What Does 'Jihad' Really Mean?

Is it a compliment or a criticism? Until recently, the word "jihad" was a regular part of the Bush administration's lexicon in condemning terrorist attacks. But in the Muslim world, jihad has very positive connotations.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 4:11 pm

Nebraska Farm Sector On Top, For Now

The rising cost of food and fuel is pinching most Americans' wallets. But this is not the case for farmers in southeast Nebraska, where demand for food and corn-based ethanol have doubled some incomes.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 4:01 pm

Stocks point higher on upbeat earnings results (AP)

AP - U.S. stocks headed for a higher open Thursday after stronger-than-expected quarterly results from names like Coca-Cola, JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies offered investors some reassurance about the health of the economy.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:20 pm

U.S.-led forces confirm killing Afghan civilians (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S.-led coalition troops killed eight Afghan civilians in an air strike in the western province of Farah during a Tuesday raid against suspected militants, the U.S. military said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:14 pm

U.S.-led forces confirm killing Afghan civilians

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition troops killed eight Afghan civilians in an air strike in the western province of Farah during a Tuesday raid against suspected militants, the U.S. military said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:14 pm

Israel buries soldiers recovered in prisoner swap (AFP)

AFP - Two Israeli soldiers whose bodies were returned home two years after being killed by Hezbollah in an ambush that started a war, received military burials on Thursday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:13 pm

Israel buries soldiers recovered in prisoner swap

HAIFA (AFP) - Two Israeli soldiers whose bodies were returned home two years after being killed by Hezbollah in an ambush that started a war, received military burials on Thursday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:12 pm

Israel buries returned soldiers

Israel holds military funerals for two soldiers returned from Lebanon by Hezbollah militants as part of a prisoner exchange.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:10 pm

'Mad Men,' 'Damages' make Emmy noms history (AP)

AP - "Mad Men," AMC's sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX's legal thriller "Damages" made Emmy nominations history Thursday as the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:09 pm

B.C. teens becoming more careful with sex

Teens in British Columbia waiting longer to have sex and using condoms more often than previous generations
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:09 pm

U.S. to establish presence in Tehran: report

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will announce in the next month that it plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years, a British newspaper said on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:07 pm

20 Things We Can Learn From Batman

'Dark Knight' Dogma: Everything We Need To Know We Can Learn From Batman! 20 life lessons from the Caped Crusader.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:05 pm

Early Mars Was All Wet

New observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), currently circling the planet, have revealed evidence that vast regions of the southern highlands of Mars were altered by water in a variety of environments billions of years ago.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:05 pm

The 9 Best 'Last Roles'

While some actors spend their final days doing bad voice-over work or Japanese TV spots, others go out in a blaze of glory. Here are some of the more memorable final bows.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:05 pm

Judge sentences Chapman to five years in prison

An Upper Arlington High School teacher and coach had "a relationship" with a 15-year-old girl. Nearly a decade later, he's going to jail for it.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:04 pm

JPMorgan Chase profit falls 53%, beats expectations

JPMorgan Chase reported a 53% profit decline Thursday as defaults rose in mortgages and other loans, but the bank's results were ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:04 pm

Arab media mocks Hizbullah victor

cost Hizbullah over $7 billion, more than 1,200 dead and 4,500 wounded Lebanese citizens
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:03 pm

5 freed militants vow to keep fighting Israel

Five militants who were freed as part of a prisoner swap with Israel prayed Thursday at a slain Hezbollah military commander's ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:01 pm

Live text - Open day one

South Africa's Retief Goosen has the clubhouse lead, with scoring difficult amid wind and rain at Royal Birkdale.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm

Rule Readied to Prevent Airliner Explosions [12 Years Later] - NYTimes.com

Nearly 12 years to the day that T.W.A.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm

Israelis Bury Soldiers, Question Exchange

As Israelis gathered to bury the dead soldiers kidnapped two years ago by Hezbollah guerrillas, critics pushed for a change in the policy that led to the lopsided prisoner exchange which brought their bodies home.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm

The motivation for blocking investigations into Bush lawbreaking

"An additional complicating factor is that key members of Congress sanctioned this program, so many of those who might ordinarily be counted on to lead the charge are themselves compromised. As we witness not just Republicans, but also Democrats in Congress, acting repeatedly to …
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:59 pm

Doldrums Lift For Financial Stocks

Financial stocks have taken a beating in recent weeks, but they had one of their best days ever Wednesday. Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose 30 percent or more. Stocks also benefited from a drop in oil prices, which have been especially volatile lately.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:59 pm

Obama camp: $52 million raised in June

The Democratic presidential candidate raised $52 million in June, the campaign said on Thursday, a jump from last month and more than double the $22 million raised by his Republican rival John McCain.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm

Helen Mirren: Smokin' Hot at 63 With New Bikini Pics

What an actress. What a woman -- and what a body. Still sexier at 63 than half of the younger Hollywood flavor of the month.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:56 pm

