U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad, now president of the U.N. Security Council, says he agrees with activists who are demanding that more pressure be applied to the Sudanese government.
John McCain faces two challenges in the general election: concerns about his age and general dissatisfaction with the GOP. Still, polls show him in a tight race with Barack Obama. McCain has also improved his standing with independent and swing state voters.
WORCESTER - Winchendon's former police chief intends to ask for his job back after a federal jury awarded him nearly $770,000 in an employment discrimination suit.
Former...
GLOUCESTER - A Gloucester woman and her boyfriend have both pleaded guilty to federal charges for posting pornographic photos of the woman's 8-year-old daughter online.
Kendra...
Dwayne Johnson is now facing a fight that's harder than any he ever encountered in the staged morality shows where he was wrestling's top dog known as The Rock.
As...
When I set my mind to something, there's no turning back, no slowing down, and no excuses. So when I heard about the upcoming 17th Annual Richland County Marathon, I started training immediately. For the last four months, I have been pushing myself to the brink of exhaustion to prepare my mind and body for the ultimate physical challenge... Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 12:08 pm
Despite analyst nay-saying and fewer paid ad clicks leading up to its first-quarter earnings announcement, the search giant reports solid growth. On Apr. 17, Google quelled concerns that the slowing economy would finally hurt its business. Thanks to strong international growth and better payoffs from its search ads, Google (GOOG) came up on top. Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 12:06 pm
Texas Instruments (TI) recently announced that it’s bringing the next generation of handheld displays to market with the Optoma Pico, a gadget it claims will be the tiniest projector ever made commercially available. Traveling salesmen everywhere, rejoice! Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 12:05 pm
Reuters - Homemaker Mary Mardis, 52, liked
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but now she's not
sure who she'll vote for in November. Maybe Barack Obama, who
beat Clinton to win the Democratic nomination. Maybe Republican
John McCain.
Reuters - Afghan and NATO-led
forces cleared out Taliban militants from the outskirts of
Kandahar city on Thursday, killing or wounding hundreds of the
insurgents, the provincial governor said.
Four opposition party activists have been killed in a firebombing near Harare according to the party. The attacks were carried out even as South African President Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe on a mediation mission.
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a mixed open Thursday as investors awaited readings on last week's jobless claims and manufacturing in the Philadelphia area.
AP - Guns went quiet as a six-month truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants took effect early Thursday, but there was widespread skepticism about its ability to hold.
Reuters - Israel and Hamas halted fighting in the
Gaza Strip on Thursday but, with wider peace prospects hazy,
both sides voiced doubt over how long the Egyptian- brokered
ceasefire might hold.
A defense lawyer says three members of a school chorus accused of singing a Kurdish rebel song during a U.S. tour have been acquitted by a Turkish court. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:50 am
The "latte effect" of the go-go years had consumers spending $4 a day on coffee. Now the downturn is forcing them to rethink the wisdom of such habits. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:50 am
A Danish appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit against the newspaper that first printed the controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoons in 2005, saying they were not intended to insult Muslims. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:38 am
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC said Thursday that it plans to slash its work force by around 6 percent as part of its restructuring plans after its recent takeover of Spanish rival Altadis SA. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:33 am
Reuters - The U.S. captain of an oil supply vessel
operating off Nigeria was kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday,
shortly after they attacked Royal Dutch Shell's main offshore
oilfield, the Nigerian navy said. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:32 am
Governor Patrick is not going to make it to the Celtics rally. I guess that is acceptable because it has only been 22 years since we won a championship.
Instead the Governor...
Father Marco Fibbi, a spokesman for the Diocese of Rome, said: “Normally we read the script but this time it was not necessary. The name Dan Brown was enough.” Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:24 am
There's no lab test or imaging study like a CT scan or an MRI to measure how much progress you've made in therapy. But there is a strong movement away from endless navel-gazing -- the Woody Allen stereotype of therapy going on for years, even decades, without resolution. Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:24 am
Right now, you're probably happy that you have the vast resources of the entire Internet at your fingertips. It's a feeling of power, isn't it? All that information, all that content, right there for you whenever you want it? While the Internet allows us to get lots of information very quickly, it also encourages us not to look at it very closely. Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:24 am
Rolling the waterfront house onto a barge on Lake Washington took slightly more than 20 minutes. The home's maritime trip to British Columbia is taking a bit longer. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:18 am
BROCKTON - A Newmarket, New Hampshire, man is being held without bail in Massachusetts, charged with raping five prostitutes and being investigated in a sixth attack.
