Obama, Clinton to clash in New Hampshire debates
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AFP) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Saturday clash face-to-face for the first time since he captured the first 2008 White House nominating contest and threw her campaign into turmoil.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 4:37 pm
Kenyan opposition conditions talks on Kibaki resignation
NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's opposition on Saturday responded to the president's call for a unity cabinet by asking him to resign, as a top US envoy attempted to defuse a crisis that has killed hundreds and displaced thousands.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 4:22 pm
Two Libyans released in Somalia
Two Libyan diplomats are freed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after being briefly abducted by gunmen.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 4:11 pm
Winter storm batters California
A winter storm batters southern California and dumps heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 4:02 pm
400K without power amid Calif. storm (AP)
AP - The storm that has pummeled California with gale-force wind and heavy rain dropped a thick blanket of snow on the Sierra Nevada on Saturday and kept thousands of people from their homes in mudslide-prone areas.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:59 pm
Georgian Election a Test of Democracy
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgians voted Saturday to determine whether to keep Mikhail Saakashvili as president in the former Soviet republic, where he was once considered a symbol of democratic reform but now faces accusations of authoritarian leanings....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:52 pm
Kenyan President Offers Unity Government
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's president is ready to form "a government of national unity" to help resolve disputed elections that caused deadly riots, the government said Saturday as police and residents battled with guns and machetes in a Nairobi slum....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:51 pm
Kenyan president offers unity government (AP)
AP - Kenya's president is ready to form "a government of national unity" to help resolve disputed elections that caused deadly riots, the government said Saturday as police and residents battled with guns and machetes in a Nairobi slum.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:51 pm
'Person of interest' not cooperating in missing hiker case - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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By JEFFRY SCOTT The "person of interest" connected to the disappearance of Buford hiker Meredith Emerson is not cooperating with investigators, Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Saturday.
Ga. Man Questioned In Missing Hiker Case
Agents Question Man About Missing Hiker
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:43 pm
Kenyan Leader Makes Unity Offer - Wall Street Journal
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By SARAH CHILDRESS NAIROBI, Kenya -- After a week of political stalemate and bloodshed, Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki said Saturday that he was prepared to form a government of national unity with the opposition, easing tensions between the two side and ...
Kibaki hints at power-sharing deal
US envoy meets Kenya opposition for crisis talks
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:39 pm
Woman Booted From Army for Having Breast Implants
A woman was kicked out of German army training after having silicone breast implantsSource: FOXNews.com | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:35 pm
Kibaki offers unity government in Kenya (Reuters)
Reuters - President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday
he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya's
bloody turmoil but the opposition brushed the offer aside,
saying he must step down and negotiate.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:29 pm
Kibaki offers unity government in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) - President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya's bloody turmoil but the opposition brushed the offer aside, saying he must step down and negotiate.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:29 pm
California storms leave 440,000 without power
Monster storms sweeping through California have grounded flights, forced people from their homes and left almost half a million people without power.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:21 pm
Bush to press allies on Iran during Mideast trip (Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush said on Saturday he would use part of a weeklong Middle East trip next week to press allies to help keep Iran's "aggressive ambitions" in check.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:19 pm
Bush to press allies on Iran during Mideast trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Saturday he would use part of a weeklong Middle East trip next week to press allies to help keep Iran's "aggressive ambitions" in check.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:19 pm
Clinton, McCain leads shrink in New Hampshire: poll
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hold shrinking leads in New Hampshire three days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:14 pm
Iraqi soldier shot dead two U.S. servicemen (Reuters)
Reuters - An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S.
troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on
December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a
civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on
Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:11 pm
Iraqi soldier shot dead two U.S. servicemen
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:11 pm
Indonesia's ailing Suharto 'critical': doctors (AFP)
AFP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was in a critical condition in hospital on Saturday, his doctors said, a day after the 86-year-old was admitted with a weakening heart and kidneys.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:11 pm
War? What war? Economy trumps Iraq in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraq war, once the key issue in the U.S. presidential election, is taking a back seat to the economy as voters fret over a possible recession and consider the improving security situation in Baghdad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:09 pm
Iraqi soldier shot dead US troops: US Army
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two American soldiers killed during a joint US-Iraq patrol in the northern city of Mosul last week were deliberately shot by an Iraqi soldier, the US and Iraqi militaries said on Saturday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:09 pm
Peace plan, Iran on Bush Mideast agenda (AP)
AP - President Bush on Saturday tied his fresh push for Mideast peace to the fight against terrorism and U.S. efforts to counter Iran's quest for greater influence in the region.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:08 pm
Bush puts Mideast focus on terrorism, Iran
In his radio broadcast, the president briefly sketched the agenda for his eight-day trip to the Middle East.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:06 pm
Agents question man about missing hiker (AP)
AP - Authorities questioned a man Saturday in a 24-year-old hiker's disappearance from a state park, while trained searchers combed the mountainous area and volunteers took up the ominous task of posting fliers of the missing woman.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 3:01 pm
Clemens Asked to Testify to Congress - ABC News
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Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla.
