Tuesday, January 1, 2013

With US set to leave Afghanistan, echoes of 1989

With US set to leave Afghanistan, echoes of 1989


With US set to leave Afghanistan, echoes of 1989

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:15 PM PST

The young president who ascended to office as a change agent decides to end the costly and unpopular war in Afghanistan. He seeks an exit with honor by pledging long-term financial support to allies i...


Explicit words in women's magazines don't shock

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:33 PM PST

Cindi Leive, editor-in-chief of Glamour, was searching for the best way to draw readers' attention to an article in the November 2011 issue about how women could better organize their closets and bank...


Armed robbers hit Paris Apple store

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:00 PM PST

Armed robbers targeted an Apple Inc store in central Paris on New Year's Eve, taking thousands of euros (dollars) worth of goods, a police official said on Tuesday.


Study suggests lower death risk for the overweight

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:49 PM PST

The report on nearly 3 million people found that those whose BMI ranked them as overweight had less risk of dying than people of normal weight. And while obese people had a greater mortality risk over...


Barack Obama says fiscal cliff deal made tax system fairer

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:43 PM PST

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had fulfilled a campaign promise to make the US tax system fairer with a deal to avert the fiscal cliff crisis that passed after a fierce duel in Congress.


Clashes in Syria shut down Aleppo airport

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:20 PM PST

Clashes between government troops and rebels on Tuesday forced the international airport in Aleppo to stop all flights in and out of Syria's largest city, while fierce battles also raged in the suburb...


Barack Obama to make fiscal cliff statement

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:07 PM PST

US President Barack Obama was set to make a televised statement within minutes on Tuesday, after Congress finally passed a bill to avert a "fiscal cliff" budget crisis.


Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to school

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:47 PM PST

Since escaping a gunman's rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a little more than usual.


US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:20 PM PST

A months-long battle over the US "fiscal cliff" headed to a close on Tuesday as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing t...


Rival Sudans hold summit on Friday, signal concessions

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:02 PM PST

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan will meet on Friday to discuss how to improve border security and resume vital oil flows, both sides said on Tuesday as the feuding African neighbours signalled po...


Woman stumbles, falls on New York subway tracks, dies

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:45 PM PST

New York City police say a young woman stumbling around on a Manhattan subway platform not far from Times Square fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train.


Hugo Chavez conscious, aware of condition's complexity: Vice President

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:37 PM PST

Hugo Chavez is conscious and fully aware of how "complex" his condition is nearly three weeks after difficult cancer surgery in Havana, the Venezuelan president's handpicked successor said on Tuesday.


Motorcycle bomb kills four in Karachi

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:26 PM PST

A motorcycle bomb exploded on Tuesday near the venue of a major political rally in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, killing four people and injuring 42 others, officials said.


60 dead in New Year's stampede in Ivory Coast

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:20 PM PST

The Ivory Coast on Wednesday began three days of national mourning after a stampede among crowds gathered for celebratory New Year's Eve fireworks in Abidjan left at least 60 dead and dozens injured.


Senegal road accident kills 18

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST

A minibus and a coach packed with pilgrims collided on Tuesday in western Senegal, killing at least 18 people and leaving another 16 wounded, emergency services said.


Syria starts 2013 with aerial strikes and clashes

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:02 AM PST

Syrians woke on New Year's Day to countrywide aerial bombardment, while President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fighting to topple him clashed on the outskirts of the capital.


Bill to avert fiscal cliff heads to House

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:36 AM PST

Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans planned a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to decide their next move after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff ...


The Internet turns 30 today

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:02 AM PST

The Internet, a revolutionary communications system used daily by billions of people the world over, turned 30 on Tuesday.


Two killed, 50 injured in blast in Karachi

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:45 AM PST

A bomb exploded in a crowded area of Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding 50, police said.


13-year-old Indian held over bomb threat in Singapore

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:08 AM PST

A 13-year-old boy, believed to be from India but attending school in Singapore, was arrested in Singapore after he allegedly threatened to plant bombs in a local casino resort, a media report said on ...


Hundreds hurt in New Year's parties in Philippines

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:01 AM PST

More than 400 people were hurt by powerful firecrackers and gunfire in New Year's Eve celebrations in the Philippines, down 17 per cent from a year earlier but still high enough to make it one of Asia...


Russian ban on US adoptions comes into force

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:24 AM PST

Russia's controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families came into force on Tuesday, days after its signing by President Vladimir Putin sparked an international outcry.


Pakistan groups hold candle light vigil for Indian rape victim

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:14 AM PST

Members of Pakistani civil society groups held a candle light vigil in the capital to express outrage at the gang rape of a young woman in India and to show solidarity with Indian civil society's dema...


About 60 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stadium stampede

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:46 AM PST

About 60 people were crushed to death in a stampede outside a stadium in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan after a New Year's Eve fireworks display, the government said on Tuesday.


Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan: police

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:09 AM PST

Six women and a man working for a charity were shot dead in a drive-by shooting after they left a community centre in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.


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