Obama pledges aid to Afghanistan

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the second day of a visit to Afghanistan that is meant to bolster the senator's foreign policy credentials.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:50 pm

Obama tells Karzai he plans to continue terror war

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:34 pm

Kurdish rebels free kidnapped Germans

ANKARA (AFP) - Kurdish rebels on Sunday freed three German climbers they had kidnapped this month in eastern Turkey, surrendering the men unharmed as the army closed in, the Turkish foreign ministry announced.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:28 pm

Three blasts in northern Spain

Three bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday — including one outside a bank — causing damage but no injuries, officials said.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:26 pm

U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:25 pm

U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:25 pm

Phantom City of Pripyat: Chernobyl's Alienation Zone [PICS]

Prypiat is an abandoned city in the Zone of alienation in northern Ukraine, Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. It was home to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers. The city was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster.
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:20 pm

Iran says nuclear talks a step forward

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president described talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear program as a step forward on Sunday, official media said, even though the meeting in Geneva failed to produce any breakthrough in the standoff.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:13 pm

Glock abandons German GP after crash

Timo Glock has hit a concrete barrier at high speed in the German Grand Prix.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:11 pm

Britain's Brown Demands End to Israel Settlements

Britain's Brown demands end to Israel settlement, pledges money to Palestinians
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:10 pm

Britain's Brown demands end to Israel settlements

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanded Sunday that Israel cease settlement construction and promised more money to jump-start the battered Palestinian economy....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:09 pm

Britain's Brown demands end to Israel settlements (AP)

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanded Sunday that Israel cease settlement construction and promised more money to jump-start the battered Palestinian economy.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:09 pm

Foreign airstrike kills nine Afghan police

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:09 pm

Bomb blasts hit Spanish resorts

Four bombs explode near Santander in northern Spain, but there are no reports of casualties.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:05 pm

Tropical Storm Cristobal strengthens off NC coast (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first system to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, strengthened slightly off the North Carolina coast Sunday, and was expected to dump several inches of rain in some areas of the drought-stricken state.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:02 pm

3 bombs explode in Spain's Basque country

Three bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday — including one outside a bank — causing damage but no injuries, officials said. A caller earlier warned about the explosives, saying he was speaking on behalf of Basque separatists.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm

Space Chimps Monkeying Around Isn't Entertaining

If, by any chance, you've seen the trailers for Space Chimps and thought, "Hey! Wall-E was pretty good, and who wouldn't want to see the uplifting animated tale of three heroic monkeys traveling into space to save the world?" then I have one simple message for you: For the love of all that you hold dear, fight that thought with all you have.
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:55 pm

ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain (Reuters)

Reuters - Three bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria, northern Spain on Sunday, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm

ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain

MADRID (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria, northern Spain on Sunday, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Zaragoza to attend water exposition+

(Kyodo) _ Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, currently on an official trip to Spain, arrived Sunday in the city of Zaragoza where an international water exposition is taking place. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:44 pm

Petraeus: Al-Qaeda may be easing effort in Iraq

After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaeda may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:43 pm

Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms over sanctions (Reuters)

Reuters - Zimbabwe will transfer ownership of all foreign-owned firms that support Western sanctions against President Robert Mugabe's government to locals and investors from "friendly" countries, a state newspaper reported on Sunday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:31 pm

Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms over sanctions

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will transfer ownership of all foreign-owned firms that support Western sanctions against President Robert Mugabe's government to locals and investors from "friendly" countries, a state newspaper reported on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:31 pm

Analysis: The World's Shifting Balance

The combination of financial crisis with rising inflation is astonishing: in the past, a crisis in the world’s biggest economy would have brought lower global demand, a decline in growth, and so lower commodity prices and reduced inflation. We are not witnessing that today. Does this mean that a fundamental shift in global economic influence...
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:30 pm

Afghan police, civilians killed by coalition troops

NATO says its forces accidentally killed at least four civilians, while an Afghan official says air strikes in the west killed nine police officers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:29 pm

