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Bertha Weakens, But Officials Warn It May Still StrengthenAfter weakening on Tuesday, weather forecasters are warning that Hurrican Bertha will strengthen over the next 24 hours.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:07 pm Barak hints at Israel's readiness to strike IranJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's defense minister hinted Thursday that Israel was ready to attack Iran's nuclear program, saying it didn't balk before "when its vital security interests" were at stake....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:37 pm Kenyan wins landmark HIV rulingA HIV-positive Kenyan woman wins $35,000 from her employer for unfair dismissal, in the first such ruling in Kenya.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:33 pm Fed chief: Empower financial regulators (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:33 pm Retailers avoid June swoon; tax rebates help (Reuters)Reuters - Summer weather, aggressive promotions and tax rebates sent many U.S. consumers shopping in June, providing relief to retailers struggling in the weak economy.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:32 pm Official: U.S. Consulate Attacker May Be Linked to Al QaedaTurkish investigators are trying to determine whether of one of the gunmen in a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul was linked to Al Qaeda terrorists, an official said Thursday. Four suspects have been detainedSource: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:30 pm White House Cover Up of Global Warming Dangers Must End NowSenator Barbara Boxer: "Yesterday, I called on EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to release every document related to the threat global warming poses to the public -- including the endangerment e-mail left in cyberspace. If Mr. Johnson does not have the strength to stand up to the White House and take these steps, he should resign."Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:30 pm Israeli troops kill Gaza militant in first truce fatalityGAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed Palestinian militant on the border in the Gaza Strip Thursday, the first fatality of a fragile three-week-old truce, prompting retaliatory rocket fire.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:28 pm Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:26 pm Study Links Epilepsy Drugs To Suicidal ThoughtsThe Food and Drug Administration is considering beefing up its warnings about the relationship between epilepsy drugs and suicide. Its staffers have analyzed 199 studies and found that the drugs increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and actions by 80 percent. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:25 pm Luxury car levy too taxing for stateThe Registry of Motor Vehicles is giving up on collecting millions of dollars in excise taxes that it never billed people who own Lamborghinis, Maseratis and other ultra-luxury...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:22 pm Israel 'ready to act' over IranIsrael's defence minister hints at his country's readiness to strike Iran, amid rising tensions over Iran's missile tests.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:22 pm Iran tests more missiles as U.S. vows to defend alliesTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States reminded Tehran that it was ready to defend its allies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:21 pm Rice to attend Olympic closing ceremony in ChinaSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic games in August.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:20 pm Kenyan police blamed for postelection deathsKenyan police killed nearly half the people who died in postelection violence earlier this year, a human rights organization told an investigatory committee Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:18 pm MBTA boss touts T but takes SUVMBTA general manager Dan Grabauskas is spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars urging suburban commuters to "Dump the Pump," brave the heat and take the T,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:17 pm Nigerian group 'to end ceasefire'Nigerian militants say they will end a ceasefire because of a UK offer to help quell violence in the oil-rich Delta.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:15 pm 4TH LD: 6-way envoys agree on need for mechanism to verify N. Korea report+BEIJING, July 10 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Top nuclear negotiators from six countries agreed in Beijing on Thursday on the need to come up promptly with a mechanism to verify North...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:15 pm Brinkley reaches settlement in divorce case
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:12 pm US warns Iran on missile threatThe US warns Iran it will not hesitate to defend its allies' interests, as Iran launches a fresh array of missile tests.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:12 pm U.S. seeks prompt multilateral OK on India atom pactVIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it would push to get a nuclear trade deal with India past domestic and international hurdles with the clock ticking towards an effective deadline set by U.S. elections in November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:11 pm Jobs: App Store launching with 500 iPhone apps, 25% freeSteve Jobs said that the Apple App Store will launch with "more than 500" applications Thursday night for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of these, 25% will be free and 90% will cost $9.99 or less.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:10 pm FISA Fight: Just Another Epic Failure in America's HistoryToday is going to go down as a dark day in our nation's history, as the Senate completes its total capitulation to the Bush administration and its corporate masters, through passing legislation that dramatically expands the government's surveillance powers and immunizes the companies responsible for illegally spying on us.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:10 pm Top 10 Michael Jordan Buzzer BeatersEvery time I watch a Michael Jordan video I get chills...every game was a highlight reel.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:10 pm 13 Things You Didn’t Know About 'The Office'#2 - The exterior of the Dunder-Mifflin office in the opening credits is really the Penn Paper building located on Mifflin Avenue in Scranton, PA. Up until a few years ago a bar named The Office was located across the street from the Penn Paper building.