The largest Chinese community in the United States has been reaching out to help victims of last week's massive earthquake in Sichuan province. The effects of a major disaster are familiar to some residents of San Francisco's Chinatown, which suffered an earthquake of similar magnitude just over a century ago.
AP - Members of a polygamist sect whose children were placed into foster care said Friday they were thrilled by an appellate court decision that upended the custody case and eagerly waiting to find out if and when their children will return home.
Despite a slumping economy and looming budget crunch, Gov. Deval Patrick has hiked his office budget by an astonishing 80 percent, adding questionable new staff positions...
Armed men on horseback attack and steal the weapons of UN peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 12:49 pm
(Kyodo) _ The World Court on Friday granted Singapore control over a tiny island in the Straits of Singapore, ending a longstanding territorial dispute with neighboring Malaysia. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:47 pm
A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday that the state had no right to take more than 400 children from a polygamist ranch. The court said the state did not prove that all the removals of children from their parents were justified. The ruling could mean the children are returned to their parents within 10 days.
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control.
AP - Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes before police imposed an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13.
As Hillary Clinton presses on with her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, bitterness is setting in with some of her supporters, who feel that sexism is to blame for her struggles. "We're here to say we're not asleep," one supporter said. "We hear this, we don't like it. And by the way — she's not losing." They say they will leave the party if Barack Obama gets the nomination.
Employers are growing more concerned about higher costs associated with overweight employees. Public health analysts say a big part of the increased cost of health insurance has to do with treating obesity-related health problems.
The small Gulf Coast town of Cameron, La., was destroyed by Hurricane Rita in 2005. Fewer than half of Cameron's 2,000 residents have returned since the storm. Many rebuilding efforts are stalled by high prices. "The average cost for a 2,000-square-foot home has jumped, probably, to the $80,000 range just for foundation work."
Britain's Conservative party has won a mid-term Parliamentary seat from the ruling Labour party. The loss is being viewed as a barometer of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's eroding popularity.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: LEAD STORY TO FOLLOW) A government panel warned Friday that excessive takeover defense measures, adopted recently by an increasing number of Japanese companies, will go Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:39 pm
Hundreds of immigrants are desperately trying to flee South Africa, passing bags and even babies through the windows of crowded buses in a rush to flee violent attacks against outsiders that have left 42 dead. Troops are on standby for more clashes.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is in good general health and is free of skin cancer, according to a report by The Associated Press that cites the candidate's medical records. McCain is 71, older than any newly elected president. In a Pew poll, half the voters said they'd be less likely to vote for a candidate in his 70s.
AP - Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS OF CABINET MINISTERS, BOJ GOVERNOR SHIRAKAWA AT 7TH-11TH GRAFS) A working group under the government's key policy-setting economic panel called for an... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:31 pm
Pakistan's main stock index falls almost 5% after interest rates jumped to 12.5% from 10% to slow the inflation rate. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 12:25 pm
(Kyodo) _ Japan clinched a spot in the Beijing Olympic women's volleyball competition Friday after downing bitter Asian rivals South Korea 3-1 in the world qualifying tournament. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
HYANNIS - In his first interview since his devastating diagnosis, a reflective Sen. Edward M. Kennedy praised his "spectacular" care at Massachusetts General Hospital...
Reuters - Myanmar's junta agreed on
Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of
nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a
breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials
said.
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials said.
(Kyodo) _ The Tokyo education board on Friday punished two teachers of public schools for refusing to stand up at the schools' enrollment ceremonies in April when the "Kimigayo" anthem... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:21 pm
(Kyodo) _ Taiwan and China are planning to open up representative offices in each other's capitals, Taiwan's top agency for managing ties with China said Friday. Speaking to Kyodo News Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:15 pm
Journalists protest in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, after a colleague was abducted and beaten up. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 12:14 pm
China and Russia jointly condemn a US plan for a missile defence shield, saying it harms disarmament efforts. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 12:13 pm
Friends and associates of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy yesterday called reports that the liberal lion wants his wife, Vicki, to replace him in the Senate "disgusting."
...
A Dorchester man whose 15-year reign of terror over his ex-girlfriend drove authorities to grant her a lifetime restraining order was sentenced yesterday to four to five years...
TOKYO, May 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, COMMENTS IN 7TH, 8TH GRAFS) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Friday that tighter building regulations introduced last summer are Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:09 pm
BEIJING (AFP) - New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said here Friday a planned US missile shield would set back international disarmament efforts. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 12:09 pm
You're Carmen DiNunzio, the Cheeseman, the indicted, super-sized reputed underboss of the New England Mafia, and you know what really gets your goat?
