BEIJING (AP) -- State media are reporting that 55 people have been killed and seven are missing in flooding across a broad stretch of southern China.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:37 pm
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:35 pm
AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH YAKULT-NIPPON HAM NIGHT GAME) Hisashi Iwakuma threw his second shutout of the season Sunday, striking out eight to lead the Rakuten Eagles to a 3-0 victory Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:31 pm
PARIS (AP) -- President Bush on Sunday expressed concern to those affected by record flooding in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:29 pm
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING 1ST-3RD GRAFS WITH NAKAMURA'S ARRIVAL IN TEHRAN) A 23-year-old Japanese traveler kidnapped by bandits in southeastern Iran in October and freed Saturday in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:23 pm
AP - When Kathy Wiebold moved into her ranch-style house a couple years ago, people assured her it wasn't in the flood plain and had never flooded. So she didn't purchase the extra insurance.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says a package offered to Iran to halt uranium enrichment is "full of opportunities". Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:19 pm
Two lorry drivers are saved from rising floodwaters in a dramatic jet ski rescue in western Australia. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:16 pm
KURIHARA (AFP) - Troops on Sunday pulled the bodies of three people from the muddy rubble of an earthquake-ravaged resort hotel in Japan as aftershocks and landslide fears hampered the search for survivors. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:16 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain enlisted the high-profile help of Carly Fiorina, once the most powerful businesswoman in the United States, on Saturday to try to get women behind his campaign for the White House.
Struggling with shrinking revenues and new federal mandates that focus on improving the test scores of the lowest-achieving pupils, Mountain Grove and many other school districts across the country have turned to cutting programs for their most promising students. Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:13 pm
A woman kept prisoner by her family for 18 years for having a baby out of wedlock was freed by police. Maria Monaco, 47, was found huddled in the corner of her bedroom. Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:10 pm
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday
threatened to send troops into neighboring Pakistan to kill
Taliban militants if they pursued cross-border attacks into
Afghanistan.
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday threatened to send troops into neighboring Pakistan to kill Taliban militants if they pursued cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.
PRISTINA (AFP) - Kosovo's constitution entered into force Sunday, four months after it split from Serbia, opening the way for majority Albanians take over from a nine-year-old UN mission under European guidance. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:09 pm
AFP - Kosovo's constitution entered into force Sunday, four months after it split from Serbia, opening the way for majority Albanians take over from a nine-year-old UN mission under European guidance.
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) -- Kosovo's constitution went into force Sunday, handing the newly independent nation's ethnic Albanian government power after nine years of U.N. administration.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:03 pm
Kosovo's constitution went into force Sunday, handing the newly independent nation's ethnic Albanian government power after nine years of U.N. administration. The charter _ a milestone... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:03 pm
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
Childhood obesity is a complex problem with many causes—and many deadly effects. We can help out our kids, a third of whom are now losing the war with weight, but we must change along with them. Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:56 am
Meet Sergey. He's a doctor. He's also an asylum seeker who is forced to survive on £35 of Asda vouchers a week. Award-winning novelist Mark Haddon discovers the horror of being a refugee in the UK today. Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:55 am
Reuters - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was
quoted on Sunday as saying he would be willing to hand power to
a ruling party ally when he was sure the country was safe from
"sellouts" and from British interference.
Dr. Bruce Banner continues to find a cure for his gamma-radiation induced affliction where anger causes him to become the giant, green-skinned Incredible Hulk. Studio: UniversalGenres: Action/Adventure, Adaptation And SequelRelease Date: June 13, 2008 (wide)MPAA Rating: TBDStarring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth... Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:54 am
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was quoted on Sunday as saying he would be willing to hand power to a ruling party ally when he was sure the country was safe from "sellouts" and from British interference.
Open-source developers targeting the mobile space need to learn business rules including digital rights management, Nokia's software chief has claimed. Speaking at the Handsets World conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Dr Ari Jaaksi told delegates that the open-source community needed to be 'educated' in the way the mobile industry currently works, be Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:54 am
Until the last few years, U.S. citizens were the world's tallest & enjoyed better health than the people of any other nation. However, now western Europeans' height exceeds that of Americans, and the difference is growing larger. Source: Digg | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:53 am
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday Israel's continued settlement building could hurt Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.
