News Headlines (132) 22 January 2013

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► Maroon 5 - One More Night

■ Adam Levine says goodbye to Russian girlfriend (Anne Vyalitsyna) | Apr 03, 2012 
■ Adam Levine and Anne V Split - By Tim Nudd. Originally published 04/02/2012  || PHOTO
■ That's a classic model! Adam Levine takes stunning girlfriend Behati Prinsloo for a spin in his vintage Porsche  - By Cassie Carpenter. PUBLISHED: 25 November 2012

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Adam Levine &Anne Vyalitsyna Get Sexy @ "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" Video Shoot in Hollywood! Uploaded on Jan 13, 2011  || ► Adam Levine & Behati Prinsloo in Classic Ferrari depart Staples Center in LA. Published on Oct 31, 2012

► 'We're good': Taylor Swift reveals that Michael J. Fox has apologised after saying he wouldn't want his son to date her - By Mike Larkin.  PUBLISHED:  20 January 2013 

► Leonardo DiCaprio reveals plans to take a 'long, long break' from acting after filming three leading roles back-to-back. By Daily Mail Reporter. PUBLISHED:  21 January 2013 

► 'Life in France is great': Salma Hayek speaks about living away from Hollywood as she stuns in red at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. PUBLISHED: 06:59 GMT, 22 January 2013 

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First Look : Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2013 ft Salma Hayek | Paris Fashion Week | FashionTV. Published on Oct 30, 2012 by fashiontv :: PARIS - Another successful Alexander McQueen show at Paris Fashion Week and FashionTV has the scoop on everything that went down for Spring/Summer 2013. Fashion is "buzzing" at the show in more ways than one as designer Sarah Burton's theme for the season has everything to do with bees. With film fashionistas like Salma Hayek in the front row, you know it's going to be one great show. Model Mackenzie Drazan raves that every piece at McQueen is always museum quality. This season is no exception, with the honeycomb theme running rampant throughout the pieces with bustiers, amber cuffs, beekeeper hats, jacquard, sculpted hemlines, and later, flowers "because the bees have to pollinate somewhere," says Ken Downing.

Appearances: Zuzanna Bijoch, Bette Franke, Ken Downing (Neiman Marcus), Salma Hayek, Ingrid Sischy (Editor In Chief, Interview/Vanity Fair), Mackenzie Drazan, Alexandra Marczyk, Magdalena Jasek, Manon Leloup, Sarah Burton

Fashion - Spring Water, for Babies to Billionaires. Have you tried it?   ||   ► Salma Hayek 2013 Film Independent Filmmaker Grant And Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch - Arrivals 



► Loneliness, Like Chronic Stress, Taxes the Immune System, Researchers Find - Jan. 19, 2013 — New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health. 

► Google aims to replace passwords with ID ring. The struggle to remember several long and increasingly complicated passwords simply to carry out everyday web tasks could soon become a thing of the past, if Google gets its way and introduces a ring that can confirm your identity online. 

► Denzel Washington would play Obama on big screen - Jan 21, 2013

► AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali - By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Associated Press – Mon, Dec 31, 2012

► Israel Hayom buries top pundit for criticizing Netanyahu - Dan Margalit's column, which usually appears on the front pages of the free sheet owned by Sheldon Adelson, was relegated to page 37. By Barak Ravid | Jan.21, 2013 

► Seven years with Netanyahu is enough bad luck - The seven bad years with Netanyahu were definitely enough. Unlike Pharaoh, nobody expects to find any fat cows in this dream. By Amir Oren | Jan.20, 2013

► 'You're not fired!' Donald Trump endorses Netanyahu - As if we really thought a Republican arch-capitalist like Trump was going to get behind Labor Party leader Shelly Yacimovich. By Allison Kaplan Sommer | Jan.16, 2013 

► The State of Netanyahu - Barring a major electoral upset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be reelected for a third term, the only question is how complicated it will be for him to form a coalition. By Yossi Verter | Jan.22, 2013  

► Netanyahu's hollow, aborted gimmick reveals Likud-Beiteinu's utter panic - Whether the PM's attempt to appeal to voters on lower housing costs at last minute works or not, this campaign is all about him, as especially evident by a recent ad featuring his family, not his party members. By Yossi Verter | Jan.21, 2013 

► Netanyahu: Listen to Obama's warnings - The U.S president's statement conflict with Netanyahu’s campaign advertisements, which depict the prime minister as a statesman welcome overseas, and especially in Washington. Haaretz Editorial | Jan.16, 2013