Why Jesse Jackson Really Said the N-Word

There appears to have been a furore over Jesse Jackson's recent remarks relating to Barack Obama, accusing him of "talking down to black people" and telling the niggers "how to behave". But there is nothing so surprising about Mr Jackson's behaviour.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:56 pm

Single-family construction fell 5.3 pct in June (AP)

AP - Construction of single-family homes fell in June to the slowest pace in 17 years although a change in New York laws helped give a big boost to apartment building.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:55 pm

EU seeks key deal on fruit trade

Failure to agree on tropical fruit exports to the EU would put a global trade deal at risk, the European Commission warns.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm

‘Mad Men,’ ‘Damages’ make Emmy history

“Mad Men,” AMC’s sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX’s legal thriller “Damages” made Emmy nominations history Thursday as the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:50 pm

I, The Jury

I'm 53 years old and in my adult life I've only been in one potential jury pool and that was twenty years ago in federal district court in Richmond, Virginia and on that occasion I was never actually summonsed to appear for a potential trial or grand jury proceeding.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:49 pm

Four Madrid bomb convicts cleared

Spain's Supreme Court overturns the conviction of four people found guilty of involvement in the Madrid train bombings in 2004.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:46 pm

Pope says young inheriting scarred, squandered earth (Reuters)

Reuters - Pope Benedict on Thursday told a huge gathering of young people that they were inheriting a planet whose resources had been scarred and squandered to fuel insatiable consumption.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm

Pope says young inheriting scarred, squandered earth

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Thursday told a huge gathering of young people that they were inheriting a planet whose resources had been scarred and squandered to fuel insatiable consumption.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm

So she dated my brother. She was still my first love

Donna was sensual, fun, willing to try anything - the kind of girl you'd take risks and break the rules for. She was also his brother's ex-girlfriend. Michael Winter writes about their doomed love
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm

Feds look to tighten English law for truckers

Manuel Castillo was driving a truck through Alabama hauling onions and left with a $500 ticket for something he didn't think he was doing: speaking English poorly.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:44 pm

Obama campaign raised $52 million in June (AP)

AP - Democrat Barack Obama raised $52 million last month, boosting his presidential campaign's fundraising while building up his financial cache for the fall campaign.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:43 pm

Saunier-Duval team withdraws from Tour

Doping woes continue as Italian rider Riccardo Ricco tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:41 pm

Obama raised $52 million in June (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, his campaign said on Thursday, a jump from last month and more than double the $22 million raised by his Republican rival John McCain.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:40 pm

Obama raised $52 million in June

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, his campaign said on Thursday, a jump from last month and more than double the $22 million raised by his Republican rival John McCain.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:39 pm

Team withdraws after 3rd rider tests positive (AP)

AP - The Saunier-Duval team withdrew from the Tour de France and suspended all of its activities Thursday after rider Riccardo Ricco tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:38 pm

Young U.S. Soldiers In Iraq Long to Battle in Afghan War

With violence in Iraq at its lowest level in four years and the war in Afghanistan at a peak, many U.S. soldiers long to prove themselves in Afghan battle.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:35 pm

Standoff continues on Thai-Cambodia border as Hun Sen weighs in+

(Kyodo) _ A standoff between hundreds of Cambodian and Thai troops along the two countries' disputed border continued for a third day Thursday as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen sent his
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:24 pm

18 local education boards leak teacher test results: Kyodo survey+

(Kyodo) _ Education boards in at least 15 out of Japan's 47 prefectures and three major cities have informed local assemblymen or secretaries of national lawmakers of the recruitment exam
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:20 pm

Little foreclosure relief seen from housing bill

The housing��bill moving ahead in Congress will help relatively few of the estimated three million homeowners facing foreclosure over the next year.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm

Zimbabwe distributes food hampers

Cheap food hampers are to be distributed in Zimbabwe to help people deal with inflation of 2,200,000%.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:18 pm

Videogames getting more social

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:17 pm

U.S. military commander confirms, justifies freeze on arms for Taiwan+

(Kyodo) _ A top U.S. military commander has confirmed for the first time that Washington has slapped a blanket freeze on pending arms deals to Taipei, saying there is no urgent need for...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:14 pm

Budgeting for Lazy People

Procrastinators, you can rejoice: There is such a thing as a budget that you can stick to. What's the secret? Take every shortcut possible.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm

Secretary of Defense Gates Warns on Militarization of Foreign Policy

Gates warns of militerization of U.S. foreign plicy--a reminder of Eisenhower's warning to the American people in his farewell addess.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:11 pm

Surgeon sued for giving anesthetized patient temporary tattoo

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, a Camden County woman accused her orthopedic surgeon of "rubbing a temporary tattoo of a red rose" on her belly while she was under anesthesia.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:11 pm

