A century and a half after Darwin put forward the theory of natural selection, Steve Jones explains the power of his idea - and the stink it caused Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Palestinian officials say five militants have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
The Dream Home is a modern-day sequel to the Monsanto House of the Future, a Disneyland attraction from 1957 to 1967. The new Dream Home project, in Disneyland's Tomorrowland, includes some futuristic technology concepts, like its predecessor. Microsoft Surface computers are currently being deployed in commercial settings, so that scenario is Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 12:05 pm
Most of Australia's track and field athletes will skip the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on 8 August because of fears over poor air quality. Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 12:04 pm
When tornadoes start killing Boy Scouts, the world pays attention. But even as a deadly EF-4 tornado whipped through Little Sioux, Iowa, scientists were in the early phases of testing high-tech replacements for an aging Doppler radar system. Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 12:04 pm
LONDON (AFP) - British 12-month inflation leapt above-target to a 16-year high point of 3.3 percent in May on the back of surging food and energy prices, official data showed on Tuesday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 12:03 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opens the general election campaign with a narrow lead over Republican John McCain but the two score near even among independent voters, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
MALABO (AFP) - The trial of British mercenary Simon Mann, accused of plotting to oust the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in a 2004 coup attempt, opened Tuesday in the capital Malabo. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:55 am
Police arrested 70 Sikh protesters after the MTV music channel's office in western India was vandalized over posters showing a Sikh girl massaging a man, officials said Tuesday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:54 am
GENEVA (AFP) - The global number of refugees and displaced people reached 67 million last year, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, swelling those under its charge to an "unprecedented" number. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:53 am
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday uranium enrichment was its "red line" and would continue, despite an enhanced offer of incentives from big powers to stop activity the West fears could yield nuclear bombs.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The worst flooding in the U.S. Midwest in 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers as corn prices hit record highs on devastating crop losses in the heart of the world's top grain exporter.
Chad's government accused the Sudanese army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:50 am
U.S. stocks headed for a higher open Tuesday as oil prices declined and as investors awaited economic figures on inflation at the wholesale level and the housing market. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:48 am
GAZA (Reuters) - Envoys from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to brief members there on his bid for reconciliation with the territory's Islamist Hamas rulers, officials said.
Hundreds of people flee their homes in a district of southern Afghanistan fearing fighting between troops and the Taleban. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:44 am
President Nicolas Sarkozy says terrorism is the greatest threat to France as he presents a new defence strategy. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:43 am
Chip manufacturing equipment maker Cadence Design says it has proposed to buy Mentor Graphics, a maker of electronics testing software, for $16 per share. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:43 am
AP - As southeastern Iowa and other parts of the Midwest prepared for the Mississippi River's wrath, the rest of Iowa began the slow move from protection to cleanup.
Reuters - Envoys from Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas's Fatah faction visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to
brief members there on his bid for reconciliation with the
territory's Islamist Hamas rulers, officials said.
KASHGAR, China (Reuters) - China locked down the far-western former Silk Road city of Kashgar on Tuesday in preparation for the passage of the Olympic torch relay through the sensitive region populated by ethnic-minority Muslim Uighurs.
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray and government confidence is rising, but some of the root causes of strife remain largely unchecked.
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan's largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:35 am
AP - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan's largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday.
AP - Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation.
AP - Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California.
A former Boeing Co. scientist who specialized in anti-missile systems plans to plead guilty to unlawfully retaining national defense information, his attorney said. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:30 am
AP - A newly discovered batch of well-preserved dinosaur bones, petrified trees and even freshwater clams in southeastern Utah could provide new clues about life in the region some 150 million years ago. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:30 am
The American soprano Deborah Voigt returns to the Royal Opera House stage four years after the company fired her for being too big for the little black dress chosen for the title character in Richard Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos."
AP - The Labor Department reports this morning on the producer price index for May, the Commerce Department reports on housing starts for May and the first-quarter current account, and the Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for May.
AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday launched a major overhaul of the French military, cutting back the armed forces, beefing up intelligence and setting a course for France's return to NATO command.
PARIS (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday launched a major overhaul of the French military, cutting back the armed forces, beefing up intelligence and setting a course for France's return to NATO command. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:26 am
Sagging demand for large sport utility vehicles has forced Ford Motor Co. to close a Michigan factory for nine weeks starting June 23. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:25 am
The EU must not renegotiate a reform treaty despite the Irish rejection of the Lisbon deal, France says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:25 am
BEIJING (AFP) - China ordered emergency work to strengthen swollen dykes and reservoirs Tuesday and evacuated tens of thousands of people as large swathes of the south reeled under their worst storms in decades. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:25 am
AP - The Associated Press, following criticism from bloggers over an AP assertion of copyright, plans to meet this week with a bloggers' group to help form guidelines under which AP news stories could be quoted online. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:23 am
AP - A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case.
