For two people walking into a Turkish minefield, they looked awfully assured. Twin car bombs hit Damascus suburb populated by Christians, Druse; activists say 20 killed
BEIRUT – Syrian state-run media say two car bombs have exploded in a Damascus suburb, inflicting several casualties.
Egyptians challenge Mursi in nationwide protests
CAIRO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied on Tuesday against President Mohamed Mursi in one of the biggest outpourings of protest since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, accusing the Islamist leader of seeki ng to impose a new era of autocracy. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing youths in streets near the main protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, heart of the uprising that toppled Mubarak last year. Clashes between Mursi's opponents and supporters erupted in a city north of Cairo. … Attackers raid home in Iraq, kill 7 family members
Officials say gunmen have broken into the home of two anti-al-Qaida militiamen north of Baghdad, killing seven family members.
Rhino killings not slowing in South Africa
South Africa says at least 588 rhinos have been killed by poachers this year alone, the worst recorded year in decades.
'Egyptian Popeye' inspires awe, suspicion with 31-inch upper arms
MILFORD, Mass. – Don’t tell Popeye. It turns out you don’t need to eat your spinach to get the world’s biggest arms.
Citing hunt for pedophiles, Dutch government to make refusing to help decrypt computer a crime
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch government says it is planning to make it a crime for a suspect in a child sex abuse or terrorism case to refuse to help decrypt a computer when ordered to do so by prosecutors.
Twin car bombs strike Damascus suburb; kill 20
Syrian state-run media say two car bombs have exploded in a Damascus suburb, inflicting several casualties. Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3
Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she wakes up, picks up her glasses and scrolls through tens of unread messages from friends, shaking off drowsiness.
China's November official PMI seen hitting seven-month high as demand revives
BEIJING (Reuters) – China's factory activity in November probably expanded at its fastest pace in seven months, reinforc ing views that recovery in the world's second-largest economy is entrenched going into the final quarter of the year. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) in November may have rebounded to 50.6 from October's 50.2, the median estimate of 11 economists polled by Reuters showed, the latest evidence a recovery in the vast manufacturing sector was gathering momentum on the back of a revival in domestic demand. … Dutch gov't: suspects must decrypt computers
The Dutch government says it is planning to make it a crime for a suspect in a child sex abuse or terrorism case to refuse to help decrypt a computer when ordered to do so by prosecutors.
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