Friday, February 22, 2013

Will Arnett joins CBS pilot - but it's not quite lights out for "Up All Night"

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Doug" (24), and I (22) have been in a long-distance relationship for a year, but we were friends for a couple of years before that. I had never had a serious relationship before and lacked experience. Doug has not only been in two other long-term relationships, but has had sex with more than 15 women. One of them is an amateur porn actress.I knew about this, but it didn't bother me until recently. Doug had a party, and while he was drunk he told one of his buddies -- in front of me -- that he should watch a certain porn film starring his ex-girlfriend. ...

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World News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/world/ Get the latest world news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking world news, including analysis and opinion on top world stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 21 Feb 2013 19:53:44 -05005World News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/world/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifSyrian opposition says Assad cannot be part of deal<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6PusRIwl03NZbbpqhIk8RQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T005344Z_1_CBRE91L02HU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-DEAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the country&#039;s civil war but President Bashar al-Assad must step down and cannot be a party to any settlement, members agreed after debating a controversial initiative by their president. The meeting of the 70-member Western, Arab and Turkish-backed coalition began on Thursday before Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem is due for talks in Moscow, one of Assad&#039;s last foreign allies, and as U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi renews efforts for a deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 19:53:44 -0500Reuterssyrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6PusRIwl03NZbbpqhIk8RQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T005344Z_1_CBRE91L02HU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-DEAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the country&#039;s civil war but President Bashar al-Assad must step down and cannot be a party to any settlement, members agreed after debating a controversial initiative by their president. The meeting of the 70-member Western, Arab and Turkish-backed coalition began on Thursday before Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem is due for talks in Moscow, one of Assad&#039;s last foreign allies, and as U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi renews efforts for a deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Russia leases planes to Cuba, writes off Soviet debt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MOZaN4p1cBp3yOsdx_.WHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T043329Z_2_CBRE91L09M800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-CUBA-DEALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia will lease eight jets worth $650 million to its Cold War- era ally Cuba and will partially write off the country&#039;s multi-billion-dollar, Soviet-era debt under agreements signed during Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev&#039;s visit to Havana on Thursday. Moscow will write off part of the $30 billion debt and will offer a 10-year refinancing plan for the remaining amount, according to the preliminary agreement, Russia&#039;s industry and trade minister Denis Manturov told reporters on the sidelines of the talks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 23:33:29 -0500Reutersrussia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MOZaN4p1cBp3yOsdx_.WHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T043329Z_2_CBRE91L09M800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-CUBA-DEALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia will lease eight jets worth $650 million to its Cold War- era ally Cuba and will partially write off the country&#039;s multi-billion-dollar, Soviet-era debt under agreements signed during Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev&#039;s visit to Havana on Thursday. Moscow will write off part of the $30 billion debt and will offer a 10-year refinancing plan for the remaining amount, according to the preliminary agreement, Russia&#039;s industry and trade minister Denis Manturov told reporters on the sidelines of the talks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran denies allegations of organizing spy cell in Nigeria<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sKvwOcx3bmhRMH7jWd20dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T093759Z_1_CBRE91L0QRI00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday Nigerian allegations that it had trained militants arrested in Nigeria on charges of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets there. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said such allegations were &quot;made up as the result of the ill will of the enemies of the two countries&#039; good relations&quot;, Iranian state television reported. &quot;Iran and Nigeria have friendly and close relations and despite the vast efforts of the two countries&#039; enemies in recent years relations and cooperations have always improved,&quot; he said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 04:37:59 -0500Reutersiran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sKvwOcx3bmhRMH7jWd20dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T093759Z_1_CBRE91L0QRI00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday Nigerian allegations that it had trained militants arrested in Nigeria on charges of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets there. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said such allegations were &quot;made up as the result of the ill will of the enemies of the two countries&#039; good relations&quot;, Iranian state television reported. &quot;Iran and Nigeria have friendly and close relations and despite the vast efforts of the two countries&#039; enemies in recent years relations and cooperations have always improved,&quot; he said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Masked gunmen kill seven members of Iraq militiaKIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Masked gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms shot dead seven members of a government-backed militia on Friday in a northern town, in an apparent attempt to provoke unrest against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. No group claimed responsibility, but Sunni insurgents have increased their attacks over the past two months, a year after U.S. troops pulled out of the country, where Shi'ite, Sunni and ethnic Kurdish factions still struggle over how to share power. ...http://news.yahoo.com/masked-gunmen-kill-seven-members-iraq-militia-101151163.