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:10 pm PKK sets German hostage demandsKurdish armed rebel group the PKK, holding three German climbers hostage, sets out its demands for their release.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:09 pm Fall in love with French films at MFAThe annual Museum of Fine Arts French Film Festival (July 10-27) is one of the bright lights of Boston's cultural calendar, and this year is no exception. The event...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:08 pm Christie Brinkley settles NY divorce case (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:08 pm China says 82 people detained in Olympic plotsChina has detained 82 suspected terrorists in the first half of the year on allegations that they were plotting attacks against ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:07 pm Galvin makes income tax ballot petition Question 1BOSTON - The ballot question proposing to repeal the state's income tax will appear on the November ballot as Question 1. Secretary of State William Galvin also announced...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:06 pm Bernanke: New financial security tools neededFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress Thursday that new regulatory powers are needed to protect the national economy.Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:06 pm Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify (AP)AP - Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he tried to influence the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:04 pm Russia flexes muscles as US urges calm - Reuters
Reuters - By Guy Falconbridge and Arshad Mohammed MOSCOW/TBLISI (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday its air force fighters had flown over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia to prevent an attack by Georgian forces. Video: Condoleezza Rice in Georgia to discuss NATO Military overflight in Georgia stopped 'bloodshed': Russia Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:04 pm Toyota to start building Prius hybrid in U.S.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:04 pm Iran tests more missiles as U.S. vows to defend allies (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:03 pm Not guilty plea in Atlanta courthouse killingsThe man accused of a courthouse shooting rampage that left four people dead pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity as his trial began Thursday, more than three years after prosecutors say Brian Nichols confessed in the killings.Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:02 pm Owner: Jaguars not for saleJacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver wants to be clear: His team is not for sale.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:01 pm Darfur rebels condemn killings of 7 peacekeepersKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- The two main Darfur rebel groups condemned on Thursday an attack that killed seven peacekeepers from a joint U.N.-African Union force and wounded nearly two dozen....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:01 pm Darfur rebels condemn killings of 7 peacekeepersThe two main Darfur rebel groups condemned on Thursday an attack that killed seven peacekeepers from a joint U.N.-African Union force and wounded nearly two dozen. The United Nations...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:01 pm Israel shows latest spy planeIsrael displayed its latest spy plane on Thursday in what defense officials said was a show of strength in response to Iranian ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:59 pm U.S. seeks prompt multilateral OK on India atom pact (Reuters)Reuters - The United States said on Thursday it would push to get a nuclear trade deal with India past domestic and international hurdles with the clock ticking towards an effective deadline set by U.S. elections in November.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:59 pm Obama, Clinton raise New York cash and V.P. speculationGoing after the women's vote, Democrat Barack Obama chastised Republican John McCain on Thursday over his opposition to an equal-pay ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:59 pm Toyota ramps up Prius, stalls truck production - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it plans to build its popular Prius hybrid on US soil in late 2010 and to suspend the production of its bigger, less fuel-efficient vehicles as consumers ... Toyota to Build Prius in US as Fuel Forces Shift (Update2) UPDATE 1-Toyota to build Prius in US, slash truck output Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:58 pm Zimbabwe rival parties hold talksZimbabwe's ruling party and opposition hold their first talks since Robert Mugabe's disputed election victory.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:57 pm Christie Brinkley Gets Full Child Custody - The Gossip Girls
The Gossip Girls - After a long night of intense negotiation, Christie Brinkley and her adulterous ex-hubby Peter Cook have finally reached an agreement in regards to the custody of their two children. Christie Brinkley settles NY divorce case Christie Brinkley settles divorce case Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:56 pm Jaguars WR Jones arrested on felony drug charge - USA Today
USA Today - FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town after police say officers found him cutting up cocaine with a credit card Thursday morning. Jaguars' Jones arrested on felony drug charge JagWired -- NFL Star Busted for Drugs Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:53 pm Russia flexes muscles in Caucasus as U.S. urges calmMOSCOW/TBLISI (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday its air force fighters had flown over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia to prevent an attack by Georgian forces.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:53 pm Iraqis tortured by UK military settle case for $6MAttorneys for 10 Iraqis tortured by the British military say they've settled a civil case for about $6 million.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:52 pm Turkey Kurds Germans KidnappedMembers of a German climbing team, three of whom were kidnapped by Kurdish rebels, arrive at the airport in Van, eastern Turkey,Thursday, July 10, 2008. Kurdish rebels warned Thursday that they would not...