BEIJING - China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert today calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city...
For audiences used to seeing Ed Westwick turn on the arrogance as womanizing Chuck Bass on "Gossip Girl," the upcoming "Son of Rambow" should come as a...
Fifty-one men and women from the Massachusetts National Guard returned home yesterday to a heroes' welcome at the Wellesley Armory.
"We're extremely happy,...
BAGHDAD - Shiite clerics offered sharply different visions yesterday in the showdown between government forces and Shiite militias - one predicting that armed groups will...
For first- and second-generation Indo-Americans, courting a mate can be fraught with cultural conflict.
In parts of traditional India, casual dating is still almost unheard...
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants in Baghdad, the military said Saturday, as clashes continued in the embattled Sadr City slum and surrounding militia strongholds.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 12:10 pm
AP - U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants in Baghdad, the military said Saturday, as clashes continued in the embattled Sadr City slum and surrounding militia strongholds.
BEIJING (AP) -- China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 12:06 pm
Shonda Schilling, cancer survivor and wife of Sox hero Curt Schilling, was spotted on her way to the South End set of the much anticipated Boston-based, babe-filled-blockbuster...
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal (AP) -- A year after Madeleine McCann vanished from a resort in southern Portugal, police are still gathering evidence into the British girl's disappearance, a top detective said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 12:04 pm
From managing our to-do lists to writing code to jotting ideas to keeping a grocery list, nothing beats a solid plain text editor. On Tuesday we asked you to nominate your favorite text editor, and over five hundred passionate comments later, we've whittled your nominations down to the most popular. Source: Digg | 3 May 2008 | 12:01 pm
AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) -- Authorities investigating a man accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering seven children with her are awaiting old court records the media say document a 1967 rape allegation.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 12:01 pm
For 16 years, he followed a man who calls himself Michael, finally settling along with other families on a former ranch in a remote corner of New Mexico.
When it comes to buzz, there's hot and there's white-hot. Alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, who led his quartet at the Center for Latino Arts in the Jorge Hernandez...
Reuters - China ordered authorities on Saturday
to tackle hand, foot and mouth disease aggressively ahead of
the Beijing Olympics after a rapidly spreading outbreak killed
at least 23 children and infected nearly 4,000.
MACAU (AP) -- Runners carried the Olympic torch past glitzy Las Vegas-style casinos and pastel colored colonial buildings on Saturday in the Chinese city of Macau - the world's most lucrative gambling center.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 11:54 am
AP - Runners carried the Olympic torch past glitzy Las Vegas-style casinos and pastel colored colonial buildings on Saturday in the Chinese city of Macau the world's most lucrative gambling center.
Holly's vineyard: Jamaica Plain goth cabaret act HUMANWINE gets down and dirty with a 120-minute set. Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. Saturday at 9 p.m.,...
LONDON (AFP) - An eccentric ex-journalist from the opposition Conservatives ousted the Labour mayor of London Saturday, capping an election rout for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown who faces an uphill battle to revive his government's fortunes. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 11:43 am
Just 16 months into his four-year-term, Ohio's attorney general admitted he was in over his head as he acknowledged an affair with a subordinate and his failure to stop problems that led to a sexual harassment investigation that brought down three of his aides. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 11:42 am
MACAU (AFP) - The Olympic torch enjoyed a trouble-free run in balmy conditions Saturday in the gambling haven of Macau, the final leg of its global tour before heading into mainland China. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 11:42 am
AFP - The Olympic torch enjoyed a trouble-free run in balmy conditions Saturday in the gambling haven of Macau, the final leg of its global tour before heading into mainland China.
For most non-medical people, the term "apnea" is most familiar when coupled with the word "sleep," and refers to a dangerous condition in which people inadvertently stop breathing while asleep. Source: Digg | 3 May 2008 | 11:35 am
AP - This was supposed to be the biggest mismatch of the playoffs, the series that would surely be four and done. Well, look who's still alive in the opening round the Atlanta Hawks.
The last known survivor of a group of German army officers who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 has died aged 90, his family says. Source: Digg | 3 May 2008 | 11:31 am
(Kyodo) _ The Olympic torch relay concluded its last run outside mainland China as it was strolled through the world's most revenue- making casino city, Macao, on Saturday. "All the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 11:31 am
AP - Nick Cannon is cast as Mariah Carey's lover in her new video but has the superstar diva given the young actor a considerably bigger role in real life?
