Goldman Sachs is likely to revive the controversy over excessive bonuses as it kicks off the banking results season this week by announcing total pay awards for its staff totalling more than £8bn.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/goldman-bankers-8bn-bonus-after-bumper-year-8449990.html
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Mali: France pledges 'short' campaign against Islamists
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France's involvement in the campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali will last "a matter of weeks".
On Sunday, French warplanes bombed the town of Gao in eastern Mali, extending their raids deep into rebel territory.
France's military has been in action against Islamist militants in Mali since Friday, helping government forces recapture the central town of Konna.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21007517
On Sunday, French warplanes bombed the town of Gao in eastern Mali, extending their raids deep into rebel territory.
France's military has been in action against Islamist militants in Mali since Friday, helping government forces recapture the central town of Konna.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21007517
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake MOLUCCA SEA - 14th January 2013
4.1
Date-Time
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 02:06:14 UTC
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10:06:14 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
1.068°N, 125.675°E
Depth
100 km (62.1 miles)
Region
MOLUCCA SEA
Distances
69 km (42 miles) SE of Bitung, Indonesia
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGION - 14th January 2013
4.6
Date-Time
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 01:57:15 UTC
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 11:57:15 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.752°S, 155.148°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGION
Distances
260 km (161 miles) SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake GULF OF ADEN - 14th January 2013
4.5
Date-Time
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 01:14:57 UTC
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 04:14:57 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.541°N, 47.440°E
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
GULF OF ADEN
Distances
134 km (83 miles) SE of Ahwar, Yemen
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake CARLSBERG RIDGE - 14th January 2013
4.9
Date-Time
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 00:58:06 UTC
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 05:58:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
1.953°S, 68.260°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
CARLSBERG RIDGE
Distances
557 km (346 miles) WSW of Hithadhoo, Maldives
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL ALASKA - 13th January 2013
4.3
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 22:59:59 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 01:59:59 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
63.148°N, 150.627°W
Depth
124.7 km (77.5 miles)
Region
CENTRAL ALASKA
Distances
85 km (53 miles) NNW (341°) from Chase, AK
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA - 13th January 2013
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 22:56:48 UTC
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 07:56:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.815°S, 139.039°E
Depth
34 km (21.1 miles)
Region
NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
172 km (106 miles) W of Abepura, Indonesia
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake TARAPACA, CHILE - 13th January 2013
5.5
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 21:23:27 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 06:23:27 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
20.102°S, 69.195°W
Depth
83.7 km (52.0 miles)
Region
TARAPACA, CHILE
Distances
99 km (61 miles) E of Iquique, Chile
Aaron Swartz: Was a critic of Obama’s ‘kill list’ -- Surprise, surprise?
Prominent American blogger and computer prodigy Aaron Swartz, who spoke against US President Barack Obama’s “kill list” and cyber attacks against Iran, has been found dead in New York.
Police found the body of the 26-year-old in his apartment in New York City borough of Brooklyn on Friday, said a spokeswoman for the city’s chief medical examiner.
Brooklyn’s chief medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, but no further detail is available about the mysterious death.
Last year, Swartz openly criticized the US and the Israeli regime for launching joint cyber attacks against Iran.
The blogger was also vocal in criticizing Obama’s so-called kill list and other policies.
Obama has been reportedly approving the names put on the “kill lists” used in the targeted killing operations carried out by US assassination drones.
Every week or so, more than 100 members of the US national security team gather via secure video teleconference run by the Pentagon and go over the biographies of suspects in Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan, and “nominate” those who should be targeted in the attacks.
Obama is then provided with the identities of those put on the “kill list” and signs off on every strike in Yemen and Somalia as well as the risky strikes in Pakistan.
http://www.infowars.com/obamas-kill-list-critic-found-dead-in-new-york-city/
Police found the body of the 26-year-old in his apartment in New York City borough of Brooklyn on Friday, said a spokeswoman for the city’s chief medical examiner.
Brooklyn’s chief medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, but no further detail is available about the mysterious death.
Last year, Swartz openly criticized the US and the Israeli regime for launching joint cyber attacks against Iran.
The blogger was also vocal in criticizing Obama’s so-called kill list and other policies.
Obama has been reportedly approving the names put on the “kill lists” used in the targeted killing operations carried out by US assassination drones.
Every week or so, more than 100 members of the US national security team gather via secure video teleconference run by the Pentagon and go over the biographies of suspects in Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan, and “nominate” those who should be targeted in the attacks.
Obama is then provided with the identities of those put on the “kill list” and signs off on every strike in Yemen and Somalia as well as the risky strikes in Pakistan.
http://www.infowars.com/obamas-kill-list-critic-found-dead-in-new-york-city/
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Aaron Swartz Suicide stokes activist anger
"Aaron did more than almost anyone to make the Internet a thriving ecosystem for open knowledge, and to keep it that way," wrote Peter Eckersley from Electronic Frontier Foundation, a leading advocate for online freedom.
"He refined advocacy for the progressive and open-information movement," said David Moon, program director for Demand Progress, a group Swartz co-founded to combat Internet censorship.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gysj5SCer8kfqJKV6CKAxFjodT7Q?docId=CNG.8b92a73fc2ff2f50a8891280af493a87.3b1
China pollution results in factory closures, flight cancellations
A prolonged spell of air pollution across a large area of China has led to the cancellation of flights and sporting activities and the closure of highways, factories and construction sites.
