KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 11:06 am
Nick Thorpe says western intelligence agencies might know where Radovan Karadjic and Ratko Mladic are hiding, but are in no hurry to bring them to justice. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper said Saturday that masses turned out for the country's presidential runoff in "a slap in the face for detractors" although a foreign observer said turnout was low and many who voted deliberately spoiled their ballots.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 11:01 am
AP - Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper said Saturday that masses turned out for the country's presidential runoff in "a slap in the face for detractors" although a foreign observer said turnout was low and many who voted deliberately spoiled their ballots.
AP - Barack Obama's political success might claim an unintended victim: affirmative action, a much-debated policy that he supports. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
AP - Roger Federer's next opponent at Wimbledon is the last man to win the title before the Swiss star began his run of five straight championships. And beyond that could be a matchup with the last player to beat him at Wimbledon six years ago.
AP - For most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and refrained from angry dissents. Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
AP - Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. But now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air: On July 1, the Netherlands will be one of the last European countries to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in compliance with EU law.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:58 am
AP - This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. But now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air: On July 1, the Netherlands will be one of the last European countries to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in compliance with EU law.
AP - Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides and grooms. Given San Francisco's sizable role in initiating the lawsuits that led California's highest court to strike down the state's bans on same-sex marriage, the city's 38th annual gay pride festival and parade is likely to draw huge crowds this weekend, tourism officials say.
AP - Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they're being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores.
HARARE (AFP) - Counting was under way in Zimbabwe on Saturday with President Robert Mugabe certain of victory after a one-man election marked by intimidation of voters and branded a sham by the opposition and the West. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:56 am
AFP - Counting was under way in Zimbabwe on Saturday with President Robert Mugabe certain of victory after a one-man election marked by intimidation of voters and branded a sham by the opposition and the West.
AP - Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said.
Barack Obama's political success might claim an unintended victim: affirmative action, a much-debated policy that he supports. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:54 am
For most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and refrained from angry dissents. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:52 am
HARARE (Reuters) - Votes were being counted on Saturday in Zimbabwe's single candidate presidential election and state media predicted a landslide victory for President Robert Mugabe despite reports of low turnout in many areas.
When then-Gov. George Ryan took the extraordinary step of emptying Illinois' death row over fears that an innocent person could be executed, he urged lawmakers to reform the death penalty. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:49 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:49 am
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanese security officials say at least one person was killed and 28 others wounded when an explosion ripped through an apartment building in the northern city of Tripoli.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:46 am
Conglomerate Siemens AG, wracked by a wide-ranging corruption scandal, will cut up to 4 percent of its work force worldwide, or about 17,200 jobs, a pair of newspapers reported Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:43 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- There hasn't yet been any official North Korean reaction to the destruction of the most visible symbol of its nuclear program, but a U.S. diplomat who witnessed it said Saturday that the big blast saddened government officials there.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:42 am
There hasn't yet been any official North Korean reaction to the destruction of the most visible symbol of its nuclear program, but a U.S. diplomat who witnessed it said Saturday that the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:42 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Despite a flurry of promising steps in the effort to get North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:39 am
Despite a flurry of promising steps in the effort to get North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:39 am
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Islamist militants kidnapped two Swedes working for the United Nations and a Somali aid worker when the fighters seized control of a town Saturday, several sources told AFP. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:36 am
Pakistan's military launches an offensive against militants near the main north-western city of Peshawar, say officials. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:35 am
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the country would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:33 am
An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:32 am
Britain's Defense Ministry says one of its soldiers was killed and two others injured when their patrol vehicle overturned in Afghanistan. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:27 am
(Kyodo) _ Former WBA light flyweight champion Koki Kameda will fight in a nontitle match next month in Mexico, returning to the ring for the first time since March. Kameda, who along... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:22 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase the pace of its attacks this year, the Pentagon said on Friday.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programs that it submitted this week states that it extracted a total of around 30 kilograms of plutonium and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:20 am
