowd after scoring a century during their second one-day international cricket match against Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 11, 2011. Australia won the first match of the three-game series on Saturday.
photo: AP / Mir Farid

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) during the trophy presentation after defeating Maria Sharapova (RUS) during the Women's Singles Championship at the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center Key Biscayne, Florida April 2, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Shah Rukh's planning to buy a football team may go awry
Full Article The Times of India
07 Jan 2013

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's proposed deal to buy stake in the Goa-based Dempo Sports Club is reportedly "dying out" as the superstar is finding it difficult to attend soccer matches as required...

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India Bollywood Actor Shahrukh Khan during the Prayag Flim City inaguration and also as a ambasador of Prayag Flim City at Chandrakona Road, West Mednapore on  Sunday  15th April 2012 in Eastern India
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Ten-man Sampdoria stun leaders Juventus
Full Article Irish Times
07 Jan 2013

ITALYTeenager Mauro Icardi scored twice as Serie A leaders Juventus slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to lowly Sampdoria who came from behind to win despite playing with 10 men for an hour yesterday. Juve had won...

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Juventus' Sebastian Giovinco, left, celebrates after he scored, with teammates Andrea Pirlo during a Champions League soccer match between Juventus and Nordsjaelland, at the Turin Juventus stadium, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Massimo Pinca

Tevez: I try to help Balotelli
Full Article Goal
07 Jan 2013

The Argentine striker wants the controversial Italian to avoid the mistakes he made last season, when a falling out with Roberto Mancini saw him ostracised for...

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Manchester City's Carlos Tevez celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Watford during their English FA Cup 3rd round soccer match at The City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013.
photo: AP / Jon Super

'Cavani was stunning' - Napoli boss Mazzarri hails hat-trick hero
Full Article Goal
07 Jan 2013

The Uruguay international's strikes helped ensure an easy victory over Roma on Sunday night, and the forward himself is glad that the club are on the right track after a bad spell By Miles Chambers More On : Roma, SSC Napoli, Edinson Cavani, Walter Mazzarri...

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Napoli Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, left, scores as his Argentine teammate Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi looks on during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Sampdoria at Naples' San Paolo stadium, southern Italy, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.
photo: AP / Salvatore Laporta

Gasquet tops Davydenko in Qatar Open final
Full Article Japan Times
07 Jan 2013

DOHA — Second-seeded Richard Gasquet won the Qatar Open for his eight career title on Saturday, coming from a set down to beat Nikolay Davydenko 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. The unseeded Davydenko, who struggled with injuries last season, had the upper hand early. He broke the 10th-ranked Gasquet in the opening...

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Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball to his compatriot Gilles Simon during their final at the Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok, Thailand
photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit

Vishal Bhardwaj teams up with Gulzar for song on land grab
Full Article The Times of India
07 Jan 2013

Director Vishal Bhardwaj and lyricist Gulzar have teamed up once again for " Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola", targeting the land acquisition issue this time through the song 'Lootnewale'. The duo have previously worked together in films like "7...

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Shri Vishal Bhardwaj .
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Usher on 'The Voice': 'Sometimes we get along, and then we don't.'
Full Article The Examiner
07 Jan 2013

Usher is off to a great year in 2013. After a rough 2012 with the loss of his former stepson and a bitter divorce, Usher will be joining NBC's "The Voice" to replace CeeLo Green. He says that he and the coaches on the voice have had a great time working together on the show. While talking to NBC's "Dateline" on January 6,...

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Usher performs during the OMG Tour on New Year's Eve at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida - USA December 31, 2010
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Taylor Swift wants quiet life
Full Article The Times of India
07 Jan 2013

Singer Taylor Swift wants to stay away for the glitzy celebrity lifestyle and says she is not a party girl. "I'm not a party girl. I love performing on stage, that's where I can really come...