From Beijing to Guiyang, 1,400 miles to the southwest, the thick soup of pollution led the Chinese government to urge people to "avoid outdoor activities," and Beijing education authorities to cancel school gym classes.
As an emergency measure, the Beijing Environmental Protection Ministry announced Sunday that factories and construction sites had agreed to reduce or stop work entirely until the air cleared up.
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-air-pollution-hits-record-levels-20130113,0,1115890.story
From Beijing to Guiyang, 1,400 miles to the southwest, the thick soup of pollution led the Chinese government to urge people to "avoid outdoor activities," and Beijing education authorities to cancel school gym classes.
As an emergency measure, the Beijing Environmental Protection Ministry announced Sunday that factories and construction sites had agreed to reduce or stop work entirely until the air cleared up.
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-air-pollution-hits-record-levels-20130113,0,1115890.story
France says US is providing communications and transport help to Mali military intervention
France claimed new successes in its campaign to oust Islamist extremists from northern Mali on Sunday, bombarding the major city of Gao with airstrikes targeting the airport and training camps used by the al-Qaida-linked rebel group controlling the city.
France’s foreign minister also said the 3-day-old intervention is gaining international support, with communications and transport help from the United States and backing from Britain, Denmark and other European countries.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/hundreds-of-french-troops-drive-back-al-qaida-linked-rebels-in-battle-to-retake-malis-north/2013/01/13/34b2a080-5d52-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html
France’s foreign minister also said the 3-day-old intervention is gaining international support, with communications and transport help from the United States and backing from Britain, Denmark and other European countries.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/hundreds-of-french-troops-drive-back-al-qaida-linked-rebels-in-battle-to-retake-malis-north/2013/01/13/34b2a080-5d52-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html
Syrian forces kill 36 in bombardment east of capital: opposition
Government forces killed at least 36 people, 14 of them children, in a bombardment of rebel-held areas on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, Syrian opposition activists said.
Video footage showed women weeping over the dismembered bodies of children strewn across a field in Eastern Ghouta, near an air defense base on the edge of the town of Muleiha, 5 km (3 miles) east of Damascus.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE90A0NH20130113
Video footage showed women weeping over the dismembered bodies of children strewn across a field in Eastern Ghouta, near an air defense base on the edge of the town of Muleiha, 5 km (3 miles) east of Damascus.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE90A0NH20130113
Gun groups predict assault weapon ban will fail in Congress
Gun rights groups on Sunday forecast that bids to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips would fail in Congress, as Vice President Joe Biden prepares this week to give President Barack Obama proposals to curb gun violence.
Even some congressional Democrats indicated that a bill to revive the U.S. assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 would have a difficult time winning passage in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Democratic-led Senate.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-usa-guns-congress-idUSBRE90C0DK20130113
Even some congressional Democrats indicated that a bill to revive the U.S. assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 would have a difficult time winning passage in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Democratic-led Senate.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-usa-guns-congress-idUSBRE90C0DK20130113
Michael Endo, Michael Dale Bradley and Rob Thompson Killed in private jet as plane plummets to the ground after take-off in Texas
The Piper PA-46 aircraft had just taken off from an airport near Paris, Texas, around 8 a.m. when it came crashing down outside the town of Glory to the south.
The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the men as Michael Endo, 50, Michael Dale Bradley, 44, and the pilot Rob Thompson, 49, according to a report in the The Desert News.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261683/Three-millionaire-bankers-die-private-jet-fireball-Tragedy-plane-plummets-ground-Texas.html
Lynda Hill: Widow leaves £100,000 to Wood Green Animal Shelter - then it immediately puts down her loyal dog found lying beside her body
When widow Lynda Hill drew up her will, she left £100,000 to her favourite animal charity and expressed a hope that its staff would find a new home for her faithful dog, Henry.
But just hours after Mrs Hill’s body was discovered in her home, a vet from the charity recommended that the golden retriever be put down, and he was destroyed the following day.
Friends of Mrs Hill say she would have been ‘devastated’ by the actions.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261484/Widow-leaves-100-000-pet-charity--immediately-puts-loyal-dog-lying-body.html
Tom Billodeaux shot multiple times during screening of Les Miserables after Police Stormed the Movie theatre
Officers say Tom Billodeaux, 20, of Escondido, California, pulled a handgun on them after they discovered sitting with 15 other people in the dark theater at Reading Cinemas Carmel Mountain.
San Diego police armed with assault rifles stormed the cinema and went theater-to-theater looking for Billodeaux after he allegedly threatened his girlfriend and a bystander with a pistol and then fled into the megaplex.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261570/Reading-Cinemas-shooting-Tom-Billodeaux-wounded-police-screening-Les-Miserables.html
Did a shark decapitate this crocodile? Reptile's head discovered on beach sparks fears over huge great white...... what was it Doing in the Waters off South Africa?
Some believe the mighty croc fell victim to poachers, will others are blaming hippos and tiger sharks.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261622/Shark-blamed-decapitated-crocodile-beach-South-Africa.html
Mystery biker named as prime suspect after he was seen near Alpine layby where murdered British family was found
A mystery motorcyclist seen around the Alpine beauty spot where four people were blasted to death is now the prime suspect for the murders, it emerged today.
