New York Daily NewsHumbug! Christmas plans might be on hold for Obama and Congress as fiscal ...New York Daily NewsNegotiations to prevent the year-end fiscal cliff are now expected to drag on past Christmas, and both sides are accusing the other of being the Grinch. House Speaker John Boehner told reporters on Thursday that President Obama is dragging his heels on ...No signs of progress in US fiscal talks, as Boehner calls Obama 'just not serious'Financial PostFiscal cliff looming largerTVNZFiscal cliff: John Boehner firm on debt limit demandBBC NewsHuffington Post (blog) -Reuters -The Guardianall 7,996 news articles »

The GuardianHamas stages first West Bank march since 2007, reflecting new popularityCTV NewsThe Islamic militant group Hamas staged on Thursday its first public demonstration in the West Bank since 2007, illustrating its improving ties with the rival Fatah movement after a five-year rift. The show of force by Hamas reflected the group's popularity in ...Palestinian NGO offices raided by Israeli troopsIrish TimesNetanyahu Says Settlements Will Be Part of Israel - SFGateSan Francisco ChronicleIsrael minister to post ads in European press against AbbasBusiness Standardall 1,994 news articles »

TIMEFOREX-Dollar flat vs euro as "fiscal cliff" overshadows Fed policyReutersThu Dec 13, 2012 2:31pm EST. * Fed ties policy to specific economic target. * Fed extends debt-buying in line with expectations. * Speaker of the U.S. House Boehner again rejects Obama's demand. * Yen down across the board on prospects of more easing ...CURRENCIES & BONDS / Dollar hits 9-month high above 83.50 yen on hopes ...The Daily YomiuriThe Fed specifies an unemployment threshold for raising ratesThe EconomistFOREX-Dollar falls vs euro day after Fed boosts stimulusReuters UKColumbus Ledger-Enquirer -Greeley Gazetteall 4,259 news articles »

Telegraph.co.ukQatar Air says grounds Boeing 787 for same problem as UnitedReutersBy Rhys Jones. LONDON | Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:15pm EST. LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways has been forced to ground one of its three Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners after it found the same problem that recently forced a United Airlines (UAL.Boeing 787 Dreamliner's first flight to LondonTelegraph.co.ukQatar Airways launches Dreamliner service to HeathrowBusiness TravellerNew Problems With Boeing 787 Revive ConcernsNew York TimesBloomberg -BBC News -Businessweekall 120 news articles »

The Express TribuneRavi ShankarThe Express TribuneHe may have been mainstream but he never sold out to get there; rest of the world had to make place for Ravi Shankar. By Editorial. Published: December 13, 2012. Shankar had suffered from upper respiratory and heart issues over the past year and ...Pandit Ravi Shankar's sitar maker says his legacy livesNDTV'Despite the loss, music just gets stronger' | Asia | DW.DE | 13.12.2012Deutsche WelleRavi Shankar, 1920-2012 - The Maddow BlogMSNBC (blog)RollingStone.com (blog) -The Asian Age -San Diego CityBEATall 2,292 news articles »

The GuardianBoehner appears to ease his opposition to raising taxes on the wealthyThe GuardianHouse speaker John Boehner has left open the door for a quick bill that would halt tax increases for the vast majority of the population on January 1. Boehner twice ducked questions from reporters during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday about ...Why your lawmaker may not be at your holiday partyCNN (blog)Obama: Fiscal Cliff Deal 'Still A Work In Progress'ABC News (blog)No sign of fiscal cliff progress in USIrish ExaminerThe Associated Press -Huffington Post -San Francisco Chronicleall 8,803 news articles »

The Associated PressThe Associated Press: Dollar flat against euro after Fed announcementThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The dollar is little changed against the euro, a day after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates super-low until the unemployment rate falls below 6.5 percent. The euro slipped to $1.3072 in afternoon trading from $1.3079 ...When Will Unemployment Fulfill the Fed's Prediction?CNBC.com (blog)Gold Prices Fall on Bernanke Fiscal Cliff WarningsTheStreet.comTREASURIES-Treasuries seen choppy as investors digest Fed easingReutersMiamiHerald.com (registration) -Wall Street Journal (India) -Huffington Post (blog)all 4,056 news articles »

CTV NewsVenezuelan government says Hugo Chavez suffered complications from surgery ...Vancouver SunCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's government says President Hugo Chavez suffered complications during his cancer surgery in Cuba but is recovering. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas says Chavez suffered "bleeding" that required, as he put it, ...My Encounters with President ChavezHavana TimesHugo Chavez Cancer Surgery Recovery Process 'Complex, Hard'Huffington Postall 931 news articles »

NDTVVenezuela's Chavez suffers complication from surgeryReutersBy Brian Ellsworth and Daniel Wallis. CARACAS | Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:58pm EST. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suffered bleeding as a result of a six-hour operation in Cuba meant to treat a third bout of cancer, the government ...Hugo Chavez Cancer Surgery Recovery Process 'Complex, Hard'Huffington PostMy Encounters with President ChavezHavana TimesVenezuelan Vice President Says Chavez's Surgery “Successful”Escambrayall 994 news articles »

New York Daily NewsRight|to|work law sparks union uproar in Michigan | Interviews2 | Your World with ...Fox NewsThis is a rush transcript from "Your World," December 11, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch the latest video at FoxNews.com. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST OF "YOUR WORLD": It is the new ground zero in the battle for the future ...Right-to-work lawsThe EconomistRight-to-work comes just in time for Michigan - Diana Furchtgott-Roth ...MarketWatchNew Emergency Manager Law Approved By Michigan HouseMichronicleonlineWHTC -Toronto Sun -Michigan Radioall 4,798 news articles »

