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Norwegian UN Worker Released In Yemen

35 minutes ago

A Norwegian worker abducted by armed tribesmen in Yemen has been released unharmed after nearly two weeks of captivity. 34-year-old Gert Danielsen, who worked for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), was kidnapped from a street in Yemeni capital Sana'a on January 15. The kidnappers reportedly held Danielsen somewhere in the eastern province of Mareb, 173 kilometers east of Sana'a, demanding the release of a tribesman arrested on charges of killing four soldiers who were guarding oil tankers. "I am happy to be free again and I wish to thank all those who have worked hard for my release," commented the freed UN worker. The United Nations on Friday confirmed his release.

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor

1 hour, 14 minutes ago

Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. It was a stunning role reversal for a youthful company that prides itself in promoting unfettered expression, 140 characters at a time. Twitter insisted its commitment to free speech remains firm, and sought to explain the nuances of its policy, while critics _ in a barrage of tweets _ proposed a Twitter boycott and demanded that the censorship initiative be scrapped. "This is very bad news," tweeted Egyptian activist Mahmoud Salem, who operates under the name Sandmonkey. Later, he wrote, "Is it safe to say that (hash)Twitter is selling us out?" In China, where activists have embraced Twitter even though it's blocked inside the country, artist and activist Ai Weiwei tweeted in response to the news: "If Twitter censors, I'll stop tweeting."

BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate

1 hour, 28 minutes ago

On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the government later believed spilled daily from the site. The email conversation, which BP agreed to release Friday as part of federal court proceedings, suggests BP managers recognized the potential of the disaster in its early hours, and company officials sought to make sure that the model-developed information wasn't shared with outsiders. The emails also suggest BP was having heated discussions with Coast Guard officials over the potential of the oil spill. The memo was released as part of the court

Screen Actors Guild votes to approve merger plan

1 hour, 49 minutes ago

The Screen Actors Guild national board of directors has voted to approve a plan to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In a statement, SAG says the board voted 87 percent to 13 percent Friday for the proposed merger at its meeting in Los Angeles. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' board is scheduled to meet Saturday for a vote on the package. If approved, a referendum will be sent out for a vote by members of both unions in the coming weeks. The merger plan comes after two years of negotiations between the groups to join forces in a bid to gain more leverage in contract negotiations. The TV and radio artists' group supported a merger with SAG in 1998 and 2003 only to see those efforts fail.

Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site

2 hours, 26 minutes ago

A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others. The collapse occurred shortly before 8 a.m. as a crew was pouring a section of concrete floor at the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati site, Steve Rosenthal, of co-developer Rock Gaming LLC, said Friday. It came just weeks after a similar accident at a Cleveland casino with the same developers. The male worker with serious injuries was downgraded from fair condition at a Cincinnati hospital Friday night, several hours after the collapse. Authorities had said earlier that there were no life-threatening injuries. Shouts could be heard on a 911 call right after the collapse as the caller told the dispatcher "we've got one guy that's in desperate position."

BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate

2 hours, 44 minutes ago

On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials warned in an internal email conversation that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the U.S. government ultimately estimated spilled daily from the site. The memo was released as part of the court proceedings to determine the division of responsibility for the nation's worst offshore oil disaster, which began when the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon exploded April 20, 2010, killing 11 men about 50 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast. The first phase of the trial is set to start Feb. 27. BP officials declined to comment on the emails late Friday. The of

Barroso To EU Member States: Redeploy Structural Funds To Boost Growth, Jobs

2 hours, 45 minutes ago

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said that at Monday's informal European Council meeting, he will propose to Member States to "redeploy structural funds to boost growth and job creation even further." "We cannot resort to fiscal stimulus to boost growth at the present time. The current fragility of our economies stems from a lack of confidence in Member States' ability to pay their debts. That is why smart fiscal consolidation is crucial in our crisis response: not an end in itself, but a means to achieve sustainable public finances, without which there can be no lasting recovery," Barroso said in a statement on Friday. He warned that countries which cut in the very areas they need to nurture for future growth will pay a heavy price down the line. "This is not a choice between fiscal consolidation and growth. We need both," he added.

BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate

3 hours ago

On the same day that the Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials were warning in an internal email conversation that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day. The memo suggests BP managers recognized the potential of the disaster in its early hours, and the company officials sought to make sure that the model-developed information should not be shared with those outside the company. The emails also suggest BP was having heated discussions with Coast Guard officials over the potential of the oil spill. It was released Friday in federal court litigation. BP agreed to release it as part of court proceedings.

US, Philippines To Strengthen Defense, Trade Cooperation

3 hours ago

The United States and the Philippines have agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation, including in security, defense, commerce, law enforcement, human rights, and disaster relief. The two sides said in a joint statement issued after the second Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Washington, DC that they agreed to deepen and broaden their maritime security cooperation. During the dialogue, the United States and the Philippines reaffirmed their commitment to fulfill the vision of the Manila Declaration through an invigorated and expanded alliance capable of addressing 21st century challenges. The allies reinforced the significance of their Mutual Defense Treaty as the basis for the alliance and the treaty's continued relevance to the peace, security, and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific.

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