Computer evidence verified by Interpol reportedly points to deep military ties between Venezueal and the Colombian rebel group FARC Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 5:56 pm
We cannot go back in time and stick a thermometer in the early universe, but astronomers have done the next best thing, using an indirect technique to find out what the universe's temperature Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:44 pm
Reuters - China struggled to bury its
dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on
Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days
after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 12:43 pm
AP - Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.
BEICHUAN, China - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after...
Reuters - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a
delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the
opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after
almost 30 years in power.
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after almost 30 years in power.
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
Foreign diplomats in Burma say the military junta has promised to take them on a tour of the disaster-hit area. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 12:37 pm
MANCHESTER, N.H. - More people are flying in and out of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
The airport says the number of passengers went up 6.7 percent for the first...
Between a quarter and a third of the world's wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to the Zoological Society of London. Populations of land-based species fell by 25%, marine by 28% and freshwater by 29%. Humans are wiping out about 1% of all other species every year in one of the "great extinction episodes" in Earth's history. Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:36 pm
AP - An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.
An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:36 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 12:36 pm
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES) China has asked the United States for advice or assistance on disease control in the wake of Monday's devastating earthquake, a senior U.S. government... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:36 pm
LONDON (AFP) - The price of oil rocketed to a record high point of 127.43 dollars per barrel on Friday, as US President George W. Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, analysts said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 12:36 pm
A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 12:34 pm
(Kyodo) _ Japan is in final negotiations with Indonesia to accept a total of 1,000 nurses and nursing-care specialists from the Southeast Asian nation in the next two years, possibly... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:34 pm
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The family of a teenager killed by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas filed claims against the city alleging negligence was responsible for the...
More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 12:30 pm
Al Qaeda's media operation has released a new audio message on the Internet from Osama bin Laden, dealing primarily with Israel and the Palestinians on the 60th anniversary of Israel's creation.
President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down the soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.
I didn't even know there was a syndrome called "WereWolf" It's sad that somebody would have to go through something like that. I wish the kid goodluck Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:26 pm
(Kyodo) _ South President Lee Myung Bak and visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark agreed in talks here Friday to begin discussions on establishing a bilateral free trade... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:24 pm
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber crashed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people, the military and hospital authorities said.
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Police probing bombings in western India that killed 63 people said on Friday that new evidence pointed increasingly towards Indian Islamists backed by a Bangladeshi militant group as being behind the blasts.
As far as mistakes go, the one Janet Gordon recently made didn't seem like a big deal. She booked an airline ticket from Toronto to London under the name "Jan." Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:19 pm
BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 12:19 pm
AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days.
At least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, the army says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 12:14 pm
BATH, South Dakota (Reuters) - Sitting on board Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign plane are the remnants of a colorful balloon replica of the candidate, once nearly life-size but now almost deflated and shriveled.
(Kyodo) _ The Yokosuka city assembly voted down a proposal Friday to hold a referendum on the deployment, scheduled for August, of a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:10 pm
A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:07 pm
The problem arose when Yahoo decided as an anti-spamming measure to stop any emails going through the servers, which it runs for its partner BT, that did not have a matching BT/Yahoo address in the From: field Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:06 pm
Police in Manchester have released CCTV images of up to 200 football fans chasing officers and attacking one of them after the Uefa Cup final. Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:05 pm
RIYADH (Reuters) - President George W. Bush arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran's growing influence.
Given his own position on Hamas, McCain is the last politician who should be attacking Obama. Two years ago, just after Hamas won the Palestinian parliamentary elections, I interviewed McCain for the British network Sky News's "World News Tonight" program. Here is the crucial part of our exchange: Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - For the first time all season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are facing elimination. But they're not as nervous as you might think.
That's not...
BEIJING, May 16 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) More than 22,000 people are confirmed dead in the Chinese earthquake disaster, state media reported Friday, with nearly five million living ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 11:57 am
NEW YORK - Americans spent $1.23 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in April, up 47 percent from a year earlier, even as the price of more essential items like...