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:11:51 -0500Reutersmasked-gunmen-kill-seven-members-iraq-militia-101151163Venezuela's Chavez still suffers breathing trouble<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RGFSvenEE.AocK4lNWBEJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T032924Z_2_CBRE91L04PB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" align="left" title="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" border="0" /></a>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela&#039;s cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a somber first communiqu? since his homecoming this week. Struggling to talk and breathing through a tracheal tube, the 58-year-old socialist leader is being treated at a Caracas military hospital after returning unseen before dawn on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 22:29:24 -0500Reutersvenezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RGFSvenEE.AocK4lNWBEJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T032924Z_2_CBRE91L04PB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" align="left" title="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" border="0" /></a>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela&#039;s cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a somber first communiqu? since his homecoming this week. Struggling to talk and breathing through a tracheal tube, the 58-year-old socialist leader is being treated at a Caracas military hospital after returning unseen before dawn on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Russia, China oppose military intervention in North Korea<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tj9KRpx8N0K4nJ30GkgWtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T090334Z_1_CBRE91L0P6100_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China said on Friday they would oppose any foreign military intervention in North Korea over its recent nuclear test. The two countries&#039; foreign ministers condemned last week&#039;s test but said any action against North Korea had to be agreed at the United Nations, where Russia and China have the right of veto as permanent members of the Security Council. &quot;We are against the carrying out of a nuclear test in North Korea,&quot; Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a joint news conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. &quot;The U.N. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:12:46 -0500Reutersrussia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tj9KRpx8N0K4nJ30GkgWtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T090334Z_1_CBRE91L0P6100_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China said on Friday they would oppose any foreign military intervention in North Korea over its recent nuclear test. The two countries&#039; foreign ministers condemned last week&#039;s test but said any action against North Korea had to be agreed at the United Nations, where Russia and China have the right of veto as permanent members of the Security Council. &quot;We are against the carrying out of a nuclear test in North Korea,&quot; Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a joint news conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. &quot;The U.N. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Mammoth debt hangs over next Italian government<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5So6B0BkFiT.hjwZA45Kug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T095237Z_1_CBRE91L0RFU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ITALY-VOTE-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" align="left" title="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" border="0" /></a>MILAN (Reuters) - Whoever wins Italy&#039;s elections this weekend will inherit a 2 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) public debt that is draining badly needed funds which would be better used to spur growth. At 126 percent of gross domestic product, Italy&#039;s debt is at its highest since World War One. Tough austerity measures since November 2011 by the outgoing technocrat government of Mario Monti pulled Italy from the brink of a Greek-style financial collapse, but did not stop the debt mountain rising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 04:52:37 -0500Reutersmammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5So6B0BkFiT.hjwZA45Kug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T095237Z_1_CBRE91L0RFU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ITALY-VOTE-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" align="left" title="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" border="0" /></a>MILAN (Reuters) - Whoever wins Italy&#039;s elections this weekend will inherit a 2 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) public debt that is draining badly needed funds which would be better used to spur growth. At 126 percent of gross domestic product, Italy&#039;s debt is at its highest since World War One. Tough austerity measures since November 2011 by the outgoing technocrat government of Mario Monti pulled Italy from the brink of a Greek-style financial collapse, but did not stop the debt mountain rising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Authorities checking if wreck found is Missoni plane: report<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lzoS_7..gNUJo1LGy4BAyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075747Z_1_CBRE91L0M4E00_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" align="left" title="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - Authorities are checking if a wreck found on a beach of the island of Curacao could be that of a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni which disappeared last month, Italian news wire Ansa reported on Friday, citing local sources. Missoni, the eldest son of the founders of the Missoni fashion house, disappeared with his wife and four others when their plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela in early January. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 02:57:47 -0500Reutersauthorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lzoS_7..gNUJo1LGy4BAyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075747Z_1_CBRE91L0M4E00_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" align="left" title="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - Authorities are checking if a wreck found on a beach of the island of Curacao could be that of a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni which disappeared last month, Italian news wire Ansa reported on Friday, citing local sources. Missoni, the eldest son of the founders of the Missoni fashion house, disappeared with his wife and four others when their plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela in early January. