Cubans vote for a new parliament with one person standing per seat, including ailing leader Fidel Castro. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 2:29 pm
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being smuggled into Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.
AP - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton were victors in contentious nominating contests, but neither party can claim front-runners as early presidential contests give way to big-state battles.
Reuters - The U.S. military said on Sunday there
had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being
smuggled into Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and
financing of Iraqi militias.
Parts of the Lisbon Treaty, signed by Gordon Brown, are the same as the abandoned EU Constitution, UK MPs say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 2:15 pm
The main power plant in Gaza begins shutting down due to fuel shortages caused by Israel's border closures. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 2:02 pm
Reuters - Cubans voted on Sunday for deputies to
the national legislature that included ailing Cuban leader
Fidel Castro, even though he has not appeared in public for
almost 18 months.
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans voted on Sunday for deputies to the national legislature that included ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, even though he has not appeared in public for almost 18 months.
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bombing killed six people in Anbar province on Sunday, but the target of the attack, a U.S.-backed Sunni tribal sheik, was unhurt, police said.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 1:52 pm
AP - A suicide bombing killed six people in Anbar province on Sunday, but the target of the attack, a U.S.-backed Sunni tribal sheik, was unhurt, police said.
Meteorologists warn of icy ropads in Southern states following a rare snowstorm; New Orleans provides temporary shelters for homeless during freeze watch. Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Jan 2008 | 1:43 pm
Reuters - Gaza's main power plant began shutting
down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's
closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders, a move
taken in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza's main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders, a move taken in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
Gordon Brown arrives in India on his trip to boost links with the world's fastest-growing economies. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 1:30 pm
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in India on Sunday hailing relations between the two countries as a "partnership of equals" as he looked to further boost links. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 1:22 pm
Reuters - Republican John McCain
and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next
battles in a chaotic White House race after scoring tough wins
in the first presidential voting in the U.S. South and West.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in a chaotic White House race after scoring tough wins in the first presidential voting in the U.S. South and West.
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people packed Pope Benedict XVI's traditional noontime blessing Sunday in a show support after the Vatican canceled his visit to a university because of some protests by students and faculty.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 1:02 pm
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A roadside bomb probably intended for Afghan or NATO forces killed five civilians in a taxi in an unstable part of southern Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 1:02 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Former Indonesian dictator Suharto moved his hands and spoke in a whisper Sunday, in what doctors called amazing signs of recovery so soon after he suffered multiple organ failure.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:59 pm
AP - Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill Yourself T-shirt and calmly describes how he became a sad cliche: a homeless veteran.
AP - Sears Holdings Corp. plans to reorganize into several companies in another bid to pull the ailing 121-year-old retailer out the doldrums, according to a report published Saturday.
Large parts of Zimbabwe, including the capital, are reportedly without electricity after a major power failure. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:51 pm
NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least three people were hacked to death with machetes in a slum in Kenya's capital on Sunday in ethnic clashes triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gaza's only electrical plant announced it would shut down Sunday after an Israeli border closure blocked the entry of fuel that powers it. The move is certain to make life more difficult for the 1.5 million residents of the already impoverished territory.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:38 pm
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Gaza reeled from power outages on Sunday as Israel continued to seal off the Hamas-run territory in retaliation for rocket fire, despite warnings that the closure could spark a humanitarian crisis. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:36 pm
A little-known Spanish priest, who has spent his entire life in Asia among the poor, has been elected to lead the Jesuits, the Catholic Church’s largest religious order. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:28 pm
BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbians voted Sunday in a presidential election seen as crucial for the Balkan state's future in Europe with tensions rising as its breakaway province of Kosovo heads toward independence. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:17 pm
A US anti-drugs official says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is a "major facilitator" in the cocaine trade. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 12:14 pm
Pakistani officials interrogate teen suspect who reportedly confessed to being part of five-man team sent to assassinate opposition candidate Benazir Bhutto. Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Jan 2008 | 11:55 am
Mikhail Saakashvili is sworn in for a second term as Georgia's president, in the face of opposition protests. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jan 2008 | 11:54 am
TBILISI (AFP) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was sworn in Sunday to lead this strategic Black Sea nation for a second five-year term as his opponents rallied for his election win to be overturned. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 11:42 am
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- A pro-Western and a nationalist candidate faced off Sunday in a closely contested Serbian presidential race that could determine whether the troubled Balkan nation will move closer to the European Union or sink back into isolation.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 11:29 am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Renewed ethnic fighting broke out in a Kenyan slum Sunday following the deaths of more than 20 people in demonstrations against the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 11:28 am
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Mikhail Saakashvili was sworn in to a second presidential term Sunday, pledging to mend fences with Russia, push Georgia closer to the West and bring prosperity to the ex-Soviet republic troubled by a divisive election that opponents claim was rigged.... Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EST | 20 Jan 2008 | 11:18 am
MADRID (Reuters) - Islamic radicals may have been plotting attacks in Barcelona, Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Saturday, after police found bomb-making materials and arrested 14 South Asians.
