At least 600 dead in Kenya post-election violence: police
NAIROBI (AFP) - At least 600 people have died in election-related violence across Kenya since disputed December 27 polls, two senior police officials told AFP Monday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:53 am
At least 600 dead in Kenya post-election violence: police (AFP)
AFP - At least 600 people have died in election-related violence across Kenya since disputed December 27 polls, two senior police officials told AFP Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:52 am
Kenya opposition cancels protests
Kenya's opposition leader calls off nationwide protest rallies planned for Tuesday, following disputed elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:48 am
European shares rally after global sell-off
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Monday, recovering slightly from heavy losses ahead of the weekend on worries about a potential US recession that have also rattled Asian and US equities.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:42 am
South Korea fire toll rises to 22
At least 22 people have been killed and about 17 are missing in a fire at a warehouse in South Korea.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:40 am
Police Discover Gruesome Cannibalistic Scene at Texas Home
A man killed his girlfriend, then filleted and cooked parts of her body before calling police to tell them what he was doing, authorities said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:37 am
Afghan Violence Leaves 10 Dead
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a border police patrol on Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing a policeman, as officials reported that clashes and a roadside bomb elsewhere left nine people dead, including four civilians....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:33 am
Islamic Militants Kill 8 Tribal Leaders in Pakistan
Suspected Islamic militants fatally shot eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in Pakistan's volatile northwest, authorities said Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:29 am
Envoy urges patience on North Korea deadline
TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to declare its nuclear activities needs to be confronted with patience and perseverance, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:26 am
Opposition Leader Cancels Kenya Rallies - Forbes
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By MICHELLE FAUL 01.07.08, 6:18 AM ET Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday canceled planned nationwide rallies amid fears of re-igniting bloodletting, saying he wanted to give mediation a chance in the wake of the country's disputed ...
US seeks solution as Kenyan death toll climbs
Report: Kenya leaders view AU help
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:25 am
U.N. atomic watchdog chief to visit Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - International Atomic Energy Agency
director Mohamed ElBaradei will visit Iran on January 11-12 to
help resolve outstanding questions about Iran's disputed atomic
program, an IAEA spokeswoman said on Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:24 am
U.N. atomic watchdog chief to visit Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei will visit Iran on January 11-12 to help resolve outstanding questions about Iran's disputed atomic program, an IAEA spokeswoman said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:24 am
Report: Clemens Sues Accuser McNamee - Washington Post
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In this image captured from video and released by CBS News on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, baseball player Roger Clemens is seen at his Katy, Texas home, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, while giving his first interview since being accused of using ...
Report: Clemens sues ex-trainer
Defiant Clemens says he never used steroids or HGH
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:22 am
Opposition Leader Cancels Kenya Rallies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday canceled planned nationwide rallies amid fears of re-igniting bloodletting, saying he wanted to give mediation a chance in the wake of the country's disputed elections....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:18 am
Opposition leader cancels Kenya rallies (AP)
AP - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday canceled planned nationwide rallies amid fears of re-igniting bloodletting, saying he wanted to give mediation a chance in the wake of the country's disputed elections.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:18 am
Pakistan: Militants Kill 8 Tribal Elders
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Suspected Islamic militants fatally shot eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in Pakistan's volatile northwest, authorities said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:18 am
Wikia Search Launches With Google in Its Sights - DevX.com
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By Kenneth Corbin Declaring that Internet search is currently broken, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is trying to fix it. And he wants your help.
Wiki Citizens Taking on a New Area: Searching
Wikipedia founder launches Google search engine rival
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:14 am
Polls show Obama gaining momentum in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AFP) - Barack Obama built a double-digit opinion poll lead ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, threatening another ominous blow to Hillary Clinton's White House hopes.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:14 am
Report: Clemens sues accuser McNamee (AP)
AP - Roger Clemens beat Brian McNamee to court, filing a defamation suit against the former trainer who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:13 am
Sick Somali president in London
Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf is in a London hospital, after collapsing last week.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:12 am
Nokia Siemens wins $935 mln Saudi contract - MarketWatch
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By Aude Lagorce, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Nokia Siemens Networks on Monday said it's won a $935 million contract to roll out and service a state-of-the-art mobile network for Middle Eastern carrier Zain in Saudi Arabia.
Nokia Siemens wins $935 million Saudi Arabia deal
Nokia Siemens Wins $935 Million Deal for Saudi Arabia's Zain
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:11 am
Bill Gates's Swan Song - Forbes
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Some 4000 people gathered on Sunday evening at the Venetian Hotel's Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas to hear Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people )Chairman Bill Gates give his final speech to the high-tech world's mega-conference.
