Monday, January 16, 2012

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Third Survivor Rescued on Overturned Italian Ship

Crew member taken from sunken cruise ship 36 hours after incident, hospitalized with broken leg

Italian firefighters and scuba divers approach the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, January 15, 2012.

UN Chief to Syria's Assad: Stop Killing Your Own People

Ban Ki-moon says 'path of repression is a dead end'

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaks during the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2012.

Darkness Brings Fear to Syrian Town

Despite 10-month crackdown on anti-government protests, Syrians in Douma keep up defiance of a regime many want overthrown

In this government hand-out image, Syrian security forces are said to be facing protesters in Douma, near Damascus, December 30, 2011.

16 Killed in Pakistan Blast

Explosion hits Shi'ites as they were marking 40th day of mourning of death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson

Pakistani Shiite Muslims beat their chests during the Shiite Muslim religious procession in Quetta, January 15, 2012.

China's Wen Presses Saudi Arabia For Oil Access

Chinese premier in Saudi Arabia on first leg of diplomatic mission that will also take him to Qatar, UAE

Saudi King Abdullah meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, January 15, 2012.

Chinese President to Inaugurate New African Union Headquarters

New headquarters financed by China, built largely with Chinese labor

Chinese President Hu Jintao (file photo)

Guinea-Bissau Mourns Late President, Looks to Future

Guineans share concerns about future after death of Malam Bacai Sanha, who brought relative stability to country

Guinea-Bissau's interim President Raimundo Pereira (C) touches on January 14, 2012 the coffin of late President Malam Bacai Sanha, who died in on January 9, 2012 at a Paris hospital, upon its return to Bissau.

Nigerian Unions, Government Fail to Resolve Oil Subsidy Stalemate

Unions want government to return fuel prices to levels before $8 billion subsidies were eliminated at beginning of this month

A protester carries a placard on the second day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Lagos, January 10, 2012.

French Foreign Minister Meets Burmese Opposition Figure

Alain Juppe gives Aung San Suu Kyi France's highest award, the Legion of Honor

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attend a press conference after their meeting at her lake side residence in Rangoon, Burma, January 15, 2012.

Study: Milky Way Galaxy Has 160 Billion Planets

Scientists say the large amount of these so-called 'exo-planets' increases the likelihood of life on at least one of them

Stars in the Milky Way galaxy (NASA handout)
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