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:50 pm Attorney General threatened with contempt for Plamegate fileRep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) says his committee will vote next week to hold Attorney General Michael Mukasey in contempt if the Bush appointee continues to refuse to hand over transcripts of an FBI interview with Vice President Dick Cheney.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:50 pm It's Confirmed: Congress Gives Telecoms Immunity for SpyingThe Democratic-led Congress this afternoon voted to put an end to the NSA spying scandal by approving a bill to immunize lawbreaking telecoms, terminate all pending lawsuits against them, and vest whole new warrantless eavesdropping powers in the President. The vote in favor of the new FISA bill was 69-28.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:50 pm Over 800 people queue up to buy Apple's iPhone in Tokyo's Omotesando+(Kyodo) _ More than 800 mobile phone buffs eager to buy Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G were queuing in front of Softbank Mobile Corp.'s flagship store in Tokyo around 10 p.m. Thursday, about nineSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:49 pm Rice Warns Iran That US Will Defend Allies - New York Times
New York Times - By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and ALAN COWELL MOSCOW - The confrontation between Tehran and Washington seemed to sharpen on Thursday as Iran said it tested missiles for a second day and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States would defend its ... Video: Rice: US Will Defend Its Allies US warns Iran on missile threat Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:49 pm Stocks trade mixed amid concerns about financialsNEW YORK -Stocks fluctuated today as worries about the financial sector offset enthusiasm over better-than-expected sales from discounters and an agreement for Dow Chemical...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:48 pm German, Swiss Police Search 600 homes, Arrest 16 in RaidsSwiss and German police arrested 16 people and uncovered 17 laboratories during hundreds of raids across three countries targeting an alleged synthetic drugs network, officials in Bern and Munich said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:48 pm Iraq and Turk Leaders Agree to Boost TiesThe leaders agreed on closer ties and called for more help in rebuilding IraqSource: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:48 pm Turkey detains four after attack, tightens securityISTANBUL (Reuters) - Police detained four suspects and patrolled the high-walled perimeter of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Thursday after 3 policemen and 3 gunmen were killed in what a minister said was a suicide attack.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:47 pm Turkish PM boosts ties with IraqTurkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Baghdad for talks, says Iraq and Turkey will join forces to fight Kurdish rebels.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:47 pm Red Sox bats heat up to sweep TwinsFor much of the sweltering afternoon, yesterday's mistake-filled game at Fenway Park was about as appealing as an overweight, middle-aged man at the beach who still insists...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:46 pm Jesse Jackson: Obama "talking down" to blacksWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson complained on Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can seem to be "talking down to black people" at times and should broaden his message.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:45 pm Flames force California residents to flee homesFirefighters worked overnight to keep flames from reaching more homes after a lightning-sparked wildfire advanced early Thursday ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:44 pm Thai government in disarray as foreign minister resigns (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:44 pm Thai government in disarray as foreign minister resignsBANGKOK (AFP) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's five-month-old government was in disarray Thursday after the foreign minister resigned following a series of bruising court defeats for the cabinet.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:43 pm Sherlock Holmes Flick Lands Robert Downey Jr. - Zap2it.com
Zap2it.com - Do you think of Sherlock Holmes as being more like Sacha Baron Cohen or Robert Downey Jr? Viewers may get to decide in the years to come. Robert Downey Jr. is 'Sherlock Holmes' Guy Ritchie to Direct Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:42 pm Obama targets women's issues with Clinton at hand (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:42 pm Bank staff take three days to count the takings of Indian beggarBank staff take three days to count the takings of Indian beggarSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:42 pm Rove ignores subpoena from Hill Dems on Justice Dept.Former White House adviser Karl Rove has ignored a subpoena from congressional Democrats to testify about allegations of political ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:41 pm Apple to grab 35% of US touch phone market in 2008Apple should already the clear market leader in the US for touchscreen phones by the end of the year, a new study claims from Strategy Analytics. The research group estimates that Apple will have shipped 6.3 million iPhones in the US alone by the end of the year, or enough to garner 35 percent of all phones of the type.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:40 pm iTunes 7.7 available now, Remote control application freeUse iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home - a free download from the App Store.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:40 pm Switzerland Iran ProtestIranians living in Switzerland hold a rally outside the U.N. Headquarters in Geveva, Switzerland, Thursday, July 10, 2008, to protest the clerical regime's missile attack on the city of Ashraf, home to...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:39 pm Zimbabwe Opposition to Talk With Govt?Zimbabwe opposition source: opposition & government to start talking in SAfrica.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:39 pm Bernanke, Paulson call for stronger financial regulatorsWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress today that new regulatory powers are needed to insulate the national...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:38 pm State TV: Iran test-fires more missiles for 2nd dayIran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:38 pm Patsy Ramsey’s sister hails new JonBenet evidence - MSNBC