Brown urges Israel to end settlement building

Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:28 pm

Obama Meets With Afghan President

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm

US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military says American soldiers have killed two armed relatives of a provincial governor during a raid against al-Qaida in Iraq....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:26 pm

US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid (AP)

AP - The U.S. military says American soldiers have killed two armed relatives of a provincial governor during a raid against al-Qaida in Iraq.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:25 pm

Clash of the consoles - San Diego Union Tribune

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:24 pm

Obama meets Afghan President Karzai in Kabul

KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the second day of a visit to Afghanistan that is meant to bolster the senator's foreign policy credentials.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:23 pm

Norman tries to win an Open for the ages - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:20 pm

Norman tries to win an Open for the ages (AP)

AP - On another blustery day alongside the Irish Sea, Greg Norman tried to clinch a win for the ages.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:20 pm

It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb (AP)

AP - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm

Three found dead in vehicle after Toronto shooting

Police won't confirm if drive-by shooting involved in homicides
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm

Dubious achievement: Hackers ‘jailbreak’ the iPhone 3G - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:17 pm

Soccer: J-League 1st-division results+

(Kyodo) _ Results of Sunday's J-League first-division matches: Consadole Sapporo 1, Vissel Kobe 1 Tokyo Verdy 2, Kashiwa Reysol 1 Oita Trinita 2, Jubilo Iwata 1 JEF United Chiba 0,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:11 pm

Talks on Iran's nuclear plans end in deadlock - International Herald Tribune

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

Census Won't Report Gay Marriage, Claims Defense Of Marriage

The Census Bureau says the federal Defense of Marriage Act bars the agency from recognizing gay marriages in the nation's 10-year count, even though the marriages are legal in Massachusetts and California.
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

Three people found dead in a vehicle after a shooting in west-end Toronto

TORONTO - Toronto police say three people have been found dead in a vehicle after a shooting incident in Toronto's west end today. Police say they got a call at 3:40 a.m. and that three
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

UK PM in Palestinian aid pledge

UK PM Gordon Brown announces economic help for the Palestinians, after talks in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:57 am

ASEAN talks overshadowed by Thai-Cambodia dispute

Thailand and Cambodia were Sunday urged to exercise restraint over a tense border dispute which overshadowed the start of annual talks among Southeast Asian foreign ministers.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:54 am

A man walks in front of a logo of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Singapore

An ASEAN staff walks in front of a logo of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at a hotel in Singapore. Thailand and Cambodia urged to exercise restraint over a tense border dispute which...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:54 am

ASEAN foreign ministers meeting clouded by political uncertainties+

(Kyodo) _ Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will discuss ways to further strengthen the 41-year-old grouping to create a more unified region in their annual...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:52 am

Pope: Reform worldwide 'spiritual desert'

Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:50 am

India Rain Prayers

Muslims offer "Namaz-e-Istaqsaa" a special prayer for rains in the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Muslims believe Namaz-e-Istaqsaa was offered by Prophet Mohammed seeking the Almighty's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:47 am

Obama meets with Karzai in Afghan capital

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama landed Saturday in Afghanistan, the second stop in a week-long foreign trip with ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am

German hostages freed in Turkey

Three German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:40 am

Spore - F**K You I'm An Anteater

Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:40 am

Obama meets Afghan leader Karzai - BBC News

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:39 am

Obama Meets With Karzai, a Leader He's Criticized

Barack Obama meets with President Karzai, a man he chided for not doing enough for Afghanistan
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:37 am

Obama meets with Karzai, a leader he's criticized (AP)

AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:37 am

Obama meets Afghan leader Karzai

US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama meets President Hamid Karzai while on a visit to Afghanistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:36 am

New Darfur mediator says mission not impossible

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur's new chief mediator Djibril Bassole made his first visit to Sudan on Sunday as he begins his uphill task of reigniting a stalled peace process.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:35 am

'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M (AP)