AP - With a pep talk from Gov. Mike Beebe, emergency workers fanned out across Arkansas to help residents cope with another bout of violent weather that pushed the state's storm death toll to 24 for the year.
(Kyodo) _ The Tokyo stock market was the second biggest loser in capitalization in the year to March 31 among major stock exchanges in the world, according to data made available Saturday Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 11:27 am
AP - One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns.
AP - For 16 years, he followed a man who calls himself Michael, finally settling along with other families on a former ranch in a remote corner of New Mexico.
ABOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (AP) -- U.S. pilots flying missions over Iraq come to the region expecting a host of challenges, including swirling sandstorms and urban battlefields filled with a mix of enemies and civilians.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 11:23 am
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a vote Friday in the Democratic-controlled Congress on a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax, a plan that Barack Obama dismissed as a political stunt that would cost thousands of construction jobs.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling party pledged to learn lessons on Saturday after suffering a crushing defeat in local elections that newspapers said may signal the beginning of the end for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government.
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- Clashes between rebels and Yemeni troops have resumed in the wake of a devastating bomb attack outside mosque that killed 18 worshippers, a government official said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 11:13 am
Clashes between rebels and Yemeni troops have resumed in the wake of a devastating bomb attack outside mosque that killed 18 worshippers, a government official said Saturday. Three... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 11:13 am
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asia nations meeting in Bali have agreed to cooperate over the rice market, Malaysia's trade minister said on Saturday, as rocketing prices shock a region where the grain is a core part of most meals.
Conservative Boris Johnson wins the London poll, adding to a bad set of local results for the UK governing party. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 11:03 am
In the past, Grand Theft Auto's been severely criticized for being too violent. The new version, it's been toned down a lot, I think in reaction to the criticism.I'm not sure it's better. Take a look. Source: Digg | 3 May 2008 | 10:53 am
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- International rights and aid groups expressed alarm over the potential for political violence in Zimbabwe as the government and ruling party - if not the opposition - prepared for a presidential runoff.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 10:53 am
International rights and aid groups expressed alarm over the potential for political violence in Zimbabwe as the government and ruling party _ if not the opposition _ prepared for a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:53 am
A year after Madeleine McCann vanished from a resort in southern Portugal, police are still gathering evidence into the British girl's disappearance, a top detective said Saturday. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:52 am
Authorities investigating a man accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years are awaiting old court records that the media say document a 1967 rape allegation. Lower Austria... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:46 am
Before pencils, Maestre was originally building with nails and a liquid rubber-type glue. She started to worry about inhaling all the toxic fumes, however, and began to experiment with different techniques until she settled on beading. Her method of choice? The peyote stitch. Source: Digg | 3 May 2008 | 10:46 am
If you say that the iPhone is the greatest invention of your lifetime, few would bat an eye. But dare to claim that the iPhone is killing the Internet as we know it, you'd be laughed out of town. But that is the central argument of a new book "The Future of the Internet - and How to Stop It." Read this interview with the author & hear his argument. Source: Digg | 3 May 2008 | 10:45 am
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese media railed against the Dalai Lama and his supporters Saturday and pledged to crush any campaign seeking independence for Tibet, ahead of a meeting between Beijing and envoys of the exiled spiritual leader.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 10:41 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Julio Zuleta hit a three-run drive for his first home run of the season and went 3-for-4, helping power the Lotte Marines in a 10-1 pounding of the Seibu... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:27 am
Iraqi and US forces have detained at least 75 people, including some Al-Qaeda militants, after twin bombings north of Baghdad which killed 35 people, an Iraqi army officer said on Saturday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:24 am
(Kyodo) _ Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura met Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday and offered to support Pakistan in the fight against terrorism as well as in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:22 am
A fire has broken out at one of India's largest chili markets, burning hundreds of thousands of pounds of chili peppers. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 10:21 am
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Two Dalai Lama envoys will hold talks with Chinese officials Sunday in southern China, a spokesman for the exiled Tibetan leader said, even as Beijing kept up its barrage of criticism against him. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 10:21 am
(Kyodo) _ A case of secret "dollar diplomacy," betrayal and graft continued to rock Taiwan on Saturday as a businessman once enlisted by Taipei as a covert diplomatic agent publicly... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 May 2008 | 10:20 am
China issues a nationwide alert in an effort to control the outbreak of a virus which has killed 22 children. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 10:19 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering sending up to 7,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year to make up for a shortfall in contributions from NATO allies, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China ordered authorities across the nation on Saturday to fight hand, foot and mouth disease, after a rapidly spreading outbreak killed at least 23 children and infected nearly 4,000.
