 | | BBC World | |  | UN to vote amid Syria violence
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs.
| Afghan civilian death toll rises
The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
| FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
| Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is down to its lowest rate in three years.
| Saigon fall reporter dies at 79
George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.
| Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.
| Wikileaks suspect to face trial
Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.
| Lance Armstrong team probe closed
US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.
| Cairo clashes over football anger
At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.
| Anger over NY police Muslim memo
Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.
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| CNN | | | 2nd teacher at L.A. school arrested for alleged lewd acts
Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said.
| U.N. Security Council set for Syria vote
More than 200 people were killed in Homs on Friday night, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. In New York, the U.N. prepared for a Saturday vote.
| WikiLeaks: Soldier faces court martial
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, will be court martialed on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison, the Army said Friday in a statement.
| Komen restores Parenthood funding
The foundation reversed its decision after a deluge of opposition, including pressure from lawmakers.
| Opinion: Women's care not just breasts
If you travel to the island of Delos in Greece, you might be surprised to visit ruins dominated by statues of gigantic stone penises. Even in its ancient, mythological context, it's jarring to see such a disembodied representation of the human form. Women, of course, are perhaps a bit more accustomed than men to being reduced to a collection of body parts. Even so, it was startling to hear earlier this week that one of America's largest and wealthiest advocates of women's health appears to be fixated on breasts, rather than on the women to whom they are attached.
| Romney poised to win Nevada caucuses
Mitt Romney has a chance on Saturday to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this cycle: win two contests back to back.
| Martin: Why don't candidates see poor?
In the 1,257 GOP debates we have had to sit through, poverty and the poor have rarely come up, so it was no surprise that Mitt Romney would be dismissive of them in an interview this week with CNN's Soledad O'Brien.
| Men sentenced in lesbian's slaying
Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judge's sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbian.
| Man pleads guilty in 7-year-old's murder
A Florida man pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping, molesting and murdering a 7-year-old girl more than two years ago, making the admission after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.
| 'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies
Zalman King, a one-time actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said.
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| NY Times | | | Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign
Two dueling realities — an improving economy that remains very weak — create serious political risks for top advisers to President Obama and Mitt Romney.
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
| Damascus Avoids Syrian Uprising’s Blood, but Not Pain
Life is growing harder in the Syrian capital, President Bashar al-Assad’s stronghold, as residents complain about electricity rationing, shortages of food and gas, and soaring prices.
By NADA BAKRI
| Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
By PAM BELLUCK, JENNIFER PRESTON and GARDINER HARRIS
| Raymond Kelly Voices Concern on Fatal Police Shooting in Bronx
A police officer who killed an unarmed 18-year-old in the bathroom of his apartment was stripped of his gun and badge, said Raymond W. Kelly, the police commissioner.
By AL BAKER and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
| Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81
Mr. Gazzara’s long acting career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes.
By NEIL GENZLINGER
| Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are just the latest Republicans to stop using songs at their rallies after songwriters complained that the campaigns had played the pieces without permission.
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
| Zuckerberg’s Big Tax Bill May Benefit Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise stock options with an estimated value of $5 billion ahead of Facebook’s initial public offering, which will translate into a big tax benefit for the company.
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
| Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
Suspicious of government initiatives, protesters linked to the Tea Party are denouncing all manner of measures they equate with a 1992 United Nations resolution, Agenda 21.
By LESLIE KAUFMAN and KATE ZERNIKE
| In Homs, Syrian Forces Are Said to Have Killed Hundreds
The reports could not be independently confirmed, but the attacks Friday night in Homs appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, opposition activists said.
By JOAN NASSIVERA
| The Lede Blog: Scenes of Violence in Syria Ahead of U.N. Vote
Activists say at least 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in the Syrian city of Homs amid a barrage of mortar shells and heavy machine gun fire that began Friday night.
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
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