AP - Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:33 am

US General: Al-Qaida May Be Easing Effort in Iraq

AP Interview: Gen. Petraeus says al-Qaida may be switching effort from Iraq to Afghan frontier
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am

US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) -- After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am

When Politicians Commit Crimes, They Must be Punished

The idea that the Rule of Law is only for common people, but not for our political leaders and Washington elite, is pervasive in both parties. While common Americans should be imprisoned when they break the law, the worst that should happen to the political elite when they commit crimes is that they should be voted out of office.
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am

Arab League Slams Sudan Genocide Charges

The 22-nation group backed Sudan's president, saying that International Court prosecution is unacceptable and undermines the country's sovereignty
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am

Pope Urges Australian Youths to Spurn Materialism

Pope urges young people in Australia to spurn the 'spiritual desert' offered by modern society
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:29 am

PA woman found dead, her unborn baby missing - NECN

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:29 am

Becks hails Gullit impact in turning Galaxy around - ESPN

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:29 am

Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:29 am

Sun Myung Moon released from hospital

The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:25 am

McCain spends aggressively ahead of cap

Faced with a spending cap, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing cash reserves.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:21 am

Life explained [pic]

Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:20 am

Police in India say 17 killed in bus accident

Police say a packed bus collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35 others.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:18 am

Temple tantrums stalk Thai-Cambodia relations - Reuters

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:13 am

Kurdish rebels release 3 German captives

Three Germans seized by Kurdish rebels during a climbing expedition on Mount Ararat more than a week ago were released in good condition, Turkish authorities said Sunday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:05 am

Guess Who's Not Invited To The Olympics?

You won't find Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on the Beijing Olympics guest list.
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am

British leader urges end to settlement building

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am

Pope warns Catholic youth of 'spiritual desert' - AFP

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am

Obama meets with Afghan president

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Obama and...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:56 am

It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb

Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:56 am

Pope warns Catholic youth of 'spiritual desert'

SYDNEY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of young Catholics to beat back a "spiritual desert" spreading through the modern world as he closed Catholic World Youth Day in Australia.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:47 am

Report: Iran praises latest nuclear talks

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."...
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:45 am

Report: Iran praises latest nuclear talks

State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead." The Sunday report also quotes the Iranian...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:45 am

Taiwan storm death toll increases

The death toll in Taiwan after Tropical Storm Kalmaegi brought high winds and flooding climbs to at least 18, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:44 am

Carolinas brace for tropical storm

Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, continued to move ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:43 am

Iran praises latest nuclear talks

Iranian state radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:43 am

Mom fights music giant - San Jose Mercury News

Source: Google News | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am

3 suspected in Austria swastika graffiti

Police say three people are suspected of spraying swastikas and Nazi slogans on buildings and road signs in southern Austria.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:38 am

Zimbabwe talks 'to move ahead'

Efforts to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe are close to making progress, Kenyan PM Raila Odinga tells the BBC.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:33 am

British leader in Israel for first official visit

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Gordon Brown, in Israel on his first official visit as Britain's prime minister, said Sunday that economic development was key to bringing peace to the Middle East....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:32 am

British leader in Israel for first official visit

Gordon Brown, in Israel on his first official visit as Britain's prime minister, said Sunday that economic development was key to bringing peace to the Middle East. Brown's two-day...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:32 am

Colombia set for mass peace march

Millions are set to join marches in Colombia and elsewhere calling for an end to kidnapping, after Ingrid Betancourt's freeing.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:17 am

Make Your Bash Prompt Look like Dos Prompt

Change bash prompt to trick someone.
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:10 am

The mutant gene that makes horses white

White horses, such as racing’s Desert Orchid or the Lone Ranger’s Silver, are actually mutants whose defective DNA carries a gene that accelerates ageing and rapidly turns their coats grey, scientist have discovered...
Source: Digg | 20 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am

Iraq opens airport in holy city of Najaf

Iraq opened a new airport in the southern city of Najaf on Sunday in what the prime minister said was a key step in the reconstruction of a country devastated by war.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:46 am