Microsoft gets more crap than any other company in tech. That's partly because it's given us garbage like Clippy, Microsoft BOB and Windows Vista. And it's partly because it's arguably the most important company in personal computing. Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:16 am
TOKYO, June 28 (Kyodo) _ The transport ministry has decided to tighten regulations on new entry into the taxi business as part of efforts to improve the labor conditions of taxi drivers, Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:16 am
Lebanese security officials say at least one person was killed and 28 others wounded when an explosion ripped through an apartment building in the northern city of Tripoli. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:15 am
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper said Saturday that turnout for the country's presidential runoff was massive and "a slap in the face for detractors" although a foreign observer said many... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:09 am
There hasn't yet been any official North Korean reaction to the destruction of the most visible symbol of its nuclear program, but a U.S. diplomat who witnessed it said Saturday that the big blast saddened government officials there. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:04 am
Pixar is giving us another lonely robot with an environmental mission in "WALL•E." WALL•E is not drifting through outer space; it's alone on Earth, working to clean up a trashed planet. Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
TRIPOLI (AFP) - At least one person was killed and 20 were wounded on Saturday as a powerful blast shook a six-storey residential building in the northern city of Tripoli, a Lebanese security official said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:56 am
A gunman opened fire at a suburban Pittsburgh bar late Friday night, wounding at least three people before fleeing, police said. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:55 am
NUSA DUA (AFP) - A conference in Indonesia on the international waste trade ended without breaking a 14-year impasse over the sale of hazardous waste across borders, the host's delegate said on Saturday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:51 am
The UN Security Council says it deeply regrets Zimbabwe's decision to press ahead with the presidential poll. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:46 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- American and Iraqi soldiers killed three Sunni militants Saturday and detained a dozen suspects in operations in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:46 am
The owner of a northern New Jersey barbecue restaurant has a lot to say about what's happening in North Korea. That's because he's hosted North Korean diplomats for years — and traveled several times to the restricted nation — to do his part for world peace. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:45 am
(Kyodo) _ The education ministry plans to allow foreign children living in Japan to enter junior high schools without graduating from elementary schools to give them more opportunities to Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:44 am
A top Pakistani Taliban commander announced Saturday he was halting peace negotiations with the government because of continued use of force against tribesmen by security forces. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:43 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING DETAILS, QUOTES) Yakult Swallows right-hander Daniel Rios has been suspended for one year for a drug test failure, Nippon Professional Baseball acting ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:26 am
The Texas Supreme Court threw out a jury award over injuries a girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by church members, ruling the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:21 am
American and Iraqi soldiers killed three Sunni militants Saturday and detained a dozen suspects in operations in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. Two of the militants were killed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:20 am
As he prepares to watch his treasured 1940 Howard Hughes Cadillac and hundreds of other meticulously maintained automobiles be driven right out the door, broadcasting pioneer Art Astor is realizing a piece of his heart will be leaving with them. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:08 am
Islamist insurgents seize two Swedish UN workers during attack on town west of Mogadishu. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:07 am
Intelligent armed vehicles that use GPS, laser and heat-recognition technology are close to being deployed in hotspots Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:04 am
The main venue for Beijing's Olympic Games - the "Bird's Nest" stadium - is complete and fully operational, say officials. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:59 am
A member of an extremist cell believed to be behind a suicide attack that killed more than 20 people including three U.S. Marines has been arrested, the U.S. military said Friday.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli soldiers shot dead a West Bank teenager who threw Molotov cocktails at an army patrol, the army and Palestinian officials said Saturday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:44 am
SEOUL (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed North Korea Saturday to take the next step and give up its atomic weaponry after it disclosed some nuclear secrets and demolished part of its reactor. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:36 am
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A bomb killed one person and wounded 17 at an apartment block in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Saturday, medical and security sources said.
For decades, musicians around the world have reinterpreted English-Canadian pop-rock classics, and the results range from profoundly moving to extremely irritating. For your Canada Day listening pleasure, here’s a sampling of Canadian hits covered by artists from Britain, the U.S. and Australia. [Includes Multiple Youtube Links] Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:20 am
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea did not answer U.S. suspicions of enriching uranium and proliferating technology when it released an inventory of its nuclear plans this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday.
Pakistani security forces on Saturday began an offensive against Taliban militants who have been threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest.