The breakthrough in the baffling case came thanks to Brett Martin, a British cyclist who discovered the bodies close to Lake Annecy, in eastern France.
The 53-year-old ex RAF serviceman has told French police that he passed a motorbike driving away from the isolated lay-by where the slaughter took place on September 5th last year.
Between three and five minutes later he discovered a BMW containing the bodies of Surrey engineer Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife Iqbal, 47, and her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, 74.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261692/French-Alps-shooting-latest-Mystery-biker-named-prime-suspect-seen-near-Alpine-layby.html
The breakthrough in the baffling case came thanks to Brett Martin, a British cyclist who discovered the bodies close to Lake Annecy, in eastern France.
The 53-year-old ex RAF serviceman has told French police that he passed a motorbike driving away from the isolated lay-by where the slaughter took place on September 5th last year.
Between three and five minutes later he discovered a BMW containing the bodies of Surrey engineer Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife Iqbal, 47, and her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, 74.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261692/French-Alps-shooting-latest-Mystery-biker-named-prime-suspect-seen-near-Alpine-layby.html
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 13th January 2013
5.3
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 17:53:47 UTC
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 03:53:47 AM at epicenter
Location
7.240°S, 144.012°E
Depth
33.7 km (20.9 miles)
Region
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Distances
159 km (99 miles) S (190°) from Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG
EU President: Egypt must guarantee freedom for recovery
The EU president has told Egypt's Islamist president that guarantees of freedoms of expression and religions are essential for attracting foreign investors and tourists.
Herman van Rompuy added that genuine democracy can be achieved only through consensus and inclusiveness. He spoke after meeting Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who is facing an economic crisis brought on by two years of political turmoil.
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT?SITE=NDBIS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-13-10-34-15
Flu Season Deaths Reach Epidemic Level but May Be at Peak, C.D.C. Says
Deaths in the current flu season have officially crossed the line into “epidemic” territory, federal health officials said Friday, adding that, on the bright side, there were also early signs that the caseloads could be peaking.
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaking on a telephone news conference, again urged Americans to keep getting flu shots. At the same time, they emphasized that the shots are not infallible: a preliminary study rated this year’s vaccine as 62 percent effective, even though it is a good match for the most worrisome virus circulating. That corresponds to a rating of “moderately” effective — the vaccine typically ranges from 50 percent to 70 percent effective, they said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/health/us-flu-deaths-reach-epidemic-levels-but-may-be-peaking.html?_r=0
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaking on a telephone news conference, again urged Americans to keep getting flu shots. At the same time, they emphasized that the shots are not infallible: a preliminary study rated this year’s vaccine as 62 percent effective, even though it is a good match for the most worrisome virus circulating. That corresponds to a rating of “moderately” effective — the vaccine typically ranges from 50 percent to 70 percent effective, they said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/health/us-flu-deaths-reach-epidemic-levels-but-may-be-peaking.html?_r=0
Beijing Orders Official Cars Off Roads to Curb Pollution
Hospitals were inundated with patients complaining of heart and respiratory ailments and the website of the capital’s environmental monitoring center crashed. Hyundai Motor Co. (005380)’s venture in Beijing suspended production for a day to help ease the pollution, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Official measurements of PM2.5, fine airborne particulates that pose the largest health risks, rose as high as 993 micrograms per cubic meter in Beijing last night, compared with World Health Organization guidelines of no more than 25.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-01-13/beijing-orders-official-cars-off-roads-to-curb-pollution
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake GULF OF CALIFORNIA - 13th January 2013
4.4
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 17:04:47 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 10:04:47 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
26.061°N, 110.283°W
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances
99 km (61 miles) SW of Etchoropo, Mexico
Wayne Lee Busst and Ian Watson Murders: 23-year-old man is charged
The 23-year-old is accused of killing Wayne Lee Busst, 32, and Ian Watson Gladwish, 31, both from Birmingham.
They were killed on Friday just before 6pm.
One of the men was found outside a Sainsbury's store in Martineau Place, and the other slumped yards away near Boots in Union Street.
Both had suffered stab wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037416/man-charged-with-murdering-big-issue-sellers
Mali - one African war France could not avoid
Just as its leaders were defining a new "hands-off" strategy for Africa, France has been thrust onto the front line of one of the continent's riskiest battlefields deep in the desert of Mali.
President Francois Hollande's backing of air strikes to halt Islamist rebels advancing on the capital Bamako raises the threat level for eight French hostages held by al Qaeda allies in the Sahara and for the 30,000 French expatriates living in neighboring, mostly Muslim states.
It could also trigger an attack on French soil. But, in what could be the biggest foreign policy decision of his presidency, Hollande bet that inaction bore a greater peril of producing a jihadist state like Afghanistan under the Taliban.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-mali-rebels-france-idUSBRE90C09020130113
President Francois Hollande's backing of air strikes to halt Islamist rebels advancing on the capital Bamako raises the threat level for eight French hostages held by al Qaeda allies in the Sahara and for the 30,000 French expatriates living in neighboring, mostly Muslim states.
It could also trigger an attack on French soil. But, in what could be the biggest foreign policy decision of his presidency, Hollande bet that inaction bore a greater peril of producing a jihadist state like Afghanistan under the Taliban.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-mali-rebels-france-idUSBRE90C09020130113
Thousands March In Paris Against Gay Marriage
Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Paris to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption by June.