Foreign airstrike kills 9 policemen in Afghanistan+

(Kyodo) _ Nine Afghan policemen were killed and four others were wounded in a foreign military airstrike in Farah Province in western Afghanistan, an official said Sunday. A convoy of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:46 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 | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:42 am

Inflation threatens global economy, IMF warns

As if slow growth and a financial crisis weren't enough to worry about, the International Monetary Fund says inflation has emerged as a third major threat to the global economy. In its latest assessment, the world body based in Washington, D.C., says first-quarter global growth downshifted to an annual rate of 4.1% from 5% last year. That was slightly better than expected, and the IMF now says both the U.S. and global economies will perform slightly better this year than it anticipated three months ago.But tough times have only been delayed, it predicts: The IMF expects a significant slowdown during the remainder of this year before the global economy hopefully rebounds in 2009. Financial problems that began last year in the U.S. mortgage market are spreading economic weakness to Europe and Japan, it says. Even red-hot emerging markets such as China and India are slowing from an annual growth rate of 8% last year to 6.9% in 2008."The global economy is facing its most difficult set of...
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:42 am

Iraqi leader: US should leave as soon as possible

BERLIN (AP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops should leave Iraq "as soon as possible," according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of 16 months "the right timeframe for a withdrawal."...
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:40 am

Drought threatens drinking water for a million Australians

SYDNEY (AFP) - Up to a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues, a report on the state of the nation's largest river system revealed Sunday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:37 am

Live text - England v S Africa

South Africa stretch their lead over a bedraggled England past 200 as they grind along with their first innings at Headingley.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:32 am

Pope warns youth of materialist "spiritual desert"

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, wrapping up his visit to Australia, on Sunday urged a crowd of 400,000 young people to beware the spreading "spiritual desert" that often accompanied modern prosperity.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:27 am

Arab League chief to Sudan over war crimes call

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa was to fly to Khartoum on Sunday with a plan aimed at heading off potential charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir of masterminding genocide in Darfur.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:26 am

Calling on gospel to call off debt

As communities throughout the country descend into economic gloom, churches are providing financial counseling and pointing people to local and state programs that help with finances.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:17 am

NATO: 4 Afghans accidentally killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO said Sunday that its forces accidentally killed at least four civilians in eastern Afghanistan, while an official in the nation's west said foreign troops used airstrikes on Afghan police, killing nine....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 9:03 am

International strikes kill nine Afghan police

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Nine policemen were killed in Afghanistan Sunday in international military air strikes called in when police and troops clashed after mistaking each other for Taliban, authorities said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:56 am

Gordon Brown (rear L) meets with Nuri-al-Maliki in Baghdad

A handout photograph from provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office show Prime Minister Gordon Brown (rear L) talking with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki with other delegates during a meeting...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:29 am

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Prime Minister Gordon Brown stands outside the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. Brown has met Israeli leaders on his first visit to Jerusalem since becoming premier in a bid to bolster peace negotiations...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:29 am

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) stands with his wife Sarah (L) and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum chairman Avner Shalev

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) stands with his wife Sarah (L) and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum chairman Avner Shalev in Jerusalem. Brown has met Israeli leaders on his first visit to Jerusalem since becoming...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:29 am

Olympic traffic crackdown begins in Beijing

BEIJING (AP) -- Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:22 am

Africa's women last and least in food crisis

Women grow the food, fetch the water, shop at the market and cook the meals. But when it comes time to eat, men and children eat first, and women eat last and least.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:22 am

Coalition 'bombs Afghan police'

At least 13 police and civilians are killed in two incidents involving international forces in Afghanistan, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 8:08 am

Inmate loses weight, slips through vent

Texas police are searching for a man who slimmed down to escape from jail.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:53 am

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts

Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:51 am

Graphic showing the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Graphic showing the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has seen her revamped nuclear diplomacy stall on Iran but stay the pace...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:37 am