MSNBC - AP AP AP By Mike Celizic Patsy Ramsey died two years ago knowing she had nothing to do with the 1996 murder of her daughter, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey. Video: DA: Ramsey Family Cleared in JonBenet's Murder Some redemption for family of JonBenet Ramsey Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:37 pm Rice warns Iran U.S. won't back down in face of threats to IsraelU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Thursday that the United States will not back down in the face of Iranian ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:35 pm Kenyan robbers slash faces of Canadian, U.S. missionariesMachete attack leaves husband-and-wife in critical condition in Kenyan hospitalSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:33 pm Clinton and Obama Mend Fences by Raising Funds - New York Times
New York Times - By JOHN M. BRODER It was not quite a screwball comedy at the New York Hilton and Towers Thursday morning, but Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama put on a bit of a show before hundreds of donors at a political breakfast. Obama targets women's issues with Clinton at hand Obama, Clinton raise New York cash and VP speculation Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:31 pm Jaguars' Jones arrested on felony drug chargeFayetteville police say Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones was arrested early Thursday on a felony drug charge after officers found him in a parked car, cutting up what was suspected to be cocaine.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:31 pm Dow Chemical to buy Rohm & Haas for $15 billion - MarketWatchMarketWatch - By Christopher Hinton, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday said it agreed to buy Rohm & Haas Co. Dow Chemical Bonds With Rohm & Haas Dow Chemical to buy Rohm and Haas in $18B deal Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:30 pm Uncle Sam Celebrates The 4th In HavanaThere weren't any 4th of July fireworks in the skies over Havana last weekend, but if you listened closely you might have heard the sharp sound of Raul Castro's parting shots as the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba finished up his tour of duty there.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:30 pm US Senate Annihilates ConstitutionFISA Passed, Obama voted in favor of it.Source: Digg | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:30 pm Poor need access to birth control, education: World BankWASHINGTON (AFP) - Giving women in poor nations better access to birth control and education would help to slash the number of unwanted births in the developing world, the World Bank said Thursday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:28 pm Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testifyFormer White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he tried to influence the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:27 pm Dutch Cat Adopts Baby PandaRoom for 1 more: zookeeper's house cat adopts rejected red pandaSource: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:26 pm Seven Injured in Dash to Run With Bulls in PamplonaA pack of fighting bulls gored a Spaniard, knocked an American unconscious and injured five other people Thursday in a dash through the streets of Pamplona to the city bullring, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:23 pm A Drug Safety Warning That Harms? - ABC News
ABC News - Ironic, but true -- some doctors are worried about the dangers of the Food and Drug Administration's latest safety effort concerning a class of epilepsy drugs. FDA Revises Its Letter for Nonapproval of Drugs FDA warnings in the era of immunity Source: Google News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:20 pm Russia flexes muscles in Caucasus as U.S. urges calm (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:19 pm NETHERLANDS WAR CRIMES MACEDONIAMacedonia's former interior minister Ljube Boskovski, left, and former police officer Johan Tarculovsky, right, arrive at the courtroom of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:18 pm CYPRUS WATER SHORTAGEA worker walks on the parched ground of the Kouris dam as a boring machine, seen in the background, searches for water in Alassa village near city of Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, July 10, 2008. Cyprus authorities...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:18 pm Army acts to restore Lebanon calmTroops deploy to Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli after sectarian clashes leave four dead and many injured.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:16 pm Christie Brinkley settles NY divorce caseCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Christie Brinkley's lurid divorce trial came to an abrupt end today when lawyers for the supermodel and her fourth husband reached an out-of-court...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:16 pm Iraq and Turk leaders agree to boost ties (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:14 pm Iraq and Turk leaders agree to boost tiesBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Thursday to boost ties with Iraq and urged the region to do more to help the Baghdad government rebuild after years of war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:13 pm APTOPIX Switzerland Music DionCanadian singer Celine Dion performs during her "Taking Chances World Tour" at the Stade de Geneve stadium, in Geneva, Switzerland, late Wednesday, July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm Foreclosure filings surged 53 percent in JuneThe number of homeowners stung by the rout in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by more than 50 percent compared with June a year ago.Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm Israeli troops kill Palestinian along Gaza borderGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli troops shot and killed a teenage Palestinian militant along the country's border with Gaza Thursday in the first deadly incident since the two sides reached a cease-fire last month....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm Somali insurgents attack government base, kill 2Somali insurgents killed at least two people in an overnight attack on a government army base near the country's parliament, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:10 pm Marzilli's attorney banks on technicalityThe lawyer defending state Sen. Jim Marzilli against charges of a sexual rampage in Lowell intends to argue the case should be thrown out because there's no corresponding...