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Taylor Swift during Fearless Tour concert in Portland
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Mariah Carey shares stage with six-year-old namesake
Full Article Newstrack India
04 Jan 2013

Tweet Los Angeles, Jan 5 (IANS) Singer Mariah Carey shared the spotlight with a six-year-old girl at one of her shows after learning the youngster was named in her honour. The 42-year-old is currently touring Australia. On Thursday night, Carey brought special guest Mariah Cini onto the stage at Sydney's Allphones Arena....

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Singer Mariah Carey arrives at the TeenNick HALO Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Carmen Electra in bid to revive music career
Full Article The Himalayan
04 Jan 2013

Added At: 2013-01-04 4:08 PM Last Updated At: 2013-01-04 4:08 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s)...

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Carmen Electra and Fiancee Rob Patterson start the Blackjack debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, FL, Sunday, June 22, 2008
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Tech issue with music playback on iPhone
Full Article The Verge
04 Jan 2013

Tech issue with music playback on iPhone Posted by D-Bomb1127 on January 4, 2013 01:05 am 0 I got a new computer so I transferred my iTunes library via...

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Apple iPhone Music player
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Katy Perry crowned 2013's 'hottest woman'
Full Article Newstrack India
04 Jan 2013

Tweet Washington, Jan. 4 (ANI): Katy Perry has been named the hottest woman of 2013 by a men's magazine's website. MensHealth.com's wrote on their website that at only 28, the American singer has already been nominated for eight Grammy awards - including album of the year, CBS News reported....

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Katy Perry performs during the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida USA December 11, 2010
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Emma Watson's Hermione is favourite movie role model
Full Article Orange News
07 Jan 2013

Tweet Emma Watson's wholesome Harry Potter character has been voted the best big screen role model for youngsters. The boy wizard's studious best friend Hermione Granger topped the poll by Lovefilm.com and children's...

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In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Daniel Radcliffe stars as Harry Potter, left, and Emma Watson stars as Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
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Daniel Craig wants Adele to sing the theme of next Bond film
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Jackie Chan deserves a moment of 'chan'
Full Article China Daily
04 Jan 2013

Jackie Chan in his latest film Chinese Zodiac, sliding in the much-talked buggy rolling suit. If Tom Cruise was awarded with the Stunt of the Year in 2011 thanks to his hair-raising stunt on the world’s highest skyscraper in Dubai as he filmed Mission Impossible IV, then his title would be succeeded by Asian action legend Jackie Chan in 2012 with...

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Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan speaks during an interview in Beijing Monday, April 14, 2008. Chan and fellow action star Jet Li are in Beijing for the world premiere of their movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" on Wednesday
photo: AP / Greg Baker

Cavill soars into films hot list
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
04 Jan 2013

Henry Cavill has been chosen as the hottest actor to watch out for this year by film fans. The British actor, soon to be seen as Superman in Zack Snyder's highly...

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Henry Cavill: The Immortals
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Helen Mirren gets Hollywood star
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
04 Jan 2013

Dame Helen Mirren has received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The British actress said she was thrilled to be given the honour - and joked that her star being adjacent to Colin Firth's was the cherry on the cake. "I couldn't be prouder...

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Actress Helen Mirren on the Red panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
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Senators: Did CIA tell ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ filmmakers torture led to bin Laden?
Full Article The News & Observer
04 Jan 2013

Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By Jonathan S. Landay - McClatchy Newspapers By Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- The chairs of the Senate intelligence and armed services committees are looking into whether the CIA misled the makers of a movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden by telling them...

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Central Intelligence Agency Director Gen. Michael Hayden, center, peers out of a doorway following a closed-door briefing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the destroyed CIA interrogation tapes, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Piper 'was mistaken for prostitute'
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
03 Jan 2013

Billie Piper has revealed she was mistaken for a real-life prostitute after a stint playing one for a TV role. The actress, 30, said the confusion arose after she moved to the countryside following her role in ITV2 drama Secret Diary...