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington, DC

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has seen her revamped nuclear diplomacy stall on Iran but stay the pace on North Korea as she prepared...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:37 am

North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (right)

North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (right), seen here in 2007. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has seen her revamped nuclear diplomacy stall on Iran but stay the pace on North Korea as she...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:37 am

Colombian singer Shakira performs during the "Rock in Rio" music festival in Arganda del Rey near Madrid

Colombian singer Shakira performs during the "Rock in Rio" music festival in Arganda del Rey near Madrid on July 4. Shakira is to lead nationwide demonstrations in her native Colombia on Sunday demanding...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:24 am

Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction

SAO PAULO (AFP) - Moves around the world to drain marshes and other wetlands to make space for farming could be hastening climate change, scientists gathering in Brazil from Monday will be hearing.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:09 am

Nine policemen have been mistakenly killed in Afghanistan during air strikes launched by the NATO-led force

File photo shows an Afghan policeman on guard in Kabul. Nine policemen have been killed in Afghanistan in air strikes launched by the NATO-led force after police and troops mistook each other for Taliban...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:08 am

Coal carves a place in the future of global energy

As the price of oil and natural gas soars, many customers are looking to coal as an alternative fuel. That means a boon for suppliers -- and a potential bane for the environment.

Its gray and black walls stretching to infinity, Latin America's largest coal mine resembles a miniature Grand Canyon.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Sunni bloc returns to Iraq Cabinet

In a victory for Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, the Iraqi Accordance Front comes back a year after quitting the Shiite-led government.

Nearly a year after pulling out of Iraq's "unity government," the main Sunni Arab political bloc returned to the Shiite Muslim-led Cabinet on Saturday, in a breakthrough for efforts to mend relations between the country's largest religious communities.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Iraq President Maliki embraces Obama withdrawal plan

The Democratic candidate meets military planners and troops in Afghanistan on a tour aimed at raising his foreign policy profile.

Barack Obama met with U.S. troops and received a military briefing on conditions in Afghanistan on Saturday during the opening leg of an overseas trip designed to showcase his appeal in foreign capitals and reassure American voters that he would make a reliable commander in chief.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Report: Ford to retool U.S. plants

Car maker Ford Motor Co is drawing up plans to retool American plants to make small, fuel-efficient passenger cars that it mainly makes and sells in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 6:50 am

Live text - Open day four

Veteran Greg Norman tees off at the final round of the Open at Royal Birkdale.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Jul 2008 | 6:23 am

Flushed out of the 2008 WSOP Main Event

It is always disappointing when you get knocked out of a poker tournament. But it's truly heartbreaking when you get eliminated from the most prestigious tournament of...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am

Some respect well earned

Any sports team wants to garner respect. In the past week, the Revolution have earned it - on and off the pitch. In a span of four days, the Revs knocked off two Mexican...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:51 am

BPD tragedy: Young cop commits suicide

A 24-year-old female Boston police officer with family members on the force died last night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in South Boston, police said. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:48 am

Pavlik-Hopkins: Revisionist history

A fight between Kelly Pavlik and Bernard Hopkins is unlikely to even remotely affect the future of boxing, but it could conceivably alter the way we view its past. Promoter...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:39 am

Lobsters settle on homecourt

MIDDLETON - Lobsters owner Bahar Uttam, encouraged by his team's success on and off the court in their first season at Ferncroft Country Club, announced yesterday his...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:35 am

Cambodia: Thai troops violate territory

Cambodia has informed the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:35 am

Ragan provin' fast learner

David Ragan is right there, a 22-year-old hanging in with the big boys. Some are surprised that he is already fighting for a spot in the Chase for the championship, but...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:32 am

Felons use gun ruling to challenge bans

Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns. But he's fighting back using last month's Supreme Court ruling on guns.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:30 am

Second-half surge does it for Cannons

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Attackman Sean Morris scored four goals as the Cannons collected their second consecutive victory by defeating the Washington Bayhawks, 14-10, at Navy-Marine...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:11 am