Marinara sauce!...
Police in Israel question Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a second time in an ongoing corruption investigation. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 12:07 pm
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, May 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS BY BAN, U.N. OFFICIAL) Myanmar's junta leader Sr. Gen. Than Shwe has agreed to allow all aid workers into the country to help Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:07 pm
Oil prices are well off their $135 peak after investors cash in following five days of hefty price rises. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 12:06 pm
(Kyodo) _ Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Friday that tighter building regulations introduced last summer are mainly to blame for the recent slowing of the Japanese economy, Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:05 pm
Reuters - China and Russia on Friday condemned
the United States' plans to set up a missile defense system
that Washington says is crucial to protecting the security of
it and its allies.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia on Friday condemned the United States' plans to set up a missile defense system that Washington says is crucial to protecting the security of it and its allies.
As our state is facing a budget deficit and the legislature is considering so-called tax loopholes on the business community and new tolls on our roads, Governor Patrick decides...
During his 46 years in office, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has touched the lives of countless Massachusetts citizens in ways big and small. Here are a few of the stories readers...
Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 May 2008 | 11:54 am
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa spread to Cape Town on Friday, even as troops and police appeared to have quelled the unrest in the hotspot of Johannesburg. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 11:53 am
AFP - A wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa spread to Cape Town on Friday, even as troops and police appeared to have quelled the unrest in the hotspot of Johannesburg.
Reuters - Republican John McCain is in good
health and has had no signs of skin cancer since 2002, CBS
television said medical records of the presidential candidate
to be released on Friday will show.
Taiwan and China will resume direct talks for the first time in a decade, says the island's senior China policy-maker. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 11:52 am
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Republican John McCain is in good health and has had no signs of skin cancer since 2002, CBS television said medical records of the presidential candidate to be released on Friday will show.
Attacks against foreigners in South Africa spread to the second-largest city, Cape Town, as mines are affected. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 11:51 am
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Police grilled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for the second time in three weeks in the latest corruption probe against him, which has sparked calls for his resignation. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 11:51 am
Reuters - China has found what it termed
50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's
earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he
insisted the situation was under control.
The International Court of Justice ruled Friday in favour of Singapore in a 28-year sovereignty dispute with Malaysia over a tiny but strategic uninhabited island the size of half a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 May 2008 | 11:47 am
One month after an avalanche knocked out its connection to a hydroelectric dam, much of Juneau, Alaska, is still relying on diesel back-up generators. Residential electricity rates have gone up about 400 percent. As a result, residents and the city have embarked on an extraordinary conservation campaign.
From the artist: "Actually I used to cut myself. But just for the adrenaline rush! I swear! *hides scarred arms* XD I wasn't emo, though. Just depressed and angsty. My ninth grade journal is so fucking pretentious. Damn am I glad I stopped taking myself and my life so seriously." Source: Digg | 23 May 2008 | 11:40 am
The Sichuan earthquake death toll passes 55,000, as concern grows over lakes created by landslides. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 11:38 am
BEIJING (AP) -- The presidents of China and Russia have condemned a U.S. plan for a global missile defense system.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 11:37 am
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help survivors.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 11:33 am
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help survivors.
A veteran Spanish mountaineer died during an attempt to climb the Himalayan peak of Annapurna, expedition organizers said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:32 am
Any bar or restaurant can set up an outdoor cafe space between the venue and the street, but the real key to an alfresco happy hour is finding the hidden spots tucked away...
