Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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Lawyer: Suspect in soldier shooting to plead not guilty

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:40 PM PST

A man accused of shooting and paralyzing a U.S. Army soldier at a homecoming party intends to plead not guilty to all charges at his arraignment Thursday, his attorney said.

Tick tock! Iowa lottery jackpot deadline nears

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:37 PM PST

A year ago Thursday, someone walked into a QuikTrip in Des Moines, Iowa, picked up a lottery ticket and hit the jackpot: $10.75 million.

Thousands of North Koreans gather for Kim Jong Il memorial

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:14 PM PST

Huge crowds assembled in Pyongyang on Thursday at a national memorial service for the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the second day of state-orchestrated ceremonies to mourn the dictator who died earlier this month.

Arab League monitors head to Syrian opposition stronghold

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:07 PM PST

A fact-finding team is expected to travel Thursday to the Syrian opposition stronghold of Daraa where it will monitor an Arab League initiative that calls for President Bashar al-Assad's security forces to end a violent crackdown on anti-government groups.

Chinese official: 7 Uighurs, 1 officer die in hostage rescue

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:06 PM PST

The Chinese police have killed seven members of the Uighur ethnic group in the restive western region of Xinjiang in order to free two hostages, a local government official said Thursday.

Mother of accused U.S. spy says Iranian charges are false

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:48 PM PST

The mother of an American on trial in Iran denied allegations that her son is a spy for the CIA, saying that anything he confessed to was coerced.

India's upper house tackles anti-graft bill

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:38 PM PST

India's upper house of parliament on Thursday took up debate a landmark bill to create an independent anti-graft watchdog agency.

New state of play with 5 days left in Iowa

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST

With five days to go until the caucuses, a new poll is really shaking things up in Iowa.

Myanmar state TV: Blast in area of Yangon kills 20

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:10 PM PST

An explosion early Thursday rocked a neighborhood in the city of Yangon killing 20 people and injuring more than 95, Myanmar's state-run television MR TV reported.

U.S. Embassy pulls its personnel from Afghan media center

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:28 PM PST

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul is withdrawing its personnel from an Afghan media center, saying it is reviewing and reassessing its relationship.

Fleeing Sudanese fill refugee camps

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:48 PM PST

Last July, the world celebrated the birth of its newest nation as South Sudan officially separated from the north. It was hoped then that after decades of bloodshed, the people of of both nations would finally know peace.

Iowa lottery jackpot deadline nears

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:45 PM PST

Officials with the Iowa Lottery are seeking the winner of a $10.75 million Hot Lotto jackpot who has until 4 p.m. Thursday to claim it.

Professors' proposed calendar synchronizes dates with days

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:32 PM PST

Imagine a future in which you always know the date of baseball's opening day. Or that your birthday is always on a Tuesday (sorry). Or that New Year's Eve is always on a Saturday.

'Nurse-in' supports public breastfeeding

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:28 PM PST

A mother who says she was harassed and humiliated by employees while breastfeeding her baby at a Target store in Texas last month prompted a nationwide "nurse-in" on Wednesday to show support for the public practice.

Judge awards $17.8 million to family of military jet crash victims

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:51 PM PST

A federal judge Wednesday ordered the government to pay more than $17 million to a family that lost four members when a U.S. Marine Corps jet crashed into a California house in 2008.

Thousands of North Koreans gather for Kim Jong Il memorial

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:41 PM PST

North Korean state television started broadcasting footage Thursday of huge crowds assembled in Pyongyang at a national memorial service for the leader Kim Jong Il, who died earlier this month.

Survey says Latino voters sticking with Obama, Democrats

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:18 PM PST

Latino voters strongly support President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party, despite dissatisfaction with the administration's deportation policies, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Spain's monarchs reveal finances for first time

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST

Spain's royal family publicly revealed its finances for the first time Wednesday, as the nation faces an economic crisis and corruption allegations bring increased scrutiny to the monarchy.

Arab League monitor views child's corpse

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:49 PM PST

An Arab League observer steps into a mosque in the city of Homs and is shown the tiny "martyr," one of thousands of people killed in Syria over the past nine months.

Snipers rule the streets in the besieged Syrian city of Homs

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:45 PM PST

For months, the Syrian city of Homs has been the focus of opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, with almost daily protests since the summer.
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