Officials say there is an 80 percent chance that a missing Brazil priest is still alive due to his equipment and physical condition. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:26 pm
Members of Congress and President Bush are heading for another showdown over health care. This time it involves a series of regulations the administration says will save the Medicaid program billions of dollars. But the nation's governors and health care providers say it will unfairly pass costs to states and hurt patients.
Reuters - Hillary Clinton said Wednesday her
victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania showed she had
the broad support needed to recapture the White House for
Democrats in November's presidential election.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton said Wednesday her victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania showed she had the broad support needed to recapture the White House for Democrats in November's presidential election.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops said on Wednesday they killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad where fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces.
Earth Day is, without a doubt, the youngest holiday that’s so widely accepted. The term hadn’t even been invented until 1969, when it was announced there was going to be one in 1970. Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:03 pm
Reuters - Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands
of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq
by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday.
Hey, can you do something for me real quick? Could you enlist in the Army? I'm only asking because I was just wondering about it, because it would be great, I think. If you joined the Army. And it would definitely help me out. Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:02 pm
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday.
CANBERRA, Australia - The Olympic flame arrived in Australia today for the next leg of the torch relay and was immediately whisked away to a secret location to avoid anti-China...
A former U.S. Army mechanical engineer has been charged with spying. Ben-ami Kadish, 84, is accused of slipping classified documents about nuclear weapons to an employee of the Israeli consulate.
Yahoo reported quarterly earnings Tuesday that were higher than expected. The Internet company is trying to fend off a takeover from Microsoft, using its new revenue as proof that Microsoft's initial offer is too low. But Microsoft appears uninterested in increasing its bid.
For four years, the parents of a soldier from Southwest Ohio regarded their son as captured and missing. Friends and family kept up hope that Matt Maupin would return home alive. But a recent Iraqi tip led the U.S. Army to his remains, and now the community is preparing for a funeral.
Iraq's prime minister, long criticized as weak, overly sectarian and indecisive, has used the crackdown on Muqtada al-Sadr's militia to strengthen and improve his political position. A key Sunni bloc has declared it will soon re-join Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-led government.
‘Coming from a company that views Craigslist as a prime competitor, filing suit without so much as mentioning these assertions to us beforehand seems unethical, and suggests ulterior motives,' post on Craigslist blog says
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. - The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell's character in the recent film "Semi-Pro" seemed to obediently follow cues - which made...
Among lower-paid working families, food prices are making trips to the grocery store more difficult — leading many to seek staples from local food banks. Rising demand for food is squeezing aid groups in many areas.
"She began flailing her arms and stated, 'Leave me alone, do you know who the (expletive) I am? I'll have a news crew down here in minutes and you will lose...
The United Nations World Food Program announced Tuesday that increases in food prices could leave more than 100 million people hungry. The head of the program calls the international crisis a "silent tsunami." A summit Tuesday was aimed at addressing the issue.
Winning the Pennsylvania primary by a double digit margin has given the Clinton campaign at least two more weeks' lease on life. The New York Senator can now connect her win to her victories in the Ohio and Texas primaries to justify continuing her bid.
The Danish and Dutch embassies in the Afghan capital Kabul are evacuated because of terrorist threats. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:47 pm
There's still debate over who the top corner in the draft is, but more and more of the experts seem to be zeroing in on Troy's Leodis McKelvin. The 5-10, 190-pounder...
While the Democratic candidates fight for primary votes and delegates, Republican presumptive nominee John McCain continues to campaign for the general election in November. McCain has been visiting regions that have been hit hard by the economic slump.
TUCSON, Ariz. - The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing...
Following his loss in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke in Evansville, Ind. Indiana is one of the next states where primary votes are up for grabs. Obama still leads Hillary Clinton in delegates.
A Florida teenager faces a charge of elder abuse alleging he made his senile grandmother wear a black mask and hold a handgun for a video he made. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:42 pm
Sir Ben Kingsley hits the red carpet at the Somerville Theatre tonight to kick off opening night for the Independent Film Festival Boston. If you want to bask in the presence...
Syrian reports say Turkey's PM has said Israel would withdraw from the Golan Heights in return for peace. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:37 pm
The calm of a South Shore town has been shattered by the murder of a 29-year-old Abington woman who was allegedly shot to death by her husband at their home last night.
...
