UK hacker loses appeal against US extradition

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's top court refused Wednesday to stop the extradition to the U.S. of a British hacker accused of breaking into Pentagon and NASA computers - something he claims to have done while hunting for information on UFOs....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:50 am

Zimbabwe devalues currency; 10B becomes 1 dollar

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe will 10 zeros off the country's hyper-inflated currency next month, making 10 billion dollars one dollar, the nation's central bank governor said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:47 am

Hacker loses extradition appeal

A Briton accused of hacking into top secret US military computers loses a Law Lords appeal against being extradited for trial.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:46 am

Dunkin' Donuts to offer healthier menu items (AP)

AP - Looking to entice those hungry for a healthier option, Dunkin' Donuts will begin offering a new slate of better-for-you offerings in August.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:46 am

Official: Jet lost flight instruments after blast

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A packed Qantas jetliner lost the use of crucial flight instruments after an explosion aboard the aircraft last week blasted a large hole in its fuselage, an air safety investigator said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:45 am

50,000 Iraqi troops in Diyala operation

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Nearly 50,000 Iraqi police and soldiers were involved in a U.S.-backed operation against al-Qaida in Iraq in one of its last major strongholds near the capital, a senior provincial official said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:44 am

50,000 Iraqi troops in Diyala operation (AP)

AP - Nearly 50,000 Iraqi police and soldiers were involved in a U.S.-backed operation against al-Qaida in Iraq in one of its last major strongholds near the capital, a senior provincial official said Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:44 am

Zimbabwe introduces new currency

Zimbabwe's central bank is to introduce a new currency on 1 August to fight the effects of hyperinflation.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:44 am

UN: NKorea facing worst food crisis since 1990s (AP)

AP - Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis since the late 1990s and have put millions at risk, the United Nations' food agency said Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:41 am

UN: NKorea facing worst food crisis since 1990s

BEIJING (AP) -- Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis since the late 1990s and have put millions at risk, the United Nations' food agency said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:41 am

Thomas Lennon & Ben Garant in Nerd Alert: Comic Con 2008

Homeland Security checks out some suspicious activity at the San Diego Convention Center.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am

Questions remain in slaying of pregnant soldier (AP)

AP - Even with a suspect in custody, there are still plenty of questions surrounding the death of a pregnant soldier found in a motel bathtub in Fayetteville more than a month ago.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:39 am

Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk

A large chunk of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:39 am

U.S. combat deaths in Iraq plunge in July to new low (Reuters)

Reuters - The number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq has dropped sharply this month, putting July on track to have the lowest casualties for the military since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:38 am

U.S. combat deaths in Iraq plunge in July to new low

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq has dropped sharply this month, putting July on track to have the lowest casualties for the military since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:38 am

Dems wield oversight cudgel on Bush administration (AP)

AP - Across Capitol Hill, Democratic-led committees are considering punishments for past and present Bush administration officials for a range of alleged misdeeds, from discriminating against liberals at the Justice Department to blowing off subpoenas and lying to Congress.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:38 am

50,000 Iraqi Troops in Diyala Operation

Official says 50,000 Iraqi troops, police hunting insurgents in Diyala
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:37 am

Marathon WTO talks collapse in U.S.-India farm row

GENEVA (Reuters) - Marathon talks on a new global trade pact collapsed on Tuesday as the United States and India refused to compromise over a proposal to help poor farmers deal with floods of imports.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:37 am

Moderate Calif. quake a drill for the `Big One' (AP)

AP - Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the "Big One" that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled nerves, causing people to vow to step up their emergency preparations.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:37 am

Indictment of Stevens adds to bleak GOP prospects (AP)

AP - The indictment of Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens on charges that he lied about accepting gifts from an oil contractor only adds to his party's already bleak electoral prospects in November, and not simply because it could cost the GOP a Senate seat that should be safe.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:36 am

Karadzic flown to Hague tribunal

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is flown from Serbia to The Hague to face war-crimes charges.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:35 am

'World's most dangerous hacker' to be extradited to US - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:34 am

Karadzic in U.N. Custody in Netherlands

Karadzic jailed, ending 13-year U.N. effort to take custody of top fugitive.
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:34 am

