AP - A carnival ride spinning with people collapsed at a county fair Friday night, injuring all 24 people aboard. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 May 2008 | 12:24 pm
There he is, Mr. USA.
A Milton man is determined to bring the first-ever all-testosterone Mister USA pageant right here to Boston.
Who says sashes and swimsuit competitions...
An unprecedented digital rendering of the suspected Esplanade attacker who has preyed on women for the past two summers generated a flurry of more than a dozen leads in just...
Reuters - Thousands of Chinese fled to
the hills on Saturday amid fears a lake formed near the
epicenter of this week's earthquake would burst its banks.
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese fled to the hills on Saturday amid fears a lake formed near the epicenter of this week's earthquake would burst its banks.
SAN FRANCISCO - As same-sex couples in California began making plans to tie the knot, a conservative group said it would ask California's Supreme Court to postpone putting...
EDINBURGH, Scotland - A long-dead poet internationally renowned for having scribbled some of the worst verse ever seen through the ages beat publishing phenom J.K. Rowling...
BEICHUAN, China - Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble yesterday who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of Monday's...
US President George Bush arrives in Egypt for talks with Arab leaders on the Middle East peace process. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 12:09 pm
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a surprise visit to Baghdad.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 12:01 pm
AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a surprise visit to Baghdad.
Egypt's state-owned press opened fire Saturday on U.S. President George W. Bush as he arrived for talks with regional leaders at the conclusion of a five-day Mideast tour.
Gordon Brown accuses Burma's rulers of neglecting its people by blocking aid to Cyclone Nargis survivors. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 11:57 am
An 11-member ring of Boston lawyers, mortgage brokers and others stole identities, inflated home prices and more to swindle lenders out of nearly $2 million, prosecutors say.
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Springfield-based Spalding Group has signed U.S. Olympic softball pitcher Jennie Finch to endorse its Dudley softball brand.
A member of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning...
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postpones a return to Zimbabwe due to fears about an alleged plot to kill him. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 11:55 am
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- Threats of assassination have derailed plans by Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to return home to campaign for the presidential runoff vote, a party spokesman said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 11:53 am
Threats of assassination have derailed plans by Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to return home to campaign for the presidential runoff vote, a party spokesman said Saturday.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:52 am
(Kyodo) _ Another sumo stablemaster is in hot water after it was discovered that he beat a junior wrestler with a bamboo sword, the Japan Sumo Association said Saturday. In an... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:49 am
A Zimbabwean policeman guards ballot boxes before the start of a vote recount in April 2008. Security fears have delayed the long-awaited homecoming of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai ahead of an election... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:48 am
A Zimbabwean electoral official holds ballot papers during a recount at the Domboshava polling station in April 2008. Security fears have delayed the long-awaited homecoming of Zimbabwe's opposition leader... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:48 am
YANGON (AFP) - Frustrated world leaders condemned Myanmar's military rulers on Saturday, alleging negligence and possible crimes against humanity by refusing a massive foreign relief effort for the cyclone tragedy. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 May 2008 | 11:43 am
AFP - Frustrated world leaders condemned Myanmar's military rulers on Saturday, alleging negligence and possible crimes against humanity by refusing a massive foreign relief effort for the cyclone tragedy.
BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 11:40 am
(Kyodo) _ Shuichi Murata hit a tiebreaking three-run double to cap a five-run ninth-inning rally against Hitoki Iwase, leading the Yokohama BayStars to a 10-7 victory over the Chunichi... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:34 am
CLEVELAND - There are those who see each Celtics game as a referendum on Doc Rivers. If the Celtics win, Doc knows what he's doing. If they lose, the guy is clearly in...
CLEVELAND - Sam Cassell hasn't been making shots, so Celtics coach Doc Rivers made a House call - as in reserve guard Eddie House.
For the first time this postseason,...
Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to
contest an election run-off after his party discovered an
assassination plot against him, his spokesman said.