Bill Gates Makes His Swan Song at CES
The lighter side of Bill Gates' keynote at CES
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:11 am
Kenya's Odinga calls off protest as deaths near 500 (Reuters)
Reuters - Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga
said on Monday he had called off protests because a "mediation
process" to resolve the political crisis that has killed nearly
500 people was about to begin.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:08 am
Kenya's Odinga calls off protest as deaths near 500
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Monday he had called off protests because a "mediation process" to resolve the political crisis that has killed nearly 500 people was about to begin.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:07 am
Comcast: Cable to standardize technology (AP)
AP - Facing pressure from regulators, the cable TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology and open the door to televisions and other gadgets that don't need cable boxes to receive video-on-demand programs and other interactive services.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:02 am
Napster to sell music as MP3 files (AP)
AP - Napster Inc. said Sunday it will begin selling music downloads as unprotected MP3 files in the spring, joining other online retailers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 11:00 am
GM envisions driverless cars on horizon (AP)
AP - Cars that drive themselves even parking at their destination could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:59 am
Kenya's opposition leader to meet U.S. envoy
Some 486 people have died in the explosion of violence following Kenya's disputed presidential election, a government official ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:56 am
Fire South of Seoul Kills 22
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The death toll from a fire that tore through a South Korean warehouse Monday rose to 22, a fire official said amid a search for others missing. At least 10 people were injured....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:55 am
European govt bonds lower as euro zone economic sentiment holds up - Forbes
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - European government bonds fell slightly after euro zone data showed economic sentiment held up in December while inflationary pressures persisted.
Euro zone Dec sentiment eases less than expected
Euro Zone Business Climate Weakens In December
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:55 am
US 'will be patient with N Korea'
US envoy Christopher Hill says the US will persevere in talks with N Korea, as he begins a regional tour.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:54 am
Ice slows cleanup in flooded Nev. town
Many residents who fled nearly 300 homes damaged by a canal rupture were able to return, but had to contend with as much as 8 ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:53 am
Tour at risk after Harbhajan ban
India suspend their tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal against Harbhajan Singh's three-match ban.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:52 am
Taylor war crimes trial resumes
The war crimes trial of Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor hears its first witness in The Hague.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:51 am
Taylor war crimes trial resumes - CNN International
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CNN) -- The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed Monday at the Hague, six months after he boycotted the opening session and called the trial a "charade.
FACTBOX-Sierra Leone's civil war
Liberia: Citizens Lose Interest in Taylor Trial
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:46 am
Kenyan Opposition Leader Meets With U.S. Envoy; 486 Dead
A U.S. envoy met Monday with Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga in an attempt to end the crisis that has killed 486.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:45 am
Pakistan says won't let foreign troops on its soil
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said on Monday, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorizing its forces to act in Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:38 am
Amid calls for change, the tension is building
The five-day campaign here leading to Tuesday's primary is a supercharged blur of candidates trying to apply the lessons of last ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:36 am
US al-Qaeda man in threat to Bush
An al-Qaeda spokesman calls for a bombing campaign in the Middle East to mark the US leader's visit this week.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:25 am
Iraq bombs hit Sunni stronghold
A double bombing kills seven in Baghdad, including the head of a US-backed Sunni armed group fighting al-Qaeda.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:22 am
U.S. agents make progress in Sudan killing probe
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.S. and Sudanese security agents are close to identifying a suspect in the shooting of an American aid official and his driver in Khartoum, Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:16 am
Georgian President Elected Amid Protests
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Thousands of Georgian opposition protesters denounced as fraudulent a presidential election that swept Mikhail Saakashvili to a second term, threatening instability in the former Soviet republic once considered a beacon of reform....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:14 am
Sony's Hirai eyes PS3 profit as costs decline - Reuters
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By Franklin Paul LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) gaming chief Kaz Hirai hopes to turn a profit on the PlayStation 3 console business in the entertainment conglomerate's next fiscal year, fuelled in part by falling ...