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- An American mountain climber with a "Free Tibet" banner was forced to turn back from Mount Everest, which Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch plan to summit next month, officials said Wednesday.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:34 pm
AP - The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:34 pm
An American mountain climber with a "Free Tibet" banner was forced to turn back from Mount Everest, which Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch plan to summit next month, officials... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:34 pm
AP - Toyota Motor Corp. has taken the first-quarter global automotive sales lead from General Motors Corp., selling 2.41 million vehicles to GM's 2.25 million over the first three months of the year. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:33 pm
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. has taken the first-quarter global automotive sales lead from General Motors Corp., selling 2.41 million vehicles to GM's 2.25 million over...
Liberty Mutual will buy Safeco for $6.12 billion in a deal to create the country's fifth-biggest property insurer. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:33 pm
Late Tuesday, in response to questions from Forbes.com, an Apple spokesman said Apple has agreed to buy a boutique microprocessor design company called PA Semi. The company, which is known for its design of sophisticated, low-power chips, could spell a new future for Apple's flagship iPhone, and possibly iPod products as well. Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:31 pm
It is past time for Senator Clinton to acknowledge that the campaign’s negativity, for which she is mostly responsible, does nothing but harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election. Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:29 pm
At least 52 Tamil Tigers and 38 soldiers are reported killed in clashes in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:28 pm
AP - Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Wednesday its loss widened in the first quarter to a whopping $6.39 billion because of soaring fuel prices and the steep decline in the company's market value.
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - The Pakistani crew members of a hijacked, Dubai-flagged ship said on Wednesday they were lucky to be alive after being tricked and captured by Somali pirates... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:26 pm
The Olympic flame reaches Australia for next leg of the troubled torch relay, and was whisked away to a secret location to avoid potential trouble from anti-China protesters. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:25 pm
(Kyodo) _ The chief of Japan's most influential big-business group called on Wednesday for raising the consumption tax rate to 10 percent from the current 5 percent by fiscal 2014 to help Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:23 pm
BEIJING (AP) -- European business officials warned Wednesday that calls in China for a boycott of French products since the raucous Olympic torch relay in Paris could spark a backlash against Chinese exports.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:22 pm
European business officials warned Wednesday that calls in China for a boycott of French products since the raucous Olympic torch relay in Paris could spark a backlash against Chinese... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:22 pm
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq expressed hope on Wednesday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr would use his influence to stop his followers from attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces as clashes spread to the outskirts of Baghdad.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:21 pm
The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq expressed hope on Wednesday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr would use his influence to stop his followers from attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:20 pm
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents killed 13 people, including 10 police, in a series of attacks across the country on Wednesday, officials said. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:17 pm
Reuters - U.S. troops said on Wednesday they
killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad where
fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to Iraqi
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces.
We needed a way for folks to recognize the Digg Crew during our San Francisco meetup. Here's what we came up with. Enjoy! Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:15 pm
International arms inspectors have brokered an agreement with Tehran to discuss alleged evidence of nuclear weapons experiments discovered on a laptop computer purportedly smuggled out of Iran and given to U.S. officials.
Firefox 3 introduces a few new features to bookmarks that I think makes them much, much easier to use, more useful in general, and much more useful in particular for catastrophically disorganized folk like me. The three main features being introduced are: Bookmark Stars, Bookmark Tags, and Smart Bookmark Folders. Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:13 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democrats braced for weeks more of bitter fighting Wednesday after Hillary Clinton scored a solid win over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's presidential primary, keeping her fragile White House hopes alive. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:11 pm
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was tightlipped on Wednesday over the arrest in the United States of an 84-year-old American suspected of providing it with U.S. military secrets in the 1980s, a new case that has opened old wounds.
AFP - Democrats braced for weeks more of bitter fighting Wednesday after Hillary Clinton scored a solid win over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's presidential primary, keeping her fragile White House hopes alive.
A US engineer has been arrested in New York on suspicion of giving secrets involving nuclear weapons, fighter jets and missiles to Israel in the 1980s. Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:07 pm
Toyota Motor Corp. has taken the first-quarter global automotive sales lead from General Motors Corp., selling 2.41 million vehicles to GM's 2.25 million over the first three months of the year. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:06 pm
CALGARY - The streets of Calgary were cold and quiet Tuesday night as the Flames were handily defeated in the deciding game seven of their first NHL playoff round series against the San... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:06 pm
Reuters - Iran has agreed to clarify intelligence
alleging that it studied how to design nuclear bombs, a gesture
the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Wednesday called a
"milestone."
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to clarify intelligence alleging that it studied how to design nuclear bombs, a gesture the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Wednesday called a "milestone".