Isles' Bailey in brusque introduction

Josh Bailey flashed a wide, kid-like grin - quite apropos for an 18-year-old hockey player just starting to live the NHL life. The New York Islanders' most recent...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:09 am

Roughriders remain perfect

Saskatchewan is 4-0 for the first time since 1970 thanks to a wild, come from behind 41-33 win over the Montreal Alouettes
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:07 am

Magnetic Mayo shares the Love

Admirers stacked themselves four- and five-deep and formed a serpentine autograph line down a sports-arena concourse last week just to get near O.J. Mayo, the resident rock...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am

Baker helps Fish put heat on Phils

Rookie catcher John Baker drove in four runs and hit one of three homers yesterday for the Florida Marlins, who moved within 1 games of first place in the NL East by beating...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 4:58 am

WTO ministers gather for crunch summit to nail Doha deal

GENEVA (AFP) - Trade ministers from more than 30 countries, deeply divided and still clinging to core interests, mount another bid Monday to nail down a global trade accord before the arrival of a new US president early next year.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 4:11 am

Nazi reference rocks WTO talks

Brazil's foreign minister touched off a storm Saturday when he said rich countries' deception in trade talks reminded him of tactics used by Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Jul 2008 | 4:04 am

Guess who's not invited to the Olympics?

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama may be the guest of honor of President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders, but you won't find Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on the Beijing Olympics guest list.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 3:35 am

How reliable is DNA in identifying suspects?

A discovery leads to questions about whether the odds of people sharing genetic profiles are sometimes higher than portrayed. Calling the finding meaningless, the FBI has sought to block such inquiry.

State crime lab analyst Kathryn Troyer was running tests on Arizona's DNA database when she stumbled across two felons with remarkably similar genetic profiles.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 3:27 am

Storm Cristobal forms off U.S., Bertha weakens

MIAMI (Reuters) - The third tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Cristobal, formed off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, with gale-force winds and heavy rains expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazes the shoreline on a northeasterly path.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 3:22 am

Longoria slams Rays past Jays

Evan Longoria's first career grand slam leads Tampa to a 6-4 win over Toronto
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 3:02 am

Pope Urges Australian Youths to Spurn Materialism

Pope urges young people in Australia to spurn the "spiritual desert" offered by modern society
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:58 am

Renovations to Parliament climb past $1-billion

Public Works budgets, plans show massive price tag for project
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:38 am

Brazil Official's Nazi Jab Makes Waves

Brazil's foreign minister said rich countries' deception in trade talks was like Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. The comments come before WTO talks and were sharply rebuked by the U.S.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:30 am

World's largest confessional staged in Sydney

At World Youth Day, more than 1,000 priests hearing sins at any one time
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:15 am

Beijing begins massive Olympic shutdown

Drastic restrictions starting Sunday aimed at clearing pollution in Beijing in time for Games
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:08 am

Report: British Hostage In Iraq Kills Self

A Shiite militia that kidnapped five Britons over a year ago claimed that one of the hostages committed suicide, according to a report in a British newspaper.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:00 am

Iran Rules Out Suspending Uranium Program

Iran and the European Union's chief negotiators agreed on Saturday to resume talks on suspending uranium enrichment in two weeks, after Tehran ruled out freezing its program in talks that included the United States for the first time.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Jul 2008 | 2:00 am

Fresno man's body found near railroad tracks in Cabazon

A Riverside County sheriff's report describes the victim as a 'pedestrian struck by a train.' A little more than 24 hours earlier, a man also was killed by a train in San Bernardino County.