Nintendo's Net Income Jumps 34% On Strong Sales of Wii Consoles - Wall Street Journal

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:33 am

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader in UN custody in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic sat in a U.N. jail cell Wednesday after being flown to the Netherlands in the dead of night to face charges of genocide against Muslims and Croats during the Balkan wars of the 1990s....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:33 am

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader in UN custody in The Hague (AP)

AP - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic sat in a U.N. jail cell Wednesday after being flown to the Netherlands in the dead of night to face charges of genocide against Muslims and Croats during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:33 am

Wyeth, Elan Tumble on Brain Risk in Alzheimer's Drug (Update1) - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:31 am

Pearlman may testify against inmate

Florida prosecutors say imprisoned boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman may testify against a fellow jail inmate accused of gunning down an Orlando police officer.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:30 am

Karadzic Extradited To War Crimes Tribunal

Radovan Karadzic, accused of engineering the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica, has been taken into custody at the U.N. court in the Netherlands to face war crimes charges.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:30 am

Paul Soliai brings improved quickness to Dolphins

MIAMI - Last year's plan for the nose guard spot consisted of superannuated Keith Traylor trundling out his 340 pounds on 38-year-old knees for several downs and being...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:29 am

Lewis held after gun found in bag - BBC News

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:29 am

Eli Lilly to release Alzheimer's drug study data - Forbes

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:28 am

Chinese man held for quake photos

A teacher is sent to a labour camp for publishing images of schools that collapsed in the Sichuan quake, a group says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am

Karadzic's journey to The Hague - BBC News

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am

Landslide win fuels fears for Cambodian democracy

The landslide election victory of Cambodia's ruling party puts the country under one party-rule and risks damaging its fragile democracy, rights groups said Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:24 am

Beijing pollution index shows improvement

Beijing's dirty air showed dramatic improvement Wednesday, with a city environmental official saying curbs on cars and factories ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:23 am

Brit Hacker Loses U.S. Extradition Appeal

A British hacker wanted in two U.S. states for breaking into highly sensitive military and NASA computer networks has lost an appeal in the U.K.'s High Court to avoid extradition. Prosecutors say he did $700,000 in damage in 2001 and 2002.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:23 am

Lackey's near no-hitter caps huge day for Angels - USA Today

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am

China Tightens Security in Tiananmen Square

China tightens security in Tiananmen Square before visitors arrive for Olympics.
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am

McCain says he won't raise taxes

After upsetting some conservatives by signaling an openness to higher payroll taxes for Social Security, John McCain gave the simplest of answers when asked if he would raise taxes.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am

Pakistan army 'kills militants'

The Pakistani military says it has killed at least 20 pro-Taleban militants in the troubled north-western district of Swat.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:19 am

Oil slides to near $122 a barrel

High prices may be undermining demand in U.S.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:19 am

NASCAR official apologizes for tire problems that marred Sunday's Indy event

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series official apologized Tuesday for the tire issues that marred Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and said NASCAR and...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:18 am

Google Should Take Privacy Lessons From Cuil - InformationWeek

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:18 am

India reports shooting by Pakistani soldiers on Kashmir frontier

Pakistani soldiers violated the cease-fire in Kashmir on Wednesday, shooting across the heavily fortified frontier in the Himalayan ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:15 am

Fighting erupts in Pakistan valley; Curfew imposed

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Troops and militants battled Wednesday in a restive northwest Pakistan valley, reportedly killing dozens and undermining the new government's disputed strategy of offering peace deals to pro-Taliban insurgents....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:14 am

Mugabe threatens state of emergency in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has warned business people that he will impose a state of emergency if they profiteer.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am

Danny Clark checks out the new Tom Coughlin

ALBANY, N.Y. - Danny Clark had to see it for himself. He'd heard the stories about a softer, kinder Tom Coughlin, but they didn't jibe with his memory. Back when...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:12 am

Karadzic in Hague to face genocide trial

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic was taken into custody by the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Wednesday to face trial at The Hague on charges of genocide for his actions in the 1992-95 Bosnia war.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:11 am