A powerful US gun lobby group contests handgun bans in two cities after the Supreme Court struck down a ban in DC. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:51 am
Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief General Mohammad Ali Jafari, seen here in Tehran in december 2006. Jafari has issued a new warning against Israel not to attack it saying that the Jewish state is well... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:47 am
So in short, the deal is, you get the card, but the only way to use it is to rent a driver to which you have an incomplete access, thereby making your fruitful use of the card consistently dependent on Nvidia and, quite obviously, therefore limiting the control you as a supposed owner of the card really have over it Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:40 am
Funeral personnel load dead bodies of passengers from the capsized MV Princess of the Stars in Cebu city. The owners of the sunken vessel are unwilling to see it refloated because it would be unable to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:36 am
A neurologist performs an optalmologic test on a Philippine Coast Guard diver involved in the search and recovery of bodies from the site of the sunken Princess of the Stars ferry in Sibuyan near Manila... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:36 am
Some extremely creative advertisement images which have amazing ideas and inspiration for designers. Just take a look at them. Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:20 am
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law, singling out evolution, origins of life, and global warming for criticism. Let 1,000 Dover trials bloom! Source: Digg | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:10 am
HOUSTON - The turning point was closer than Jon Lester realized.
It was one day after what had been another uneasy outing, sitting with catcher Jason Varitek and pitching...
HOUSTON - Coco Crisp was somewhat satisfied that his seven-game suspension for charging the mound on June 5 was reduced by two games, but Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon...
HOUSTON - Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he wasn't entirely surprised to hear a player attacked a general manager, as Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon did to Ed Wade...
HOUSTON - It seemed like an odd place to look for the old Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Yet, there the Red Sox were, shunning the sights and sounds of Minute Maid Park and the wave...
Organized labor is getting personal.
The New England carpenters union is taking aim at a national real estate investment trust and its $7 million-a-year chief executive,...
File photo shows a member of the Mexican Navy standing guard as 4 tonnes of marijuana are incinerated at a naval base in Topolobambo, Sinaloa State. Mexico has welcomed the US Congress's approval of 400... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:52 am
A Waltham man's "cowardly and cold" decision to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife's boyfriend has landed him in prison for life, a judge ruled...
The mother of a suspended Mass Pike toll-taker wept in court yesterday as her 35-year-old son - one of 10 suspected crooked collectors accused of cheating drivers out of thousands...
The following Mass Pike toll collectors are charged with individually stealing money from drivers going through Massachusetts tollbooths. They were charged this morning after...
A plush turf field that was installed at a South Boston park just five years ago is being torn up and replaced at a cost of nearly $500,000 to taxpayers - enraging one neighborhood...
A juror who carefully watched a curiously grinning Neil Entwistle over 12 days of testimony by 46 witnesses said the perfectly coiffed wife-and-baby killer is nothing but...
An explosion in an apartment building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least one people, officials say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:38 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union are near a deal on letting law enforcement and security agencies obtain private information like credit card transactions and travel histories about people on the other side of the Atlantic, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (Reuters) - Guatemala's interior minister died when a helicopter crashed on Friday in bad weather north of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.
Sri Lankan troops in Madhu. Security forces killed at least 44 Tamil Tiger rebels for the loss of two of their own soldiers in fresh ground battles in the island's embattled north Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 5:31 am
An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs is to hold its first session in defiance of the new majority ethnic Albanian government. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 5:20 am
Sidney Ponson pitched a gem in his return to the New York Yankees, silencing Carlos Delgado and the rest of the New York Mets for a 9-0 victory Friday night and a split of their two-ballpark doubleheader.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia has signed a deal giving airlines greater access to routes servicing South Africa and Kenya, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 4:57 am
KOLKATA (AFP) - Police on Friday fired teargas at farmers protesting the acquisition of land in eastern India for a Tata Motor plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, officials said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 28 Jun 2008 | 4:50 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The United States plans to introduce a U.N. resolution next week calling for tough action against Zimbabwe's government, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday, to prevent the country's leaders from further abusing its population.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:06 a... | 28 Jun 2008 | 4:49 am
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaking during a press conference in Yangon in late May. Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Japan as part of a two-week Asian tour Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 4:31 am
Funeral personnel load dead bodies from sunken ferry Princess of the Stars in Cebu City on June 27. The owner of the sunken Philippine vessel is unwilling to see its vessel refloated because it would affect... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 4:22 am
Consumers at the gas pump aren't the only ones suffering sticker shock. Military units in Iraq and elsewhere will next week get hit with a $400 million per month increase for fuel.