BANGALORE, India (AFP) - India's major software firms say a US economic slowdown may bring more customers seeking cost savings, but analysts warn that the once red-hot sector faces tough times in 2008. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 10:01 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for greater cooperation with India on combating terrorism as he began a visit to New Delhi on Sunday.
A sketch of a man who police want to contact over the abduction of Madeleine McCann has been revealed. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 20 Jan 2008 | 9:54 am
ALGIERS (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Algeria has instructed employees in Algiers to tighten security due to a risk of terrorist attacks in the city, a message to U.S. expatriates said.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AFP) - Republican White House hopeful John McCain scooped a sweet victory in South Carolina late Saturday as Democrat Hillary Clinton took Nevada handing the two front-running candidates big wins. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 8:08 am
Suzanne Pleshette, the beautiful, husky-voiced star who found her greatest fame portraying Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running "The Bob Newhart Show," dies of respiratory failure. Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Jan 2008 | 6:32 am
Cambodian police blocked Mia Farrow from holding a genocide memorial ceremony Sunday at a Khmer Rouge prison, at one point forcefully pushing her group away from a barricade. Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Jan 2008 | 4:18 am
FRANKFURT (AFP) - The European Central bank threatens to raise interest rates to parry inflation risks but its next move will probably be a cut owing to a global economic slowdown, analysts say. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jan 2008 | 4:07 am
Four men were arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal shootings of a baby, a toddler and their mothers while the women held their children in their arms, police said. Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Jan 2008 | 4:01 am
Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch," has died. He was 84. Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Jan 2008 | 3:07 am
Arizona Sen. John McCain won the South Carolina GOP primary on Saturday, edging out former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in a tight race in a state that effectively ended his presidential bid eight years ago.
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AP - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton were victors in contentious nominating contests, but neither party can claim front-runners as early presidential contests give way to big-state battles.
Reuters - The U.S. military said on Sunday there
had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being
smuggled into Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and
financing of Iraqi militias.
Reuters - Cubans voted on Sunday for deputies to
the national legislature that included ailing Cuban leader
Fidel Castro, even though he has not appeared in public for
almost 18 months.
AP - A suicide bombing killed six people in Anbar province on Sunday, but the target of the attack, a U.S.-backed Sunni tribal sheik, was unhurt, police said.
Reuters - Gaza's main power plant began shutting
down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's
closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders, a move
taken in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
Reuters - Republican John McCain
and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next
battles in a chaotic White House race after scoring tough wins
in the first presidential voting in the U.S. South and West.
AP - Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill Yourself T-shirt and calmly describes how he became a sad cliche: a homeless veteran.
AP - Sears Holdings Corp. plans to reorganize into several companies in another bid to pull the ailing 121-year-old retailer out the doldrums, according to a report published Saturday.
