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2012-02-04 06:17	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, killing more than 200 people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. The government denied the assault, saying the reports are part of a "hysterical campaign" of incitement by armed groups against Syria, meant to be exploited at the U.N. Security Council as it prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-04 05:47	AP Top News	UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday. Taliban-affiliated militants were responsible for more than three-quarters of the civilian deaths in 2011, the fifth year in a row in which the death toll went up, the U.N. said....
2012-02-04 05:47	AP Top News	Death toll in latest Egypt clashes climbs to 8 CAIRO (AP) - The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to eight Saturday, a security official said, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in the post-soccer game violence. Several hundred protested in the capital's Tahrir Square and near the Interior Ministry on Saturday morning, demanding police reforms. Others chanted for the execution of Egypt's military ruler who has been accused of mismanaging the country's transition to democracy....
2012-02-04 05:47	AP Top News	Iran begins new military exercises in south TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions. Plans for new Iranian naval games in the Persian Gulf off the country's southern coast have been in the works for weeks. State media announced new maneuvers in southern Iran involving ground forces, but it was not immediately clear whether they were part of the planned naval training missions scheduled for this month or a separate operation....
2012-02-04 05:35	Reuters UK	Russians stage rival protests over Putin
2012-02-04 04:57	AP Top News	Iran begins military exercises in southern Iran TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions. Plans for new Iranian naval games in the Persian Gulf have been in the works for weeks. State media said that ground forces began maneuvers in southern Iran, but it was not immediately clear whether it was part of the planned naval training missions scheduled for this month or a separate operation....
2012-02-04 04:47	AP Top News	Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants MUNICH (AP) - The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis. And, as America shifts its primary strategic focus to Asia and reduces its military presence in Europe, President Barack Obama's top two national security aides - attending an international security conference here together in a demonstration of Washington's resolve - reassured the continent that it remains deeply relevant to U.S. interests as well as its partner of "first resort" in dealing with global hotspots....
2012-02-04 04:47	AP Top News	Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstrong LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lance Armstrong is used to winning, but his most recent victory was unlike any he had experienced before. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of the seven-time Tour de France champion Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years....
2012-02-04 04:35	Reuters UK	Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens
2012-02-04 04:32	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs on Saturday, killing more than 200 people in what appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. The government denied the assault, saying the reports are part of a "hysterical campaign" of incitement by armed groups against Syria, meant to be exploited at the Security Council as it prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-04 04:22	AP Top News	UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians with 3,021 killed, a rise of 8 percent from the year before as insurgents ratcheted up violence with roadside bombs and suicide attacks, the United Nations said Saturday. Taliban-affiliated militants were responsible for more than three-quarters of the civilian deaths in 2011, the fifth year in a row in which the death toll went up, the U.N. said....
2012-02-04 04:17	AP Top News	Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants MUNICH (AP) - The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis. And, as America shifts its primary strategic focus to Asia and reduces its military presence in Europe, President Barack Obama's top two national security aides - attending an international security conference here together in a demonstration of Washington's resolve - reassured the continent that it remains deeply relevant to U.S. interests as well as its partner of "first resort" in dealing with global hotspots....
2012-02-04 04:07	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs on Saturday, killing more than 200 people in what appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. The government denied the assault, saying the reports are part of a "hysterical campaign" of incitement by armed groups against Syria, meant to be exploited at the Security Council as it prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-04 04:00	Reuters UK	Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision
2012-02-04 03:57	AP Top News	CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crashBOISE, Idaho (AP) - The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning swings from billion-dollar profit to billion-dollar loss required the constitution of a business daredevil to survive. Appleton, Micron's chief executive officer, died Friday morning when his experimental plane crashed at the Boise Airport, west of Micron's desert campus....
2012-02-04 03:47	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-04 03:42	AP Top News	Romney, Gingrich expect Romney to win Nev. Vote LAS VEGAS (AP) - A confident Mitt Romney is looking past his GOP opponents and Nevada's caucuses the day the state votes. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is bracing for defeat in a state the former Massachusetts governor won in 2008. Romney was scheduled to fly to Colorado Saturday morning for a campaign rally before returning to Las Vegas for a party with supporters at a casino a few miles from the Las Vegas Strip. In a sign that he expects to lose, Gingrich planned a simple statement instead of an event....
2012-02-04 03:42	AP Top News	Death toll in Egypt clashes climbs to 7 CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian security official says the number of protesters killed in clashes with security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot has risen to seven. The official said Saturday that five people were killed the day before in the port city of Suez after security officers opened fire on several thousand protesters outside police headquarters....
2012-02-04 03:42	AP Top News	Panetta says US military not abandoning Europe MUNICH, Germany (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is reassuring Europe that it remains central to U.S. defense interests, even as the Obama administration is withdrawing two of the four Army brigades stationed on the continent. In a speech Saturday to an international security conference, Panetta emphasized the positive. He says Europe is America's security partner of choice for military operations and diplomacy around the world....
2012-02-04 03:42	AP Top News	Iran begins naval exercises near Gulf strait TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began naval maneuvers Saturday in the latest show of force near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the critical Gulf oil tanker route that Tehran has threatened to close in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions. Plans for new Iranian war games in the Gulf have been in the works for weeks. But they got under way following stern warnings by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about any possible U.S. or Israeli attacks against Tehran's nuclear facilities....
