Saturday, January 7, 2012

Mount Rainier park reopens after deadly shooting

Mount Rainier park reopens after deadly shooting

Mount Rainier park reopens after deadly shooting

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:53 PM PST

Mount Rainier National Park reopened to the public Saturday for the first time since Ranger Margaret Anderson was shot to death on New Year's Day.

Pakistan releases imprisoned Indian fishermen

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:34 PM PST

The Pakistani government has released from a Karachi, Pakistan, jail 179 Indian fishermen imprisoned for violating territorial waters, officials said Saturday.

Iran's president looks to Latin America as global sanctions grow

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:14 PM PST

Beef from Brazil is on Iranian dinner tables. An Iranian-built hospital treats patients near Bolivia's capital. Iranian-funded factories dot the Venezuelan countryside.

William and Kate pledge support to veterans

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:58 PM PST

The duke and duchess of Cambridge are to join some 600 former and serving members of the British military on the red carpet Sunday for the London premiere of the Steven Spielberg movie "War Horse."

Aides to Yemeni vice president blame Saleh for fueling tensions

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:37 PM PST

Top loyalists to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called the Arab nation's vice president a traitor and threatened war, aides to the vice president said Saturday.

New Penn State coach lauds Paterno, vows to earn alumni's trust

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:34 PM PST

The new coach of Penn State's embattled football program acknowledged criticism from alumni over his hiring, vowing to work to earn their trust and saluting the team's iconic former head coach Joe Paterno.

Breaking the silence on men and rape

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:20 PM PST

Stereotypes can rumble around in our collective brains for decades, sometimes centuries, before finally being edged out by a more nuanced understanding of reality. It's been that way with our views about race, creed, sexual orientation and gender roles.

Grandmother says family had nothing to do with toddler's disappearance

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:03 PM PST

The grandmother of a missing Maine toddler says no family members in the home the night the girl vanished had anything to do with her disappearance.

Bahrain denies it beat activist

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

Bahrain's Interior Ministry on Saturday released a video they said is evidence that security forces did not beat a prominent protester, but instead helped him to an ambulance.

U.S. considers Venezuela's incoming defense chief a drug 'kingpin'

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has tapped a leading general accused by the United States of being a drug "kingpin" to be the country's new defense minister.

Nigerian state under curfew after violence against Christians

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

A northeastern Nigerian state was under a 24-hour curfew Saturday following three days of violence that left more than 30 Christians dead.

Qatari driver keeps battling at Dakar Rally

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:19 PM PST

Nasser Al-Attiyah kept his Dakar Rally title defense alive as he clawed back almost eight minutes in winning Saturday's seventh stage in Chile.

Benzema double as Real Madrid extend Spanish lead

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST

Real Madrid piled the pressure on Barcelona by moving six points clear at the top of Spain's La Liga with a 5-1 thrashing of Granada on Saturday.

Iran says nuclear reactor is weeks from operating at full capacity

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST

Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is just weeks from operating at full capacity, the country's top nuclear official said Saturday.

Haitians sue Jesuits, Connecticut school over aid worker's abuse

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:35 PM PST

Seventeen more Haitian men are suing a convicted American aid worker and affiliated institutions for sexual abuse they say they suffered while living at a charitable school intended to feed, clothe, educate and house the needy.

Man arrested in new Liverpool player abuse probe

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:29 PM PST

English football club Liverpool is at the center of another investigation after an opposing team's player complained of being abused by supporters.

Paramedic accused of sexual assault inside ambulance

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST

A Connecticut paramedic has been charged in the alleged sexual assault last month of a woman who was only semiconscious in the back of an ambulance, according to police.

Milito magic helps Inter Milan march on

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST

Inter Milan moved closer to a Champions League place after crushing Parma 5-0 on Saturday following fourth-placed Lazio's shock 4-0 defeat by Siena.

Hindus denounce ad attacking Huntsman's faith, values

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:39 PM PST

Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman called it stupid. His rival Ron Paul denounced it. But perhaps most appalled by a "China Jon" ad on YouTube were Hindus in America.

GOP rivals gear up for weekend debates

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:01 PM PST

As the field of GOP nominees for president narrows, the remaining crop of those seeking to replace Barack Obama geared up Saturday for a pair of pivotal weekend debates in New Hampshire, just days ahead of the nation's first primary.
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