Bridgeport police say they arrested a city man after he ordered his pet to attack two officers. Lucky for them that 9-foot-long pythons aren't very obedient. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:20 am
LAWRENCE - A second man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a father and his 16-year-old daughter in their Lynn home.
Chon Son of Saugus...
(Kyodo) _ The Japan Securities Dealers Association, the largest stakeholder in Jasdaq Securities Exchange Inc. for start-up businesses, expects it will finish selling part of its stake in Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:17 am
Israeli police arrest two settlers over an apparent assault of Palestinians that was captured on film. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:15 am
The Milberg law firm will pay $75 million to settle a federal kickback case involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:14 am
AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong and his Livestrong slogan have become synonymous with the fight against cancer. Now the seven-time Tour de France champion and his foundation...
Employer health care costs are poised to rise almost 10 percent in 2008 — more than double the annual inflation rate — and nearly that much again in 2009, according to an industry report released Tuesday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:11 am
HARARE (Reuters) - Lawyers for detained Zimbabwean opposition official Tendai Biti asked a court to release him unconditionally on Tuesday after police failed to bring him to court to face a treason charge.
WESTMORE, Vt - From the beach of Lake Willoughby's Southwest Cove, the sheer cliffs of Mount Pisgah tower over the deep, frigid water. Across the narrows, Mount Hor's...
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, COMMENT) Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota unveiled Tuesday a draft of the government's "big-boned" economic reform initiatives that mentions... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:06 am
MARSHFIELD - Three more people are facing hate crime and attempted murder charges in connection with the beating of a black man in Marshfield.
Authorities say 17-year-old...
German investor confidence tumbled in June amid soaring food and oil prices and expectations of an upcoming interest rate rise, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:04 am
The Apple Mac Classic is one of the most famous and easily recognizable personal computers ever manufactured. First introduced in 1990, the Mac Classic was Apple's low-end under-$1,000 computer, which made it very popular with the education market. Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
Next time your alarm goes off in the morning and you switch it off, only to sleep through your important meeting that day, you might want to look into this nifty alarm clock. The 80s cube clock forces you... Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
The American Civil War Center is weighing a $100,000 gift to its interactive Richmond education center. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
Combine a "veteran newsletter writer" and his "top energy pick for 2008" and you have the kind of hype that can move a tiny stock.
Chances are, however,...
Mazda has released sketches of a new concept crossover sport-utility vehicle to be unveiled at the 2008 Moscow International Automobile Salon in late August. Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:01 am
I had a drink the other night with an old friend from high school. She is one of the kindest, most sincere individuals I have ever met. I recently found out that she was forced...
British mercenary Simon Mann goes on trial in Equatorial Guinea, accused of plotting a coup in 2004. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
NEW YORK - A federal marshal ruled out suicide yesterday in the disappearance of a missing hedge fund swindler whose sport utility vehicle was found abandoned on a bridge...
Peruvian demonstrators demanding a greater share of mining taxes overpower police and take dozens hostage. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:51 am
Security is very tight as the Olympic torch begins its passage through China's predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:51 am
BEIJING (AP) -- At least 80 percent of the habitat for giant pandas in China's earthquake-hit province was destroyed or damaged, a forestry official said Tuesday.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:47 am
At least 80 percent of the habitat for giant pandas in China's earthquake-hit province was destroyed or damaged, a forestry official said Tuesday. China's May 12 temblor centered in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:47 am
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired in the middle of the night 2 1/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's...
Last night I had the honor of co-hosting Senator Bob Hedlund's WATD radio show. During our time slot we had the opportunity to interview Ed O'Reilly who is running...
TOKYO, June 17 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING FRESH FUKUDA COMMENTS, BACKGROUND) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday he expects North Korea to act expeditiously in fulfilling its promise... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:46 am
A US woman denies using a fake MySpace profile to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:45 am
(Kyodo) _ About 3,800 ducks died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in southern China's Guangdong Province last week and authorities have culled another 17,000 ducks as a precaution, the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:45 am
TOKYO, June 17 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING FUKUDA'S REMARKS MADE AFTER INTERVIEW) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda indicated Tuesday that an early hike in the consumption tax may be unavoidable... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:32 am
(Kyodo) _ An English teacher from the United States resumed his job Tuesday in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, which was heavily hit by a deadly earthquake Saturday, to be reunited with his... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:32 am
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi defends a move to suspend some trials for a year amid accusations of conflict of interest. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:31 am
SAN FRANCISCO - Dozens of gay couples were married yesterday after a ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect.