Protesters waving pink-and-white posters walked through Paris in near freezing temperatures, many of them couples with children in tow, in strollers or on their fathers' shoulders.
"I am perfectly happy that homosexual couples have rights and are recognised from a civil point of view," said protester Vianney Gremmel. "But I have questions regarding adoption."
http://news.sky.com/story/1037448/thousands-march-in-paris-against-gay-marriage
Protesters waving pink-and-white posters walked through Paris in near freezing temperatures, many of them couples with children in tow, in strollers or on their fathers' shoulders.
"I am perfectly happy that homosexual couples have rights and are recognised from a civil point of view," said protester Vianney Gremmel. "But I have questions regarding adoption."
http://news.sky.com/story/1037448/thousands-march-in-paris-against-gay-marriage
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake GULF OF CALIFORNIA - 13th January 2013
5.6
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 16:28:29 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 09:28:29 AM at epicenter
Location
26.052°N, 110.059°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances
90 km (56 miles) W (280°) from Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
New York: Mentally challenged girl, 15, 'gang raped under her desk during class as teacher did NOTHING'
A mentally challenged 15-year-old New York girl endured a brutal gang rape as she was trapped beneath her by two boys with her teacher only feet away, alleges a lawsuit filed Friday.
The special needs student, identified only by the initials K.J., was allegedly sexually assaulted for 10 minutes as another student 'hit her on the head whenever she tried to escape,' during a science class at Martin De Porres Academy in Elmont, N.Y.
The girl's mother, who filed the suit, alleged that the teacher ignored the assault even as one student danced on the desk while another attempted to sodomize K.J.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261576/Mentally-challenged-girl-15-gang-raped-desk-class-teacher-did-NOTHING.html
The special needs student, identified only by the initials K.J., was allegedly sexually assaulted for 10 minutes as another student 'hit her on the head whenever she tried to escape,' during a science class at Martin De Porres Academy in Elmont, N.Y.
The girl's mother, who filed the suit, alleged that the teacher ignored the assault even as one student danced on the desk while another attempted to sodomize K.J.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261576/Mentally-challenged-girl-15-gang-raped-desk-class-teacher-did-NOTHING.html
Jerry Springer: 'I Am the Father of the Destruction of Western Civilization'
“Look, my show is stupid,” admitted Springer. “It’s stupid. But, it’s fun to do. I enjoy it. People obviously like it otherwise they wouldn’t watch it."
“It has no redeeming social value,” he continued. “It’s an hour of escapism.”
Responding to whether he paved the way for staged reality shows, Springer said, “I am the father of the destruction of Western civilization. I have done that. But, frankly, I think we’ve got to give Eastern civilization a shock.”
Well, at least he’s willing to admit his role in society’s decline.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/01/12/jerry-springer-i-am-father-destruction-western-civilization
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN ALASKA - 13th January 2013
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 12:44:08 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 03:44:08 AM at epicenter
Location
60.534°N, 152.879°W
Depth
131.3 km (81.6 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
86 km (53 miles) W (266°) from Salamatof, AK
Note Eartquake was downgraded from a 5.5 Magnitude to 4.7 Magnitude
Homes in danger from blaze in northern New South Wales
Authorities are warning lives and property are under immediate threat as a large bushfire burns out of control near communities in northern New South Wales.
The Rural Fire Service has issued an emergency warning for the large, fast moving blaze near Coonabarabran, which has already destroyed two properties.
Authorities have downgraded the alert for a bushfire near Bundabarina to watch and act, after the blaze earlier jumped containment lines and threatened the town of Collarenabri.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-13/homes-under-threat-in-northern-nsw/4462930
The Rural Fire Service has issued an emergency warning for the large, fast moving blaze near Coonabarabran, which has already destroyed two properties.
Authorities have downgraded the alert for a bushfire near Bundabarina to watch and act, after the blaze earlier jumped containment lines and threatened the town of Collarenabri.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-13/homes-under-threat-in-northern-nsw/4462930
Ed Miliband rules out referendum
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6f22da18-5d71-11e2-a54d-00144feab49a.html
ARMED VIGILANTE GROUPS POLICING 2 MEXICAN TOWNS
Several hundred civilians have taken up arms in two towns in a southwestern Mexico state and are arresting people suspected of crimes and imposing a curfew, leading authorities to promise to reinforce security forces in the area.
People wearing ski masks or bandanas and carrying small arms this week began manning checkpoints on roads into the municipalities of Ayutla de los Libres and Teconoapa in Guerrero state's Costa Chica area about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Leaders said they were acting against crime and insecurity.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_ARMED_CIVILIANS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-12-18-48-21
People wearing ski masks or bandanas and carrying small arms this week began manning checkpoints on roads into the municipalities of Ayutla de los Libres and Teconoapa in Guerrero state's Costa Chica area about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Leaders said they were acting against crime and insecurity.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_ARMED_CIVILIANS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-12-18-48-21
Sheriff's Office wants to fly drones over Orange County skies
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is experimenting with two surveillance drones that it hopes to turn loose over Metro Orlando skies this summer.
Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson would not reveal specific uses for the drones, larger versions of which are known for flying over tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan to drop bombs on suspected terrorists.
