News Headlines (91) 11 December 2012

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Un oeil sur la planète - A quoi joue le Qatar ?  Published on Oct 4, 2012 by rapfrancais30




► Death Rate Two to Four Times as High Among Childless Couples -  Dec. 5, 2012 — Despite the popular belief among parents that having children shortens their lives, the reverse seems to be true, particularly for women, indicates a large study of childless couples, treated for infertility, and published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

► Skills That Make Us a Good Partner Make Us a Good Parent -  Dec. 6, 2012 — Being a good partner may make you a better parent, according to a new study. The same set of skills that we tap to be caring toward our partners is what we use to nurture our children, researchers found. 

► Can Going Hungry as a Child Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Later Years? Dec. 10, 2012 

► Global climate change predictions on target: New Zealand-U.S. study  || Climate Science Predictions Prove Too Conservative. Checking 20 years worth of projections shows that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has consistently underestimated the pace and impacts of global warming - By Glenn Scherer and DailyClimate.org

► The eyes have it - Computer interfaces: The ability to determine the location of a person's gaze is opening up an enormous range of new applications - Dec 1st 2012 

► Lenovo Group's parent plans China IPO as early as 2014: report -SHANGHAI | Sun Dec 9, 2012 

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President Obama Denounces Right-to-Work Laws at Visit to Auto Plant.  Published on Dec 10, 2012 by ABCNews :: President Obama, in Detroit, remarks on the looming fiscal cliff and workers' rights.

► Argentine mom rescues hundreds of sex slaves - By By EMILY SCHMALL | Associated Press 
► Obama tax plan no small deal to small businessmen - By By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Associated Press
► Russia opposes external political "recipes" for Syria
► Syria's Assad Will Use Chemicals, Ex-General Says - By ALEXANDER MARQUARDT 
► Chemical weapons agency "ready" on Syria - By Stephanie Nebehay 
► Israel's Netanyahu: World has double standards - By By JOSEF FEDERMAN 
► Iranian nuclear challenge must be tackled in 2013: Israel - Reuters  
► Georgia, Russia to hold first bilateral talks since war - Reuters 
► Taliban to attend Paris meeting on Afghanistan - By PATRICK QUINN and AMIR SHAH 
► Where in the World Is Mitt Romney? - By SARAH PARNASS | ABC OTUS News 
► Scientists Discover How Toxoplasma From Cats Affects Your Brain - By Vonda J. Sines | Yahoo! Contributor Network
► The Brontosaurus never existed: A tale from the Bone Wars -By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News
► Scientists create brain cells from human urine - By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News 
► The world of 2030: U.S. declines; food, water may be scarce -  By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News 

► Genius Apple Cake -By Food52 | Shine Food –  Thu, Dec 6, 2012 
► Feliz Navidad! 7 Traditional Latin Christmas Recipes 
► 10 of Hanukkah's Greatest Food Hits 
► Dinner recipes for every night this week 
► Miss Ida's Simple Eggnog



► Best sushi restaurants in the U.S. 
 

► Mali PM Diarra quits after arrest 

Mali's PM Cheik Modibo Diarra is arrested as he tries to leave the country, on the orders of March's coup leader Capt Sanogo, say officials.
* Is the world ready to take on Mali's Islamists? 
* On patrol with the Mali Army
* Mali forms new unity government

► Egypt braced for rival protests 

Egypt's capital Cairo steels itself for for rival rallies ahead of a referendum on a new constitution ordered by President Mohamed Morsi.
* Entrenched divisions 
* Protesters polarised over Morsi 
* 'Major compromise' - VIDEO
* Profile: National Salvation Front

► 11 December 2012 - Asia 'set to eclipse' US by 2030

Asia will wield more global power than the US and Europe combined by 2030, a forecast from the US intelligence community has found.
* The growth of megacities - VIDEO
* Which is the world's biggest city?

► 'Drone strike killed my grandmother outside our house'. 10 December 2012-  Over the past eight years, there have been more than 300 American drone strikes against al Qaeda and other militant targets in Pakistan's tribal areas. While the US says it is a precision tool that is helping them to win the war on terror, others say the unmanned planes that drop bombs are being used indiscriminately - resulting in untold civilian casualties. Jane Corbin recently travelled to Waziristan for BBC Panorama and met some of those affected.  (VIDEO)  || Panorama: The Secret Drone War, BBC One, Monday, 10 December and then available in the UK via the BBC iPlayer. 