Thousands of Vietnamese line the streets to pay tribute to prime minister and key economic reformer Vo Van Kiet. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:40 am
(Kyodo) _ Nepal's royal palace that dethroned King Gyanendra vacated this week was officially converted into a museum Sunday. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala hoisted the national... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:35 am
Soldiers fighting through a torrent of mud and rocks dug out three bodies at a hot spring Sunday, bringing the death toll from a magnitude 7.2-earthquake that hit the mountains of northern Japan to at least nine, with more than 200 injured. Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:28 am
A new constitution comes into force in Kosovo, handing power to ethnic Albanian authorities after nine years of UN rule. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:26 am
(Kyodo) _ More than 15 Taliban militants were killed and five arrested as security forces hunted for hundreds of militants who were broken out of a prison in southern Afghanistan, the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:21 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING LEAD GRAF WITH NAKAMURA'S ARRIVAL IN TEHRAN) A 23-year-old Japanese traveler kidnapped by bandits in southeastern Iran in October and freed Saturday in Pakistan Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:11 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The girl was 11 when she was molested by a man with no legs.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:09 am
JUYUAN, China (AP) -- A photograph hinting at shoddy school construction was pulled from an exhibition about last month's devastating earthquake, an apparent indication of rising government sensitivity over an issue that has already prompted angry protests from parents of children killed.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:09 am
AP - A photograph hinting at shoddy school construction was pulled from an exhibition about last month's devastating earthquake, an apparent indication of rising government sensitivity over an issue that has already prompted angry protests from parents of children killed.
Crises involving finance, food and fuel _ the three Fs _ are buffeting Asia and Europe, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Sunday. "Of course, we would all prefer to be... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:08 am
Crises involving finance, food and fuel — the three Fs — are buffeting Asia and Europe, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Sunday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:08 am
IOWA CITY (AFP) - More rain was headed to flood ravaged Iowa Sunday where tens of thousands of residents had been forced to flee their homes and officials struggled to reinforce breached levies and stem the rushing waters. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:08 am
(Kyodo) _ Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Sunday that he has the right to retaliate against militants on Pakistani soil in "self defense." Speaking to reporters in his fortified... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:03 am
RAMALLAH (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday warned that Jewish settlement expansion could harm peace talks as she made a new bid to inject impetus into the faltering Middle East peace process. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 10:55 am
A government-owned newspaper says Tehran's former police chief has been released from jail due to lack of evidence on "morality charges." Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 10:54 am
U.S. President George W. Bush said there should be no definitive timetable for the withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq, according to a British Sunday newspaper. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 10:37 am
LONDON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday not to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Western powers are warning Iran of more sanctions if it rejects an incentives offer and presses on with sensitive nuclear work, but the Islamic Republic is showing no sign of backing down.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is ready to send troops over the border into Pakistan to confront militants. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:54 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two human rights groups expressed concern on Sunday over the fate of Huang Qi, a Chinese activist who friends fear was detained for offering support to families of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake.
AP - Black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year with Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nominee.
AP - Soccer moms and commuters aren't the only ones feeling the bite of rising fuel costs every time the price of gasoline goes up a penny it costs the Postal Service $8 million. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:48 am
PARIS (AP) -- President Bush is a straight-talking guy, so what's he doing talking about the EU-3?... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:41 am
An international smuggling ring that sold bomb-related parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea also managed to acquire blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon, according to a draft report by a former top U.N. arms inspector that suggests the plans could have been shared secretly with any number of countries or rogue groups.
KURIHARA, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers fought their way through a torrent of mud and rocks at a hot spring Sunday, where several people were believed buried after a magnitude 7.2-earthquake hit the mountains of northern Japan, killing at least seven and injuring more than 200.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:38 am
KURIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers searched on Sunday for 11 people still missing after a powerful earthquake rocked rural areas of northern Japan, killing at least nine and injuring more than 200.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made it clear Sunday she is unhappy about Israel's ongoing construction in areas Palestinians want for their future state, giving the issue prominent mention ahead of meetings with Israeli leaders.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:37 a... | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:16 am
The housing bubble is, among other things, a classic story of boom, excess and bust, of homeowners, speculators and Wall Street dealmakers happy to ride the wave of easy money even though many knew a crash was inevitable.
Rescuers in northern Japan find three more bodies, bringing the death toll from Saturday's quake to nine, officials say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:04 am
Soccer moms and commuters aren't the only ones feeling the bite of rising fuel costs — every time the price of gasoline goes up a penny it costs the Postal Service $8 million. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 8:56 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Two months after an Israeli tank shell killed one of its cameramen in the Gaza Strip, Reuters has urged the army to release immediately the findings of its internal investigation in the interests of journalists' safety.