But Williamson did say Orange's remote-controlled planes would not be armed. The agency still needs approval from county leaders and the Federal Aviation Administration to use them. The FAA said it does not comment on drone applications.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-drones-sheriff-orange-20130112,0,4271383.story
Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson would not reveal specific uses for the drones, larger versions of which are known for flying over tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan to drop bombs on suspected terrorists.
But Williamson did say Orange's remote-controlled planes would not be armed. The agency still needs approval from county leaders and the Federal Aviation Administration to use them. The FAA said it does not comment on drone applications.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-drones-sheriff-orange-20130112,0,4271383.story
California cold snap threatens citrus crop, strands motorists
An Arctic air mass sent temperatures plunging across California, forcing the 17-hour closure of a key interstate highway through the mountains north of Los Angeles and threatening citrus crops in the state's vast central valleys, authorities said on Friday.
Temperatures throughout the state fell by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius) below normal, allowing snow to accumulate at elevations as low as 1,500 feet, the National Weather Service reported.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/11/us-usa-weather-california-idUSBRE90A13C20130111
Temperatures throughout the state fell by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius) below normal, allowing snow to accumulate at elevations as low as 1,500 feet, the National Weather Service reported.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/11/us-usa-weather-california-idUSBRE90A13C20130111
Jackie Chan calls USA 'most corrupt' country in world
He may enjoy a Hollywood payday now and then, but that doesn't stop Jackie Chan from criticizing America.
The martial arts star called the U..S the 'most corrupt' country in the world during a recent interview on a Hong Kong television show.
'If you talk about corruption, the entire world, the United States has no corruption?' Chan asked the host.
Chan then referred to America as 'the most corrupt in the world.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261567/Jackie-Chan-calls-America-corrupt-country-world.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The martial arts star called the U..S the 'most corrupt' country in the world during a recent interview on a Hong Kong television show.
'If you talk about corruption, the entire world, the United States has no corruption?' Chan asked the host.
Chan then referred to America as 'the most corrupt in the world.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261567/Jackie-Chan-calls-America-corrupt-country-world.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Patriotic Group To Build Armed 'Defensible' Neighborhood Fortress
A group of like-minded patriots, bound together by pride in American exceptionalism, plan on building an armed community to protect their liberty.
The group, named Citadel, intends to purchase 2,000 to 3,000 acres for the project in western Idaho. The community will comprise of 3,500 to 7,000 families of patriotic Americans who "voluntarily choose to live together in accordance with Thomas Jefferson's ideal of Rightful Liberty."
According to the Citadel website, Rightful Liberty means that "neighbors keep their noses out of other neighbors' business, that neighbors live and let live."
http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/patriotic-group-build-armed-defensible-neighborhood-fortress
The group, named Citadel, intends to purchase 2,000 to 3,000 acres for the project in western Idaho. The community will comprise of 3,500 to 7,000 families of patriotic Americans who "voluntarily choose to live together in accordance with Thomas Jefferson's ideal of Rightful Liberty."
According to the Citadel website, Rightful Liberty means that "neighbors keep their noses out of other neighbors' business, that neighbors live and let live."
http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/patriotic-group-build-armed-defensible-neighborhood-fortress
Mali: British Military Plane 'Leaving Today'
The RAF C17 will stop off in Paris to load before a 10-hour flight to the West African country and will not arrive before tomorrow, the sources added.
It comes after Downing Street confirmed the Prime Minister had agreed to provide "logistical military assistance" to the French.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037037/mali-british-military-plane-leaving-today
Obama's gun control plan set to feature universal background checks for all buyers
With days to go before he presents his recommendations on gun control to President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden is reportedly centering his plan around universal background checks that would required of all gun buyers.
Mr Biden, who is leading a White House task force putting together the new legislation, told reporters Thursday he had found a 'surprising recurrence of suggestions' for "universal background checks" in meetings with interest groups.
The White House Friday addressed reports that it was backing away from a assault rifle ban -- another key component to the legislation package.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261272/Obamas-gun-control-plan-set-feature-universal-background-checks-buyers.html
Mr Biden, who is leading a White House task force putting together the new legislation, told reporters Thursday he had found a 'surprising recurrence of suggestions' for "universal background checks" in meetings with interest groups.
The White House Friday addressed reports that it was backing away from a assault rifle ban -- another key component to the legislation package.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261272/Obamas-gun-control-plan-set-feature-universal-background-checks-buyers.html
Now teachers in Florida are given free lessons on how to disarm a gunman and fire weapons 'to protect students' after Sandy Hook massacre
Under the tutelage of weapons instructor Michael Magowan, local public school teachers practiced drills on disarming an attacker holding a rubber gun to their head during a free class at the Veritas Training Academy.
During the class, teachers set behind desks, clutching fake handguns and intently watched Magowan as he demonstrated how to properly handle a firearm.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261373/Sandy-Hook-massacre-Teachers-Florida-given-free-lessons-disarm-gunman-weapons.html
Warship, troops and war plane could be sent to Falklands to 'show Britain's force' to Argentina
Britain is prepared to send additional military backup to the South Atlantic as a 'show of force' to Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
It is understood an extra warship, another RAF Tycoon combat aircraft and further troops could be dispatched to the region ahead of the March referendum over whether the islands remain part of the UK.
