Moscow to start evacuating Russians from Syria
Written by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV,Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate Russians from civil war-struck Syria, authorities said Monday, a move that appears to reflect Moscow's increasing doubts about Syrian President Bashar Assad's ability to stay in power.
Nation to honor MLK Jr. as Obama is inaugurated
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA (AP) — The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day as it celebrates the inauguration of the first black president to his second term.
Obama gets second swearing-in for second term
Written by JULIE PACE,AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — His second term already under way, President Barack Obama aims to set an optimistic tone when he takes the oath again to lead a divided nation seeking solutions to economic woes at home and conflict overseas.
NM teen accused of killings of parents, 3 children
Written by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A horrific scene awaited officers responding to an emergency call at a New Mexico home — five family members dead, all with multiple gunshot wounds. The victims were later identified as parents and their three young children and the suspected attacker as their 15-year-old son.
Desert siege toll passes 80; bomb squads search
Written by AOMAR OUALI,Associated Press ELAINE GANLEY,Associated Press
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian bomb squads searched a gas refinery laced with mines on Monday, looking for more explosive traps a day after the discovery of more bodies throughout the site raised the toll from the terrorist siege well past 80.
Boeing investigation turns to battery maker
Written by ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and U.S. investigators began a probe Monday into the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets.
New Delhi gang-rape trial to begin Thursday
Written by NIRMALA GEORGE,Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin Thursday and should have none of the long delays commonly associated with India's justice system, a defense lawyer said after a brief hearing Monday.
NASA's older Mars rover notches another milestone
Written by ALICIA CHANG,AP Science Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive.