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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Ship aground off Italy; 3 bodies found (AP)

Ship aground off Italy; 3 bodies found (AP)

Ship aground off Italy; 3 bodies found (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

In this photo released by the Guardia di Finanza (border Police), the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said. The number of dead and injured is not yet confirmed Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo said. (AP Photo/Guardia di Finanza, ho)AP - Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise liner that ran aground and tipped over off Italy's coast recounted a chaotic and terrifying evacuation through the ship's upended hallways on Saturday, as divers searched the submerged part for any people still unaccounted for in the confusion.

France to pursue reforms after downgrade (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST

A graph shows the fall of the Euro in Paris, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. The euro fell to a 17-month low against the dollar on news reports that France's credit rating might be downgraded by Standard & Poor's. If France were downgraded it could hurt efforts to resolve Europe's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - France's prime minister said Saturday his country will push ahead with cost-cutting measures after its top-tier debt rating was downgraded, a blow with repercussions across financially beleaguered Europe.

Santorum backed by social conservative leaders (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum waits to make remarks as he is introduced during a campaign event at Tommy's Ham House, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, during a campaign event in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Rick Santorum's quest to emerge as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney received a boost Saturday from a group of evangelicals and others who voted to back his candidacy in a last-ditch effort to stop the front-runner's march to the nomination.

Bomb kills at least 53 pilgrims in south Iraq (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:13 AM PST

Security forces and people inspect the scene of a bomb attack on Shiite pilgrims, killing and wounding some scores of people, police said, near the southern port city of Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. It was the latest in a series of attacks during Shiite religious commemorations that threaten to further increase sectarian tensions just weeks after the U.S. withdrawal. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - A bomb tore through a procession of Shiite pilgrims heading toward a largely Sunni town in southern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 53 people in the latest sign of a power struggle between rival Muslim sects that has escalated since the American military withdrawal.

Nations hunt for info on Italy cruise accident (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 12:44 PM PST

A survivor of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground near the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, arrives at the harbor, in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - Language barriers, overwhelmed local authorities, squads of foreign diplomats with lists of awkward questions — the international mix of passengers and crew aboard the stricken Costa Concordia cruise liner added to the complications Saturday for Italian officials handling the emergency.

Iran says CIA behind nuclear scientist's killing (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 06:42 AM PST

Beside a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mourners carry a flag draped coffin of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemistry expert and a director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, who was killed in a brazen daylight assassination when two assailants on a motorcycle attached a magnetic bomb to his car Wednesday, in his funeral ceremony, on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Tehran, Iran. Thousands of mourners chanted 'Death to Israel' and 'Death to America' on Friday during the funeral of a slain nuclear expert whom Iranian officials accuse the two nations of killing in a bomb blast this week as part of a secret operation to stop Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Iranian Students News Agency, Mehdi Ghasemi)AP - Iran said Saturday it has evidence that the United States was behind the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist this week in Tehran, state media reported.

Tunisia marks 1st anniversary of Arab Spring (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

Tunisian gathering at Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis to celebrate the one year anniversary of the revolution, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Tunisia is marking the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and sparked uprisings around the Arab world. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)AP - Masses of Tunisians marched in peaceful triumph Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali — and sparked uprisings around the Arab world.

Project to pour water into volcano to make power (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 08:28 AM PST

FILE - In this May 16, 2008, file photo, Newbery Crater project drilling manager Fred Wilson stands near a drilling rig at the Newberry Crater geothermal project as he describes the work near LaPine, Ore. Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of the dormant Central Oregon volcano this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to its promise. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)AP - Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to its promise.

Lopez, Anthony promoting new project (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST

In this June 7, 2011 photo, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez attend the Samsung Hope for Children Gala in New York. The stars, who announced last summer they were ending their marriage after seven years, appeared on a stage Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, to talk briefly about a new music series they are doing together. 'Q'Viva! The Chosen' premieres on Univision on Jan. 28. Anthony reached down to offer his hand and help Lopez climb three stairs to the stage, and later admired the four sparkling rings on her left hand. They sat side by side on director's chairs. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were together again on Saturday — at least to promote their new project.

Ali still the Greatest as he celebrates 70th (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:18 AM PST

FILE - In this May 25, 1965, file photo, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw in Lewiston, Maine. Ali turns 70 on Jan. 17, 2012.(AP Photo/John Rooney, File)AP - "Rumble, young man, rumble," used to be his battle cry.

Three die amid panic as cruise ship wrecked in Italy (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST

Holes are seen on a cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 14, 2012.REUTERS/StringerReuters - 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.

Merkel vows faster eurozone reform after S&P downgrades (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

Reuters - European leaders promised on Saturday to speed up plans to strengthen spending rules and get a permanent bailout fund up and running as soon as possible, a day after U.S. agency S&P cut the ratings of several euro zone countries' creditworthiness.

Iran sends rare letter to U.S. over killed scientist (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks at the Pentagon. Tensions flaring, the Obama administration warns Iran through public and private channels against any action that threatens the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf. Some experts fear the risk of open conflict with Tehran appears higher than at any point since President Barack Obama took office, perhaps from U.S. moves to enforce open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz or even a military strike from Israel. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)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.

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.

Evangelical leaders back Santorum (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Reuters - Influential evangelical Christian leaders on Saturday endorsed Rick Santorum for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, in an attempt to strengthen him as the more conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.

PepsiCo says finds trace fungicide in orange juice (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

Reuters - PepsiCo Inc said company tests of its Tropicana orange juice showed low levels of a potentially dangerous fungicide, but levels were below federal safety concerns and did not pose a health risk.

Hacker says to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST

Reuters - A hacker who goes by the name of 'Yama Tough' threatened Saturday to release next week the full source code for Symantec Corp's flagship Norton Antivirus software.

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.

Myanmar breakthrough: Does it validate Obama policy of engaging adversaries? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The United States restored full diplomatic relations with Myanmar Friday, saying it was making good on a commitment to “meet action with action” as the long-isolated Southeast Asian country has moved rapidly on political and economic reforms.

As debate roars over Haley Barbour pardons, five released convicts vanish (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Five prisoners pardoned and released Sunday by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) have gone missing amid a burgeoning debate about whether the 200-plus individuals given clemency by the governor merited mercy under the state constitution.
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