KURIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake rocked rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and sparking huge landslides that blocked roads and isolated residents.
Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Taleban fighters blew up the main gate. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:51 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and foreign troops were hunting on Saturday hundreds of prisoners, including militants, who escaped the main prison in southern Kandahar city after a raid by Taliban insurgents, the government said.
Reuters - Afghan and foreign troops
were hunting on Saturday hundreds of prisoners, including
militants, who escaped the main prison in southern Kandahar
city after a raid by Taliban insurgents, the government said.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- An opposition lawyer says police have failed to bring the No. 2 opposition leader to court despite a judge's order.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:45 am
AFP - A desperate hunt is under way for more than 1,100 prisoners who escaped a jail in southern Afghanistan when Taliban rebels blasted it open, killing 15 guards, officials said Saturday.
OSAKA (AFP) - World finance chiefs warned on Saturday runaway oil prices could imperil global economic growth, calling on producers to open up the taps and tasking the IMF to investigate wild market swings. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:45 am
Reuters - A powerful earthquake rocked
rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three
people, injuring more than 100 and sparking huge landslides
that blocked roads and isolated residents.
KANDAHAR (AFP) - A desperate hunt is under way for more than 1,100 prisoners who escaped a jail in southern Afghanistan when Taliban rebels blasted it open, killing 15 guards, officials said Saturday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:44 am
SENDAI, Japan (AP) -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake ripped across mountains and rice fields in northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants. At least seven people were missing.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:39 am
AP - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake ripped across mountains and rice fields in northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants. At least seven people were missing.
(Kyodo) _ Japan and South Korea agreed in foreign ministerial talks Saturday to further cooperation on the North Korean nuclear and abduction issues, and to set up a senior working-level... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:18 am
French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with his US counterpart George Bush at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Bush and Sarkozy held talks that are expected to focus on their common hard line on Iran,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:18 am
A French soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) guards the Shamali Plains on the outskirts of Kabul in May 2008. US President George W. Bush and his French counterpart... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:18 am
Protestors hold an anti-Bush demonstration in Paris. US President George W. Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are holding talks that are expected to focus on their common hard line on Iran, cooperation... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:18 am
(Kyodo) _ Local officials said Saturday they have been unable to get in touch with three foreign nationals and one Japanese who went camping in a hot spring resort in Kurihara, Miyagi... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:12 am
TEHRAN (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday presented a new offer to Iran on ending the six-year standoff over its nuclear drive but Tehran once again rejected the proposal's key demand. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:06 am
AFP - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday presented a new offer to Iran on ending the six-year standoff over its nuclear drive but Tehran once again rejected the proposal's key demand.
(Kyodo) _ Finance ministers from the Group of Eight major nations pledged Saturday to help developing countries tackle climate change by providing financial and technological support. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:01 am
Comedians will often talk about "the room" — how it feels, whether it's good or not, how to work it. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:59 am
Battles between government troops and Tamil Tiger separatists in Sri Lanka's north left 11 rebels and seven soldiers dead, the military said Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:58 am
Reuters - Top EU diplomat Javier Solana handed
Iran an offer by six major powers of trade and other incentives
on Saturday to try to coax it into halting sensitive nuclear
work, but Tehran again ruled out any such suspension.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Top EU diplomat Javier Solana handed Iran an offer by six major powers of trade and other incentives on Saturday to try to coax it into halting sensitive nuclear work, but Tehran again ruled out any such suspension.
