WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House on Thursday, their first meeting since the election. Empire State Building surprises NY with new LED spectacle - synched with Alicia Keys on radio
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UN court acquits former Kosovo prime minister
A U.N. war crimes tribunal has acquitted the former prime minister of Kosovo and two of his former Kosovo Liberation Army comrades for the second time on charges murdering and torturing Serbs and their supporters in Kosovo's war for independence. Wounded classmates of shot Pakistani girl return to school
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Two Pakistani girls shot by a Taliban hit squad trying to kill their classmate, Malala Yousufzai, returned to school on Thursday under tight security. A gunman attacked Yousufzai, who campaigned for girls’ education despite threats from the Taliban, on October 9 as she was leaving school in Pakistan’s Swat valley. She was wounded in the head and her two school friends were also wounded. The shooting provoked widespread outrage and brought Yousufzai, who is recovering in a British hospital, international admiration for her campaigning. …
Day of reckoning for Cameron and British press
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron faces a no-win dilemma on Thursday when a far-reaching inquiry into British newspapers delivers its verdict on how to curb the exce sses of the country's notoriously aggressive press. Cameron, who was embarrassed when details of his personal links to Rupert Murdoch and his media empire emerged at the inquiry, will have to decide whether to accept its findings, which risk dividing his coalition government and angering an already hostile press. He will give his response to the House of Commons after the report is published at 8.30 a.m. … Senior Israeli official downplays Palestinians' statehood bid, says it's meaningless
JERUSALEM – Israel’s deputy foreign minister is downplaying the Palestinians’ statehood bid at the United Nations, saying it’s a “virtual move without any substance” that could boomerang against them.
A look at scandals involving UK media
After a yearlong inquiry full of sensational testimony, Britain's Lord Justice Brian Leveson is releasing his report Thursday into the culture and practices of the British press and his recommendations for future regulation to prevent phone hacking, data theft, bribery and other abuses. North Korean names new armed forces minister: South Korean officials
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has named a hardline general who is believed to have masterminded an attack on South Korea to the post of Armed Forces Minister as part of a broad reshuffle of the military, South Korean officials said on Thursday. Kim Kyok-sik’s appointment as the Minister of People’s Armed Forces marks a return to the top ranks of one of the world’s biggest armies by a man who had previously been pushed aside by a rival who has since been purged. “The reshuffle is part of loyalty test by First Chairman Kim Jong-un,” a South Korean government official said. …
Car bomb kills 6 south of Iraqi capital
Police and health officials say a car bomb in Iraq’s heartland Shiite province south of Baghdad has killed at least 6 people and wounded 20.
Sources: North Korea replaces defense minister
North Korea’s defense minister has been replaced by a hard-line military commander believed responsible for two deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010.
Manning still on witness list in WikiLeaks trial
Pfc. Bradley Manning remains on the list of prospective witnesses for a pretrial hearing on charges he gave classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Israeli official downplays Palestinian UN bid
Israel's deputy foreign minister is downplaying the Palestinians' statehood bid at the United Nations, saying it's a "virtual move without any substance" that could boomerang against them. EDF'S 620-MW Hartlepool 1 nuclear reactor back online
LONDON (Reuters) – A 620-MW reactor at EDF Energy’s Hartlepool nuclear power station came back online to supply Britain’s power grid on Wednesday, owners EDF Energy said in a statement. The number 1 reactor at the Hartlepool site in northern England had been offline since November17 for refuelling, and Wednesday’s restart comes as Britain’s power demand is forecast to increase over the next days because of colder weather. By 0745 GMT the day-ahead British baseload power price traded at 52.50 pounds per megawatt-hour in the over-the-counter market, up 1.90 pounds from Wednesday’s close. …
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