At least five...
Officials and residents around Afghanistan's second largest city, Kandahar, say hundreds of Taliban militants are entrenched and preparing to battle a massive contingent of Afghan soldiers. Residents are fleeing the area.
TOKYO, June 17 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Japan sees no need for the Group of Eight nations to agree at the July summit on a medium-term target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:29 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING FUKUDA COMMENT IN 3RD, 4TH GRAFS) Economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota unveiled Tuesday a draft plan of the government's "big-boned" economic reform... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:27 am
What did the first quasars look like? The nearest quasars are now known to be supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. Gas and dust that falls toward a quasar glows brightly, sometimes outglowing the entire home galaxy. The quasars that formed in the first billion years of the universe are more mysterious... Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:26 am
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:23 am
Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:23 am
Despite Microsoft's efforts, the majority of developers still aren't writing with Windows Vista in mind, a new study by Evans Data says. Only 8% are specifically coding with Vista in mind, while Linux is actually higher at 13% -- evidence that Microsoft's new OS isn't catching on. Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:19 am
Organised crime has identified the web as a goldmine – providing opportunities to launch cyber attacks that will earn large amounts of money at a relatively low risk. Learn more. Source: Digg | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:19 am
DALLAS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will call on Tuesday for energy conservation and the lifting of a ban on oil and natural gas exploration as two ways to help address the nation's "dangerous" dependence on foreign oil.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Scores of families fled their homes in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday as foreign and Afghan forces prepare to drive out Taliban insurgents who have overrun several villages, officials and witnesses said.
The Democrats like to say that electing Senator John McCain would usher in the third term of George W. Bush , and they do not mean it as a compliment. The Republicans counter that calling the senator “McBush” is political spin and that Mr. McCain is his own man. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:32 am
Hundreds of families fled their homes in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday as foreign and Afghan forces prepared to drive out Taliban insurgents who have overrun several villages, officials said.
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Soldiers scrambled to shore up soggy levies with sandbags Tuesday in southern China as forecasters warned that more heavy rain in the central region could trigger flooding on the country's second-longest river.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:11 am
URUMQI, China (AP) -- Security agents hoping to prevent displays of defiance jogged alongside Olympic torchbearers Tuesday as the flame began its journey through China's restive West, drawing cheers from carefully controlled crowds.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:41 am
Soldiers are scrambling to shore up soggy levees with sandbags in southern China as forecasters warn more heavy rain in the central region could trigger flooding on China's second-longest river. The death toll has reached 171.
TOKYO (AP) -- A serial killer who mutilated the bodies of four young girls and reportedly drank the blood of one of his victims was among three convicted murderers executed in Japan on Tuesday for crimes an official called indescribably cruel.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:19 am
URUMQI (AFP) - Police imposed a security lockdown as the Olympic torch Tuesday started its run through China's mainly Muslim region of Xinjiang, seen as one of the most sensitive legs on its nationwide journey. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:09 am
Uighur students from a dance troupe wait to perform during festivities for the start of the Olympic Torch Relay at People's Square on June 17 in Urumqi, capital of China's northwest Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:08 am
A paramilitary guard keeps lookout amid heightened security on a closed-off People's Square on June 16 in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:08 am
The Olympic Torch is lit on stage during a ceremony at People's Square on June 17 in Urumqi, capital of China's northwest Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. China kicked off the Olympic torch relay's sensitive... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:08 am
A Uighur Muslim woman walks past a closed-off and restricted People's Square on June 16 ahead of Olympic torch relay events in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 8:08 am
Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 2½ months into a disappointing season that has followed the team’s colossal collapse last September.
Pakistani activists of political party Islami Jamiat Tulba carry a poster of Pakistan's nuclear pioneer Abdul Qadeer Khan during a rally in Lahore in late May 2007. Khan has denied claims that he sold... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 7:48 am
From remote mountains in northeastern Afghanistan, one of the country's most notorious terrorists has attacked U.S. troops and evaded capture for nearly seven years. Now, he speaks exclusively to CBS News.