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Police began an unprecedented security crackdown in Australia's national capital on Wednesday to protect the Olympic flame from protests during the latest leg of the torch's troubled journey around the world.
Reuters - Israel was tightlipped on Wednesday
over the arrest in the United States of an 84-year-old American
suspected of providing it with U.S. military secrets in the
1980s, a new case that has opened old wounds.
BASEL (AFP) - Small shareholders in Swiss banking giant UBS ripped into a shamefaced board on Wednesday after hearing that world-beating subprime losses of 37 billion dollars might go higher still. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:01 pm
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. swung to a loss in the first quarter as advertising revenues plunged 15 percent on economic weakness and more drainage of ad business to the Internet. Its shares fell 4 percent. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
TORONTO - Toronto-area police are searching for a British Columbia woman who allegedly kidnapped her infant daughter and brought her to Ontario. Police believe 34-year-old Josee... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:59 pm
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency on Wednesday announced what it called a "milestone" agreement with Iran that aims to provide answers about allegations that Tehran tried to develop nuclear weapons.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:58 pm
The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency on Wednesday announced what it called a "milestone" agreement with Iran that aims to provide answers about allegations that Tehran tried to develop... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:58 pm
Delta Air Lines, the nation’s third-largest carrier, says its loss widened in the first quarter to a whopping $6.39 billion due to soaring fuel prices and the steep decline in its market value. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:56 pm
EVANSVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - Barack Obama's rapid rise from relative obscurity toward winning the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. president hit another bump when he lost to rival Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania.
The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency on Wednesday announced a "milestone" agreement with Iran that aims to provide answers about allegations Tehran tried to develop nuclear weapons. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:54 pm
(Kyodo) _ Satoshi Nagai pitched his second shutout of the season and Takeshi Yamasaki hit a two-run homer as the Rakuten Eagles beat the Softbank Hawks for the second night in a row in a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:54 pm
AP - Still the underdog in a contest that won't quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a feisty act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.
In an effort to meet its recruitment targets, the Army has begun granting more waivers to people who would otherwise be ineligible to serve—including overweight recruits. What's the Army policy on fat people? Source: Digg | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:45 pm
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal for a pre-trial hearing Wednesday, where famed French lawyer Jacques Verges branded his detention "illegal." Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:45 pm
In this Nov. 9, 2007 file photo released by Myanmar News Agency, Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, meets with Relations Minister Aung Kyi, unseen, at the state guesthouse in Yangon,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:43 pm
American troops kill 15 militants in overnight clashes in Shia areas of Baghdad, the US military says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:43 pm
PARIS (Reuters) - Poor policy decisions over the past two decades have combined to create the current food crisis and resources must now be focused on the 2008 harvest, the head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Wednesday.
Afghan farmers collect resin from poppies in opium poppy fields in Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Helmand province, the world's top opium poppy-producing region,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:41 pm
A grizzly bear that appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie killed a 39-year-old trainer with a bite to his neck and had to be subdued with pepper spray at a Southern California training site.
In this file photo dated August 24, 2005, Iranian minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi, speaks during a debate in parliament, in Tehran. Ahmadinejad made his tenth Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday in three years,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:35 pm
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, seen here on April 13, has confidently predicted that he would be prime minister within three years, sketching out the first rough timetable for his dramatic... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:35 pm
The composition of Malaysia's parliament with a chart showing the number of seats that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim would have to win in order to form a majority coalition. Anwar has confidently predicted... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:35 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, seen here on April 14, is facing growing demands to quit and formalise his plans to relinquish power. Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has confidently... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:35 pm
Hillary Clinton beats rival US Democrat Barack Obama in a key vote in Pennsylvania, keeping her campaign alive. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:34 pm
A fountain turns red from coloring released into the water in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Environment activists colored the water red to raise awareness of the worldwide slaughter of whales,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:33 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- The first results from an election recount under way show President Robert Mugabe's party has won an additional parliamentary seat, state media reported Wednesday.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:25 pm
Relatives of an Indian man on death row in Pakistan arrive in Lahore city in a last-ditch attempt to save him. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:24 pm
MADRID (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will call for urgent international action to jump start Middle East peace talks when he meets President George W. Bush this week, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday.
LONDON (AFP) - Record-breaking oil prices fell on Wednesday after spiking near 120 dollars per barrel, as international concern mounted over soaring energy costs and the world's top producer appealed for calm. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:19 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make his first official visit to India next week in a sign of the two countries' ambitions to deepen energy ties despite opposition from the United States.