Cleveland Clinic taking kidneys through navel (AP)

AP - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:11 pm

25 Tech Toys We Can't Live Without

If not for these shiny, happy inventions -- including the iPod, the PlayStation 2, and TiVo -- the past 25 years would've been a lot less fun. Click the logos for a description...
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:08 pm

Boy checks drivers' speed with toy radar gun

Landon Wilburn, 11, has a future as a cop — a traffic cop. The youngster, who used to shout at speeders to slow down as they drove through the Stone Lakes subdivision in Louisville, now has taken matters into his own hands.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:06 pm

Bees Enlisted to Attack Crows in Tokyo

Conservationists hope bees will repel the crows, based on the insects' tendency to attack anything dark-colored that approaches their hives. Young terns can't defend themselves against the crows, so we tried to find ways to protect them at the nesting site. As part of the project, the group sells about 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of honey
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:05 pm

Israel buries soldiers after swap with Hezbollah

NAHARIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Thousands attended Israeli funerals on Thursday for two slain soldiers returned in a prisoner swap with Hezbollah and their grief contrasted with Lebanon's joy over guerrillas freed in the deal.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:04 pm

AC Milan set to unveil Ronaldinho

AC Milan will introduce new signing Ronaldinho to their fans and the media at 1930 BST at the San Siro stadium.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:03 pm

Blind Watchmaker Applet

The Blind Watchmaker algorithm was conceived by Richard Dawkins and is described in his book The Blind Watchmaker. The Blind Watchmaker applet is easy to use and demonstrates very effectively how random mutation followed by non-random selection can lead to interesting, complex forms.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:03 pm

Nuclear Blasts Show Terrifying Power

It was 63 years ago today that the United States detonated the very first atomic bomb. Three weeks later, the only two A-bombs dropped in warfare destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Many nuclear -- and thermonuclear -- bombs have been tested since. Here are some images.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:03 pm

Little foreclosure relief seen from housing bill

The housing  bill moving ahead in Congress will help relatively few of the estimated three million homeowners facing foreclosure over the next year.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:02 pm

Electrical Tape as Grid Art

Fantastically complex vinyl tape installation by Rebecca Ward.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:02 pm

Man Named in Madeleine McCann Case Gets $1.2M From Media

A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won $1.2 million in libel damages Thursday from nearly a dozen British newspapers, his lawyer said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:02 pm

Police: 'Greatest Dad' Shirt Worn to Sex Meeting

33-year-old Michigan man is accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to a meeting for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
Source: Digg | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:01 pm

Gandhi defends US nuclear accord

The leader of India's governing Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, defends a controversial nuclear deal with the US.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

Pope Warns Of Earth's Squandered Resources

The world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption," Pope Benedict XVI has warned in a speech that also slammed television and the Internet for exalting violence as entertainment.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

US slips down development index

Americans live shorter lives than citizens of almost every other developed nation, says a report from US charities.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:58 am

JPMorgan profit beats expectations

Shares rise in pre-market trade
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:56 am

'Wide Open' British Open: Injuries Narrow The Field

The first round of the 137th British Open begins Thursday in Southport, England. Tiger Woods is not playing at Royal Birkdale Golf Club because of an injury, and other top golfers are injured or taking a bye. Commentator John Feinstein talks about the players to watch in the tournament.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:53 am

McCain Talks To NAACP, Courts GOP Blacks In Ohio

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain addressed the annual meeting of the NAACP on Wednesday in Cincinnati. He faces an uphill battle in his effort to bring African-American voters to his side. His Democratic challenger, Barack Obama, is the first African-American to be nominated by a major party.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:52 am

Amputee Pistorius Fails Olympic Bid

Pistorius was 0.70 seconds short of the qualifying standard
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:51 am

Spanish court acquits four over Madrid bombings

MADRID (AFP) - Spain's supreme court Thursday overturned the convictions of four of 21 people condemned to prison terms over the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people in 2004.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am

Cambodia, Thailand deploy more troops

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AP) -- Cambodia and Thailand escalated their troop buildup Thursday in disputed territory near a historic border temple despite their agreement to hold talks next week to defuse tensions, a Cambodian general said....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:44 am

US Afghan bombing 'kills dozens'

Dozens of civilians are killed by US bombing in western Afghanistan, tribal elders say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:41 am

Home prices will rise 3.5%, Royal LePage says

Second quarter was “solid,” brokerage says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:40 am

Global markets stage fightback

LONDON (AFP) - Asian and European equities rebounded on Thursday, mirroring Wall Street gains, as investors welcomed a dramatic drop in oil prices ahead of crucial banking results in the United States.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:40 am

Chancellor wants dorms at UMass-Boston

QUINCY - The chancellor of the University of Massachusetts-Boston says he wants to build dormitories to house 2,000 students at the commuter school. Keith Motley tells...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:38 am