Amy Winehouse has abandoned recording the theme to the latest James Bond film because the singer is not ready to work, her producer said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 10:12 am
Thousands of supporters from a radical Islamic group have rallied in southern Pakistan to condemn an anti-Quran film made by a Dutch lawmaker. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 10:03 am
The Malaysian government will delay nonessential public projects and use the money instead to build up food stockpiles amid a global food crisis, the prime minister said Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 9:59 am
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej routinely harasses reporters and attempts to intimidate the media with his foul mouth, a coalition of Thai journalism groups charged Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 9:57 am
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition on Saturday debated taking part in an election run-off against the embattled President Robert Mugabe despite claiming outright victory as tensions in the country mounted. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 9:49 am
Zimbabwe's opposition meets to decide over the weekend whether to take part in a presidential run-off. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 9:43 am
Federal authorities arrested a man accused of running an investment scheme that netted more than $25 million by targeting Christian investors nationwide. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 9:36 am
A government spokesman says two Kenyan High Court judges have been sacked after an investigation found they received bribes to influence their verdicts. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 9:35 am
The children of a hit country music songwriter have dropped a wrongful death lawsuit accusing their evangelist aunt of promising to use her healing powers to cure the cancer that killed their father and then stealing an inheritance that could be worth millions. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 9:08 am
Police have fired tear gas to clear scores of youths during clashes outside a pro-marijuana festival in Athens. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 May 2008 | 9:06 am
The Olympic torch began its relay Saturday past glitzy Las Vegas-style casinos and pastel colored colonial buildings in the Chinese city of Macau — the world's most lucrative gambling center.
Former New Forces rebels in Ivory Coast who still control the country's northern half start to hand over weapons. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 8:52 am
Chinese state media renews its criticism of the Dalai Lama, as his envoys prepare to meet Chinese officials. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 8:49 am
Colin Edwards takes pole position for the China MotoGP, while Jorge Lorenzo is fourth despite his crash on Friday. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 7:56 am
Envoys of the Dalai Lama were traveling to China for talks aimed at ending the crisis in Tibet, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's office said Friday.
TOKYO (AP) -- Yasukuni war shrine is Japan's ultimate taboo subject. A symbol of the country's militaristic past, the shrine is revered by nationalists, despised by Japan's Asian neighbors, and rarely mentioned in public by anyone else.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:11 a... | 3 May 2008 | 7:20 am
HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hammered Democrat Barack Obama on Friday for refusing to support a proposal to suspend the federal gasoline tax.
DEDEDO, Guam (Reuters) - Democrats in the tiny tropical U.S. territory of Guam queued up on Saturday to vote in the latest presidential primary, relishing a rare opportunity to bask in the political spotlight.
A new political animal has emerged: The Republican who is crossing the line to vote and actively campaign in this year’s Democratic primaries. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 May 2008 | 7:01 am
The software giant reportedly sweetens its takeover offer by billions of dollars to close in on a deal.
After months of posturing by both sides, technology titans Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have suspended their tough talk and have entered serious negotiations on a deal to unite against Internet search king Google Inc., people briefed on the talks said Friday.
Six employee unions ask Villaraigosa to consider offering early retirements to longtime workers instead of cutting 767 jobs to balance next year's budget.
Six Los Angeles city employee unions have asked Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to offer early retirement to thousands of senior city workers, saying such a program could save $177 million annually and avert layoffs over the next year.
Americana at Brand opens with a black-tie gala that includes meals by Wolfgang Puck, emceeing by Jay Leno and a bevy of musical talent.
When the Glendale Galleria opened in 1976, the opening ceremonies were held in the mall at 9:30 a.m. on a Wednesday. The VIP list included civic and business leaders, as well as the 94-year-old fourth-generation descendant of the man who received the original land grant for San Rafael, now Glendale.
Kerwin Danley, working behind home plate at a Dodgers game, remembers catcher Russell Martin yelling 'Look out!' But he took the Brad Penny fastball on the jaw. He's still feeling lingering effects.
Amid all the light and sound that is a major league baseball game, with thousands of fans buzzing behind him, Kerwin Danley distinctly heard two words.