An Israeli protestor in Jerusalem waving a poster of jailed spy Jonathan Pollard during a rally in 2005. The arrest of US Army veteran Ben-Ami Kadish is thought to be linked to the Pollard. Israel has... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:14 pm
View of the Pentagon -- the headquarters of the US Department of Defense -- in Washington. Israel has played down the arrest of an 84-year-old US army veteran accused of spying for the Jewish state from... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:14 pm
Israeli soldiers unload their weapons as they return from an operation inside the Gaza Strip on April 16. Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki has said that the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip is close... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:05 pm
U.S. forces said they had killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shiite areas of Baghdad, where fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and security forces. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:01 pm
For the third consecutive week, a last-place finish has led to elimination on "Dancing With the Stars." Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:58 am
Boeing Co., the world's second biggest commercial airplane manufacturer, said Wednesday that it earned a better-than-expected $1.2 billion in the first quarter, a 38 percent increase from a year ago as its backlog of orders grew to a new record high. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:49 am
Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Wednesday its loss widened in the first quarter to a whopping $6.39 billion because of soaring fuel prices and the steep decline in the company's market value. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:35 am
Fears that energy bills will rise again in the coming weeks on the back of
soaring oil prices, will add urgency to a meeting today between energy
companies and ministers to discuss the problem of fuel poverty. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:32 am
Thousands protest as top Ethiopian pop singer Teddy Afro pleads not guilty to causing a hit and run death. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
It is difficult to imagine a more ambitious stage project than turning the
epic novel Gone With The Wind into a musical. Today, after the show’s West
End premiere, director Sir Trevor Nunn and Margaret Martin, who wrote the
book, music and lyrics for the production, may be wondering if the idea was
too ambitious. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
Hydrologist Joe Messina pushes an aluminum tube straight down into the spongy springtime snow in a mountainside forest, crouches to read the markings on the side and calls out the depth: 28 inches. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:28 am
The Kansas City Chiefs reportedly have traded Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:21 am
EMC Corp.'s first-quarter profit dipped 14 percent on acquisition-related charges, but the data storage vendor managed to post a double-digit revenue gain amid a slow U.S. economy, beating Wall Street expectations. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:21 am
ANC chief Jacob Zuma refuses to blame Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe for the country's recent violence. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:20 am
SINGAPORE (AFP) - The world risks wiping out a new generation of antibiotics and cures for diseases if it fails to reverse the extinction of thousands of plant and animal species, experts warned Wednesday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:11 am
Labour's massive 10p tax rebellion ended abruptly this lunchtime after a
cave-in by the Government. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 23 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Indian police want a museum to display the head of a woman decapitated after she was accused of practicing witchcraft, hoping it will be a lesson for those who persecute innocent women. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 10:54 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A spate of suicide bombings and other attacks on security forces in southern Afghanistan Wednesday left 13 people dead and 24 others wounded, officials said.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 10:40 am
Heather Wardle, 39, a mother of four who went missing on Friday night, was
found dead “with a ligature around her neck at the base of a tree”, police
said today. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 23 Apr 2008 | 10:40 am
Zimbabwe's ruling party wins the first of 23 parliamentary seats being recounted from March's election. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 10:39 am
Australian police began an unprecedented security crackdown on Wednesday to protect the Olympic flame from protests during the latest leg of the torch's troubled journey around the world.
Leaders of Japan and the EU call for "highly ambitious and binding" targets to fight climate change. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 10:27 am
Likening the U.S. credit crisis to a broken bathtub draining water, Japan's financial services minister urged Washington to inject public money to fix the problem before it gets worse.
HARARE (AFP) - A unity government led by President Robert Mugabe may be the best way to break Zimbabwe's post-election deadlock, state media said Wednesday, as the first result from a recount of votes was declared. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 10:16 am
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The Olympic flame arrived in Australia on Wednesday for the next leg of the torch relay and was immediately whisked away to a secret location to avoid anti-China protesters.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 9:59 am
A spate of suicide bombings and other attacks on security forces in southern Afghanistan Wednesday left 13 people dead and 24 others wounded, officials said.