Riverside County sheriff's officials are investigating the death of a Fresno man whose body was found early today near railroad tracks in Cabazon.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:31 am

Brazilian foreign minister's Nazi reference rocks WTO talks

Likens representations by wealthy countries to the tactics used by Joseph Goebbels
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 1:23 am

One dead, two injured in Victoria shooting

Three held for questioning after morning incident
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:34 am

Lawyer wants Fantino suspended

Court documents show OPP comissioner in heated exchange with native leader Shawn Brant
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:23 am

Pope leads 200,000 pilgrims in final Mass of World Youth Day (+photos)

SYDNEY - Pope Benedict XVI has urged young people to reject what he called the "spiritual desert" spreading throughout the world and to use their faith to build a new age free from greed and materialism. At a Mass before more than...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:16 am

College-bound vets say campus needs often unmet

Nothing Derek Blumke saw during three Air Force tours in Afghanistan prepared him for college life.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Jul 2008 | 12:04 am

Needle-exchange operator, DA clash

Bill Day, 73 and neatly dressed, doesn't look like he belongs out under the viaducts where skinny addicts shoot drugs into their ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Jul 2008 | 11:55 pm

Iraqi Sunni Bloc Rejoins Government

Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political bloc called off a nearly one-year boycott of the Shiite-dominated leadership.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 11:30 pm

Iraqi PM Supports Obama's Withdrawal Plan

In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he supported a plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 11:30 pm

$20K diamond earrings found in Staten Island garbage

Diamonds in the rough? Try a $20,000 pair of the glittering gems in a truckload of trash.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Jul 2008 | 11:24 pm

"Dark Knight" sets opening day box office record

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," raked in $66.4 million in its opening day to set the single-day box office record, according to its distributor Warner Bros.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jul 2008 | 11:24 pm

Police investigate swiped swine in Iowa

Where's the pork?

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Jul 2008 | 11:22 pm

Birmingham Mayor Hobbled By Kickback Charges

Since Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford took office late last year, he's been a man on a mission. His city has an annual budget of about $430 million, yet he's proposed more than a billion dollars in new projects. But Langford's ambitious agenda has been hobbled by charges that he accepted kickbacks in the past.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 10:44 pm

Iranian Nuke Talks End In Deadlock

Representatives from the United States and Iran sat down at the same table in Geneva on Saturday to talk about Iran's nuclear program. It was a historic moment, but didn't produce a diplomatic breakthrough. What is clear is that Iran faces a new deadline and the threat of more sanctions.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 10:26 pm

Tujunga fire out, but firefighters stick around to keep it that way

The fire broke out near La Tuna Canyon Road and the 210 Freeway Friday night, burning 15 acres. Crews remain on scene to prevent flare-ups.

Los Angeles firefighters remain on the scene of a blaze that destroyed 15 acres in Tujunga on Friday night, extinguishing smoldering areas and looking out for new flare-ups, authorities said today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Jul 2008 | 10:16 pm

Police identify 1 of 5 feet found on Canadian coast

VANCOUVER - Police have linked one of the five feet that mysteriously washed up on the shores of British Columbia over the past year to a depressed man who went missing a year ago. Police sergeant Pierre Lemaitre said on Saturday...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jul 2008 | 9:41 pm

Bill Would End U.S. Ban On Visas For Those With HIV

This week, the Senate approved a $48 billion extension of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Included in the bill was a provision that would lift a ban, in place since 1987, on visas for people with HIV.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 9:21 pm

Power outage hits parts of Koreatown, Hollywood, Silver Lake

More than 16,000 customers are affected beginning about 7 a.m. due to a mechanical problem. By early afternoon, power was still out for about 6,300. The DWP says all power will be back soon.

More than 16,000 households and businesses were left temporarily in the dark today by a power outage in parts of Koreatown, Hollywood and Silver Lake, utility officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Jul 2008 | 9:14 pm

Diplomat Offers Glimpse Behind Closed Doors

American diplomat Winston Lord was involved in secret negotiations with Vietnam during the height of the war and also in secret talks with China. He talks about how to open a dialogue and negotiate with enemies of the United States.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 9:08 pm

Unification Church Founder Moon Hurt in Crash

Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, 15 others injured in helicopter crash
Source: ABC News: International | 19 Jul 2008 | 8:56 pm

Carona trial postponed until October

A federal judge says the corruption trial of the former Orange County sheriff has 'many distinct issues and voluminous documents' that make a previously scheduled Aug. 26 start date unreasonable.