(Kyodo) _ Shiho Oyama shot a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to extend her overnight lead to two shots heading into the final round of the Suntory Ladies Open. Seeking her first win of the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:54 am
(Kyodo) _ Twenty-seven miners were found dead and seven remained trapped after a coal mine blast in northern China's Shanxi Province, state media reported Saturday. The explosion... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:54 am
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A spokesman for Hamas says representatives plan to travel to Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-mediated truce with Israel.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:49 am
A spokesman for Hamas says representatives plan to travel to Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-mediated truce with Israel. Gaza-based Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha says the Hamas officials... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:49 am
(Kyodo) _ Japan is set to host the first science and technology ministers' meeting under the Group of Eight framework on Sunday in Okinawa Prefecture to discuss international... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:48 am
Islamic rebels ambushed an army vehicle and killed five Indian soldiers, including two senior officers, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:47 am
PARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy energetically greeted President Bush on Saturday for private talks, the latest sign of the warming in U.S.-European relations that Bush has touted all week in his travels abroad.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:45 am
AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy energetically greeted President Bush on Saturday for private talks, the latest sign of the warming in U.S.-European relations that Bush has touted all week in his travels abroad.
A spokesman for Hamas says representatives plan to travel to Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-mediated truce with Israel. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:43 am
AP - There was no limping into the weekend for Tiger Woods. In fact, he put on a near record-setting display at the U.S. Open that may have left the rest of the field feeling hobbled.
AP - Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote that a Miami developer had gone bankrupt decades ago.
City worker Eileen Shields usually spends her days answering questions about West Nile Virus, bed bugs and other health concerns, but next week she'll be one of hundreds of volunteers at City Hall helping same-sex couples tie the knot. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:30 am
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake ripped across northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants.
OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Soaring oil and food prices are emerging as serious threats to global economic growth, finance ministers from the world's top industrialized nations said Saturday, while vowing to work together to address the problem.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:25 am
OSAKA, June 14 (Kyodo) _ Finance ministers of the Group of Eight countries vowed in Osaka on Saturday to assist Africa in luring private investment to support the recent booming growth... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:25 am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Bangladesh's military-backed government arrested more than 10,000 people, human rights activists denounced it as a political crackdown six months ahead of elections at the end of this year meant to restore elected government. In Washington, the Bush administration was largely silent.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:22 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- More than 600 prisoners escaped during a brazen Taliban bomb and rocket attack on the main prison in southern Afghanistan that knocked down the front gate and demolished a prison floor, officials said Saturday. At least nine police officers were killed.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:21 am
Iran rejects any suspension of its nuclear enrichment programme, as EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana offers a package of incentives. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:20 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stepped up his attack on President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, suggesting he could be hanged while addressing thousands of protesters outside the presidency.
When Bangladesh's military-backed government arrested more than 10,000 people, human rights activists denounced it as a political crackdown six months ahead of elections at the end of this... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:14 am
The funeral ceremony for Lee Byong-Ryol in Seoul. Hundreds of South Koreans turned out Saturday for the funeral of a 40-year-old activist who set himself alight to protest a US beef import deal that has... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:00 am
Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura surrouded by reporters. The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea have held a rare joint meeting here Saturday as the three East Asian powers cast... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:50 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) is welcomed by his Japanese counterpart Masahiko Komura. Japan called Saturday for cooperation on ending North Korea's nuclear drive as its foreign minister held... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:50 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (3rd left) with his Japanese counterpart Masahiko Komura (3rd right) in Tokyo. Japan called Saturday for cooperation on ending North Korea's nuclear drive as its foreign... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:50 am
Factional violence in the Gaza Strip has badly damaged the territory's social fabric, a senior Hamas official tells the BBC. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:47 am
Drinking a cup of coffee can wake you up, but perhaps just a whiff of Java is enough to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain. Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:41 am
A study of nearly 6,000 children in Munich has found that children are much more likely to develop asthma, allergies and skin rashes if they live near major roads. Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:40 am
You know the saying: Put two people together and let nature take its course. Well, put two people together in a locale with sunshine, sand, and turquoise waters…and watch the clothes come flying off…. Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:40 am
When Bangladesh's military-backed government arrested more than 10,000 people, human rights activists denounced it as a political crackdown six months ahead of elections at the end of this year meant to restore elected government. In Washington, the Bush administration was largely silent. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:35 am
A stone collapsed gateway to a Shinto shrine in Ichinoseki. A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, killing three people, injuring more than 100 more and trapping guests at a hot-spring... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:28 am
KURIHARA (AFP) - A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, killing three people, injuring more than 100 more and trapping guests at a hot-spring resort buried by a landslide. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:27 am
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked a rural area of northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, triggering landslides and reportedly knocking down a bridge, fire and disaster management officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:15 am
In just 12 days, the quiet hamlet of Loudon, N.H. will once again come alive with all the sights and sounds of exciting stock car racing action as NASCAR's traveling...