A $20 million prototype of the government's 'virtual fence' on the Arizona-Mexico border is being scrapped because the system is failing to alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 9:42 am
An estimated 8,000 schools in England and Wales could be closed in part or in
full tomorrow as a result of the first national teachers’ strike in 20
years. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 23 Apr 2008 | 9:12 am
PARIS (AFP) - Oysters may excite the libido, but there is nothing like a hearty breakfast laced with sugar to boost a woman's chances of conceiving a son, according to a study released Wednesday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Apr 2008 | 9:09 am
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- The Danish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has evacuated its staff from embassies in Algeria and Afghanistan because of threats after newspapers reprinted a cartoon depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 8:48 am
Unable once again to score a knockout, Sen. Barack Obama is likely to make his new negative tone even more negative -- with a sharp eye on trying to end the Democratic presidential nomination fight after the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Every evening, Roya Amin sits down with her husband and 2-year-old daughter in front of the television. When their favorite Indian soap opera starts, they sigh in relief.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 7:07 am
Officials will tell Congress members this week that North Korea was helping Syria build a reactor last year when it was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, a U.S. official says.
CIA officials will tell Congress on Thursday that North Korea had been helping Syria build a plutonium-based nuclear reactor, a U.S. official said, a disclosure that could touch off new resistance to the administration's plan to ease sanctions on Pyongyang.
The number rises to 47,171 in the first quarter, more than four times as many as a year earlier.
Sinking home values and the collapse of flimsy mortgages fueled a record number of foreclosures in California in the first three months of this year, dimming prospects for any quick recovery in the housing market.
The animal bit the man on the neck. He died at the site near Big Bear Lake.
A 700-pound grizzly bear attacked and killed a Canyon Country man Tuesday at a compound near Big Bear Lake that trains wild animals for movies and television work, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.
'The Corn,' 'Washbag' and others were eccentric and beloved. Their era is ending, but patrons forged bonds not easily forgotten.
Tony Antico will tell you straight up: He's a social orphan nowadays. He and a drinking pal sat glumly at a North Beach bar the other night, knocking back room-temperature pints of Guinness Stout.
The GOP candidate says protectionism will not help displaced workers. He proposes job-training programs and a crackdown on trade violations.
When John McCain went to Michigan on the eve of its January primary and told voters that the state's lost jobs were not coming back, many political experts thought he had made a huge mistake. Particularly after he was trounced by Mitt Romney, who pledged to rebuild the state's auto industry.
Women, seniors and blue-collar voters buoy her to a 10-percentage-point win over Barack Obama - enough to keep the Democratic contest alive awhile longer.
Hillary Rodham Clinton easily won the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday, staving off elimination and ensuring that the Democrats' fierce nominating battle would last at least another two weeks.
Hillary Clinton has won an impressive victory in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania to keep alive her hopes of winning the party's presidential nomination. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Apr 2008 | 5:03 am
Hillary Clinton won a decisive victory in last night’s Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, just achieving the double-digit win she needed to keep alive her hopes of winning the party’s presidential nomination. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Apr 2008 | 5:03 am
Perhaps the comparison was inevitable: weeks ago Hillary Clinton, on the ropes against Barack Obama, compared herself to Rocky Balboa, the gritty Philadelphia boxer who triumphed over the odds. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Apr 2008 | 5:03 am
A budding romance between cinema's boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe and besotted Australian Cassi McKay may have self-destructed like a misguided Harry Potter spell.
Radcliffe, apparently, was only joking about his interest in McKay,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Apr 2008 | 4:52 am
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A close political ally of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe wanted for allegedly backing illegal militias surrendered to police Tuesday night after Costa Rica denied him political asylum.... Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 23 Apr 2008 | 3:05 am
CANBERRA - The High Court has dismissed an appeal by a drug smuggler who argued his sentence should have been shorter as ecstasy is less harmful than heroin.
The judges ruled there was no legal or factual basis for a shorter sentence.
That... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Apr 2008 | 3:03 am
NEW YORK - Larry King is staying at CNN for at least another two years.
King, 74, and CNN extended their contract through at least 2010. His talk show, always one of CNN's top-rated shows, has run since 1985. King's existing deal... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:50 am
The battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the critical state of Pennsylvania remains too close to call, according to US television networks. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:27 am
The battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the critical state of Pennsylvania remains too close to call, according to US television networks. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:08 am
Jemima Khan has received death threats from Islamic extremists for supporting a Muslim group which preaches tolerance of other religions. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:01 am
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton has beaten rival Barack Obama in a do-or-die showdown in Pennsylvania, according to TV projections, prolonging the Democratic presidential race and keeping alive her White House hopes.
Clinton's margin... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:43 pm
NEW YORK - Pope Benedict on Sunday made an emotional visit to Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Centre felled in the September 11 attacks, and prayed for the 3000 victims, their families and an end to hate and violence.
In the... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:40 pm
TOKYO - Sumo wrestlers who fancy themselves as nightclubbers or footballers face a backlash from traditionalists in the roly-poly sport.
