News Headlines (130) 19 January 2013

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Nightmare Wedding Stories: Bride Shares Details of Her Frustrating Big Deal




► After-Meal Exercise May Reduce Heart Disease Risk - By Rachael Rettner | MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer – Thu, Jan 17, 2013

► Bathrooms are 'most hygienic place to eat' in hotel rooms - By Travelmail Reporter . PUBLISHED: 15 January 2013 :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2262139/Hotel-beds-dirtier-bathroom-area.html  || Bathroom 'cleanest' place in hotel to eat

► Celebrity holiday photos boost Caribbean bookings 

► Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson top Forbes list for highest earning romantic Hollywood couple as films gross $1.17bn

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Qui est Mokhtar Belmokhtar? Published on Jan 17, 2013 by ReportageTube  ||  ► Algérie: 41 otages occidentaux dans un site gazier. Published on Jan 17, 2013 by euronewsfr:: Il y a 24 heures, des islamistes prenaient d'assaut le complexe gazier de Tigantourine dans le Sud-Est de l'Algérie. En représaille à l'intervention française au Mali, ils y détiennent en otages 41 Occidentaux. Le site se trouve a proximité de la ville d'In Amenas, non loin de la frontière lybienne. Les islamistes affirment avoir repoussé hier soir un assaut de l'armée algérienne. Alger refuse toute négociation: "Il semblerait qu'ils veulent ressortir de cette région pour sortir du pays avec des otages, ce qui ne saurait êtrre accepté par les autorités algériennes." a déclaré Dahou Ould Kablia, le ministre algérien de l'Intérieur.

Les autorités algériennes imputent la prise d'otages à Mokhtar Belmokhtar, un ancien membre d'Al Qaïda au Maghreb Islamique ayant fondé son propre groupe en décembre dernier. La France sait qu'elle est visée: "Tout cela n'est pas sans lien, chacun l'aura compris, par rapport à l'action que nous menons, la France, mais aussi les pays africains, ceux que participent à ce qu'on appelle la MISMA qui a vocation à permettre au Mali de retrouver le plus tôt possible son intégrité territoriale." a déclaré le président François Hollande. L'attaque aurait fait au moins deux morts. Parmi les otages, il y aurait des Américains, treize Norvégiens, cinq Japonais, un Autrichien, un Irlandais et plusieurs Britanniques.150 employés algériens seraient aussi detenus sur le site.



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Sahel Le désert de tous les dangers - 2012 - Fr - Film Entier - France reportage- Guerre au Mali. Published on Jan 18, 2013 by ExcluBuzz :: De Gao à Tombouctou, le Nord du Mali est dominé depuis six mois par des milices islamistes qui imposent leur loi. Cette zone dans la tourmente, où sont toujours détenus quatre otages français, est un endroit stratégique pour la France, puisqu'une partie de l'uranium qui permet aux centrales nucléaires de produire de l'électricité provient des mines d'Arlit, situées à 300 kilomètres de là, au Niger. Qui sont les nouveaux maîtres du Nord-Mali ? Certains ont versé dans le trafic de cocaïne avant de prendre les armes et de rallier AQMI - Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique. Zoom également sur la vie sous tension des expatriés français qui continuent à exploiter les sites miniers malgré le danger permanent.



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Inside Story - Libya ... Syria: What is the difference? Uploaded on May 19, 2011 by Aljazeera English :: We look at two countries, two conflicts, and two very different international reactions.







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Obama 2nd-term Agenda: Debt, Immigration, Guns. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: As President Obama gets set to begin his second term, he's hoping renewed clashes over America's mountain of debt won't blow up his plans for immigration reform and measures to curb gun violence. (Jan. 18)



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GOP Official: House to Vote to Lift Debt Limit. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit. (Jan. 18)

► Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege - By ANIS BELGHOUL and PAUL SCHEMM | Associated Press 

► Event organizers brace for flu - By KATIE MOISSE | ABC News

► Readers' ideas: At the start of Obama's second term, the problems and solutions on our minds - By Tim Skillern | The Lookout

►  Who Knew? Videos - Inaugurations are meticulously planned -- but things can still go wrong. Four years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts bungled the presidential oath, and organizers of the first inauguration forgot a Bible.

► Christie: NRA ad with Obama daughters 'reprehensible' -  By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News



► Colosseum cleaning yields old frescos, graffiti - By NICOLE WINFIELD

► Top Earners Set to Pay Most, Especially Married People - By Margaret Collins | Bloomberg – Thu, Jan 17, 2013

► 3 Big Myths About the Federal Debt Limit - By Michael Santoli

► Hostage nations' Algeria concern

Nations with hostages held by militants at an Algerian gas plant express concern as an "extremely difficult" rescue operation enters a third day.
* Q&A: Hostage crisis 
* Protecting workers in dangerous places 
* Reaction rooted in history
* '10 Britons' in Algeria standoff
* Freed hostages on Algerian TV - VIDEO 
* Siege awakens Algeria's ghosts 

► Armstrong 'disgraced and humbled' - Lance Armstrong says he feels "disgraced, humbled and ashamed" at his use of performance-enhancing drugs.

