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• Three die amid panic as cruise ship wrecked in Italy (Reuters)
• Iran sends rare letter to U.S. over killed scientist (Reuters)
• Blast in home of Gaza militant leader kills one (Reuters)
• Greeks like their PM but unhappy with coalition government: poll (Reuters)
• Tunisians celebrate their revolution one year on (Reuters)
• Night of chaos, fear after cruise ship ran aground (AP)
• Yemenis return to area run by Islamic militants (AP)
• Guatemala leader takes office pledging 'iron fist' (AP)
• Nigeria labor says no agreement to end fuel strike (AP)
• Clinton calls Myanmar's foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi (Reuters)
• The Fugitive Butt-Cutter is Off the Streets At Last (The Atlantic Wire)
• Who Killed an Iranian Nuclear Expert? Israel Isn't Telling (Time.com)

Three die amid panic as cruise ship wrecked in Italy (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST Reuters - Passengers leapt into the sea and fought over lifejackets in panic when an Italian cruise ship ran aground and keeled over, killing at least three and leaving dozens missing.

Iran sends rare letter to U.S. over killed scientist (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST Reuters - Iran said on Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its nuclear scientists, state television reported, at a time when tensions over the country's nuclear program have escalated to their highest level ever.

Blast in home of Gaza militant leader kills one (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:22 AM PST Reuters - A Palestinian man who had been preparing an attack on Israeli targets was killed on Saturday in an explosion at the home of a militant leader in the Gaza Strip, his group said.

Greeks like their PM but unhappy with coalition government: poll (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:54 AM PST Reuters - Most Greeks are unhappy with their coalition government but continue to support its technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, an opinion poll showed Saturday.

Tunisians celebrate their revolution one year on (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 08:38 AM PST Reuters - Tunisians Saturday marked the first anniversary of the revolution that started the "Arab Spring" with celebrations that were true to the spirit of the revolt: raucous, unscripted, and driven by the energy of ordinary people.

Night of chaos, fear after cruise ship ran aground (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:48 PM PST AP - The first course had just been served in the Costa Concordia's dining room when the wine glasses, forks and plates of cuttlefish and mushrooms smashed to the ground. At the magic show in the theater, the trash cans tipped over and the theater curtains turned on their side. Then the hallways turned upside down, and passengers crawled on bruised knees through the dark. Others jumped alone into the cold Mediterranean Sea.

Yemenis return to area run by Islamic militants (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 01:56 PM PST AP - At least 2,000 displaced Yemenis returned home Friday to a restive area in the country's south that has been under the control of al-Qaida-linked militants for more than seven months.

Guatemala leader takes office pledging 'iron fist' (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:54 PM PST AP - Retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as president of Guatemala on Saturday, calling on the United States and Mexico to help him fight a wave of drug trafficking and violence that has overwhelmed the Central American country.

Nigeria labor says no agreement to end fuel strike (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:58 PM PST AP - Nigeria's government and labor unions failed Saturday night to end a paralyzing nationwide strike over high gasoline costs, potentially sparking an oil production shutdown in a nation vital to U.S. oil supplies.

Clinton calls Myanmar's foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Myanmar's foreign minister and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a call on Saturday the United States is "committed to walking down the path of reform" with the Southeast Asian nation.

The Fugitive Butt-Cutter is Off the Streets At Last (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST The Atlantic Wire - RELATED: East Timor vs. Ninjas

Who Killed an Iranian Nuclear Expert? Israel Isn't Telling (Time.com) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:35 PM PST Time.com - The Jewish State is officially silent about the killing of a uranium-enrichment expert. But it is not in mourning, either, and many feel Mossad once again can take credit

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