When she traveled to China with her son's school choir, Teresa Cleary spent a fair amount of time worrying that a student under her supervision might become lost or ill. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 7:25 am
British soldiers serving with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force walk to a helicopter in Helmand province in late May. NATO helicopters have dropped leaflets on two Afghan villages asking... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 7:09 am
KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected pro-Taliban militants shot and killed four Shi'ite Muslims in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday in what appeared to be the second deadly sectarian attack in two days.
Artisan miners stand at the entrance to a gold mine in early May in Peru. Thousands of protesters demanding a greater share of economic benefits from mining operations have overwhelmed riot police in southern... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 6:42 am
Investors begin to wonder whether the woes in the financial system will extend beyond subprime-backed securities to investments backed by conventional mortgages -- or even other assets. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 6:37 am
A Kurdish youth holds a Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) flag during a celebration in Istanbul. The Turkish army said Tuesday it had crushed a group of Kurdish militants operating in northern Iraq by bombarding... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 6:27 am
Democrat Barack Obama, bidding to shut down scornful attacks on his White House credentials by Republican rival John McCain, said Monday he plans a pre-election trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 5:57 am
Democrat Barack Obama, bidding to shut down scornful attacks on his White House credentials by Republican rival John McCain, said Monday he plans a pre-election trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jun 2008 | 5:57 am
Curran: The anticipated renewal of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, the would-be coronation of Kobe Bryant as the greatest thing since a certain No. 23, the valedictory of Kevin Garnett, Phil Jackson’s securing his record 10th title — all these subplots have been pushed to the rear by Paul Pierce’s singular brilliance.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before November's election and was encouraged by a recent reduction in violence in Iraq. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 4:06 am
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Amid cheers and tears, gay and lesbian couples began tying the knot in California on Monday, as a historic court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in America's most populous state took effect. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jun 2008 | 3:20 am
LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- The European Union agreed Monday on the need to sharpen sanctions on Iran - possibly targeting the oil and gas sectors in what would mark Europe's strongest punishments yet to discourage Tehran's nuclear ambitions.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 17 Jun 2008 | 2:56 am
Al Gore made his debut in the 2008 presidential campaign Monday night, encouraging voters to back Barack Obama because "take it from me, elections matter."
ASUNCION - A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite.
Prosecutor Jose Planas ordered the couple jailed after their civil wedding Friday,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 10:53 pm
BRISBANE - The parents of 18-month-old twins found dead in Brisbane's south have been charged over their deaths.
Police said the boy and girl were found dead in the home at Dumaresq Street at Sunnybank Hills at 7pm (9pm NZT) yesterday.
Post-mortem... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 9:54 pm
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush is ranked only slightly above the rulers of Pakistan and Iran as one of the least-trusted leaders in the world, a survey released on Monday showed.
The survey, carried out by » E-Mail This» Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jun 2008 | 9:26 pm
A levee break along the Iowa River swamped Oakville, Iowa (population 439). Some worry the town may not recover. Oakville Mayor Benita Grooms discusses the town's prospects.
It could take a week for the floodwaters to drain from the streets of Iowa City, Iowa. Those caught in the deluge are trying to determine how to get their lives back together.
LONDON - US President George W. Bush won backing on Monday for tighter sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and secured a pledge to send more troops to Afghanistan.
After talks with Bush on the last day of the president's... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 8:28 pm
PARIS - Truckers blocked roads across France on Monday in their latest protest against high fuel costs and called on the government to help their struggling industry.
The nationwide day of action announced by France's main haulage... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 8:15 pm
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Followers of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signaled Monday that they won't resist a military crackdown in one of their last southern strongholds unless government troops make arrests without warrants or commit other violations.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 16 Jun 2008 | 8:10 pm
A leading Russian shareholder in BP's troubled joint venture TNK-BP is stepping up his attacks on the British oil company. But is it part of a Kremlin plot to put the joint venture in the hands of the state?
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari visits the U.S. to talk with presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Zebari says Iraq seeks a one-to-two year agreement on a U.S. troop presence there.
Support from the chairman of the FCC makes a merger between satellite radio companies XM and Sirius more likely. The full commission could vote to approve the merger sometime this week.
Gay couples can now legally exchange marriage vows in California — and hundreds of weddings are expected Tuesday. The state Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriages. But a ballot initiative in November might stop them.
President Bush ends a European "farewell" tour in London, conferring with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Among the topics: Iran and an increase in British troops in Afghanistan.
Police closed dozens of clothing stores and hairdressers and stopped cars and pedestrians in a crackdown on women who do not abide by Iran's strict Islamic dress code and men wearing fashions seen as too Western, Iranian media reported.
LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown handed President Bush good news on two fronts Monday: a modest increase in Britain's troops for the tough Afghanistan fight and a fresh European effort to squeeze Iran's nuclear ambitions.... Source: AP Top International News At 8:07 a... | 16 Jun 2008 | 7:08 pm
WASHINGTON - European researchers said on Monday they discovered a batch of three "super-Earths" orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well.
They said their findings, presented at a conference... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm
DETROIT - Al Gore made his debut in the 2008 presidential campaign today, encouraging voters to back Barack Obama because "take it from me, elections matter."
The former vice president's speech at the Joe Louis Arena was part endorsement... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm
Hundreds of Taliban fighters took over several villages in southern Afghanistan just outside the region's largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces were redeploying to meet the threat, officials said.
TOKYO - Japanese police have arrested three people for threatening to commit crimes in messages posted to the internet, apparently imitating a killer who fatally stabbed seven people this month after sending similar messages to a... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 6:30 pm
LOS ANGELES - A woman pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles federal court to charges in an internet hoax blamed for a 13-year-old girl's suicide.
Forty-nine-year-old Lori Drew stood quietly beside her attorney Monday. She pleaded not... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 6:15 pm
Leaders from around the world are working hard to make Africa a viable player in the global economy. The African Progress Panel, which embodies the group, releases its first report today. Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan chairs the panel and explains the report and weighs in on the continent's political conflicts.
President Bush has won much-needed support from his British counterpart in the two key theaters of the U.S.-led war on terrorism, and in his push for tougher measures to reign in Iran's nuclear ambitions.
CHARLOTTE - Police may have ignored a warning years ago that a woman with five dead spouses was trying to hire a hit man to kill one of the men, investigators in North Carolina said Monday.
Authorities charged 76-year-old Betty... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
Crude oil futures hit a record near $140 a barrel Monday as investors shrugged off Saudi Arabia's promise to boost production and instead focused on a weaker dollar.
British authorities say a man and his dog are 'lucky to be alive' after surviving a 200-foot plunge from a cliff in Dorset, England, that ejected both from the falling vehicle, the BBC reported. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 5:10 pm
Four people were killed when a bomb went off outside a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's Northwestern Frontier Province. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 5:09 pm
The Cuban boy once at the center of an international custody battle in 2000 has joined Cuba's Young Communist Union. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 4:24 pm
The British military says a Royal Air Force Harrier jet has crashed in central England. The pilot ejected before the crash and was taken to a hospital. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 3:55 pm
Authorities in Japan arrest three people in connection with posting internet messages threatening crimes, including bloody attacks. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 3:54 pm
World War II bomb has been found outside the 18th century Residence Palace in the city of Wuerzburg, German police say. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 3:47 pm
Rome's diocese said Monday it has barred the producers of "Angels & Demons" from filming in two churches for the prequel to the "The Da Vinci Code," the popular book and film that angered many Catholic leaders. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 3:15 pm
France will slash 54,000 defense jobs, boost funding for space - and land-based military intelligence, according to a new strategy aimed at adapting the country's forces to evolving threats. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 2:55 pm
AP - As southeastern Iowa and other parts of the Midwest prepared for the Mississippi River's wrath, the rest of Iowa began the slow move from protection to cleanup.
Reuters - Envoys from Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas's Fatah faction visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to
brief members there on his bid for reconciliation with the
territory's Islamist Hamas rulers, officials said.
AP - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan's largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday.
AP - Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation.
AP - Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California.
AP - The Labor Department reports this morning on the producer price index for May, the Commerce Department reports on housing starts for May and the first-quarter current account, and the Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for May.
AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday launched a major overhaul of the French military, cutting back the armed forces, beefing up intelligence and setting a course for France's return to NATO command.
AP - A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car allegedly ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury it may have caused, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case.
Hundreds of families fled their homes in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday as foreign and Afghan forces prepared to drive out Taliban insurgents who have overrun several villages, officials said.
Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 2½ months into a disappointing season that has followed the team’s colossal collapse last September.
Curran: The anticipated renewal of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, the would-be coronation of Kobe Bryant as the greatest thing since a certain No. 23, the valedictory of Kevin Garnett, Phil Jackson’s securing his record 10th title — all these subplots have been pushed to the rear by Paul Pierce’s singular brilliance.
Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second U.S. state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect.
Al Gore made his debut in the 2008 presidential campaign Monday night, encouraging voters to back Barack Obama because "take it from me, elections matter."