Smoke over a blast site in Lebanon. At least one person was killed on Saturday in a powerful explosion that shook a six-storey residential building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 3:28 am
Guatemalan Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez dies in a helicopter crash north of the capital, officials say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 2:59 am
Afghan soldiers in Arghandab District of Kandaha. The Taliban will likely try to boost its presence in new areas of Afghanistan while continuing to fight in its south and eastern strongholds, the Pentagon... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Jun 2008 | 2:43 am
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to mend rifts within the party on Friday after their combative primary fight, heaping praise on each other as they campaigned together in a town chosen for the symbolism... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jun 2008 | 2:37 am
Widespread voter intimidation and low turnout marked Zimbabwe’s one-candidate presidential runoff Friday, further damaging President Robert Mugabe’s credibility.
Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and killing two people in Iowa.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it would pay former Army scientist Steven Hatfill over $2.8 million to settle his lawsuit accusing officials of violating his privacy rights by talking to the media and unfairly implicating him in anthrax attacks in 2001.
Groups of people led by marshals loyal to Zimbabwe's strongarm president have been lining up at polling stations to vote in the one-candidate, presidential runoff.
Phony "ghetto" names were printed under a yearbook photo of Black Student Union members at a suburban Los Angeles high school. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:44 am
UNITY, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton joined forces at a carefully staged campaign rally on Friday, promising to bury the grudges from their bruising presidential nominating fight and work together to put Obama in the White House.
A supporter of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe holding a poster raises his fist at a rally in White City Stadium in Bulawayo on June 20, 2008. The UN Security Council on Friday failed to agree on declaring... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jun 2008 | 11:12 pm
Stars paid tribute on Friday to Nelson Mandela, whose visit to London has been overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe where disputed elections have just ended.
NEW YORK - The online website Facebook is getting more serious about grammar. No more will users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as "Debbie changed their profile picture."
Users who haven't specified their gender in their... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Jun 2008 | 10:43 pm
OHIO - Just outside his bedroom window, beyond the chain-link fence that surrounds his next-door neighbour's yard, sit the reasons David Adams says he can't sleep: two bushy-tailed dogs that bark and howl all night.
The Magnolia,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Jun 2008 | 10:39 pm
The Justice Department has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a lawsuit with former Army scientist Steven Hatfill, who was named as a person of interest in the 2001 anthrax attacks. He claimed his privacy rights were violated in the case.
New lawsuits are moving forward after a landmark Supreme Court decision affirming the rights of individuals to own guns. Attorney Alan Gura, who argued the case, says he will pursue similar cases in other cities to ensure the right is enforced.
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared together in Unity, N.H., for their first joint appearance since Clinton dropped out of the presidential race. Before a crowd of partisans, they agreed unity is crucial to recapture the White House.
The UN security council has failed to agree on declaring Zimbabwe's runoff election illegitimate today in the face of South African opposition.
Instead, it merely issued an oral statement of regret.
US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Jun 2008 | 8:45 pm
SACRAMENTO - Police in California say a 2-year-old boy survived on dry cat food for up to six days after his mother died.
The Sacramento Bee newspaper reported that a social worker heard the toddler crying while making a visit... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Jun 2008 | 8:36 pm
A Romanian government committee issued a final ruling on why it decided to allow an 11-year-old pregnant girl allegedly raped by her uncle to have an abortion in a case that has divided the predominantly Orthodox country.
Iraq's Salahuddin province has been known for years as a violent stronghold of Sunni insurgents, including al-Qaida. But lately it has been relatively quiet. U.S. military units there say that's because former rebel fighters are turning themselves in by the hundreds — including some who had been the most virulently anti-American leaders.
North Korea has destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program, blasting apart the cooling tower at an atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.
An industry group says nearly 30 pubs closed every week in British last year because of high costs, economic worries and the effects of a smoking ban. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 5:55 pm
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton appear in Unity, N.H., to urge Democrats to unite for the general election. The appearance comes on the heels of a close and contentious primary season that some say fractured Democratic voters.