According to the Sunday Telegraph, the options being proposed by planners at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, London, include conducting naval exercises in the region.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261616/Britain-set-military-presence-Falkland-Islands.html
It is understood an extra warship, another RAF Tycoon combat aircraft and further troops could be dispatched to the region ahead of the March referendum over whether the islands remain part of the UK.
According to the Sunday Telegraph, the options being proposed by planners at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, London, include conducting naval exercises in the region.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261616/Britain-set-military-presence-Falkland-Islands.html
The Nazi nurses behind the 'Super Race Children': Inside the Aryan breeding wards where boys and girls were given UV treatment if their hair turned brown
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261601/Nazi-nurses-helped-breed-Super-Race-Children.html
BBC bunker: News studios built in bomb proof room to protect it from suicide attacks
The news room sits in a bunker under the main reception at the £1billion New Broadcasting House.
Staff have been assured they would be protected from a blast should a suicide bomber walk through the front door at the central London facility.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261615/BBC-bunker-News-studios-built-bomb-proof-room-protect-suicide-attacks.html
Cameron is secretly backing a move by Tory MPs warning against Britain leaving Brussels.
The Prime Minister was also ‘pleased’ at US President Barack Obama sending a clear signal that the White House is opposed to the UK leaving the European Union.
The disclosures signal a key softening in tone in Mr Cameron’s rhetoric on Europe, and come a week ahead of his keynote speech on plans for an EU referendum after the next Election.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261450/Wed-MAD-leave-Europe-David-Camerons-covert-battle-madness-cutting-ties-EU.html
Weird weather: Temperature extremes coast to coast
Residents of large swaths of central and Southern California and Arizona shivered Saturday as plummeting temperatures prompted freeze warnings.
In Atlanta, meanwhile, shorts-wearing residents basked in the balmy weather as it and two other major Georgia cities set record highs for this date.
The weird weekend weather had temperatures as much as 30 degrees below normal in parts of the West and 30 degrees above normal in the East, said CNN meteorologist Jenny Harrison.
"We definitely have a temperature dichotomy across the U.S.," the National Weather Service said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/12/us/winter-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
In Atlanta, meanwhile, shorts-wearing residents basked in the balmy weather as it and two other major Georgia cities set record highs for this date.
The weird weekend weather had temperatures as much as 30 degrees below normal in parts of the West and 30 degrees above normal in the East, said CNN meteorologist Jenny Harrison.
"We definitely have a temperature dichotomy across the U.S.," the National Weather Service said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/12/us/winter-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Tax pain ahead for Greeks as parliament approves increase
Greece's parliament approved a tax increase Saturday that should add to the government's revenue, but is likely to anger citizens opposed to the country's austerity measures.
The new tax bill, passed in the early hours, is needed to help the debt-stricken country meet its commitments to international creditors, state-run ANA news agency reported Saturday.
The legislation makes it compulsory for all taxpayers to lodge an income tax declaration while raising property and corporate taxes, the news agency said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/12/world/europe/greece-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
The new tax bill, passed in the early hours, is needed to help the debt-stricken country meet its commitments to international creditors, state-run ANA news agency reported Saturday.
The legislation makes it compulsory for all taxpayers to lodge an income tax declaration while raising property and corporate taxes, the news agency said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/12/world/europe/greece-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Security Camera Captures Tornado Touchdown In Plaquemine, Louisiana
The video captures commercial area just before the tornado came through. The tornado was just a part of the widespread severe weather that prompted Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to declare a state of emergency.
http://www.kveo.com/security-camera-captures-tornado-touchdown-plaquemine
Fuel explosion kills 30 in Nigeria: police
Nigeria's police in southwest Lagos State on Saturday said up to 30 persons, suspected to be fuel vandals, died in a pipeline fire at Arepo village in neighboring Ogun State, APA reports.
Friday Ibadin, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in- charge of the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, told reporters in Lagos, the country's commercial hub that an explosion was heard at about 2 a.m. local time.
http://en.apa.az/news/185892
Friday Ibadin, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in- charge of the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, told reporters in Lagos, the country's commercial hub that an explosion was heard at about 2 a.m. local time.
http://en.apa.az/news/185892
South Korea: Acid leak prompts evacuation
hydrochloric acid leak at a polysilicon plant in northwest South Korea Saturday prompted the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents, police said.
The acid leaked from a 200-ton tank of the Woongjin Polysilicon plant located in Sangju, Yonhap News Agency reported.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/01/12/Acid-leak-prompts-evacuation/UPI-87481358005624/
The acid leaked from a 200-ton tank of the Woongjin Polysilicon plant located in Sangju, Yonhap News Agency reported.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/01/12/Acid-leak-prompts-evacuation/UPI-87481358005624/
16 more contract anthrax in Rusape, Zimbabwe
SIXTEEN more people in Rusape are at the risk of contracting anthrax after consuming infected meat following the outbreak of the hemorrhagic infection in the Masvosva area.
So far 20 cases have been confirmed and 16 others are said to be at risk of the infection according to records at Rusape General Hospital - bringing nearly to 40 the number of people likely to be affected by the consumption of meat infected by the killer disease.
