WASHINGTON - After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek....
MURRIETA, Calif. - For weeks, the three wives of Mansa Musa Muhummed and most of their 19 children have been telling a jury countless stories of torture and starvation that...
PARIS - For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open.
She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points. The net...
DUBLIN (AFP) - A landmark international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by some 111 countries here Friday, in a move supporters hope will stigmatise the lethal weapons as much as landmines. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 12:03 pm
A powerful, wind-driven fire gutted a multi-unit apartment building in a sprawling Peabody complex yesterday causing millions of dollars in damage, killing several beloved...
In a legal long bomb, Neil Entwistle's attorneys will plead with a judge today to toss the double-murder case out of court or try the British dad and husband away from...
For the third time this postseason, Doc Rivers boarded a Thursday afternoon charter flight to a Friday night Game 6. For the third time, the Celtics coach carried a 3-2 series...
PARIS (AFP) - Former EADS chief Noel Forgeard has been ordered to pay one million euros in bail after he was charged with insider trading at the European aviation group, a source close to the case said Friday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 11:41 am
I didn't have anything in particular I wanted to write about today, however I did want to mention that I'm heading out to Providence shortly for the Perform Better...
Ever wonder why there's so little outrage among the pols about the unending stream of pension abuses in the public sector?
The reason for the apathy, of course,...
Motorists fed up with high gas prices are increasingly turning to car pools, water ferries and other modes of transportation to cut their commuting costs.
A new survey...
MADRID (AFP) - Spanish fishermen launched a national strike Friday, adding the weight of Europe's largest fishing fleet to growing protests over soaring fuel prices, alongside counterparts in Italy and Portugal. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 11:34 am
Hulk Hogan has been pro wrestling’s ultimate Teflon man for years, but this time I think his reputation has been tarnished beyond repair – and rightfully so. In leaked conversations, Hulk and his son Nick trash the reputation of the victim of Nick Hogan's car crash, and talk about getting Nick a reality show when he gets out of prison. Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 11:30 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will name and shame companies which promise donations for earthquake relief efforts but then fail to live up to their pledges, a government official said on Friday.
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, outraged Sunni officials said Friday. The U.S. military responded quickly, removing a trooper from duty pending an investigation.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 11:30 am
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 11:23 am
AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and now they're headed to the NBA finals for the first time in four years.
AP - For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open. She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points. The net result: a stunning third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4.
An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 11:20 am
The American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says insurgents will pose a challenge for years if safe havens continue to exist across the border in Pakistan. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 11:20 am
"A new study from the National Road Safety Foundation, which is a non-profit group that produces driver aids, suggests that those drowsy drivers are equally as dangerous as drunk drivers." Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 11:18 am
The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 11:17 am
CHENGDU, China (AP) -- More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 11:12 am
AP - More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday.
LONDON (AP) -- When British military leaders set up a special task force in 1969 to study how best to use deception to achieve their battlefield aims, they turned their attention to the tactics used by the Israelis - not the Americans.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 11:12 am
Reuters - China will name and shame companies
which promise donations for earthquake relief efforts but then
fail to live up to their pledges, a government official said on
Friday. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2008 | 11:10 am
A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, outraged Sunni officials said Friday. The U.S. military responded quickly,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 11:10 am
Since it's Friday, we leave you with a little something to discuss whilst standing in line to see "Sex and the City" this weekend: Which New England...
China earthquake: Sichuan lake close to bursting guardian.co.uk - 31 minutes ago Photograph: Guo Wei/Xinhua/Reuters Millions of people may have to move to higher ground in Sichuan province, amid fears that a lake formed by the earthquake in south-west China could burst its banks. Officials see the lake, which formed when a ...
Tokyo shelves a military flight carrying quake aid to Sichuan amid Chinese fears of an anti-Japan backlash. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 11:06 am
A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 11:05 am
Amish farmer Andy Swartzentruber is determined to live the simple life of his forefathers, plowing his field with a horse-drawn tractor, getting around in a horse-drawn buggy and offering eggs for sale to help support his family. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 11:05 am
Fuel protests triggered by rising oil prices spread to more countries across Europe, with strikes by fishermen. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 11:01 am
The Chinese government says a news agency report that 1.3 million people had been ordered to evacuate to higher areas in Sichuan province because of fears that a new lake could burst its dam were wrong. An official says it's just a drill.