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Reformer's drive to change Indonesia state firms hits roadblocks<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0HNpgqA_dgNqUvj4HUrECQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T082226Z_1_CBRE91L0N9I00_RTROPTP_2_INDONESIA-STATEFIRMS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" align="left" title="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" border="0" /></a>JAKARTA (Reuters) - On an overcast Saturday in early January, the man in charge of modernizing Indonesia&#039;s state companies suddenly lost control of his prototype electric sports car and ploughed into the side of a mountain in East Java. State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan was unhurt, but the $300,000 bright red &quot;Tucuxi&quot;, dubbed &quot;Indonesia&#039;s Ferrari&quot; by local media, was a write-off. It looks like his chances of pulling off an ambitious reform of the bloated state sector are heading the same way. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/reformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:22:26 -0500Reutersreformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0HNpgqA_dgNqUvj4HUrECQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T082226Z_1_CBRE91L0N9I00_RTROPTP_2_INDONESIA-STATEFIRMS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" align="left" title="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" border="0" /></a>JAKARTA (Reuters) - On an overcast Saturday in early January, the man in charge of modernizing Indonesia&#039;s state companies suddenly lost control of his prototype electric sports car and ploughed into the side of a mountain in East Java. State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan was unhurt, but the $300,000 bright red &quot;Tucuxi&quot;, dubbed &quot;Indonesia&#039;s Ferrari&quot; by local media, was a write-off. It looks like his chances of pulling off an ambitious reform of the bloated state sector are heading the same way. ...</p><br clear="all"/>India lets Italian marines on murder rap go home to vote<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.6fOgRYDGThTiVyZKMkE1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075301Z_1_CBRE91L0LWH00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-ITALY-MARINES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" align="left" title="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India&#039;s Supreme Court on Friday allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen off the coast of India to return home to vote in a parliamentary election this weekend. The sailors, members of a military security team protecting a cargo ship from pirate attacks, are accused of shooting the fishermen they say they mistook for pirates off the southern state of Kerala in February 2012, sparking a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Rome. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:56:53 -0500Reutersindia-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.6fOgRYDGThTiVyZKMkE1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075301Z_1_CBRE91L0LWH00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-ITALY-MARINES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" align="left" title="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India&#039;s Supreme Court on Friday allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen off the coast of India to return home to vote in a parliamentary election this weekend. The sailors, members of a military security team protecting a cargo ship from pirate attacks, are accused of shooting the fishermen they say they mistook for pirates off the southern state of Kerala in February 2012, sparking a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Rome. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Spanish monarchy's popularity hits new low<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pWboOYw0.2mRPPQKzIM3AA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a5070efd672737062a0f6a70670052e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" border="0" /></a>MADRID (AP) ? When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation&#039;s love and respect.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:43:33 -0500Associated Pressspanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pWboOYw0.2mRPPQKzIM3AA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a5070efd672737062a0f6a70670052e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" border="0" /></a>MADRID (AP) ? When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation&#039;s love and respect.</p><br clear="all"/>Oscar Pistorius bail hearing nearing decision<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ziyOHBml3YHfaiPskyh7cg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7da67f067ac39062a0f6a7067002b90.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? The defense and prosecution both completed their arguments Friday in Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing, with the magistrate soon to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he must stay behind bars pending trial in the shooting death of his girlfriend.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:12:50 -0500Associated Pressoscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ziyOHBml3YHfaiPskyh7cg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7da67f067ac39062a0f6a7067002b90.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? The defense and prosecution both completed their arguments Friday in Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing, with the magistrate soon to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he must stay behind bars pending trial in the shooting death of his girlfriend.</p><br clear="all"/>US ambassador frustrated over Russian boy's deathMOSCOW (AP) ? The U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Friday called on Russian authorities and media to stop "sensational exploitations" of the death of an adopted boy in the United States.http://news.yahoo.com/us-ambassador-frustrated-over-russian-boys-death-092143998.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 04:21:43 -0500Associated Pressus-ambassador-frustrated-over-russian-boys-death-092143998Egypt's Morsi calls parliament elections in April<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iLJ5rlSkhKNDH9KAOzckjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/510910c14a7029062a0f6a706700fed5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" align="left" title="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s Islamist president has called parliamentary elections for April in an effort to assuage mounting frustration over continued turmoil on the streets and a political impasse that has gripped the nation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:48:33 -0500Associated Pressegypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iLJ5rlSkhKNDH9KAOzckjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/510910c14a7029062a0f6a706700fed5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" align="left" title="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s Islamist president has called parliamentary elections for April in an effort to assuage mounting frustration over continued turmoil on the streets and a political impasse that has gripped the nation.