Iran says in touch with powers on new talks, U.S. denies (Reuters)

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• Iran says in touch with powers on new talks, U.S. denies (Reuters)
• No deadline set for Italy ship rescue: firefighter spokesman (Reuters)
• Pakistan court adjourns contempt case against PM (Reuters)
• Syrian tanks pull back from rebel town: opposition (Reuters)
• Swagger, insecurity feed China crackdown: dissident (Reuters)
• Divers resume search for 21 missing from ship (AP)
• Egyptian critic of military rule beaten in street (AP)
• Puerto Ricans likely to oust dozens of lawmakers (AP)
• Egypt tourism receipts slip nearly 30 pct in 2011 (AP)
• Peace talks between Pakistan and Taliban faltering: official (Reuters)
• Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected (Reuters)
• Strong earthquake strikes off New Zealand (AP)
• German tabloid Bild takes down politicians with its unmatched megaphone (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In Libya, a Salafi Campaign against Tombs and Heineken (Time.com)
• Denied visas to US, Ugandan Little League team finally gets a game (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iran says in touch with powers on new talks, U.S. denies (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:21 PM PST Reuters - Iran said it was in touch with world powers to reopen talks soon on its nuclear program, but Washington and the European Union denied this and said they were still waiting for Tehran to show it was ready for serious negotiations.

No deadline set for Italy ship rescue: firefighter spokesman (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:52 AM PST Reuters - No deadline has been set for ending the search for missing people on the wreck of an Italian cruise liner that capsized off a Tuscan island, the chief spokesman of the firefighters said on Thursday.

Pakistan court adjourns contempt case against PM (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:47 PM PST Reuters - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a contempt hearing for Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in a case that could push him from office and is adding to growing pressure on the unpopular civilian government.

Syrian tanks pull back from rebel town: opposition (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:30 AM PST Reuters - Syrian forces have pulled back from a rebel-held town near Lebanon after an agreement with insurgents to end fighting, a senior opposition leader in contact with residents said on Thursday.

Swagger, insecurity feed China crackdown: dissident (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:35 PM PST Reuters - China's broad crackdown on dissent that has seen activists get lengthy jail terms and human rights lawyers disappear stems from a mix of arrogance and insecurity in Beijing, the most recently exiled Chinese dissident said on Wednesday.

Divers resume search for 21 missing from ship (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:37 AM PST AP - Divers have resumed the search for 21 people still missing after a cruise ship capsized off the Tuscan coast.

Egyptian critic of military rule beaten in street (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:54 AM PST AP - Unidentified assailants have attacked a prominent Egyptian activist as she left work in Cairo's Nileside headquarters of state television and radio.

Puerto Ricans likely to oust dozens of lawmakers (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:30 AM PST AP - Lawmakers in Puerto Rico have been accused of corruption, cocaine use and domestic violence, feeding scorn among a public already seething over a dismal economy and rampant crime.

Egypt tourism receipts slip nearly 30 pct in 2011 (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST AP - Egypt's tourism minister says revenues from the vital tourism sector fell by nearly 30 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year, amid the unrest stemming from the mass uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak.

Peace talks between Pakistan and Taliban faltering: official (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST Reuters - Exploratory peace talks between Pakistan and al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents have made little progress, a senior security official told Reuters on Thursday.

Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:40 PM PST Reuters - The Obama Administration rejected the Keystone oil pipeline on Wednesday, a move that Republicans decried for sacrificing jobs and energy security in order to shore up the president's environmental base before elections.

Strong earthquake strikes off New Zealand (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST AP - A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand's South Island, but there are no reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning has been issued.

German tabloid Bild takes down politicians with its unmatched megaphone (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:50 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - It's notorious for its mix of gossip, inflammatory language, and sensationalism, which includes a daily picture of a topless woman on the front page. It receives more reprimands from Germany's independent press watchdog than any other paper. And it engenders fear in the hearts of politicians, who rarely dare to cross Bild â€" Europe's largest newspaper â€" which reaches 12 million readers daily.

In Libya, a Salafi Campaign against Tombs and Heineken (Time.com) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:25 PM PST Time.com - In community after community, rigid fundamentalists are going after purveyors of alcohol and Muslims who pray at the burial sites of saints

Denied visas to US, Ugandan Little League team finally gets a game (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:26 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As he warms up with a few practice swings ahead of the day's big game, Felix Barugahare kicks anxiously at the blood red earth of Uganda's only ball field.

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