Eager to clean up sumo's tarnished image, officials are mulling the idea of producing a handbook... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 10:50 pm
BERLIN - South Africa's ruling party leader Jacob Zuma said yesterday the delay to Zimbabwe's election results was not acceptable and called on African leaders to take action to solve the post-poll deadlock.
"It's not acceptable,"... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 10:35 pm
CAIRO - Egypt has detained 105 Eritrean migrants who slipped across the border from northern Sudan, security sources and rights groups said yesterday.
The migrants were caught on Sunday and are at a detention centre in Aswan... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 10:20 pm
SYDNEY - A major Australian state has banned laser pointers after a spate of incidents in which aircraft pilots have been temporarily blinded, the government said yesterday.
High-powered hand lasers, including so-called "star pointers"... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 9:09 pm
A woman arrested during the torch relay in Malaysia is British, not a New Zealander as originally thought, Mfat has said.
The government controlled Malaysian National News Agency reported that one of four people arrested during... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:43 pm
Comedians and church leaders have claimed a victory for free speech after Government plans to ban jokes about homosexuals were rejected in the House of Lords. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 22 Apr 2008 | 4:38 pm
Democrats in Pennsylvania are casting their votes today for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama after weeks of the sharpest campaigning in their marathon battle for the presidential nomination. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 22 Apr 2008 | 4:21 pm
Former Sen. Mario Uribe, a second cousin of the president, was accused of criminal conspiracy for "agreements to promote illegal armed groups." He immediately entered Costa Rica's embassy to request political asylum but was denied hours later. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Apr 2008 | 4:11 pm
The Government wants councils to spy on supermarkets shoppers to find out where eastern Europeans are settling in Britain. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 22 Apr 2008 | 3:33 pm
A fundamental review into how Britain's airports are run has been launched after a damning report said they were failing passengers and airlines. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 22 Apr 2008 | 3:29 pm
North Korean survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII demanded Tuesday that Japan apologize and compensate them. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Apr 2008 | 1:50 pm
Saudi authorities have executed a convicted murderer, bringing to 48 the number of beheadings in the kingdom this year. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Apr 2008 | 1:23 pm
Avalanche buries a street near popular Austrian ski resort beneath as much as 13 feet of snow, but authorities said a search turned up no victims. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Apr 2008 | 12:54 pm
A Hamas official says the group has softened its demands for a cease-fire with Israel. A spokesman says Hamas is now prepared for a partial truce that would only include the Gaza Strip. Hamad says the proposal has been relayed to Egyptian mediators. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Apr 2008 | 12:52 pm
The United Nations aid chief and the representative of the peacekeeping mission said tens of thousands more people in Darfur have been uprooted from their homes and food rations to the needy are about to be cut in half. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Apr 2008 | 12:28 pm
Reuters - Hillary Clinton said Wednesday her
victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania showed she had
the broad support needed to recapture the White House for
Democrats in November's presidential election.
Reuters - Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands
of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq
by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday.
AP - Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Wednesday its loss widened in the first quarter to a whopping $6.39 billion because of soaring fuel prices and the steep decline in the company's market value.
Reuters - U.S. troops said on Wednesday they
killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad where
fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to Iraqi
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces.
AFP - Democrats braced for weeks more of bitter fighting Wednesday after Hillary Clinton scored a solid win over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's presidential primary, keeping her fragile White House hopes alive.
Reuters - Iran has agreed to clarify intelligence
alleging that it studied how to design nuclear bombs, a gesture
the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Wednesday called a
"milestone."
Reuters - Israel was tightlipped on Wednesday
over the arrest in the United States of an 84-year-old American
suspected of providing it with U.S. military secrets in the
1980s, a new case that has opened old wounds.
AP - Still the underdog in a contest that won't quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a feisty act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.
A grizzly bear that appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie killed a 39-year-old trainer with a bite to his neck and had to be subdued with pepper spray at a Southern California training site.
Australian police began an unprecedented security crackdown on Wednesday to protect the Olympic flame from protests during the latest leg of the torch's troubled journey around the world.
Likening the U.S. credit crisis to a broken bathtub draining water, Japan's financial services minister urged Washington to inject public money to fix the problem before it gets worse.
A spate of suicide bombings and other attacks on security forces in southern Afghanistan Wednesday left 13 people dead and 24 others wounded, officials said.
Unable once again to score a knockout, Sen. Barack Obama is likely to make his new negative tone even more negative -- with a sharp eye on trying to end the Democratic presidential nomination fight after the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.