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Danny Boyle's 'Trance' sets UK release date
Full Article Digital Spy
03 Jan 2013

Danny Boyle's Trance has been given a UK release date. The James McAvoy-starring psychological thriller will arrive in cinemas on March 27, 2013, reports Deadline. It centres around an art dealer who gets mixed up with a criminal gang and enlists a hypnotist in order to recover a stolen painting. Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson will also star....

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'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle gestures during a press conference before the premiere of the film in Mumbai, India
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Karzai leaves for official visit to US
Full Article The Siasat Daily
07 Jan 2013

Kabul, January 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday left for a three-day official visit to the US where he will meet his American counterpart Barack Obama and discuss key issues including a bilateral security agreement, the Presidential Palace said. The discussions would focus on security, economic and political transition in Afghanistan,...

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a graduation ceremony of Afghan military officers at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that his security forces will soon take charge of securing seven areas around Afghanistan, the first step toward his goal of having Afghan police and soldiers protecting the entire nation by the end of 2014.
photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq

Bank of America reaches settlement with Fannie Mae
Full Article The Washington Times
07 Jan 2013

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bank of America has reached a settlement with Fannie Mae on residential mortgage loans sold by the bank and its Countrywide unit to the agency ahead of the nation’s 2008 financial crisis. The settlement includes a $3.6 billion payment to Fannie Mae. Bank of America also will buy back some of the loans sold to...

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The 20-story Bank of America Enterprise Tower is the tallest building in West Central Texas and one of the five highest in the western two-thirds of the state.
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Most Small Business Marketing is Like a Bed-time Story for Prospects and Customers
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
07 Jan 2013

According to Rhondalynn Korolak, author of Sales Seduction, "99% of the sales and marketing messages out there are actually designed to trigger the wrong part of the brain. In fact, most put the audience to sleep, or worse, confuse the decision making part of the prospect’s brain and cause him to have to 'think about' doing business with the...

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In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, of a Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco. Talk about throwing in the kitchen sink. Wells Fargo & Co. said Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, that it swung to a $2.83 billion loss in the fourth quarter as it took significant charges to reduce its exposure to the risky assets of Wachovia Corp. and built up its reserves to cover future los
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Japanese car firms' China sales declines slowing
Full Article Indian Express
07 Jan 2013

Japan's automakers saw a slow recovery of sales in China in December as buyers trickled back to showrooms lured by generous incentives, and as the bruising effects of a territorial dispute between the two countries waned. Nissan Motor, the largest Japanese vehicle maker in China, saw the decline in its Chinese sales narrow to 24 percent...

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Der Vorstandsvorsitzende des Automobilherstellers BMW, Norbert Reithofer (r.), und der Praesident des japanischen Automobilkonzerns Toyota, Akio Toyoda, stehen am Freitag (29.06.12) im Doppelkegel der BMW-Welt in Muenchen bei einem Pressegespraech zum Besuch Toyodas bei BMW auf dem Podium.
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Jaguar Land Rover expects 'positive' 2013 in UK
Full Article Indian Express
07 Jan 2013

Premium automaker Jaguar Land Rover said UK vehicle sales rose 19.7 per cent in 2012 and new launches meant its outlook for 2013 was "positive". JLR, owned by India's Tata Motors, sold 68,586 cars last year in the UK,...

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Gold: Trade with caution after US 'ficsal cliff' deals
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07 Jan 2013

LONDON: Gold is supposed to thrive on uncertainty, but the protracted budget talks in Washington towards the end of last year had the opposite effect as investors sat on their hands, not just because of the wrangling in Congress, but also due to a reluctance to establish fresh positions before year-end. The outcome of the latest round of...

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  Mitch McConnell: There Will Be No More Tax Increases
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07 Jan 2013

Posted: January 7, 2013 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a message to send to the White House. There will be no more increases on taxes as part of any deficit reduction or debt deal this session. In an interview with ABC’s This Week, McConnell let the White House know that the Republican party has bent far enough and will not be...