</p><br clear="all"/>Guatemala: Probing reports drug lord may be dead<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jzmtVZ3.aBzkq6LjJdyY7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f4cfd7e669934062a0f6a706700cef0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ? Guatemalan authorities are mobilizing security forces to scour a remote, rural area where residents reported a gunbattle between drug gangs and said one of the dead resembled Mexico&#039;s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:47:37 -0500Associated Pressguatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jzmtVZ3.aBzkq6LjJdyY7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f4cfd7e669934062a0f6a706700cef0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ? Guatemalan authorities are mobilizing security forces to scour a remote, rural area where residents reported a gunbattle between drug gangs and said one of the dead resembled Mexico&#039;s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman.</p><br clear="all"/>Indian police search for evidence in bomb attack<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4FDuawlvmD9gmgJDYvH0cA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/32a861bd4b982e062a0f6a706700b689.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" align="left" title="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" border="0" /></a>HYDERABAD, India (AP) ? Indian police are investigating whether a shadowy Islamic militant group was responsible for a dual bomb attack that killed 16 people outside a movie theater and a bus station in the southern city of Hyderabad, a police official said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:12:45 -0500Associated Pressindian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4FDuawlvmD9gmgJDYvH0cA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/32a861bd4b982e062a0f6a706700b689.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" align="left" title="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" border="0" /></a>HYDERABAD, India (AP) ? Indian police are investigating whether a shadowy Islamic militant group was responsible for a dual bomb attack that killed 16 people outside a movie theater and a bus station in the southern city of Hyderabad, a police official said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>US gov't to air-drop toxic mice on Guam snakes<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTf8jmg4XF03VPSvwyAyKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6ae55af669e34062a0f6a706700a3c0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" border="0" /></a>ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) ? Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam&#039;s jungle canopy. They are scientists&#039; prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown tree snake.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:52:24 -0500Associated Pressus-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTf8jmg4XF03VPSvwyAyKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6ae55af669e34062a0f6a706700a3c0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" border="0" /></a>ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) ? Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam&#039;s jungle canopy. They are scientists&#039; prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown tree snake.</p><br clear="all"/>UN rejects damage claim for Haiti cholera victimsUNITED NATIONS (AP) ? The United Nations rejected a claim for damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families on Thursday, citing diplomatic immunity.http://news.yahoo.com/un-rejects-damage-claim-haiti-cholera-victims-203706299.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 18:51:17 -0500Associated Pressun-rejects-damage-claim-haiti-cholera-victims-203706299NKorea to allow mobile Internet for foreigners<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZV7MfFQbbx7XgxatnC5zIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c2f2d67866b034062a0f6a7067008815.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" border="0" /></a>PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ? North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second relaxation of controls on communications in recent weeks. However, North Korean citizens will not have access to the mobile Internet service to be offered by provider Koryolink within the next week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:10:31 -0500Associated Pressnkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZV7MfFQbbx7XgxatnC5zIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c2f2d67866b034062a0f6a7067008815.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" border="0" /></a>PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ? North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second relaxation of controls on communications in recent weeks. However, North Korean citizens will not have access to the mobile Internet service to be offered by provider Koryolink within the next week.</p><br clear="all"/>Taiwan media kingpin pushes hard on China ties<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iFqPo8pj4AhePxjKq3YZwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9da6118f47eb1d062a0f6a706700abf9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" border="0" /></a>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ? Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 00:20:31 -0500Associated Presstaiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iFqPo8pj4AhePxjKq3YZwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9da6118f47eb1d062a0f6a706700abf9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" border="0" /></a>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ? Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government.</p><br clear="all"/>Does Cameron's decision not to apologize for 1919 massacre really matter?David Cameron returned home from India Thursday to a mixed reaction following his decision not to issue a formal apology during a visit to the site of a 1919 massacre where hundreds were killed by British forces.http://news.yahoo.com/does-camerons-decision-not-apologize-1919-massacre-really-223600051.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 17:36:00 -0500Christian Science Monitordoes-camerons-decision-not-apologize-1919-massacre-really-223600051India to investigate Hyderabad bomb blasts, eyes the Indian Mujahideen... againTwo almost simultaneous explosions