A month after the death of Yves Saint Laurent, Christie's is auctioning seven pieces of the legendary French fashion designer's clothing and jewelry representing nearly every decade of his career. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:05 am
CAPE CANAVERAL (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery was to return to Earth Saturday after a successful mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at the International Space Station. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:04 am
Those early termination fees (ETFs) that consumers pay for switching cell phones in mid-contract are a great deal, an attorney for AT&T told the Federal Communications Commission yesterday. However many customers beg to differ ... Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 6:50 am
Thursday night's "Countdown" brought, as promised, a Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on John McCain's comments that it doesn't matter when we bring the troops home from Iraq on the "Today" show. Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 6:50 am
Philanthropic donations that attach the benefactor's name to a building or wing are becoming increasingly expensive. But recipients are growing more creative about what can be christened.
For every blank CDr bought, a few cents “pirate tax” are added to compensate artists for loss of revenue when people share their albums. However, not every artist agrees that sharing is wrong so as a statement, the Swedish artist Mr.Suitcase has used his “pirate tax” income to make a pirate album. Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 6:40 am
At least three people are killed and dozens hurt by a powerful earthquake in the north of Japan's main island. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jun 2008 | 6:33 am
Eric Hinske and Dioner Navarro drove in two runs apiece last night in St. Petersburg, Fla., leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 interleague victory over the Florida Marlins.
...
A US judge removes himself from an obscenity trial after it emerges that his own website features explicit images. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jun 2008 | 6:16 am
Excess consumption is practically an American religion. But as anyone with a filled-to-the-gills closet knows, the things we accumulate can become oppressive. Which is why people are so intrigued by the 100 Thing Challenge, a grass-roots movement in which otherwise seemingly normal folks are pledging to whittle down their possessions to 100 thiongs Source: Digg | 14 Jun 2008 | 6:11 am
The State House might be sporting a big Celtics banner, but the House of Representatives staffers inside better not be caught wearing the green.
A new ban on "casual...
CINCINNATI - With a nasty, electrified weather system rapidly approaching, the Red Sox' first road game against the Cincinnati Reds since the 1975 World Series took on...
CINCINNATI - Barring unexpected setbacks, Daisuke Matsuzaka will return to the starting rotation one week from today, when the Red Sox face the St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway...
Vin Scully and John Wooden got together for a rare public conversation Friday night, with proceeds going to charity. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:57 am
CINCINNATI - It felt like the world (or at least most of Ohio) was looking down on Justin Masterson before last night's game at Great American Ball Park.
The screams,...
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the world's richest nations warned on Saturday surging commodity prices threatened economic growth, but shrank from any talk of new controls on volatile oil and currency markets.
CINCINNATI - Backing down just isn't Jonathan Papelbon's bag.
It's the exact reason there are few better at closing games and opening a whole new topic...
Not long ago, it seemed like the worst was over. As the first quarter wound down, the credit crisis appeared to be easing, the housing market seemed like it might get some footing and Wall Street was growing confident that it had finally found a bottom after months of volatility. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:41 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tim Russert, who became a household name in American political discourse as host of NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday talk show, died on the job of a heart attack on Friday, the television network said. He was 58.
Hotel clerks remove glass at a hotel in Sendai. A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, killing two people and injuring dozens more as it set off landslides, tore up roads and shattered... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:28 am
NEW LONDON, Conn. - As is befitting the doyen of U.S. rowing coaches, Harry Parker leaned back in a chair at Harvard's fabled Red Top training camp and scanned the broad...
Former Northeastern star Zara Northover solidifed her position as Jamaica's top female shotputter and moved a step closer to the Beijing Games when she reached the Olympic...