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to contest an election run-off after his party discovered an assassination plot against him, his spokesman said.
CLEVELAND - There was really no room for Lance Allred on the Celtics when he played for their summer league entry last year. But the 6-foot-11 center has finally completed...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Leaders of Lebanon's U.S.-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition met behind closed doors in Qatar on Saturday for the highest-level talks so far in the country's 18-month-long political crisis, which turned violent a week ago.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 11:30 am
Leaders of Lebanon's U.S.-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition met behind closed doors in Qatar on Saturday for the highest-level talks so far in the country's 18-month-long... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:30 am
About 3,600 workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will find out soon whether a new contract was worth 80 days without a company paycheck. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 11:28 am
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -- President Bush pivoted to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute on Saturday, and got a far less glowing reception from his Egyptian host - a key player in the long-running fight - than he did in Israel earlier this week.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 11:27 am
AP - President Bush pivoted to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute on Saturday, and got a far less glowing reception from his Egyptian host a key player in the long-running fight than he did in Israel earlier this week.
Spanish police arrest five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 11:26 am
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Voters in Kuwait lined up Saturday to vote in parliamentary elections that could substantially change the legislative body of this tiny, oil-rich Gulf emirate following electoral reforms to reduce corruption and vote buying.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 11:25 am
Voters in Kuwait lined up Saturday to vote in parliamentary elections that could substantially change the legislative body of this tiny, oil-rich Gulf emirate following electoral reforms... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:25 am
Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, co-directors of the film 'Kung Fu Panda' pose for a portrait at the Carlton Hotel, during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Friday,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:25 am
A former Church of England leader has appealed for militants to release five British civilians kidnapped in Iraq a year ago. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 11:23 am
The Dalai Lama gestures while thanking his audience after a solidarity-event for Tibet in Moenchengladbach, western Germany, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The Tibetan spiritual leader is in Germany for a five-day... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:22 am
(Kyodo) _ Shingo Katayama stayed firmly on track for his first victory of the year after opening up a seven-stroke lead with a third-round 65 at the Japan PGA Championship on Saturday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:15 am
State media say at least 14 people have died in a collision between a bus and a tractor in eastern China. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 11:10 am
TOKYO, May 17 (Kyodo) _ The volume of carbon credits traded under a scheme in the Kyoto Protocol remained almost unchanged in 2007 from the 2006 level, slowing the rapid growth logged in Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:10 am
Daniel Griffiths travels to China's Sichuan province where collapsed school buildings have claimed the lives of many children. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 11:09 am
The turbulent history of the Balkans is retold through the experiences of its master Kosovan bakers. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 11:07 am
U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave after arriving at Sharm El-Sheik airport, in Egypt Saturday, May 17, 2008 .Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute, and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 11:05 am
The giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week is now a lake big enough to become the home of an alligator. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 11:02 am
Reuters - U.S. President George W.
Bush will try on Saturday to address the concerns of
Palestinian leaders looking for signs they will not be
neglected after he lavished praise on Israel earlier this week.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will try on Saturday to address the concerns of Palestinian leaders looking for signs they will not be neglected after he lavished praise on Israel earlier this week.
U.S. President Bush holds hand with Susan Mubarak, as her husband Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, and first lady Laura Bush, right, look on, during an arrival ceremony at Sharm el-Sheik International... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:55 am
There is scant optimism that the changes in leadership in Moscow and Washington will shift the downward momentum in relations between the two nuclear powers. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 10:53 am
Iraqi government forces man a checkpoint in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City Saturday, May 17, 2008. Sadr City appeared to be calm Saturday after weeks of bloody clashes between the U.S. forces and Mahdi... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:52 am
AP - Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.
