JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli woman was killed and 11 people wounded on Monday in a suicide bombing claimed by Palestinian militants at a shopping centre in the desert town of Dimona, the first such attack in a year. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:11 pm
DIMONA, Israel (Reuters) - A Palestinian carried out the first suicide bombing in Israel in a year on Monday, killing a woman in a desert town where a top-secret nuclear reactor is located.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) -- Five Turkish fighter jets bombed suspected Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq Monday, a senior Kurdish official said. No casualties were reported.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:03 pm
Civilians pour out of the Chad capital, as fighting continues on the outskirts, despite government claims of victory. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
PARIS (AFP) - A failure of internal controls at Societe Generale contributed to the bank's multi-billion-dollar rogue trade scandal, France's finance minister said Monday, calling for tougher penalties for breaches of regulations. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 pm
The EU says it wants to accelerate Serbia's progress towards membership following President Tadic's re-election. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:58 am
France's finance ministry calls for tighter banking controls after the Societe Generale trading scandal. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:57 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military said Monday that it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida in Iraq - the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:54 am
AP - The U.S. military said Monday that it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida in Iraq the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months.
AFP - Pro-West Serbian President Boris Tadic narrowly won re-election, piling pressure Monday on a government split over relations with Europe as Kosovo province prepares to declare independence.
BELGRADE (AFP) - Pro-West Serbian President Boris Tadic narrowly won re-election, piling pressure Monday on a government split over relations with Europe as Kosovo province prepares to declare independence. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:54 am
Reuters - The New York Giants achieved
one of the biggest upsets in NFL history with a 17-14 victory
over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in the
Super Bowl on Sunday.
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - The New York Giants achieved one of the biggest upsets in NFL history with a 17-14 victory over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday the Kenyan government and governing party have rejected his choice to lead mediation efforts in talks to end a deadly postelection crisis.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:52 am
AP - Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday the Kenyan government and governing party have rejected his choice to lead mediation efforts in talks to end a deadly postelection crisis.
AP - The Super Bowl can be a scary but rewarding place, and not just for the football players. This year several first-time advertisers, including Planters nuts, showed they've got what it takes to compete with marketing powerhouses like Anheuser-Busch Inc.
AP - Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests.
Reuters - A Palestinian carried out the
first suicide bombing in Israel in a year on Monday, killing a
woman in a desert town where a top-secret nuclear reactor is
located.
A suicide bomber kills an Israeli woman and wounds 10 people in Dimona in southern Israel, police say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:48 am
AP - Google Inc. raised the specter of Microsoft Corp. using its proposed $42 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over the Internet, underscoring the online search leader's queasiness about its two biggest rivals teaming up.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least a dozen people were killed in a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack on a civilian bus in north-east Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said.
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Thousands of civilians fled Chad's capital on Monday after rebel forces pulled back from the city following two days of street fighting in an attempt to overthrow President Idriss Deby.
COLOMBO (AFP) - A powerful roadside bomb killed at least 10 civilians and wounded several others Monday in northeastern Sri Lanka, the day's second attack against a bus on the island, a military official said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:40 am
At least 10 people are believed to have died in a bomb attack on a civilian bus in northern Sri Lanka, the army says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:37 am
Colombians around the world hold protests against Farc rebels, in a movement launched on the internet. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:34 am
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's pro-western president Boris Tadic won re-election against a nationalist rival, but the narrowness of his victory may leave the former Yugoslav republic still vulnerable to the rival pulls of Russia and Europe.
Chinese weather experts admit the country was not properly prepared for the current severe snow storms. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:20 am
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A roadside bomb attack blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels tore through a civilian bus in northeastern Sri Lanka on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 17, the military said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:19 am
A roadside bomb attack blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels tore through a civilian bus in northeastern Sri Lanka on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 17, the military said. The attack... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:18 am
Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday the Kenyan government and governing party have rejected his choice to lead mediation efforts in talks to end a deadly postelection... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:17 am
(Kyodo) _ A woman on Indonesia's Java Island has died of bird flu, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 103, the Health Ministry said Monday. The ministry said the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:11 am
Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests. Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:08 am
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A suicide bomber on Monday blew himself up in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing at least one Israeli and wounding six, authorities said. Police said a second attacker was shot dead before he could detonate his explosives belt.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:08 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan and foreign troops conducted two raids on the homes of suspected Taliban militants on Monday, leaving 10 people dead, including women and children, police said. A separate clash in southern Uruzgan province left nine suspected militants dead.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:05 am
The U.S. military said Monday that it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting Al Qaeda in Iraq the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months. Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:01 am
Police say a suicide bomber blew up his device Monday in the south of Israel, killing at least three people and wounding five more in the first such attack in more than a year. The blast came as Egypt resealed its border with Gaza after 12 days.
Iran launches a research rocket to inaugurate its first home-built space centre, state TV reports. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:51 am
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - American troops hunting al Qaeda militants accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians, the U.S. military said on Monday, the latest in a series of mistakes in which innocent Iraqis have died.