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Endangered sharks return 'home'

Oceanic whitetip sharks return home to protected Bahamas waters, surprising scientists.

Previously thought to be wide-ranging animals, a tagging survey has revealed that the sharks frequently revisit the same areas around the island.

Conservationists have listed the sharks as Vulnerable globally and Critically Endangered in parts of their range.

Experts suggest that the island nation's marine protected area is assisting the species.

The findings are published in the online journal PLoS One.

Oceanic whitetips are named for the distinctive white flashes at the end of their fins.

They are opportunistic predators with powerful jaws and as such are considered one of the more dangerous sharks to humans, although the number of unprovoked attacks on people is small.

"Of all the sharks that live in the open ocean they're the ones that have really declined a lot in the last few decades," said Dr Demian Chapman of Stony Brook University, New York, US, who led the study.

"They've gone from being one of the most abundant large vertebrates on the planet to being considered quite endangered."

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has listed the sharks as Vulnerable due to over-fishing for their meat and leather, and accidental by-catch.

"Oceanic whitetips frequently take bait meant for other species like tuna and swordfish," said Dr Chapman, explaining that their fins are prized for shark fin soup.

"Fisherman will take all of these sharks that were incidentally hooked and they will take their fins, and that is fatal to the shark."

In July 2011, the Bahamian government banned shark fishing in all 240,000 square miles of the country's waters.

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts which works to establish shark sanctuaries, including the one in the Bahamas, the animals provided $78 million to the country's economy in tourism over 20 years.

"Tourism is a big part of the Bahamian economy, within that diving and shark diving in particular is very valuable," said Liz Karan, manager of Global Shark Conservation at Pew.

"I think there's interest in that particular area just because it's one of the few places left in the world that have relatively healthy shark populations."

"So without too much effort you can go and have an experience that's really unique."

In May of the same year, advocates assembled to support the sanctuary announcement.

Dr Chapman joined forces with these dive tour operators, recreational fishermen, scientists, engineers and conservationists in a project aiming to understand more about oceanic whitetip sharks.

"We thought it was amazing that nobody was doing research on them in the Bahamas because this is the only place in the Atlantic where you can reliably find them," said Dr Chapman.