The diet mimics the effects of starvation and induces chemicals in the brain that appear to reduce seizures. In its first clinical trial, researchers find it helps children.
The first clinical trial of a ketogenic diet -- high in fats and low in carbohydrates and protein -- for epilepsy has shown that it sharply curtails seizures and is an effective tool for managing children who are resistant to anti-epilepsy drugs.
Abductors release Dr. Fernando Guzmán without ransom, but he comes under new scrutiny after gunmen arrive at his clinic with companions wounded in last week's bloody shootout.
The kidnappers who abducted Dr. Fernando Guzmán didn't plan on triggering a public health crisis. Guzmán -- blindfolded and bleeding from a bullet wound -- was supposed to be just another victim.
The Chaiten volcano erupts in southern Chile, forcing more than 1,000 people to leave their homes. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 5:21 am
SANTIAGO (AFP) - Some 1,500 people were evacuated late Friday as the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile erupted, hurling hot rocks and belching clouds of ash into the sky. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 5:16 am
Ignoring the conventions of a lame-duck presidency, Bush is forging ahead with proposals that appear to have little chance of passage during his last nine months, relying on sharp rhetoric and strong-arm tactics in an attempt to influence the Democratic Congress. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 May 2008 | 4:56 am
Engine failure is blamed for a plane crash in which South Sudan's defence minister died along with at least 22 others. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 May 2008 | 4:43 am
Last month's raid on a Texas ranch gave a rare peek into a mysterious polygamist church. But as Robert Matas reports, a B.C. teen found there could reveal its most shocking secret yet: a trade in young girls across the U.S.-Canada border
Joe Johnson shook off a poor night to hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining and the Atlanta Hawks forced an improbable Game 7 with Boston, beating the top-seeded Celtics 103-100 on Friday night.
Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from villages in southern Chile Friday after a snowcapped volcano considered dormant for thousands of years erupted. The blast sent minor earthquakes rippling through the region.
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc are making last-minute efforts to seal a deal before Microsoft takes its Yahoo bid hostile or abandons it altogether, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
NEW YORK (AFP) - With shaky conviction, Wall Street investors are starting to come out from their shell in anticipation of global credit squeeze easing and a skirting of a major US economic downturn. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 2:03 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft and Yahoo began takeover talks Friday with the US software giant open to raising its 44.6-billion-dollar bid for the struggling Internet pioneer, a source close to the situation told AFP. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 May 2008 | 1:31 am
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons filed today for a divorce from his wife, and also asked for a court order determining whether the governor or first lady Dawn Gibbons will live at the Governor's Mansion.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Severe storms tore through northern Arkansas on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring 13 in the southern U.S. state.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday laid out a detailed request for $70 billion to partially fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while providing more aid to tackle an unfolding global food crisis.
Britain's ruling Labor Party takes a drubbing in Friday's local election — suffering its worst electoral defeat in 40 years. It's the first test of voter sentiment since Gordon Brown took over 10 Downing Street from Tony Blair last June. Predictions give the Conservatives 44 percent of the vote to 24 percent for Labor, which is one point below Britain's third party, the Liberal Democrats.
Brunker: The Kentucky Derby’s customs and rich history are its strongest assets. But make no mistake, this year’s Run for the Roses is not your granddad’s Kentucky Derby.
A resident talks on his phone as he barbecues on his power boat at his home along the flood-swollen St. John River in Sheffield, New Brunswick on Friday, May 2, 2008. The river is at near record levels... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2008 | 12:45 am
Two all-terrain vehicles are seen after a Thursday-afternoon crash at the Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia, Friday, May 2, 2008. Bolivian police say five Japanese and five Israeli tourists have been killed after... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2008 | 12:31 am
Actor and comedian Eugene Levy shares a light moment as he is presented with Lifetime Artistic Achievement award in the Performing Arts by Governor General Michaelle Jean at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Friday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 May 2008 | 12:13 am
An Australian publisher who arrived in Sydney today after being deported from Fiji says his expulsion will strengthen the resolve of journalists at his paper.
Evan Hannah, publisher of the News Limited-owned Fiji Times , was forced... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Britain's Labour Party suffered its worst local election defeat on record and lost control of London today, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to rethink his strategy to avoid losing the next national poll.
Conservative Boris... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 11:45 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's opposition said today it was willing to share power with the ruling party, but not with longtime President Robert Mugabe.