Mexico Seizes Homemade Drug Submarine

Mexico's navy has seized a homemade submarine carrying a drug shipment off the Pacific coast and arrested its four-man crew, who claim to be fishermen forced into the smuggling run.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:38 am

Senate Votes To Repeal Ban On Visitors With HIV - 365Gay.com

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:35 am

JP Morgan Chase's profit off 53%, tops target - MarketWatch

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:34 am

Prisoner swap with Israel boosts Hezbollah's domestic clout - Xinhua

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:32 am

AU panel head says Sudan charges could be mistake - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am

Tour de France faces more controversey after Ricardo Ricco tests ... - Times Online

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am

Rome Bans Snacks at Tourist Sites

Rome bans snacking at tourist sites in monumental step against litter.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:29 am

Banks to ask customers not to use cellphones at ATMs due to fraud+

(Kyodo) _ The Japanese Bankers Association plans to ask customers to refrain from using mobile phones near automated teller machines in order to help prevent billing fraud, industry...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:28 am

China Wary of Pre-Olympics Unrest

China tells local leaders to deal with protests and complaint
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:26 am

Madrid attack suspect's acquittal upheld

Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of a top suspect in the 2004 Madrid commuter train bombings, rejecting an appeal by prosecutors on the grounds he has already been convicted of the same crime in Italy.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:25 am

Brockton post office to be named after boxer

BROCKTON - The main post office in Brockton will soon bear the name of former heavyweight boxing champion and native son Rocky Marciano. President Bush on Tuesday signed...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:24 am

Frugal Families Skip Hotels, Flock To Campgrounds

Campgrounds are a vacation destination that appears to be benefiting, rather than feeling the pinch, from high gas prices. Campground owners nationwide say business is up over last summer.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:24 am

Lifelike Baby Dolls Become Cult Item

Lifelike baby dolls have become a cult item for collectors.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:22 am

Coca-Cola profit falls on charge at bottler - Earthtimes (press release)

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:20 am

France urges Iran to get specific in nuclear talks

VIENNA (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Thursday big powers were waiting for specific proposals from Iran over its disputed nuclear program and a new U.S....
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:18 am

Pope says world's resources being squandered

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption," Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday in a speech urging followers to care more for the environment and reconnect with the principle of peace....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:16 am

Troop build-up at hill-top temple

Cambodia and Thailand move more troops into an ancient border temple, as a territorial dispute enters its third day.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:14 am

Spanish court clears 4 more in Madrid train bombing

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court on Thursday said it had cleared four men of crimes related to the 2004 Madrid train bombings, Europe's deadliest Islamist attack.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:03 am

Skylark outlet manager dies from overwork+

(Kyodo) _ Labor authorities have found that a contract-based manager at an outlet of restaurant chain operator Skylark Co. died from overwork, the man's family said Thursday. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:03 am

Pope issues tough warning over pop culture, environment

SYDNEY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday warned Catholics of the perils of pop culture and pillaging the earth's resources after a rapturous welcome at the world's biggest Christian festival in Australia.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:03 am

Lawyer Says Malaysian Opposition Leader Released on Bail - Voice of America

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am

Zimbabwe crisis talks hit stalemate

HARARE (Reuters) - Negotiations to resolve Zimbabwe's deep political crisis have stalled after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai refused to sign a framework for talks, his party said on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:59 am

Moriya returns retirement money+

(Kyodo) _ Scandal-tainted former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya has voluntarily returned 66 million yen of retirement money to the state coffer, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:57 am

Funeral begins for returned Israeli soldier

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) -- Thousands of mourners gathered Thursday in a northern Israeli town to bury the first of two soldiers returned in a prisoner exchange with Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:56 am

Cambodia, Thailand deploy more troops

Cambodia and Thailand escalated their troop buildup Thursday in disputed territory near a historic border temple despite their agreement to hold talks next week to defuse tensions, a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:53 am

Israel, Lebanon honour returned dead

Lopsided prisoner swap raises questions in Israel about its policy of bringing back its soldiers, dead or alive, at any price
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:53 am

NATO Reports Killing Senior Taliban Commander

NATO reported Thursday killing a senior Taliban commander, while an airstrike left at least 10 insurgents dead and four civilians wounded.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:52 am

Report: Kuwait names ambassador to Iraq

KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Kuwait's official news agency says the tiny Gulf country has named an ambassador to Iraq for the first time since the 1991 Gulf War....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:51 am

Former N.H. candidate Gary Dodds hospitalized

DOVER, N.H. - Former New Hampshire congressional candidate Gary Dodds, who has been in jail since July 3 following his arrest on charges that he assaulted his wife, has been...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:50 am

Israel buries soldiers after swap

Israel held funerals for two slain soldiers on Thursday returned in a prisoner swap with Hezbollah, highlighting a somber mood that contrasted with celebrations in Lebanon for guerrillas freed in the deal.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:46 am