PARIS (AFP) - British researchers say they have found strains of germs that appear to play a stealthy role in the rare but mysterious disorder known as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 10:57 am
More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:51 am
Nepal's government formally tells the deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 10:51 am
(Kyodo) _ Radiation leakage of military-grade nuclear material after the recent earthquake in southwestern China's Sichuan Province has not been clearly reported, a human rights watchdog... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:49 am
Fire destroyed a landmark wholesale and retail seafood business on the waterfront early Friday, but there were no reports of injuries. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 10:48 am
Fifa endorses president Sepp Blatter's idea of 'six-plus-five', but he faces an ongoing struggle to make it a reality. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 10:47 am
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's military government is removing cyclone victims from refugee camps and dumping them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, the United Nations said Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 10:45 am
AP - Myanmar's military government is removing cyclone victims from refugee camps and dumping them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, the United Nations said Friday.
ROME (Reuters) - It has been described as a global crisis pushing 100 million people into hunger, threatening to stoke social and political turmoil and set the fight against world poverty back by seven years.
Police fired on protesters from one of India's lower castes Friday, killing two people and bringing the death toll to 43 after a week of violence. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 10:44 am
AP - Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81.
The U.S. dollar was higher against other major currencies in European trading Friday morning. Gold fell. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 10:41 am
AP - When Tina Meier's 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn't breathe. She had trouble being around loved ones who reminded her of her child. Even today, recollections of those first holidays after Megan's death are foggy at best.
South Africa's ex-leader FW De Klerk says the heritage of apartheid cannot be blamed for the xenophobic attacks. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 10:36 am
AP - Now, the waiting begins. A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed.
(Kyodo) _ Japanese monetary authorities did not intervene in foreign exchange markets in May for the 50th straight month, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Despite the yen's relatively Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:34 am
AP - Presidential spokesmen traditionally have worn cloaks of loyalty to their graves. But are they really honor-bound to toe the party line after they leave the White House?
BEIJING, May 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, RECASTING ON EVACUATION) Up to 1.3 million people living downstream of a massive lake created by landslides in this month's earthquake in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:32 am
AP - Gaining ground this political season is a proposed League of Democracies designed to strengthen support for the next president's overseas agenda and ensure a global leadership role for the United States.
Pressure is mounting on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign his position in the face of a corruption scandal. A powerful figure in his own party now says he should go. His ouster could alter the outlook for Mideast peace.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO ON OTHER LIFE INSURERS) Nine of 10 major Japanese life insurers posted declines in their core operating profits for fiscal 2007 on increasing costs related... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:31 am
The U.S. has expressed concern about the case of two Vietnamese journalists arrested because of their aggressive reporting on a major government corruption case, a state department official said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 10:30 am
With high gas prices going nowhere, it looks like Americans are finally making the adjustments the rest of the world has already had to deal with. It seems like high gas prices are finally having an affect on the US. For a while, people got by on the hope that prices were just in a spike, but with oil prices soaring above even the most cynical fore Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 10:30 am
Tropical Storm Alma hits Nicaragua, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and flooding low-lying areas. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 10:29 am
(Kyodo) _ Hidemasa Hoshino clung onto his overnight lead despite shooting a 1-over-par 72 in the second round of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup on Friday. Teeing off with a three-shot... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:24 am
A leading Turkish gay rights group says it will fight its court-ordered ban for "violating morality". Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 10:22 am
An earthquake official says a Chinese state media report that 1.3 million people in Sichuan Province were ordered to evacuate was wrong and that a mass evacuation has not been ordered. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:22 am
A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed.
DUJIANGYAN (AFP) - China rushed Friday to remove radioactive and chemical materials sitting downstream from a "quake lake" that threatens to burst and send torrents of water into heavily populated areas. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 10:19 am
Philippine police filed charges Friday against five men accused in the killing of 10 people two weeks ago in the country's bloodiest bank robbery. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2008 | 10:14 am
(Kyodo) _ Japan Post Holdings Co. said Friday its business performance in the first six months of its 10-year privatization process exceeded its expectations with a consolidated net... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:09 am
Almost an entire battalion of Russian soldiers committed suicide last year, the country's chief military prosecutor has said. Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 10:07 am
Whether you use it to keep up to date on the latest news or as a launching point for the rest of your browsing, you want to find a solid start page to fit your surfing habits. On Tuesday we asked you to share your favorite start page, and at over 350 comments later, we're rounding up the five most popular answers. Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 10:07 am
We play games for a lot of reasons, but none is so central as competition. Whether your opponent is a dreaded archenemy sitting next to you on the couch or a crafty computer with borderline-self-aware AI, competition is the backbone of gaming. But what is it about the thrill of victory -- and the fear of defeat -- that drives us? Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 10:06 am
SAITAMA, Japan, May 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, DETAILS) The Saitama District Court on Friday ordered a man and the company whose car he was driving to pay a total of about 170... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2008 | 10:04 am
Human rights and aid groups complained Friday that Myanmar’s military government was still hindering the free flow of international help for victims of Cyclone Nargis. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 9:58 am
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need supplies of "chocolate bars" and could instead survive by eating frogs and fish. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 9:53 am
A great photo gallery (over 100 quality images) of the Space shuttle Atlantis, its missions, and astronauts...worth checking out for sure! Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 9:29 am
The leader of Burundi's last active rebel group, the FNL, returns from exile in Tanzania four days after a ceasefire. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 9:29 am
Microsoft is developing a new touch screen operating system that could mean the end of the computer mouse, Bill Gates has announced. Windows 7 aims to build on the success of the touch screen systems developed by Microsoft's rival Apple's iPhone. Source: Digg | 30 May 2008 | 9:28 am
The head of the CIA says al-Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and on the defensive elsewhere. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 9:26 am
Tropical Storm Alma slammed into Nicaragua's coast Thursday as the first such storm of the eastern Pacific season, forcing tens of thousand of people to evacuate and flooding low-lying areas.