An ex-UN arms inspector says a smuggling ring acquired blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon, a newspaper reports. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 8:46 am
The Asian Development Bank says regional inflation in 2008 will exceed the 5.1% figure predicted in April. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 8:43 am
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's oil minister today will address reports that the world's largest oil-producing country is set to raise production by about...
Jack Welch has unveiled a new business theory that he says may partly explain Boston sports teams' winning ways.
With the Boston Celtics poised to win a possible...
Flooding in southern China kills at least 55 people and forces more than a million to flee their homes, the government says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 8:12 am
A school bus driver and amateur artist from the Chicago suburb of Zion has legally changed his name to "In God We Trust." Source: News:
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SEOGWIPO, South Korea - Crises involving finance, food and fuel - the three Fs - are buffeting Asia and Europe, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said today.
"Of...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 8:09 am
We write today from El Lay, where the beautiful people are facing the ugly reality that their garishly attired NBA team may be playing its final game of the season this evening....
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Doc Rivers has been ever so cautious.
Coaches with a 3-1 edge in a best-of-seven series are smart to do that. They are smart to be polite and bland,...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - They say the memory begins to fail when one reaches a certain age, but through the blessing of immaturity and an occasional jumper-cable jolt to the brain,...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Kendrick Perkins expressed optimism prior to yesterday's practice that he'll be able to play tonight in Game 5 against the Lakers.
But...
Generous Celtics fans lined up yesterday to help a California C's fanatic who last week survived a raucous melee at the Staples Center.
"I felt bad for the...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Here's something to think about today as you're handing Dad his latest new tie or that much-hoped-for weed whacker: No Boston sports team ever...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - TV Superman Dean Cain was a Celtic. Actor Brian White, son of Celtics legend JoJo White, has followed in his father's NBA footsteps with the Miami...
Oliver Peck may be seeing the number 13 in his dreams. From midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, Peck completed 415 tattoos, applying the unlucky number 13 to scores of arms, legs, ankles, backs, thighs and even some rear ends. Source: News:
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Soldiers fought their way through a torrent of mud and rocks at a hot spring Sunday, where several people were believed buried after a magnitude 7.2-earthquake hit the mountains of northern Japan, killing at least seven and injuring more than 200.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made it clear Sunday she is unhappy about Israel's ongoing construction in areas Palestinians want for their future state, giving the issue prominent mention ahead of meetings with Israeli leaders. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 6:18 am
OSAKA (AFP) - Group of Eight finance chiefs sent a warning signal to oil speculators this weekend, highlighting the inflation threat to the global economy in an attempt to cool red-hot energy prices, analysts said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 5:55 am
A bomb exploded at a busy bus station in south Nepal, killing two people and wounding 12, officials said Sunday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 5:08 am
Two North Koreans defected to South Korea by boat and were being questioned, a Coast Guard official said Sunday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Jun 2008 | 4:51 am
Argentine farmers announce their fourth strike in as many months to protest against tax increases on food exports. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 4:48 am
With unbearable pain and three unforgettable shots, Woods made two long eagle putts and chipped in for birdie to take a one-stroke lead at the U.S. Open.
A 40-page essay that John McCain wrote at the National War College after the Vietnam War was in many ways a first draft of his political autobiography.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - With their economies in crisis, top policy makers from the United States and China hold talks this week in a bid to ease currency concerns, counter protectionist pressures and boost energy security. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 4:10 am
Whether it’s a crazed crowd cheering for Emeril Lagasse at the stove in sizzling South Beach, or a more subdued Lowcountry dinner with world-class wines in civilized Charleston, food and wine festivals in America have developed into travel-worthy events. From mild to wild, each has its own distinctive flavor.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - A levee holding back rising floodwaters broke and swamped Iowa's capital on Saturday as officials across the Midwest reinforced levees, helped displaced residents and cleaned up the mess left by the region's worst flooding in 15 years.
With the same purpose as one of his in-your-face jumpers, Kobe Bryant leaned into the microphone. He promised more NBA Finals games to come. “The series ain’t over,” he said. “It’s far from over.”
BRUSSELS (AFP) - European foreign ministers gather Monday to take a first look at the EU's battered reform plans after Ireland's stunning rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 15 Jun 2008 | 2:42 am
NEW YORK - A street-sweeping truck roaring down a Bronx street sucked up a dog and killed her as her owner held the leash.
Robert Machin said he had just finished walking his two Boston terriers and was about to put them into his... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jun 2008 | 2:21 am
TEXAS - A teenager with a bullet lodged in his forehead that police wanted removed to prove he tried to kill the owner of a used-car lot has withdrawn a guilty plea and will face trial on several felony charges.
