PARIS (AP) -- A young trader blamed for losses that cost France's Societe Generale more than $7 billion hacked computers and used "several techniques of fraud," the bank said Sunday, as judicial officials said the man would remain in custody a further 24 hours.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 2:06 pm
French police get a further 24 hours to question trader Jerome Kervel, at the centre of a suspected massive fraud. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:57 pm
PARIS (Reuters) - The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Former Indonesian President Suharto, the U.S. Cold War ally who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships over 32 years that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:49 pm
AP - Former Indonesian President Suharto, the U.S. Cold War ally who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships over 32 years that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
(Kyodo) _ Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent a message of condolence Sunday to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the death of former President Suharto, praising... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:44 pm
AP - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards speaks at post primary campaign rally in Columbia. The US presidential campaign broadened its scope Sunday as top candidates set their sights on 22 states that... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:37 pm
Supporters of democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama celebrate his victory in Columbia. The US presidential campaign broadened its scope as top candidates set their sights on 22 states that hold... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:37 pm
The US presidential campaign broadened its scope Sunday as top candidates set their sights on 22 states that hold primaries early next month, in the wake of US Senator Barack Obama's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:37 pm
A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:34 pm
SOFIA (AFP) - Bulgaria is still committed to the EU's Nabucco gas pipeline project despite signing a deal with Russia on its South Stream pipeline, President Georgy Parvanov said Sunday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:28 pm
(Kyodo) _ International Handball Federation President Hassan Moustafa said Sunday the IHF will nullify any penalties the Asian Handball Federation is reportedly considering imposing on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:26 pm
Reuters - The junior trader blamed for causing a $7
billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day
of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was
cooperating with their inquiry.
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) -- Gangs armed with machetes and bows and arrows burned and hacked to death members of a rival tribe in western Kenya Sunday, as the death toll from the latest explosion of violence over disputed presidential elections rose to 69.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:16 pm
Gangs armed with machetes and bows and arrows burned and hacked to death members of a rival tribe in western Kenya Sunday, as the death toll from the latest explosion of violence over... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:15 pm
AP - Novak Djokovic took the expected barrage from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first set, then gave back some of his own to make the Australian Open his first Grand Slam title.
Britain's Paddy Ashdown says he will not become UN envoy to Afghanistan after strong opposition from Kabul. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:09 pm
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose legacy of economic development was marred by graft and human rights abuses during his 32 years in power, died on Sunday, aged 86, after suffering multiple organ failure.
Reuters - Democrats Barack Obama
and Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in
a bruising White House race after Obama rolled to a huge win in
a bitterly contested South Carolina primary.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in a bruising White House race after Obama rolled to a huge win in a bitterly contested South Carolina primary.
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Ethnic clashes killed at least 10 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan met opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis that has claimed 750 lives.
A passenger train derailed in central Turkey, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, due to a damaged rail, transportation authorities said. It was the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:47 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Sunday Egypt would take steps to control its border with the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.
Suharto, the general who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist after brutally suppressing a 1965 communist uprising, died Sunday in Jakarta of multiple organ failure at age 86. His regime was widely regarded as one of most corrupt of the 20th century.
An Iranian official said that the Islamic republic has increased its production to more than 300 tons of a gas used for uranium enrichment, a semi-official news agency... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:38 pm
AFP - The US presidential campaign broadened its scope Sunday as top candidates set their sights on 22 states that hold primaries early next month, in the wake of US Senator Barack Obama's decisive win over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina.
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose iron-fisted rule became a byword for corruption and bloody repression but also brought economic growth, died Sunday after a long fight for life. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:32 pm
AFP - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose iron-fisted rule became a byword for corruption and bloody repression but also brought economic growth, died Sunday after a long fight for life.
Egyptian forces moved to close their breached border with the Gaza Strip by stopping vehicle traffic and further tightening their security cordon around the small frontier town... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:31 pm
AP - Joel and Ethan Coen won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday for "No Country for Old Men," giving them the inside track for the same honor at the Academy Awards assuming the Oscars go on amid the writers strike.
AP - A revamped online file-sharing service aims to woo legions of music fans by offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies.
