News Headlines - 19 January 2013

▽Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Suspected in Murder Case - ABC News

Former Ukrainan Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a galvanizing figure in the Orange Revolution of 2004, has been named a suspect in the murder of a powerful businessman and lawmaker and three others in 1996.

▽The Hindu : News / International : Pakistan says it will release all Afghan Taliban prisoners

Pakistan plans to release all Afghan Taliban prisoners in its custody, including second-in-command Mullah Baradar. However, there is no clear-cut timeframe for the release of the remaining Taliban detainees and officials side-step questions pertaining to how many of them are in Pakistani custody.

▽China-Japan Island Dispute Escalates to Air - NYTimes.com

Last week, the Chinese government sent a civilian surveillance plane, a twin propeller aircraft, to fly near the uninhabited islands at the heart of a growing feud between China and Japan. Tokyo, in response, ordered F-15 fighter jets to take a look at what it considered Chinese meddling. The Chinese then sent their own fighters.

▽Video: Stranded Heathrow passengers forced to sleep on floor - Telegraph

Stranded passengers at Heathrow airport were forced to sleep on the terminal floor on Friday night after hundreds of flights were cancelled due to snow and cold weather.

▽Lance Armstrong 'confession' confirms he is a liar, bully and cheat | The Australian

LANCE Armstrong's admission that he doped throughout his career, lied about it and bullied anyone who sought to expose the truth has done nothing to repair his relationship with professional cycling, with key figures in the sport describing his interview with Oprah Winfrey as disingenuous, anti-climactic and well short of what they expected.