Left unresolved was whether a runoff election would be held. Mugabe said he... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 11:00 pm
Timeline shows recent events in Zimbabwe surrounding the presidential election; 3c x 2 1/2 inches; 146 mm x 63.5 mm Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 May 2008 | 10:53 pm
Thai teenagers race their motorcycles after hours Saturday, May 3, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The illegal street racing often ends in fatal accidents. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 May 2008 | 10:34 pm
Mexican professional wrestler El Apache, right, teaches a boy how to roll on the mat during a Wrestling Exposition in Mexico City, Friday, May 2, 2008. Fans of one of Mexico's most beloved pastimes gathered... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 May 2008 | 10:23 pm
People pass a cardboard cutout of a Mexican wrestler during a Wrestling Exposition in Mexico City, Friday, May 2, 2008. Fans of one of Mexico's most beloved pastimes gathered Friday to meet their heroes... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 May 2008 | 10:22 pm
Smoke and ash rise from the Chaiten volcano in Chaiten, Chile, Friday, May 2, 2008. Chilean authorities evacuated hundreds of people from remote villages in southern Chile on Friday after the volcano erupted,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 May 2008 | 10:20 pm
The investigator leading the probe of an underground dungeon where an Austrian man allegedly held his daughter captive for 24 years said that officers can only work one hour at a time because of the severe lack of oxygen.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration could announce plans by the end of its term in January to close Guantanamo prison and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling might be the impetus for this, senior U.S. officials and experts say.
An unmanned flying vehicle for reconnaissance is seen above participants during a Ministry of Defense competition in central London, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The competition, aimed at encouraging scientists,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 May 2008 | 9:05 pm
Zimbabwe's opposition leader garnered the most votes in presidential voting five weeks ago. But in announcing the results Friday, Zimbabwe's election officials said Morgan Tsvangirai still didn't win enough to avoid a runoff election. The opposition claims that government attempts to force a runoff are nothing short of criminal.
The Olympic torch is paraded without disruption through the streets of Hong Kong on Friday. This is the first time the torch has reached Chinese soil. It was greeted by crowds of flag-waving residents, shouting insults at pro-Tibet and human rights protesters. Some of them were forced to seek refuge in police vans.
The retirement of veteran Republican Richard H. Baker has forced a special election that will be held Saturday. And it's been a nasty campaign: Democratic Don Cazayoux has been attacked as a tax-happy liberal who's soft on illegal immigrants, while the Republican, Woody Jenkins, has been painted as a tax cheat with ties to former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke.
As well as chosing their candidate for London mayor, residents of the capital yesterday elected representatives for the London assembly. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 8:34 pm
A series of avalanches in April cut off the Alaskan capital from its source of cheap hydropower. The cost of electricity has quadrupled as a result. Juneau has been forced to cut its power consumption by nearly a third in one week. John Ryan of member station KTOO reports.
Two representatives of the Dalai Llama arrive in Hong Kong on Friday for the latest round of talks with Chinese officials. Robert Barnett, director of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, talks with Melissa Block about what progress is expected out of the discussions.
One year ago this weekend, a tornado all but destroyed Greensburg, Kan. Since then, a remarkable transformation has taken hold. Even Leonardo DiCaprio is pitching in to rebuild a greener Greensburg.
In the latest political podcast, NPR Senior Washington Editor Rob Elving and Political Editor Ken Rudin discuss the upcoming primaries in North Carolina and Indiana.
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 6:12 pm
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hammered Democrat Barack Obama today for refusing to support a proposal to suspend the federal petrol tax.
The US economy and record-high petrol prices... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 6:00 pm
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 5:34 pm
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won 47.9 percent of the vote in Zimbabwe's presidential elections, elections officials said - not enough to avoid a runoff against President Robert Mugabe.
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, thought to be the last surviving member of a group that tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 with a briefcase bomb, died at age 90. Source: FOXNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 5:05 pm
President George W. Bush wants America to spend a further $770 million (NZ$990 million) to help alleviate dramatically escalating food prices that threaten widespread hunger and increasing social unrest around the world.
The appeal... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
In theory, Adeeb Yusef, 45, who has seven children, is luckier than some others in Gaza.