A...
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces cleared out Taliban militants from the outskirts of Kandahar city on Thursday, killing or wounding hundreds of the insurgents, the provincial governor said.
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas halted fighting in the Gaza Strip on Thursday but, with wider peace prospects hazy, both sides voiced doubt over how long the Egyptian- brokered ceasefire might hold.
KABUL (Reuters) - Four U.S. helicopter engines worth more than $13 million have been stolen while they were being trucked from Afghanistan to a port in Pakistan to be shipped home, the U.S. military said.
A few times each month, Karen Marks stands among the volunteers greeting the troops who land daily at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, all on two weeks' leave from Iraq or Afghanistan. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:01 am
Reuters - Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election
on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, a group of
southern African ministers said on Thursday, in the strongest
regional condemnation yet of pre-poll violence.
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, a group of southern African ministers said on Thursday, in the strongest regional condemnation yet of pre-poll violence.
WESLACO, Texas - A pit bull fatally mauled a 5-year-old boy staying at a southern Texas home with relatives, authorities said.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene...
Cloudy conditions and light rain were expected in the Northeast on Thursday. Temperatures were to remain cool with highs only in the 60s and 70s. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am
Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were arrested Thursday morning. They are expected to be indicted and arraigned on charges of securities fraud as part of a yearlong federal investigation into the mortgage crisis, officials close to the investigation told NPR.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. reported Thursday it has increased its stake in Ford Motor Co. by about 20 million shares to 6.49 percent from 5.5 percent. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 10:50 am
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabe's opposition said Thursday four more of its supporters had been killed in political violence, amid growing calls to cancel next week's presidential run-off in favour of unity government talks. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 10:46 am
Reuters - Mexico asked the World Court on
Thursday to take urgent steps to stop imminent U.S. executions
of five Mexicans on death row who were denied their rights to
consular assistance.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Mexico asked the World Court on Thursday to take urgent steps to stop imminent U.S. executions of five Mexicans on death row who were denied their rights to consular assistance.
Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to cut domestic capacity by an extra 3 percent in the second half of this year due to record fuel prices. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 10:42 am
SANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the annual flood season.
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it was ready to negotiate over a new package of economic incentives put forward by major powers seeking to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear work.
In a June 17 story about fast-food restaurants, The Associated Press reported erroneously that McDonald's had not resumed serving sliced tomatoes after a health scare. McDonald's said on June 14 it was starting the process of returning tomatoes to its menu. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 19 Jun 2008 | 10:39 am
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces launched a crackdown on Shi'ite militias in the southern city of Amara on Thursday, the latest drive in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's campaign to restore order to Iraq.
Venezuela is short of milk — so President Hugo Chavez brought a milk plant. But some people say state intervention is what caused the problem in the first place.
A cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas is now in effect on the Gaza Strip. The truce is aimed at ending a year of violence that has left seven Israelis and more than 400 Palestinians dead.
Florida politicians of both parties have long opposed offshore drilling for oil. But Gov. Charlie Crist — seen as a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain — has changed his stance and now supports offshore drilling.
A government report has found significant errors in the awarding of an Air Force contract for refueling tankers. The deal, worth nearly $40 billion, went to Northrop Grumman and its European-based EADS. But Boeing's appeal gains traction.
Grand jury indictments are anticipated for two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers who were taken into custody Thursday. It will be the first time Wall Street executives have been charged with crimes related to the subprime mortgage crisis.
France recently became more competitive in the international arms market. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cleared away much of the red tape that delayed government approval for weapons sales.
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A fragile truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas came into force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday amid scepticism over how long the Egyptian-brokered deal would hold. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 9:51 am
The most powerful militant group in Nigeria says it has launched a rare attack against an offshore oil installation, and Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it's shut down production from the area after the violence. One American was reportedly kidnapped.
NATICK -_ Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire in downtown Natick that has destroyed a number of businesses.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The...
BOSTON - A federal judge has ruled that the state's prison system violated a convicted child killer's civil rights by denying him a vegan diet.
U.S. Chief District...
