Government airstrikes kill at least 32 in Syria

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• Government airstrikes kill at least 32 in Syria
• U.N. mission in South Sudan evacuates some staff
• Storms kill 2 in southern U.S., thousands lose power
• Weak US card security made Target a juicy target
• Khodorkovsky will work to free political inmates
• Hospital: Teen who was shot at Colo. school dies
• Venezuela car owners unfazed by planned fuel hike
• Iceland's hidden elves delay road projects
• Recession-hit Spain holds huge Christmas lottery
• Kiev anti-government protest draws 100,000
• Massive, sloppy storm system snarls holiday travel
• Khodorkovsky: Will work to free political inmates
• Bangladesh factory owners charged in deadly fire
• 3 US military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 wounded
• Khodorkovsky: Will seek to free political inmates
• Women make 2013 gains, but glass ceiling still there
• Obama warns S. Sudan against military coup
• Cuba president notes tone of recent relations with U.S.
• Gay marriage catches conservative Utah off guard

Government airstrikes kill at least 32 in Syria Posted: 22 Dec 2013 09:48 AM PST Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 32 people and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.

U.N. mission in South Sudan evacuates some staff Posted: 22 Dec 2013 04:17 AM PST Violence escalates as the country's military battles rebel forces.

Storms kill 2 in southern U.S., thousands lose power Posted: 21 Dec 2013 10:27 PM PST A storm system brought tornadoes and wind gusts that ripped roofs from barns and hurled trees into power lines.

Weak US card security made Target a juicy target Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:54 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit card information. And experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target's stores will get worse before they get better.

Khodorkovsky will work to free political inmates Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:39 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian oligarch who crossed President Vladimir Putin and ended up in jail for a decade, says he plans to devote his life to securing the freedom of the country's political prisoners.

Hospital: Teen who was shot at Colo. school dies Posted: 21 Dec 2013 10:04 PM PST LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A suburban Denver high school student who was shot in the head by a classmate died Saturday afternoon, hospital officials and her family said.

Venezuela car owners unfazed by planned fuel hike Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:29 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Owners of the 1970s-era gas guzzling trucks and sedans that have long reigned over Caracas' smog-filled roadways will soon have to pay a bit more to keep flaunting their energy-inefficient monsters.

Iceland's hidden elves delay road projects Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:18 AM PST REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" — thousands of elves, making their homes in Iceland's wilderness.

Recession-hit Spain holds huge Christmas lottery Posted: 22 Dec 2013 09:36 AM PST MADRID (AP) — Champagne corks popped around Spain on Sunday as jubilant winners celebrated scooping up prizes in the country's famed Christmas lottery, the world's richest.

Kiev anti-government protest draws 100,000 Posted: 22 Dec 2013 10:34 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 100,000 people rallied in Ukraine's capital Sunday to demand the ouster of the president and his Cabinet as mass anti-government protests entered their second month.

Massive, sloppy storm system snarls holiday travel Posted: 21 Dec 2013 10:41 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Those who got a jump on their holiday travels this year apparently got it right. Those who didn't may have to wait a bit.

Khodorkovsky: Will work to free political inmates Posted: 22 Dec 2013 07:01 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — Barely two days after he was freed from a Russian jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed Sunday to do all he can to ensure the release of other political prisoners in Russia.

Bangladesh factory owners charged in deadly fire Posted: 22 Dec 2013 03:39 AM PST DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police charged the owners of a Bangladeshi garment factory and 11 employees with culpable homicide Sunday for alleged negligence leading to the death of 112 workers in a raging fire that engulfed the factory last year.

3 US military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 wounded Posted: 21 Dec 2013 08:04 PM PST NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Gunfire hit three U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became a battle ground between the country's military and renegade troops, officials said. Four U.S. service members were wounded in the attack in the same region where gunfire downed a U.N. helicopter the day before.

Khodorkovsky: Will seek to free political inmates Posted: 22 Dec 2013 05:43 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — At an emotional press conference barely two days after he was freed from a Russian jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed Sunday to do all he can to ensure the release of other political prisoners in Russia.

Women make 2013 gains, but glass ceiling still there Posted: 21 Dec 2013 10:46 PM PST In two high-profile firsts, women were named to lead General Motors and the US Federal Reserve this year -- posts that had always been held by men. Yet women are still rarely found at the top. In addition to Mary Barra at GM and Janet Yellen at the Fed, 2013 also saw Marillyn Hewson chosen to take charge of Lockheed Martin. Stanford University sociologist Marianne Cooper said "each time a woman gets a position like this, it is a victory because there are so few of them."

Obama warns S. Sudan against military coup Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:50 PM PST Obama also urged South Sudan's leaders to protect U.S. personnel and citizens.

Cuba president notes tone of recent relations with U.S. Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:03 PM PST By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday called on the United States to establish civilized relations with his country, recognizing a new tone in bilateral talks on secondary issues while reiterating that the country's political and economic system were non-negotiable. The United States and Cuba have appeared more positive of late as talks around immigration, postal services, disaster prevention and other security issues have taken place, with officials from both countries cautiously welcoming each other's pragmatism and seriousness in interviews with Reuters. Castro said that "a civilized relationship between both countries" was something "our people and the immense majority of U.S. citizens and Cuban immigrants desire." Castro's speech came just two weeks after he and U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands at a memorial for the late Nelson Mandela. U.S. and Cuban officials overcame a series of potentially divisive incidents this summer, including the interception of a shipment of Cuban weapons headed for North Korea, with mutual displays of prudent diplomacy rarely seen since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power.

Gay marriage catches conservative Utah off guard Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:40 PM PST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A day after a judge's surprise ruling overturned Utah's same-sex marriage ban, at least one county clerk intended to open early Saturday to issue licenses.

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