Nigeria church shooting kills at least 8

Gunmen attacked the Deeper Life church as worshipers met for a service. At least 8 were killed and 20 injured, a pastor says.

An eyewitness describes how people were gunned down as they tried to flee. An Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has been blamed for other attacks on churches Jos, Nigeria.

At least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a church in northeastern…

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez Has Cancer

Argentina’s reelected President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner after her inauguration in Buenos Aires, on December 10, 2011.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s surgery is scheduled for January 4 Medical exams indicate the cancer has not spread beyond the thyroid, a spokesman says Spokesman: A routine medical exam uncovered papillary carcinoma in the president’s thyroid Doctors detect papillary carcinoma, the most common type of thyroid cancer Buenos…

N. Korea is ‘world’s least democratic’

Kim Jong Il votes in North Korea’s 2009 parliamentary elections at a polling station in Pyongyang.

Norway is listed as the most democratic nation in the British report The United States ranks 19th, down two spots from 2010 Canada is eighth and the United Kingdom is 18th.

North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong Il died over the weekend, is the least democratic nation on Earth, according to…

State TV: Enigmatic North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead

The founder of the communist nation, Kim Jong Il had been in power since 1994 .

“An insecure North Korea could (be) more dangerous,” a U.S. official says.

South Korea’s national security council is convening, its president says Kim died of a heart attack while on a train, North Korea’s state news agency reports Kim Jong Il was the son of Kim Il Song, the founder of the…

Tunisia swears in new president

Moncef Marzouki has been sworn in as Tunisia’s new president. He is well-known for his firebrand style and his opposition to the old regime.

The presidency is more of a ceremonial role Marzouki is the founder of a center-left party The new president had lived in exile The Arab Spring started in Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia.

Tunisia has sworn in a new president, a milestone in the North…

U.S. prepares for full Iraq withdrawal

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki meets with President Obama at the White House on Monday.

Al-Maliki: “The relationship will not end with the departure” of U.S. troops “This is a historic moment,”

President Barack Obama says The United States is set to withdraw virtually all troops from Iraq by the end of the year Spokesman says 6,000 U.S. troops and four military bases remain in Iraq as…

Europe’s Leaders Are Battling To Keep EuroZone

The leaders of Germany and France, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, are struggling to keep the European Union — and the euro — together in the face of the eurozone crisis. HIDE CAPTION Why unity is so important to Europe Why unity is so important to Europe Why unity is so important to Europe Why unity is so important to Europe Why unity is so important…

Facebook begins rolling out Timeline feature

A general release of Facebook’s Timeline was planned for September, but it was delayed.

New Zealand is so far the only country to get Facebook’s Timeline Facebook unveiled Timeline in early September, but delayed its launch.

The Timeline feature will arrange all your photos and updates in a chronological scrapbook (Mashable) — Facebook officially took the “beta” label off its much-publicized Timeline Tuesday evening, but it’s…

Future travel could be on ‘moving platforms’

The ‘Moving Platforms’ concept envisions city-wide tram networks that are integrated with a high-speed rail service.

“Moving Platforms” is an integrated tram-to-train concept Passengers would cross between tram and train without either vehicle stopping. It’s the work of British designer Paul Priestman.

A designer has come up with a unique and futuristic solution for speeding up rail travel: he doesn’t want to change the engines, or…

Egyptians brace for ‘last chance’ protests

Egypt’s military rulers apologize

Pro and anti-government demonstrations are planned for Friday Death toll rises to 41, health ministry says Kamal Ganzouri agrees to be prime minister after meeting a military leader, a spokesman says Cairo.

Protesters gathered around Egypt on Friday for several planned demonstrations after days of clashes with riot police that left dozens dead and thousands injured. The protests planned for Cairo’s Tahrir Square…