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Thousands demonstrate against Berlusconi

ROME (AP) ― Tens of thousands of opposition activists demonstrated in central Rome on Saturday for the ouster of Premier Silvio Berlusconi.Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani told the crowd that his party is prepared to work with other opposition groups to lead a new government. “If there is discontinuity and change, we are ready with the other opposition to create a new government,” Bersani told the crowd in Piazza San Giovani.Berlusconi’s grip on power has been weakened by the ongoing

Nov. 6, 2011

Thousands demonstrate against Berlusconi

GNP renewal plan to tackle pro-rich image

Rep. Kim Song-sik (center) addresses a news conference Sunday. (Yonhap News)The ruling Grand National Party is pushing to introduce a so-called “Buffett Tax” on the wealthy, party officials said Sunday.It is the latest populist gesture to appeal to young voters, who election experts say have turned

Nov. 6, 2011

GNP renewal plan to tackle pro-rich image

Samsung sets new TV sales record in U.S.

Samsung Electronics said Sunday that its television sales in the North American market topped 1 million units last month, setting a new monthly sales record among all TV makers.The world’s biggest flat-screen TV maker said the October sales figure indicates that it sold one of its TVs ― including li

Nov. 6, 2011

Mexican hacker group drops reprisal as member freed

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Persons claiming to be with the Mexican arm of "hacktivist" group Anonymous said Friday they were scrapping plans to expose information about the Zetas drug cartel after a kidnap victim was released.Twitter messages from the accounts @anonhispano and @IberoAnon said the Anonymous

Nov. 6, 2011

China hospital disposes of live baby

BEIJING (AFP) - Health authorities in south China said Friday they were investigating a hospital medical team for mistakenly diagnosing a stillbirth and disposing of a baby that was alive.The probe is taking place at the Nanhai Red Cross Hospital in the Guangdong provincial city of Foshan where the

Nov. 6, 2011

150 die in heinous Islamist attacks in Nigeria

DAMATURU, Nigeria (AFP) - At least 150 people died in a "heinous" wave of gun and bomb attacks in northern Nigeria that were on Saturday claimed by the Islamist Boko Haram sect.President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the assaults which officials said included at least five suicide bomb blasts and "dir

Nov. 6, 2011

Judge: Daughter posted beating video out of spite

McALLEN, Texas (AP) _ A judge who presides over child abuse cases said Thursday that his daughter posted a YouTube video of him beating her several years ago because he told her he was reducing her financial support and taking away her Mercedes.

Nov. 4, 2011

Judge: Daughter posted beating video out of spite

Police bust baby trafficking ring in eastern China

BEIJING (AP) _ Police in eastern China have busted a human trafficking ring involving poor migrant couples who were selling their babies, a state-run newspaper reported Friday.Police in Shandong province's Zoucheng city found last month that 17 infants had been sold in the city to Chinese buyers, th

Nov. 4, 2011

Girl, 3, eats leftovers for 2 days after mom dies

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A 3-year-old girl comforted herself with her favorite toy and ate cheese, leftover lasagna and milk for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home.The girl's uncle, Pete Silbery, told The Associated Press on Friday that Shylah Silbery managed

Nov. 4, 2011

Document may shed light on origins of JFK speech

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) _ A document discovered at the boarding school attended by John F. Kennedy bolsters a theory that a former headmaster provided inspiration for his famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you _ ask what you can do for your country,” a school archivist said Thursd

Nov. 4, 2011

Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'

An Internet news outlet has been ordered to pay millions of won in compensation for calling a comedian-turned-TV hostess a "leftist" loyal to former President Roh Moo-hyun against her will, a Seoul court said Friday.In a compulsory arbitration decision on a libel suit filed by Kim Mi-hwa, the Seoul

Nov. 4, 2011

Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'

SK Telecom, KT start to accept preorders for iPhone 4S

South Korea's two leading mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. on Friday began receiving preorders for Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 4S, which is slated to hit the local market next week.South Korean customers could preorder the iconic smartphone on the companies' Web sites from Friday. Preorder

Nov. 4, 2011

Heroic captain in raid on Somalia pirates leaves hospital after 9 months

Seok Hae-kyun, the heroic captain of a South Korean freighter hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued in a naval operation earlier this year, was released from a local hospital on Friday after over nine months of treatment for gunshot wounds. (Yonhap News)Seok, who led the crew aboard the 11,500-ton

Nov. 4, 2011

Heroic captain in raid on Somalia pirates leaves hospital after 9 months

Internet Explorer’s share falls under 50% as Chrome, Safari gain

The market share of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Internet Explorer browser dropped below 50 percent last month as Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Safari and Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Chrome become more popular. (Bloomberg)Internet Explorer, which had almost 80 percent of users in November 2007, lost ground to Chro

Nov. 4, 2011

Internet Explorer’s share falls under 50% as Chrome, Safari gain

Seoul steps up campaign to ban smoking in public places

Seoul will expand its non-smoking zones to include more than one-fifth of the city area by 2014, stepping up efforts to reduce health risks from second-hand smoking, city officials said Friday.At present, outdoor smoking is banned at 23 major parks and plazas across the capital.Under the envisioned

Nov. 4, 2011

Feds: Georgia men planned terror attacks with explosives, poison

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the violent underground novel “Absolved,” right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. government. This week, federal prosecutors accused four elderly Georgia men of plotting to use the book as a script for a real-life wave of terror a

Nov. 3, 2011

Feds: Georgia men planned terror attacks with explosives, poison

Kim Kardashian: Intuition led to divorce decision

SYDNEY (AP) _ A grim-looking Kim Kardashian says ``intuition'' led her to pull the plug on her 72-day-old marriage.Kardashian told the hosts of Australia's ``Sunrise'' program on Thursday that she followed her heart and felt there was no right or wrong way to handle the demise of her brief marriage

Nov. 3, 2011

Kim Kardashian: Intuition led to divorce decision

China completes nation's first space docking

The Long March 2F rocket carrying Shenzhou 8 spacecraft lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, in northwestern China`s Gansu province, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. (AP)China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station on Thursday by completing its

Nov. 3, 2011

China completes nation's first space docking

Gaga launches foundation with MacArthur, Harvard

NEW YORK (AP) _ Lady Gaga is launching a foundation with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University.The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and ``issues like self-confidence, well-bei

Nov. 3, 2011

Separated Philippine twins doing well after US op

A pair of 2-year-old formerly conjoined twin girls from the Philippines are recovering well after an operation to separate them in California, a hospital spokeswoman said.Angelina and Angelica Sabuco, born joined at the chest and abdomen, were separated Tuesday by a team of 20 doctors during 10 hour

Nov. 3, 2011