HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change pre-empted the official result on Wednesday by declaring itself the winner of joint presidential and legislative elections. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt needs a blood transfusion within hours to stay alive, her son says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:55 pm
An officer responding to an "unknown disturbance" at the St. Francis House on Boylston Street helped suspect Waberto Burillo find his bag of heroin, then booked...
AP - Wall Street was poised to rally once more at Wednesday's opening ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's scheduled address before Congress.
Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama on Wednesday won the endorsement of Lee Hamilton,
a former Indiana congressman who is a leading U.S. authority on
foreign relations and national security.
Reuters - The U.S. image abroad has begun to
improve after worsening for years, but the United States is
still viewed more negatively than the European Union, Brazil,
China, India and Russia, said a BBC World Service survey
released on Tuesday.
A Boston University student sitting on an apartment stoop was sexually assaulted and robbed over the weekend and another student was mugged while walking near the campus prompting...
(Kyodo) _ The Japanese economy will be hardly affected if the special gasoline and other road-related taxes that expired at the end of March are revived in May, a private think tank said... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:46 pm
Ignore the start of the video with the big map of Texas and the weird music ... keep watching until you get to the good stuff: all kinds of crazy recycled materials used to make a home. Pretty nifty if you're into eccentric decorations. Source: Digg | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:44 pm
Woolly mammoths first appeared in Eurasia around 300,000 years ago. They died out around 5,000 years ago, long after the end of the last Ice Age. Humans would have only had to kill one mammoth each every three years to push the species to extinction according to estimates. Source: Digg | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:43 pm
(Kyodo) _ The U.S. Navy in Japan said Wednesday it has imposed alcohol consumption and other limits on its personnel in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, to observe "a period of heightened... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:43 pm
AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change pre-empted the official result on Wednesday by declaring itself the winner of joint presidential and legislative elections.
A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigning children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward, police said Tuesday. Source: Digg | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:42 pm
Zimbabwe's opposition has released its results from the presidential election, saying they give it victory. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:41 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- The main opposition party claimed outright victory Wednesday for its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he had won 50.3 percent of the vote compared to 43.8 percent for President Robert Mugabe.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:39 pm
AP - The main opposition party claimed outright victory Wednesday for its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he had won 50.3 percent of the vote compared to 43.8 percent for President Robert Mugabe.
The main opposition party claimed outright victory Wednesday for its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he had won 50.3 percent of the vote compared to 43.8 percent for President Robert... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:39 pm
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HARARE (Reuters) -Zimbabwe's MDC opposition said on Wednesday it had defeated President Robert Mugabe in both presidential and parliamentary elections.
President Bush renewed urgent calls Wednesday for NATO nations to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process and to step up their efforts in Afghanistan.
The inflationary pressure seen in the U.S., U.K., Europe and emerging markets is mainly restricted to food and energy prices and isn't likely to spill over, says Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Jenkins
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has won the endorsement of Lee Hamilton, a former Indiana congressman who is a leading U.S. authority on foreign relations and national security, the Obama campaign said on Wednesday.
US President George Bush repeats his calls for Nato expansion, ahead of the alliance's summit in Romania. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:33 pm
Federal detectives in India have been urged to take on the investigation of Scarlett Keeling's murder. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:31 pm
Zimbabwe's opposition party says that its leader Morgan Tsvangirai has won the presidential election outright with 50.3 percent of the vote, contradicting a report by the state newspaper that the tally was too close to avoid a runoff election.
BEIJING (AP) -- New separatist unrest was reported Wednesday among a Muslim minority group in far western China, posing another headache for Beijing as it seeks to control fallout from earlier anti-government protests in Tibet.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:30 pm
New separatist unrest was reported Wednesday among a Muslim minority group in far western China, posing another headache for Beijing as it seeks to control fallout from earlier... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:30 pm
(Kyodo) _ A House of Representatives panel approved Wednesday a Japan- U.S. agreement obliging Japan to pay part of the costs to host U.S. military bases in the country, paving the way... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:30 pm
President Bush has renewed his call for NATO nations to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process and to allow U.S. missile defense installations, over Russian objections. Mr Bush also asked allies to send more troops to Afghanistan.
