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RUBIO: FLA WINNER WILL BE NOMINEE

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

REVOLUTION INCOMPLETE

Family Of 15-Year-Old Egyptian Girl Killed By Bullet Awaits Justice

BETTING ON MISERY
Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners

Monday, January 30, 2012

URBAN WAR

‘Bodies In The Street’ Of Damascus Suburbs.. Arab League Cancels Mission Amid Bloodshed

TOP HEADLINES

 

Sunday, 29 January  2012

 

Costa Cruises Offers $ 14,000 to every Passenger on the Doomed Ship

Iran Crisis: UK Could Send Military Assets To Strait Of Hormuz, Defense Secretary Says

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In this photo taken on Jan 18, 2012 and released by U.S. Navy, its aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Indian Ocean. Amid heightened tensions with Iran, USS Abraham Lincoln sailed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 without incident to conduct scheduled maritime security operations, the Navy said. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell)

SARKOZY: TROOP KILLINGS IN AFGHANISTAN ‘UNACCEPTABLE’

10 Killed In Deadly 24 Hours.. 6 Die In Helicopter Crash.. Afghan Soldier Shoots 4 French Troops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGGING IN HEELS

Egypt’s Military Ruler Issues Warning Ahead Of Uprising Anniversary.. Generals Accused Of Botched Transition.. Techniques Planned For Confronting Protesters

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEADING FOR CIVIL WAR?

Deepening Conflict In Iraq.. Violence Surges Following American Troop Withdrawal.. Police Officers Killed By Insurgents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia: Search for missing

The Independent’s travel editor Simon Calder: ”It is unbelievable … that this should happen to a 21st Century ship”

Emergency teams in Italy are racing to rescue those missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country’s west coast with about 4,000 people on board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70TH BIRTHDAY FOR ALI In this file photo, Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie shakes hands with guests after a welcoming ceremony for the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Louisville, Ky. The three-time heavyweight boxing champion will celebrate a milestone birthday Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, when he turns 70. Ali will be surrounded by friends who are gathering Saturday evening, Jan. 14, 2012, for a birthday party at the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville.

Muhammad Ali Gears Up For Milestone Birthday Celebration

Muhammad Ali Birthday Celebration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYRIA BLOODSHED: Hundreds Killed In Past Week.. French Journalist Reportedly Killed In Homs.. Assad Makes Extremely Rare Public Appearance.. Regime Committing ‘War Crimes’ Against Own People..


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYE BYE BRITAIN

UK Grants Scotland Powers To Sever Ties.. ‘The Biggest Decision Scotland Has Made For 300 Years’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLOODSHED NORTH OF BAGHDAD
9- And 10-Year-Olds Among Latest Victims In Deadly Iraq Violence

Pervez Musharraf ‘to return to Pakistan’

Pervez Musharraf addressing Karachi rally via video link from Dubai

Gen Musharraf addressed his supporters in Karachi via video link from Dubai

 

 


BROKEN PROMISES

Arab League Meeting On Syria Begins.. Leaked Report Shows Regime’s Failure To Comply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iraqi Militia Puts Down Guns to Pick Up Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Somalian Pirates Brought the Navy and Iran Together

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulgarian men perform the traditional Horo dance in the icy winter waters of the Tundzha river in Kalofer as part of the Epiphany Day celebrations.

Bulgarian men perform the traditional Horo dance in the icy winter waters of the Tundzha river in Kalofer as part of the Epiphany Day celebrations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iran Threatens U.S. Navy

Iran Threatens Us Navy

Iranian navy conducts the ‘Velayat-90’ naval wargames in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 1, 2012. (EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AFP/Getty Images)

 

 

 

Guantanamo Bay Taliban Detainees To Be Released

Guantanamo

 

DEEPENING CRISIS IN IRAQ

Parliament Boycott, Sectarian Tensions Threaten To Destabilize Country

 

 

 

 

 

ARAB COUNCIL SAYS TANKS WITHDRAW FROM SYRIA

 

Syria-monitors

REPORTING FROM BEIRUT AND CAIRO — Syria’s government has taken steps to comply with a regional initiative to end months of bloodshed, including pulling tanks out of cities and releasing nearly 3,500 detainees, the head of the Arab League said Monday.