(Kyodo) _ J-League first-division club Kashiwa Reysol announced Friday the termination of the team's contract with a player who has been indicted on suspicion of trespassing and theft. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 11:54 am
BRISTOL, N.H. - A mother and father are safe after allegedly being held hostage in Bristol, New Hampshire, by their suicidal son.
Police say the 20-year-old man was cutting...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West.
TILTON, N.H. - Two women have been accused of robbing a Tilton, New Hampshire, store twice, with a toy gun.
Police say 21-year-old Janell DuBreuil of Hill, and 21-year-old...
LOS ANGELES - Dennis Rodman was charged with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel last month.
Los Angeles City Attorney spokesman Nick Velasquez...
Next time you get nagged to install Apple's Safari browser keep this in mind: The company's security team has dismissed research that shows a simple way for miscreants to use the browser to litter an end user's machine with malicious files. Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 11:44 am
In a month of horrific natural disasters it's instructive to consider what one of the biggest UNnatural disasters in memory looks like. That is the decline in America's position in the world from where we were when George W. Bush inherited power on Jan. 20, 2001. Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 11:42 am
Oil prices continued to rise Friday after a whipsaw overnight session that paired the expiration of options with a bevy of news that swung the price of oil per barrel in a $6 range. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 11:42 am
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 11:42 am
More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 11:42 am
Hundreds of Tibetan exiles calling for freedom in their homeland demonstrated in the Nepalese capital Friday until police stopped them. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:41 am
(Kyodo) _ The Kyoto District Court gave a suspended prison term Friday to a graduate student who in January became the first person arrested in Japan for the creation of a computer virus. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 May 2008 | 11:41 am
LONDON (AFP) - The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report published Friday by the WWF conservation organization. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 11:38 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- An Iranian Embassy convoy came under fire in Baghdad, wounding four people, including three Iranians and an Iraqi, an embassy spokesman said Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 11:37 am
CAIRO, Egypt- Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine.
The...
After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it is sure to find sales success. But Wii Fit is hardly the first example of an attempt to meld videogaming and exercise — it's not even the first fitness offering from Nintendo. Source: Digg | 16 May 2008 | 11:37 am
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down the soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 11:36 am
Italy's interior minister says firm measures are needed to meet the country's 'security emergency'. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 11:35 am
In a cramped control room, a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that haven't spun in decades, the sign hints at the enormity of the plant's mission. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:34 am
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 11:33 am
DUBAI (AFP) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would fight and not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message Friday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 11:33 am
The site of an explosion in Lagos is sealed and the search for bodies halted by the Nigerian authorities. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 11:32 am
AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.
The eurozone records a trade deficit of 2.3bn euros in March, suffering from the strong euro and higher oil prices. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 11:30 am
Reuters - President George W. Bush arrived in
Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record
oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain
Iran's growing influence.
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's long-awaited run-off election was finally set on Friday for June 27 as opposition leader and first-round winner Morgan Tsvangirai prepared to return home for his final push for power. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 11:28 am
Rescuers in China were still finding survivors as they braved strong aftershocks and landslides Friday, days after a massive earthquake devastated parts of southwest Sichuan province. The death toll from the country's worst quake in decades stood at more than 21,500, and President Hu Jintao made his first tour of the affected areas.
French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:23 am
Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 11:21 am
Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch said Friday that its first-quarter earnings rose 3 percent from a year ago on stronger sales. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:20 am
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has offered members of armed groups in Mosul an amnesty in exchange for surrendering their weapons. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:09 am
Daniel Schweimler travels to the southern tip of South America, a land of intrepid explorers and climate change. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 11:06 am
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was set to find out Friday if his dream of competing at the Beijing Olympics is back on track. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:06 am
A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China.
When residents of this poor, Cambodian village need something built, they call on the Lightmans. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 11:02 am
China's president says rescue efforts following this week's powerful earthquake have entered their "most crucial" phase, as the country braced for a death toll expected to rise above 50,000.
FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in close to 700 Macy's department stores over the next two years, the companies said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 10:59 am
British Airways said Friday it will pay a dividend for the first time in seven years after reporting its full-year profits more than doubled. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 10:57 am
AP - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Hu Jintao flies to Sichuan Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in Monday's earthquake. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 10:53 am
CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico (AP) -- For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 10:52 am
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 10:48 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. court martial sentenced a Marine to four years in prison on Friday for sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl on the southern island of Okinawa, in a case that has sparked widespread public anger.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a bus carrying riot police in Sri Lanka's capital Friday, killing 10 people, including eight policemen, and wounding 85 others.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 10:42 am
Brazen jewel thieves are robbing traveling dealers around Houston in a spree of heists that has jewelers on edge. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 May 2008 | 10:41 am
YANGON (AFP) - The European Union's aid chief said Friday he had made no breakthroughs on a trip to Myanmar aimed at pushing the ruling generals to open up to foreign assistance, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 10:25 am
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and Israel agree on the need for "tangible action" to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman said after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.
An Egyptian man is sentenced to 1,000 years in prison for defrauding hundreds of people out of about $52m. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 9:57 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 9:51 am
Bad light stops play two balls after lunch with New Zealand on 260-8 on day two of the first Test against England. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 May 2008 | 9:45 am
MIANYANG (AFP) - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 16 May 2008 | 9:26 am
President Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 8:53 am
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela's peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian rebels.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 16 May 2008 | 8:21 am
An American Marine was found guilty in a military court of abusive sexual conduct of a 14-year-old Japanese girl in Okinawa, southern Japan, the military said Friday. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 7:57 am
Tan Keren searched the rubble himself with his hands, then called in machinery. On Day 3 came an answer.
At first, Tan Keren tried using his bare hands to tear away at slabs of concrete and giant beams to save the most important person in his life: his wife, business partner and best friend.
One of the 60 immigrants found at a South L.A. drop house told authorities she had been impregnated by her attacker. Agents seek evidence tying it to a human-smuggling ring busted in February.
An immigrant discovered in a South Los Angeles drop house this week told authorities that she had been impregnated by one of the smugglers, and witnesses reported that several other women had been sexually assaulted, immigration officials said Thursday.
Private investigator Anthony Pellicano, who wiretapped, followed and intimidated people all in the name of serving his moneyed clients, was found guilty Thursday of 76 federal criminal charges. Just reading the jury's verdicts on the dozens of counts of racketeering, wire fraud, computer fraud and wiretapping took 20 minutes.
In a 4-3 decision, the justices rule that people have a fundamental 'right to marry' the person of their choice and that gender restrictions violate the state Constitution's equal protection guarantee
The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
Patients with deficient levels at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have their cancer metastasize and turn deadly, researchers say. But experts caution against treating cancer with supplements.
Women who had a vitamin D deficiency when they were diagnosed with breast cancer were 94% more likely to have their cancer metastasize and 73% more likely to die within 10 years, Canadian researchers reported Thursday.
A Japanese team arrives in the disaster area, where more than 130,000 Chinese troops are said to be deployed. Officials estimate the death toll will reach 50,000.
The Chinese government said Thursday that the number of people killed by this week's earthquake in Sichuan province would probably more than double to 50,000 as rescuers dug out more victims -- some still alive, but many more dead.
Lori Drew is accused of creating a fraudulent MySpace persona whose comments may be linked to the teen's death.
Invoking a criminal statute more commonly used to go after computer hackers or crooked government employees, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Thursday charged a Missouri mother with fraudulently creating a MySpace account and using it to "cyber-bully" a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide.
Female entrepreneurs in Rwanda are proving themselves key to the country's economic revival, running thriving coffee farms and other businesses as society rebuilds following the 1990s genocide.
Two U.S. Marines have been sentenced to prison time on charges related to sexual assaults on two different young women in Japan, but both men have avoided rape convictions.
L.A. Unified and others consider spending reductions amid uncertainty about their funding. Balanced budgets must be submitted by June 30.
Like many school systems throughout the state, Los Angeles Unified School District officials spent Thursday reviewing financial projections that will include cutting programs and services because Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised budget does not provide enough funding.