Clemens' next pitch to be on Capitol Hill
Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte called to testify before Congress
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:58 pm
Monster storm sweeps through California
Thousands of people in mudslide-prone areas were told to leave their homes. Hundreds of thousands remained without power.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:58 pm
Ex-Soviet Georgia votes in democracy test election
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians voted on Saturday in a presidential election expected to hand the former Soviet state's leader a narrow win, but opponents accused him of rigging the poll and threatened street protests.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:46 pm
Avalanche Kills Skier in Vail; 2 Others Survive
Jesse Brigham, a Vail Resorts employee, was skiing with two companions when the avalanche hit.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:45 pm
Language group picks 'subprime' as Word of the Year
"Facebook," "green," "Googleganger" and "waterboarding" were the runners-up.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:33 pm
Garbage Crisis Stirs Protest in Naples
NAPLES, Italy (AP) -- Stinking mounds of garbage piled up on the streets of Naples on Friday and officials around the country blamed organized crime and bureaucratic red tape for the city's refuse crisis....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:32 pm
Kenya's Kibaki: 'let's form unity government'
Kenya's president Mwai Kibaki has offered an olive branch to the opposition that accuses him of stealing last week’s presidential election.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:30 pm
Obama under attack ahead of New Hampshire debates
NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:27 pm
Georgians vote in key elections
Georgians vote in a snap presidential election, seen as a democracy test for the former Soviet republic.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:24 pm
Intel Quits Effort to Get Computers to Children - New York Times
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Martin Mejia/AP Students in the Andean village of Arahuay, Peru, using computers supplied by the organization One Laptop Per Child.
OLPC fires back at Intel, children learn nothing
Negroponte Lashes Out at Intel For 'Damage' to Laptop Project
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:22 pm
West Bank sweep keeps thousands inside homes
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were confined to their homes and carefully rationing dwindling food supplies in the West Bank ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:21 pm
SAG: Actors Likely to Snub Golden Globes - ABC News
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Strike picketer, Dave Clennon walks the line outside NBC Studios Wednesday Jan. 2, 2008 in Burbank, Calif. The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday ...
Actors Won't Circle the Globes
Actors refuse to cross Golden Globe picket line
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:20 pm
Kibaki hints at unity government
Kenya's President Kibaki says he is ready to form a unity government, after days of election-linked violence.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:19 pm
Iraqi soldier kills 2 U.S. troops, military says
Also, three other U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter were wounded in the attack, the military said.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:17 pm
Georgian Election a Test of Democracy - Washington Post
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Georgia's presidential candidate Mikhail Saakashvili speaks during his meeting with foreign journalists at his campaign headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008.
Georgia Must Have Fair Elections
Georgians vote in snap election
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:16 pm
Georgia votes for president under shadow of unrest
TBILISI (AFP) - Georgians voted Saturday in a snap presidential election called by fiery reformer Mikheil Saakashvili to quell unrest and attempt to relaunch his pro-Western presidency.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:14 pm
Indonesia's ailing Suharto 'critical': doctors
JAKARTA (AFP) - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was in a critical condition in hospital on Saturday, his doctors said, a day after the 86-year-old was admitted with a weakening heart and kidneys.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:11 pm
Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 American Troops
BAGHDAD (AP) -- An Iraqi soldier allegedly shot dead two American troops while they were patrolling together north of the capital, the U.S. military and an Iraqi official said Saturday. The Iraqi official said the suspect has links to militant groups....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:10 pm
A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback - New York Times
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday in Nashua, NH After a loss in Iowa, her campaign is fine-tuning its approach. By PATRICK HEALY and JOHN M. BRODER MANCHESTER, NH - Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have been in career-threatening scrapes before, ...
Video: Obama, Huckabee win in Iowa
Clinton Camp's Challenge: How Hard to Hit Obama?
