Business leaders put pressure on the European Commission president over draft plans on climate change. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:41 pm
Elected lawmakers meet in Thailand for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:33 pm
Reuters - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's
government went on the offensive against critics on Monday,
condemning opposition economic boycott plans as "sabotage" and
summoning the British ambassador for a ticking off.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government went on the offensive against critics on Monday, condemning opposition economic boycott plans as "sabotage" and summoning the British ambassador for a ticking off.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Israel looks powerless to stop the barrage of rockets from Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Islamic militants, choked by a blockade of their territory, find it increasingly difficult to hold on to power. And moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing growing pressure to suspend peace talks because of Israel's strikes in Gaza.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:28 pm
AP - Israel looks powerless to stop the barrage of rockets from Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Islamic militants, choked by a blockade of their territory, find it increasingly difficult to hold on to power. And moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing growing pressure to suspend peace talks because of Israel's strikes in Gaza.
AP - The Los Angeles Times fired its top editor after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 months after his predecessor was also ousted in a budget dispute, the newspaper said Sunday.
Egypt's president warns the Israeli PM about the effects of the Gaza blockade, joining others expressing concern. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:27 pm
AP - While the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, three states celebrate another man as well. In Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi, the slain civil rights leader shares a state holiday with Robert E. Lee, commanding officer of the Confederate Army.
AP - Nearly 40 years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some say his legacy is being frozen in a moment in time that ignores the full complexity of the man and his message.
AP - Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession.
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan and wounded five others, the force said on Monday.
Global stock markets tumble, with European indexes set for the worst day in four years, on fears of a US recession. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:24 pm
A court in India passes life sentences on 11 people over anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:15 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New England Patriots will face one more challenge in their bid for a perfect season: a Super Bowl meeting with the surprising New York Giants.
Jurors in the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes have been taken to see his house. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:10 pm
LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets plunged Monday, with Tokyo tumbling to its lowest level in more than two years as US President George W. Bush's tax plan to revive the world's largest economy disappointed investors. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:04 pm
The Pakistani president begins an eight-day trip to Europe, with democracy and terrorism likely to top the agenda. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:01 pm
BELGRADE (AFP) - Nationalist hardliner Tomislav Nikolic won the first round of Serbia's presidential race, partial results showed Monday, but still faces a runoff with incumbent reformist Boris Tadic. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:59 am
The owners of two ships involved in South Korea's worst oil spill are charged with breaking pollution laws. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:50 am
GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza hospitals will run out of drugs and fuel for generators within a few days unless Israel eases the border blockade it imposed on the Hamas-controlled territory, international organizations said on Monday.
Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic wins the first round of Serbia's presidential poll, but will face a run-off. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:35 am
NAIROBI (AFP) - Five people were hacked to death in ethnic clashes in Nairobi slums, police said Monday, as mediators prepared a fresh bid to break the deadlock that followed President Mwai Kibaki's re-election. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:32 am
Gazans deal without electricity, fuel or bread shops during Israeli blockade to end rocket attacks on border towns. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:29 am
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gaza City awoke Monday to shuttered bread shops and gas stations, prompting fears of a humanitarian crisis as Israel pressed ahead with efforts to stop Palestinian rocket fire, refusing to reopen crossings or allow in crucial fuel supplies.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:23 am
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.
