BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. – Authorities are offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings who is the subject of a manhunt in Southern California.
Affleck named best director at Britain's Oscars
LONDON (AP) -- Ben Affleck has won the best-director prize at the British Academy Fil m Awards for his Iran-hostage drama "Argo." Birchard's Manitoba rink to face B.C.'s Brown for junior women's curling gold
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Shannon Birchard will attempt to give her province a sweep of the gold medals at the Canadian junior curling championships.
Israeli troops detain AP photographer
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli troops detained an Associated Press photographer during West Bank unrest over the weekend, handcuffing him and forcing him to sit on the ground without food or water or access to a bathroom for roughly five hours, according to eyewitness accounts. Sudan detains dissidents and denies them medical care: U.N. expert
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s security services are holding opposition figures and other detainees without trial, denying medical care to some who need it urgently, a U.N. human rights expert said on Sunday after a visit. Encouraged by revolutions that have unseated rulers in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, pro-democracy activists have staged a wave of small protests against veteran ruler Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in power since 1989. …
Syrian opposition says it is willing to talk in north Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib said on Sunday he was willing to hold talks with Bashar al-Assad's representatives in rebel-held areas in northern Syria. The talks' objective would be to find a way for Assad to leave power with the "minimum of bloodshed and destruction", Alkhatib said in a statement published on his Facebook page. "If the regime is so concerned about sovereignty and does not want to venture out of Syrian territories then there is a suitable solution, which is the liberated land in northern Syria," Alkhatib said. "There is an important question. … Ally's resignation spares German chancellor drawn-out scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Education Minister Annette Schavan has done her friend Angela Merkel a good turn by quitting, spar ing the chancellor months of distraction in an election year that has already got off to a bad start. Having been stripped of her doctorate over allegations she copied parts of her thesis 33 years ago, Schavan stepped down on Saturday, saving Merkel the prospect of her friend's fate overshadowing more than seven months of election campaigning. The scandal had already begun to hurt the popularity of Merkel, which has survived earlier high-profile resignations. … 103 said killed in South Sudan cattle raid clash
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Officials in South Sudan say more than 100 people have been killed in a cattle raid attack in a region of the country known for violent clashes.
Quake shakes Chile's central region, no injuries
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A 5.7 magnitude quake shook Chile’s central region on Sunday, causing buildings to sway in the capital of Santiago, but no injuries or major damage was reported. The quake struck 22 miles southwest of Valparaiso at a depth of 21.8 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A 5.0 magnitude aftershock struck nearby at a depth of 14.7 miles. “There are no reports of injuries or any impact on basic services or infrastructure as a result of this quake,” the Chilean emergency office said in a statement. …
Paul scores 25, Clippers overcome Anthony's 42 points to beat Knicks 102-88
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Chris Paul scored 25 points in his second game back from injury, reserve Jamal Crawford had 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New York Knicks 102-88 on Sunday.
"Skyfall" beats "Les Miserables" to British film BAFTA
LONDON (Reuters) – The James Bond movie "Skyfall" beat the musical "Les Miserables" to win the BAFTA award for outstanding British film on Sunday, a rare joy for 007 fans who feel the Ma rtini-loving spy has been long overdue for a major trophy. Judi Dench, who plays spymaster M in "Skyfall", leapt out of her seat with a cry of surprise when the award was announced, kicking off the annual BAFTAs ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. … 
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