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government crisis enters a decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:27 pm
NAIROBI (AFP) - Kofi Annan on Sunday pushed for peace and dialogue in Kenya as ethnic violence spread in western regions where the death toll from recent days surpassed 100. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:24 pm
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi tanks and helicopters are being sent to the northern city of Mosul and troop reinforcements should arrive later on Sunday for a big offensive against al Qaeda militants, Iraqi security officials said.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Asia-Pacific leaders recalled the late Indonesian dictator Suharto's strengths on Sunday, praising him for modernizing his country and promoting regional unity - despite his deeply flawed human rights record.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:22 pm
Asia-Pacific leaders recalled the late Indonesian dictator Suharto's strengths on Sunday, praising him for modernizing his country and promoting regional unity _ despite his deeply flawed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:22 pm
MOSCOW (AP) -- The most vocal Kremlin critic in Russia's presidential contest was barred from the ballot Sunday by election authorities who said tens of thousands of signatures on his nominating petitions were faked.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:19 pm
Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:14 pm
MACON, United States (AFP) - The US presidential campaign broadened its scope Sunday as top candidates set their sights on 22 states that hold primaries early next month, in the wake of US Senator Barack Obama's decisive win over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:05 pm
Barack Obama nets a big win in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary over his main rival, Hillary Clinton. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:59 am
Strong showers spark flash flood warnings in Southern Cailfornia; snowboarder said he walked 13 miles overnight to keep warm, thinking of his young daughter; the body of avalanche victim, televison actor Christopher Allport was found Saturday morning. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:59 am
Two trains speed past each other on a bridge across the Yangtze River in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008. Power cuts blamed on ice and unusually heavy snowfall Sunday left... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:58 am
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:53 am
Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has ruled out becoming an international envoy in Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai blocked his appointment. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:47 am
Indonesia's ex-leader Suharto, 86, dies after suffering multiple organ failure, police and hospital authorities say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:38 am
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian forces moved to close the breached border with the Gaza Strip by stopping vehicle traffic Sunday and tightening a security cordon around Rafah in an effort to confine Palestinians crossing freely into Egypt for the fifth day in a row.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:28 am
A 20-year-old deckhand was airlifted from a fishing vessel after make shark he reeled bit him on his calf through to the bone. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:25 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A former city official was stabbed to death along with his wife and daughter in their home in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, officials said Sunday.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:01 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan police tightened security in the southern city of Kandahar on Sunday as officials searched for an American aid worker, her Afghan driver and their kidnappers.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:52 am
LONDON (AP) -- British diplomat Paddy Ashdown said Sunday he had withdrawn from consideration for a U.N. post as a so-called "super envoy" to Afghanistan after Afghan officials said he was not their preferred candidate.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:48 am
At least nine people are feared dead as fresh fighting erupts in Kenya, this time in the town of Naivasha. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:46 am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top two U.S. intelligence officials made a secret visit to Pakistan in early January to seek permission from President Pervez Musharraf for greater involvement of American forces in trying to ferret out al-Qaida and other militant groups active in the tribal regions along the Afghanistan border, a senior U.S. official said.... Source: AP Top International News At 9:06 a... | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:43 am
No group has taken responsibility for the abduction of American worker Cyd Mizell and her driver Abdul Hadi from a residential meighborhood in the largest city in Afghanistan. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:37 am
Senior British politician Paddy Ashdown, seen here in 2005, has withdrawn his candidacy for the role of United Nations representative in Afghanistan. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:22 am
PARIS (AFP) - French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel gave his version of the seven billion dollar loss at Societe Generale he is accused of covering up as police decided Sunday whether to keep him in detention. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 9:26 am
John Sebelius, son of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius, created 'Don't Drop the Soap' a mature prison-themed board game being sold on the Internet. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:42 am
Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting make centuries as Australia all but end India's chances of tying their Test series. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:34 am
Germany's ruling CDU party faces a stiff challenge in state elections, as support for its contentious candidate falls. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 7:43 am
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney climbed into a tie with John McCain three days before a critical presidential primary in Florida, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - John Edwards just keeps on running. He hasn't won a single contest in the Democratic race for the U.S. presidential nomination but the millionaire lawyer with the movie star smile still hopes to be a player in the November election.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A consumer rights group has petitioned US regulators to bolster health warnings on Botox, the toxin used by millions around the world to smooth wrinkles. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:14 am
Alfredo Araujo Avila, also known as 'Popeye,' was allegedly involved in the 1993 shooting death of Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo while sitting in his car at an airport in Guadalajara. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:55 am
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Global powerbrokers left their annual gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos on Sunday, pursued by grim warnings of a tough year ahead for the world economy. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:32 am
A man works on election posters for Lower Saxony's State Premier Christian Wulff (L), the top candidate of his Christian Democratic CDU party, and the free democratic party FDP (R) January 24 in Hanover.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:20 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech as she campaigns with Lower Saxony State Premier Christian Wulff (not pictured) for her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 21 January 2008 in Osnabrueck,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:20 am
The Social Democratic Party's (SPD) main candidate in regional elections for the state of Lower Saxony, Wolfgang Juettner (R), addresses the crowd during a campaign rally in Hanover January 25. Chancellor... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:20 am
Main candidates for state elections in Hesse, western Germany, pose January 24 before a TV debate. (L-R) Tarek Al-Wazir (Greens), Andrea Ypsilanti (SPD), Roland Koch (CDU) and Joerg-Uwe Hahn (FDP). Chancellor... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:20 am
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won the South Carolina Democratic primary by a wide margin of 55 percent, to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's 27 percent. Over 500,000 Democratic voters came to the polls, a huge turn-out in largely Republican South Carolina.