Joshua Adam Bush,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jun 2008 | 2:15 am
Hong Kong male singer Eason Chan performs during his "Eason's Moving On" live concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, June 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 1:40 am
Ben Affleck, center, poses for photos with members of the African Children's Choir on the red carpet at a gala hosted by OneXOne, a Canadian charitable organization that provides aid to children around... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 1:32 am
In this Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 file photo, Marisabel Rodriguez, ex-wife of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Opposition... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 1:25 am
Police officers handle packages containing cocaine in Tumaco, southern Colombia, Saturday, June 14, 2008. More than 6 tons of cocaine were found by the police buried in a rural area in Llorente, near Tumaco... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Jun 2008 | 12:29 am
Bolivia's President Evo Morales, top right, and Paraguay's President Nicanor Duarte Frutos ride in an open military vehicle as they review troops during a ceremony in Sanandita, southern Bolivia, Saturday,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 10:50 pm
Mexican President Felipe Calderon speaks at the "Generalitat" of Catalonia, the catalan government, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday June 14, 2008. Calderon is visiting Spain aiming to boost economic and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 10:41 pm
Pedestrians watch a light installation on buildings in Fuerstenfeldbruck near Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, June 14, 2008. The artistic illumination is a program point of the so-called Brucker... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 10:30 pm
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized the planned expansion of Jewish homes in a part of Jerusalem claimed by the Palestinians as their future capital.
Bridgewater Police Chief Brent Crowhurst, RCMP Supt. Blair McKnight and RCMP Sgt. Mark Gallagher, left to right, head from a news conference in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, June 14, 2008. Police... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 10:24 pm
Children unveil a statue of Cuba's Argentine born revolutionary hero Ernesto 'Che' Guevara marking the 80th anniversary of his birth in Rosario, Argentina, Saturday, June 14, 2008.(AP Photo/Matias Sarlo... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 10:14 pm
At least 20,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Hundreds of blocks are submerged, threatening the city's drinking supply. Emergency officials expect it will be at least four days before water levels are low enough to get crews in pump out the excess water. About 200 homes are expected to have extensive damage due to the levee breach. Many of the same homes were also extensively damaged when the same levee broke in 1993. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Weber talkes to volunteers of all ages, as they filled sandbags.
While South Africa's middle class is expanding and infrastructure is developing, not much has changed for the country's poor. Tension resulting from high unemployment erupted in violence this spring.
A brigade of rescuers formed a human chain to protect a cache of rare manuscripts from rising waters at the University of Iowa. Film material used for cinema classes were also saved by the group. NPR's Andrea Seabrook talked with Nancy Baker, the university's director of libraries, who organized the rescue. According to Baker, hundreds of community volunteers showed up to help with the three-day effort.
When the floodwaters engulfed communities in Iowa residents thought they would immediately be given food, water, shelter and other assistance. But Indiana Public Broadcasting's Marianne Holland finds that before the Red Cross and other relief workers can provide that assistance, an area needs to be declared a federal disaster area.
A female suicide bomber targeted a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Iraq's win in a World Cup qualifier, wounding at least 34 people near a cafe north of Baghdad, police said.
The faithfull wave flags before Pope Benedict XVI arrives to celebrate mass infront the Sanctuary of Santa Maria di Leuca during the first day of two-day visit to southern Italy's region of Puglia. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:12 pm
LONDON - A second batch of secret government files has been found on a train, a British newspaper reported.
The Independent on Sunday, in a preview made available late Saturday, said the papers dealt with Britain's approach to... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:24 pm
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth overnight and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, now more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:29 pm
Police brought the No. 2 leader of Zimbabwe's opposition political party to court, but only after a judge ordered them to do so a second time. Police have said they will charge him with treason, a charge that can carry the death penalty.
President Bush brushed off criticism that a long-term security deal between the U.S. and Iraq compromised Iraq's sovereignty. "Of course, we're there at their invitation. ... We're going to work hard to accommodate their desires. It's their country."
Saudi Arabia's oil minister on Sunday will address reports that the world's largest oil-producing country is set to raise production by about 500,000 barrels per day Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:03 pm
Rising river water swamped more than 400 city blocks and nearly cut off the supply of clean drinking water in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the latest disaster scene created by severe storms blamed for at least nine deaths in the US Midwest... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
Irish voters have rejected the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, putting plans to overhaul the bloc's institutions in peril and humiliating Ireland's political leaders.
Justice Minister Dermot Ahern conceded the vote shortly after... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
Irish author Marian Keyes has had her fair share of suffering - alcoholism, suicidal depression, rehab - but decided to take on the pain of domestic violence victims in her latest book.
