Army helmets to gather data on blast impact
The Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier has outfitted the helmets of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division with ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:28 pm
Kenyan opposition postpones rally as police battle protesters
NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's main opposition party postponed a "million-man" rally here Thursday after police used tear gas and water cannon to disrupt the planned protest against last week's presidential poll results.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:19 pm
Opposition Calls Off Kenya Rally
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A top official with Kenya's main opposition party said a rally Thursday had been canceled and called on supporters to go home after riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to beat back crowds of protesters....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:15 pm
Kenyan police battle Odinga supporters
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Shots ricocheted around Nairobi streets and smoke billowed over slums as Kenyan police battled thousands of anti-government protesters trying to march to a banned rally on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:15 pm
Obama grabs Iowa lead from Edwards
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:14 pm
Israel lashes out at Egypt over Gaza crossing
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel accused Egypt on Thursday of undercutting Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects by letting about 2,200 Palestinian pilgrims return to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip without Israeli screening.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:14 pm
Kenya independent vote probe call
Kenya's attorney general calls for an independent inquiry into the result of the disputed presidential poll.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:13 pm
Kenya holidays cancelled as violence spreads
British tour operators have suspended all holidays to Kenya in view of violence sweeping the country in the wake of the disputed presidential election result.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:10 pm
Two opposition MPs arrested in western Kenya (AFP)
AFP - Kenyan police on Thursday arrested two opposition lawmakers mobilising youths in the western city of Kisumu to stage a banned protest over the country's presidential election, police said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:09 pm
GPs urge millions hit by bug to stay at home
Up to 200,000 people a week could fall ill with a violent stomach bug over the next month as the disease sweeps the country.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:08 pm
Israeli Aircraft Strike 2 Gaza Targets
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli aircraft struck two targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including the home of a senior Palestinian militant killed by Israeli troops last month, Palestinian officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:07 pm
Israeli attack in Gaza kills five
Three Palestinian militants and two women civilians are said to be among the dead amid Israeli raids in Gaza.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:05 pm
Obama grabs Iowa lead from Edwards (Reuters)
Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama surged
to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary
Clinton fading to third just hours before the first
presidential nominating contest, according to a
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:05 pm
Gold shines at new record high near 868 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Gold struck a new all-time peak of almost 868 dollars on Thursday as the precious metal benefited from its safe-haven status amid record high oil, a struggling dollar and Pakistan tensions.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:05 pm
India's Tata picked as top Jaguar bidder (AP)
AP - Ford Motor Co. picked India's Tata Motors Ltd. as the top bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover units, the Detroit automaker said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:02 pm
Citrus growers squeezed as cold lingers (AP)
AP - Citrus growers across the state spent an uneasy night as a blast of bone-chilling air lingered over the East, forcing some farmers to try to save their crop beneath a layer of ice.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:59 am
Iowans Head to Caucuses Amid Tight Races
Presidential hopefuls urge their supporters to turn out and rally fellow Iowans to the caucuses amid bracing temperatures in the first contests of the 2008 election season.
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Sean Penn to head Cannes Film Festival jury (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor and director Sean Penn will head
the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the organizers
announced on Thursday, a move that could reinforce the event's
reputation for supporting left-wing causes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:56 am
Sean Penn to head Cannes Film Festival jury
PARIS (Reuters) - Actor and director Sean Penn will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the organizers announced on Thursday, a move that could reinforce the event's reputation for supporting left-wing causes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:56 am
Oil prices dip after run to 100 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices eased slightly on Thursday, a day after striking 100 dollars for the first time on growing concern about supplies and weakness of the dollar.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:54 am
Sri Lanka Demands Rebels Disarm - ABC News
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ABC News -
A Sri Lankan army soldier checks inside of the exploded bus at after a bomb explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008.
Sri Lanka's Government to Withdraw From Truce Agreement
Sri Lanka govt scraps cease-fire
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:51 am
Oil steadies near $100
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling U.S. dollar.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:51 am
Iowa voters set to name White House picks
DES MOINES, United States (AFP) - Voters finally weigh in Thursday on the longest, most gruelling White House race in history, as top hopefuls look to the too-close-to-call Iowa caucuses to provide momentum toward a party nomination.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:46 am
Clean-up begins after fire at leading cancer hospital - Guardian Unlimited
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Guardian Unlimited -
A major clean-up operation is underway today at Europe's largest cancer hospital after a fire that forced the evacuation of almost 80 patients.