But he said gunfire continued and called for a halt to the hostilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POPE IGNORES MEXICO CITY IN UPCOMING TRIP TO LATIN AMERICAN  TRIP

Pope Benedict XVI
REPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY — Pope Benedict XVI will not include a stop in Mexico City on his trip to Latin America this spring, a tour that includes Mexico and Cuba. The reason, church officials say, is not fear about his security but rather concern for the 84-year-old pontiff’s health. The sprawling capital sits at more than 7,000 feet, an altitude that can cause sickness in some people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British police investigate discovery of body on queen’s estate

 

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REPORTING FROM LONDON — There were all the elements of a mystery novel Britons love so well: a wooded area on the queen’s country estate, a neighbor out walking a dog through the trees during the winter holidays, a body discovered.

A corner of Queen Elizabeth II’s country estate of Sandringham, where the British royal family traditionally spends the Christmas and New Year holidays, became a homicide crime scene Tuesday.

Police in nearby King’s Lynn, about 100 miles northeast of London, launched a murder inquiry after the discovery of the body of a woman in the woods close to Anmer, a village on the 20,000-acre area of farmland and woods owned by the royal family.  

Norfolk Constabulary statements Monday and Tuesday reported that the remains were found on New Year’s Day on the royal estate’s 600 acres, which are open to the public year round and used by local hikers.

Police gave no suggestion as to a possible cause or time of death and provided few details. Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry of Norfolk police said at an on-scene news conference that the inquiry could be “complex.”

“The body has been in situ for some time,” he said. “The circumstances suggest this is a murder case.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sculptor works to reshape the Iraqi art world

Abdul Hameed returned from exile and found his old art institute in deplorable condition. He’s now focused on restoring it, and is inspiring his young students.

Sculpture in Iraq

A statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad stands headless in 2003 after having been vandalized. During the Hussein years, only statues for — and of — Hussein were encouraged, Iraqi sculptor Abdul Hameed remembers. Even if the Hussein era brought him pain, Hameed objects to moves by the Baghdad provincial council to remove all statues related to the dictator. (Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times / April 12, 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

‘IF YOU SPEAK, YOU WILL BE SMASHED’

Egypt’s Forces Sweep Pro-Democracy Organizations.. Laptops, Documents Confiscated.. Paranoia Of Foreign Organizations ‘Promoting Instability’

 

 

 

 

Russia: Nuclear Submarine Fire Extinguished

Russia Nuclear Submarine Fire

A grab from images released by Russia Today shows fire crew trying to extinguish a fire on board the Russian nuclear submarine Yekaterinburg docked in Murmansk on December 29, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica Election Results: Labor Party Thrown Out By Opposition

Portia Jamaica

Portia Simpson Miller, leader of the People’s National Party, pumps her fist to supporters during the victory rally of the parliamentary elections in Kingston, Jamaica,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syria Protests: Death Toll Increases During Clashes

Syria

IN this image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group and shot on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, protesters gather at an anti-Bashar Assad rally in Hama, Syria. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians poured into the streets across the nation Friday in the largest protests in months, shouting for the downfall of the regime in a defiant display invigorated by the presence of Arab observers, activists said.

THOUSANDS MOURN BOTCHED RAID

Turkish Kurds Vent Rage Over Death Of 35 Civilians

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER BROKERS PICK YOUNGER KIM

Kim Jong Un Declared ‘Supreme Leader’ Of North Korea

 

 

 

 

CHINESE PREPARE FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Wage Raise Coming To Eight States After New Year

Dollarbill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescuers continue the search for survivors after floods killed hundreds of people and left many missing in the southern Philippines.

Collapsed houses in Iligan, southern Philippines, 18 December

 

 

 

 

 

INDEFENSIBLE MECHANISMS

Researcher: Huge Cellphone Flaw Exposes Billions To Scams

 

 

EERIE CALM
Arab League Observers Arrive In Syria.. Tanks Withdrawn From Homs After Days Of Shelling

 

 

 

More than 1,000 people gathered at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, to mark the winter solstice. During the winter solstice, the sun is closer to the horizon than at any other time in the year, meaning shorter days and longer nights

Druids, pagans and revellers cheer as the sun rises at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘REGAINING HONOR AND DEFENDING THE REVOLUTION’

Thousands Rally In Egypt Following Week Of Violence

 

 

One image in particular from the five days of clashes that ended this week has stoked their fury: that of soldiers dragging a woman lying on the street so that her bra and torso were exposed, while clubbing and stamping on her.