When Evelyn Burwell put on a cap and gown to accept her high school diploma, she knew someone wasn't in the audience — her dad. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:31 am
Sen. John McCain will let a few members of the media look at his health records on Friday. The 71-year-old Arizona senator has a history of melanoma and injuries from his days as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
In all its optical brilliance and brass and wood, there stood the Telectroscope -- a 37 feet long by 11 feet tall dream of a device allowing people on one side of the Atlantic to look into its person-size lens and, in real time, see those on the other side via a recently completed tunnel running under the ocean. Think 19th century webcam. Source: Digg | 23 May 2008 | 11:20 am
After years of helping authorities look for murder victims and survivors of natural disasters, a search-and-rescue dog named Molly has been rescued herself. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:18 am
With her biggest film break yet, a lead role in a Woody Allen flick, Rebecca Hall landed on one of the most-glamorous spots on Earth: the star-packed red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival premiere. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:16 am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Somali pirates on Friday released a UAE-owned ship they captured a week ago, a regional maritime official said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 11:15 am
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Clashes on Friday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left five militants dead, further undermining efforts to bring a brief truce to the violence-wracked area.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 11:14 am
Seven people are killed and 25 injured after a bus carrying Moroccan migrants crashes in central France. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 May 2008 | 11:12 am
North Korea's food shortages are unlikely to lead to a massive famine like the one that killed up to 2 million people in the 1990s, a South Korean intelligence agency official said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:12 am
Aid agencies say they are ready to step up relief to cyclone victims in Myanmar following the announcement of new openness by the country. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:05 am
Gross domestic product in the United Kingdom rose 0.4 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the last quarter of 2007, the government said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:03 am
Companies that were sued over contaminated pet food linked to the deaths of perhaps thousands of dogs and cats have agreed to pay $24 million to pet owners in the United States and Canada. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 11:00 am
PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated Friday for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding. The death toll rose to more than 55,000 and nearly 25,000 people remain missing.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 11:00 am
These are without a doubt, some of the finest looking girls dressed up as video game characters. From Tifa to Chun-Li, the SlobsofGaming are paying tribute to the most beautiful cosplay girls in history. Source: Digg | 23 May 2008 | 11:00 am
The U.N. Secretary-General says Myanmar's junta has agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors. The junta had refused to allow an influx of foreign aid and experts to reach survivors of the May 2-3 disaster.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday was interrogated by police for a second time about corruption allegations that threaten his political survival and Israeli efforts for peace with Syria and the Palestinians.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 10:54 am
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday was interrogated by police for a second time about corruption allegations that threaten his political survival and Israeli efforts for peace with Syria and the Palestinians. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 May 2008 | 10:54 am
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Conservatives crushed the governing Labour Party in a special election that underlined the deepening unpopularity of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government, results showed Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 10:53 am
LONDON (AFP) - Crude oil prices bounced above 132 dollars on Friday, about three dollars from record highs seen in tumultuous trading this week on worries that global supplies will not satisfy huge demand for energy, traders said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 10:53 am
The home cooking diet has been suspended. Now the Celtics have to produce where they have run on empty during this postseason - the road.
Homecourt advantage - that precious...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgia's election commission says President Mikhail Saakashvili's party is on track for a huge majority in Parliament.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 10:51 am
BERLIN (AP) -- The German parliament's upper house approved the European Union's new treaty on Friday - the document's last legislative hurdle in the 27-nation bloc's most populous country.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 10:49 am
Police said Friday they expect to file charges over photographs showing naked 12- and 13-year-old children that were supposed to be exhibited at a Sydney art gallery. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 10:48 am
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian officials say four coal miners are dead and seven missing after an explosion at a mine in in the Donetsk region.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 23 May 2008 | 10:41 am
Communists in St. Petersburg on Friday condemned the new Indiana Jones' film as crude anti-Soviet propaganda that distorted history and called for it to be banned from Russian screens.
If you really want to get the full effect of watching a football game in the midst of a crowd then you should make it a point to visit one of the these theaters of footballing dreams, some of which are among the largest stadiums in the world. It is here where the game will really come to life! Source: Digg | 23 May 2008 | 10:40 am
Serbia has withdrawn its ambassador to the Czech Republic to protest the country's recognition of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 May 2008 | 10:35 am
A southern Mexican town's 15-member police force has quit for fear of being assassinated in retaliation for a shootout with gunmen, a security official said Thursday. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 May 2008 | 10:05 am
DUJIANGYAN (AFP) - China said Friday it would take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake zone as the death toll from the nation's worst disaster in a generation surpassed 55,000. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 10:01 am
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas overstepped its authority when it removed some of about 460 children from a polygamist compound last month, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says.
Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13.
OpenMoko has issued a very early alpha release of its software platform which has been radically reinvented in a quest to bring more speed and power to open source handsets. It now uses Enlightenment e17 and Trolltech's Qtopia mobile environment. Source: Digg | 23 May 2008 | 9:20 am
Don't be fooled by imitation goods! Learn how to spot phony boobs, knockoff cuban cigars, glass diamonds and two way mirrors. Source: Digg | 23 May 2008 | 9:00 am
UNION CITY, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took aim at presidential rival Barack Obama's lack of military service on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from the Democratic front-runner for his "endless diatribes and schoolyard taunts."