As a refugee he receives, like more than 700,000 Gazans, at least a quarterly consignment of basics such as flour, oil, sugar and a few cans... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Destitution and food insecurity among Gaza's 1.5 million residents has reached an unprecedentedly critical level, according to unpublished UN findings that they now need "urgent assistance" to avert a "serious food crisis" in the... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Annie Mole's blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Year's resolution to teach herself how to make an internet website and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life.
The criticisms, witticisms and... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Captain Cook's landing site on the shores of Botany Bay is an eyesore in need of a dramatic overhaul to turn it into a world-class tourist attraction, Australians have been told.
The spot where Cook and his men waded ashore is... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
A motorcycle bomb exploded amid a crowd of worshippers leaving a mosque after Friday prayers in northern Yemen, killing at least 18 people and wounding about 45, government officials said.
Few names conjure up the spirit of post-war childhood in the same way as that of miniature toy-maker Corgi.
With features such as doors that opened, proper windows and wheels that spun, Corgi steered customers through the technological... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Iraqi Army helicopters dropped hundreds of leaflets with a message from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki into Sadr City on Thursday night. The leaflets ask citizens to support government efforts to quell the insurgency there. "We do urge everyone to do his responsibility and participate in imposing law," the note says.
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 4:12 pm
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 3:50 pm
Police on Friday detained the second of two drug-trafficking twins after his brother was killed in a raid in Colombia's northwest. The two were among the country's main cocaine shippers. Source: FOXNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 3:20 pm
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 2:50 pm
The U.S. economy suffered a net loss of 20,000 jobs in April, the government says. Despite being the fourth month of job losses in a row, the decline was far smaller than the 80,000 shed in the first quarter. Most economists had expected deeper job losses. The unemployment rate improved slightly, to 5 percent.
Country's state-run radio says senior government officials were among 20 people on board a plane that crashed in southern Sudan; there were no details on casualties. Source: FOXNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 2:42 pm
A car bomb detonated in a crowd of worshippers leaving a mosque after Friday prayers in Yemen. At least 45 others were wounded. Source: FOXNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 2:21 pm
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 1:40 pm
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 1:40 pm
Voters in England and Wales yesterday cast their ballots in elections to more than 150 councils, the first electoral test of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 2 May 2008 | 12:42 pm
AP - U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants in Baghdad, the military said Saturday, as clashes continued in the embattled Sadr City slum and surrounding militia strongholds.
For 16 years, he followed a man who calls himself Michael, finally settling along with other families on a former ranch in a remote corner of New Mexico.
Reuters - China ordered authorities on Saturday
to tackle hand, foot and mouth disease aggressively ahead of
the Beijing Olympics after a rapidly spreading outbreak killed
at least 23 children and infected nearly 4,000.
AP - Runners carried the Olympic torch past glitzy Las Vegas-style casinos and pastel colored colonial buildings on Saturday in the Chinese city of Macau the world's most lucrative gambling center.
AFP - The Olympic torch enjoyed a trouble-free run in balmy conditions Saturday in the gambling haven of Macau, the final leg of its global tour before heading into mainland China.
AP - This was supposed to be the biggest mismatch of the playoffs, the series that would surely be four and done. Well, look who's still alive in the opening round the Atlanta Hawks.
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AP - With a pep talk from Gov. Mike Beebe, emergency workers fanned out across Arkansas to help residents cope with another bout of violent weather that pushed the state's storm death toll to 24 for the year.
AP - One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns.
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AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a vote Friday in the Democratic-controlled Congress on a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax, a plan that Barack Obama dismissed as a political stunt that would cost thousands of construction jobs.
The Olympic torch began its relay Saturday past glitzy Las Vegas-style casinos and pastel colored colonial buildings in the Chinese city of Macau — the world's most lucrative gambling center.
Severe storms killed at least seven people in Arkansas and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and businesses in Kansas City, Mo.
Envoys of the Dalai Lama were traveling to China for talks aimed at ending the crisis in Tibet, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's office said Friday.
Joe Johnson shook off a poor night to hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining and the Atlanta Hawks forced an improbable Game 7 with Boston, beating the top-seeded Celtics 103-100 on Friday night.
Asian countries sought to tame the spiraling rice market Friday, with Thailand proposing an OPEC-style cartel for exporters.
Brunker: The Kentucky Derby’s customs and rich history are its strongest assets. But make no mistake, this year’s Run for the Roses is not your granddad’s Kentucky Derby.
An eccentric opposition Conservative lawmaker’s election as London's new mayor caps a stunning loss for the Labour Party in Britain.