A suicide bomber on Monday blew himself up in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing at least one Israeli and wounding six, authorities said. Police said... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:48 am
Internet giant Google has urged regulators to scrutinise Microsoft's proposed move to buy Yahoo. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:48 am
US presidential hopefuls ratchet up their campaigning on the eve of crucial "Super Tuesday" nominating contests. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:47 am
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc would consider a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday.
KUWAIT CITY, Feb. 4 (Kyodo) _ The Asian Handball Federation has decided to postpone an executive committee meeting from Monday to a later date after Secretary General Roshan Anand of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:45 am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Chadian rebels withdrew from the capital of the oil-rich country overnight after encountering fierce resistance from government forces backed by helicopter gunships and tanks, officials said Monday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:42 am
KOBE, Feb. 4 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH DISPATCH OF JAPAN MISSION AT 6TH GRAF) Police said Monday they have found pesticide inside one of the six packages of Chinese-made "gyoza"... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:42 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH DISPATCH OF JAPAN MISSION) The Japanese government dispatched a mission to China on Monday over food-poisoning incidents in Japan involving Chinese-made... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:40 am
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has written to every GP in England in an attempt to overcome opposition to longer opening hours at evenings and weekends. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:40 am
NDJAMENA (AFP) - Rebels fighters trying to oust President Idriss Deby Itno threatened Monday a fresh offensive on Chad's capital Ndjamena and told civilians to quit the city immediately. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:38 am
Police say a 15-year-old charged with killing his parents and two younger brothers shot them as they slept, then returned a day later to stage the discovery of their deaths. Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:32 am
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan brought Kenya's rival sides together again on Monday after a weekend of clashes cast a pall over a skeleton deal meant to stop a month of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:31 am
Chadian rebels withdrew from the capital of the oil-rich country overnight after encountering fierce resistance from government forces backed by helicopter gunships and tanks, officials... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
(Kyodo) _ Foods made by Tianyang Food in China's Hebei Province which have been involved in recent food poisoning cases in Japan were used in school lunches at 601 schools nationwide... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
A group linked to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed an Israeli woman in the town of Dimona. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:25 am
A homicide bomber on Monday blew himself up in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing at least one Israeli and wounding six, one critically, Israeli authorities said Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:06 am
Chadian rebels claim to have withdrawn voluntarily from the country's capital following fighting with government forces, although it is not clear whether they were in fact forced to retreat by a prolonged attack from tanks and helicopter gunships. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:55 am
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) - Exhausted White House hopefuls Monday launch one last frenzied day of campaigning before 24-state "Super Tuesday" the biggest one-day White House nominating contest in history. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:53 am
A suicide bomber on Monday blew himself up in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing at least three other people and wounding five, Israeli rescue officials said. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:52 am
LONDON (AFP) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair warned on Monday that its profits could be slashed next year after reporting a 27-percent plunge in third-quarter earnings owing to rising fuel prices. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:49 am
President Bush is sending Congress a $3 trillion spending blueprint that would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts. Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:40 am
CHENZHOU, China (Reuters) - Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a century.
KIGALI (Reuters) - Earthquakes struck Rwanda and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and seriously injuring 350 more, officials said.
The U.S. military said Monday that it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida in Iraq -- the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:54 am
At an estimated cost of $90 million, the Securing the Cities program absorbs a small fraction of the national security and counter-proliferation expenditures. But critics have raised questions about its value, noting its rapid growth in the absence of a specific threat of urban nuclear terrorism, as well as the program's technical challenges and operational limitations.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a minibus carrying security personnel, detonating a blast Monday that killed at least six people and wounded more than 30 in the latest attack in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, officials said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:31 am
Iran unveiled its first major space center Monday and launched a research rocket, state-run television reported. Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Search teams scoured snow-covered slopes on Sunday for two missing skiers who were last seen at a Lake Tahoe resort during a storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow. Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:54 am
The U.S. military says it accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians, including two women, in an operation to hunt down alleged al Qaeda fighters south of Baghdad. Also, a study finds military medics are treating a significant number of Iraqi children.
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has written to every GP in England in an attempt to overcome opposition to longer opening hours at evenings and weekends. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:50 am
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has written to every GP in England in an attempt to overcome opposition to longer opening hours at evenings and weekends. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:50 am
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has written to every GP in England in an attempt to overcome opposition to longer opening hours at evenings and weekends. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:50 am
With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mr. Obama locked in a tight race before Tuesday’s voting, the campaign has turned into a gigantic family feud, with prominent and everyday Democrats splitting with spouses, siblings, parents and children. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:45 am
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the V for 'victory' in the northeastern city of Bushehr, the site of Iran's first nuclear power plant, January 30. Ahmadinejad on Monday inaugurated the country's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:23 am
Indian golfers practising at the Delhi Golf Club course, November 2007. The Asian Tour kicks off its anticipated 2008 season this week in India, bolstered by more events and bigger prize money than ever... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:23 am
A packet of Chinese dumplings and other Chinese frozen foods, produced in China and imported by Japan Tobacco (JT) Foods, are displayed in Tokyo. Chinese food experts promised Japan Monday they were serious... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 6:54 am
Li Chunfeng, head of a Chinese food expert delegation leaves Japan's cabinet office for a lunch break after he held talks with Japanese experts in Tokyo on February 4. Chinese food experts promised Japan... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 6:54 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in California and Missouri one day before crucial "Super Tuesday" nominating contests in 24 states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
Eli Manning's touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left gave the New York Giants a 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
A gate of a government building with graffiti reading 'Long live Taliban Movement' near Peshawar. A suicide bomber rammed a motorbike into a bus carrying army medical trainees in the Pakistani garrison... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 6:27 am
A soldier on the road near Peshawar. A suicide bomber rammed a motorbike into a bus carrying army medical trainees in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing at least five people,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 6:27 am
A suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a minibus carrying security personnel, detonating a blast Monday that killed at least six people in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police said. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Feb 2008 | 6:22 am
Celizic: There have been bigger Super Bowl upsets, but for sure greatness, the Giants' 17-14 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Sunday is the greatest ever.