A man is treated at a hospital in the town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 16, 2008, after being hurt in a car bomb blast. A suicide bomber drove a small truck into the police check point... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:50 am
Spanish authorities say they have arrested five young computer hackers accused of disabling Internet pages run by government agencies in the U.S., Latin America and Asia. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 10:50 am
AP - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a key Democrat critic of President George Bush's war policy in Iraq, landed in Baghdad on Saturday for talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials, the U.S. embassy said.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH FRESH INFO) Rescue workers are still finding survivors buried under rubble five days after a massive earthquake struck western China, state media reported Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:40 am
Aid efforts in the quake-hit city of Beichuan halt after reports of a river bursting its banks spark widespread panic. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 10:39 am
Liu Deyun is rescued after some 100 hours buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Yinghua. China is ramping up efforts to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:35 am
Chinese medics treat an injured boy who was brought in from a remote village to the earthquake damaged town of Beichuan. China has ramped up efforts to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:35 am
SHIFANG (AFP) - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 May 2008 | 10:35 am
I sent a letter to Mr. Abrams in response to his question about why Obama supporters don't want Hillary on the ticket, and his statement that she deserves to be on ticket. What he read on air was not what I wrote. Follow the link to read the account. Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 10:30 am
After wrapping up a successful concert tour, you'd think Reba McEntire would want to take some time off to relax. Instead, the tireless country star is preparing for her 10th turn as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend. Over the years, she says she's gained more ease hosting the event. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 10:29 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH GOVERNMENT DECLARING AREA SAFE) Hundreds of people fled in panic from a town hit by this week's massive earthquake in western China amid rumors that a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:29 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts left 10 militants and four civilians killed in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 10:25 am
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Islamic insurgents in Somalia seized a major agricultural center overnight, sending hundreds of people fleeing, a human rights leader said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 10:04 am
Islamic insurgents in Somalia seized a major agricultural center overnight, sending hundreds of people fleeing, a human rights leader said Saturday. The attack underscored the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 May 2008 | 10:04 am
Turkey's state-run news agency says six Kurdish rebels have been killed in a clash with soldiers in eastern Turkey. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 9:59 am
TAILANDIA, Brazil (AP) -- Acrid smoke from charcoal-making blankets this Amazon logging town with the smell of business as usual. Less than three months ago, federal agents swooped in to close sawmills, confiscate wood and smash charcoal furnaces in a government crackdown on illegal logging.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 9:56 am
Sri Lankan air force jets bombed an air strip used by Tamil Tiger rebels, while 16 insurgents were killed in ground clashes in the north, the military said Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 9:53 am
Jennifer Marsh was sick of paying high gas prices and bothered by the abandoned gas station that was an eyesore on the drive to her studio each day. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 9:40 am
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta took diplomats on a tour of the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on Saturday as the toll of dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis soared above 133,000 people, making it one of the most devastating ever to hit Asia.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A French navy ship carrying 1,000 tons of food idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the uncooperative ruling military regime to dock in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 a.m. EDT | 17 May 2008 | 9:40 am
President Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Middle East peace dispute, and he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 9:30 am
Acrid smoke from charcoal-making blankets this Amazon logging town with the smell of business as usual. Less than three months ago, federal agents swooped in to close sawmills, confiscate wood and smash charcoal furnaces in a government crackdown on illegal logging. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 9:07 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain traded furious foreign policy barbs Friday, in a three-way row over how to deal with US foe Iran originally sparked by President George W. Bush. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 May 2008 | 9:06 am
The giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week is now a lake big enough to become the home of an alligator. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 May 2008 | 9:01 am
Thousands of earthquake victims were seen Saturday fleeing a Chinese village near the epicenter of the past week's powerful earthquake due to worries of flooding.