A federal judge this week postponed the corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona until October, agreeing with the defense team's request for additional time to prepare.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Jul 2008 | 8:43 pm

Off-duty LAPD officer injured in stabbing at San Pedro club Crimsin

The officer was wounded during a fight with several men outside the upscale lounge early this morning, authorities say. He is hospitalized in stable condition.

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was stabbed and wounded during a fight with several men outside a San Pedro lounge early this morning, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Jul 2008 | 6:06 pm

Investigators begin work at site of crane collapse

Federal officials started their investigation today in the collapse of one of the nation's largest mobile cranes, which toppled at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Jul 2008 | 5:24 pm

Pope 'Deeply Sorry' for Clergy Sex Abuse in Australia

Pope Benedict XVI said he was "deeply sorry' for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, delivering a strongly-worded apology Saturday that described their acts as evil and a grave betrayal of trust.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 5:12 pm

Papal apology for 'evil' abuse

Pope Benedict XVI apologised yesterday to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia, describing their acts as evil and a grave betrayal of trust that has brought great shame on the Church. "I would like to pause...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jul 2008 | 5:00 pm

Help the poor, pleads Mandela as he turns 90

Nelson Mandela sat beaming, his legs propped up and covered with a blanket as 10 grandchildren sang Happy Birthday and smothered him with hugs and kisses as he celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday. At his home in rural south-eastern...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jul 2008 | 5:00 pm

The big smoke

Beijing's Olympic shutdown begins today, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital's grey shroud of pollution just three weeks before the games. Half of Beijing's 3.3 million vehicles will be pulled off the roads and many polluting...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jul 2008 | 5:00 pm

Welsh mayor seeks to overturn 'Life of Brian' ban

LONDON - The mayor of a small Welsh coastal town wants to overturn its ban on Monty Python's Life of Brian . After all, she starred in it. Life of Brian follows the rise and fall of the titular hero, a first century Jew mistaken...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Jul 2008 | 4:59 pm

Hundreds of Dead Penguins Wash Up on Rio Beaches

Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 3:48 pm

Iran Says It Won't Suspend Enrichment Program

Multilateral talks aimed at curbing Iran's uranium enrichment program began Saturday in Geneva. But any hope that the Bush administration's decision to send a high-ranking envoy to the talks will change Iran's position faded when an Iranian official said Iran would not stop enriching uranium.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 3:31 pm

South Carolina Miffed By U.K. 'Gay' Ads

London recently held its annual gay pride festival. A tour operator who promotes gay-friendly tourism to several U.S. cities bought some ad space for posters that said, "South Carolina is so gay." South Carolina caught wind of the ad campaign and was not happy.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 3:26 pm

Tour De France Drama On And Off the Course

The 14th stage of the Tour de France got underway Saturday morning in Nimes, France. There have been some surprising results on the course, and some unsurprising developments off it. Doping once again has plagued the Tour.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 3:25 pm

For Die-Hard Fans, A Cubs-Themed Cemetery

Being a Chicago Cubs fan isn't always easy. For true die-hards, parting with the perennial also-rans, under any circumstances, is unthinkable. Now they won't have to — ever. How? A Wrigley Field-themed cemetery, of course.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jul 2008 | 3:24 pm

Pet Dog Saves Elderly Woman Attacked by Kangaroo

An elderly woman was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Australia and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 2:17 pm

Big Surprises Seize Spotlight at British Open

Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a chance for someone else to seize the spotlight at the British Open. Greg Norman wasn't the guy anyone had in mind. Neither was David Duval.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 1:50 pm

Mandela's B-Day Message: Help the Poor

Anti-apartheid icon urges rich to help the poor on his 90th birthday.
Source: ABC News: International | 19 Jul 2008 | 1:46 pm

Rev. Moon Injured In Helicopter Crash

A fire official says Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, injured in helicopter crash
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Jul 2008 | 1:30 pm