LONDON (AFP) - The British government on Monday unveiled plans to keep Northern Rock, the bank severely damaged by the squeeze on global credit, in the private sector. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:15 am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
CHICAGO (AFP) - US researchers said Monday they have conclusive proof to show that women who drink a lot of caffeine on a daily basis in the early months of pregnancy have an elevated risk of miscarriage, settling a longstanding debate over the issue. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:04 am
Oliver Stone is planning to make a new film about the life and presidency of George W. Bush, and is in talks with actor Josh Brolin to play the title role. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 11:01 am
James O'Shea was fired by the revenue-plagued L.A. Times for refusing a management order to cut $4million from the newsroom budget. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 10:38 am
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- One of Liberia's most notorious rebel commanders, known as Gen. Butt Naked, has returned to confess his role in terrorizing the nation, saying he is responsible for 20,000 deaths.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 10:33 am
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being used in Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The presidential race shifted to new battlegrounds on Sunday, as Republican John McCain looked for momentum from a big win and top Democrats paid homage to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An explosion struck a NATO patrol vehicle outside a former Taliban town in southern Afghanistan, killing one British soldier and wounding five others, officials said Monday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 10:04 am
GAZA CITY (AFP) - The hum of generators reverberated across Gaza Monday on the fourth day of a punishing Israeli blockade imposed on the Hamas-run territory amid increasing warnings of an impending humanitarian crisis. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
New Zealanders lined up to pay respects to mountaineer and adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, who conquered Mount Everest. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 9:48 am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Several people were beaten and hacked to death with machetes in a Nairobi slum Sunday in renewed ethnic fighting over Kenya's disputed election, residents said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 9:25 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military worried Sunday about "mixed messages" from Iran, listing a dramatic drop in Iranian-made weapons reaching Iraq but no reduction in the training and financing of Shiite militants.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 9:24 am
A British soldier was killed and five others injured by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 9:01 am
An international criminal gang have set their sights on stealing a new type of loot that is making them millions, top-of-the-range tractors. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 8:51 am
Canadian polic officials denouce report from U.S. druzg czar that organized crime rings in Canada are supplying turbo-charged meth to U.S. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 8:39 am
Two private planes flying about a mile from an airport collided Sunday, killing at least five people and raining debris down on car dealerships below, authorities said. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 7:42 am
Matthew Watkins, 28, was charged in chainsaw and knife attack at a Missouri homeless shelter where he was living and participating in a job treatment program. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 7:24 am
Taxpayers may have to foot the bill for a £1.7 million Government clerical error after it emerged that nearly 100 Armed Forces veterans had received pension overpayments. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 7:21 am
Two private planes have collided in mid-air above California raining debris on cars below and leaving at least four people dead. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 7:01 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Last year the streets in parts of the old city dropped by nine feet.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 4:25 am
Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 4:10 am
A bus carrying Hindus on a religious pilgrimage skidded off a hill in western India and plunged into a gorge, killing at least 38 people and injuring 40 others, police said Monday. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jan 2008 | 3:55 am
HAVANA (AP) -- Cubans ratified a slate of parliamentary candidates on Sunday including Fidel Castro, the ailing 81-year-old leader who has not been seen in public for nearly 18 months.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:28 a... | 21 Jan 2008 | 2:39 am
PARIS (AFP) - A treatment for muscular dystrophy may be within view after US scientists reported Sunday they used stem cell transplants to improve muscle function in mice afflicted with the disease. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:52 am
Piles of wood several feet high could be seen on the shore from Selsey Bill to Beachy Head yesterday, as cargo was washed up from the freighter Ice Prince, which sank off the Dorset coat last week. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:15 am
Drinking as little as two cups of coffee a day while pregnant doubles the risk of miscarriage, a new study has warned. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 21 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
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AP - Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, People magazine reported.
AP - The New England Patriots' path to perfection has one last hurdle: a New York team of road warriors hoping for a Giant upset.
Reuters - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's
government went on the offensive against critics on Monday,
condemning opposition economic boycott plans as "sabotage" and
summoning the British ambassador for a ticking off.
AP - Israel looks powerless to stop the barrage of rockets from Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Islamic militants, choked by a blockade of their territory, find it increasingly difficult to hold on to power. And moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing growing pressure to suspend peace talks because of Israel's strikes in Gaza.
AP - The Los Angeles Times fired its top editor after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 months after his predecessor was also ousted in a budget dispute, the newspaper said Sunday.
AP - While the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, three states celebrate another man as well. In Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi, the slain civil rights leader shares a state holiday with Robert E. Lee, commanding officer of the Confederate Army.
AP - Nearly 40 years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some say his legacy is being frozen in a moment in time that ignores the full complexity of the man and his message.
AP - Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession.
