Updated at 6:59 a.m. Eastern. JERUSALEM Israel's parliamentary election ended Wednesday in a stunning deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line bloc and center-left rivals, forcing the badly weakened Israeli leader to scramble to cobble together a coalition of parties from both camps, despite dramatically different views on Mideast peacemaking and other polarizing issues. Israeli...
Te'o Tells Couric He Briefly Lied About Girlfriend
Labels: Business Manti Te'o briefly lied to the media and the public after discovering his online girlfriend did not exist and was a part of an elaborate hoax, he admitted in an exclusive interview with ABC News' Katie Couric.The star Notre Dame linebacker, who has been hounded by the reporters since the story broke Jan. 16, told Couric in a taped interview Tuesday that he was not lying up until...
Jan
22
Defterios: What keeps Davos relevant
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSSince the late 20th Century, the ski resort of Davos has been synonymous with the World Economic ForumDefterios: I first came to Davos as a relatively junior correspondent, two months after the Berlin Wall fellFall of Communism, China's opening, removal of apartheid in South Africa unfolded in the 90sIt's the inter-play between geo-politics and business is what keeps the forum relevantDavos...
SGX's Q2 net profit rises 17% to S$76m
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE : Rising interest in derivatives trading helped lift earnings for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) last quarter. Asia's second-largest bourse operator reported a 17 per cent on-year rise in second-quarter net profit to S$76 million.It also attracted a large number of new bond listings in the same quarter.Derivatives trading has been the star performer in SGX.Over the October to December...
Vegas officer kills wife, son and himself
Labels: LifestyleWhen a SWAT team arrived at the lieutenant's home, they found him waiting outside with what was believed to be a gun. STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe officer called 911 to say he had killed his wife and sonHis home was burning when the SWAT team arrived After the fire was put out officers found three bodies in the homeSurvey: Last year, 126 police officer killed themselves(CNN) -- Even for stone-faced, seen-it-all-before...
U.K. grandma gets death sentence in Bali
Labels: Health BALI An Indonesian court sentenced a British grandmother to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence. Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, wept when judges handed down the sentence and declined to speak to reporters on her way back to prison, covering her face with a floral scarf....
Group Finds More Fake Ingredients in Popular Foods
Labels: Business It's what we expect as shoppers—what's in the food will be displayed on the label.But a new scientific examination by the non-profit food fraud detectives the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), discovered rising numbers of fake ingredients in products from olive oil to spices to fruit juice."Food products are not always what they purport to be," Markus Lipp, senior director...
Jan
21
How Obama made opportunity real
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSLZ Granderson: Specifics of Obama's first term may not be rememberedHe says his ability to win presidency twice is unforgettableGranderson: Obama, the first black president, makes opportunity real for manyHe says it makes presidency a possibility for people of all backgroundsEditor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the...
Flacco leads Ravens past Pats for Super Bowl bid
Labels: Health FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Joe Flacco outdueled Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday for the AFC championship. Jim Harbaugh, left, and John Harbaugh/Getty Images The win sets up the first Super Bowl coached by brothers, Baltimore's John Harbaugh and...
LIVE UPDATES: President Obama's Big Day
Labels: Business Four years and one day after President Obama first took his first oath of office, America is once again celebrating his Inauguration. This time the schedule includes performances by Beyonce and Katy Perry, a parade with more than 2,000 members of the military and two Inaugural balls.Refresh here for updates throughout the day.Tune in to the ABC News.com Live page on Monday morning starting at...
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