Egyptians rally against army over beatings of protesters

Egyptian army soldiers arrest a female protester during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo December 17, 2011. Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember. REUTERS-Stringer
A view shows traffic at Tahrir Square in Cairo December 22, 2011. Activists plan a million-man march to Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against army rule and the latest violence. REUTERS-Stringer
A protester throws a stone at riot police near cabinet offices near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 18, 2011. Protesters and security forces fought in Cairo on Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and exposed rifts over the army's role as it manages Egypt's promised transition from military to civilian rule. REUTERS-Amr Abdallah Dalsh

By Edmund Blair and Marwa Awad

CAIRO | Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:43am EST

Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and other cities on Friday to demand the military give up power and vent their anger after 17 people were killed in protests where troops beat and clubbed women and men even as they lay on the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘ENTIRE AREAS FLATTENED’
More Than 1,000 Killed In Philippines Floods.. 640,000 People Affected.. U.N. Seeks $28 Million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following the death of the Czech Republic’s first President, Vaclav Havel, the country is observing a week of mourning and hundreds of candles have been lit in Wenceslas Square – once the focal point of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew the country’s communist regime.

A woman is silhouetted in front of candles in Wenceslas Square, Czech republic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEADLY CALAMITY

Death Toll From Philippines Floods Nears 1,000.. Morgues Overwhelmed.. Government Ships Coffins

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEAR LEADER DEAD
Kim Jong Il Dies From ‘Great Mental And Physical Strain’.. Heart Attack.. WATCH: State TV Host In Tears.. REPORT: SON NAMED SUCCESSOR












 

 

 

 

 

Russia Protests: Opposition Parties Call For Weekend Rallies

Moscow Protests

 

 

 

 

CITY BATTLEGROUND

Second Day Of Clashes Between Protesters And Security Forces Rock Cairo.. 8 Killed.. Hundreds Injured

 

 

 

 

 

FEAR & FORECLOSURE
Nevada Sues Mortgage Giant For Foreclosure Fraud

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTITHEIST INTELLECTUAL DIES AT 62

Cultural Pundit, Author, Bon Vivant, ‘Man Of Ferocious Intellect’ Passes Away

 

 

 

 

Firefighters take part in protests against spending cuts in Catalonia’s public services in Barcelona, Spain. Spain’s unemployment rate stands at a 15-year high and is the highest in the eurozone.

Firefighters take part in protests against spending cuts in Catalonia's public services in Barcelona, Spain

 

 

 

Quarter of Europe Has Never Used the Internet

 

 

 

 

China’s First Aircraft Carrier as Seen From Space

 

 

 

 

 

IT’S OVER
U.S. Formally Ends War In Iraq.. Panetta: ‘Challenges Ahead’.. Was It Worth It?.. TIMELINE.. PHOTOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al-Aqsa mosque ramp reopens amid controversy

Al-Aqsa mosque ramp reopens amid controversy

Israel reopened a controversial access ramp to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Wednesday, just 48 hours after it was closed amid safety concerns, prompting angry reactions among Muslims. No work has yet been done to reinforce the ramp.

 

 

 

 

 

BACK TO THE POLLS

 

What You Need To Know About Egypt’s Elections.. Big Turnout In Second Round.. Will Islamists Keep Their Lead?

 

 

 

 

 

PEOPLE POWER
Time Magazine Taps ‘The Protester’ As Its Person Of The Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000 DEAD

Syria’s Bloody Crackdown Reaches Grim Milestone

 

 

 

 

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a Mass celebrating the 200th anniversary of the independence of Latin American countries at St Peter’s Basilica. Pope Benedict announced in his homily that he would make a trip to Mexico and Cuba early next year, before Easter.

 

Pope Benedict XVI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeze Frame: The story of the Terra Nova expedition

Freeze Frame: The story of the Terra Nova expedition

A exhibition currently on display at the University of Cambridge in England about Captain Scott’s polar expedition entitled ‘These rough notes: Captain Scott’s last expedition,’ with photographs taken sometime between 1910 and 1913.