Behind the scenes of Jason Tozer’s soap bubble photos via NOTCOT. Mark writes - Our recent post on photographer Jason Tozer’s images of bubbles prompted a fair few calls of “how did he do that?” Well, we were in... Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 9:28 am
Rosie Swale-Pope set foot on British soil for the first time in almost five years since she set out on a 'Forrest Gump' style round-the-world run. The 61-year-old has covered 20,000 miles on foot, enduring freezing temperatures, being held up by a naked axeman and brushes with bears and packs of wolves. Source: Digg | 19 Jun 2008 | 9:28 am
ARGHANDAB (AFP) - Afghan and NATO forces cleared Taliban militants from villages near Kandahar on Thursday, killing or wounding hundreds of rebels in a major operation, a provincial governor said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 9:22 am
LONDON (AFP) - British bank HBOS forecast on Thursday that it would deliver a "resilient" performance this year, despite the ongoing impact of the global credit crunch and slowing economic growth. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 9:09 am
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. inspectors go to Syria on Sunday to probe allegations of covert nuclear work at a site where Israeli warplanes destroyed a desert complex at the heart of Western suspicions.
QUINCY, Illinois (Reuters) - Volunteers and relief workers fortified levees on the rising Mississippi River on Thursday to prevent more flooding that has caused billion-dollar losses and ignited global food inflation fears.
Afghan officials say military operations have cleared Taliban militants from the villages they had infiltrated outside of southern Afghanistan's largest city. Kandahar's governor says "hundreds" of militants were killed.
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday spent her 63rd birthday alone and locked under house arrest, while seven of her supporters were detained for shouting for her freedom. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 7:41 am
Iraqi and US security forces launch a major operation in southern Iraq to drive out Shia militia groups. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 6:39 am
AMARA (AFP) - Iraqi forces backed by US troops launched a new offensive against Shiite fighters in the south of the country early on Thursday after the expiry of a four-day deadline to surrender weapons. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 6:31 am
A fast-food giant is unveiling a decadent new burger made of the highest-quality beef and exotic garnishes. The pricetag: $200. While customers say it's delicious, critics say it's simply not in good taste. Mark Philips reports.
President Lee Myung-bak apologises to his country for a beef deal that sparked weeks of street protests. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 5:45 am
Supporters of Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi mark her 63rd birthday, as the US appeals for her release. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 5:29 am
A Brazilian judge orders troops to leave a Rio shanty town after some soldiers are allegedly involved in three deaths. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 4:55 am
Experts who study the environment suspect that changes in the land, both recently and over the past century or so, have made Iowa's terrain not only highly profitable but also highly vulnerable to flooding
Condoleezza Rice says North Korea will soon provide a declaration of its nuclear activities, amid fresh talks on the issue. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 4:20 am
A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza begins, despite a last minute flurry of cross-border attacks. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 4:03 am
Afghan and Canadian forces moved into villages outside Kandahar to root out Taliban fighters. Officials say at least 36 Taliban militants have been killed in fighting just outside of southern Afghanistan's largest city.
A truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect Thursday morning, hours after the two sides launched attacks that highlighted the difficulties they face in holding the cease-fire together.
Wall Street banks have begun putting intense pressure on Congress to hold off on legislation that would curtail their highly profitable trading in oil contracts -- an activity increasingly blamed for driving up prices to record levels. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 19 Jun 2008 | 3:34 am
Members of a Kurdish children's choir go on trial in Turkey for allegedly spreading rebel propaganda. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 3:31 am
Zimbabwe's public broadcaster says it will no longer carry campaign adverts from the opposition MDC. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 3:17 am
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. plans to call for the Federal Reserve to be given new, explicit powers to intervene in the workings of Wall Street firms to protect the financial system. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 19 Jun 2008 | 3:09 am
SANSHUI - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.
Rain... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jun 2008 | 3:00 am
A 52-year-old man with advanced melanoma, the lethal form of skin cancer, has been successfully treated using just his own blood.
The development has been hailed by British experts as an "exciting advance" in the use of cancer... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jun 2008 | 2:30 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Air Force said Wednesday it would review criticisms of its award of a 35 billion dollar aerial refueling tanker contract to EADS and Northrop Grumman after congressional investigators said there were "significant errors" in the deal. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 19 Jun 2008 | 2:10 am
Cricket great Shane Warne and the US-born chief of Australia's biggest phone company have been named among the nation's least-trusted people, just ahead of ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks.