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 2:08 pm
Report: Kenyan president wants unity gov't
President Mwai Kibaki made the statement to a U.S. diplomat, according to the director of the presidential news service, Isaiya ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 1:49 pm
Former Dictator Suharto's Health Worsens
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's former dictator Suharto was on a dialysis machine in critical condition Saturday, doctors said, as the president called on the nation to pray for his rapid recovery....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 1:47 pm
Iraqi Soldier Kills Two American GIs in Baghdad
U.S. military says an Iraqi soldier allegedly shot two U.S. service members for reasons unknown during joint mission to establish combat outpost.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jan 2008 | 1:39 pm
Slain Girls' Brother to Suspect Dad: Give Up
As the family of two teenage Texas girls allegedly killed by their father and left to die in his taxi Tuesday night, prepare to burry them, their brother is issuing a plea for his father.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jan 2008 | 1:29 pm
British team arrives to aid inquiry - Los Angeles Times
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HERE TO HELP: A member of the Scotland Yard team fends off journalists at the airport. Scotland Yard officers will offer Pakistan only forensic and technical help in the Bhutto assassination investigation, President Musharraf says.
Bhutto's husband calls for UN probe into death
Bhutto's Husband Again Calls for UN Probe of Her Death
Source: Google News | 5 Jan 2008 | 1:07 pm
San Francisco Officials Seek to Inspect Tiger Victims' Phones
San Francisco city attorney asks two brothers mauled by escaped zoo tiger to preserve contents and records contained on their cell phones before the incident.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jan 2008 | 1:02 pm
Fat fighting, Los Angeles style
David Willis finds out about the fastest growing cosmetic procedure in figure-conscious Los Angeles.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:53 pm
Chicago woman, 114, registers to vote
It was also her birthday, according to her family, who cite a family Bible as evidence of her birth date.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:49 pm
U.S. agents probe Sudan attack claim
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.S. security agents are investigating reports that a previously unknown militant group was behind the killing of a U.S. aid officer and his Sudanese driver in Khartoum, an embassy official said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:40 pm
China's farms struggle to meet growing demand
Quentin Sommerville meets the farmers who are trying to satisfy the growing Chinese appetite for new foods.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:35 pm
Jerusalem Readies for Bush's Arrival
JERUSALEM (AP) -- With hundreds of hotel rooms booked and municipal crews unfolding red, white and blue flags, Jerusalem is getting ready for its highest-profile visitor in years: President Bush....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:25 pm
Ethnic tensions dividing Kenya
Adam Mynott in Nairobi reflects on what needs to be done to restore stability to Kenya.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:20 pm
Hillary Clinton leans on 'relic' Bill
In a race where Democrats are competing as agents of change, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's most reliable campaign prop is her ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 11:58 am
U.S. Envoy Huddles Kenyan Leaders to Resolve Election Crisis
Top U.S. diplomat for Africa Jendayi Frazer met with Kenya's opposition candidate and president to resolve deadly dispute following tight election results that international community has condemned.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jan 2008 | 11:53 am
Mwai Kibaki 'ready to form unity government'
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has said he is ready to form a government of national unity to stop post-election violence that has seen 350 people killed and around 100,000 displaced.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 11:51 am
Iraqi soldier 'killed US troops'
A militant "infiltrator" in the Iraqi army deliberately shot dead two US soldiers during a joint patrol, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jan 2008 | 11:36 am
Bhutto's Husband Calls for UN Probe
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The husband of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday accused elements within Pakistan's government of responsibility for her murder and urged Britain and the United States to support a U.N. investigation into the killing....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 11:16 am
NHS to introduce aneurysm screening
The Government is poised to introduce screening for a condition which kills more than 3,000 men a year as part of its new "predict and prevent" approach to health.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 10:55 am
US diplomat starts new Kenya peace talks
A US diplomat has started new peace talks in Nairobi aimed at stopping the violence sweeping the country after last week's disputed presidential poll.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 9:01 am
Moody's says may downgrade Tata Motors if Jaguar bid succeeds
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Credit ratings agency Moody's says it may cut the ratings of Tata Motors if it buys Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover units, saying the acquisition could create "substantial" challenges for the Indian company.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 8:20 am
DNA: Orphan Is Colombian Hostage's Son
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Leftist rebels had promised to hand over a 3-year-old along with the child's mother and a third hostage, raising hopes that a rescue effort spearheaded by Venezuela's president would succeed....Source: AP Top International News At 9:40 a... | 5 Jan 2008 | 8:16 am
ADB lends, invests 214 mln dlrs in China airports
MANILA (AFP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to lend and invest a total of 214 million dollars in China's airports, its first foray into the sector, the Manila-based financial institution announced Saturday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 5 Jan 2008 | 7:34 am
Half of English teens falling short on Three Rs
Fewer than half of teenagers in England are reaching the required standard at school as they struggle to master the three Rs, new league tables will show.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
White House a win away, says Barack Obama
Barack Obama has told voters that he will become US President if he wins the Democratic Party's New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Hand-washing can beat spread of stomach bug
Friends and relatives are being told to wash their hands with soap and hot water before visiting hospital patients to prevent further spread of the winter vomiting bug.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 5 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am