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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Gingrich fails to qualify for Va. primary ballot (AP)

Gingrich fails to qualify for Va. primary ballot (AP)

Gingrich fails to qualify for Va. primary ballot (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for Virginia's Super Tuesday primary ballot, the latest setback for a candidate whose standing in polls has been slipping. Gingrich's campaign said he would pursue an aggressive write-in campaign, though state law prohibits write-ins on primary ballots.

Troops hit protesters marching into Yemen capital (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

Protestors carry a youth who was injured during clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. More than 100,000 protesters who entered Yemen's capital Saturday after a 4-day march from another city were attacked by elite troops loyal to outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who opened fire with guns, water cannons and tear gas. Medical officials said at least three protesters were killed, including a woman.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - Troops commanded by relatives of Yemen's outgoing president attacked a crowd of more than 100,000 protesters peacefully marching into the capital Saturday, killing at least nine and driving the president to promise to leave the country.

Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

A Franciscan monk attends Christmas celebrations at the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night.

Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 01:14 PM PST

Demonstrators rally to protest against election fraud in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in the Russian capital Saturday in the largest protest so far against election fraud, signaling growing outrage over Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Tens of thousands of Russians jammed a Moscow avenue Saturday to demand free elections and an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, in the largest show of public outrage since the protests 20 years ago that brought down the Soviet Union. Gone was the political apathy of recent years as many shouted "We are the Power!"

Kim son called 'supreme leader' of NKorea military (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:50 AM PST

Mourners use a bus to stay warm as many gather around a portrait of the late leader Kim Jong Il hanging outside the Pyongyang Circus Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. The sign on the bus window reads 'Warm rest area. Warm water also available'. North Korea on Saturday called Kim Jong Il's son 'supreme leader' of the military, dramatically ramping up its campaign to install the young man as next leader even as millions continued mourning the father. (AP Photo)AP - North Korea hailed Kim Jong Il's son as "supreme leader" of the 1.2-million strong military, ramping up its campaign to install the young man as the nation's next leader even as the mourning for his father continued a week after his death.

In China, a daring few challenge one-child limit (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 05:04 AM PST

In this Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 photo, Prof. Yang Zhizhu and his wife Chen Hong, back, prepare to take their two daughters Yang Ruoyi, front, and Yang Ruonan, out for a walk at their apartment in Beijing, China. Yang Zhizhu, a law professor who taught at Beijing Youth Politics College, was fired from his job after authority found out he and his wife had a second child against the one-child policy. Chinese today are free to choose where they live and work and who they want to marry, but when it comes to having kids, the state says the majority must stop at one. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Seven months pregnant, Wu Weiping sneaked out early in the morning carrying a shoulder bag with some clothes, her laptop and a knife.

Unprovoked attacks at heart of 'Knockout King' (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:56 AM PST

In this Dec. 15, 2011 photo, Matt Quain poses for a portrait in St. Louis. Quain still struggles to piece together what happened after a recent trip to the grocery store nearly turned deadly when he was the victim of a brutal attack generally known as 'Knockout King' or simply 'Knock Out,' a so-called game of unprovoked violence that targets random victims. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Matthew Quain still struggles to piece together what happened after a trip to the grocery store nearly turned deadly. He remembers a group of loitering young people, a dimly lit street — then nothing. The next thing he knew he was waking up with blood pouring out of his head.

Cuba wraps up dramatic year of economic change (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 07:07 AM PST

AP - A year at the vanguard of Cuba's economic revival has not brought Julio Cesar Hidalgo riches. The fledgling pizzeria owner has had his good months, but the restaurant he opened with his girlfriend often runs at a loss. At times, they can't afford to buy basic ingredients.

Last-minute buyers top off strong shopping season (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 01:20 PM PST

A last-minute shopper leaves the Toys R Us flagship store in New York's Times Square, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. As the clock counts down to Christmas Day, retailers have begun a big push to snare procrastinating shoppers searching frantically for last-minute gifts and hoping for final-weekend deals. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - It's that time for caroling, eggnog, holiday cheer — and for some, a frantic dash to the mall.

Occupy Wall Street becomes highly collectible (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 01:23 PM PST

In this Dec. 13, 2011 photo, Jean Ashton, left, library director at the New-York Historical Society, and Matthew Murphy, the library's head of cataloging, display part of a growing collection of Occupy Wall Street items, in New York. More than a half dozen major museums and organizations from the Smithsonian Institution to the New-York Historical Society have been avidly collecting materials produced by the Occupy movement for preservation. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Occupy Wall Street may still be working to shake the notion it represents a passing outburst of rage, but some establishment institutions have already decided the movement's artifacts are worthy of historic preservation.

Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 08:16 AM PST

Protesters hold placards, balloons and flags during a demonstration against recent parliamentary election results in Moscow December 24, 2011. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting protesters called Saturday for a disputed parliamentary election to be rerun and an end to Vladimir Putin's rule, increasing pressure on the Russian leader as he tries to win back the presidency.

Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 01:05 PM PST

Reuters - Retailers saw a steady flow of last-minute shoppers on Saturday, the day before Christmas, putting a moderate cap on a pre-holiday season that started with a bang and has since waned.

Republican Gingrich out of Virginia primary election (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:23 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is seen during a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire December 21, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Leading Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has failed to meet the requirements to be in the presidential primary election in Virginia, where he resides, the state's Republican Party said.

Obama campaign seeks to raise $60 mln in 4th quarter (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:40 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Eisenhower Executive Office Builiding on the extension of payroll tax cuts being debated on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama's campaign set a goal of raising $60 million in the fourth quarter of the year to benefit the Democratic incumbent's re-election and the Democratic National Committee, a campaign official said on Saturday.

Mourning Syrians rally for Assad, UN condemns bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:44 AM PST

Reuters - Funerals for 44 people killed in twin suicide car bombs in Damascus turned into a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, with thousands of mourners denouncing the United States and its Arab allies for interfering in Syria.

UK's Queen visits Prince Philip after heart scare (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 08:40 AM PST

Reuters - Queen Elizabeth visited her 90-year-old husband Prince Philip in hospital on Saturday where Britain's longest-serving royal consort was recovering from surgery to ease chest pains he had suffered in the days before Christmas.

As Kodak struggles, Eastman Chemical thrives (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:16 AM PST

Reuters - George Eastman is best known as the inventor of photographic film and founder of Eastman Kodak Co, but his century-old legacy of entrepreneurship now rides on the lesser-known Eastman Chemical Co.

U.S. regrets Cuba failure to free American citizen (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:03 PM PST

Reuters - The State Department said on Saturday it deplored Cuba's failure to free Alan Gross - a U.S. citizen serving a 15-year prison term in a case that has stalled progress in U.S.-Cuba relations - as part of an announced humanitarian release of some 2,900 prisoners.

Religiously active people more likely to engage in civic life, Pew study finds (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Religious activism is good for civic life in America, according to a new study out from the Pew Research Center Project on the Internet and American Life released on Friday.

US-Russia ties: Chill over Syria replaces warmth of Obama's 'reset' policy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:43 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Remember President Obama’s “reset” of US-Russia relations? It may be time to hit the “alert” button.
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