A judge has refused to postpone the trial of former Osama bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan, saying the defense has enough time to study a recent Supreme Court decision and see how it might apply to the first Guantanamo war crimes tribunal.
Widespread voter intimidation and low turnout marked Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential runoff Friday, further damaging the vote designed to bolster longtime President Robert Mugabe's credibility. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 5:28 pm
North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 5:14 pm
Crews are working to contain these fires, but the combination of recent lightning storms and tinder-dry conditions has made control difficult, if not impossible. We speak to an evacuee.
John McCain and Barack Obama both plan to maintain full federal funding for schools, keep the No Child Left Behind Act in tact and provide more money for needy college students in their educational agendas. But Obama has offered more detailed plans.
A woman trying to make "manure bombs" using stockings, slipped into a slurry tank and fled the scene naked, German police said on Friday. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 4:10 pm
Since Hillary Clinton's retreat from the presidential battle, the national discussion has switched from women's leadership skills to an image check of the candidate's wives. In this week's political chat, author Lisa Witter and Maya Rockeymoore, a policy analyst and author, discuss whether the fascination is legitimate.
The Bush Administration is hosting a conference focused on helping religious communities address pressing social issues, including the spread of HIV/AIDS. U.S. Global AIDS coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul discusses how the U.S. government is supporting communities of faith in their efforts to help victims of AIDS and their families.
Storm forms 550 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph but does not pose a threat to land. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 3:58 pm
Two former Congolese militia leaders should be tried on war crimes charges for alleged rapes, pillaging and mass murder in a 2003 attack that decimated a village in eastern Congo, international prosecutors argued Friday. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 3:50 pm
Walls in Baghdad divide the city into smaller areas that protect people from bombings, sniper fire and kidnappings. They also lead to gridlock, rising prices for food and homes, and complaints about living in what feels like a prison.
Bulgaria's weightlifting federation says it will withdraw its team from the Beijing Olympics after 11 lifters tested positive for a banned steroid. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:34 pm
The Indian Meteorological Department says a 6.7-magnitude earthquake has stuck the Andaman Islands off the east coast of India. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Rescuers spotted an Indonesian air force plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain with 18 people on board, but were unable to reach the site Friday, according to the deputy air force chief. Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:21 pm
AP - Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper said Saturday that masses turned out for the country's presidential runoff in "a slap in the face for detractors" although a foreign observer said turnout was low and many who voted deliberately spoiled their ballots.
AP - Roger Federer's next opponent at Wimbledon is the last man to win the title before the Swiss star began his run of five straight championships. And beyond that could be a matchup with the last player to beat him at Wimbledon six years ago.
AP - Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication.
AP - This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. But now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air: On July 1, the Netherlands will be one of the last European countries to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in compliance with EU law.
AP - Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides and grooms. Given San Francisco's sizable role in initiating the lawsuits that led California's highest court to strike down the state's bans on same-sex marriage, the city's 38th annual gay pride festival and parade is likely to draw huge crowds this weekend, tourism officials say.
AP - Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they're being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores.
AFP - Counting was under way in Zimbabwe on Saturday with President Robert Mugabe certain of victory after a one-man election marked by intimidation of voters and branded a sham by the opposition and the West.
AP - Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest, officials said.
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A member of an extremist cell believed to be behind a suicide attack that killed more than 20 people including three U.S. Marines has been arrested, the U.S. military said Friday.
Pakistani security forces on Saturday began an offensive against Taliban militants who have been threatening the main city in the country's volatile northwest.
Sidney Ponson pitched a gem in his return to the New York Yankees, silencing Carlos Delgado and the rest of the New York Mets for a 9-0 victory Friday night and a split of their two-ballpark doubleheader.
Consumers at the gas pump aren't the only ones suffering sticker shock. Military units in Iraq and elsewhere will next week get hit with a $400 million per month increase for fuel.
Widespread voter intimidation and low turnout marked Zimbabwe’s one-candidate presidential runoff Friday, further damaging President Robert Mugabe’s credibility.
Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and killing two people in Iowa.