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Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles named its next generation electric car - 'Mahindra e 2o'
Full Article The Times of India
07 Jan 2013

MUMBAI: Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles today named its next generation electric car as the 'Mahindra e 2o'. The Mahindra e 2o is the manifestation of Mahindra Group's vision of the 'Future of Mobility', which was revealed earlier this year by Group Chairman Anand Mahindra. It involves the creation...

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Forex: Fiscal Cliff and Euro Crisis Keep EURUSD, AUDJPY in Play
Forex: Fiscal Cliff and Euro Crisis Keep EURUSD, AUDJPY in Play
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  • Updated: 10 Nov 2012
Though we had US elections and Euro-area meetings last week, officials have made progress on neither the Fiscal Cliff nor the Eurozone debt crisis. For Forex traders, that means volatility is still on the menu and risk trends are highly vulnerable. Straightfoward risk aversion would set up pairs like EURUSD, AUDUSD and AUDJPY with greater trade potential...but there are abornmalities that we much account for. Those assets on the high-end of the yield curve have been warped by stimulus and extremely low potential for return, but so too have the safe havens been distorted. We discuss changes in the market and what trades still look good for sentiment changes.
  • published: 10 Nov 2012
  • views: 1993
  • author: DailyFXNews
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Australia braces for
Australia braces for "catastrophic" wildfire day
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www.euronews.com Australia is bracing for days of "catastrophic" fire and heatwave conditions. Fires are already burning in five states and a search is continuing for around 100 people missing after devastating wildfires in Tasmania. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has visited the island and promised aid for those affected. Survivors in Tasmania have spoken of a "fireball" that engulfed communities across the state. In other states, emergency rescue services are combing through still-smouldering ruins of homes and vehicles while carrying out evacuation measures. A record heatwave, which began in Western Australia two weeks ago, was the fiercest in more than 80 years. Now with a fifth day of searing temperatures and strong winds, authorities say they're expecting the worst fires in a decade. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 07 Jan 2013
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Delhi rape victim's parents want the accused to be hanged: Krishna Tirath
Delhi rape victim's parents want the accused to be hanged: Krishna Tirath
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Women and child welfare minister Krishna Tirath said that the rape victim's parents want all the accused to be hanged till death. Tirath met the girl's family members at Safdarjung Hospital and hoped that the victim recuperates soon as she still continues to be in critical condition. For more info log on to: www.youtube.com/abpnewsTV
  • published: 19 Dec 2012
  • views: 47694
  • author: abpnewstv
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Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists
Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists
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www.youtube.com/SuperGoldanNews 'Hypocritical' and 'detached from reality' - that's how a peace plan proposed by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was described in Washington and London. While Syria's key opposition group, which enjoys the overwhelming support of western states, has once again called for immediate regime change. In a rare TV address to the nation, president Assad offered a political roadmap to ending almost two years of bloody civil conflict. The proposal includes dialogue and constitutional referendum, and calls on outside powers to stop funding what he described as terrorism in Syria. Damascus has constantly insisted that what's taking place in Syria is not a genuine revolution, but a bunch of mercenaries fuelling unrest. RT's Irina Galushko takes a closer look at how the standoff is attracting combatants from far beyond the country's borders. 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.
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Obama 'to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief'
Obama 'to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief'
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Barack Obama, the US president, is set to nominate former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defence secretary, a senior administration official has revealed. Obama, who returned to Washington on Sunday from his Hawaiian vacation, was expected to nominate Hagel as early as Monday. The nomination would need approval from the Senate, where the former Nebraska senator and Vietnam veteran is likely to face questions over his attitude to Israel, and past calls for military cuts.
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Hoodbhoy: Kashmir Conflict -1/5
Hoodbhoy: Kashmir Conflict -1/5