An Afghan policeman at the entrance to the main jail in Kandahar. Most of the 1,000 inmates of the prison in southern Afghanistan, including militants, escaped during a Taliban suicide bomb attack on the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:23 am
Grady Sizemore hit two home runs more than five hours apart and the Cleveland Indians waited out a long rain delay, then rallied to beat the San Diego Padres 9-5 on Friday night. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:23 am
You might say Stockyard right-hander Jay Turner and Towne Club left-hander Yulkin German know how to knuckle down when they're on the mound. They are the most recent...
Finance ministers from the world's top industrialized nations wrapped up talks Saturday after vowing to grapple with the economic risks of soaring oil and food prices and assist developing countries in the fight against global warming.
An explosion at a coalmine in northern China kills at least 27 miners with rescuers working to free another seven. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jun 2008 | 4:35 am
BEIJING (AP) -- A landslide in northern China buried a brick factory, killing 19 workers, local officials said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 4:25 am
Not only is international justice a Catch-22, prompting unwanted leaders to cling to power, the redress it offers isn't even what the people really want
Taliban militants attacked the city's main prison with a truck bomb followed by suicide attacks, killing police and setting prisoners free, Afghan officials said.
Militants attacked Kandahar's main prison with a suicide car bombing and rockets late Friday, killing police and setting hundreds of prisoners free, Afghan officials said. Source: News:
MSNBC.com
: Top MSNBC Headlines | 14 Jun 2008 | 3:58 am
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Three residents of the state of Ohio were convicted on Friday of plotting attacks on Americans overseas, including the killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, the Department of Justice said.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - Overflowing rivers in Iowa and other Midwest states forced evacuations and disrupted the region's economy on Friday with fears of worse to come from fragile levees and more rain.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Concerned that skyrocketing oil prices might induce a worldwide economic slump, Saudi Arabia is planning to increase oil production next month by about a half-million barrels a day, The New York Times reported on its website late Friday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 3:14 am
DUBLIN (AFP) - Grand reform plans for the enlarged European Union were in peril Saturday after Irish voters rejected a key treaty in a referendum, but leaders vowed to push on and looked to Britain for reassurance. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 14 Jun 2008 | 3:04 am
One pilot was killed after two Navy jets flying a training mission collided over northern Nevada's high desert, the Navy confirmed Friday evening. Source: News:
MSNBC.com
: Top MSNBC Headlines | 14 Jun 2008 | 3:02 am
Controversial New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey and general manager Jerry Reese had a shouting match earlier this week, the Bergen Record reported Friday.
BEIJING (AP) -- Twenty-seven miners were found dead Saturday following an explosion at a Chinese coal mine, and rescuers were working to free seven more who remain trapped, state media reported.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 14 Jun 2008 | 2:43 am
TOKYO - A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Japan early Saturday, swaying buildings and forcing authorities to close highways and stop high-speed trains. News reports said some people were cut by broken glass.
Authorities... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 2:00 am
A western Kansas man has pleaded no contest to mistreating his girlfriend, who became stuck to a toilet after refusing to leave the bathroom for two years.
Rains drenching the upper Midwest for the past two months are driving up the price of a commodity used in everything from cold cereal to soft drinks, livestock feed and gasoline. Unless the region dries up quickly, nearly everyone is going to pay the price.
The U.S. and Europe, with the support of Russia and China, will offer a sweetened package of economic incentives to Iran this weekend in the latest attempt to persuade Tehran to stop enriching uranium. But Iranian leaders seem in no mood to stop any of their nuclear activities. The nations are also threatening new economic sanctions.
In Paris today, President Bush delivered what amounted to a valedictory speech, looking back at U.S. and European relations over his time in the White House. He laid out the challenges ahead, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush is on what he says will be his final trip to Europe as president; earlier Friday, he met with Pope Benedict XVI.
KANSAS - A man pleaded no contest to mistreating his girlfriend, who became stuck to a toilet after refusing to leave the bathroom for two years.