Packers file tampering charges - Lionsfans.com

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am

5 militants vow to continue fighting Israel

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Five militants who were freed as part of a prisoner swap with Israel prayed Thursday at a slain Hezbollah military commander's grave, pledging to follow in his footsteps and continue fighting Israel....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am

Israeli Critics Question Lopsided Prisoner Exchange

Critics of Israel's lopsided prisoner exchange with Hezbollah said Wednesday that such deals only encourage more hostage-taking — a fear underscored by Gaza militants who said the swap proves that kidnapping is the only language Israel understands.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:39 am

US healthcare costs more, delivers less: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States lags behind other industrialized nations in the quality of its healthcare despite having the costliest system in the world, according to a report released on Thursday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:39 am

Chess Boxing: By Rook Or Left Hook

New sport combines boxing and chess in a brains-and-brawn biathlon.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:30 am

Stu's Views: The Other Flip-Flop Drops - Stanford Daily

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:24 am

NATO: Senior Taliban Commander Killed

NATO says a senior Taliban commander has been killed and Afghan officials say an air strike left at least 10 insurgents dead and four civilians wounded.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:23 am

Continental Airlines Announces Second Quarter Loss - MarketWatch

Source: Google News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am

Official: Indonesia rejects Bali bombers appeal

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has rejected the final appeals of three Islamic militants convicted in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, bringing them closer to execution, a court official said Thursday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am

Pope praises Australia for apology to Aborigines

Tells gathering of young people that they are inheriting a planet whose resources had been scarred and squandered to fuel insatiable consumption
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am

'Beast' Man Jailed for Possessing 31,000 Animal Porn Images

A Tasmanian computer technician who considered himself a beast has been given a suspended jail sentence after being caught possessing bestiality images.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:14 am

Morgan Tsvangirai addresses the media in Harare

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai addresses the media in Harare on July 2. Efforts to agree on a framework for talks aimed at ending Zimbabwe's political crisis stalled as state media accused...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am

Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe seen here on July 4. Efforts to set up substantive talks aimed at ending Zimbabwe's political crisis snagged as the opposition leader stalled on signing a framework agreement with the ruling...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am

Pope: World's Resources Squandered by 'Insatiable' Appetite

Pope Benedict XVI says the world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable" consumption and he is urging people to care more for the environment.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:08 am

APTOPIX Russia Czar's Family

People queue to touch a cross, which stands on the spot on a mine, where the bodies of Czar Nicholas II and his family were thrown after they had been shot to death by the Bolsheviks some 90-years ago,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:08 am

No charges for cop in fatal crash

A Boston patrolman will not be criminally charged for killing a woman while racing to help imperiled fellow officers last year, but Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:08 am

NATO claims Taliban commander killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO reported Thursday that a senior Taliban commander has been killed and Afghan officials said an airstrike left at least 10 insurgents dead and four civilians wounded....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:08 am

Fatal hit-run puts scrutiny on texting

Lawmakers yesterday emphasized the urgent need to snatch cell phones from the hands of drivers after a Brockton dad died when he was mowed down by an SUV whose driver was...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:07 am

Abortion doc faces manslaughter rap

The mother of a 22-year-old Cape Cod woman who died during an abortion says the indictment yesterday of the doctor who allegedly botched the procedure has brought her both...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:07 am

Whither The Anglican Church?

Anglicans, divided over Bible and gays, hold key once-a-decade summit in Britain
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:07 am

Danny Ainge must pick up the pieces

Danny Ainge is the reigning NBA Executive of the Year. And if the Celtics are to win another championship this season, the director of basketball operations will have to come...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:06 am

NATO: Senior Taliban commander killed in airstrike

NATO reported Thursday that a senior Taliban commander has been killed and Afghan officials said an airstrike left at least ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:04 am

Two possible Obama VP picks coy on their prospects

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Reuters) - Two men often mentioned as possible running mates to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama joined him on the campaign trail in Indiana on Wednesday, further stoking speculation about the Democrat's closely guarded search for a No. 2.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:04 am

Sudan's Bashir could escape war crimes indictment

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's president, accused of masterminding genocide in Darfur, might escape war crimes charges if he brings to justice two men suspected of mass killings, Western envoys said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am

SPAIN TERROR TRIAL

In this Nov. 17, 2006 file photo released by the Spanish Interior Ministry, Rabei Osman of Egypt, a key suspect in the Madrid train bombings, is seen in handcuffs in Madrid. Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Argentinian Senate rejects farm vote

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's Senate narrowly rejected a grain-export tax package early Thursday, a government-backed proposal that has led to nationwide farm strikes and regional food shortages....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Saudi Arabia Hosts Interfaith Summit In Madrid

Religious leaders are meeting in Spain for an interfaith summit. The conference is sponsored by Saudi Arabia. Critics say the meeting is only meant to make the Arab country look good in the West. But only one Israeli was invited and no Palestinians were on the list.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