Ghana Business NewsBritish envoy meets Ghana army chief over Mali operationsGhana Business NewsThe British High Commissioner in Ghana, Mr Peter Jones, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lt Gen. Peter Augustine Blay, in Accra on Thursday. It said the call was to enable him to familiarize himself with the Ghana Armed ...and more »

Channel 4 NewsCoroner's officer says nurse found hanging in her room days after British royal ...Calgary HeraldA policeman stands on duty outside as media gather at Westminster Coroner's Court where the initial inquest into nurse Jacintha Saldanha,s death is being opened, in London,Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Saldanha, the nurse who passed a hoax call into the ...New details emerge in death of Duchess Kate's nurse - Video on TODAY.comNBCNews.comRoyal Prank Call DJs 'Moved Into Safehouses'Sky NewsJacintha Saldanha: Samaritans reissue suicide reporting guidelinesThe GuardianTelegraph.co.uk -Hindustan Times -Sydney Morning Heraldall 12,163 news articles »

CBC.caGoogle Maps returns to iPhone after Apple's removal - Technology & Science ...CBC.caThe Google Maps app has found its way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps' iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced ...Google Maps Is Back For iPhonesPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)Google Maps returns to the iPhone - thestar.comToronto StarIs Google's New Maps App Actually a Big Triumph for Apple?ForbesWall Street Journal (blog) -MarketWatch -PC Magazineall 1,333 news articles »

The Chosun IlboRogue nation seeks short-term advantage from missile launchgulfnews.comNorth Korea's launch of a ballistic missile is a clear violation of its treaty obligations. The rogue government in Pyongyang made a deliberate decision to infuriate its neighbours as it aimed its missile over South Korean and Japanese waters, and its debris ...North Korea 'satellite' in orbit: US expertHindustan TimesWhat's behind North Korea's long range missile launch? | The Current with Anna ...CBC.caDPRK rockets to same tuneThe AustralianSky News -Livemint -Philippine Starall 9,400 news articles »

Independent OnlineRebels could defeat Assad: RussiaIndependent OnlineFILE - In this Monday, July 11, 2011 file photo from left : European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Russian Ambassador Sergei Yakovlev, attend ...Russia says Syrian rebels may be victoriousAljazeera.comRussia: Syria's Assad could be defeated by rebelsWashington PostRussia Realizes Assad May Not Be Around ForeverSlate Magazine (blog)Al-Arabiya -Zee News -Reutersall 710 news articles »

U.S. News & World ReportConservative activists tell GOP: Don't make a dealWashington Post (blog)The leaders of dozens of major conservative organizations joined together Thursday to jointly pen an open letter to congressional Republicans, warning them not to cave to Democratic demands to raise tax rates on the wealthy in a deal to avert the year-end ...US Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue, Republicans Losing Public Opinion WarsHuffington PostRepublicans Outmatched in Fiscal Cliff Talks - Ken Walsh's Washington (usnews ...U.S. News & World Report (blog)Spending-Cut Proposals Are Drawing Democratic Flak - WSJ.comWall Street JournalThe Guardian (blog) -Slate Magazine (blog) -NBCNews.com (blog)all 9,196 news articles »

Wall Street JournalSpending-Cut Proposals Are Drawing Democratic Flak - WSJ.comWall Street JournalOne big question in Washington's budget talks is whether Republicans will make more concessions on taxes. This week, the counterpoint has started to come into play: What will Democrats swallow on spending cuts? Enlarge Image. image. Close. image ...Fiscal cliff: talks at stalemate as both sides receive blame for failure - liveThe Guardian (blog)This Chart Shows Why Republicans and Democrats Want to Deal on the Top ...Slate Magazine (blog)Video: Both sides fall away from fiscal cliff compromiseNBCNews.com (blog)Washington Post (blog) -Huffington Post -Baltimore Sun (blog)all 9,029 news articles »

The Australian Financial ReviewNokia Maps Didn't Find Route to iPhone SuccessWall Street Journal (blog)Google Inc. 's brand new maps application for iPhone quickly claimed the spot as the most downloaded free-of-charge application on Apple Inc. 's App Store on Thursday, just hours after it was released. And judging by the top ratings the application has been ...Google Maps makes its way back to the iPhoneNDTVGoogle Maps Hits iOS; McAfee Deported to US; Google Zeitgeist 2012PC MagazineGoogle Maps returns to the iPhoneWashington PostHouston Chronicle (blog) -MarketWatchall 1,214 news articles »

Wall Street Journal (blog)At Bernanke Press Conference, Some Questions Get PersonalWall Street Journal (blog)Okay, it's not exactly a cult of personality, but it's notable that the press conferences, television appearances, celebrated teaching turns and more have made Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at least a bit like other “celebrities,” albeit of a publicly ...Fed gives itself a new targetBBC NewsFed to Keep Interest Rates Near Zero Until Unemployment DropsDemocracy NowCentral bankers such as Ben Bernanke becoming rock starsHerald SunOmaha World-Herald -NPR -Moneycontrol.comall 4,284 news articles »

RTT NewsLindsay Lohan's Probation RevokedRTT NewsLindsay Lohan's probation has reportedly been revoked after new charges were filed against the actress over a car accident in June. The 26-year-old has been on probation for jewelry theft since 2011 following a brief stint in jail. Los Angeles Superior Court ...Lindsay Lohan's Judge Looking For JUSTICE; Prosecution Butts Heads!PerezHilton.comLohans Probation RevokedDaily BeastOh look, it's 2007 again: Lindsay Lohan faces jail and we try to look surprisedMirror.co.ukBBC News -Business Standard -gulfnews.comall 808 news articles »