► Netanyahu government is Israel's most anti-Zionist ever, says Amoz Oz. Speaking to about 30 academics who are considering voting for Meretz, Oz compared Israel to an apartheid state and made angry predictions about its future.  ||  ► Talk to Al Jazeera : Ahmadinejad: 'You can't rule with war'. Published on Dec 3, 2012 :: The financial sanctions on Iran are now having a real impact. Earlier this week, people in Tehran openly complained that the Iranian currency is drastically losing value against the dollar, pushing up prices. Meanwhile, Iran's leadership is already dealing with a threat from Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader, who delivered a strong speech at the United Nations against the Iranian nuclear programme. There is also the situation in Syria, where Iran's relationship with the Assad regime is forcing the Iranian leadership to take sides. And then there is Egypt: A new leader, President Morsi, is changing the geopolitical landscape. Is this an opening for Iran? We sat down with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, in New York, to discuss where things stand and where we are headed.





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Raw: Obama Takes Ceremonial Oath of Office.  Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: Placing his hand on two Bibles, one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his first Inauguration and one used by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama took a public oath of office on Monday. (Jan. 21) || ► Sights and Sounds: A Presidential Inauguration. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: In the chilly air of a January morning, scores of people took to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to witness President Barack Obama taking the oath of office, beginning a second term of his presidency. (Jan. 21)



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Raw: Obama's Last Look at Inauguration Crowds. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: As he left the stage following his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama paused for a moment to take one more look at the thousands gathered to watch. (Jan. 21)  || ► Raw: Obama Walks for Part of Inaugural Parade.  Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: President Barack Obama exited his limousine for the traditional presidential walk in the inaugural parade from Capitol Hill to the White House. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama waved to cheering, flag-waving crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue. (Jan. 21)


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Obama: No Need for Perpetual War. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama says enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war. But he said the U.S. will defend itself through 'strengths of arms and rule of law.' (Jan. 21) || ► Obama Pledges to Deal With Climate Change. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: President Barack Obama is pledging to respond to what he calls "the threat of climate change." He says that failing to do so would be a betrayal of the nation's children, and of future generations.  || ► Obama: Freedom Must Be Secured. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: President Barack Obama delivered his his second inaugural address Monday, saying that the inalienable rights set out in the Declaration of Independence may be self-evident but "they've never been self-executed." (Jan. 21)



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Raw: Election Day in Israel, Netanyahu Votes. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: Israel is holding parliamentary elections on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voted in Jerusalem Tuesday morning. He's widely expected to win re-election. (Jan. 22)

► Inaugural Ball - Photos from the Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C.

► Obama's second inaugural is a political speech - By NEDRA PICKLER | Associated Press 

► President Barack Obama's Second Inauguration, by the Numbers. Official Ceremony Held One Day Before Public Celebration -By William Browning | Yahoo! Contributor Network

► INAUGURATION WATCH: Of music and second-term plans - By The Associated Press

► Analysis: In speech, Obama pushes activist government and takes on far right - By Steve Holland | Reuters

► Obama pledges to deal with climate change. Obama pledges in inaugural to respond to 'the threat of climate change' - By Matthew Daly, Associated Press  

► The Best Moments of Inauguration 2013, Aside from the Speech - By Alexander Abad-Santos | The Atlantic Wire 

► INAUGURATION WATCH: A parade, and challenges ahead - By The Associated Press

► INAUGURATION WATCH: A special dress ends a big day - By The Associated Press 

► Obamas dance at Inaugural Ball

► A Prayer for the President and a Nation - By Reena Ninan | ABC News Blogs

► Nation honors King on day of Obama inauguration - By KATE BRUMBACK ||  Nation honors MLK Jr. on day of Obama inaugurationAssociated Press 

► With Obama Inauguration, NASA's Deep-Space Mission Continues - By Tariq Malik | SPACE.com 

► NASA Eyes 'Hedgehog' Invasion of Mars Moon Phobos - By Elizabeth Howell | SPACE.com 

► 4 Ways Obama Could Boost Economy in His 2nd Term - By Catherine Hollander | National Journal 

► Key facts about Israel's election - By The Associated Press

► On Israel vote eve, Netanyahu fends off surge to his right - By Jeffrey Heller | Reuters 

► Brother of Chavez says leader's return to Venezuela is up to medical team - By Fabiola Sanchez, The Associated Press

► "Laughing" Chavez gives orders from Cuba: Venezuelan minister - Reuters 

► Moscow to start evacuating Russians from Syria - By BASSEM MROUE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Associated Press

► Russia moves to enact anti-gay law nationwide - By MANSUR MIROVALEV | Associated Press 