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippine air force will buy 18 trainer planes from Italian aircraft manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi for 625 million pesos (14.6 million dollars), an air force spokesman said Saturday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 May 2008 | 8:31 am
A carnival ride spinning with people collapsed at a Calif. county fair Friday night, injuring all 24 people aboard. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 8:08 am
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to be questioned again soon by police in connection with a corruption investigation, media reports said on Saturday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 May 2008 | 8:01 am
Micheal Jackson and several other artists plan to take on The Pirate Bay. The king of pop hired the infamous ‘Web Sheriff’ to protect his rights. “Hey Michael - do you want us to pay you in small kids maybe?” was the first response of Pirate Bay admin Brokep. Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
A marathon Sunday + a small beach along the River Thames in London + a bit of rain + a lot of fosters + a banjo = The world's biggest sofa made from sand. Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday the envoy had been released — three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 7:30 am
A recent picture depicting MrBabyMan " An Illustraded Guide to Understanding Digg" has made MrBabyMan really think about how the digg community feels about him and whether or not he should stay an active member of digg. Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 7:30 am
"Playing to a mesmerized audience, Swiss pilot and adventurer (some might say nutcase) Yves Rossy has soared above the Alps with homemade jet-powered wings strapped to his back. " Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 7:10 am
A day after the president's 'appeasement' comments, Obama accuses the Republicans of strengthening America's enemies in the Middle East and using 'fear-mongering' to silence critics.
In a day of intense verbal sparring, Sen. Barack Obama angrily accused President Bush and Sen. John McCain on Friday of strengthening America's enemies in the Middle East and relying on "fear-mongering" to silence critics of their policies.
Some inland areas could again reach into triple digits this weekend, forecasters say. Brush fires in Pomona and Corona have been put out, while the Mt. Baldy fire is still burning.
Record-breaking heat in parts of Southern California is expected to continue through the weekend, and it made for uncomfortable conditions Friday as firefighters dealt with two new brush fires.
One of the best-known figures in American viticulture, he had little formal training in making wine. His exile from the family business became the stuff of legend.
Robert Mondavi, the pioneering Napa Valley vintner whose drive and salesmanship revolutionized the way the world thought about California wine, died peacefully Friday at his Yountville, Calif., home, a spokeswoman for the Robert Mondavi Winery said. He was 94.
Hoping for a new trial, an ex-cop hatched a plan to get money from his ailing grandmother's California house. FBI files say the goal was to bribe a judge. He could work the deal -- with a little help.
Among the inmates at the Clark County Detention Center in the summer of 2006 was a local celebrity, an ex-cop whose long fight to reverse his murder conviction still intrigued his hometown.
Supervisor Yaroslavsky wants the county to be ready as soon as possible to comply with the Supreme Court ruling. It will be at least 30 days before licenses are issued, officials say.
Marriage license officials across Southern California scrambled Friday to prepare for an anticipated crush of same-sex couples rushing to the altar now that the Supreme Court has lifted the state's gay marriage ban.
Beijing's flexibility and openness amid a surge of individual initiative to respond in the crisis signals a new dynamic.
In a system with a centuries-long tradition of austere leaders laying down the law from behind their palace walls, China's response to its worst natural disaster in three decades has revealed a nation in the throes of political change.
The U.S. says its use on an eventual 5-mile stretch of existing fence is to protect agents. But critics say it disregards immigrants' safety.
The U.S. Border Patrol is installing razor-sharp concertina wire atop border fencing between San Diego and Tijuana, marking a major shift in approach along a frequently violent stretch of the frontier.