Ness County District Court clerk Joby Henning says Kory McFarren also pleaded no... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 10:12 pm
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- It took years to negotiate, weighs in at 260 pages, is virtually unreadable - and now could be a dead letter.... Source: AP Top International News At 5:45 a... | 13 Jun 2008 | 9:38 pm
ROME - Police say a family in southern Italy kept a woman locked in a room in their house for 18 years because they were angry she was pregnant out of wedlock.
Police say they freed the woman, now 47, on Friday in Santa Maria Capua... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 9:37 pm
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish voters rejected a treaty on Friday to overhaul the European Union's unwieldy institutions, putting the entire bloc's reform plan in peril and humiliating Ireland's political leaders.
This Father's Day is a TV sports marathon: The fourth round of the U.S. Open may be positioned to get its highest TV ratings ever, and the Boston Celtics play the L.A. Lakers in game 5 of the NBA playoffs, following the Celtics' record come-from-behind victory Thursday. Michele Norris talks to Wall Street Journal sports writer Stefan Fatsis.
Today in Seoul, right-wing veterans of the Korean War staged a counter-demonstration, claiming that the tens of thousands of Koreans who have been protesting plans to import U.S. beef are being used by North Korea's communists. Meanwhile, protesters observed the sixth anniversary today of the deaths of two South Korean girls who were run over by a U.S. military vehicle.
In Iowa, much of the state is under a disaster declaration. Flooding, approaching and topping historic levels in some areas, sweeps through the state. More than 400 city blocks are under water in Cedar Rapids. And as the swollen Cedar River continues to overflow its banks, more than 3,000 homes and a downtown hospital have been evacuated.
In Pakistan, lawyers and reformers have revived their campaign to reinstate the independent-minded judges that President Pervez Musharraf fired last year. The two main parties in the new legislative coalition do not agree on reinstating the judges. The two main parties in that coalition do not agree on reinstating the judges.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Barack Obama and John McCain, rivals for the White House, squabbled on Friday over terms for a series of face-to-face town hall meetings and each side blamed the other for an inability to reach an accord.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Taleban militants attacked the main prison in southern Afghanistan late Friday, exploding a car bomb at the main gate in a multi-pronged assault that freed up to 1000 militant prisoners, officials said.
The... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 8:16 pm
NBC newsman Tim Russert died suddenly today of an apparent heart attack. Russert, who was 58, had hosted Meet the Press since 1991. He was known as a dogged interviewer and a well-sourced Washington insider. Under his leadership, the show became an essential stop for politicians and officials at the highest levels.
The fate of roughly 270 men being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may change after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling against the Bush administration's plan for handling enemy combatants.
A resolution making its way through Congress offers an apology to all Native peoples on behalf of the United States. It passed the Senate as an amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The legislation comes after Australian and Canadian governments have both apologized to their native populations in recent years. Melissa Block talks to the measure's sponsor, Sen. Sam Brownback.
The Irish have rejected the EU reform treaty with a "No" vote of 53.4 percent amid a wave of antiestablishment sentiment, Ireland's electoral office says.
The United States said it will conduct a joint investigation with Pakistan of an anti-terrorism mission along the Afghan border that Pakistan says killed 11 of its soldiers.
In a week of sabre-rattling by the United States and Israel, a visiting senior Iranian official sought to reassure that Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons.
In recent days, a hardline Israeli minister, Shaul Mofaz, suggested a... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
For 20 years, Al Gentry begged investigators to take another look at the mystery of who killed his brother, Harold, and left his bullet-riddled body sprawled on the floor of the home he shared with his wife.
He visited the sheriff's... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
The English spelling system is "absolutely, unspeakably awful". That is the conclusion of new research that has found children face 800 words by the age of 11 that hinder their reading because of the spelling.
Monkey, asparagus,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
Well before the store opens, a window-cleaning van arrives to ensure gleaming windows set off the sparkle of diamonds. A pair of burly guards, in black suits and earpieces, take their places.
