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Reuters...
"Executed" corpses dumped in restive Syrian city
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The bodies of 17 men previously held by Syrian security forces have been found in the city of Hama, activists said on Saturday, victims of a deadly struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and those determined to topple him.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:51:09 -0500
Police search News International offices, arrest four
LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they were searching the London offices of Rupert Murdoch's News International and had arrested four people, including a policeman, in an investigation into suspected payments to police officers for information.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:39:34 -0500
Salvage crews suspend work on capsized ship
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel and oil from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast suspended work on Saturday after heavy seas made conditions unsafe, officials said.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:52:33 -0500

  NATIONAL
CBSnews.com...
Officer in Katrina shootings probe to be retried
Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on New Orleans bridge

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:18:32 EST
Ex-Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
White led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:02:31 EST

  BUSINESS
BBC News...
IMF issues austerity cuts warning
Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:47:38 GMT
US economic growth rate picks up
The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:22:08 GMT
Spain jobless passes five million
Spain's unemployment figure rose above the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:25:13 GMT

  FINANCIAL
FT.com...
Poor corporate results drag down Europe equities
The ‘risk on’ start to 2012 showed signs of fading this week as a mixed earnings season took its toll, though banks continued to rally
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:56:54 GMT
Small-caps: Orchid blossoms on takeover approach
The Bulgarian real estate developer had rallied earlier on rumours of interest in its prize asset but other small-caps ended the week down
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:49:44 GMT
Eligibility for listings should apply across the board
Tests to avoid a ‘Sino-Forest scenario’ of a group with allegedly non-existent assets listing in London should not overlook smaller indices
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:57:59 GMT

  Briefs...
USGS.gov...
M 3.1, Central Alaska
January 28, 2012 12:58:03 GMT
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:58:03 GMT
M 4.9, near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
January 28, 2012 12:44:27 GMT
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:44:27 GMT
M 4.5, Dodecanese Islands, Greece
January 28, 2012 10:50:56 GMT
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:50:56 GMT
M 5.0, Potosi, Bolivia
January 28, 2012 08:51:37 GMT
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