Warrior parents
Occupy protesters converge on Port of Long Beach

 

 

 

 

The remains of a figure of a devil are seen after being burned during the traditional Quema del Diablo (Burning of the Devil) celebration in Guatemala City.

The remains of a figure of a devil are seen after being burned during the traditional Quema del Diablo (Burning of the Devil) celebration in Guatemala City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Militants in Pakistan launched a rocket-propelled grenade at lorries loaded with fuel and other supplies for Nato forces in Afghanistan. Many loaded vehicles remain parked across Pakistan since the country stopped supplies following a Nato air strike that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers.

Smoke rises near security officials standing around fuel trucks, which were set ablaze on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROTESTERS BEAT UP EMBASSY EMPLOYEES

Violence Spills Across Syrian Border.. Vehicles Set Ablaze..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘FIRED UP’
OBAMA GAINS SUPPORT OF ONCE-SKEPTICAL ALLIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘PUTIN OUT’
Tens Of Thousands Of Russians Flock To The Streets To Protest Voter Fraud

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro Survives For Now

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left) talks with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels

UK PM David Cameron (right) has effectively vetoed an EU-wide treaty change to tackle the eurozone crisis, saying it was not in the UK’s interests. Instead a new “accord” setting out tougher budget rules will now be drawn up for the eurozone and at least six other EU states which want to sign up. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he regretted that unanimity on treaty change had not been possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protesting Putin

Among the Ruins

Russians take to the street to protest the recent parliamentary elections.

 

 

 

 

 

BLAZE ENGULFS INDIAN HOSPITAL, AT LEAST 88 KILLED

 

 

 

 

BRACING FOR THE STORM
After Extreme 2011, Authorities Prepare For Widespread Impact Of Global Warming

 

 

 

Dangcheng, China — A bust of the Chinese philosopher Confucius lies on the ground in an abandoned stone-carving workshop in a town about 155 miles southwest of Beijing. The small town in Hebei province has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2,000 years

Pictures in the News | December 7, 2011

 

 

 

 

Out Of Iraq

Water World

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘SLAM-DUNK’

NASA Makes HUGE Mars Discovery

 

 

CIA ‘secret prison’ found in Romania – media reports

The Orniss building in Bucharest identified as a CIA secret prison in a German media investigation (8 December 2011)
Former CIA operatives said the building was used to interrogate terrorism suspects, including Khaled Sheikh Mohammed

The CIA operated a secret prison in the Romanian capital Bucharest where terrorism suspects were interrogated, an investigation by the Associated Press and German media has found.

Former CIA operatives identified the building where, they said, detainees were held and tortured.

The building belongs to a Romanian agency, Orniss, which stores classified information from the EU and Nato.

Orniss has denied hosting a CIA prison and the CIA has refused to comment.

The investigation, by the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper and the German TV network ARD, said those held in the secret prison included Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, who has admitted organising the 9/11 attacks.

He was seized in Pakistan in March 2003 under the US programme known as “extraordinary rendition” – the extra-judicial detention and transfer of terrorism suspects.

He has been in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, where he is awaiting trial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLOODY ATTACKS ON HOLY DAY
Deadly Bombings Target Afghan Shiites, Kill Dozens

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘SYSTEMIC’
Ex-Countrywide Executive: Mortgage Fraud Was Commonplace

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWT VS. NANCY
Pelosi: ‘I Investigated Him, Know A Lot About Him’ Gingrich: Thanks For The ‘Early Christmas Gift’

 

 

 

 

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (centre) leaves Siriraj hospital to attend a ceremony celebrating his 84th birthday at the Grand Palace in Bangkok

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (centre), is pushed on a wheel-chair as he leaves Siriraj hospital to the Grand Palace for a ceremony celebrating his birthday in Bangkok

 

 

 

 

 

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny makes a television address to warn the nation that it now faces new spending cuts and tax rises.