Americans historically respond to natural disasters with an outpouring of giving, but the charitable response to the cyclone that hit Myanmar and the Chinese earthquake has been modest at best. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 23 May 2008 | 8:43 am
Republican John McCain blasted likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama for never having served in uniform as the two targeted each other in a sign that the race is moving toward their general election matchup.
Myanmar's military government agreed Friday to allow in "all" aid workers to help millions of cyclone victims, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
NAYPYIDAW (AFP) - Myanmar has agreed to allow "all aid workers" to stage a relief effort for cyclone survivors, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said after meeting junta leader Than Shwe here on Friday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 7:37 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators are expected to meet in Beijing next week, a diplomatic source said on Thursday, in a sign Pyongyang may be closer to making a declaration of its atomic programs.
While Hillary Rodham Clinton insists that she is determined to win the Democratic nomination, friends say ex-President Bill Clinton has begun contemplating a different outcome for her: As Senator Barack Obama’s running mate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $601.4 billion defense spending bill despite a veto threat by the White House.
The Chinese town of Beichuan now sits abandoned, except for a handful of villagers returning to scrounge through the rubble for their belongings, and workers in white protective suits spraying disinfectant. Rescue operations are over.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, soldiers of the Armed Police carry giant pandas before transporting them to the Ya'an preservation zone, in the China Giant Panda Protection and Research... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 3:47 am
In this Jan. 23, 2005 file picture, a humpback whale leaps out of the water in the channel off the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The number of endangered humpback whales in the North... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 3:31 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - After a nine-month journey through space, the US probe Phoenix will land on the arctic surface of Mars on Sunday to dig for ice in a new quest for signs of life on the Red Planet. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 May 2008 | 3:31 am
U.S. Army soldier salutes to the national flag during the Memorial Day Honor Guard Ceremony at Knight Field, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 23, 2008. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 3:26 am
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, smiles with U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Emily Little, left, and Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen Megumi Yoshida at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 2:03 am
The children's faces stare in somber black-and-white photos from newspapers and scribbled posters at relief camps, seeking their parents. Many will never find them.
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks to the press as he arrives to a hotel in Brasilia, Thursday, May 22, 2008. Uribe will take part in the Union of South American Nations Summit on Friday. (AP Photo... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 1:17 am
In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, sings his national anthem as he stands with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a welcoming ceremony at Miraflores... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 1:08 am
Crucifixes and beads hang from the neck of a dancing devil during Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Thursday, May 22, 2008. Spanish conquerors and Catholic priests presented... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:58 am
Two men dressed as dancing devils walk to a mass to celebrate the Catholic holiday Corpus Christi in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Thursday, May 22, 2008. Spanish conquerors and Catholic priests presented... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:54 am
Soldiers enter the Sharp Electronics assembly plant in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, Thursday, May 22, 2008. Dozens of soldiers participated in a search of the assembly plant, where according to a high ranking... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 May 2008 | 12:39 am
A security guard stands next to the work of Chile's artist Arturo Duclos, left, and Uruguay's Antonio Frasconi, right, that are part of the exhibit called "The Disappeared" in Antigua, Guatemala, Thursday,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 May 2008 | 10:54 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, said on Thursday he expected to make further troop cuts after a 45-day freeze in withdrawals that begins in July.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flight delays could cost U.S. airlines more than $2 billion in wasted jet fuel this year, according to a congressional report released on Thursday.
Killer Glenn McNeill will find out today if an appeal against his conviction for the murder of Janelle Patton on Norfolk Island in 2002 has been successful.
McNeill, a 29-year-old New Zealand-born chef, was sentenced to a minimum... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 8:31 pm
JOHANNESBURG - Soldiers went into South African townships on Thursday to help police end attacks on African immigrants that have killed at least 42 people.
Soldiers backed police in early morning raids in Johannesburg and air... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 8:00 pm
YINGXIU - More than 80,000 people are dead or missing from China's worst earthquake in decades, the government said on Thursday, as concerns rose that disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could bring yet more pain.
Previously,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
A petrol tanker slammed into a Nigerian military convoy, killing nearly four dozen soldiers hours after they returned from peacekeeping duties in Sudan's Darfur region, the military says. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 5:02 pm
Republican John McCain's game plan for beating likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama rests on one huge assumption: despite an unpopular war, an uncertain economy and his party's beleaguered status, the country still leans more to... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Myanmar yesterday to try to persuade the country's ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims.
"We must do our utmost for the people of... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
China ended a three-day national mourning period for the victims of last week's deadly earthquake, but was left with the tasks of searching for bodies and caring for survivors.