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:09 pm Delays Costly In Courthouse Slaying Suspect's TrialThe trial of Brian Nichols, the man accused of killing four people while escaping from a Georgia county jail in 2005, resumes Thursday. Many people thought his case should have been wrapped up long ago. But Georgia's defense fund ran out of money — making the trial run into a number of delays. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:09 pm End resultsHow much was achieved at Japan G8 summit?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:08 pm Mom's lover held on $1M bail in fatal fireThe woman accused of killing two of her lover's children in April by setting fire to their South Boston rowhouse was ordered held yesterday on $1 million bail. Nicole...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:08 pm Official: Talks between Zimbabwean factions resumeZimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition resumed talks on Thursday aimed at resolving the country's violent political crisis, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:07 pm Ottawa won't seek Khadr's returnPrime Minister is unmoved by documents that reveal that young Canadian in Guatanamo was deprived of sleep to make him more willing to talkSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:05 pm Iran's Bold Move: Round 2 of Missile TestsIran's state television says Tehran test-fires more missiles in Persian Gulf.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:02 pm Darfur rebels condemn attack on UN-AUThe two main Darfur rebel groups are condemning this week's attack that killed seven peacekeepers from a a joint U.N.-African Union force and wounded nearly a dozen. The United Nations...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:01 pm Darfur rebels condemn killings of 7 peacekeepersThe two main Darfur rebel groups condemned on Thursday an attack that killed seven peacekeepers from a joint U.N.-African Union force and wounded nearly two dozen.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:01 pm 4 Held in Turkey's U.S. Consulate Attack4 detained in US Consulate attack in Istanbul, Turkish interior minister says.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:01 pm AFL-CIO mobilizing veterans to oppose McCainThe AFL-CIO is mobilizing union members who are military veterans to work against Republican presidential candidate John McCain and other office seekers it opposes, officials said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS IRELANDIreland's Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, center, lays a wreath of flowers on the grave of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, at President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank city of...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm A Look Inside the World of Gay MuslimsNew documentary explores the struggles of gays and lesbians in the Muslim World.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:59 pm Amanda Knox Turns 21 in Italian PrisonAmerican student suspected of murdering her roommate celebrates behind bars.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:59 pm Global stocks feared to be entering bear market+(Kyodo) _ Major bourses around the world are feared to be entering into a bear market as a drain of capital continues amid persistent deterioration in the investment environment under...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:57 pm Israelis Propose Laws To Punish Terrorists' FamiliesFollowing last week's bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem, some Israeli politicians want to pass laws that penalize families of people who launch attacks. While some Jewish lawmakers say it's necessary for Israel to toughen laws, critics say the proposals are about revenge. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:55 pm Health ministers should lead, not micromanageWe're not asking one of the most important questions of all:What is the role of a health minister?Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:54 pm S. Korea to urge Japan to participate in energy aid for N. Korea+(Kyodo) _ South Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea said Thursday he would like to urge Japan to participate in providing energy aid to Pyongyang...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:53 pm BRITAIN FILM GET SMARTCasts of the new action comedy film 'Get Smart', U.S. actors Steve Carell, left, and Anne Hathaway pose for the media during a photo call in London, Thursday, July 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:52 pm GE targets spinoff of consumer, industrial unitGeneral Electric says it is focusing on spinning off its consumer and industrial businesses, which make light bulbs and Energy Star household appliances such as dishwashers and clothes dryers.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:52 pm Total chief says too risky to invest in IranLONDON (AFP) - The head of French energy giant Total said in an interview published Thursday that it is too politically risky to invest in Iran, dealing a serious blow to the Islamic republic's key energy sector.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:52 pm Calif. wildfire turns residents into refugees
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:50 pm California wildfire forces 10,000 to evacuateSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Authorities ordered more than 10,000 residents of Paradise, California, to leave their homes on Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire threatened to jump a river and spread into town where a blaze destroyed 74 homes in June.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:49 pm 2ND LD: Baseball: Yomiuri ends Hanshin's winning streak at 7 games+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING CHUNICHI-HIROSHIMA GAME) Alex Ramirez, Yoshitomo Tani and Hayato Sakamoto delivered RBI hits in the first inning to help the Yomiuri Giants end the Hanshin...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:48 pm Report: 4 held in U.S. consulate attack in IstanbulAuthorities detained four suspects Thursday in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul that ignited a firefight ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:46 pm My girlfriend's too nice to her male friendsDo I ignore the men and surrender to trust, or would that make me a fool?Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:44 pm MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS SETTLEMENTSIn this Friday Dec. 30, 2005 file photo, the background of the Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit is seen, as a Palestinian boy holds an Islamic flag during a protest against the construction of a section...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:43 pm APTOPIX Spain San FerminA calf jumps over a crowd of revelers at the bullring during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2008. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:43 pm LEAD: MSDF officer arrested over fire on destroyer+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) A crew member of a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of setting fire to fabric that burned part of the vessel. A...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:43 pm Germany LufthansaIn this July 7, 2008 file picture, zoomed luggage is seen in front of the logo of German airline Lufthansa at Franz Josef Strauss airport in Munich, southern Germany. Pay talks for more than 50,000 ground...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:39 pm Volleyball: U.S. hands Japan 2nd straight loss at World Grand Prix+(Kyodo) _ The United States came from behind twice to send Japan to its second defeat in as many games in the final round of the women's volleyball World Grand Prix on Thursday. The...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:38 pm Malaysia's Abdullah to hand over power to deputy in June 2010+(Kyodo) _ Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Thursday he would step down and hand over power to his deputy Najib Abdul Razak in June 2010. In making the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:37 pm Turkish minister: 4 held in US Consulate attackISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Authorities detained four suspects Thursday in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul that ignited a firefight leaving three policemen and three assailants dead....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:31 pm Amputee Pistorius resumes Olympic bid in RomeDouble-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius resumes his bid to qualify for the Olympics on Friday at a Golden Gala featuring a large cast of standouts honing their form for the Beijing Games.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:27 pm Iran test-fires more missiles in Persian GulfTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, state television reported Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:27 pm Fingerprinting Roma in Italy racist: EUThe Italian government has begun the Roma fingerprinting as part of a wider crackdown on street crimeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:20 pm U.S. Troops in Iraq Attacked With New Low-Tech WeaponryU.S. troops in Iraq are facing new rocket-propelled bombs used by suspected Shiite militiamen, adding to the array of weapons used against the American military there, The Washington Post reported Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:19 pm Lyme disease risk swells as ticks fan outTicks pop up in new regions across the country, prompting the Public Health Agency of Canada to develop new maps to educate the public about the spreading riskSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:14 pm Socially awkward? Hit the booksBookworms have exceptionally strong people skills, say researchersSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:14 pm European Union Calls For Mugabe SanctionsThe EU has voted in favour of sanctions and calls for other nations to followSource: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:13 pm AMA to apologize to black doctorsThe American Medical Association is issuing a formal apology for discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from participating in a group long considered the voice of U.S. doctors.Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:12 pm Iran Test-Fires More Missiles in Gulf; Rice Issues WarningIran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, Iranian state television reported Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:07 pm NKorea nuclear talks resume, focus on verificationBEIJING (AP) -- Negotiators resumed talks Thursday on North Korea's nuclear disarmament, with hopes of laying out a program for what could be a lengthy attempt to verify the country's declaration of its atomic materials....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:05 pm Rushdie work chosen Best of BookerSpecial prize after online survey marks 40th anniversary of one of world's most prestigious literary awardsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:04 pm Blatter says Man U should let Ronaldo goFIFA president critcizes long-term contracts between soccer players and their clubsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:51 pm June home foreclosures up 53 percentNEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosure filings jumped 53 percent in June from a year earlier, although they were down 3 percent from May, and foreclosures are expected to rise further, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:49 pm Obama accepts Jesse Jackson's apology
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm Kennedy Returns To Senate For Medicare VoteSenators were surprised to see Sen. Edward Kennedy return to the Senate floor for a pivotal Medicare vote Wednesday. They were even more surprised minutes later, when a bill that just days earlier seemed mired in partisan limbo passed by a veto-proof 69-30 margin. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm McCain Campaign Focuses On Economic MessageJust a week after shake-ups in his management staff, Republican John McCain's campaign is showing signs of sharper focus. His economic message is being reinforced with daily conference calls and high-profile supporters appearing on morning TV news shows. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:39 pm California Wildfires: Couple's Home 'Gone In A Whiff'Hundreds of wildfires are still burning out of control in California. In the northern part of the state, one area has been in and out of mandatory evacuations for the past two weeks. One couple, Joan and Jerrold Lively, recently returned to their home. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:39 pm Report: 4 suspects held in U.S. consulate attackFour suspects have been detained in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, a Turkey news agency reported Thursday.Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:35 pm Iraq: 2 New Refinery Deals CloseIraq official: deal close for 2 new southern oil refineriesSource: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:31 pm Iran fires more missiles in war gamesTEHRAN (AFP) - Iran test-fired more weapons on Thursday as it continued war games, ignoring global concern over its launch of a broadside of missiles in the midst of efforts to end the nuclear crisis.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:31 pm Lebanon army boosts forces after deadly unrestTRIPOLI (AFP) - The Lebanese army boosted its forces in the northern city of Tripoli on Thursday to try to shore up a ceasefire after four people were killed in gunbattles between rival sectarian factions.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:31 pm Now Drought Strikes in IraqIn Iraq, drought and sand storms threaten food crops and water supply.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:25 pm Rice warns Iran that U.S. will defend IsraelSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:24 pm Turks Detain 4 In U.S. Consulate AttackTurkish police have reportedly detained four suspects in connection with an attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul. Sources tell CBS News the attackers were likely members of a weak cell supportive of, but not directly linked to al Qaeda.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm Apple iPhone 3G makes international debut FridaySAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The iPhone 3G makes its international debut Friday in an eagerly-awaited launch expected to boost Apple's fortunes along with its share of the booming "smart phone" market.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm Bank of England holds the line on ratesAs expected, the central bank leaves rates unchanged at 5 per centSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Jul 2008 | 11:50 am Iran Tests More Missiles; U.S. Issues WarningIranian state media reported that Iran test-fired more missiles in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, bringing a pledge from the United States to defend its allies from an Iranian attack. It was the second day in a row that Iran conducted tests. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 11:34 am Drought threatens Iraq's crops and water supplyBAGHDAD (AP) -- It's been a year of drought and sand storms across Iraq - a dry spell that has devastated the country's crucial wheat crop and created new worries about the safety of drinking water....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 10:22 am Syria's Intentions Slowly Coming Clear?The world will be watching closely this weekend as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrives for a rare visit to Paris. The question lingering: will he finally and publicly decide which camp to join - the West or Iran?Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Mukasey Under Fire In Justice Department HearingAttorney General Michael Mukasey says he's doing all he can to make sure the Justice Department recovers from months of scandal. Mukasey testified Wednesday for nearly three hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Senators got few of the answers they were looking for. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Senate Approves Hotly Contested FISA BillThe Senate has approved and sent to the White House a bitterly contested rewrite of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. The bill overhauls disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping. It also shields phone companies from lawsuits for their role in the administration's warrantless eavesdropping program. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am 2 Taliban killed by group of Afghan villagersKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A group of villagers in northwestern Afghanistan used a machine gun, sticks and stones to kill two Taliban militants and chase 10 others away, a provincial police chief said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 8:58 am Rice: We Will Defend Israel From IranSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned Iran that the United States will not back down in the face of Iranian threats against Israel, as Iran continued test-firing medium- and long-range missiles.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 8:49 am U.S. Analyzes Latest Iran Missile ThreatThe Pentagon studied intelligence on Iran's latest missile test to gauge Tehran's capabilities. Top U.S. officials said the test is further evidence that a missile shield is needed.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 8:28 am Study urges long-term policies to influence IranWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A military strike on Iran would be unlikely to force changes in Tehran's nuclear policy, the Rand research organization said on Thursday in an analysis recommending long-term policies to deal with the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:52 am Toyota Engineer Designing Camry Hybrid Works Self to DeathOne of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees has long been the norm.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:37 am More kids caught in Mexico drug-war crossfireCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Twelve-year-old Alexia Belen Moreno was afraid living in her father's house in Ciudad Juarez, where drug cartels are fighting a bloody war. She begged to move in with her mother just across the border in El Paso, Texas. Her parents agreed - but asked her to stay a few more weeks to finish school....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:13 am Czechs bristle at Russian missile shield threatPRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Experts say Russia's threat of a military response if the U.S. and Czech Republic ratify a missile defense system is mostly bluster. But for Czechs, the timing couldn't be more jarring....Source: AP Top International News At 11:23 ... | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:12 am Allstate to slash homeowner insurance rates 28.5%Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am San Francisco group wants 'sewage' associated with 'Bush'Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am California mandates testing every eighth-grader in algebra -- ready or notSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Apple will open App Store in bid to boost iPhone salesSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Democrats take Obama shift in strideSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Teen allegedly spray-paints face, body of 6-year-old boySource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Jesse Jackson apologizes for crude remark about ObamaSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Weary California firefighters get no reliefSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am The old man who farms with the seaSource: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am JonBenet parents cleared of murderBOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - New DNA tests have definitively cleared the parents of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey of her unsolved murder almost 12 years ago, prosecutors said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:59 am Pakistan Rejects Foreign TroopsPakistan's opposition to foreign military aid could deal a blow to the U.S.'s efforts to hunt for al Qaeda.