Russia eyes crackdown on duty-free booze after brawls on flights

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may soon crack down to stop boozy flights after a spate of brawls involving drunken passengers. State television on Monday broadcast amateur footage of several drink-soaked punch-ups after a plane made a forced landing in Uzbekistan on the way to Thailand on Sunday because a Russian had attacked other passengers. The footage included shots of a man...

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WP's Lee Li Lian holds first Meet-the-People session

SINGAPORE: Ms Lee Li Lian of the Workers' Party headed straight to her Meet-the-People session after Monday's Parliament sitting.The session was held at Blk 135 Rivervale Street.About 30 residents were in the queue to speak to Ms Lee about housing and parking issues.The Workers' Party's (WP) Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang also turned up.Ms Lee was sworn in as the Member of Parliament...

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Foxconn launches effort to increase employee union participation

Foxconn workers in 2011.(Credit:Apple)Foxconn Technology Group is implementing a plan to increase employee participation in its labor union, the company said today in a statement obtained by CNET."As a part of efforts to implement the Action Plan that was developed together with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) following the assessment they conducted in early 2012, Foxconn is introducing measures...

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Boy held captive may celebrate birthday as hostage

(CBS News) The Alabama hostage drama is now in its seventh day. The 5-year-old boy held captive underground by Jimmy Lee Dykes remains underground and could spend his birthday as a hostage. The boy, identified only as Ethan, turns six on Wednesday. Police tell CBS News they still have an open line of communication with the Dykes, but almost a full week into this standoff, very little has changed....

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Which Super Bowl Commercial Won the Night?

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Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies

MUNICH (Reuters) - Syria's opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany on Sunday to explain to skeptical allies his decision to talk with President Bashar al-Assad's main backers Russia and Iran, in hope of a breakthrough in the crisis. The Russian and Iranian foreign ministers, and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, portrayed Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib's...

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Etch A Sketch creator dies

PARIS: Andre Cassagnes, the French inventor of the Etch A Sketch, a toy beloved of children around the world, has died at the age of 86.His death in France in mid-January was announced by the Ohio Art Company which has been making the Etch a Sketch since 1960, according to media reports.The Etch A Sketch, a grey screen with bold red frame, allows children to draw a picture using a stylus...

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LeBron upstages Rogen, Rudd in Samsung's Super Bowl ad

LeBron finishes strong against Rogen and Rudd.(Credit:Samsung Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Some brands will make you wait to see their Super Bowl ads.Not Samsung.Having teased quite brilliantly with its mockery of the NFL's strict trademark regulations, Samsung has now released the full version of the real thing.The real thing from The Next Big Thing again features Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd.More...

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Bus hits overpass in Boston, injuring more than 30

Updated February 3, 2013, 10:27 AM ET After a visit to Harvard University, dozens in a group of high school students and their adult chaperones were injured when their charter bus hit a bridge after police say the driver failed to heed low-clearance warning signs. One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and three with serious injuries, the Boston Emergency Medical Services said....

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Former SEAL Killed at Gun Range; Suspect Arrested

A man is under arrest in connection with the killing of a former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man at an Erath County, Texas, gun range, police said."We have lost more than we can replace. Chris was a patriot, a great father, and a true supporter of this country and its ideals. This is a tragedy for all of us. I send my deepest prayers and thoughts...

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