DEFENCE contractors are preparing to cull hundreds of kangaroos at a Canberra site in another about-face, after the federal government refused to foot the bill to move them.After moving in March to kill the kangaroos at the former naval station for environmental reasons, Defence stopped the cull to further study moving the animals interstate Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 6:49 am
Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, abducted by suspected Taleban militants in February, is released. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 May 2008 | 6:44 am
A military judge has postponed the first war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, saying he wants to wait until the Supreme Court makes its ruling on the right of detainees to challenge their confinement in civil courts. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 6:15 am
This is a stop action photo of a device at Sandia Labs releasing its capacitors' charge. It is about the size of a basketball court. It has achieved temperatures of 3.7*10^9 K (highest man-made temperature ever). During the 100 ns discharge, the power output is 2.9*10^14 W, equal to 80 times the power output of all the power plants on earth. Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 6:10 am
A winery spokeswoman says California winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi has died. He was 94. Mondavi died peacefully at his home in Yountville on Friday. Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 5:43 am
The 'Million Dollar Question': what should you be doing now when you're young to make sure you can live in style when you stop working? Source: Digg | 17 May 2008 | 5:20 am
With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's candidacy running out of time — and perhaps air — the campaign has taken on a distinctly subdued mood. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 May 2008 | 5:06 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new Justice Department report praises FBI agents for refusing to join in the U.S. military's abusive questioning of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, but faults the bureau's for responding slowly to complaints from its own agents about the tactics, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Near the end of his Israel visit, the president has an informal chat with a group of Jewish and Arab students. A frank and lively discussion results.
Seated under an olive tree with a dozen Israeli students, President Bush was bemoaning the bad rap he gets in the Middle East. Many people believe he hates Muslims, he said, but it's not true.
Myanmar's military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Yangon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching cyclone-battered regions where millions need food and medicine.
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A deadline for Take-Two Interactive Software shareholders to agree to a buyout by video game giant Electronic Arts has passed with neither firm commenting on the takeover bid's fate. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 May 2008 | 3:16 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States intends to build a big new prison at its main military base in Afghanistan, a shift from earlier aims to transfer most detainees to Afghan custody, The New York Times reported.
After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife Meilin decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."
YANGON - Myanmar's military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Yangon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching cyclone-battered regions where millions need food and medicine.
New... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 May 2008 | 2:10 am
TEXAS - A minister from a Dallas-area Baptist megachurch has been caught in an internet sex sting and charged with online solicitation of a minor, police said.
Undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl communicated... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 May 2008 | 1:57 am
WATERTOWN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Friday President George W. Bush's "failed policies" had strengthened U.S. enemies like Iran and Hamas.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned gun owners on Friday that his Democratic opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would threaten their right to bear arms, as he sought to rally conservatives' support in the November election.
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.
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.
DUBAI - 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.
The al Qaeda leader, who has placed growing emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 May 2008 | 12:56 am
MARTINIQUE - A jury in Martinique has found a man guilty of murder after he set his ex-girlfriend on fire in front of the town hall three years ago.
The public violent act occurred early in the evening and shocked residents and... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 May 2008 | 12:43 am
Two catastrophes have struck this month — the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China. As the death tolls in these two countries mount, so does the need for aid. But Myanmar has been reluctant to let relief workers into the country, and China says it will accept foreign aid on its own timetable. But how do people give if they want to help the victims?
YANGON - The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from Myanmar's killer cyclone as aid workers shackled by the country's uncooperative military regime struggled to get even the most basic data about the needs of up to 2.5... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 11:44 pm
For Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, Barack Obama's youth and relatively short resume is a plus. That's the premise of a feature article by Joshua Green, author of an article in The Atlantic titled "The Amazing Money Machine: How Silicon Valley Made Barack Obama This Year's Hottest Start-Up."
TEXAS - When Texas child welfare authorities released statistics showing nearly 60 per cent of the teen girls taken from a polygamist sect's ranch were pregnant or had children, they seemed to prove what was alleged all along:... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 11:35 pm
MIAMI (Reuters) - Charges against five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks should be thrown out because they were improperly influenced by a Pentagon legal adviser, U.S. military lawyers said in documents filed on Friday.
ARKANSAS - Police say DNA found on a half-eaten candy bar helped them zero in on a robbery suspect.
