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Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 03:01 AM, Sat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
VIDEO: New Libya torture claims emerge
BBC News - Jan 28, 2012, 03:00 AM, Sat
The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
New Libya torture claims emerge BBC News
Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 02:57 AM, Sat
BEIJING (AP) -- A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 02:52 AM, Sat
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
AP Interview: Roubini warns of tough times ahead
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 02:37 AM, Sat
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions in the run-up to the financial meltdown four years ago, says the fallout from that crisis could last the rest of this decade....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 02:31 AM, Sat
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana are in Park City to promote their film, "The Words," which is closing the Sundance Film Festival....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 02:31 AM, Sat
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
NHS 'in peril if shake-up fails'
BBC News - Jan 28, 2012, 02:24 AM, Sat
More than 50 GPs involved in the groups that will control have warned the NHS may be "in peril" if government changes are derailed.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Hope fades in Brazil buildings collapse
CNN - Jan 28, 2012, 02:23 AM, Sat
The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 15 Friday night as rescuers found two more bodies, state media reported.
Source URL: http://www.cnn.com
Americans Suing Cruise Lost in Sea of Fine Print?
FOXNews.com - Jan 28, 2012, 02:20 AM, Sat
Lawsuit filed against Costa Cruises faces legal hurdle as ticket states suit must be filed where company is based 
Source URL: http://www.foxnews.com
Atheists Promote Concert With Church-Burning Video
FOXNews.com - Jan 28, 2012, 02:20 AM, Sat
Burning churches, synagogues seen in video used to promote Fort Bragg concert in response to Graham event
Source URL: http://www.foxnews.com
Live - Sharapova v Azarenka
BBC News - Jan 28, 2012, 02:18 AM, Sat
Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka compete in the Australian Open women's final and for the right to become world number one.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Senegal Wade ruling fuels clashes
BBC News - Jan 28, 2012, 02:15 AM, Sat
Violence breaks out in Senegal after the country's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Pub's new start as Welsh centre
BBC News - Jan 28, 2012, 02:12 AM, Sat
A former pub is opening its doors again in an attempt to get local Welsh speakers to have a drink and a chat in their own language.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks
BBC News - Jan 28, 2012, 02:11 AM, Sat
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to discuss with Prime Minister David Cameron the departure of British forces.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in
Associated Press - Jan 28, 2012, 02:03 AM, Sat
CHICAGO (AP) -- One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom - drawing feverishly to capture the drama of the judge's verdict before the moment passes....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Syria Armed Force Helps Rebels Gain Ground
International Herald Tribune - Jan 28, 2012, 01:37 AM, Sat
The growing assertiveness of a loosely organized force in Syria hinted at the expanding role of the armed opposition in a movement that began peacefully more than 10 months ago.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Syria Armed Force Helps Rebels Gain Ground New York Times
Warm socks sent to North Korea by balloon
MSNBC - Jan 28, 2012, 01:24 AM, Sat
 South Korean activists sent warm socks and messages of love attached to balloons toward North Korea Saturday, according to the AFP news agency.
 
Source URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com
Sandusky wants to visit grandchildren
CNN - Jan 28, 2012, 01:22 AM, Sat
Despite being accused of child sex abuse, Jerry Sandusky is asking a judge to modify the terms of his bail so he can see his grandchildren, according to court documents.
Source URL: http://www.cnn.com
Kelly Says Anti-Muslim Film Shouldn’t Have Been Shown
New York Times - Jan 28, 2012, 01:13 AM, Sat
New York Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly suggested that the decision to show the film during counterterrorism training did not go through normal channels.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
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