Britain's retail summer may looking... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
A British woman, her partner and her teenage daughter were due in court Friday after allegedly swallowing bags of cocaine they had intended to smuggle from Jamaica into the United Kingdom, the Daily Mail reported. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 4:56 pm
EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said the modified package of incentives he will present to Iran this weekend is generous and comprehensive. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 4:28 pm
Twenty-seven miners were found dead Saturday following an explosion at a Chinese coal mine, and rescuers were working to free seven more who remain trapped, state media reported. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 4:26 pm
Militants attacked the city's main prison with a suicide car bombing and rockets late Friday, killing police and setting hundreds of prisoners free, Afghan officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 4:17 pm
Cuba on Friday turned over to U.S. authorities an American fugitive sought on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and possession of child pornography. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:53 pm
A cruise ship ran aground inside the port of the Aegean island of Syros Friday with 353 passengers and 105 crew on board, Greek authorities said. No injuries or damage were reported. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:17 pm
The United States says it will conduct a joint investigation with Pakistan of an airstrike along the Afghan border that Pakistan says mistakenly killed 11 of its soldiers. Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:14 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says talks with the United States on a longterm security agreement have reached a 'dead end.' Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:49 pm
The Taliban claims a suicide bomb attack on a U.S. military convoy in northeastern Afghanistan has killed more than a dozen American soldiers, but military and diplomatic sources tell CBS News that only four troops were lightly wounded.
An Israeli envoy engaging in Gaza cease-fire talks has returned without a deal after another day of bloodshed in the coastal territory. Seven Palestinians died in an explosion that Hamas says was an accident, but which led both sides to open fire.
Japan has decided to partially lift its sanctions against North Korea after the communist nation promised a new probe into its kidnappings of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s, the two countries say.
Reuters - Afghan and foreign troops
were hunting on Saturday hundreds of prisoners, including
militants, who escaped the main prison in southern Kandahar
city after a raid by Taliban insurgents, the government said.
AFP - A desperate hunt is under way for more than 1,100 prisoners who escaped a jail in southern Afghanistan when Taliban rebels blasted it open, killing 15 guards, officials said Saturday.
Reuters - A powerful earthquake rocked
rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three
people, injuring more than 100 and sparking huge landslides
that blocked roads and isolated residents.
AP - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake ripped across mountains and rice fields in northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants. At least seven people were missing.
AP - Days after it swamped Cedar Rapids and forced thousands of people out of their homes, the Cedar River has begun falling.
AFP - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday presented a new offer to Iran on ending the six-year standoff over its nuclear drive but Tehran once again rejected the proposal's key demand.
Reuters - Top EU diplomat Javier Solana handed
Iran an offer by six major powers of trade and other incentives
on Saturday to try to coax it into halting sensitive nuclear
work, but Tehran again ruled out any such suspension.
AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy energetically greeted President Bush on Saturday for private talks, the latest sign of the warming in U.S.-European relations that Bush has touted all week in his travels abroad.
AP - There was no limping into the weekend for Tiger Woods. In fact, he put on a near record-setting display at the U.S. Open that may have left the rest of the field feeling hobbled.
AP - Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote that a Miami developer had gone bankrupt decades ago.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake ripped across northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants.
Philanthropic donations that attach the benefactor's name to a building or wing are becoming increasingly expensive. But recipients are growing more creative about what can be christened.
Finance ministers from the world's top industrialized nations wrapped up talks Saturday after vowing to grapple with the economic risks of soaring oil and food prices and assist developing countries in the fight against global warming.
Tiger Woods closes with five birdies over his last nine holes to trail tournament leader Stuart Appleby by one shot Friday.
Hospitals in Cedar Rapids evacuated as river continues to rise.
Controversial New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey and general manager Jerry Reese had a shouting match earlier this week, the Bergen Record reported Friday.
Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday of a heart attack. He was 58.
A western Kansas man has pleaded no contest to mistreating his girlfriend, who became stuck to a toilet after refusing to leave the bathroom for two years.