Detective Jason Simpkins says Brian D. Bass' DNA matched the sample found on the bar left on the counter at Cato Animal Hospital... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 10:40 pm
The upcoming Oregon and Kentucky primaries are near perfect illustrations of the two separate wings of the Democratic Party. Affluent, green and antiwar Oregon is expected to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Kentucky's rural, blue-collar population will help New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Robert Mondavi, the man who put California wines along side the European greats, has died at the age of 94. Mondavi bought his first winery in 1966, and championed the use of cold fermentation, stainless steel tanks, and French oak barrels.
LONDON - A British court has sentenced a woman for smuggling a baby into the country in an attempt to qualify for free housing.
The court sentenced 40-year-old Peace Sandberg to 26 months in prison for child trafficking.
British... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 9:02 pm
FRESNO - A biochemist convicted of killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Larissa Schuster was convicted in... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 8:55 pm
The last time a state Supreme Court ruled gay marriage legal, it was Massachusetts in 2003. The fallout helped Republicans boost turnout in 2004 and hold the White House. Times have changed since then, but it remains to be seen how big the issue could be for Republicans in 2008.
President George W. Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House yesterday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill - for now - US$163 billion ($215 billion) to support... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 May 2008 | 8:15 pm
A few weeks ago, most economists were convinced that the United States was in a recession, or at least headed for one. But now some say they're not so sure. Some key economic indicators suggest that growth hasn't slowed as much as the doomsayers predicted. Are these numbers just a blip? Or has the impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisis on the economy been exaggerated?
Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, 21, is eligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics, an international sports arbitration panel has ruled. Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee as an infant; he runs competitively on legs made of carbon fiber. Noah Adams talks to Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.
President Bush doesn't play as much golf as he used to. In an interview with Politico this week, Mr. Bush said he gave up the game because of the war in Iraq. The president said he didn't want families of dead soldiers to see him enjoying himself on the links. Noah Adams talks with Don Van Natta of The New York Times, author of First Off the Tee, a book about the history of golf and the presidency.
Four days after a powerful earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, survivors are still being located, freed from rubble by rescue teams. Days after the quake, a search party found and rescued a survivor in a devastated village in Sichuan. But getting the man out of a collapsed factory was no simple matter.
University of California Berkeley law professor Jesse Choper discusses the legal ramifications of the California Supreme Court's decision to allow same-sex marriage.
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 | 6:34 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 | 5:56 pm
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 5:01 pm
The United States says it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid to the closed-off communist nation over the coming year. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 4:57 pm
An Afghan hijacker who won the right to live in England is now working at Heathrow Airport in London as a cleaner in the British Airways training center, the Daily Mail reported. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 4:49 pm
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
A Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend, nearly killing him, in a botched sex game in which he asked her to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his chest. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 3:23 pm
A Dutch political cartoonist this week was arrested on suspicion of insulting people based on their race or religion. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 3:20 pm
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed his opposition to gay unions and condemned the trafficking of women and children. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 2:22 pm
An election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai runoff will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 May 2008 | 1:42 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.
Reuters - Thousands of Chinese fled to
the hills on Saturday amid fears a lake formed near the
epicenter of this week's earthquake would burst its banks.
AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a surprise visit to Baghdad.
AFP - Frustrated world leaders condemned Myanmar's military rulers on Saturday, alleging negligence and possible crimes against humanity by refusing a massive foreign relief effort for the cyclone tragedy.
AP - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides.
Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to
contest an election run-off after his party discovered an
assassination plot against him, his spokesman said.
AP - President Bush pivoted to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute on Saturday, and got a far less glowing reception from his Egyptian host a key player in the long-running fight than he did in Israel earlier this week.
Reuters - U.S. President George W.
Bush will try on Saturday to address the concerns of
Palestinian leaders looking for signs they will not be
neglected after he lavished praise on Israel earlier this week.
AP - Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.
AP - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.
Comment by Gloria Allred Partner, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Thousands of earthquake victims were seen Saturday fleeing a Chinese village near the epicenter of the past week's powerful earthquake due to worries of flooding.
After nearly blowing a big lead, L.A. advances to Western Conference finals.