AP - President Bush urged NATO allies on Wednesday to recognize the seriousness of the anti-Taliban mission in Afghanistan and step up with more troops for the fight.
Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he has begun "getting together a list of names" to choose a vice presidential running mate, and hopes to make an announcement before the Republican convention in early September.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: WILL UPDATE) Substitute Norio Suzuki struck a late blockbuster to preserve Vissel Kobe's unbeaten start to the season after a 1-1 draw at JEF United Chiba in the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:28 pm
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Wednesday he has begun compiling a list of potential vice presidential running mates as his nostalgia tour took him to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Reuters - HARARE (Reuters) -Zimbabwe's MDC opposition said on
Wednesday it had defeated President Robert Mugabe in both
presidential and parliamentary elections.
Today CNBC and other news outlets reported that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson confirmed what we have suspected. Since this loan was backed by Bear Stearns' worst collateral, worthless assets consisting of subprime mortages, YOUR TAX DOLLARS, $100 PER CITIZEN, WILL BE USED TO BAIL OUT RECKLESS INVESTMENT BANK BEAR STEARNS. Source: Digg | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:24 pm
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AP - Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he has begun "getting together a list of names" to choose a vice presidential running mate, and hopes to make an announcement before the Republican convention in early September.
AP - The New York Knicks will turn their basketball operations over to Donnie Walsh on Wednesday. The Knicks will announce the hiring of Walsh as their new president at a news conference, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been made official yet. The press conference is at 1 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
Spring came - and it brought fear.
Fear that her closet would remain as drab and lifeless as a New England winter or the expression on her broker's face.
So...
OAKLAND, Calif. - On Saturday night, the Red Sox took part in festivities at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dodgers' move west...
An extra-large delivery arrived on the front steps of the Museum of Fine Arts yesterday, and it took more than a stork to set these monumental babies down.
As part of...
Asian stocks surged Wednesday amid a growing belief that the worst of the credit crisis is over, following a similar rally on Wall Street. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:09 pm
The jury at the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed has retired to begin considering its verdicts almost six months to the day after the hearing began. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:07 pm
More Nato troops are urgently needed to fight the Taliban menace in Afghanistan, President George Bush has said. "We expect our Nato allies to shoulder the burden... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:07 pm
Paleontologists from the University of Rennes (France) and the ESRF have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous. The team used the X-rays of the European light source to image two kilogrammes of the fossil tree resin with a technique that allows rapid survey of large amounts of opaque amber. Source: Digg | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:06 pm
(Kyodo) _ Following is one of some main stories moving in the next few hours. -- U.S. Navy imposes alcohol, other limits on Yokosuka personnel (9:30 p.m.) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:04 pm
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - President George W. Bush sought to salvage his legacy on the world stage on Wednesday by defending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and appealing to Russia to drop opposition to a U.S. missile defense shield.
AP - A small study of toddlers finds that about one-quarter of babies born very prematurely had signs of autism on an early screening test. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:53 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson raised the sensitive topic of unrest in Tibet during a visit to Beijing on Wednesday, urging a resolution to the issue through dialogue.
Black banners announcing the deaths of Mahdi Army fighters plaster the streets. Scores of Shiite militiamen gather at the funeral of a fallen comrade as a U.S. helicopter gunship hover menacingly above. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:50 am
A gas explosion in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad has caused several buildings to collapse and killed a dozen people. City official Tariq Sardar said another 28... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:50 am
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is proposing billions of dollars a year Wednesday to keep jobs from being shipped abroad as she appealed to blue collar workers in Pennsylvania, the next big primary contest where she hopes to trim rival Barack Obama's lead. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:48 am
MOSCOW (AP) -- Nikolai Baibakov, who served as Josef Stalin's oil commissar and later guided the Soviet Union's planned economy for two decades, has died. He was 97.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:48 am
(Kyodo) _ A political party led by Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for voters Wednesday to cast ballots against the draft constitution in an upcoming... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:48 am
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland but couldn't survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen, announced Wednesday he will resign.