U.K. hacker loses appeal against U.S. extradition

A British computer hacker accused of breaking into the Pentagon's computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the U.S.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:10 am

Angels haven't earned baseball's respect yet this season for a reason

The best record in baseball. The best road record in baseball. The largest division lead in baseball. And each of these facts, entering play Tuesday, wasn't...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:09 am

U.S. confronts Pakistan on links to militants: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Central Intelligence Agency official traveled to Islamabad and confronted senior officials with evidence of ties between Pakistan's spy agency and militants operating in that country's tribal areas, the New York Times reported in Wednesday editions.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:07 am

Sen. Inhofe sweeps into November re-election race

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe looks strong in his bid for a third term. The Democratic nominee, on the other hand, has a lot of work to do if he wants to pull off an election upset in November.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am

NBC's Olympic Games plan is a gamble as coverage will span 3,600 hours

NBC has already done the math for you: The 12 Olympics from 1960 in Rome - the first commercially televised Summer Games - through Athens in 2004 totaled 2,565 hours of...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am

Olympics-IOC admits to deal with China on internet censorship - Reuters

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:04 am

Ecuador tells US to quit air base

Ecuador informs the US military that it must stop using an Ecuadorean base when its lease expires in 2009.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:04 am

Lloyds TSB net profit falls 63%

LONDON (AFP) - Lloyds TSB, the fifth-biggest British bank by market value, reported on Wednesday a 63-percent drop in net profits during the first half as write-offs due to the credit crunch and bad consumer loans rose.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am

Karadzic in UN custody

Former leader of the Bosnian Serbs extradited to face genocide charges before UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am

Ricky Williams is driven by the road to Redemption

MIAMI - Sweat is glistening on Ricky Williams' face beneath the black skullcap stretched tightly over his close-cropped hair. It is Tuesday, wind sprints have ended,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Qantas jet lost flight instruments after blast

Explosion sent shrapnel through floor of passenger cabin and sheared off a door handle
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:58 am

Big contract doesn't stop Jets from penalizing Faneca

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Alan Faneca is a seven-time Pro Bowler who signed the richest NFL contract ever for an offensive lineman during the off-season. But when he committed...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:57 am

India accuses Pakistan on Kashmir - BBC News

Source: Google News | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:53 am

NKorea Facing Worst Food Crisis Since 90s

Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:53 am

Iraq's Rebuilding to Cost Nearly $120 Billion

Iraqis planning to spend nearly $120 billion for their own rebuilding.
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:52 am

India accuses Pakistan on Kashmir

India again accuses Pakistan of violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the two armies in Kashmir.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:49 am

Stevens indictment adds to GOP's woes

Ted Stevens's indictment yesterday could not have occurred at a more politically inopportune time for the senator from Alaska or for his fellow Republicans.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:49 am

Elan shares fall over Alzheimer's drug results

Shares in Ireland's major biopharmaceutical company, Elan Corp. PLC, suffered their worst fall in more than three years Wednesday after a drug being developed to fight Alzheimer's Disease reported disappointing results.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:48 am

UK hacker loses appeal against US extradition

A British hacker accused of breaking into Pentagon and NASA computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the U.S.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:46 am

A hole in a Melbourne-bound Qantas Airways Boeing 747 in Manila

Workers and security personnel stand next to a hole in a Melbourne-bound Qantas Airways Boeing 747 in Manila on July 25. Fragments of an oxygen cylinder blasted into a Qantas jet's passenger cabin mid-flight...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am

An investigator from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau puts an oxygen tank from Qantas into a plastic bag

Neville Blyth (left), investigator from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau puts an oxygen tank taken from the grounded Qantas Boeing 747-400 aircraft into a plastic bag, July 29. Fragments of an oxygen...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am

U.N.: N. Korea food crisis have put millions at risk

Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis since the late 1990s and have put millions at risk, the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am

Why are there no green stars?

