France is confident its troops will soon be out of Mali, the crisis in Syria is only getting worse, 'Argo' sweeps the Golden Globes, and the royal baby has a due date.
France is confident its troops will soon be out of Mali, the crisis in Syria is only getting worse, 'Argo' sweeps the Golden Globes, and the royal baby has a due date.
Rebels claim to have taken control of a strategic airbase in Syria, British police detail the full horror of Jimmy Savile's sex crimes, and the Colorado shooting suspect is ordered to face trial.
Rebels claim to have taken control of a strategic airbase in Syria, British police detail the full horror of Jimmy Savile's sex crimes, and the Colorado shooting suspect is ordered to face trial.
India and Pakistan trade accusations across the flashpoint Kashmir border, Hugo Chavez is too ill to be sworn in, and AIG contemplates biting the hand that bailed it out.
India and Pakistan trade accusations across the flashpoint Kashmir border, Hugo Chavez is too ill to be sworn in, and AIG contemplates biting the hand that bailed it out.
Five men are charged over a fatal gang rape in Delhi, President Obama picks John Brennan as the new head of the CIA, and good-looking men officially have all the luck.
Five men are charged over a fatal gang rape in Delhi, President Obama picks John Brennan as the new head of the CIA, and good-looking men officially have all the luck.
Participants play computer games at the IT event '5th Campus Party', at Anhembi park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 11, 2012. The event opens 24 hours for 7 days and about 7000 visitors are expected to participate with different interests such as digital art, robotics or computer games. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
BOSTON, Mass. — Last year, Latin Americans made a racket on the internet. Better web connections meant they could get rowdier online — whether engaging in bitter politics, social upheaval, or the odd online shopping spree. Mexico’s web-crazy elections in July were a case in point. Protesters marched under the banner of a Twitter hashtag, and some Mexicans even voted online for the first time. Now, the region will make even more digital noise.
Venezuela's president suffers "complications" brought on by a lung infection, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban is discharged from hospital, and an Iranian man's hairy eyeball.
Venezuela's president suffers "complications" brought on by a lung infection, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban is discharged from hospital, and an Iranian man's hairy eyeball.
As rumors swirl over Chavez's health, US State Department spokeswoman says Washington wants to see a fair Venezuelan transition, and denies any US meddling.
Mullah Nazir, a Taliban commander in Pakistan, is killed in a US drone attack, Myanmar's government admits to launching airstrikes against Kachin rebels, and meet Larry, the projectile-vomiting robot.
Mullah Nazir, a Taliban commander in Pakistan, is killed in a US drone attack, Myanmar's government admits to launching airstrikes against Kachin rebels, and meet Larry, the projectile-vomiting robot.
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