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am Latinos Crucial To McCain's Western StrategyRepublican presidential hopeful John McCain is courting the growing Latino population in Western swing states. His strategy includes relying on local groups, such as Nevada's Latinas for McCain, to help get out the vote. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:18 am UK Police Charge Man In Student MurdersAn unemployed man was charged with stabbing two French students repeatedly, then burning their bodies. Two others were also arrested.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Mugabe begins talks this week with oppositionJOHANNESBURG - A lawyer for Zimbabwe's opposition told a court on Wednesday that talks between the group and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party are to begin this week. An opposition spokesman denied that, but the comment...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 10:12 pm Hostage Betancourt On 1st Week Of FreedomFor former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, everyday experiences that many people take for granted are potent symbols of her new freedom after more than six years in captivity in the jungles of Colombia at the hands of leftist rebels.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:30 pm Sudan Shootout Kills 7 PeacekeepersHundreds of heavily armed fighters riding horses and SUVs launched a brazen attack on a U.N.-African Union patrol in Darfur, killing seven peacekeepers and wounding nearly a dozen others, the U.N. said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:30 pm Obama and Clinton travel with Kennedy to NYCWASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama and his former rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, are heading to New York with his vice presidential searcher Caroline Kennedy. Clinton, mentioned as a possible running mate, and Obama were to appear...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:24 pm US sect leader found 'convulsive'LAS VEGAS - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was found "convulsive", weak and feverish in an Arizona jail cell before he was hospitalised under tight security in Las Vegas, a sheriff's spokeswoman said Wednesday. The 52-year-old...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:21 pm DNA clears US beauty queen's familyBOULDER - Prosecutors say new DNA tests have cleared JonBenet Ramsey's family in the 1996 killing of the six-year-old beauty queen. Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy said Wednesday the tests point to an "unexplained third...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:14 pm Royal lends a handPrince Harry worked up a sweat yesterday as he carted wheelbarrows of cement mixture, filled a ditch and hammered nails from old roofing boards. The prince was helping refurbish a school for mentally and physically disabled children...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 8:15 pm UK Police Charge Man In Student SlayingsPolice in London charged an unemployed 33-year-old man in the stabbing murders of two French students - a frenzied killing that shocked people on both sides of the English Channel.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jul 2008 | 7:30 pm PNG Police to shoot on sightPolice forces in crime-wracked Papua New Guinea have been ordered to shoot on sight any members of an armed hold-up gang disguised as officers. Police Commissioner Gari Baki announced the tough measure following two recent bank...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 7:15 pm Global net closes on Mugabe's gangThe net was tightening last night around the leading figures in the Mugabe regime as the United Nations identified the key individuals it blames for the current crisis in Zimbabwe. A draft UN resolution named Robert Mugabe and...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 7:00 pm Serial killers likely to be family men, not freaks, says FBIForget Hannibal Lecter. Hollywood's portrayal of serial killers as deranged loners with unusually high IQs is dangerously wrong and can hinder investigations, according to the FBI. The agency warns that efforts to track down...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 7:00 pm Crimes go unpunished, Israeli group saysNine out of 10 investigations into attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank are closed without anyone being indicted, the Israeli Yesh Din human rights group said. Of 163 such completed investigations it monitored in recent...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 6:15 pm Obama a fashion icon? Hardly, say his daughtersTo the casual eye Barack Obama may look like one of the most polished political operators in a generation - but that's not what his kids think. Malia, aged 10, and Sasha, seven, have cut loose on what they think of their dad's dress...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2008 | 6:00 pm Nazi Hunters Eye Chile, Argentina for 'Dr. Death'The Simon Wiesenthal Center says it has strong evidence former SS member Aribert Heim, who was indicted in Germany on charges of murdering hundreds of inmates at Mauthausen concentration camp, where he had worked as a doctor.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jul 2008 | 5:44 pm Israel: Arabs Gave Strategic Information to Al QaedaIsraeli security agency says two Israeli Arabs were arrested for allegedly trasferring information about army bases and other strategic sites through the Internet.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jul 2008 | 4:45 pm Carla Bruni: Presidential Wives Should Keep WorkingFrance's first lady says women should not feel forced to give up their livelihoods when they marry.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jul 2008 | 2:27 pm
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