The end of the mourning period came as China's leaders... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
President Mikhail Saakashvili yesterday claimed victory in Georgia's parliamentary election but the Opposition said the authorities had rigged the vote.
An independent exit poll showed Saakashvili's party had won about 63 per cent... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Oh, Cherie! As the journalist from the 2003 "Lippygate" story, I was there when Cherie Blair let in Marie Claire (myself and photographer Jane Hodson) to observe her having her lipstick applied by the "Juicy Couture Rasputin", Carole... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
A tiny Outback town hopes to boost its fortunes with the world's first museum dedicated to the humble goat.
While the more exotic one-humped camel receives credit for its contribution to opening up Australia's desert interior in... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
German mail company Deutsche Post has inadvertently issued stamps bearing the image of Adolf Hitler's former deputy, Rudolf Hess next to a bouquet of flowers.
Deutsche Post printed 20 Hess stamps as part of a service which allows... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Hundreds of Germans, tortured by inner voices, are searching for priests who can free them from what they believe to be the grip of the Devil, according to a radio documentary that has stirred an awkward debate about exorcism in the Catholic Church. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 4:44 pm
The army sent soldiers into the streets for the first time since a wave of attacks on foreigners began in South Africa nearly two weeks ago, leaving 42 people dead and tarnishing the country's reputation for economic and political stability.
Gunfire breaks out in western Afghanistan against a U.S. sniper in Iraq who used a Koran for target practice and officials said a NATO soldier and two civilians were killed. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 4:21 pm
Gunfire broke out Thursday at a protest in western Afghanistan against a U.S. sniper in Iraq who used a Quran for target practice and officials said a NATO soldier and two civilians were killed.
A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said. The U.S. military said the strike targeted al Qaeda fighters but acknowledged children died.
Members of the Bahai faith on Thursday accused Iran of jailing their top religious leaders earlier this month out of religious bias rather than security reasons. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 3:34 pm
A fed-up tourist in New Zealand staged a roadside striptease in front of road workers saying she was fed up with their whistling. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 3:30 pm
When Yosuke the parrot got lost, he did what he had been taught - recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help. The Nakamura family told police they had been teaching the bird its name and address for about two years.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking to persuade Myanmar's ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims rather than the current trickle.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused the United States of using anti-drug flights for spying and said that fighter jets are ready to defend Venezuela's sovereignty. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 2:49 pm
The U.S. military says a helicopter strike targeting Al Qaeda militants may have killed eight civilians, some of them children, in Iraq. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 2:27 pm
Insurgents attacked an army base in Mali's restive northern desert, setting off a battle that left 10 soldiers and 17 rebels dead, the Defense Ministry says. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 12:47 pm
Colombian prosecutor opens investigation of U.S. consultant and several Colombian politicans based on evidence taken from slain rebel leader's laptop computer. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2008 | 12:37 pm
AP - Members of a polygamist sect whose children were placed into foster care said Friday they were thrilled by an appellate court decision that upended the custody case and eagerly waiting to find out if and when their children will return home.
AP - Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes before police imposed an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13.
AP - Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press.
Reuters - Myanmar's junta agreed on
Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of
nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a
breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials
said.
Reuters - China and Russia on Friday condemned
the United States' plans to set up a missile defense system
that Washington says is crucial to protecting the security of
it and its allies.
AFP - A wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa spread to Cape Town on Friday, even as troops and police appeared to have quelled the unrest in the hotspot of Johannesburg.
Reuters - Republican John McCain is in good
health and has had no signs of skin cancer since 2002, CBS
television said medical records of the presidential candidate
to be released on Friday will show.
Reuters - China has found what it termed
50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's
earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he
insisted the situation was under control.
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help survivors.
AP - Madonna's new film on the impoverished nation of Malawi has wowed another maker of documentaries: Michael Moore.
Communists in St. Petersburg on Friday condemned the new Indiana Jones' film as crude anti-Soviet propaganda that distorted history and called for it to be banned from Russian screens.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says.
Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13.
Republican John McCain blasted likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama for never having served in uniform as the two targeted each other in a sign that the race is moving toward their general election matchup.
Myanmar's military government agreed Friday to allow in "all" aid workers to help millions of cyclone victims, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
While Hillary Rodham Clinton insists that she is determined to win the Democratic nomination, friends say ex-President Bill Clinton has begun contemplating a different outcome for her: As Senator Barack Obama’s running mate.