UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria and accuses Damascus of stepping up “war on its own people”.

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Arab Syria mission ‘may resume’

President Obama drew on the Bible and his interpretation of the Christian faith Thursday to deliver a sharp, if tacit, critique of his chief Republican rival’s economic program, speaking at a forum that in the past has been largely free of electoral politics. Read full article > >

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At prayer breakfast and with birth-control decision, Obama riles religious conservatives

Investigators are “extremely confident” that a man in their custody is responsible for all four recent killings of homeless men in Orange County, Anaheim Police Chief John Welter said Saturday.

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Detained Man Suspect in 4 Calif. Homeless Killings

Piece by piece, the curls of wood have fallen from the ancient log to the floor at David A. Boxley’s feet. Little by little, his adze and knife have carved from the fragrant cedar the image of the eagle, who was saved by the young Indian; the chief whose village was, in turn, saved by the eagle; and the people, who were spared by the cycle of good deeds. Read full article > >

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Museum gets totem pole newly carved in ancient wood

No woman who has undergone private or NHS surgery in NI has received sub-standard silicone breast implants, the chief medical officer says.

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Flawed implants ‘not used in NI’

Comments by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. amounted to a vigorous defense of two of his colleagues on the Supreme Court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan.

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Chief Justice Backs Peers’ Decision to Hear Health Law Case

After the chief executive of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center was abruptly dismissed, a member of a Cuomo administration task force was appointed to take over.

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Troubled Wyckoff Heights Abruptly Gets New Chief Executive

Pakistan’s army chief rejects accusations by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that “conspirators” are planning to overthrow the civilian government.

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Pakistan army rejects coup fears

Four senior police officers – including the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire and his deputy – are being investigated over allegations of misconduct.

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Police chiefs in misconduct probe

KABUL — The allied commander in Afghanistan reported modest “progress” Tuesday in efforts to repair military relations with Pakistan, although he said he had received no indications that Islamabad would reopen crucial supply routes anytime soon. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, said he spoke by telephone Monday with Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, the Pakistani army chief, for the first time since Nov. 26, when a U.S. airstrike killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers in a cross-border attack. Read full article > >

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U.S. commander reports ‘progress’ in repairing ties with Pakistan

Egypt’s army chief says he will not let “troublemakers” undermine Monday’s elections, as protesters against military rule gather in Cairo.

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Egypt military head fires warning

Cash from under-spent budgets could be used on capital projects, says the chief secretary to the Treasury, suggesting infrastructure schemes could benefit.

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Cash ‘moved to capital projects’

BETTENDORF, Iowa – Is Newt Gingrich the next Republican to rise and fall as the chief alternative to Mitt Romney ? Despite the former House speaker’s sudden return to prominence in the GOP presidential field, reservations about his long record in public life — and the baggage that comes with it — will continue to call into question just what kind of staying power he has. Read full article > >

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The limits of Newt Gingrich’s staying power

Ralph Izzo, the chief executive of the New Jersey’s PSEG, isn’t your average utility executive. At Columbia University, he studied mechanical engineering as an undergraduate and later earned a doctorate in applied physics. At the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, he did numerical simulations of fusion experiments and published or presented 35 papers on something called “magnetohydrodynamic modeling.” Read full article > >

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Growing field of ‘smart grid’ technology faces opposition over pricing, privacy

Prime Minister George Papandreou and his chief rival agreed to create a new government, under a new prime minister, appearing to break a political deadlock.

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Greek Leaders Reach Deal to Form a New Government