How A Housing Fix Could Prop Up The Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this week said getting the housing problem sorted out is the key to turning around the economy. However, many buyers are waiting until the housing market bottoms out before stepping in. Millions of homes are unsold, and that glut is pushing prices lower. It may be a while before foreclosure numbers start to improve.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

FBI probing failed IndyMac bank: report

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The FBI is investigating failed IndyMac Bank for possible mortgage fraud, US media reported on Thursday, citing US officials.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Laura Ingraham's wilder side revealed

Radio's angry white woman Laura Ingraham is apparently just as cranky behind the scenes as she is on the air. Check out Laura in the new "Train...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:59 am

Imam Samudra

Imam Samudra gestures during an interview with Agence France-Presse at the Batu prison in March 2008. An Indonesian court has thrown out the final appeal of Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Ghufron -- three...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:58 am

Amrozi -- one of the three people convicted for the 2002 Bali bombing

Amrozi -- one of the three people convicted for the Bali bombing -- at the Nusakambangan prison in February 2008. An Indonesian court has thrown out the final appeal of Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Ghufron...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:58 am

ABC may do some late-night talking

BEVERLY HILLS - Jimmy Kimmel isn't going anywhere. The late-night host made a surprise appearance Wednesday at ABC's presentation to the Television Critics Association...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:57 am

Field day with 'The Dark Knight'

With "The Dark Knight" swooping into theaters at midnight tonight, Batman is everywhere. But it's the maniacal Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:56 am

China Ivory

A Chinese vendor plays a PlayStation game at his shop selling elephant ivory carvings in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 17, 2008. China is defending its policies on ivory amid opposition against a U.N...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:54 am

Key witness against Olmert cross-examined

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's lawyers began on Thursday the cross-examination of a U.S. businessman whose damaging portrait of a politician with his hand out for cash stands at the centre of a corruption case.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:51 am

Getting there faster, Shorter Flights into China

In time for Olympics, new routes offer shorter flights from Europe into China
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:42 am

China Economy

A Chinese woman walks past a large billboard advertising a new business development project in Beijing, Thursday, July 17, 2008. China's inflation rate fell to 7.1 percent in June but is still "fairly...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:38 am

Myanmar Festival

People visit the Shwedagon pagoda during the celebration of the full moon of "Waso," or the beginning of the three-month Buddhist Rain Retreat, Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Yangon, Myanmar. People from all...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:33 am

Bush set to survey Calif. wildfires

The White House said President Bush will visit Northern California on Thursday to get a first-hand look at the wildfires that have ravaged hundreds of square miles and strained the state's firefighting resources.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am

Russian Oligarch: Let Me Out!

Lawyers say imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Khodorkovsky seeking his parole.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am

Philippines Tropical Storm

Children from the poor neighborhood of Tondo play in receding floodwaters Thursday July 17, 2008, in Manila, Philippines. Heavy rains brought about by tropical storm Kalmaegi (local name "Helen") inundated...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:13 am

Contemplating the race card in the election deck

New poll confirms, once again, how starkly race cleaves the American electorate
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

Pope: World's natural resources are being squandered

The world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption," Pope Benedict XVI warned in a ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:58 am

Hawking visit dubbed 'single trip,' not relocation

Reports that the high-profile physicist plans to follow a prominent Cambridge colleague and relocate to Waterloo, Ont., permanently are overblown, his assistant says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:51 am

Janitor, 50, charged after boy snatched off street

Child, 8, found in heating-oil tank in Quebec City
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:48 am

President Bush set to survey California wildfires

The White House said President Bush will visit Northern California on Thursday to get a first-hand look at the wildfires that ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:41 am

The world's most scenic skydives

Are you ready to drop? Forbes Traveler gears up for 10 of the world's most scenic skydiving spots, including Lido Lakes in Indonesia, Swakopmund in Namibia and even Mount Everest.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:34 am

Iraq's Al Qaeda Fighters Fast Becoming Irrelevant

It's quiet around here in farm country, south of Baghdad where Al Qaeda once held sway. Just months ago U.S. foot patrols through the wheat fields nearby would regularly draw fire — if the soldiers managed first to elude Al Qaeda-planted roadside bombs.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:34 am

Bali bombers' final appeals rejected

Indonesia has rejected the final appeals of three Islamic militants convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings, bringing closer their executions for the attacks that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:30 am

Poor South Africans still awaiting homes, jobs

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- When they talk of their government's failure, South Africans in the tangle of shacks and narrow lanes that is Alexandra point to an unfinished modern brick and steel building near the edge of the township....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:18 am

Cocaine-Packed Homemade Submarine Seized in Mexican Waters

Mexico's navy seized a homemade submarine carrying a drug shipment off the Pacific coast on Wednesday and arrested its four-man crew.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 8:09 am