► First Lady in Red: Jason Wu Designs Michelle Obama's Inaugural Ball Gown...Again 

They danced. My eyes were watching them when my heart was filled with fragrance of love. To my fiance, to our baby and to all the memories of dancing with loved ones. Paris, America, Switzerland, The Netherlands. There is a floor. Two bodies close together, two bodies trying to bring the two feelings. (And I'm not trying to dance with more than a pair of arms hugging my body, such as the three of us, maybe? Ehheheh ...) Although I am a fan of all shades of blue, (can be started from the gray, to blue, to purple, to pink, and will probably lead to more red than pink, and instinctively I'll be back again, to the blue) but I'm not anti red. My partner says I am the Madame Blue. And when I finally wear my blue glasses, this world looks more filled with love. In blue.

► Netanyahu faces Israeli voters

Israelis begin voting in a general election, with opinion polls suggesting PM Benjamin Netanyahu will win another term, with a reduced majority.
* Netanyahu's strong hand
* Quandary for Israeli Arabs
* Israeli voters give their views
* Q&A: Israeli elections

► 'Netanyahu is not Israel, majority wants two-state solution'. Published on Jan 21, 2013 by Russia Today :: Israelis are making their way to the ballots to vote in the parliamentary election where current PM Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to win a third term in office. Victory for the rightist candidate would galvanize the Israeli leadership's opposition to Palestinian statehood and push forward settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Full results are due to be announced on Wednesday morning.



► 22 January 2013 -  Inauguration: Barack Obama tells US to seize the moment 

Barack Obama urges the American people to "seize the moment", in a speech inaugurating his second term as US president in Washington DC.
* President's inaugural speech - VIDEO
* Inauguration as it happened
* Full text of the address
* Mardell: Uncompromising words

► Beyonce sings to end Obama inauguration ceremony.  21 January 2013  - The singer Beyonce sang the Star Spangled Banner to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington DC at the inauguration ceremony of President Obama. Beyonce, who will perform at the US Super Bowl next month, was accompanied by her husband Jay-Z at the inauguration. Officials estimate about 700,000 people attended the inauguration, down significantly from 2009, when about 1.8 million people witnessed Mr Obama be sworn in as America's first black president. (VIDEO)

► Richard Blanco: Inaugural poet on explaining US in a verse. 21 January 2013 - Barack Obama broke a lot of barriers when he became the US's first black president. Now, for his second swearing in, he has chosen an inaugural poet who is also making history. Richard Blanco will be the first Hispanic inaugural poet. He is the first openly gay one to read a verse at the occasion. And at the age of 44, he is also the youngest. Blanco will follow in the footsteps of Robert Frost, who was picked by President John F Kennedy when he started the tradition in 1961, and Maya Angelou who was chosen by President Bill Clinton in 1993. He was conceived in Cuba but born in Spain after his parents fled the Castro regime. They then emigrated to Florida where Blanco first studied and worked as an engineer before turning to poetry as a profession. He talked to BBC Mundo's William Marquez about the poem he will read at the ceremony on the Capitol steps in Washington, DC to mark the second inauguration of President Obama. || VIDEO Produced for the BBC by Marc Georges and Marcus Zeffler

► 21 January 2013 -  Kachin rebels defiant on Burma's northern front line | By Jonathan Head BBC News, Laiza, Burma

► 21 January 2013 -  Islamists in Africa emerge as threat to West | By Raffaello Pantucci Senior Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute

► Mali crisis: Relief in Diabaly as French forces roll in

► 19 January 2013 - France and Mali: An 'ironic' relationship. La Francafrique was the network of interests that France left behind in Africa when it pulled out as a colonial power. | By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris

► 22 January 2013 - Algeria says 37 foreigners killed

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal says 37 foreigners of eight nationalities were killed during the siege at a remote desert gas plant.
* Algerian PM's address  - VIDEO
* Hostage crisis: What we know
* Who's affected: Country by country
* 'We cut a hole in fence and ran' - VIDEO 
* British hostage 'was executed'

► UK considers boosting Mali support

The UK government is to discuss offering more help to French forces engaged in fighting Islamist rebels in Mali.
* French forces 'seize' two towns
* UK in 'generational' terror struggle 

► What is the terror threat in N Africa? 21 January 2013 - David Cameron says Britain will help to track down and dismantle the terror network responsible for the hostage crisis at a remote gas plant in Algeria. At least 37 foreigners are now known to have died during the attack, with six British workers feared to be among them. The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Robbins looks at how much of a threat is posed by terrorists in North Africa, and what the options are for dealing with them. (VIDEO)