An Australian politician on Wednesday proposed designating a special day for residents to hunt and kill what he called one of the world's most disgusting creatures: the poisonous cane toad. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:45 am
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland but couldn't survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen, announced Wednesday he will resign.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:44 am
This is a 1968 file photo of Nikolai Baibakov, bottom, then chairman of the Soviet Union's economic planning committee speaking in Moscow to the politburo members Dec. 10, 1968. Huddling in third row... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:43 am
An Iraqi commander leads a convoy through the stronghold of the radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr in Basra. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:42 am
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DUBLIN (AFP) - Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe's longest serving leaders, announced Wednesday that he will resign next month amid growing pressure over alleged financial irregularities. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:40 am
The state's cities and towns better start saving, State Treasurer Timothy Cahill said yesterday, because they'll need it to weather the state's coming economic...
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan will study whether to allow meat and dairy products from cloned animals to be served at homes and restaurants, the government said Wednesday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:24 am
Voters handed mixed result to several Proposition 2 1/2 overrides as cities and towns around Massachusetts struggle with budget deficits.
In Randolph, voters Tuesday approved...
DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has announced he will resign over a cash-payments scandal.
Ahern has told reporters outside his government office he...
BEN LUC, Vietnam - A two-day strike at a Vietnamese factory that makes Nike sneakers has ended, but the plant remained closed Wednesday as workers returned and violence erupted,...
BAGHDAD (AP) -- An Iraqi commander on Wednesday led a convoy of troops firing into the air into a militia stronghold that has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the southern city of Basra.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:17 am
A witness showed a New York court on Tuesday a scar marking one of the 16 shots that hit him during a barrage of 50 police bullets that killed a groom-to-be only hours before his wedding.
Interior of the van used by Michel Fourniret to kidnap the Belgian girl Marie, on the fourth day of Michel Fourniret and Monique Olivier's trial, in Charleville-Mezieres, Tuesday April 1, 2008. Fourniret,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:14 am
Stocks trim gains after an earlier rallying on hopes that the worst of the credit crisis may be over. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:09 am
A Christie's auction house worker Laura Castelbarco poses for photographers, while sitting at a writing desk once owned by the late classic British author Charles Dickens, who used it while writing "Great... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:08 am
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday backed restrictions limiting foreign investment in key sectors such as oil and gas, aerospace and mass media. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:06 am
A young demonstrator looks at a sign during a protest in front of European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday April 2, 2008. Demonstrators came out on Wednesday to protest against China hosting... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:05 am
A senior U.N. envoy said Wednesday he was confident that Cyprus would reunify following separate meetings with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:04 am
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, meets with Swedens King Carl XVI Gustaf at the royal palace in Stockholm, Wednesday April 2, 2008. Prime Minister Erdogan is in Sweden for a two day... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:03 am
Pandas sleep at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Eight pandas chosen by an online poll were unveiled at the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:57 am
Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern, centre, is applauded by unidentified politicians as he walks away from the podium after a press conference Wednesday April 2, 2008, in Dublin, Ireland, to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:56 am
CBS-owned TV stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago are reducing their news staffs. The cuts include two well-known anchors in Los Angeles, five on-air veterans in San Francisco and one of Chicago's highest-paid anchors. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:55 am
Ingrid Betancourt's son Lorenzo reacts during a press conference in Paris, Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Lorenzo Delloye says his mother is suffering from hepatitis B and a skin disease that necessitate a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:55 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrive for the start of the 100th cabinet meeting of Merkel's coalition government in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:53 am
Seven-week-old Indian lion "Raja" relaxes after being fed milk at the Yokohama zoological gardens Zoorasia, south of Tokyo, Wednesday, April 2, 2008.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:48 am
China admits protests took place in the restive Xinjiang region last month, days after unrest in Tibet. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:48 am
A one-time Brookline High School English teacher, she has interviewed some of the biggest stars of our times. So the pending departure of WBZ-TV (Ch. 4) arts and entertainment...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Endurance events at the Beijing Olympics could pose a health risk if they are staged on heavily polluted days, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, although it was prepared to reschedule such events.
Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, is expected to pull its current
home loan deals from the market in a matter of days, after brokers put the
bank on "withdrawal watch". Source: Top stories from Times Online | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:36 am
LONDON (AFP) - World equity markets clambered higher on Wednesday as investor confidence grew that the worst of the global credit crunch could be over, analysts said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:34 am
New Zealand should shut its door on Asian immigrants to prevent the country from being inundated with people who will not integrate well into society, a leader of an anti-immigrant party said Wednesday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:29 am
Turkey says its troops have killed seven more members of the Kurdish guerrilla group the PKK. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:27 am
A Russian planeload of humanitarian aid is sent to Belgrade for distribution among Serbs in Kosovo. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:18 am
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland but couldn't survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen, announced Wednesday he will resign. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:06 am
Bertie Ahern, Ireland's long-serving Taoiseach, abruptly announced his
resignation today amid continuing controversy over his personal financial
affairs. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:05 am
The mystery of a tire that plunged from the sky and crashed through the roof of a home here now has an explanation. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:04 am
The Pentagon is expected to shut an intelligence office that has been criticized by lawmakers and civil liberties groups, The New York Times reported. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:01 am
A lawmaker from Malaysia's Islamic opposition party said Wednesday he made rare visits to a church and temples to help assure non-Muslim minorities about their religious rights. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:00 am
Pennsylvania voters go to the polls on April 22. Registered Democrats in Philadelphia -- home to 20 percent of the state's party members and to a large African-American population -- cite race, the economy and the war as the issues influencing their decisions.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission said Wednesday it had launched an in-depth state-aid investigation into British authorities' bailout of the recently nationalised British bank Northern Rock. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 9:33 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a bill placing the toughest restrictions in the United States on the amount of lead in children's products, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
The U.S. image abroad has begun to improve after worsening for years, according to a BBC World Service survey released on Tuesday. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Apr 2008 | 8:59 am
LONDON (AFP) - For the first time in Britain, researchers at Newcastle University have created human-animal hybrid embryos, amid an ongoing political row about a disputed embryo research bill which is due to be put to parliament next month. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 8:49 am
A Jamaican man was arrested at Orlando International Airport carrying materials in his luggage that could have been used for an explosive device, the FBI said. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Apr 2008 | 8:41 am
BUCHAREST (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday backed Ukraine and Georgia's bids to take a major step toward NATO membership, in the face of European worries and staunch opposition from Russia. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Apr 2008 | 8:27 am
Zimbabwe’s opposition party today lost patience with the long delayed
electoral process and declared its leader Morgan Tsvangirai the rightful
winner of the presidential election. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 2 Apr 2008 | 8:16 am
The United States and South Korea are calling on the communist leaders of North Korea to stop provocative moves that are stoking tension in the region, and to resolve an impasse stalling nuclear disarmament talks.
Legislation is expected to include provisions for refinancing sub-prime loans and counseling for struggling homeowners.
Under pressure to help Main Street after the government saved a Wall Street firm from bankruptcy, senators ended weeks of partisan stalemate Tuesday and agreed to try to quickly pass legislation that could help some homeowners avoid foreclosure.
The major indexes rise more than 3% , taking heart from firms' capital-raising plans.
The stock market began the second quarter with an impressive rally Tuesday as investors dared to believe -- at least for a day -- that Wall Street is nearing the end of its painful sub-prime mortgage saga.
The motorist was shot twice after allegedly brandishing a knife after both had pulled over on the shoulder. The eastbound lanes are shut for hours.
An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Tuesday shot and wounded a driver who allegedly brandished a knife after the two men pulled over on the 105 Freeway in Hawthorne, authorities said.