Iraq's al-Qaida fighters now `furtive terrorists'

COMBAT OUTPOST COPPER, Iraq (AP) -- It's quiet around here in farm country, south of Baghdad where al-Qaida once held sway. Just months ago U.S. foot patrols through the wheat fields nearby would regularly draw fire - if the soldiers managed first to elude al-Qaida-planted roadside bombs....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:08 a... | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:57 am

Soldiers in Iraq Yearn For Afghan Action

Some US soldiers in Iraq feel like they are missing real action in Afghanistan.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:54 am

NAACP gives low-key response to McCain

John McCain won plaudits if not support Wednesday for addressing some of opponent Barack Obama's strongest supporters: The NAACP.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:13 am

Republicans not sold on this mortgage rescue plan

Several lawmakers see the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as too much government. The White House is working to turn them around.

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, increasingly the point man for the Bush administration as it struggles to steady the economy, made an emergency trip to Capitol Hill on Wednesday seeking to quell a rebellion among conservatives over the plan to shore up struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Bargain hunting picks up as Southern California home values fall further

Prices in the six-county region drop 29.3% in June compared with a year earlier. Some areas see sales rise as foreclosed houses are deeply discounted.

Southern California home values keep spiraling down, but sales volume is picking up in the Inland Empire and other areas where bargain hunters are snapping up foreclosed properties at steep discounts.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Israel grieves for Regev and Goldwasser

The slain soldiers' families have no chance of privacy as the nation and world watch their tragedy deepen.

The Regevs wanted privacy. But that didn't stop dozens of friends, neighbors and schoolchildren from lighting candles outside their home in a quiet suburb of Haifa. Or TV crews from filming the vigil. Or viewers all over Israel from watching it live.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Bid to ban gay marriage will stay on ballot, California Supreme Court rules

Activists sought to remove Proposition 8, which if passed would limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.

A voter initiative to reinstate a ban on same-sex marriage will remain on the November ballot, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Pastors defy United Methodist officials to conduct gay weddings

Some have officiated at such ceremonies, some plan to and 82 retired ministers have offered their services. Bishop warns that violating church guidelines has consequences.

Scores of United Methodist Church ministers in California are putting their careers on the line in an open revolt against religious edicts that forbid them to conduct weddings for gay and lesbian couples.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

U.S. plan to meet with Iran heightens debate

Critics say the decision to attend nuclear talks may enable Tehran to further stonewall the Bush administration.

The Bush administration's decision to abandon a long-held policy and meet with a top Iranian official on Tehran's nuclear program has intensified the political debate in Washington about how best to deal with America's adversaries.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Nations with vast oil wealth gaining clout

Some autocratic governments are challenging U.S. policies and silencing domestic dissent. But their increased spending raises the risk of inflation, which could erode popular support.

The boom in world oil prices is bolstering autocratic governments in a handful of petroleum-rich countries, emboldening them to challenge U.S. objectives and weakening their own democratic movements.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Ex-FBI agent arrested in plot to rob Orange County 'narcotics stash pad'

During an 18-month undercover investigation, the suspect discussed murder for hire, home invasion robberies and financial fraud schemes, a criminal complaint says.

A former Chicago FBI agent who has a long and tortured history with the bureau has been arrested following an 18-month undercover investigation in which he was allegedly caught on tape conspiring to commit "murder-for-hire, home-invasion robberies" and other crimes, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Santa Ana.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Increased HIV risk found in genetic mutation

The discovery offers a partial explanation for the disproportionate spread of the virus among Africans and African Americans, researchers say.

A genetic mutation that originally protected Africans from a virulent form of malaria now renders them 40% more susceptible to HIV infections, offering a partial explanation for the disproportionate spread of the virus among Africans and African Americans, researchers reported today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Senate Approves $48B In African AIDS Funds

The Senate has voted to triple spending for a much-acclaimed program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from the scourges of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 6:49 am

After-Hours Doctor Calls Save Holland Money

In the Netherlands, evening and weekend physician house calls are routine. This seems like a luxury to Americans. But it actually saves the Dutch system money by keeping non-urgent cases out of expensive hospital emergency rooms.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:36 am

Pentagon May Advise Iraq Troop Reductions

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he's likely to recommend further troop reductions this fall, citing better than expected conditions during a recent visit to Iraq.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:22 am

Waits improve at IndyMac bank branches

Some customers who are attempting withdrawals still report hurdles.

Customers of failed IndyMac Bank faced shorter waits and less confusion at branch locations Wednesday, but some depositors who closed their accounts encountered new hurdles when they tried to deposit cashier's checks at other banks.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:20 am

Is this the next baby boom?

A record number of babies were born in the USA in 2007, which some demographers say could signal an impending baby "boomlet".