Go outside on a dark, moonless night. Look up. Is it December or January? Check out Betegeuse, glowing dully red at Orion’s shoulder, and Rigel, a laser blue at his knee. A month later, yellow Capella rides high in Auriga. Is it July? Find Vega, a sapphire in Lyra, or Antares, the orange-red heart of Scorpius.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:40 am

New Alzheimer's drug could slow mental decline: research

LONDON (AFP) - Scientists in Britain have developed a drug which could represent a major breakthrough in treatment for people with Alzheimer's disease, they said Wednesday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:39 am

SAfrican Leader to Zimbabwe as Talks Falter

South African President Thabo Mbeki heads to Zimbabwe as talks falter.
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:38 am

Zimbabwe devalues currency; 10B becomes 1 dollar

Zimbabwe will 10 zeros off the country's hyper-inflated currency next month, making 10 billion dollars one dollar, the nation's central bank governor said Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:37 am

NYT: Obama tested ideas in classroom

As a young law professor, Barack Obama stood apart in too many ways to count. At a school where economic analysis was all the rage, he taught rights, race and gender

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:35 am

Wii helps Nintendo profits surge

Soaring sales of the Wii console help Nintendo achieve 34% growth in three-month profits.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:30 am

Live text - England v South Africa

England's opening batsmen make a cautious start in the third Test against South Africa at Edgbaston.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:30 am

Diners Flock to Flooded Restaurant (w/ pic)

The owner of a flooded restaurant in China scrapped plans to close it down - after business picked up. Diners are enjoying the novelty of eating their meals in ankle-deep water. News of the flooded restaurant spread and the restaurant is now packed with diners while waitresses say they are struggling to keep up with orders.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:30 am

South Africa's Mbeki to Zimbabwe as talks falter

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- South African President Thabo Mbeki heads to Zimbabwe as talks that he is mediating to end the country's crisis falter....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:29 am

South Africa's Mbeki to Zimbabwe as talks falter

South African President Thabo Mbeki heads to Zimbabwe as talks that he is mediating to end the country's crisis falter.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:29 am

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge Japan to oppose U.S.-India deal+

(Kyodo) _ The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Wednesday called on the central government to oppose a U.S.-India civilian nuclear cooperation deal unless India joins the Nuclear...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:20 am

DOJ Candidates Screened According to Conservative Ideals

According today’s report by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), former Justice Department lawyer, Monica Goodling used a complex LexisNexis search string to screen candidates for affiliations or statements related to conservative flash points. The search string included such affiliations as homosexuality, abortion and the 2000 recount.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:20 am

China to censor Internet during Games: organisers (AFP)

AFP - China plunged into another Olympic controversy on Wednesday as it announced that the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games would have to endure Internet censorship.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:18 am

Germany Bayer

In this Aug. 15, 2007 file photo Sven Bassin checks the pill press in the pharmaceutical plant of Bayer in Bitterfeld, Germany. Chemical and pharmaceutical maker Bayer said Wednesday, July 30, 2008 its...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:18 am

Indian politician sacrifices 200 goats to mark win

A lawmaker said he sacrificed more than 200 goats and four buffaloes at a temple in northeastern India to thank a goddess for delivering victory to the prime minister's government last week.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:17 am

China to censor Internet during Games: organisers

BEIJING (AFP) - China plunged into another Olympic controversy on Wednesday as it announced that the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games would have to endure Internet censorship.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:16 am

Man accused of pumping aviation fuel into car

Maybe he thought it would make his car fly.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:15 am

APTOPIX India Tibet Protest

Tibetan exiled monks shout slogans against the Chinese government as they are detained inside a police bus after a demonstration outside the U.N. office in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. The demonstration...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:15 am

India Kashmir Protest

A teargas shell explodes near protesting Kashmiri Muslims as they clash with policemen, unseen, in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Dozens clashed with Indian police in the city Wednesday after...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:14 am

Dollar edges down into upper 107 yen range in Tokyo deals+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar edged down into the upper 107 yen zone Wednesday in Tokyo in directionless trading as buying on crude oil price declines was more than offset by selling by...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:14 am

Japan's Jan.-June auto exports rise 12.7% to record high+

(Kyodo) _ Japanese automakers exported a total of 3,505,805 motor vehicles from their plants in Japan in the January to June first half of 2008, an all-time high for the six-month period...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:14 am