A new analysis finds that nationally, only 52% of students in urban areas' main school districts finish. The rate is even lower at LAUSD.
Students in urban public school districts are less likely to graduate from high school than those enrolled in suburban districts in the same metropolitan area, according to research presented Tuesday.
Boosters hope the venue, drawing such events as the Emmys, will join Staples Center in getting people to visit nearby spots.
In nabbing a series of high-profile awards shows from other L.A. venues over the last month, the Nokia Theatre is beginning to deliver on the promise of drawing more star power to downtown L.A.
As Villaraigosa attempts to highlight enhancements aimed at curtailing illegal activity, soup kitchen volunteers seize the moment to decry the treatment of the area's homeless.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is accustomed to being the center of attention when he holds news conferences.
Treasury official expresses frustrations with the administration's efforts to force action by the kingdom. A Senate panel orders a review.
Saudi Arabia remains the world's leading source of money for Al Qaeda and other extremist networks and has failed to take key steps requested by U.S. officials to stem the flow, the Bush administration's top financial counter-terrorism official said Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama assailed potential White House opponent John McCain on the economy on Tuesday, accusing the Republican of favoring the wealthy and turning his back on struggling workers and middle-class families.
HAVANA (AP) -- Cubans snapped up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first time Tuesday as Raul Castro's new government loosened controls on consumer goods and invited private farmers to plant tobacco, coffee and other crops on unused state land.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 5:07 am
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- A reputed Colombian drug lord whose cartel is accused of having shipped hundreds of tons of cocaine was sentenced Tuesday to more than 30 years in prison in Brazil for crimes committed in that country.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intelligence centers run by U.S. states have access to personal information about millions of Americans, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
After Hurricane Katrina, residents of New Orleans' devastated Lower Ninth Ward scattered. Patricia Jones is slowing trying to lure them back. Her community group spreads the word about who's returning -- and keeps up the neighborhood so they'll want to come home.
The Bush administration is proposing to give the Federal Reserve more power to patrol Wall Street to help prevent crises like the near collapse of Bear Stearns. But some analysts wonder whether the securities market is too complex even for the Fed to understand.
AUCKLAND - A teenager who murdered a man in a suburban Auckland reserve in 2006 will spend at least 16 years behind bars.
Daniel Houma, who was 19 when he beat 37-year-old Thomas Martin to death exactly two years ago in the Maybury... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 3:54 am
Weather forecasters are urging Victorians to remain indoors today due to storm force winds lashing the state which have already claimed one life.
The wind has been blamed for the death of a workman after the collapse of steel framework,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 3:18 am
NEW YORK - Having few or no natural teeth at the age of 70 may be an early indicator of accelerated aging, Danish researchers suggest.
"It is important to take poor dental health seriously in that these people may be at greater... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 2:57 am
AUCKLAND - The man accused of murdering a teenage tagger in south Auckland earlier this year should know in June if he is to stand trial.
Bruce Emery, 50, was remanded on bail today until June 16 when a depositions hearing will... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 2:45 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's Defense Ministry called Wednesday on North Korea to halt its recent moves that have raised tensions on the divided peninsula.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 2:29 am
WASHINGTON - Nasa scientists have identified the smallest black hole ever found - less than four times the mass of our sun and about the size of a large city.
But the mini-black hole, dubbed J1650, could still stretch a person... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 2:13 am
BEIJING - Drought parching parts of northern China will continue this month and water should be set aside for drinking and farming, China's weather administration said yesterday as it forecast little rain in coming days.
In several... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 1:58 am
BRASILIA - Brazilian authorities discovered the slaughter of around 740 alligators in a nature reserve in the Amazon forest, a state official said yesterday.
Inspectors of the Amazon state's environmental protection agency IPAAM... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 1:54 am
PARIS - France might send a few hundred extra troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said yesterday, clashing with the opposition Socialists who accused the government of pandering to the United States.
President... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 1:46 am
Shoppers snapped up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first time as Cuba loosened its control on consumer goods and invited private farmers to plant tobacco, coffee and other crops on unused state land.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. image abroad has begun to improve after worsening for years, but the United States is still viewed more negatively than the European Union, Brazil, China, India and Russia, said a BBC World Service survey released on Tuesday.
MOGADISHU - Somali gunmen yesterday kidnapped two contractors, a Briton and a Kenyan, working for a UN-funded project in southern Somalia, the United Nations said.
Local militias were pursuing the kidnappers in the hope of freeing... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 1:28 am
LONDON - Pay-per-view funerals went live online yesterday, allowing mourners who cannot attend services in person to pay their last respects via the Internet.
Despite criticism of the scheme as macabre, the company who launched... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:59 am
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States has urged the United Nations to get 3,600 new peacekeepers on the ground in conflict-wracked Darfur by June, according to a letter obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:08 am
Hillary Clinton has compared herself to the film character Rocky Balboa and insisted that she would not back down in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 Apr 2008 | 12:01 am
Max Mosley, the president of the FIA, has said that he spoke in German during
a sado-masochistic orgy with five prostitutes not because he was fantasising
about being a Nazi but because several of the prostitutes involved were
German speakers. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 1 Apr 2008 | 11:00 pm
The Senate voted to move ahead on a bill that would let states issue bonds for refinancing subprime loans. But it's unclear whether the legislation's centerpiece -- a provision to allow bankruptcy courts to rewrite mortgage terms -- will survive debate.
At an AFL-CIO meeting in Philadelphia Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton says that she opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement in behind-the-scenes debate during her husband's administration.
HAVANA (AP) -- Communist Cuba is opening up unused land to private farmers and cooperatives as part of a sweeping effort to step up agricultural production.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:39 a... | 1 Apr 2008 | 10:00 pm
As the price of gasoline rises toward $4 per gallon, top oil executives explain to a House panel why they need $18 billion in subsidies when their companies rake in huge profits. Democrats want to end the tax breaks and spend the money on renewable sources of energy like wind and solar power.
It's all right to skip mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and use hands-only compression when performing CPR on adults, according to the American Heart Association. Dr. Gordon Ewy, a longtime advocate of compression-only CPR, talks about the change in guidelines.
Lance Allred is a basketball vagabond who most recently played for the Idaho Stampede in the NBA's development league. His hard work on and off the court -- he lives with a severe hearing deficiency and battles obsessive-compulsive disorder -- finally paid off when the Cleveland Cavaliers called.
Visiting Kiev ahead of this week's NATO summit in Romania, President Bush says he supports the idea of extending possible NATO membership to Ukraine and Georgia -- even in the face of strong Russian opposition.
In Havana, some restrictions are easing for Cubans, who can now buy cell phones and other electronics and stay at hotels formerly reserved for tourists. Reuters economics correspondent Marc Frank says the reforms are aimed at improving the value of the Cuban peso.
Two decades after the world's worst nuclear accident, radiation danger at Chernobyl is still so severe that a 16-mile area remains sealed. But as President Bush travels to Ukraine, Bill Plante was allowed in.
