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- Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy (Reuters)
- No breakthrough on Mideast peace, talks to go on (Reuters)
- Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash (Reuters)
- Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks (Reuters)
- Exclusive: Pakistan Taliban commanders "at each other's throats" (Reuters)
- Syria: How the Arab League's Monitors Are on a 'Mission: Impossible' (Time.com)
- Murder most foul on Queen Elizabeth's estate (AP)
- Libya plans vote on assembly to draft constitution (AP)
- Official: Jamaica's opposition easily wins vote (AP)
- Libya names new head of armed forces (Reuters)
- China mulls plans to boost domestic consumption: report (Reuters)
- RIM close to stripping CEOs of chairmanship: report (Reuters)
- Hungarians cry foul as new Constitution comes into effect (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Are Aries More Likely to Be Criminals? (Time.com)
- Nigeria dispatches troops to north to stop Boko Haram attacks (The Christian Science Monitor)
| Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST Reuters - Iran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of saber-rattling as new U.S. and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy. |
| No breakthrough on Mideast peace, talks to go on (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:47 PM PST
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| Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST Reuters - Libya on Tuesday named Yousef al-Manqoush, a retired general from the anti-Gaddafi bastion of Misrata, as head of the armed forces in the first significant move to build a new Libyan military. |
| Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:05 PM PST Reuters - The commander of Syria's armed rebels threatened on Tuesday to step up attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces, saying he was frustrated with Arab League monitors' lack of progress in ending a government crackdown on protests. |
| Exclusive: Pakistan Taliban commanders "at each other's throats" (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:31 AM PST Reuters - Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Pakistani Taliban leaders, militant sources have said. |
| Syria: How the Arab League's Monitors Are on a 'Mission: Impossible' (Time.com) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST Time.com - With the regime apparently still shooting at its opposition, the official observers are caught in a credibility trap |
| Murder most foul on Queen Elizabeth's estate (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:10 PM PST
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| Libya plans vote on assembly to draft constitution (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:18 PM PST
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| Official: Jamaica's opposition easily wins vote (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST AP - Jamaica's first female prime minister has officially led her party to a landslide victory in general elections with final results announced Tuesday giving it a two-to-one margin in Parliament. |
| Libya names new head of armed forces (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST Reuters - Libya's transitional authority on Tuesday named Yousef al-Manqoush, a retired general from a bastion of rebels who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, as the new armed forces chief in the first significant move to build a new Libyan military. |
| China mulls plans to boost domestic consumption: report (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:33 PM PST Reuters - The Chinese government is planning new policies to boost domestic consumption, especially of vehicles and appliances, in a bid to offset the effects of sagging export demand, the China Daily reported on Wednesday, quoting a government official. |
| RIM close to stripping CEOs of chairmanship: report (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:59 PM PST Reuters - Research In Motion is close to a decision on stripping its co-chief executives of their other shared role as chairman of the board, a newspaper said on Tuesday, a change that could meet a key demand from angry and disillusioned investors. |
| Hungarians cry foul as new Constitution comes into effect (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:42 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Tens of thousands of Hungarians turned out last night to protest what they say is a country dressed up as a democracy but sliding into authoritarian rule. The demonstration came a day after a controversial new Constitution went into effect â" one that is likely to deepen chasms between the European Union and this former communist state in the heart of Europe. |
| Are Aries More Likely to Be Criminals? (Time.com) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST Time.com - One Canadian city would like to caution you to beware of loved ones who claim Aries as their zodiac sign -- they might be more likely to break the law |
| Nigeria dispatches troops to north to stop Boko Haram attacks (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Nigeria has sent government troops to the country's troubled northern areas, where a radical Islamist group has launched a string of attacks on Christians, most recently a Christmas Day church bombing in the capital of Abuja that killed 43 people. |
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