BEICHUAN, China - A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week's massive earthquake.
Xinhua News Agency said Friday that... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 5:37 am
A Japanese man who developed the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius' original idea.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain secured millions in federal funds for a land acquisition program that provided a windfall for an Arizona developer whose executives were major campaign donors, according to a USA Today report.
Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 99-80 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Bush administration is on the verge of implementing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build power plants near national parks and wilderness areas, according to rank-and-file agency scientists and park managers who oppose the plan.
Pope Benedict thanked consecrated women virgins gathering at the Vatican on Thursday for their "total gift" to Christ, praising a holy rite that he recognised was difficult for some non-Catholics to understand.
"(Live your lives)... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 2:38 am
A nine-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said.
Doctors at Larissa General Hospital examined the girl and surgically removed a... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 2:33 am
Chinese state media has raised the official death toll from a devastating earthquake to 19,500, but cabinet members in Beijing are now predicting that number could quickly climb to as many as 50,000.
A Japanese rescue team arrives at Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, to assist local disaster relief efforts early Friday, May 16, 2008. After days of refusing foreign relief workers,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:19 am
In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, a Japanese rescue team arrive at Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, to assist local disaster relief efforts, on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 May 2008 | 12:18 am
Relatives of former Dominican congressman Francisco Antonio Fernandez react during his wake in Villa Vasquez, north of Santo Domingom, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Dominican police is investigating who killed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 11:59 pm
In this photo released by the provincial government of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz's Governor Ruben Costas, center, and other opposition unidentified leaders, attend the opening ceremony of the Santa Cruz's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 11:47 pm
Colombian pop star Shakira, center, holds the hands of bussinesmen billionaires Carlos Slim from Mexico, left, and Howard Buffet from the U.S., right, during a photo op after a press conference ahead... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 11:11 pm
COLUMBUS - Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamouring for... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 11:00 pm
TEXAS - In just five years, the West Texas polygamist sect now accused of abusing children and forcing under-age girls to marry older men transformed 1,700 acres (688 hectares) of scrub land purchased for US$700,000 ($917,000) into... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 11:00 pm
A farmer is seen behind netting in a hydroponic farm which uses specialized irrigation methods to grow vegetables in smaller, non-rural areas, in Havana, Thursday, May 15, 2008. An international group... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 10:25 pm
A farmer looks at vegetables being irrigated in a hydroponic farm which uses specialized irrigation methods to grow vegetables in smaller, non-rural areas, in Havana, Thursday, May 15, 2008. An international... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 10:21 pm
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Caracas, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Chavez is denounced as "ridiculous" an Interpol report on documents that... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 10:16 pm
American actress Mischa Barton arrives for the after party of the film "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 9:41 pm
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, center, displays a present given to her by Palestinian refugees during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Santiago, Thursday, May 15, 2008. (AP Photo... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 May 2008 | 9:38 pm
Voices from across California, and around the nation, in reaction to the California Supreme Court decision ruling that a ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional:
NIGERIA - At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded on Thursday in a village near Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, the Red Cross said.
The fireball... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 9:15 pm
'This is about people and the right for people to love who they want,' Villaraigosa says in praising the ruling by the California Supreme Court.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hailed the California Supreme Court decision today, saying he would officiate over as many same-sex weddings as possible.
In a speech in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013 and that he envisions Osama bin Laden will be dead or captured during his first term as president.
Kraft, the maker of Oreos, is unveiling a big advertising campaign in Britain. Stuart Payne runs the Web site Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down, where he reviews cookies (or "biscuits" in the Queen's English). He tells Michele Norris the Oreo may have a hard time in Britain.
In a speech before the Knesset in Jerusalem, President Bush criticizes one of Israel's enemies, Iran, saying it is the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. He also says negotiating with terrorists and radicals is the false comfort of appeasement, an apparent swipe at Barack Obama.