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:07 am

First death cap mushroom found in Australia

ADELAIDE - A deadly mushroom known as the death cap has been found in South Australia for the first time. Health authorities said the Amanita phalloides mushroom was discovered recently growing in the University of Adelaide's Waite...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Jul 2008 | 4:57 am

How Merit Pay Played Out In A Colo. School District

Both John McCain and Barack Obama support the idea of merit pay for effective teachers as a way of raising standards in schools. NPR visits one Colorado school district to see how an experiment in merit pay has worked out.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Jul 2008 | 4:41 am

U.S. still flunks healthcare test, group says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States fails on most measures of health care quality, with Americans waiting longer to see doctors and more likely to die of preventable or treatable illnesses than people in other industrialized countries, a report released on Thursday said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 4:40 am

Rome bans snackers, homeless people

Rome - A gelato on the Spanish Steps? A cappuccino by the Trevi Fountain? Watch out for the snack ban. City Hall is banning all those enjoying a Roman holiday this northern summer from snacking too close to famous monuments in...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Jul 2008 | 4:18 am

First-Ever Nuke Talks With Iran Planned

Bush to send diplomat to meeting, despite previous resistance.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jul 2008 | 3:49 am

Sides clash over treatment of Bin Laden's driver

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The prosecution and defense witnesses have given widely different accounts of the way Osama bin Laden's former driver has been treated in U.S. prisons in Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jul 2008 | 3:47 am

Canada Won't Seek Return Of Gitmo Detainee

Canadian leaders say they won't be swayed by recently released video showing the then-teenage prisoner sobbing for his mother and pleading for Canada's help.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am

Pentagon: Troop levels in Iraq could be cut this fall

The Pentagon's top military officer said Wednesday that he expects to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq this fall.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 3:20 am

U.S. Eyes More Troops In Afghanistan

Defense officials said more troops may aid in fighting and increasingly sophisticated insurgency, signaling an acceleration in a plan to shift forces to Afghanistan next year.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am

Darfur War Crimes Charges Meet Opposition

African envoys seek to help Sudan's president dodge prosecution in a global court.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am

Pope blesses sick Aussie policeman

SYDNEY - NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has heaped praise on Pope Benedict XVI after the pontiff blessed a sick officer, and in a light-hearted moment donned his police hat, during a meeting at his rural retreat. The Pope...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Jul 2008 | 2:54 am

Congress ratings plunge in poll

Congressional job approval ratings have sunk to their lowest point in three decades, according to the latest Gallup Poll.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 2:51 am

Mosques increasingly not welcome

Some analysts call the mosque conflicts the manifestation of a growing fear that Muslims aren't assimilating, don't accept Western ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:24 am

Pope praises Canberra for apology

SYDNEY - Pope Benedict XVI praised the Australian government Thursday for its "courageous' apology to the country's indigenous Aborigines for past injustices, saying it offered hope to all the world's disadvantaged peoples. The...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Jul 2008 | 1:09 am

Canadian Oil Pipeline To Double Output

Two major energy firms will spend $7 billion to increase crude output from Canada's tar sands, which were once considered too costly to refine.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:30 am

Chariots may return to Rome

The thunderous sounds of ancient Rome's chariot races could once more echo around the Eternal City, with plans to stage an event in the Circus Maximus at the foot of the Palatine. Now an historical society is in talks with city...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2008 | 8:15 pm

Train crushes cars in Egypt

CAIRO - A train plowed into three vehicles in a northern Egyptian town, killing at least 40 people, said a police official on Wednesday Another 50 people were injured in the accident, said the official. The deadly collision...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2008 | 8:11 pm

UK to help Nigerian govt

LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged Wednesday to help Nigeria's government re-establish order in the African country's oil-rich river delta region. After a London meeting with Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2008 | 7:54 pm

China approved to join ivory trade

China has permission to become a licensed buyer of ivory, provoking widespread condemnation from environmentalists and politicians who say the move threatens wild elephants in Africa and Asia. China has the right to buy ivory...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2008 | 7:15 pm

Israeli mourners vow revenge after deal

Family and friends outside the homes of two captured Israeli soldiers burst into tears last night when TV showed Lebanese guerrillas turning over two black coffins believed to contain the bodies of Israeli soldiers captured two years...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2008 | 7:10 pm

Cycling: Team car crashes into spectators

FOIX, France - Three spectators at the Tour de France were taken to a hospital after being hit by a team car close to the finish line during today's 11th stage. The car hit the fans about 800m from the line as it was arriving ahead...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2008 | 6:45 pm

FBI: Ex-Driver Helped Try to Track Bin Laden

A one-time driver for Usama bin Laden helped the FBI try to track down his boss after being captured in Afghanistan, his former interrogators testified Wednesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jul 2008 | 4:53 pm

Critics Slam New Barbie, Calling S&M Outfit 'Filth'

Barbie’s new S&M look has whipped up a storm — with protesters dubbing it 'filth.'
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jul 2008 | 3:19 pm