File photo shows US Marines conducting a search for weapons and ammunition in Iskandariyah, south of Baghdad. Raids by American forces against Al-Qaeda in Iraq south of Baghdad accidently killed nine Iraqi... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 5:05 am
U.S. military hospitals treated a significant number of wounded and sick children in the early years of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study finds, and military doctors say children keep arriving at their hospitals today.
Michael Liberti was finally going to get that other tattoo Monday. His right shoulder blade already has “Giants” on it, along with “XXI” and “XXV.” Now, he gets to add “XLII” in honor of his team’s victory in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Hidden camera footage broadcast in the Netherlands today shows Dutch student Joran Van der Sloot saying he was with Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway when she collapsed on a beach in Aruba.
Dutch student Joran van der Sloot said in a television interview Friday that he had told a friend privately he was involved in Natalee Holloway's disappearance, but that he was lying.
As many as 1,500 rebels entered N'Djamena and clashed with government troops, moving on the presidential palace. A rebel spokesman said "many" soldiers had defected, but reports are that rebels are being pushed back.
Fabulously wealthy, a magnet for business and tourism and a stable island in the turbulent Middle East, the Kingdom of Dubai is the success story of the region. Steve Kroft reports.
Almost 7,000 infantrymen are unfit to fight, leaving front-line troops "dangerously exposed," figures show today. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:15 am
One of Africa's biggest aid operations, which is keeping 370,000 refugees alive, was in jeopardy when Chad's capital was engulfed in fighting and a general evacuation of foreigners began. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:15 am
The police are to be given new powers to confiscate alcohol from teenagers drinking in public, Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, will announce this week. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:11 am
A dramatic tightening of the Democratic race has been indicated as Barack Obama surged to within striking distance of Hillary Clinton in several polls as the rivals for their party's nomination prepared for Super Tuesday. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:09 am
This undated picture provided by her family shows American aid worker Cyd Mizell. Gunmen kidnapped Mizell and her driver, Abdul Hadi, in a residential neighborhood of Kandahar, Afghanistan on Jan. 26,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:08 am
Spanish writer Sergio Sanchez reacts after he won the 'Goya' award for the best script for his work on "El Orfanato" during the XX edition of the annual Goya film awards in Madrid, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Hidden camera footage broadcast on television in the Netherlands on Sunday showed Dutch student Joran van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she died on a beach in Aruba, and that he asked a friend to dispose of her body at sea. Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 11:13 pm
Illinois is one of the big prizes on Super Tuesday, which could give Illinois Sen. Barack Obama an advantage. He has deep roots in the Chicago community and has been endorsed by many Democrats in the state. But Sen. Hillary Clinton is giving Obama a run for his money in the primary. And she has roots in the state, too -- she was born there.
The latest poll from the Pew Research Center shows John McCain making double-digit gains with various voting groups. And on the Democratic side, the poll shows that Barack Obama is chipping away at Hillary Clinton's base, with only a slim margin now separating the two senators. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press goes over the numbers.
More Cubans are fleeing to the United States than ever before. Migration to the United States from Cuba is now at its highest rate since the 1960s. And increasingly, U.S. authorities say Cuban migrants are being brought here by smugglers using high-speed boats.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- When Steve Maina finishes a round of golf at Kenya's exclusive Windsor club, a waistcoated waiter hurries over with a tall iced drink while armed guards watch discreetly from the shrubbery, a few minutes' drive from one of Nairobi's oldest slums.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 3 Feb 2008 | 6:02 pm
A suicide bomber blew herself up at the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital, killing 11 people and wounding 92 more, the military and a hospital official said.
Serbs go to the polls Sunday in the second round of their presidential election. The runoff, between the current president and his rival, is being dominated by the issue of Kosovo.
On this Super Sunday before Super Tuesday, the Patriots and Giants aren't the only ones looking for a title. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain feels like he's in the red zone and could cross the goal line for the GOP nomination soon.
Iraq's presidency council on Sunday issued a controversial law that allows lower-ranking former Baath party members to reclaim government jobs, the final step for the first U.S.-backed benchmark approved by parliament.
Dipping the same chip into a bowl of dip more than once has always been a questionable practice. Now, a study done at Clemson University shows that double dipping does spread germs.
A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck southwestern Rwanda on Sunday, killing at least 21 people including some who were in church at the time, a government official said.