Poland asks the European Commission for more time to privatise its ailing shipyards, amid EU irritation over Polish state aid. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2008 | 9:06 am
An American service member has been removed from duty in Iraq following complaints that Marines were handing out coins promoting Christianity, the U.S. military says. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 9:05 am
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Leaders of Israel's governing Kadima party plan to meet in as little as a week to decide on an internal ballot that could replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, senior Kadima members said on Friday.
U.S. border police said Thursday they had found 51 illegal Mexican immigrants, among them a 5-year-old boy, hidden inside a refrigerated trailer carrying avocados into the United States. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 8:49 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - Luxury goods makers are hoping to weather a consumption slowdown in the United States and Japan, their two biggest markets, with the help of shoppers in emerging economies and super-rich clients who do not feel the economic pinch.
AUSTIN (AFP) - The Texas Supreme Court ruled that 468 children seized from a polygamist sect must be returned to their parents, saying state child welfare officials had overstepped their authority. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 May 2008 | 8:28 am
She might be lacking in delegates, money and avenues to the Democratic nomination, but if nothing else, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly solidified her front-running position as the presidential candidate to have cocktails with.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hardline Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu would win national elections if a corruption probe topples Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, an Israeli poll showed Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 8:22 am
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf dismissed mounting speculation he is preparing to resign while his political opponents and media on Friday clamored for his departure.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 8:21 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan will ask international donors next month for $4 billion to revive its agricultural sector, but it could be a hard sell with another massive crop of opium expected this year.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 7:42 am
A stockpile of chemicals being used to disinfect an earthquake-shattered Chinese town ignited Thursday and injured scores of soldiers doing relief work, adding to a day of problems for urgent recovery efforts. Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2008 | 7:04 am
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -- African leaders, Japan and development organizations agreed Friday that there is an urgent need to boost agricultural productivity in Africa and pledged to tackle the widespread impact of soaring food prices.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 6:34 am
Less than a year after his agency warned of a resurgent al-Qaeda, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden now portrays the terrorist movement as on the defensive throughout much of the world. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 6:18 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama could shake up the political map in November, putting new states in play and shifting the odds in some traditional battlegrounds like Florida and Ohio.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Airlines and US Airways have suspended merger talks due to concerns about labor opposition and integration costs, while United draws closer to an alliance with Continental Airlines, a source close to the talks said late on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and on the defensive throughout much of the world, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is preparing to fire U.S. salaried employees over the next two months due to the sudden downturn in auto sales, a drastic step it has so far avoided during its 2-1/2-year restructuring.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence has no plans to revise an estimate of Iran's nuclear ambitions that critics say underplayed Tehran's efforts to make weapons, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
NEBRASKA - A storm bearing hail and possible tornadoes struck central Nebraska Thursday night, damaging businesses, derailing train cars, tearing down trees and disrupting power to thousands.
A possible tornado touched down... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2008 | 4:35 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traffic was so bad in 10 major U.S. cities that 27 percent of the drivers surveyed gave up and went home in the past three years, a study said on Friday.
A troubled teenager who splashed a nine-year-old friend with petrol and set him alight will be released into the community, after a Sydney judge indicated he would hand down a suspended sentence.
