Gunmen stormed a bus in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, kidnapping two American tourists and an Egyptian tour guide, Egyptian officials said.

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Two Americans Kidnapped in Egypt Are Released, Officials Say

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced Friday that it would revise a new policy that barred the organization from funding Planned Parenthood, a move that had thrust the cancer foundation into a national controversy. Read full article > >

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Komen Foundation revises funding policy

CAIRO — Two female American tourists were released Friday night, hours after masked gunmen kidnapped them on the road that leads to St. Catherine’s Monastery, a historic landmark in the Sinai Peninsula, a military official said. Read full article > >

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Abducted U.S. female tourists released in Egypt

With the government’s monthly unemployment report expected Friday, economists predicted it will show that the United States added about 150,000 jobs last month, sustaining the modest momentum in the economy. Read full article > >

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Modest gains forecast for Jan. jobs report

The National Park Service said Friday that it will begin enforcing its long-standing regulation prohibiting camping on federal parkland at the Occupy sites at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza at noon Monday. Read full article > >

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Occupy D.C. must stop camping overnight on Monday, Park Service says

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Obama offered a plan Friday to reduce the costs of higher education by increasing the amount of federal grant money available in low-interest loans and tying it directly to colleges’ ability to reduce tuition. Read full article > >

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Obama outlines incentive plan to reduce college tuition costs

Heavy bloodshed was reported Friday as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations made a step toward a possible resolution condemning the government.

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Violence Rises Sharply in Syria, Flustering Arab League Monitors

Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and fatigue to beat friend Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 Friday in a nearly five-hour Australian Open semifinal.

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Djokovic Edges Murray, Setting Up Final Against Nadal

A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives attacked a funeral procession in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 22.

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Suicide Bomber Attacks Funeral Procession in Iraq

An 11m-wide asteroid will pass within 60,000km of Earth on Friday – one of the 20 closest recorded approaches to our planet, but one that poses no danger.

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Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Death toll jumps since Friday attack.

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At Least 178 Killed in Nigerian Bombing

The Justice Department’s shutdown of the popular file-sharing site Mega­upload.com reverberated across the Internet on Friday, sparking fresh questions for major Web companies while rattling millions of users of sites like it. Read full article > >

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Megaupload shutdown raises new Internet-sharing fears

The main sponsor of a House bill targeting online piracy announced Friday that he will postpone further action on the measure that has triggered fierce protests, blackouts from Internet sites and some rethinking among lawmakers. Read full article > >

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SOPA action delayed in House until ‘wider consensus’

The main sponsor of a House bill targeting online piracy announced Friday that he will postpone further action on the measure that has triggered fierce protests, blackouts from Internet sites and some rethinking among lawmakers. Read full article > >

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SOPA action delayed in House until ‘wider consensus’

Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, on Friday called off a scheduled vote on the anti-Internet piracy bill that had rallied the Web, and House leaders took steps to slow legislation as well.

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Senate Postpones Vote on Internet Anti-Piracy Bill