Outgoing Rusape District Medical Superintendent, Dr Mohammed Khaled, confirmed the findings, but said the situation was under control.
http://www.manicapost.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26697:16-more-contract-anthrax-in-rusape&catid=38:local-news&Itemid=131
So far 20 cases have been confirmed and 16 others are said to be at risk of the infection according to records at Rusape General Hospital - bringing nearly to 40 the number of people likely to be affected by the consumption of meat infected by the killer disease.
Outgoing Rusape District Medical Superintendent, Dr Mohammed Khaled, confirmed the findings, but said the situation was under control.
http://www.manicapost.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26697:16-more-contract-anthrax-in-rusape&catid=38:local-news&Itemid=131
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - 13th January 2013
4.0
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 10:28:18 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 02:28:18 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
40.419°N, 125.075°W
Depth
0.3 km (~0.2 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region
OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
68 km (42 miles) W (279°) from Petrolia, CA
Fire threatens top Australian telescope site
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, issued an emergency warning for an out-of-control fire raging towards the Siding Spring Observatory, a remote global research facility.
"About a dozen isolated properties at Mt Woorut, including Siding Spring Observatory, may come under threat," the RFS said.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQEWUtSxoiRY9nrjvxu-nr2j9YIg?docId=CNG.1a60b1df7232dec498b01df42a133c08.2e1
Israeli PM says he’ll move ahead with Jewish settlement seen as blow to Palestinian statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to move ahead with building a Jewish settlement in a strategic area of the West Bank, speaking just hours after Israeli troops dragged anti-settlement protesters from the site marked for construction.
The planned settlement, known as E-1, would deepen east Jerusalem’s separation from the West Bank, both war-won areas the Palestinians want for their state.
On Friday, Palestinian and foreign activists pitched some 30 tents in the E-1 area to lay claim to the land. Protester Abdullah Abu Rahma says hundreds of soldiers evicted dozens of activists Sunday, took their ID numbers and released them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israels-pm-closes-roads-in-preparation-to-evacuate-palestinians-from-west-bank-protest-site/2013/01/12/8fce0958-5d27-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html
The planned settlement, known as E-1, would deepen east Jerusalem’s separation from the West Bank, both war-won areas the Palestinians want for their state.
On Friday, Palestinian and foreign activists pitched some 30 tents in the E-1 area to lay claim to the land. Protester Abdullah Abu Rahma says hundreds of soldiers evicted dozens of activists Sunday, took their ID numbers and released them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israels-pm-closes-roads-in-preparation-to-evacuate-palestinians-from-west-bank-protest-site/2013/01/12/8fce0958-5d27-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html
Astronomers Find The Largest Known Spiral Galaxy
Part of the reason for the galaxy’s size is its interaction with nearby galaxy, IC 4970 which interacted with NGC 6872 hundreds of millions of years ago. That interaction increased the size of NGC 6872, and also produced new star forming regions where stars much younger than the other stars in the two galaxies are now being born.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/01/12/astronomers-find-the-largest-known-spiral-galaxy/
Simon Read: Complaints are soaring, but the banks still aren't listening
But I reckon the opposite is still the case, and we still don't complain enough about shoddy service and being sold rubbish products.
The Ombudsman is anticipating a massive rise in complaints this year. The service says it expects to answer 2.2 million consumer enquiries in 2013-14 compared with 1.3 million last year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/simon-read-complaints-are-soaring-but-the-banks-still-arent-listening-8448669.html
Economy heading for triple-dip recession, NIESR warns
Pressure mounted on the chancellor to moderate his austerity programme after analysis by a leading thinktank showed the UK economy heading for a triple-dip recession and high profile employers Honda and Jessops cut hundreds of jobs
The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said in its monthly health check that the economy shrank by 0.3% in the three months to December. Against a backdrop of weak consumer spending and a drop in manufacturing output, the estimates from NIESR may add fuel to campaigns for George Osborne to adopt a more radical approach to generating growth.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/11/economy-triple-dip-recession-niesr
The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said in its monthly health check that the economy shrank by 0.3% in the three months to December. Against a backdrop of weak consumer spending and a drop in manufacturing output, the estimates from NIESR may add fuel to campaigns for George Osborne to adopt a more radical approach to generating growth.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/11/economy-triple-dip-recession-niesr
Ed Miliband accused of a 'cover-up' claim over £10k donation from Lloyds banker blamed for £21billion fiasco
Ed Miliband was last night accused of trying to cover up a donation from a controversial banker who has faced calls to be stripped of his knighthood.
Sir Victor Blank – the former Lloyds TSB chairman blamed by shareholders for the bank’s humiliating £21 billion taxpayer bailout – gave £10,000 to Labour just days after Mr Miliband made a major speech attacking bankers’ behaviour.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261542/Ed-Miliband-accused-cover-claim-10k-donation-Lloyds-banker-blamed-21billion-fiasco.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Sir Victor Blank – the former Lloyds TSB chairman blamed by shareholders for the bank’s humiliating £21 billion taxpayer bailout – gave £10,000 to Labour just days after Mr Miliband made a major speech attacking bankers’ behaviour.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261542/Ed-Miliband-accused-cover-claim-10k-donation-Lloyds-banker-blamed-21billion-fiasco.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Cleric leads thousands in Pakistan protest march
An influential Pakistani religious leader was to lead thousands of supporters out of Lahore on Sunday, kicking off a protest march on the capital to demand key reforms before looming elections.