Medical researchers and children's... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jun 2008 | 1:34 am
A police helicopter crew targeted by a laser beam swooped down and had a man arrested at a Sydney home, police said.
The crew members were briefly disoriented when the green laser beam was shone into the cockpit as they flew at... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jun 2008 | 1:30 am
Cronulla Sharks rugby league centre Ben Pomeroy has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at a Sydney rock concert, causing facial injuries.
Pomeroy, 23, was charged in May with the assault of the 24-year-old man at a concert... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jun 2008 | 12:20 am
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says if Osama bin Laden is captured alive, the United States should bring him to justice but in a way that avoids turning the al Qaeda leader into a martyr.
After meeting... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Palestinian militants fired 50 rockets and mortars toward Israel on Wednesday, and Israel responded with airstrikes in Gaza just hours before a truce was to take effect, illustrating how fragile the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas would be.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:59 pm
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) -- A British ex-military officer admitted in court Wednesday that he plotted to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in 2004, saying he was glad the plan fell through.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:59 pm
URUMQI, China (AP) -- A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:54 pm
FORT MADISON, Iowa - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more US farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears.
Volunteers... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:45 pm
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Sweden's Parliament narrowly approved a contentious law Wednesday that gives authorities sweeping powers to eavesdrop on all e-mail and telephone traffic that crosses the Nordic nation's borders.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:32 pm
Even if the Midwest flooding spares population hubs, some fear small communities may be lost forever, possibly wiping off the map names such as Columbus Junction, Fredonia, Palo and New Hartford.
Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year for "clean coal," measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Congress is moving toward enacting a $290 billion farm bill for a second time after clerical error in the first bill threatened delivery of U.S. food aid abroad. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:20 pm
BEIJING - A Chinese high school teacher has been fired and denounced by local media and internet users for fleeing a classroom before his students during last month's devastating earthquake.
Fan Meizhong, a Chinese-language teacher... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:12 pm
NBC newsman Tim Russert's funeral was today. His wake was held Tuesday afternoon and evening. The normally warring worlds and factions of Washington come together for a moment in sorrow and loss.
Federal health officials have learned of 106 more cases of salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes, putting the outbreak’s toll at 383 on Wednesday and counting. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:54 pm
House leaders in both parties have announced a deal on a long-delayed war funding bill. They say President Bush will sign it. Source: News:
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: Top MSNBC Headlines | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:33 pm
OMDURMAN, Sudan (AP) -- Nearly Darfur rebel suspects appeared in court Wednesday over their alleged roles in an attack near the capital last month that left 200 dead and shocked the government.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:16 pm
MELBOURNE - Qantas passengers in Australia can expect disruptions to both international and domestic flights next week as disgruntled engineers walk off the job from Monday.
The rolling stoppages, originally planned for Monday... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 pm
Michelle Obama wrote a thank-you note to Laura Bush after the first lady spoke up in defence of the wife of the Democratic presidential candidate, Obama said on Wednesday.
Obama, who is married to Illinois Senator Barack Obama,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 18 Jun 2008 | 9:15 pm
Search teams recovered another body from the wreckage of a hotel that was destroyed by a landslide following a major earthquake in northern Japan, bringing the quake's death toll to 11, police said.
STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Europe's hardening attitudes toward immigration found a voice in the EU Parliament Wednesday, as legislators passed controversial new rules for expelling illegals amid a widening crackdown in the United States.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 8:26 pm
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Four years after his release from Abu Ghraib, Ali al-Qaisi has nightmares and insomnia he blames on injuries - physical and psychological - suffered at the hands of his American captors.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 8:19 pm
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AP) -- Backed by helicopters firing missiles, hundreds of NATO and Afghan forces hunted Taliban militants in villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday, killing dozens of insurgents.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 7:51 pm
DADAAB, Kenya (AP) -- Ayan Ali Hassan decided to leave Mogadishu when militiamen boarded her school bus and kidnapped two screaming boys. For Abdi Gadir Osman, the moment came when a mortar slammed into his mother's home, killing her while she slept on a hot afternoon.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 6:59 pm
The U.S. military says four helicopter engines worth $13 million are missing in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 5:50 pm
Two Chinese nationals working under government visas in Australia were forced to work with broken hands and arms on unsafe equipment at a printing company in the Melbourne suburb of Campbellfield, a court heard Tuesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 5:48 pm
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military blamed a renegade Shiite militiaman on Wednesday for a truck bombing that killed 63 people in a Shiite area of Baghdad, saying he was trying to re-ignite sectarian violence for personal gain.... Source: AP Top International News At 8 p.m. EDT | 18 Jun 2008 | 5:34 pm
Twin toddlers found dead in their bedroom may have starved to death, prosecutors told an Australian court Tuesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 4:45 pm
Hezbollah's Shiite supporters attacked a top U.S. diplomat's motorcade with stones in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, protesting her first visit to the militant group's stronghold, witnesses said. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 4:32 pm
A grieving father told an Australian inquest Tuesday how he was forced to make a 'life and death' decision over which of his children to save when a family canoe trip turned to tragedy. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:39 pm
A German court has ruled against a woman who claimed a phobia of official letters in her appeal of authorities' decision to cut off child support benefits. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:23 pm
Former Cuban President Castro blasts 32-year-old Yoani Sanchez for posting her criticisms of the island's government in her blog 'Generation Y.' Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:21 pm
An Iranian opposition group criticized the Iraqi government for its decision to ban dealings with the group. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:20 pm
A Vietnamese soldier shot and killed five people Mondayincluding himselfafter grabbing an assault rifle from a locker inside an army compound in Hanoi. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 2:39 pm
Israel officially confirmed Wednesday that a cease-fire with the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip will begin in an effort to end a year of fighting that has killed more than 400 Palestinians and seven Israelis. Source: FOXNews.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 2:18 pm
(Kyodo) _ A government think-tank said Wednesday that last month's massive earthquake in western China caused economic losses of up to 500 billion yuan (about $73 billion). The report... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:14 am
Three men have been charged for the killing of Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 but the actual assassin remains at large, investigators said on Wednesday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Jun 2008 | 11:07 am
TOKYO, June 18 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING THROUGHOUT WITH DETAILS) Japan and China have reached political agreement on gas exploration projects in the disputed East China Sea, with... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:55 am
(Kyodo) _ Japanese challenger Junichi Ebisuoka suffered a knockout in the ninth round Wednesday at the hands of WBC minimumweight champion Oleydong Sithsanerchai, failing in his first... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:42 am
(Kyodo) _ Following is one of main stories moving in the next few hours. -- Japan-China deal on joint gas project in E. China Sea (2nd Lead story, 60 lines) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:41 am
Reuters - Homemaker Mary Mardis, 52, liked
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but now she's not
sure who she'll vote for in November. Maybe Barack Obama, who
beat Clinton to win the Democratic nomination. Maybe Republican
John McCain.
Reuters - Afghan and NATO-led
forces cleared out Taliban militants from the outskirts of
Kandahar city on Thursday, killing or wounding hundreds of the
insurgents, the provincial governor said.
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a mixed open Thursday as investors awaited readings on last week's jobless claims and manufacturing in the Philadelphia area.
AP - Guns went quiet as a six-month truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants took effect early Thursday, but there was widespread skepticism about its ability to hold.
Reuters - Israel and Hamas halted fighting in the
Gaza Strip on Thursday but, with wider peace prospects hazy,
both sides voiced doubt over how long the Egyptian- brokered
ceasefire might hold.
AP - Yahoo Inc. is offering free e-mail accounts under two new designations in an effort to attract Web surfers unhappy with their current addresses.
AP - Rapper Young Jeezy was charged with driving under the influence and speeding after he was pulled over on an Atlanta highway early Wednesday.
Reuters - Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election
on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, a group of
southern African ministers said on Thursday, in the strongest
regional condemnation yet of pre-poll violence.
Reuters - Mexico asked the World Court on
Thursday to take urgent steps to stop imminent U.S. executions
of five Mexicans on death row who were denied their rights to
consular assistance.
Experts who study the environment suspect that changes in the land, both recently and over the past century or so, have made Iowa's terrain not only highly profitable but also highly vulnerable to flooding
A truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect Thursday morning, hours after the two sides launched attacks that highlighted the difficulties they face in holding the cease-fire together.
At least 21 levees along the Mississippi River are in danger of overtopping over the next few days, the Army Corps of Engineers warned Wednesday.
Even if the Midwest flooding spares population hubs, some fear small communities may be lost forever, possibly wiping off the map names such as Columbus Junction, Fredonia, Palo and New Hartford.
Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year for "clean coal," measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.