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Previously, only one oceanic whitetip had ever been successfully tagged, but the experienced team were able to follow 11 of the animals.

"They're very bold, they come right to the side of the boat... but these sharks are really smart when it comes to baited hooks," said Dr Chapman.

He described the mature adult sharks as "cagey veterans" who had likely survived encounters with hooks in the past and so were wary about the researchers.

The sharks they were able to catch were fitted with satellite tags near to their dorsal fins which provided up to eight months of data covering temperature, light, depth and location.

The team found that although the sharks travelled far and wide as expected, they also spent a considerable amount of time in Bahamian waters.

"I was not surprised that they went long distances but I was surprised that they turned right back around and returned to the Bahamas," Dr Chapman told BBC Nature.

"We really think of these oceanic whitetips as ocean wanderers, we didn't think we'd see such a strong pattern of return migration."

According to Dr Chapman, the results suggest that a ban on long-line fishing in the 1990s, reinforced by the more recent sanctuary status of the waters, combines to make the Bahamas a safe haven for the sharks.

"I think one of the key questions about sanctuaries is 'do they work?' and this is a clear example that shows sharks benefitting from a sanctuary designation," said Ms Karan.

"As the migration patterns show, they do leave the sanctuary area for part of the year and during that time they are vulnerable to fishing pressures and the dangers of being caught," she warned.

The team are travelling to Bangkok, Thailand next month to present information on the species to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference where countries will vote on the regulation of the trade in shark fins.

They are also working on a further tagging project, following the movements of males and pregnant females to get more information on the sharks' breeding habits and a full picture of how the population is faring.

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21497049

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Mobli Adds Auto-Edit Feature, Location Filters, Social Sharing And Speed In New Version Of Media-Sharing App

MobliMobli is launching a new version of its photo- and video-sharing app, pushing into the next generation of this competitive space with a new feed of stories that’s integrated with Facebook and Tumblr, a new way to auto-edit uploaded photos, and filters specific to cities and other locations. Although it’s going up against competitors ranging from Instagram to Vine, the Israeli and New York company is in it for the long haul. It has previously raised $22 million, fielded some big acquisition offers (we hear), and added up 5 million registered (albeit not monthly) users. Mobli has been busy hiring lately, too, with the new?iOS app (iTunes link)?being an early result of its expansion. As I covered in my sneak peek last fall, the company has HTML5 for a native app due to performance limitations. If the Android (to be released in a month or so) will be anything like the iOS app, their money is being well spent on the device-first focus. Version 3.0 isn’t just marked by the native rewrite though. Mobli also packed the new version with a bunch of UX improvements. Here are all the new features Mobli 3.0 comes with: First off, the app is significantly faster and more responsive than previous versions ? immediately noticeable with the new redesigned main ‘feed’ screen. User-to-user messaging is now baked-in, saving users from having to jump over to Facebook to search and contact others. New Tumblr integration should also find welcome arms among users. Improvements to hashtag-suggestion and search have also been made. This brings us to where Mobli has always shone… filters and effects. To begin with, Mobli now has an ‘Auto-Filter’?feature that analyzes every photo’s colors, brightness, contrast, contents and composition, and applies the filter it feels is most suited for the image. Users can of course chose other filters (there are nine new ones) and effects, but the suggestion is a nice addition. This is on top of my favorite UX feature where instead of having to access the camera roll, the last three photos taken are offered on the bottom of the camera screen. Finally, with the new version Mobli also beefed-up event and location based filters. For example, Mobli can offer specific filters for Paris or New York City, while at the same time offering particular ones for venues such as the Louvre, or Madison Square Garden. Event-specific filters are relevant for

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Taylor Swift Gets Into 'Trouble' During Brit Awards

Swift performs 'I Knew You Were Trouble,' showing off her dance moves to the audience, including her ex, 1D's Harry Styles.
By Jocelyn Vena


Taylor Swift performs at the 2013 Brit Awards
Photo: Getty Images

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1702296/taylor-swift-2013-brit-awards-performance.jhtml

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NJ's newest casino, Revel, to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March to eliminate $1B in debt

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Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:01 PM

Updated today at 9:02 PM

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ? NJ's newest casino, Revel, to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March to eliminate $1B in debt.