Michael Martin, the speaker of the House of Commons, is to be officially investigated by the Parliamentary sleaze watchdog after admitting he used public money to fund taxis for his wife's shopping trips. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 6:29 pm
Fourteen followers of a self-declared prophet emerged Tuesday from a dank, muddy cave in Russia after melting snow damaged the hillside shelter where they had been waiting for the world to end, officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 5:20 pm
The Speaker of the House of Commons is to be investigated over claims he breached expenses rules, it was announced this afternoon. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 5:05 pm
Defense Secretary Des Brown said Tuesday that Britain has postponed a plan to withdraw around 1,500 troops from Iraq, following an upsurge in militia related violence. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 4:28 pm
The lawyer for the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann says they might be entitled to see the Portuguese police case against them within two weeks, when the official secrecy period is expires. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 4:06 pm
Thousands of British troops are to remain in Iraq longer than expected because of the recent upsurge of violence in Basra, the Defence Secretary announced today. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:54 pm
Mexican soldiers arrested nine police officers who were allegedly carrying drugs in their patrol cars in the violence-plagued city of Ciudad Juarez, just south of El Paso, Texas. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:51 pm
Millions of children will be turned away from school as teachers confirmed their first national strike in 21 years today. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:44 pm
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared success Tuesday in a weeklong operation against Shiite militias that ended with a cease-fire seen as a political and tactical defeat. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:33 pm
Israel's defense minister said he would consider reopening Gaza's border crossings if violence from the territory ceases, but defense officials warned Tuesday that such a move is a long way off. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:30 pm
A convicted hotel bomber from California who modeled himself on a fictional vampire has died after becoming ill in prison, officials said Tuesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:23 pm
France may contribute "several hundred" more troops to reinforce the fight against the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies in Afghanistan, the prime minister told parliament Tuesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:19 pm
The U.N. trial of two Serbian security chiefs was delayed Tuesday for the third time after a psychiatrist said one of the defendants is suffering "major depression with psychotic features" and is unfit for trial for up to six months. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2008 | 3:05 pm
The Iraqi prime minister said that a weeklong crackdown against militia violence in the southern city of Basra had been a "success," despite the backlash among followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
More than 20,000 Vietnamese workers have walked off the job at a Taiwanese-owned plant that makes shoes for Nike Inc., demanding higher pay to keep pace with skyrocketing prices, officials said.
Gunmen abducted two aid workers including a Briton during an early morning raid in southern Somalia today. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 1:41 pm
The coroner at the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales has launched a devastating attack on Paul Burrell, suggesting he had lied in the witness box to protect his lucrative career as a reality TV star. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 1:07 pm
The inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales has been dramatically halted after the discovery of potential new evidence. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 1:07 pm
The coroner at the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales has launched a devastating attack on Paul Burrell, telling the jury it is "blindingly obvious" that he lied in the witness box. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 1 Apr 2008 | 12:48 pm
AP - Wall Street was poised to rally once more at Wednesday's opening ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's scheduled address before Congress.
Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama on Wednesday won the endorsement of Lee Hamilton,
a former Indiana congressman who is a leading U.S. authority on
foreign relations and national security.
Reuters - The U.S. image abroad has begun to
improve after worsening for years, but the United States is
still viewed more negatively than the European Union, Brazil,
China, India and Russia, said a BBC World Service survey
released on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's opposition said on Wednesday it had defeated President Robert Mugabe in both presidential and parliamentary elections.
AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change pre-empted the official result on Wednesday by declaring itself the winner of joint presidential and legislative elections.
AP - The main opposition party claimed outright victory Wednesday for its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he had won 50.3 percent of the vote compared to 43.8 percent for President Robert Mugabe.
President Bush renewed urgent calls Wednesday for NATO nations to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process and to step up their efforts in Afghanistan.
AP - President Bush urged NATO allies on Wednesday to recognize the seriousness of the anti-Taliban mission in Afghanistan and step up with more troops for the fight.
Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he has begun "getting together a list of names" to choose a vice presidential running mate, and hopes to make an announcement before the Republican convention in early September.
Reuters - HARARE (Reuters) -Zimbabwe's MDC opposition said on
Wednesday it had defeated President Robert Mugabe in both
presidential and parliamentary elections.
AP - Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he has begun "getting together a list of names" to choose a vice presidential running mate, and hopes to make an announcement before the Republican convention in early September.
AP - The New York Knicks will turn their basketball operations over to Donnie Walsh on Wednesday. The Knicks will announce the hiring of Walsh as their new president at a news conference, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been made official yet. The press conference is at 1 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
The latest casualty of the faltering economy is auto loans. The problem is acute and could weigh on the overall U.S. economy.
A witness showed a New York court on Tuesday a scar marking one of the 16 shots that hit him during a barrage of 50 police bullets that killed a groom-to-be only hours before his wedding.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced Wednesday that he will resign over a cash-payments scandal.