Britain: Patients Flee Fire at Top Hospital
Probe into cause of hospital fire
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:44 am
Iran leader suggests U.S. ties may be possible one day (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran's supreme leader made clear on
Thursday the time had not yet arrived to restore relations with
the United States, the Islamic state's arch foe, but suggested
it may happen one day.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:43 am
Opposition calls off Kenya rally (AP)
AP - A top official with Kenya's main opposition party said a rally Thursday had been canceled and called on supporters to go home after riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to beat back crowds of protesters.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:43 am
Iran leader suggests U.S. ties may be possible one day
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader made clear on Thursday the time had not yet arrived to restore relations with the United States, the Islamic state's arch foe, but suggested it may happen one day.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:43 am
State Street to take $279 million charge - MarketWatch
MarketWatch -
By MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- State Street Corp. said Thursday that it's setting aside $279 million to cover potential lawsuits from losses sustained by its investment arm's fixed-income division as a result of buying securities tied to ...
State Street Advisors CEO Hunt Resigns, Company Sees Charge
State Street Sees To Record Net Charge, After Taxes, Of $279 Mln ...
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:41 am
Storm brings chaos to Black Sea
At least four sailors die in a storm off southern Russia as severe weather hits the Black Sea region.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:38 am
Pakistan opposition wants better security ahead of vote (AFP)
AFP - Pakistan's opposition parties demanded better security Thursday as the nation prepared for a lengthy campaign ahead of February 18 elections, a week after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:36 am
Pakistan opposition wants better security ahead of vote
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's opposition parties demanded better security Thursday as the nation prepared for a lengthy campaign ahead of February 18 elections, a week after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:35 am
Australia drought pay to be revamped
Payments to Australia's drought-hit farmers could be linked to climate change schemes, under new plans.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:33 am
What you need to know about the caucuses - Atlanta Journal Constitution
 Boston Globe |
Atlanta Journal Constitution -
Thursday's nights caucuses in Iowa combine high-stakes politics and old-style community meetings. The results will shape the GOP and Democratic campaigns and spark some candidates to drop out from the 2008 White House race.
8 Questions Iowa Could Answer
Caucus Explanation
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:31 am
Brown visits fire-devastated Royal Marsden
Gordon Brown has visited the scene of a devastating fire which ripped through Britain's leading cancer hospital causing up to £500 million of damage and throwing the treatment of thousands of patients into disarray.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:31 am
New Jersey Lawmakers May Apologize for Slavery
New Jersey could become the first Northern state to apologize for slavery under a measure due for a legislative committee hearing this week.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:29 am
Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka as truce ends
COLOMBO (AFP) - Heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels broke out in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, hours after the government said it was pulling out of a tattered truce.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:29 am
Iraq Shiite Politician Criticizes Gov't
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A top Shiite politician on Thursday acknowledged the contribution of U.S.-backed Sunni Arab groups to the decline in violence across Iraq and called for their use in the continuing fight against al-Qaida....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:20 am
Opposition Urges Musharraf to Step Down
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's U.S.-allied president must resign before next month's elections or the country could risk slipping into civil war, opposition leaders and a leading independent research institute said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:07 am
Kibaki's Re-Election Sparks Violent Uproar - Forbes
 Voice of America |
Forbes -
President Mwai Kibaki's narrow and heavily disputed re-election in the Dec. 27 poll has provoked serious unrest in Nairobi and especially in western Kenya.
Video: Kenyans clash over election results - 03 Jan 07
Kenyan march hit with tear gas
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:06 am
Freeze Threatens Citrus, Other Florida Crops
A wintry system that added inches to record snow accumulations in some Northern states sent temperatures plummeting Wednesday in the South, where farmers scrambled to protect their crops.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:59 am
Air China Parent Plans Counterbid for China Eastern - Wall Street Journal
 Servihoo |
Wall Street Journal -
By JEFFREY NG HONG KONG -- China National Aviation Holding Co. is planning a counterbid for a stake in China Eastern Airlines Corp.
CNAC says to bid for China Eastern if SIA deal rejected
Singapore Airlines' Bid Jeopardized
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:41 am
Malaria risk 'higher this year'
Southern Africa could be facing a heightened risk of malaria this year, the World Heath Organization warns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:24 am
Bhutto Leaves Mixed Legacy for Women
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- To get a sense of what kind of legacy Benazir Bhutto, the Muslim world's first female leader, left behind for the women of Pakistan, look no further than those who were contending for the top spot in the political party she led....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:23 am
Network Rail chief apologises for misery
The chief of Network Rail has apologised to passengers for prolonging their misery as engineering works overran for another day.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:01 am
Network Rail sorry for 'mucking people around'
Tens of thousands of passengers have faced more misery today as Network Rail's customer services director apologised for "mucking people around".Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:01 am
N Korea nuclear delay 'is normal'
China describes North Korea's failure to meet a deadline on declaring its nuclear programme as "normal".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:35 am
California sues US over emissions
California files a lawsuit against the US government, in a dispute over greenhouse gas regulations.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:33 am
DNA Tests Clear Texas Rape Convict Who Served 26 Years
Charles Chatman, 47, is expected to be released from jail after spending more than 26 years due to DNA testing.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:32 am
Kenya Violence Claims 300, Opposition Vows Million-Man Rally
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back surging crowds of Kenyan protesters heeding an opposition call for a "million-man" rally that many fear could worsen the violence that has already killed 300 people and displaced 100,000.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:30 am
Shanghai F1 boss jailed for graft
Disgraced ex-Formula One boss Yu Zhifei is jailed for four years for his part in a corruption scandal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:30 am
Better 'Late' than ever for David Letterman & Jay Leno - New York Daily News
 Vancouver Province |
New York Daily News -
David Letterman got a quick joke from Hillary Clinton, and Jay Leno got a life story from Mike Huckabee Wednesday as late-night television went live again after a two-month break for the ongoing Writers Guild strike.