Keyes, 44, considered one of the pioneers... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked rural northern Japan yesterday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and sending landslides sweeping down mountainous hillsides.
The quake, at 8.43am... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
Do you fancy a DNA test with your beer? If it turns up a positive link to an ancient Irish king, you get free drinks.
Two Irish pubs in New York and Ireland are offering the test this weekend, designed to find descendants of Niall... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
A Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 115 in 2005 appeared sharp right up to the end, joking that pickled herring was the secret to her longevity.
Scientists say that Henrikje van Andel-Schipper's... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
Seven astronauts have wrapped up a mission to the international space station to deliver a Japanese science module. The Kibo lab is now the biggest room on the space station.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake ripped across the mountains and rice fields of northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least six people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants. At least 11 people were missing.
Militants attacked the city's main prison with a car bomb and rockets late Friday, killing police and setting hundreds of prisoners free, Afghan officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Jun 2008 | 1:21 pm
A roadside bomb exploded near a U.S. military vehicle on Saturday, killing four Americans in western Afghanistan in the deadliest attack against U.S. troops in the country this year, officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:50 pm
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. Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:38 pm
The Supreme Court rules that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay can challenge their detentions in federal court; Iraq's prime minister says negotiations to spell out the legal status of American troops in Iraq in deadlock; and President Bush appeals to European leaders to toughen sanctions on Iran.
The tiny town of Weleetka, Okla., is struggling to come to terms with last weekend's gruesome murders of two girls, who were shot along a rural back road. The murders remain unsolved. And in a tight-knit community where door locks were never used, townspeople are afraid. Scott Gurian reports from member station KGOU.
Some relief comes to Cedar Rapids, Iowa as water levels on the rain-swollen Cedar River begin to fall. More than 10,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes this week after flooding, and thousands of homes, businesses and huge tracts of farmland in Iowa remain under water.
An agreement that would allow U.S. forces to remain in Iraq past the Dec. 31, 2008 date established by a U.N. mandate is causing rifts between the United States, Iraq and Iran. Iraqi Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the negotiations under way to allow a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq.
AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.
AP - When Kathy Wiebold moved into her ranch-style house a couple years ago, people assured her it wasn't in the flood plain and had never flooded. So she didn't purchase the extra insurance.
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday
threatened to send troops into neighboring Pakistan to kill
Taliban militants if they pursued cross-border attacks into
Afghanistan.
AFP - Kosovo's constitution entered into force Sunday, four months after it split from Serbia, opening the way for majority Albanians take over from a nine-year-old UN mission under European guidance.
Reuters - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was
quoted on Sunday as saying he would be willing to hand power to
a ruling party ally when he was sure the country was safe from
"sellouts" and from British interference.
AP - A photograph hinting at shoddy school construction was pulled from an exhibition about last month's devastating earthquake, an apparent indication of rising government sensitivity over an issue that has already prompted angry protests from parents of children killed.
Reuters - President George W. Bush urged British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday not to set a timetable
for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
AP - Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival.
AP - Black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year with Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nominee.
An international smuggling ring that sold bomb-related parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea also managed to acquire blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon, according to a draft report by a former top U.N. arms inspector that suggests the plans could have been shared secretly with any number of countries or rogue groups.
The housing bubble is, among other things, a classic story of boom, excess and bust, of homeowners, speculators and Wall Street dealmakers happy to ride the wave of easy money even though many knew a crash was inevitable.
Soldiers fought their way through a torrent of mud and rocks at a hot spring Sunday, where several people were believed buried after a magnitude 7.2-earthquake hit the mountains of northern Japan, killing at least seven and injuring more than 200.
State media are reporting that 55 people have been killed and seven are missing in flooding across a broad stretch of southern China.
With unbearable pain and three unforgettable shots, Woods made two long eagle putts and chipped in for birdie to take a one-stroke lead at the U.S. Open.
A 40-page essay that John McCain wrote at the National War College after the Vietnam War was in many ways a first draft of his political autobiography.
Whether it’s a crazed crowd cheering for Emeril Lagasse at the stove in sizzling South Beach, or a more subdued Lowcountry dinner with world-class wines in civilized Charleston, food and wine festivals in America have developed into travel-worthy events. From mild to wild, each has its own distinctive flavor.
With the same purpose as one of his in-your-face jumpers, Kobe Bryant leaned into the microphone. He promised more NBA Finals games to come. “The series ain’t over,” he said. “It’s far from over.”