Source: http://www.nwcn.com/news/business/191922481.html

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Live from HTC's 2013 launch event!

Live from HTC's 2013 launch event!

It's been less than a month since HTC sent out our invite -- but you're still a little early. The company's gone for the surprise attack, ahead of Barcelona's huge phone show, MWC. However, we're sure HTC will have plenty of interesting tidbits to show us, just one year since the One X set our hearts a-flutter. The event kicks off at 10am ET.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Completely Laughable NBA Deals That Somehow Work in ESPN Trade Machine

DeMarcus Cousins has unfortunately attracted frequent negative attention with the Sacramento Kings organization. Wouldn?t it be fun to send him cross-country to play ball with his former Kentucky teammate, John Wall?

Too bad the Washington Wizards don?t have many assets to send to Sacramento. According to ESPN?s Chris Broussard, they?re not interested in giving up Wall, Bradley Beal or Nene?at least, not for Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks. Perhaps Nene would be on the table to acquire a talent like Cousins, but Sacramento is unlikely to be swayed to move their frontcourt centerpiece by the players on Washington?s roster unless Wall and/or Beal were available.

Still, the numbers match in a deal sending Emeka Okafor and Martell Webster for Cousins, Travis Outlaw and Chuck Hayes. Surprisingly, the projected win difference would only subtract one from Sacramento and add one to the Wizards.

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1534950-completely-laughable-nba-deals-that-somehow-work-in-espn-trade-machine

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LG to release full HD smartphone in SKorea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Monday its new smartphone with a full high-definition screen will go on sale in South Korea this week before hitting shelves in Japan in April.

The Optimus G Pro smartphone features a 5.5-inch screen that packs over 2 million pixels, or twice as many as smartphones with HD screens.

The new Android-powered phone sports other upgrades including a camera that can shoot full HD videos and photographs.

The South Korean company, Sony Corp., HTC Corp. and other phone manufacturers are trying to make high-resolution screens a key feature in their new smartphones this year.

Full HD screens are more common in televisions but smartphone makers began to embrace them this year amid cutthroat competition. One in every two smartphones is made by Samsung Electronics Co. or Apple Inc., creating a hardscrabble fight among the second-tier of makers.

LG executives said their current goal is elevating the reputation of the Optimus brand after turning around the company's mobile communications business following years of losses.

The Optimus G Pro is available at 968,000 won ($894) without in South Korea without a mobile carrier contract.

The model will be on display at the annual mobile fair in Barcelona, Spain kicking off next week.

Once the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, LG was the fifth-largest mobile phone maker by shipments in 2012 after Samsung, Nokia Corp., Apple and ZTE Corp., according to market research firm IDC.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/lg-release-full-hd-smartphone-023721709.html

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Russian Meteorite Exploded With "30 Times the Energy Released by the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb"

Russian Meteorite Exploded With "30 Times the Energy Released by the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb"Following last week's meteorite explosion, scientists have finally had chance to sit down and figure out exactly what happened?and the results help explain why it shook Russia so hard.

Peter Brown, from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, has been using the extremely low frequency sound waves detected during the incident to work out exactly what happened. The ESA explains:

The object is estimated to have been about 17 m across with a mass of 7,000?10,000 tonnes when it hit atmosphere. It exploded with a force of nearly 500 kilotons of TNT ?- some 30 times the energy released by the Hiroshima atomic bomb ? around 15 to 20 km above the ground.

No wonder reports from Chelyabinsk, the city close to where the meteorite struck, described widespread window breakages and structural damage. [ESA]

Image by AP/Chelyabinsk.ru

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