Tahir-ul Qadri accuses the government of being corrupt and incompetent, and argues that Pakistan must enact “meaningful” reforms before general elections, which are scheduled to be held within eight weeks after parliament disbands in mid-March.
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/cleric-leads-thousands-in-pakistan-protest-march-1.1131405
Denis Allex: Hunt for missing soldier after failed hostage rescue
But in the “intense” firefight that followed, one French soldier was shot dead and a second ended up missing in action, while the hostage himself was also thought to have been killed.
Last night, however, al-Shabaab claimed that it had abducted the soldier from the scene and was now holding him as well as the original hostage, who it said had been held in a different location all along.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/9797992/Hunt-for-missing-soldier-after-failed-hostage-rescue.html
Egypt Court Orders Hosni Mubarak Retrial
The 84-year-old was convicted and jailed for life in June last year for failing to prevent the killing of some 900 protestors during the 2011 uprising that ended his 29-year rule.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037360/egypt-court-orders-hosni-mubarak-retrial
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake AEGEAN SEA - 13th January 2013
4.6
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 08:55:15 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 10:55:15 AM at epicenter
Location
39.612°N, 25.545°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
AEGEAN SEA
Distances
50 km (31 miles) SE of Myrina, Greece
Israel evacuates Palestinians from tent outpost in West Bank
Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Palestinian outpost, built in the geographically sensitive area known as E1, could remain for six days while the issue of the removal of the tents was being discussed.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/13/us-palestinians-israel-tents-idUSBRE90B0FD20130113
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION - 13th January 2013
4.9
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 07:24:48 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:24:48 AM at epicenter
Location
56.080°S, 27.691°W
Depth
99.3 km (61.7 miles)
Region
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
75 km (46 miles) NNW of Visokoi Island,
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE - 13th January 2013
4.6
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:50:39 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 12:50:39 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
34.874°S, 74.035°W
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 miles)
Region
OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
Distances
155 km (96 miles) WNW of Constitucion, Chile
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 13th January 2013
5.0
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 03:17:43 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 12:17:43 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.288°N, 142.297°E
Depth
45.5 km (28.3 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
35 km (21 miles) ESE of Yamada, Japan
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake PAPUA, INDONESIA - 13th January 2013
4.4
Date-Time
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 00:44:58 UTC
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 09:44:58 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.663°S, 137.735°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
174 km (108 miles) ESE of Enarotali, Indonesia
Pollution: Beijing's Levels 'Beyond Hazardous'
In the capital Beijing, a layer of smog blanketing the city remains at a level considered hazardous.
On Saturday the pollution was 'off the scale' at a figure well beyond those considered dangerous to human health.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037219/pollution-beijings-levels-beyond-hazardous
NYC Flu Outbreak Is Public Health Emergency
Officials are tackling the worst influenza outbreak in several years and an immunisation programme has been expanded to reduce the spread of the illness.
Pharmacists are not usually authorised to vaccinate children under 18 but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has suspended this order to increase the number of people being protected.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037278/nyc-flu-outbreak-is-public-health-emergency
Aaron Swartz Family Blame Prosecutors For Death
The family of internet activist and programming whizz-kid Aaron Swartz who committed suicide aged 26 have said they blame prosecutors for his death.
Mr Swartz killed himself in his Brooklyn apartment weeks before he was to go on trial on accusations that he stole millions of journal articles from an electronic archive in an attempt to make them freely available.
If convicted, he faced decades in prison and a fortune in fines.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037210/aaron-swartz-family-blame-prosecutors-for-death
Mr Swartz killed himself in his Brooklyn apartment weeks before he was to go on trial on accusations that he stole millions of journal articles from an electronic archive in an attempt to make them freely available.
If convicted, he faced decades in prison and a fortune in fines.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037210/aaron-swartz-family-blame-prosecutors-for-death
David Cameron Faces Party Battle Over Europe
David Cameron is facing a challenge to hold his party together as battle lines are drawn over Europe.
With just over a week until the Prime Minister's key speech on Britain's relationship with the EU, Tory Europhiles have launched a fight-back against demands for an in-out referendum.
Cabinet minister Ken Clarke will share a platform with Labour peer Lord Mandelson later this month to stress the benefits of remaining in the union.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037297/david-cameron-faces-party-battle-over-europe
With just over a week until the Prime Minister's key speech on Britain's relationship with the EU, Tory Europhiles have launched a fight-back against demands for an in-out referendum.
Cabinet minister Ken Clarke will share a platform with Labour peer Lord Mandelson later this month to stress the benefits of remaining in the union.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037297/david-cameron-faces-party-battle-over-europe
Imani Green Killed: British Girl, 8, Shot Dead In Shop in Jamaica
Local media on the Caribbean island said three other people were injured in the shooting which happened in the northwestern town of Duncans, in Trelawny.
It is understood the girl is from Balham, south London, and was visiting relatives in the country with her mother.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037317/jamaica-british-girl-8-shot-dead-in-shop
India: Six Held Over New Gang Rape On A Bus
The victim had boarded the service to visit her in-laws when she was abducted and driven to a house in the Gurdaspur district bordering the city of Amritsar on Friday evening.
Five men, including the driver and conductor, took it in turns to rape the woman before dropping her off near the village where her in-laws lived.
http://news.sky.com/story/1037351/india-six-held-over-new-gang-rape-on-a-bus