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Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy - highly regarded MIT-educated Pakistani analyst - attempts to provide an unbiased and impartial overview of the longstanding Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan. He highlights: (a) Indian, Pakistani, as well as native Kashmiri perspectives; (b) the suffering of Kashmiri people of different faiths; (c) the role of successive Pakistan governments - especially, Pakistan military - in initiating armed conflicts; (d) the co-option of Kashmiri "cause" by independent as well as government-sponsored Jihadi groups in Pakistan; (e) Indian "mistakes" in creating conditions conducive to insurgency; (f) the spillover of Kashmir conflict in Indian and Pakistani politics; (g) the difficulties in resolving Kashmir issue, including Pak Army Establishments need for maintaining animosity with India; and (h) potential settlement of Kashmir conflict within the context of a future South Asian trading and/or economic bloc. PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS ON THE VIDEO BEFORE WATCHING.
  • published: 09 Jun 2009
  • views: 22510
  • author: KashifHKhan
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Falklands letter is 'another Kirchner trick'
Falklands letter is 'another Kirchner trick'
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Cristina Kirchner's open letter to David Cameron about the sovereignty of the Falklands will not change the debate in the UK, says Telegraph Foreign Affairs Correspondent Damien McElroy. Read more: Falklands row: Cameron vows to defend Islanders - click on the link below www.telegraph.co.uk
  • published: 03 Jan 2013
  • views: 2047
  • author: telegraphtv
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UN urges accord at Sudan summit
UN urges accord at Sudan summit
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  • Updated: 25 Sep 2012
The United Nations is urging leaders of Sudan and South Sudan to sign a security agreement. They are meeting in Ethiopia to discuss oil revenues and borders - the issues at the heart of their dispute. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Khartoum.
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Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists
Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists
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  • Updated: 07 Jan 2013
'Hypocritical' and 'detached from reality' - that's how a peace plan proposed by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was described in Washington and London. While Syria's key opposition group, which enjoys the overwhelming support of western states, has once again called for immediate regime change. In a rare TV address to the nation, president Assad offered a political roadmap to ending almost two years of bloody civil conflict. The proposal includes dialogue and constitutional referendum, and calls on outside powers to stop funding what he described as terrorism in Syria. Damascus has constantly insisted that what's taking place in Syria is not a genuine revolution, but a bunch of mercenaries fuelling unrest. RT's Irina Galushko takes a closer look at how the standoff is attracting combatants from far beyond the country's borders. 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: 07 Jan 2013
  • views: 309
  • author: RussiaToday
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UN council demands CAR rebels end offensive
UN council demands CAR rebels end offensive
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  • Updated: 07 Jan 2013
The United Nations Security Council is urging rebels in the Central African Republic to pull out of the territory they have captured. In the space of a month, a coalition of rebels known as Seleka has seized ten towns. The fighters want Francois Bozize, the country's president, to step down. Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Bangui, the capital city.
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Delhi gang-rape: water cannons, lathicharge as protests intensify
Delhi gang-rape: water cannons, lathicharge as protests intensify
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  • Updated: 06 Jan 2013
There was chaos outside North Block in New Delhi this morning as the police resorted to lathicharge and used water cannons on protesters who tried to break barricades and enter the premises. The police also lobbed tear gas shells on the protesters, who are out on the streets demanding safety of women after a 23-year-old medical student was gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi on Sunday. Watch full video: www.ndtv.com
  • published: 22 Dec 2012
  • views: 8883
  • author: ndtv
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Venezuela: Chávez 'can miss oath' and still be president
Venezuela: Chávez 'can miss oath' and still be president