The 14-year-old today smiled and... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2008 | 4:16 am
PARIS (AP) -- Vladimir Putin made his first major foray abroad as Russia's prime minister Thursday, insisting that managing the economy - rather than ensuring human rights are respected - is now his main job.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 4:16 am
In John McCain’s quick transition from prisoner of war to politician, a turning point was the year 1981, when he turned down an admiral’s star to make a run for Congress.
Some people facing financial hardship are cashing in part or all of their retirement accounts to make ends meet. But financial planners caution against the practice because of penalties for early withdrawals, taxes and the loss of a long-term investment.
The two countries are locked in a bitter standoff over Georgia's pro-Moscow separatist region, Abkhazia. Russia claims Tbilisi is planning to attack the province from the remote Kodori Gorge, a tiny silver of the province that is partly under Georgian control.
YANGON - Myanmar's ruling junta lashed out at aid donors who promised millions of dollars for cyclone relief, saying survivors didn't need "bars of chocolate."
The criticism came after global powers expressed outrage at Myanmar's... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2008 | 3:57 am
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:29 a... | 30 May 2008 | 3:27 am
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Chinese officials secretly copied the contents of a government laptop computer and used the information to try to hack into Commerce computers, officials and industry experts told The Associated Press.
Dunkin' Donuts has dropped an online ad featuring celebrity chef Rachael Ray wearing a scarf that some critics say is symbolic of terrorism. The fringed, black-and-white-checked wrap is being compared to the keffiyah, a traditional Arab headdress.
Texas' Supreme Court has ruled that dozens of children seized by state officials during an April raid of a Texas ranch must be returned to their parents. It also says their removal "was not warranted."
NEW YORK - A Fox News employee who says she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being bitten by bedbugs at work filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the owner of the Manhattan office tower where she worked.
Jane Clark,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 11:01 pm
Doctors in the Northern Territory have hailed as "a miracle" a newborn baby who has survived a full-term ovarian pregnancy.
Meera Thangarajah and husband Ravi had no idea there was anything unusual about her pregnancy when she... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 10:58 pm
ROME - A 64-year-old woman set herself on fire close to Italy's presidential palace in Rome on Thursday, in what local media said was a failed suicide attempt to draw attention to claims of medical malpractice.
Marianna Randazzo... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 9:45 pm
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that polygamist sect children at the heart of an ongoing controversy in that state should be returned to parents. The more than 400 children were taken from the Yearning For Zion Ranch weeks ago amid charges of underage sex at the ranch. A lower court says welfare officials were wrong to take the children from their parents.
ICELAND - A strong earthquake rocked Iceland on Thursday, damaging roads and buildings in one town and sending frightened residents running into the streets.
Police in Selfoss, 50km southeast of the capital Reykjavik, said they... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 9:05 pm
NEW YORK - A life preserver from the ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic is going on the auction block next month in Manhattan. It is one of about six believed to have survived to this day.
Christie's auction house says it is the first one... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 9:02 pm
In a handout picture made available by Albany Associates, Gambian soldiers serving with the joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur stand on parade at a camp in El Fasher, the capital of North... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 8:47 pm
Peacekeepers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon pose during a celebration marking the International Day for United Nations Peacekeepers in the southern Lebanese town of Naqura. The United... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 8:47 pm
Haitians que for food and clothes distributed by Brazilian UN Peacekeepers in Port-au-Prince in April 2008. The United Nations on Thursday feted 60 years of peacekeeping around the world, with its overstretched... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 8:47 pm
United Nations peacekeepers from India wait to board an helicopter in Muhanga, 240 kms north of the provincial capital Goma on May 16, 2008. The United Nations on Thursday feted 60 years of peacekeeping... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 8:47 pm
The legal counsel for New York Gov. David Paterson recently issued a directive ordering state agencies to recognize gay couples who have been legally married in other states or abroad. Paterson says it's a constitutional federal right for same-sex couples — and it may boost the marriage success rate.
Sewage could be the new gold as water scarcity pushes up the value of recycled effluent water and fertiliser, a legal academic says.
Janice Gray, a senior law lecturer from the University of New South Wales, said the property... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 8:15 pm
The crew of the international space station is struggling with a broken toilet on the eve of a visit from the space shuttle. But the seven-person shuttle crew will bring spare parts and the promise of repairs.
As gas prices hit $4 a gallon in many cities across America, they're the chief topic of conversation at most gas stations. A popular question: "How much did it cost YOU to fill 'er up?"
At the Ohio factory that made "Emergency Living Units" for Hurricane Katrina survivors, workers and company officials talk about dealing with formaldehyde. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention want all residents of FEMA-issued trailers to move out, citing fear of toxic fumes.