► 22 January 2013 -  Using prawns to battle a killer disease in Senegal | By Maud Jullien BBC Africa, Lampsar, Senegal

► The rise and fall of artificial gravity

► 22 January 2013 -  20 of your tales of vegetarian woe

► 21 January 2013 - Cameras reveal penguins' efficient hunting techniques

► 2013 SRT Viper GTS

► 18 January 2013 -  Africa in pictures: 11-17 January 2013

► Today's African Proverb :: "The lizard that jumped from the high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did" -An Igbo proverb from Nigeria sent by Vic Ador, in Phoenix, United States, and Charles Ramzy, in Accra, Ghana

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Obama Inauguration Video: 'America's capabilities limitless'. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: US President Barack Obama is sworn in at a ceremony marking the beginning of his second four-year term. It's his second time taking the oath.


► Four more years: Will Obama's next term be paved with progress or broken promises? ....  See? Read it? How RT always give headlines with its rhetoric humor? It often makes me grin and giggle alone... ehehehe

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Obama 2.0: US war on Iran looms in next 4 years? Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: Barack Obama has officially begun his second Presidential term, after being sworn in at the White House. Later, on Monday, he will spell out his vision for the next four years in his inaugural address. But as RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports many are still waiting for him to tackle some of his broken promises.


► Senators give Big Pharma huge present at taxpayers' expense

► French troops retake central Malian strongholds in push for 'total reconquest' || VIDEO - 'Mali intervention will last years' - ex-UK Ambassador.  Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: For insight on the aftermath of the deadly hostage siege in Algeria, carried out by Islamist terrorists in retaliation for the French campaign in Mali, RT talks to former British Ambassador to Algeria, Graham Hand.

► 'Al-Qaeda threat NATO's smoke screen for re-colonization of Northern Africa'. Published on Jan 20, 2013 :: The Algerian military has reportedly taken five Islamic terrorists alive, in the aftermath of the gas facility hostage siege. With the clear-up operation still ongoing, the civilian death toll's expected to rise as more bodies are discovered. Several foreign civilians were among dozens killed when Algerian forces stormed the site, taken by militants in revenge for the French intervention in neighbouring Mali. Britain has stepped forward to help the French intervention, by providing cargo planes to transfer supplies to the war zone. But journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark says the European stance against Islamists is inconsistent. (VIDEO) || NEWS 

► Islamic militants cite 'French Crusade', pledge more terror attacks. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: The Islamic terror cell allegedly responsible for the deadly siege in Algeria, says France is carrying out a "crusader campaign" in the region. Almost 60 hostages were killed after militants captured a remote gas plant, in retaliation for the ongoing French intervention in neighboring Mali. The Islamists claim they wanted to negotiate the release of their captives, but the offer was turned down, with the Algerian military deciding to storm the facility - causing a bloodbath. More terror attacks have now been promised - unless France ends its campaign in West Africa. Some of the hostage-takers were militants from Libya - where Paris helped Islamists topple Colonel Gaddafi, who had warned of an impending Al Qaeda-surge in the region, as Polly Boiko reports. (VIDEO)

► CrossTalk: Russia 2013 - Big Brand or Bad Stereotypes? Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: Is 'Russia' a good brand? Who is doing the PR - the government or the civil society? And who is more responsible? Or is the image of Russia rather constructed by the outside world? CrossTalking with Victoria Panova, Andrei Kortunov and David Burghardt. (VIDEO)

► 'Used as human shields': Survivors of Algeria hostage crisis recall brutality and terror

► America's new Cold War with Russia (Op-Ed) by Stephen F. Cohen 

► Will American civil strife kill the Russia-US reset?

► Moscow sending 2 planes to pick up Russians who want out of Syria

► Is there a solution to the Syrian crisis? by Alexander Yakovenko (Dr Alexander Yakovenko is Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Deputy foreign minister (2005-2011)

► WikiLeaks reveals association with Aaron Swartz

► Apple might release three new iPhones this year 

► Hollywood to turn Armstrong's doping saga into film. Published: 21 January, 2013   (Haaa .. it's very bright idea! .. Let him be its original artist. Lance Armstrong has a hidden character of a film artist. He can crawl gait his career into the celebrity's world. Lance, you have to keep eager to continue pedaling your bicycle wheels of life. We will always be with you.)