Marcia Kinsella watches Taoiseach Enda Kenny's state of the nation address on television in her flat in Dublin

 

 

 

Allowing Women To Drive Would Mean No More Virgins, Saudi Arabia Religious Council Says

Saudi Women

Allowing Women To Drive Will Mean Less Virgins

 

 

DITCHING THE DRONE BASE

U.S. Heeds Pakistan’s Demand And Vacates

 

 

 

 

 

 

307 CHILDREN DEAD

UN Human Rights Chief Urges World Leaders To Refer Syrian Crimes To International Criminal Court

 

 

 

 

DEATH TOLL SOARS

Assad’s Regime Crackdown Kills ‘Much More’ Than 4,000.. Rights Groups Condemn ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT’S NEXT?

Sweeping Islamist Victory Expected In Egypt.. Massive Election Turnout..

 

 

 

 

BICOASTAL BUST
Cops Raid Occupy Camps Philly and In LA And Arrest Hundreds

 

 

 

 

Iranian Official Blames Britain for Its Embassy Ransacking; Britain Sends Staff Home

Reuters

A day after the British Embassy in Tehran was ransacked by Iranian students, Britain has sent all of its staff home, Norway has closed its embassy, and an Iranian Parliament member offered up a non-apology, apology for this state-approved, animosity-filled mess.

 

 

What We Really Watch on TV

 

 

 

Occupy Camps In Los Angeles and Philly Evicted In the Middle of the Night

Police in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles have launched late night raids on their cities’ Occupy Wall Street protests, following similar patterns used in other cities.

 

 

Ecuador: Tungurahua Volcano Active, Government Urges Evacuations

Ecuador Volcano

 

 

 

 

 

LEGALLY INSANE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Iran: When All Hell Breaks Loose

Rick Santorum Iranian Nuclear Program

 

 

 

 

 

Transcranial Stimulation Speeding Up Learning

Transcranial Stimulation

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAIL TO THE BRITS

 Designers & Tastemakers Honored At
The British Fashion Awards

 

 

 

Julian Assange Blasts Press In New Wikileaks

Julian Assange

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERE WE GO AGAIN
CAIN ACCUSED OF ‘VERY INAPPROPRIATE’ AFFAIR

RELATIONSHIP ALLEGEDLY LASTED 13 YEARS
WOMAN SAYS SHE HAS PROOF.. CANDIDATE REACTS TO CHARGES

 

 

 

 

SMOOTH SAILING

Day One Of Egypt’s First Free Elections A Pleasant Surprise

 

 

 

 

 

 As the sun came up Monday morning, many Occupy L.A. protesters were in a good mood, pleased simply to still be camped in front of City Hall hours after it became officially illegal to do so.
Occupy protesters promise day of action

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police and Protesters Clash in Cairo

cairo, protests

 

 

 Blood Ties: A Photographer Captures Gang Culture In Her Family

Lourdes Jeannette

Lourdes Jeannette documents the daily life of a group based in Tampa, Florida.

 

 

 

 

Camp Pendleton | A decade of service in Afghanistan and Iraq

Camp Pendleton | A decade of combat in Afghanistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice alternative to fighting the crowds at the mall this weekend, would be a photo excursion to the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Auto Show which runs until this Sunday. There are dazzling cars to photograph, from Kia to Roll Royce, along with everything in between.
The Week in Pictures | Nov. 21 - 27


 

 

 

 

Thai flood victim rests under a mosquito net at a relief center in Bangkok as a health worker fumigates a flooded neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. Since July, more than a fifth of the country’s population of 64 million have been affected by the worst flooding in more than half a century. A transport train carrying nuclear waste treated in France.

Pictures in the News | Nov. 25, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the sun came up Monday morning, many Occupy L.A. protesters were in a good mood, pleased simply to still be camped in front of City Hall hours after it became officially illegal to do so.

Occupy protesters promise day of action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A man with his face painted as a skull attends a protest against violence in Mexico City. More than 40,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers and federal police to take on organised crime.

A man with his face painted as a skull attends a protest against violence, Mexico City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egyptians are voting in the opening stage of the first elections since former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February. Queues formed early in many places but there are also reports of polling stations opening late because of administrative problems.

 

An Egyptian woman looks at voters as they queue outside a polling station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People hold candles during a vigil for those killed in a fire earlier in the week, as they participate in the fourth Delhi Pride March. India’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community marched through the streets of Delhi and gathered to protest against harassment, violence and discrimination.

 

People hold candles during a vigil for those killed in a fire earlier in the week