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www.euronews.com The Venezuelan government says President Chávez's scheduled swearing-in ceremony next week can be postponed, and he can still begin a new six-year term. The Vice President Nicolas Maduro justified the announcement by citing the constitution. It is seen as a clear indication that Chávez will be too ill to attend - and that no replacement or new election is being lined up. Amid the uncertainty over the state of his health and rumours that he may be dying from cancer, the opposition argues that if the president is still in hospital in Cuba on January 10 then he will effectively be giving up power. The government has admitted that Chávez has suffered complications following his fourth operation in 18 months, and a lung infection is causing breathing problems. But in an attempt to reassure worried Venezuelans, the vice president says there is no need to declare his "complete absence" from office, triggering a new election. Venezuelans are being called upon to celebrate "revolutionary unity" on Saturday, as the National Assembly votes on what is expected to be the formality of the speaker's re-election. The appeal comes from Diosdado Cabello, who has joined the vice president in accusing Western media of trying to destabilise the country. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 05 Jan 2013
  • views: 316
  • author: Euronews
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Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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  • Updated: 07 Jan 2013
The Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot in the head by the Taliban has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient. Malala Yousafzai, 15, was being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB) after being transferred following the attack in October. She will continue rehabilitation at her family's temporary West Midlands home. The Taliban said it shot Malala, a campaigner for girls' education, for "promoting secularism". The attack sparked domestic and international outrage. The Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot in the head by the Taliban has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient.
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Martin Bashir Slams Paul Ryan For Voting 'No' On Hurricane Sandy Aid But Yes On Midwest Flood Aid
Martin Bashir Slams Paul Ryan For Voting 'No' On Hurricane Sandy Aid But Yes On Midwest Flood Aid
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MSNBC host Martin Bashir called out former future Vice President Rep. Paul Ryan on his show Friday for voting against $9.7 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief, when, in 2008, Ryan was happy to pass flood relief as part of a $162 billion supplemental appropriations bill. What makes this more than your garden-variety liberal hypocrisy argument is that Bashir gave chapter-and-verse on Ryan's vote to MSNBC Washington correspondent Mike Viqueira, who confirmed Bashir's finding, and congratulated him on the good work. It was another fine demonstration that good opinion journalism can trump the presumed superiority of the ostensibly "objective" variety. The Republican House of Representatives, and particularly House Speaker John Boehner, has incurred well-deserved outrage over its refusal to act quickly on federal aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy, but even in passing a small part of the $60 billion package that the Senate approved, there were many dissenters. On Friday's Martin Bashir program, one of them got busted as a hypocrite, in a segment that perfectly illustrates how the sometimes problematic tension between "opinion" programming and "hard news" can produce better results than either format on its own. While hard news reporter Mike Viqueira had to react diplomatically to Bashir's vehement characterizations, he also benefited from valuable research from Bashir's staff. Viquiera reported that "Paul Ryan was joined with the hardest of the hard core fiscal conservatives, 67 ...
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Burma air strike targets Kachin rebels Burma air strike targets Kachin rebels
Burma air strike targets Kachin rebels Burma air strike targets Kachin rebels
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, right, civil affairs team lead for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, shakes hands and laughs with Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of Hajj and Endowment, at the conclusion of a key leader engagement in Farah City, Dec. 29, 2012. INDIA-CRICKET-FANS-CELEBRATIONIndia Cricket Fans Celebration after Indian win the ICC World Cup 2011 in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The Venetian Macao is a luxury hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 resort hotels which are under construction on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 10,500,000-square-foot (980,000 m2) Venetian Macao is modeled on its sister casino resort – The Venetian in Las Vegas – and is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia and the fourth-largest building in the world by area.[1][2] oogle's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, center, is chased by journalists as he prepares to check in at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Schmidt is scheduled to leave Monday on a commercial flight bound for North Korea, a country considered to have the world’s most restrictive Internet policies.

