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Haitians mourn their dead; another survivor found (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:13 AM PST

Wismond Exantus is rescued by a French search and rescue team after being trapped in rubble for 11 days in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Rescuers pulled the man from the rubble of a fruit and vegetable shop in Haiti, 11 days after an earthquake crumbled the capital city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Hundreds gathered for the funeral of the archbishop of Haiti's stricken capital Saturday, a rare formal ceremony that captured the collective mourning of a shattered nation where mass graves hold many of the dead.

Coast Guard: Oil spill in Texas waterway contained (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:50 AM PST

A barge is seen engaged with Eagle Otome after the two vessels collided causing as much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil to spill, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Port Arthur, Texas. Officials contained the spill, but were still assessing the scope and cause. No injuries were reported from the collision. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Julio Cortez) MANDATORY CREDITAP - The Coast Guard said a crude oil spill in a southeast Texas port had been contained to a two-mile area and was not believed to have hurt any local wildlife.

AP Exclusive: The Christmas attack interrogation (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST

FILE - This Dec. 2009 file photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service Dec. 28, 2009 shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, in Milan, Mich., who has been charged in federal court with trying to detonate an explosive device on a Dec. 25 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. In interviews with The Associated Press, U.S. officials described for the first time the details of Abdulmutallab's arrest at the Detroit Metro Airport. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Service, File)AP - Badly burned and bleeding, the suspect in the Christmas Day flight to Detroit tried one last gambit as he was led away: He claimed there was another bomb hidden on the plane he'd just tried to destroy, officials said.

Afghan commission postpones parliamentary vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo, Election official Mohammad Hasan Haidari, left, prepares ballots for members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police at a polling place in the village of Dahaneh, the only polling place available in the district of Now Zad in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Parliamentary elections scheduled for May 22, 2010 will be postponed until the fall, an Afghan official involved in the process said Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 — a move that is likely to be welcomed by Western countries pressing for reforms after a fraud-marred presidential poll. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - Afghanistan on Sunday postponed parliamentary elections until September due to a lack of funding — a move likely to be welcomed by Western countries pressing for reforms after a fraud-marred presidential poll.

Anti-Chavez channel removed from cable (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:22 AM PST

FILE - In this July 16, 2007 file photo, master operators at local television station Radio Caracas Television, RCTV, prepare for their first day of broadcasting through a cable service in Caracas. Venezuelan cable television providers have dropped the TV channel critical of President Hugo Chavez from their programming shortly after midnight Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, after a government official said the network violated broadcast laws. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero, File)AP - Venezuelan cable television providers stopped transmitting a channel critical of President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, after the government cited noncompliance with new regulations requiring the socialist leader's speeches be televised on cable.

Storms trash Calif. beaches, bring snow to AZ, NM (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:25 AM PST

A doll, placed on top of a piece of furniture by a passer-by, is seen amongst other debris that washed ashore in Seal Beach, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 after a week of storms in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)AP - The sky was blue and the sun bright for the first time in days after a week of powerful Southern California rain storms, but all Victoria Macey could see was the mountain of steaming trash and twisted debris on her favorite beach.

46 injured after plane crash lands in Iran (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:18 PM PST

AP - A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern Iran on Sunday injuring at least 46 people, state television reported.

Biden: US to appeal dismissal of Blackwater case (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:30 AM PST

In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, walks beside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden before their meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden is holding talks with Iraqi leaders amid growing tensions over plans to ban election candidates because of suspected links to Saddam Hussein's regime. (AP Photo/Iraq Prime Minister's Office, HO)AP - The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.

'Inglourious Basterds' wins SAG film award (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:33 AM PST

Actors Christoph Waltz, left, Diane Kruger, center, and Eli Roth, cast members from 'Inglourious Basterds', pose together backstage after the film won best cast ensemble at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - While Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock's chances for Academy Award gold were advanced with their trophies at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the blockbuster "Avatar" may have felt a touch blue.

Nadal, Murray to meet; Petrova upsets Kuznetsova (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:38 AM PST

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after beating Ivo Karlovic of Croatia during their Men's singles fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday Jan. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray held off two of the tallest men and biggest servers in tennis on Sunday to set up a quarterfinal meeting at the Australian Open.

Aid workers try to ramp up Haiti relief efforts (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:56 PM PST

An injured man receives a blessing at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - International aid workers looked to speed up relief efforts in Haiti on Sunday after criticism that food, water and medicine was not getting to victims 12 days after a devastating earthquake.

Afghanistan postpones tough parliament poll (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST

Reuters - Afghan election authorities said on Sunday they had postponed a parliamentary election due this year, removing a source of friction between President Hamid Karzai and his Western backers who wanted time for electoral reforms.

Obama turns to former campaign manager for help (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:29 AM PST

David Plouffe, former campaign manager of President Barack Obama, delivers a speech during a session at the Cannes Lions 2009 International Advertising Festival June 25, 2009. REUTERS/Alain IssockReuters - President Barack Obama has asked David Plouffe, an architect of his 2008 election victory, to help improve Democratic fortunes in the November congressional elections where the party faces a tough battle.

Tanker collision sends oil into Texas waterway (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:31 PM PST

Reuters - A barge collided with a tanker on Saturday in the port of Port Arthur, Texas, sending thousands of gallons of crude oil into the water, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

North Korea accuses South of declaring war (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:11 PM PST

A North Korean soldier stands guards as a fellow soldier walks into the building on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - North Korea on Sunday accused the South of declaring war by warning earlier this month that it would launch a preemptive strike if it thought its impoverished neighbor was preparing a nuclear attack.

U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges: Biden (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 05:14 PM PST

Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai (R) receives U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) at the Office of the President in Baghdad January 23, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The government will appeal a court decision to dismiss charges against Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday.

Venezuela tells cable to cut anti-Chavez station (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:24 PM PST

Reuters - Venezuela ordered cable networks on Saturday to stop broadcasting an opposition station that President Hugo Chavez pushed off free-access television in 2007 in a case that sparked international criticism.

Japan PM's party clouded by scandal despite denial (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:11 PM PST

From (R-L) Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Finance Minister Naoto Kan, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Transport Minister Seiji Maehara attend a lower house plenary session at Parliament in Tokyo January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Japanese opposition parties vowed on Sunday to pursue a scandal ensnaring a ruling party kingpin ahead of a mid-year election, although they stopped short of threatening to delay budget debate in parliament.

Haitian man rescued from rubble after 11 days (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:03 PM PST

Wismond Exantus, a 25-year-old who was found alive in the ruins of a grocer's shop, lies in a camp bed in a French field hospital in Port-au-Prince. Rescuers pulled him alive from the rubble on Saturday 11 days after Haiti's devastating earthquake, raising hopes of finding more survivors(AFP/Charles Onians)AFP - Rescuers pulled a man alive from the rubble on Saturday 11 days after Haiti's devastating earthquake, raising hopes of finding more survivors even after the government called off search efforts.

Afghanistan postpones parliamentary elections (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:25 AM PST

A burqa-clad Afghan woman displays her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling station in Kabul. A ballot in the country was originally planned for late May, as required by the Afghan constitution, but it will be postponed until September 18, Fazil Ahmad Manawi, a senior commissioner told reporters in Kabul.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A funding shortage and unrest in war-torn Afghanistan have forced authorities to postpone parliamentary polls due in May for four months, an election commission official said Sunday.
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