Major powers open to serious talks with Iran (Reuters)

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• Major powers open to serious talks with Iran (Reuters)
• Afghan Taliban say recruited soldier who killed French troops (Reuters)
• Libyan Islamists rally to demand sharia-based law (Reuters)
• Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger (Reuters)
• Should the World Ignore the Presidential Campaign Foreign Policy Debates? (Time.com)
• Costa CEO says captain misled company, crew (AP)
• Hamas: Leader Khaled Mashaal won't seek new term (AP)
• Amnesty was set to recognize late Cuba dissident (AP)
• Boko Haram claims Nigeria Kano blasts, 7 dead (Reuters)
• Beijing releases key air pollution data (AP)
• Canada won't confirm expulsion of Russia diplomats (Reuters)
• Key lawmaker withdraws support for Aussie gov't (AP)
• 'A Separation' probes Iranians' conflicted love for their country, says director (The Christian Science Monitor)
• When Penicillin Pays: Why China Loves Antibiotics a Little Too Much (Time.com)
• In Jerusalem, national parks seen by Palestinians as a land grab (The Christian Science Monitor)

Major powers open to serious talks with Iran (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:38 PM PST Reuters - Major powers signaled on Friday their willingness to reopen talks about curbing Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons but said Tehran must show it is serious about any negotiations.

Afghan Taliban say recruited soldier who killed French troops (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:42 AM PST Reuters - The Afghan Taliban said on Saturday they had recruited an Afghan soldier who shot dead four French soldiers in the country's east a day earlier, prompting France to threaten an early pullout from the NATO-led war.

Libyan Islamists rally to demand sharia-based law (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:11 PM PST Reuters - Hundreds of Libyan Islamists rallied on Friday to demand that Muslim sharia law inspire legislation in what organizers called a response to the emergence of secular political parties after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship last year.

Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST Reuters - The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to get thousands of people off a giant cruise ship into lifeboats quickly.

Should the World Ignore the Presidential Campaign Foreign Policy Debates? (Time.com) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:10 AM PST Time.com - Foreign policy vows made on the presidential campaign trail are almost invariably forgotten by the winning candidate once in office

Costa CEO says captain misled company, crew (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:47 PM PST AP - The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4,200 people on board did not relay correct information either to the company or crew after the ship hit rocks, the cruise ship owner's CEO said Friday as the search resumed for 21 missing passengers.

Hamas: Leader Khaled Mashaal won't seek new term (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:51 AM PST AP - Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal won't seek re-election, said the Palestinian Islamic militant group in a statement Saturday.

Amnesty was set to recognize late Cuba dissident (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:32 PM PST AP - Amnesty International said Friday that it was on the eve of designating a Cuban dissident as a prisoner of conscience when he died following a hunger strike.

Boko Haram claims Nigeria Kano blasts, 7 dead (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:21 AM PST Reuters - The Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for coordinated bomb attacks on security forces in the north Nigerian city of Kano that killed seven people late Friday.

Beijing releases key air pollution data (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:20 AM PST AP - Caving to public pressure, Beijing environmental authorities started releasing more detailed air quality data Saturday that may better reflect how bad the Chinese capital's air pollution is.

Canada won't confirm expulsion of Russia diplomats (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:36 AM PST Reuters - Ottawa on Friday declined to confirm media reports that it had expelled four Russian embassy staff after authorities in Canada arrested a Canadian navy intelligence officer and charged him with spying.

Key lawmaker withdraws support for Aussie gov't (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:11 PM PST AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power weakened on Saturday when a key independent lawmaker withdrew his support for her minority government.

'A Separation' probes Iranians' conflicted love for their country, says director (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The escalation of global sanctions against Iran has deepened not only the country’s isolation from the rest of the world but also fissures within.

When Penicillin Pays: Why China Loves Antibiotics a Little Too Much (Time.com) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:10 AM PST Time.com - Chinese consume antibiotics at ten times the rate of Americans, raising fears of immunity and questions of medical ethics. Can China kick the habit?

In Jerusalem, national parks seen by Palestinians as a land grab (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - An Israeli government plan to create a greenbelt around Jerusalem, preserving the ancient city's natural beauty and archaeological wealth, is fueling opposition among Palestinians and their supporters as the project moves into a critical stage.

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