 John Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana     (js1) Marseille's Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew, reacts, during their UEFA Europa League Group C soccer match against Fenerbahce, in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. clothing - retail Mariame Kanfando, 10, with her father, wait outside the morgue in in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013, in an attempt to get the bodies of her mother and two sisters killed in a stampede on new year's eve. Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ordered three days of national mourning and launched an investigation into to the causes of the tragedy but two survivors, in interviews with The Associated Press, indicated why so many died in what would normally be an open area, the Boulevard de la Republic. An estimated 50,000 people had gathered in Abidjan's Plateau district to watch the fireworks.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, during a press conference at the Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived back home in Caracas after 10 days of medical treatment in Cuba. State television showed images of Chavez arriving at Caracas' airport early Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, and walking down the steps of the presidential jet. FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, celebrates his goal with Cesc Fabregas during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Deportivo la Coruna at the Riazor stadium in La Coruna, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks at an anniversary event for Military College in La Paz, Monday, April 20, 2009. In this frame grab taken from Venezolana de Television, VTV, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez delivers a televised speech aired from Cuba, Thursday, June 30, 2011.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa reacts after listening favorable reports about a referendum he proposed as he is interviewed during a TV broadcast at GamaTV station in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, May 7, 2011. 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. Marinko Matosevic during the Finals match against Kevin Anderson on Day 7 of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, Florida - March 4, 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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The movement to mint a trillion dollar platinum coin gets its biggest backer yet: Paul Krugman. In a new post up titled Be Ready To Mint The Coin he writes: It’s easy to make sententious remarks to the effect that we shouldn’t look for...
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Philippine National Police ( PNP ) personnel checks the vehicle in a Police Checkpoint area in San Juan City , Philippines , April 1 , 2009.
At least three police personnel were among 13 suspected criminals who were gunned down in a shootout with Philippine security forces at a highway checkpoint, officials said Monday. Gunmen riding in three black SUVs opened fire on more than 50 army...
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Students hold the poster to  take part in a protest rally against Delhi Rape case at Kolkata on Saturday 22 December 2012
Two of the men allegedly involved in the rape and murder of an Indian medical student have said they are ready to turn state's witnesses -- apparently in an attempt to avoid the death penalty. Four of five men charged with the murder and gang rape of...
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, sounding defiant, confident, and, to critics, out of touch with the magnitude of his people’s grievances, proposed on Sunday what he called a peace plan to resolve the country’s 21-month uprising with a new...
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Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during his first press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.
ISE, Mie Pref. — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has renewed his pressure on the Bank of Japan to play a more assertive role in the economy's recovery, raising the adoption of his proposed 2 percent inflation target by the central bank yet again. "As...
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Google-Geschaeftsfuehrer Eric Schmidt (rechts) und Google-Mitbegruender Larry Page sitzen bei einem Pressetermin in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, nebeneinander (Foto vom 08.07.10).
WASHINGTON — Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet freedom engaging with one of the most intensely censored countries. But the Obama...
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25:05
Forex: Fis­cal Cliff and Euro Cri­sis Keep EU­RUSD, AU­D­JPY in Play
Project Syndicate 07 Jan 2013, NEW YORK – In the shadow of the euro crisis and America’s fiscal cliff, it is easy to ignore the global economy’s long-term problems. But, while we focus on immediate concerns, they continue to fester, and we overlook them at our peril. The most serious is global warming. While the global economy’s weak performance has led to a corresponding...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
1:00
Aus­tralia braces for "catas­troph­ic" wild­fire day
BBC News 07 Jan 2013, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is visiting wildfire-hit regions in Tasmania, as crews continued to battle blazes in the state. No deaths have been reported in the fires, which broke out on Thursday on the south coast amid a heat wave. But more than 100 buildings have been destroyed and communities in some areas remain cut off. Speaking in...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 19 Dec 2012
1:24
Delhi rape vic­tim's par­ents want the ac­cused to be hanged: Kr­ish­na Tirath
Al Jazeera 07 Jan 2013, The father of Indian woman who died after being gang raped and tortured has said he had not allowed his daughter to be identified after the British Daily Mirror Sunday paper edition revealed her name, Indian newspaper the Hindustan Times reported on Monday. "I have only said we won't have any objection if the government...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
3:54
Des­ti­na­tion Ter­ror: Bloody chaos in Syria at­tracts for­eign ji­hadists
Voa News 07 Jan 2013, CAIRO — Looking tired, but sounding confident, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a crowd of supporters at the Damascus opera house Sunday that he is prepared to hold a dialogue with the opposition, if it observes a cease-fire first. Opposition leaders dismissed the offer, saying it was devoid of substance. Assad's supporters gave him...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
1:51
Obama 'to nom­i­nate Hagel as Pen­tagon chief'
Newsday 06 Jan 2013, WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday. The selection of the decorated Vietnam combat veteran sets up a potentially contentious confirmation hearing because Hagel has come under scrutiny from his former colleagues over his...