► California's Hispanics to outnumber whites by the end of the year

► Harvard professor looks for 'adventurous woman' who agrees to give birth to cloned Neanderthal

► Davos 2013: Healing world economic wounds with resilient dynamism

► £500,000 prize: Russia to grant world's biggest-ever art award 

► Swan song for rhythmic gymnastics diva Evgeniya Kanaeva (VIDEO)

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Obama's key foreign policy challenges. Published on Jan 20, 2013 ::  Al Jazeera's political analyst Bill Schneider speaks on the foreign policy challenges ahead for President Barack Obama.


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Myanmar accused of violating own ceasefire. Published on Jan 20, 2013 :: Fighters in northern Myanmar who want Kachin state to be an independent country are accusing the government of ignoring its own ceasefire. President Thein Sein announced the army would stop its attacks on Saturday. But the separatists are still under fire. Al Jazeera's Will Jordan reports.  ||  ► Kachin rebels say Myanmar ignoring ceasefire. Published on Jan 20, 2013 :: Separatist rebels in Myanmar say the government has alunched another attack on its fighters in the north. They say the army has broken a truce in Kachin state. Myanmar's president Thein Sein insists the government still wants to hold peace talks with the rebels. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from nearby Bangkok.


► Inside Story : Unpacking Algeria's hostage crisis. Published on Jan 21, 2013 ::  We examine whether the government was right to take such swift action without consulting the international community. Presenter Shiulie Ghosh speaks to guests Mamdouh Salameh, an international oil economist and energy consultant to the World Bank; Bill Lawrence, the North Africa project director at the International Crisis Group; and Sylvain Touati, a fellow at FIKRA Consulting and Research - a Qatari think tank and an associate fellow with the French Institute for International Relations. (VIDEO)

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Glances - Mexico. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: Can the power of star-gazing be an effective counter to the threat of marginalisation in parts of Latin America? A pair of young amateur astronomers use the power of star-gazing to re-awaken a Mexican community's cultural past. Filmaker : Alfonso Gastiaburo


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Netanyahu favourite ahead of Israeli polls. Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is clear favourite to win another term in office as Israel readies for general elections. But he'll need to form a coalition to do it - and that could take Israel's government even further to the right. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from West Jerusalem. || ► Inside Story - Is Israel leaning further to the right? Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: Talks of Israeli military action over Iran's nuclear programme, but an absence of it in peace efforts with the Palestinians. Will a new coalition be strong enough to form a stable government? Guests: Anshel Pfeffer, Graeme Bannerman, Roee Ruttenberg.

Yes. I've been watching him since last year, and he's still going to be there this year.

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► In Obama's inaugural speech, a sweeping liberal vision. The president calls for action on climate change and equal rights for gays, but offers few specifics. Those may be outlined in next month's State of the Union address.
By Paul West and Christi Parsons - The president calls for action on climate change and equal rights for gays, but offers few specifics. Those may be outlined in his State of the Union address. Text  || Full coverage 

* Scaled-down ball caps inaugural festivities ||  PHOTOS
* Speech brings hope to gay marriage supporters

► Scaled-down ball concludes Obama inaugural festivities

► Axelrod: Immigration reform coming 'early' in Obama's agenda 

► Inauguration 2013: Obamas expected to attend two inaugural balls

► Inauguration 2013: Republicans critique lack of 'outreach'

► Homeless in L.A.

* Deaths and near-freezing temperatures spur action in Costa Mesa
* Homeless woman set ablaze in Van Nuys still critical
* Hollywood lends a hand to Union Rescue Mission
* Opinion: Plug-in volunteering doesn't cut it

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■ Pictures in the News | January 21, 2013  :: Monday's Pictures in the News begins in Washington, D.C, where people wave American flags as people gather near the U.S. Capitol building on the National Mall for the inauguration ceremony, where President Obama is ceremonially sworn in for his second term Monday. More Photos

On the African continent, people gather as Malian soldiers arrive in the city of Diabaly. French and Malian troops recaptured the Malian towns of Diabaly and Douentza from Islamist fighters, France’s defense minister said.

Indonesian people wade through a flooded street to get free cooking gas in Jakarta. The damages and losses from the widespread flooding that hit Jakarta last week claimed at least 15 lives and displaced thousands from their homes.

Elsewhere, people drop lines in holes drilled through ice on the Taedong River to fish in North Korea; icicles hang from a bicycle seat in Frankfurt, where overnight snowfall and freezing temperatures have caused traffic problems in the city; and a supporter of the Russian Communist Party uncovers a poster showing a portrait of the former Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin during a rally near the Lenin monument in downtown Moscow. The day marks the anniversary of Lenin's death in 1924.

Add stops in Kiev, Scotland and Australia to round out the report. - Posted By: Marc Martin


■ Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest - January 21, 2013  | Posted By: Marc Martin