Not Much Change in Writerless Leno Show
US late-night comics return to TV amid strike
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:24 am
David Letterman, Jay Leno Return to Late Night
David Letterman was one of five talk-show hosts to return to work with Craig Ferguson, one of only two with working writers.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 9:02 am
Losing data 'should be a criminal offence'
An influential group of MPs has called for officials to face criminal charges if they recklessly put people's personal data at risk.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:52 am
This time, Warriors don't take the 4th - San Francisco Chronicle
 Dallas Morning News |
San Francisco Chronicle -
Stephen Jackson was finally hitting shots, Andris Biedrins was cleaning up misses, and Golden State had cut an 18-point deficit down to four measly points with the fourth quarter coming up against the Mavericks.
This time, Warriors can't find a way to stop Mavs
Mavericks golden vs. Warriors
Source: Google News | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:16 am
Manhattan housing prices at record high
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. housing market may be a seller's nightmare but Manhattan's was a dream in the fourth quarter as foreign buyers pushed up demand while supply stayed tight, sending the average sales price to a record high.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:12 am
Myanmar Cracks Down on Ethnic Minorities
MAE SARIANG, Thailand (AP) -- Myanmar's army has moved reinforcements into ethnic minority areas for the probable renewal of an offensive whose past human rights violations have been far greater than those against urban protesters that riveted world attention last fall, aid and rebel groups say....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:08 am
China says North Korea delay "natural"
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, host of six-party talks aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear program, on Thursday described North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to account for its nuclear activities as a natural delay.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:04 am
Sri Lanka Demands Rebels Disarm
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The Sri Lankan government said Thursday that the Tamil Tiger rebels must disarm before any future peace talks, a day after the authorities decided to withdraw from an internationally brokered cease-fire with the insurgents....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 7:55 am
Kenyan police use water cannon on crowds
Kenyan police have used tear gas and water cannon in an attempt to prevent crowds marching in protest against the government in Nairobi.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 7:45 am
Zoo Head Defends Staff Amid Tiger Attack Victim's Criticism
San Francisco Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo says his staff acted heroically the night a teen was mauled to death by an escaped tiger.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 6:43 am
Europeans chafe under New Year 'nanny state' laws
BERLIN (AFP) - Europe started 2008 with a raft of new laws against smoking, air pollution and even junk food adverts, but some grumbled that the New Year's resolutions from the "nanny state" cramped their style.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 5:57 am
Truckers push for national idling laws
Interstate truck drivers are clamoring for national rules on how long they can idle their engines to keep warm or stay cool during ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 5:49 am
No Pendleton Marines killed at end of 2007
No Marines based in Camp Pendleton, Calif., died in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan in November or December the first time ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 5:34 am
A Plan to Kill Everyone
A sign on the door leading out of India Companys Combat Operations Center says 'Have a Plan to Kill Everyone You Meet.' For a fraction of second I thought it might be some kind of joke, but it wasn't.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 5:23 am
Criminal probe opened over CIA videotapes
The Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation Wednesday into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, putting ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 4:20 am
Pakistani opposition: 'Whole system is rigged'
Pakistan's opposition is convinced that President Pervez Musharraf plans to steal the upcoming election or at least shield his ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 3:47 am
Deaths outnumber births in third of counties
Growth in the USA hasn't reached every corner of the country. Almost a third of U.S. counties are experiencing more deaths than ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2008 | 3:20 am
Iran's Ayatollah: No Smear Campaigning
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Wednesday for clean campaigning during March parliament elections, urging candidates and their supporters to abstain from smearing rivals' reputations....Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 3 Jan 2008 | 2:07 am
Justice Department to Investigate CIA Tapes
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is opening a criminal investigation into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes.
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Who Benefits from Doctors' Free Drug Samples?
Pharmaceutical manufacturers have long claimed that one of the main reasons they shower doctors with free drug samples is so that doctors can pass the medicine along to poor patients. But a new study challenges the notion that the poor are the major beneficiaries.
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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:35 am
Pat Robertson Predicts Violence, Recession in 2008
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson predicted Wednesday that 2008 will be a year of violence worldwide and a recession in the United States, followed by a major stock-market crash by 2010.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:26 am
Kenya's victims fear for their lives
Adrian Blomfield reports from Kisumu on the plight of those singled out for vengeanceSource: Telegraph News | Top News | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am