A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 4:17 am
Government officials say a large U.S. satellite has lost power and could hit Earth, but it's unknown where it might land. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:53 am
Barack Obama has won a shock landslide victory in the South Carolina primary election – dramatically reviving his bid for the White House and serving warning to Hillary Clinton that she is in the fight of her life for the Democratic presidential nomination. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:49 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf this month rebuffed U.S. proposals to let the CIA have greater latitude to operate in tribal areas where al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militant groups are active, The New York Times said in Sunday editions.
Sen. Hillary Clinton has come in second South Carolina's Democratic primary. Clinton bought a great deal of ad time in South Carolina, but she also campaigned elsewhere, and her aides have said the state is not a high priority.
Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the South Carolina presidential primary may give him vital momentum as the Democratic candidate and his rivals head into Super Tuesday on Feb. 5, when more than 1,600 convention delegates will be up for grabs.
Former Sen. John Edwards had hopes of a strong showing in the presidential primary in South Carolina, the state he was born in. But the Edwards campaign was also aware that the majority of voters would choose Sen. Barack Obama, making it tough to edge Sen. Hillary Clinton for second place.
The Winograd Committee report is expected to be highly critical of Israel's handling of its 2006 war with Hezbollah and to put pressure on Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, to resign. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Undercover in Nigeria, David Harrison meets ruthless child traffickers and the desperately poor parents who are unaware that their children will end up as abused slaves. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Hundreds of young children are being sold and "trafficked" to Britain from Africa to be exploited as modern-day slaves, it can be revealed. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
The Sunday Telegraph's racing expert Brough Scott remembers vividly how Shergar achieved legendary status in the 1981 season, after he "powered away from his rivals". Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
It is 25 years since a world-famous racehorse was kidnapped by the IRA, never to be seen again. Now the Telegraph has solved the mystery of Shergar's final hours. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Doctors are calling for NHS treatment to be withheld from patients who are too old or who lead unhealthy lives. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
A large spy satellite is out of control and could crash to Earth in the next few weeks, US government officials have said. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late famed actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said Saturday. He was 49. Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Jan 2008 | 10:55 pm
"Pitchfork" Ben Tillman was one of South Carolina's most controversial politicians, a Democrat from the post-Reconstruction era who promoted a violent form of white supremacy. So it may surprise no one that a plan to remove a statue honoring Tillman from the Statehouse grounds has ignited a controversy.
The lives of all but 2 of the 49 dogs seized in the Michael Vick dog-fighting case are being spared, thanks to several rescue organizations. Roughly half of the 47 dogs are in foster care and could soon be available for adoption. Ten of the dogs are in Oakland, Calif., attending training sessions to socialize them.
The victims of the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse have until Sunday to decide whether they will sue the state of Minnesota. More than 70 claims have already been made. The deadline comes amid a move by lawmakers to create a compensation fund for bridge survivors.
Republican presidential candidates are looking for late momentum and votes in Florida's primary, slated for Tuesday. While the Florida primaries are bipartisan, the state has been punished by the Democratic Party for moving its election.
Bill Clinton will play a bigger role in his wife Hillary's election campaign than her vice presidential running mate if she wins the Democratic White House nomination, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 26 Jan 2008 | 6:01 pm
House leaders and the White House hammered out a $150 billion stimulus deal this week. But should the bill pass the House as anticipated in the next 10 days, it may still face challenges in the Senate.
AP - Former Indonesian President Suharto, the U.S. Cold War ally who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships over 32 years that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
AP - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
AP - A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes.
Reuters - The junior trader blamed for causing a $7
billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day
of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was
cooperating with their inquiry.
AP - Novak Djokovic took the expected barrage from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first set, then gave back some of his own to make the Australian Open his first Grand Slam title.
Reuters - Democrats Barack Obama
and Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in
a bruising White House race after Obama rolled to a huge win in
a bitterly contested South Carolina primary.
AFP - The US presidential campaign broadened its scope Sunday as top candidates set their sights on 22 states that hold primaries early next month, in the wake of US Senator Barack Obama's decisive win over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina.
AFP - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose iron-fisted rule became a byword for corruption and bloody repression but also brought economic growth, died Sunday after a long fight for life.
AP - Joel and Ethan Coen won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday for "No Country for Old Men," giving them the inside track for the same honor at the Academy Awards assuming the Oscars go on amid the writers strike.
AP - A revamped online file-sharing service aims to woo legions of music fans by offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies.