A US map showing states and delegates won so far by Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama. Obama's campaign said Thursday he was on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination once his bruising battle with... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 7:38 pm
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton addresses people during a campaign stop in Coral Gables, Florida earlier this month. Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has said he is on the verge... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 7:38 pm
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama speaks in Las Vegas on May 27, 2008. Obama's campaign said Thursday he was on the verge of beating Hillary Clinton to the Democratic nomination once their... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 7:38 pm
CHENGDU - A stockpile of chemicals being used to disinfect an earthquake-shattered Chinese town ignited Thursday and injured scores of soldiers doing relief work, adding to a day of problems for urgent recovery efforts.
Drizzling... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 May 2008 | 7:30 pm
The World Bank is stepping up efforts to help overcome the global food crisis by providing an extra $1.2 billion in grants and loans and increasing it's overall support for agriculture and food aid.
Somali pirates have hijacked two more boats in the Gulf of Aden, bringing to 26 the total number of ships seized off Somalia this year, a Kenyan maritime official said.
International food aid to Africa has declined and is unlikely to meet a goal set by the world's wealthiest countries of cutting hunger on the continent in half by 2015, congressional investigators say.
At least one man was killed and one injured when an army helicopter crashed on Thursday in southwest England. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 5:54 pm
European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso smiles on May 22, 2008. With a potentially perilous European treaty referendum approaching in Ireland, EU leaders are doing their utmost to avoid any sensitive... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 5:32 pm
Mechanical engineering professor Masayuki Nakao said he and his students at the University of Tokyo used a carbon-based material to produce a noodle bowl with a diameter 1/25,000 of an inch.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna. Inspectors from the UN atomic watchdog are "alarmed" that Iran has in its possession a document describing the process for making what... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 5:27 pm
A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's presidency office shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he visits Natanz uranium enrichment facilities in April 2008. Inspectors from... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2008 | 5:27 pm
Israel's popular foreign minister said Thursday that the ruling party must prepare to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, raising pressure on him to step down amid a growing corruption investigation. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 5:08 pm
Somali pirates have hijacked two more boats in the Gulf of Aden, bringing the total number of ships seized off Somalia this year to 26, a Kenyan maritime official said Thursday. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 5:03 pm
President Hugo Chavez is revamping his intelligence agencies to counter what he calls U.S. attempts to undermine his government. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 4:59 pm
Britain's government has begun a campaign of graphic Internet advertisements aimed at warning young people about the dangers of carrying a knife. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 4:46 pm
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the closure of a gay association that it ruled was violating public morality, the group said. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 4:36 pm
Tropical Storm Alma lashed the coast of Central America with heavy rains on Thursday after becoming the first such storm of the eastern Pacific season.
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 4:19 pm
Israeli authorities have ordered the deportation of a German student who claims she is a victim of government persecution of missionary groups. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 4:10 pm
Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff warned Thursday that the radical Islamic group Hezbollah "makes Al Qaeda look like a minor league team," and poses the greatest threat to national security. Source: FOXNews.com | 29 May 2008 | 4:01 pm
Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe's rising Shangri-La of officialdom contrasts starkly with the misery in the rest of the country, one of the poorest and most repressed in the world.
AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and now they're headed to the NBA finals for the first time in four years.
AP - For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open. She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered seven break points. The net result: a stunning third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4.
AP - More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday.
AP - Myanmar's military government is removing cyclone victims from refugee camps and dumping them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, the United Nations said Friday.
AP - Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81.
AP - When Tina Meier's 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn't breathe. She had trouble being around loved ones who reminded her of her child. Even today, recollections of those first holidays after Megan's death are foggy at best.
AP - Now, the waiting begins. A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed.
AP - Presidential spokesmen traditionally have worn cloaks of loyalty to their graves. But are they really honor-bound to toe the party line after they leave the White House?
AP - Gaining ground this political season is a proposed League of Democracies designed to strengthen support for the next president's overseas agenda and ensure a global leadership role for the United States.
A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed.
Tropical Storm Alma slammed into Nicaragua's coast Thursday as the first such storm of the eastern Pacific season, forcing tens of thousand of people to evacuate and flooding low-lying areas.
She might be lacking in delegates, money and avenues to the Democratic nomination, but if nothing else, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly solidified her front-running position as the presidential candidate to have cocktails with.
In John McCain’s quick transition from prisoner of war to politician, a turning point was the year 1981, when he turned down an admiral’s star to make a run for Congress.
Randy Johnson tied Roger Clemens on Thursday night for second place on baseball’s career strikeout list.
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and are headed to the NBA finals for the first time in four years.