► 10 December 2012 - North Korea: On the net in world's most secretive nation 
► 10 December 2012 - Interview: The Nobel prizes in the 21st century 


► 10 December 2012 -  Rhino poaching: South Africa and Vietnam sign deal 

South Africa signs a deal with Vietnam to fight the escalating illicit trade in rhino horn, used in traditional medicine in Asian countries.
* Record number of SA rhinos killed 
* Could legal horn trade save rhinos? 

► 10 December 2012  -  Day in pictures: 10 December 2012 
► 10 December 2012 - Surf and turf gambling in the Bahamas
► 11 December 2012 In pictures: Humpbacks feed close to shore in Norway 


► Rare clouded leopard filmed in wild. 10 December 2012 - Footage of a Sunda clouded leopard, one world's most rare and elusive cats, has been captured by a biologist on holiday in Malaysia. Dr Jyrki Hokkanen, a wildlife videographer, spoke to BBC World to explain how he came across the young female leopard, which was resting in the forest. (VIDEO) 

► Can The Hobbit live up to the hype? 10 December 2012  - With the much-anticipated first instalment of The Hobbit set to hit the big screen in the UK, the film's stars have been speaking about their roles in the trilogy. Based on Tolkien's 1937 book, the film promises to take viewers on an epic fantasy adventure. | Lizo Mzimba reports.(VIDEO)

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CrossTalk: Separatism Surge. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: Are concepts of self-determination and state sovereignty out of balance today? Should the Scots strive for independence? What about the Basques, the Catalonians, the Irish and other peoples? Is this problem undermining democracy in Europe? Should Europe be more, or less involved in the world? And what about the 'European identity?' CrossTalking with Christian Wenning, Anthony Rosato and Xose Manuel Nunez.



► 'Jihadists may use chemical weapons to ethnically cleanse Syria'. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: Syrian political activist Yazan Abdallah shared with RT information that jihadist groups inside Syria might use chemical weapons to conduct "ethnic cleansing" against certain sectarian groups. (VIDEO)  || NEWS - 'Patriot missiles in Turkey will tighten rebel grip on Syrian north'

► 'US backing blinkers Israel from growing UN isolation'. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: The militant group Hamas will not to give up an inch of Palestinian territories. That's according to the organization's political leader Khaled Meshaal, speaking on the last day of his trip to Gaza. He also slammed Israel for the occupation of Palestinian lands, and refused to recognize the country's legitimacy. Israel responded it would never unilaterally withdraw from the West Bank, saying that would undermine it's security. Journalist Gideon Levy weighs in on the standoff. (VIDEO)

  Israel was facing a major dilemma in finding a partner with the Palestinians. Israel's relations with its main partners in the West Bank -- Fatah -- was deteriorating. On the other hand, confidence and popularity of Hamas post-cease-fire with Israel in mid-November in central Gaza was mounting.

Israel's relations with the Palestinian government in the West Bank began to fail associated with the rising status of Palestine at the United Nations. In reply attitude toward the Palestinians, the Israeli authorities to build Jewish settlements, although it was condemned by the Western countries.

Such conditions encouraged a number of West prominent urged the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the tensions on Sunday (12/9). He was also asked to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's insistence which was backed by the West.

Netanyahu's political rival -- former prime minister Ehud Olmert -- warned that the latest violence was not 'long'. Nevertheless, Netanyahu remained calm. Moreover, towards the Israel election in 2013 Netanyahu is almost certainly not going to do the new initiatives.

"We in the government are not under any illusions. We want the true peace with our neighbors (the Palestinians), but we do not close our eyes and bury our heads in the sand." Netanyahu told his ministers.

Last November, Netanyahu had taken a stance that apparently accidentally uniting the Palestinian leaders in Gaza Strip and West Bank (which has always been in the hostilities). He ordered the army to launch an offensive into Gaza for eight days. The attack was in response to rockets from Gaza controlled by Hamas.