Nintendo Sells Three Times as Many Wii as Sony's PlayStation 3
Festive PS3 sales in US pass 1m
Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2008 | 10:05 am
2 Bombings Kill at Least 7 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A double bombing killed at least seven people and wounded 25 Monday outside the Baghdad office of a government agency that cares for Sunni mosques and shrines, witnesses and a hospital official said. A police officer, however, put the death toll as high as 14....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:44 am
Bombings kill at least 7 in Baghdad
A double bombing killed at least seven people and wounded 25 Monday outside the Baghdad office of a government agency that cares ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:43 am
Taylor War Crimes Trial Opens Monday
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The international war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor reopened Monday, six months after it was adjourned when he boycotted the opening session and fired his attorney....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:29 am
Trial of Liberian ex-president Taylor resumes in The Hague
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, accused of controlling militia that killed and raped thousands in Sierra Leone, resumed Monday in The Hague after a six month delay.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:29 am
Double Baghdad Bombing Kills 6, Wounds 21, Officials Say
A double bombing killed at least six people and wounded 21 Monday outside the Baghdad office of a government agency that cares for Sunni mosques and shrines, witnesses and a hospital official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:23 am
Indonesia's Suharto in Stable Condition
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health was improving Monday, with fluids successfully being drained from his heart and lungs and his appetite slowly returning, days after he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, doctors said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:18 a... | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:19 am
Toshiba says HD DVD has not lost out to Blu-ray
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 9:03 am
Report: Roger Clemens Sues Trainer McNamee for Defamation
Roger Clemens filed a defamation suit against former personal trainer Brian McNamee in Texas state court Sunday night, according to the Houston Chronicle, just before his interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" was about to air.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 8:43 am
Australia hits back over pro-Japan whaling video
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's government Monday sharply condemned a popular Internet video claiming its citizens oppose Japanese whaling because of racism, while brutally killing animals such as kangaroos and dingoes.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 8:21 am
Alaska Plane Crash Kills 6 Fisherman Flying Home for Xmas
A chartered plane that crashed into a shallow harbor after taking off from Kodiak Island, killing six people, was carrying a group of fishermen from a dissident sect of the Russian Orthodox Church home for Christmas.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 8:12 am
Georgia's Saakashvili wins vote: elections chief
TBILISI (AFP) - With more than two thirds of votes counted in Georgia's snap presidential election pro-Western leader Mikheil Saakashvili remained on course for victory, an official tally showed Monday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 7:39 am
Nevada Town Frozen in Floodwater, 9 Missing in Storms
Hundreds of homes sat in as much as 8 feet of water Sunday following a canal rupture as freezing temperatures hindered efforts to get the water to drain away.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 7:27 am
Man Killed After Shooting 2 in Southern California Market
A man opened fire in a grocery store Sunday afternoon, shooting and injuring his girlfriend and her sister before police shot him to death, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2008 | 7:04 am
Friends help carry the burden of dieting
Weight loss can be catching, even when relatives and friends are thousands of miles apart. Consider Paulette Griffis, 40, of ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 6:49 am
Top GOP rivals draw battle lines
A day after trading personal barbs on national television, Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney touted their very different ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 6:19 am
Barack Obama jumps into the lead in New Hampshire
NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton battled to keep crucial New Hampshire from swinging to rising rival Barack Obama on Sunday but new polls showed him jumping into the lead.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 6:17 am
China Communists sacked for having too many children: state media
BEIJING (AFP) - Authorities in a central China province have expelled hundreds of people from the Communist Party or their government posts for having more than one child, state media said Monday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 6:10 am
Outside groups out in force for their presidential picks
Fresh from their work in Iowa, independent political groups are sending money and people to New Hampshire and other early nominating ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 6:08 am
Supreme court takes up major death penalty case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 5:39 am
Poll: Obama, McCain leap ahead in N.H.
Amid frenetic last-minute campaigning, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds the onetime front-runners in New Hampshire lagging as Democrat ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2008 | 5:26 am
Cost of home loan highest in seven years
The cost of the typical home loan has soared to a seven-year high with families facing mortgage bills more than 20 per cent higher than two years ago as the effects of the credit crunch take their toll.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Oscars could be next victim of the pickets
Fears are growing in Hollywood that some of the film industry's biggest names including George Clooney and Keira Knightley could boycott the Oscars because of the long-running screenwriters' strike.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Students who overstay visas 'not deported'
Foreign students who overstay their visas are not being deported as they are not regarded as a high priority by the Home Office, it was reported last night.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
New year is busy time for divorce lawyers
Divorce lawyers are expecting their busiest day of the year today as the pressure of Christmas and the New Year holidays finally blows rocky marriages apart.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Fury in Georgia as Mikhail Saakashvili wins
After Georgia's pro-Western leader, Mikhail Saakashvili, snatched victory in the country's snap presidential election, the opposition immediately rejected the result.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Tories to strip benefits if jobless refuse work
Unemployed people who turn down offers of work will have their benefits stripped under a "three strikes and you're out" rule to be unveiled by David Cameron.Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Hillary Clinton bristles as Obama stays calm
Hillary Clinton, battling for political survival, has slammed her rival Barack Obama for being all talk and no action hours after she had lost her cool in a television debate when told she represented "the status quo".Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 7 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
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