Nearly 20,000 people have been declared dead in the wake of Monday's earthquake in southwestern China. NPR's Melissa Block and Robert Siegel were on the ground, covering the quake and its aftermath from the beginning. Today, they take a step back to discuss their experiences with Michele Norris.
Congressional Democrats are pushing forward with plans for a new G.I. Bill to give veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan money to go to college for four years. House Democrats want to pay for it with what they've dubbed a "patriot tax" on people earning more than $500,000. In the Senate, one Republican who notably isn't on board is John McCain, a Vietnam veteran who says the proposal is too expensive and could encourage service members to leave the military.
CBS Early Show anchor Harry Smith spoke with one of the American travelers who was trapped for three days in a remote, mountainous area of central Sichuan province near the Wolong Nature Reserve after the earthquake hit.
Getting medical treatment for victims in China's disaster zone is proving a struggle, both for the injured and for exhausted medical workers who survived the quake.
The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry. The ruling overturns a California voter-approved law that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
SHIFANG, China - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people.
From the heart of the disaster... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 8:00 pm
In a sign of changing times, Peter Phillips, the British queen's eldest grandson and the 11th in line for the throne, has sold the story of his romance and upcoming wedding to Hello! magazine.
The California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage on Thursday, paving the way for California to become the second state to allow marriages between gay and lesbian couples. Massachusetts is currently the only state that allows same-sex marriages.
In the Sichuan town of Gong Xing, north of Chengdu, residents are desperate for water and food following the earthquake. Some criticize the government for their lack of water; others are worried about making the government look bad.
Hezbollah's deputy leader said Thursday that the militant group will return things to normal in Lebanon after the government reversed key decisions that triggered days of bloody conflict. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 5:09 pm
China ordered dozens more helicopters to drop aid into remote areas of quake-hit Sichuan province yesterday and issued a rare public appeal for rescue equipment, struggling to cope with this week's powerful earthquake that affected... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
United States President George W. Bush last night criticised the deadly tactics of extremist groups like al Qaeda, Hizbollah and Hamas and said he looks towards the day when Muslims "recognise the emptiness of the terrorists' vision... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama collected the support of four of John Edwards' Democratic National Convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Even as President Bush tries to boost prospects for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, optimism on both sides is dwindling. Many moderate Palestinians now question the basis of the process: the idea of Israel and Palestine living side by side.
Iran's new offer for international talks falls far short of meeting demands by world powers, focusing on generalities without touching on U.N. Security Council calls that Tehran give up uranium enrichment. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 4:34 pm
Burma's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone's death toll soared above 43,000. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 3:54 pm
Previously unknown Islamic militant group claimes to have carried out deadly bombings in the historic Indian city of Jaipur by planting bicycles packed with explosives on the city's crowded streets, police said. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 3:45 pm
Government troops begin house-to-house searches for Al Qaeda in Iraq militants in Mosul, part of a major security operation to cleanse Iraq's third largest city from cells of the terror network. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 3:41 pm
The official death toll from Myanmar's devastating May 3 cyclone has climbed to 43,318, state television reports. The figure was broadcast Thursday night and was almost 5,000 more than the number released Wednesday by the military government.
Schools were shuttered across France as nearly half the teachers stayed away from work, while about 15 percent of all public workers adhered to the 24-hour walkout, to protest Nicolas Sarkozy's planned job cuts. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 3:09 pm
A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stairs of a 4-story building and broke onto the roof. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 May 2008 | 1:51 pm
Reuters - China struggled to bury its
dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on
Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days
after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
AP - Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.
Reuters - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a
delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the
opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after
almost 30 years in power.
AP - An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.
AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days.
Reuters - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to
mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish
state and its allies in the West.
AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.
Reuters - President George W. Bush arrived in
Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record
oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain
Iran's growing influence.
A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China.
AP - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Female entrepreneurs in Rwanda are proving themselves key to the country's economic revival, running thriving coffee farms and other businesses as society rebuilds following the 1990s genocide.
Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 99-80 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Bush administration is on the verge of implementing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build power plants near national parks and wilderness areas, according to rank-and-file agency scientists and park managers who oppose the plan.