Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Passengers read Spanair's instructions on claims after the cancellation of flights at Spanair's counters at Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga, southern Spain January 28, 2012. Loss-making Spanish airline Spanair ceased operations on Friday night, grounding all its airplanes after its owner, citing the country's economic crisis, said it would not sink any more money into the company. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Villagers prepare to smear blood on banknotes during a festival ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Villagers prepare to smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Spanair passengers make their claims at an Spanair ticket office ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:10:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Spanair passengers make their claims at an Spanair ticket office as other passengers sleep at Madrid's Barajas airport January 28, 2012. Loss-making Spanish airline Spanair ceased operations on Friday night, grounding all its airplanes after its owner, citing the country's economic crisis, said it would not sink any more money into the company. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:20:07 +0100 Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression. (Source: Associated Press)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:30:10 +0100 LOS ANGELES, Jan 26 (TheWrap.com) - Jay Leno's wisecrack about Mitt Romney and the Golden Temple continues to dog the late-night host. Leno, whose joke last week has led to an angry online petition and a lawsuit, now faces perhaps the most powerful backlash -- a possible declaration of displeasure from the British government. Two members of the U.K. Parliament entered a motion on Wednesday calling for an official chastisement of Leno, and for an apology from the host and his network, NBC. ... (Source: Reuters)
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