France: Hostage dead in rescue attempt in Somalia

PARIS (AP) — A French commando raid to free an intelligence agent held captive for three years ended in the deaths of the hostage and a French soldier, the French military said Saturday. But the man's Islamist kidnappers said the hostage was alive and that a French soldier had been captured as well.Confusion surrounded early reports of the botched rescue of the agent, known by his code-name Denis...

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Commando killed in raid to free hostage in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A French commando raid in Somalia to free a captive intelligence agent ended in the deaths of 17 Islamists and a French soldier. France said the hostage also died in the failed rescue, but the man's captors denied he had been killed and claimed Saturday to have seized a second soldier.Confusion surrounded early reports of the botched rescue of the French agent, known by...

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Red Cross: 200 dead from violence in Kenya's south

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya Red Cross says at least 200 people have been killed in violence in Kenya's southeast since August in fighting that could be related to political tensions ahead of March elections.Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet said Saturday that in the past there had been skirmishes between the semi-nomadic Orma and the farming Pokomo communities in the Tana Delta over resources,...

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UPDATE 2-NBA results

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Thursday (home team in CAPS)INDIANA 81 NY Knicks 76Dallas 117 SACRAMENTO 112 (OT)PORTLAND 92 Miami ...

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NBA standings

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NBA on ThursdayEASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISIONW L PCT GB1. NY Knicks 23 12 .657 -2. Brooklyn 20 15 .571 33. Boston 18 17 .514 54. Philadelphia 15 22 .405 95. Toronto 13 22 .371 10CENTRAL DIVISIONW L PCT GB1. Indiana 22 14 .611 -2. Chicago 19 14 .576 1 1/23. Milwaukee 18 16 .529 34. Detroit 13 23 .361 95. Cleveland 9 28 .243 13 1/2SOUTHEAST DIVISIONW...

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UPDATE 1-NBA-Heat evaporate in tight loss to Trail Blazers

* Trail Blazers win ninth straight game at home* Heat slip to fifth defeat in eight games (Adds quotes, detail)Jan 10 (Reuters) - Guard Wesley Matthews buried successive three-pointers to cap a stunning late rally as the Portland Trail Blazers stunned the NBA champion Miami Heat with a tense 92-90 win on Thursday.Trailing 80-68 with just over eight minutes left, Portland finished with a rousing 24-10...

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Report: Apple may build less expensive iPhone

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of the market share lost to cheaper phones running Google's Android software, according to a published report.Wednesday's report in The Wall Street Journal speculated that Apple could lower the iPhone's price by equipping the device...

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Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all confirm upcoming BlackBerry 10 launches

Research In Motion’s (RIMM) next-generation smartphone platform has received all-important nods from three of the four major nationwide carriers in the United States. Following official endorsements from some international carriers, executives at Verizon Wireless (VZ), AT&T (T) and T-Mobile have each confirmed to Reuters that they will carry BlackBerry 10 devices some time after the new operating...

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Why you should be rooting for RIM and BlackBerry 10 to succeed

It's time to start paying attention to RIM again. For innovation's sakeIt's time to stop making fun of RIM. Seriously. Full stop. After years of devolving into a laughingstock of a tech company, Research in Motion is somehow finding its way back to the brink of relevance, and will soon embark on a make-or-break mission that just a couple of months ago would've sounded impossible: RIM wants you to...

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Liberty Mutual’s Coach Of The Year Finalist And Head Football Coach At Lake Forest College, Jim Catanzaro Is Back To Direct The 2013 Contact Football Camp In Illinois

The Contact Football Camp at Lake Forest College, June 16-20, is an established location where Head Coach Jim Catanzaro works with youth football players to ensure they gain insight on the game and improve their skills.San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) January 09, 2013The Contact Football Camp at Lake Forest College June 16-20, is an established location where Head Coach Jim Catanzaro works with youth football...

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