updated 21 Dec 2012; published 09 Jun 2009
8:38
Hoodb­hoy: Kash­mir Con­flict -1/5
Herald Tribune 06 Jan 2013, ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani military is accusing forces from neighboring India of crossing the boundary between the two sides' forces in Kashmir and attacking a Pakistani border post, killing a soldier. The military's public relations office said in a statement Sunday that another Pakistani soldier was critically wounded in the incident early Sunday....

updated 06 Jan 2013; published 03 Jan 2013
2:12
Falk­lands let­ter is 'an­oth­er Kirch­n­er trick'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 06 Jan 2013, LONDON -- They have barely 3,000 inhabitants and far more sheep than people. They are more than 8,700 miles from London. For much of the year, they are bitterly cold and wind-swept, with only open sea and ice between them and Antarctica. President Ronald Reagan, who tussled with Margaret Thatcher over them as he rarely did on any other issue that...

updated 25 Sep 2012; published 23 Sep 2012
1:53
UN urges ac­cord at Sudan sum­mit
Deutsche Welle 06 Jan 2013, The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to establish a demilitarized zone along their disputed border. The deal opens the way for the two countries to resume oil exports. Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan President Salva Kiir agreed to the deal Saturday,...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
3:54
Des­ti­na­tion Ter­ror: Bloody chaos in Syria at­tracts for­eign ji­hadists
Al Jazeera 05 Jan 2013, Syrian government forces have bombarded several rebel strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus to quell the fighters battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad from reaching the capital. Activists on Saturday said troops leveled their bombardment campaign on the districts of Hajar al-Aswad and Qaboun in southern Damascus while they continued to...

updated 30 Dec 2012; published 27 Dec 2012
0:56
CAR ap­peals for aid to fight rebels, France re­fus­es
Al Jazeera 05 Jan 2013, The UN Security Council has called on rebels in the Central African Republic to halt their military offensive and withdraw from towns and cities they have seized. The council said in a press statement late on Friday that these military activities "gravely undermine" the country's security and stability, "constitute a threat to the civilian...

updated 06 Jan 2013; published 22 Dec 2012
3:58
Delhi gang-rape: water can­nons, lath­icharge as protests in­ten­si­fy
Newstrack India 05 Jan 2013, Tweet New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): The male friend of the 23-year-old medical student, who was gang-raped and left unclothed and bleeding in the street and later died in hospital two weeks after she was attacked on December 16 on a private bus in New Delhi, has said that things would have gone differently if someone had stopped to help....

updated 06 Jan 2013; published 05 Jan 2013
1:32
Venezuela: Chávez 'can miss oath' and still be pres­i­dent
Zeenews 05 Jan 2013, Zeenews Bureau Caracas: President Hugo Chavez can reportedly begin his fourth term after re-election even if he is unable to attend a swearing-in ceremony owing to his illness, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said. After assuming the role of President, he could be sworn in later by the Supreme Court, Maduro added. Maduro made the statement after...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
0:47
Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Eliz­a­beth Hos­pi­tal
Chosunilbo 05 Jan 2013, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, has been temporarily discharged from a British hospital. According to the hospital, Yousafzai will spend the next few weeks rehabilitating at her parent's temporary house elsewhere in England. In the meantime, she will be treated by the hospital as an...

updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
2:03
Mar­tin Bashir Slams Paul Ryan For Vot­ing 'No' On Hur­ri­cane Sandy Aid But Yes On Mid­west Flood Aid
The Washington Post 04 Jan 2013, Congress has approved $9.7 billion in new aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, with a face-saving quick move by the House taken three days after Speaker John A. Boehner earned scathing criticism from New York and New Jersey Republicans for canceling a late-night vote on the funds. The bill, which will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...