► Best science and technology pictures of the week

► Portland's culinary southern side

► Gorilla spotting in the Republic of Congo 

► Meet the greenest cars of 2013 

► Facebook: Why some "Likes" are worth more than others

► 19 January 2013 - Making hyacinths bloom in winter :: Their blooms are colourful and fragrant, their roots long and dangly. Weeks before spring flowers start popping up outside, indoor gardeners have been making hyacinth bulbs flower in water alone during the short and gloomy days of January.  The bulbs must be kept in vases in cool and dark conditions, then, at the right moment, brought out into the light and warmth of the house. Julie Berk, an American living in London, blogs on indoor gardening. She grows tulips and crocuses like this too, but here she shares her hyacinth tips. Continue reading the main story [an error occurred while processing this directive] -  Music by ZZ Top and KPM Music. Photography by Paul Kerley and Julie Berk. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 19 January 2013.

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► Foreigners remain 'in danger' as dozens confirmed killed in Algerian hostage crisis

► Facebook democracy: Israelis 'share' votes with Palestinians 

► Snowpocalypse Russia: Snow 'tsunami' swallows streets, cars, buildings (PHOTOS)

► Fukushima debris hits Hawaii 

► Firearms instructor leaves gun in school bathroom 

► Russian opposition activist commits suicide after Dutch asylum rejected

► Russia extends blacklist of American citizens 

► Tutu's Children - Sharing Archbishop Tutu's dream. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: Each of the 25 top African professionals who have arrived in Cape Town for a leadership retreat have their own idea of what the continent needs from their generation of leaders.  They have been inspired by heroic examples to serve society. But they are about to encounter heavy responsibilities and tough soul-searching on the road to great leadership. In this episode of Tutu's Children, the course participants are told to trade counters in a mock marketplace. The young leaders compete to make a profit, but the three hour-long game is not about trading at all. The real aim is to expose their attitudes to power and privilege.

The golden rule is that you must hold hands to negotiate. Even if you do not go through with a deal, you must keep holding hands until the end of the round. But rules are made to be broken! (VIDEO) ( Related video :: my older post 11 January 2013, Tutu's Children)

► 101 East - Phoning from the Philippines. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: The Philippines is emerging as a great outsourcing nation for cost efficiency, but are there limits to its success? (VIDEO)

► Inside Story - Boeing's Dreamliner nightmare. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: As airlines around the world have grounded the 787 Dreamliner planes, what is at stake for Boeing and the global airline industry? Joining Inside Story, with presenter Shuilie Ghosh, are guests: Simon Calder, a senior travel editor for the Independent newspaper; Harsh Vardhan, an aviation consultant, and former managing director of the Indian airline Vayudoot; and aviation expert Chris Yates. (VIDEO)

► Inside Story Americas - Guatemala: Struggling for justice. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: Former military leader Rios Montt is facing trial for crimes against humanity committed during the civil war. Presenter Kimberly Halkett talks to Rafael Espada, the former Guatemalan vice president about the recent government decree and Guatemala's human rights issues. Inside Story Americas is also joined by guests: Annie Bird, the co-director of Rights Action, who has worked for 17 years documenting human rights abuses with community-based organisations in Central America; and Kate Doyle, a senior analyst of US policy in Latin America for the research and advocacy organisation National Security Archive. (VIDEO)

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Pakistan FM asserts supremacy of parliament. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's foreign minister, has spoken to Al Jazeera's James Bays about the political instability in the country. Khar says only parliament can decide the fate of the prime minister, after courts issued an arrest warrant for him. She also discusses the recent march against government corruption headed by Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri.

Latest Headlines

■ State Dept.: 1 American Dead in Algerian Standoff 
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■ Obama Backers Aim to Outflank NRA on Gun Control
■ HSBC to Pay $249M to Settle Foreclosure-Abuse Case
■ French Journalist Killed in Syria
■ Ex-New Orleans Mayor Charged with Bribery, Fraud
■ More Flu Meds Made Available as Epidemic Continues 
■ Body of Chicago Lottery Winner Exhumed for Autopsy
■ Japan Probe Suspects Excess Voltage in 787 Battery
■ GOP Eyes New Election Laws
■ Yelp to Add Restaurants' Health Inspection Grades
■ Bolshoi's Artistic Director Attacked in Moscow
■ Aid Groups Warn They Can't Reach Key Mali Town
■ CNN: Man Arrested After Philadelphia Subway Push 

► Debt Ceiling: How the GOP's Retreat Could Strenghten the Party

By Alex Altman
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► Algeria's Hostage Crisis: What Was Behind a Militant Leader's Plot?

* Algeria: Much Remains Unclear in Hostage Standoff

► Anti-Doping Officials Say Armstrong Must Say More
► Squeezy the Pension Python: Why Illinois is Going Broke 
► The Real Shame: India's Patriarchy Roars Back After Delhi Gang Rape
► CNN: TSA Removing 'Virtual Strip Search' Body Scanners

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► As his first term ends, Obama appears more relaxed

► Obama's second inauguration will be a lower-key affair 

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