Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage (AFP)
AFP - US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.
Obama’s Democrats voice new confidence on healthcare (Reuters)
Reuters - Democratic leaders in the Congress voiced confidence on Sunday they will have the votes, possibly within a couple of months or so, to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.
Storms rip through Europe, kill up to 50 in France (Reuters)
Reuters - Storms swept through western Europe at the weekend, killing up to 50 people in France and threatening further damage as powerful winds and torrential rains moved north, officials said.
Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt (AP)
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt’s most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday.
Pa. man dies during storm when 911 calls unheeded (AP)
AP - With her boyfriend in severe abdominal pain, Sharon Edge called 911 for an ambulance in the early morning hours of Feb. 6. Heavy snow was falling — so heavy it would all but bring the city to a standstill — and Curtis Mitchell needed to go to a hospital.
Atom smasher restarts to prepare for new science (AP)
AP - Operators of the world’s largest atom smasher restarted their massive machine Sunday in a run up to experiments probing secrets of the universe, a spokeswoman said.
Pelosi says Obama will garner votes to pass health reform (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday.
People, Groups Flock to the Web After Chile Earthquake (PC World)
PC World - After Chile’s massive earthquake and potential Pacific Rim tsunami damage, relief organizations, government agencies, corporations and throngs of people are on Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other services to seek and provide information and help.
Colombian election race starts, Santos favored (Reuters)
Reuters - The race for Colombia’s presidency began on Saturday, with former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos the favorite after the South American nation’s popular incumbent was blocked from running for a third term.
Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific (AP)
AP - A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.