Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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Mourners fill snowy streets of Pyongyang for Kim Jong Il's funeral

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:18 PM PST

The funeral of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il unfolded across the snow-laden streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday, with the secretive regime displaying its ability to choreograph elaborate state ceremonies.

2 charged with filing false claims to get Indiana State Fair stage collapse money

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:13 PM PST

Authorities in Indiana have charged two women who are accused of falsifying hospital records to collect money intended for victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.

Mubarak's murder trial resumes in Egypt

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:10 PM PST

After a months-long break, the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumes Wednesday after an appeals court dismissed a motion to disqualify the presiding judge, state-owned media said.

India's upper house to take up anti-corruption bill

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:52 PM PST

A landmark bill to create an independent anti-graft watchdog agency heads Wednesday to India's upper house of parliament.

Candidates turn negative in multimillion dollar Iowa television ad blitz

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:52 PM PST

Turn on the TV here in the Hawkeye State, and you'll get inundated with a barrage of Republican presidential campaign commercials, with many of them negative in nature.

Jogging gives Perry a boost in Iowa race

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:40 PM PST

Rick Perry's best asset in the race for the White House these days might just be a pair of Brooks running shoes.

Flight aborted by blown tires

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:36 PM PST

A Southwest Airlines flight leaving for Seattle blew some main gear tires at California's Sacramento International Airport on Tuesday, forcing the crew to abort the flight and deplane passengers, according to an FAA spokesman.

Clock runs out on $77 million winning lottery ticket

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:05 PM PST

One hundred and eighty days apparently wasn't enough time for the buyer of a winning $77 million lottery ticket to come forward.

Doctors diagnose Argentinian president with thyroid cancer

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:30 PM PST

Argentina's president will undergo surgery next week after doctors diagnosed her with thyroid cancer, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Tendulkar falls short of 100th hundred in final over at MCG

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST

Sachin Tendulkar's wait for a history-making 100th international century continues after the legendary Indian cricketer fell short again in the first Test against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday.

U.S. decision on Yemen risks worsening violence

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST

Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be allowed to come to the United States for medical treatment in New York, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday.

Funeral for N. Korean 'dear leader' set for Wednesday

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:01 PM PST

North Korea kept the world on tenterhooks Wednesday, when the funeral of leader Kim Jong Il was expected to take place in Pyongyang.

Experts: Twitter account case may blaze new trails in social media law

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:56 PM PST

Who, exactly, owns your Twitter account? It's a potentially complicated question when an account is used both professionally and personally. Now a case regarding whether a Twitter account belongs to a company or its former employee has raised questions about the use of the social media phenomenon.

Rights group accuses Syria of hiding detainees from monitors

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST

Syrian authorities have moved perhaps hundreds of detainees to military sites to hide them from Arab League monitors assessing whether the government is upholding a commitment to end its crackdown on protesters, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Gun sales at record levels, according to FBI background checks

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:28 PM PST

December holiday shoppers were not just interested in buying the hottest electronics and toys -- they also were purchasing record numbers of guns, according to the latest FBI figures on background checks required to buy firearms.

Attempted murder charge for man accused of shooting soldier

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:08 PM PST

The man accused of shooting and paralyzing a U.S. Army soldier at a homecoming party in the soldier's honor faces one count of attempted murder, the spokesman for the San Bernardino, California, district attorney said Tuesday.

Gingrich rejects challenge to his version of first divorce

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:01 PM PST

Newt Gingrich refused Tuesday to discuss in detail the court documents obtained by CNN that appear to contradict his assertion that his first wife sought their divorce in 1980.

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