At a business conference on Sunday (12/9), Israeli President Shimon Peres said the incident happened in Gaza was different from the attitude shown by Mahmoud Abbas. "We have two clear choices. Nobody is perfect. If one is true, then the other is wrong. Therefore, we must choose between Hamas leader (Khaled Mashaal) or Abbas, "Peres said.
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Not so noble, or peaceful: EU Nobel Peace Prize disappointment. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: The European Union's three presidents are in Oslo to receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, on behalf of the group. It's being given to commend the EU for fostering peace. But not everyone agrees - hundreds marched through the Norwegian capital in protest. RT's Peter Oliver looks at why many believe the EU doesn't deserve the prize, and why the whole Nobel institution may need a rethink.  With the EU mired in economic strife, it's hardly looking peaceful with anti-austerity protests and riots. RT talks to Max Otte who's a business professor and an independent investment fund manager. (VIDEO)



► 'Moderate Islam will help Egypt; strict religiosity harmful'. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: Once hailed as the poster country for the Arab Spring, Egypt is now embroiled in a violent constitutional crisis. RT talked to one of the people at the heart of the political battle -- former presidential candidate and Arab League chief Amr Moussa. (VIDEO) ||  NEWS - Amr Moussa: 'The changes we wanted after the revolution have not happened' 

► Not so noble: EU's Peace Prize win sparks debate over legitimacy
► Russians don't want revolutions – P U T I N 
► Communists set up new movement to counter 'Western oppression' 
► Israel behind bogus Iran nuclear data leak - reports
► US detained hundreds of Afghan teenagers
► World's most dangerous religion: Atheists face worldwide persecution – report
► Amr Moussa: 'The changes we wanted after the revolution have not happened'
► Ecuador may consider political asylum for Syria's Assad
► In shining armor: Apache-piloting Prince Harry to 'help oust Assad'
► Doctors 'cure' leukemia by using HIV to rewire immune system 
► Superhumans, supercities and supercomputers: US intelligence's vision of 2030 
► Over a million Americans officially became poor in two months

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Inside Story - The politics of European technocrats. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: Technocrat prime ministers are supposed to rise above the political bickering and drive through unpopular policies. Has Italy's government improved the economy or was it merely a quick-fix? Guests: Vincenzo Scarpetta, Ettore Greco, Andrea Teti.



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Italians wary of return of Berlusconi. Published on Dec 10, 2012 :: Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, has announced his intention to resign after the party of Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister, withdrew its support from the government. Germany says his decision to leave should not destabilise the eurozone, however, with an election looming in February and the possible return of Berlusconi to politics, should Italy be worried? Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Rome.

► 6 In Italy, Will Monti's Exit Mean Berlusconi's Return? 
By Stephan Faris

* Top 10 Worst Silvio Berlusconi Gaffes 
* Interview with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti

(I wonder, ....Is there no one else in all corners of Italy whose ability more than Berlusconi's capabilities in terms of running the country? Particularly in improving the Italian economy? Ah, ...did I see Berlusconi's kinda a jerk?)

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► Detained, Tortured and Without Trial, a Saudi Political Prisoner Returns Home 

By Jacob Templin
* Saudi Arabia Implements SMS-Tracking System 
* Saudi Dissent Is Alive, but Only in Private

► Fiscal Cliff Stalemate Spurs Anxiety at State Level 
► Chávez's Cancer Relapse: Can Venezuela's Socialists Survive? 

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► California Tales

* Group aims to restore 1915 schoolhouse, teach local history inside 
* Dinosaur statue in San Juan Capistrano not loved by all
* L.A. literary stalwart selected as city's first poet laureate 
* Intersection near L.A. library named for Ray Bradbury

► Obama and Boehner seem to get along fine; politics is the problem 
► Obama blasts 'right to work' in Michigan, presses 'fiscal cliff' 
► A prayer as 'fiscal cliff' talks continue
► Republicans less likely to compromise than Democrats, poll says 
► Haley not considering a 'placeholder' to replace DeMint 

► 911 cost-cutting brings a warning 

By Los Angeles Times Staff - L.A. officials want to put dispatchers on eight-hour shifts, saving $3.2 million in annual overtime costs. But a top commander says it's unsafe: On some shifts, the number of call-takers could drop 40%.
* Interactive: How fast is LAFD where you live?
* Photos: Inside new 911 dispatch center
* Full coverage: Life on the line: 911 breakdowns at LAFD

By LAFD027

► Los Angeles Fire Department In Action! Uploaded on Apr 24, 2010 :: Amazing footage! Meet the 2nd largest fire department in the United States. This short teaser is the prelude to a new series about fire and life safety. We'll take you behind the scenes and show you never before seen footage of firefighters and paramedics in action. Learn to make your family safer, at home, in school, and at work. Share your thoughts and we'll point you in the right direction. We're On Fire!  || ► LAFD Grass Fire Along the 101 Fwy in Hollywood. Uploaded on May 23, 2009

► F R A M E W O R K  - Pictures in the News | December 10, 2012 - Posted By: Marc Martin