2012-02-04 03:40	Reuters UK	Iran will cut oil exports to some European countries - report
2012-02-04 03:32	AP Top News	UN: Afghan civilian deaths in war hit 5-year high KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians with 3,021 killed, a rise of 8 percent from the year before as insurgents ratchet up violence with roadside bombs and suicide attacks, the United Nations said Saturday. Taliban-affiliated militants were responsible for more than three-quarters of the civilian deaths in 2011, the fifth year in a row in which the death toll went up, the U.N. said....
2012-02-04 03:32	AP Top News	Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraudINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday, leaving in flux the fate of one of the state's most powerful positions. Secretary of State Charlie White has held on to his office for more than a year despite being accused of lying about his address on voter registration forms....
2012-02-04 03:32	AP Top News	Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado DENVER (AP) - The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east toward the central plains. Blizzard conditions hit the eastern Colorado plains, with 5-foot drifts in parts of Elbert County. Snow was still falling Friday night, with another 2 to 4 inches expected in Denver and northeastern Colorado....
2012-02-04 03:20	Reuters UK	Civilian deaths in Afghan war up for fifth straight year - U.N.
2012-02-04 03:12	AP Top News	Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraudINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday, leaving the fate of the post unknown. Secretary of State Charlie White has held on to his office for more than a year despite being accused of lying about his address on voter registration forms....
2012-02-04 02:52	AP Top News	Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraudINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday. Secretary of State Charlie White has held on to his office for more than a year despite being accused of lying about his address on voter registration forms....
2012-02-04 02:52	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife, German-born Elke Krivat, at their hotel....
2012-02-04 02:42	AP Top News	Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraudINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's top elections official has been found guilty of six of seven voter fraud-related charges and faces removal from office. Hamilton County jurors returned the verdict against Secretary of State Charlie White about 1:30 a.m. Saturday after deliberating for nearly 13 hours....
2012-02-04 02:07	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-04 01:42	AP Top News	Witnesses: Kuwait protesters storm Syrian embassy KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Witnesses say demonstrators have stormed into the Syrian Embassy compound in Kuwait, breaking windows and hoisting the flag of the opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Saturday's attack came as activists said a government assault killed more than 200 people in the Syrian city of Homs....
2012-02-04 01:32	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-04 01:07	AP Top News	State election has big implications for all India SITAPUR, India (AP) - One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away. For the past five years, Mayawati has ruled like a queen over the gargantuan state of Uttar Pradesh. Now, the bottom-caste dalit leader is working to convince voters to choose another term of her brand of communal politics in an election with broad implications for the nation as a whole....
2012-02-04 00:32	AP Top News	Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX. The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb....
2012-02-04 00:22	AP Top News	Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX. The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb....
2012-02-04 00:20	Reuters UK	Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese
2012-02-04 00:12	AP Top News	CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway. Steve Appleton, who survived a similar crash eight years ago and had a reputation as a hard-driving daredevil, was the only person aboard the plane when witnesses said it crashed shortly after its second take-off attempt in Boise, according to safety investigators....
2012-02-04 00:07	AP Top News	Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement....
2012-02-04 00:07	AP Top News	Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call LONDON (AP) - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet. Unfortunately for the cyber sleuths, the hackers were in on the call too - and now so is the rest of the world....
2012-02-04 00:07	AP Top News	Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPD NEW YORK (AP) - Thirty-three civil rights groups from around the country complained to the New York attorney general Friday about police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based on their religion. The letter urged Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate NYPD's surveillance operations, revealed by an Associated Press investigation, which monitored entire neighborhoods and built databases about everyday life in Muslim communities....
2012-02-04 00:02	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife, German-born Elke Krivat, at their hotel....
2012-02-04 00:02	AP Top News	Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstrong LOS ANGELES (AP) - The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years....
2012-02-03 23:57	AP Top News	Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. WASHINGTON (AP) - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January - across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. The job growth was the fastest since last March and April. Before that, the last month with stronger hiring, excluding months skewed by temporary census jobs, was March 2006....
2012-02-03 23:57	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-03 23:07	AP Top News	Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see. Those clinical breast exams are controversial - government advisers don't endorse them. Yet for some, this simple exam has helped spot breast cancer. And Susan G. Komen for the Cure isn't the only group paying Planned Parenthood to do them - the government does, too. Komen actually funds relatively few....
2012-02-03 23:07	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife, German-born Elke Krivat, at their hotel....
2012-02-03 22:57	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NYNEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife at their hotel....
2012-02-03 22:42	AP Top News	Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east DENVER (AP) - The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border. Snow piled up to 6 feet on some Rocky Mountain foothills - and it was a welcome boost to several ski resorts that have suffered below-average snowfall this season. But while Echo Mountain and other resorts close to Denver celebrated up to 40 inches of powder, the storm only dusted larger resorts, like Vail, with a few inches in central Colorado's Rockies....
2012-02-03 21:42	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-03 21:22	AP Top News	Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs Obama pushes for veterans jobs programsWASHINGTON (AP) - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. The president also will seek more grant money for programs that allow local communities to hire more police officers and firefighters....


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