Trading powers reel from collapse of WTO trade talks

GENEVA (AFP) - World powers reeled with regret and emotion on Wednesday from the collapse of WTO negotiations for a global trade pact, warning that the poorest countries would suffer.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:11 am

Tracked down: Steven Tyler, David Letterman, Joe Bologna

Red Sox sluggers Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis talking hits, stolen bases and fielding at the Bank of America Youth Baseball Clinic at Fenway for Boston Boys & Girls...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:09 am

Pakistan Militant Violence

Pakistani police officers take position at a check post in Kabal, a troubled area of Swat valley in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Pakistan imposed a round-the-clock curfew in the restive...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:06 am

Official: Jet lost flight instruments after blast

A packed Qantas jetliner lost the use of crucial flight instruments after an explosion aboard the aircraft last week blasted a large hole in its fuselage, an air safety investigator said...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:06 am

LA blocks new fast-food outlets from poor areas

City Council votes unanimously to place moratorium in area of above average rates of obesity
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:06 am

IRAQ ROADSIDE BOMB

Iraqi army soldiers stand beside a vehicle damaged in a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. A roadside bomb went off Wednesday in east Baghdad, targeting an army patrol, killing...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:05 am

In interview, Shia LaBeouf reveals booze battle

Shia LaBeouf isn't afraid to let loose about his private battles with the booze. "I don't know how to have one drink," the star dished in the September...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:04 am

Air investigator confirms Qantas oxygen cylinder explosion+

(Kyodo) _ An Australian air safety investigator has confirmed that fragments of an exploded oxygen cylinder were discovered in the door of the Qantas plane forced to make an emergency...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:01 am

Top 13 Vampire Babes (clips)

What is it about a girl with pasty skin, long fangs and an unhealthy desire to drain all the life out of you?
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

Oxygen bottle part blew into 747 cabin

Investigators looking at whether an exploding oxygen bottle blew a large hole in the side of a Qantas 747 said on Wednesday part of a bottle burst into the plane's cabin and partly moved a door lock.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:57 am

German court partially overturns smoking ban

German states must either ban smoking entirely in all restaurants and pubs or relax their rules affecting single-room establishments, the country's highest court ruled Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:55 am

New set of stripes for Tim Donaghy

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison yesterday in New York for setting off a gambling scandal that tarnished the league's reputation...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:54 am

Earthquake strongly jolts "lucky" L.A.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An earthquake struck just east of Los Angeles on Tuesday, rocking tall buildings and rattling nerves across Southern California, but causing no serious injuries or major structural damage.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:51 am

Karadzic handed over to UN war crimes tribunal

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Serbia on Wednesday handed over former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the UN's Yugoslav war crimes court in The Hague to face genocide charges after more than a decade on the run.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:50 am

Stressed-Out Bankers Trade Punches

Welcome to London's real-life Fight Club, where bankers turn into boxers.
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:44 am

DPJ's Okada reluctant to file candidacy in party's presidential race+

(Kyodo) _ Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada said Wednesday he currently does "not have a strong eagerness" to file his candidacy for the party's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:40 am

More Japan-S. Korea exchange events affected by territorial row+

(Kyodo) _ Some events to promote exchanges between students in Hokkaido and South Korea have been canceled, largely due to the aggravated dispute between Japan and its neighbor over South
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:37 am

Iraq's Rebuilding Planned at Nearly $120 Billion

Iraqis planning to spend more for their own rebuilding - an effort to cost nearly $120 billion
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:32 am

Weather forecast for Thursday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Thursday, July 31: Tokyocloudy/fair Osakafair>cloudy Nagoyacloudy/fair Sapporocloudy Sendaicloudy Niigatafair Hiroshimafair/cloudy ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:31 am

Ruling coalition not affected by small party pullout: Thai premier+

(Kyodo) _ Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Wednesday the ruling coalition government remains unaffected by the departure of a small party led by Deputy Prime Minister and...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:23 am

Israeli soldiers stop an elderly man on a donkey in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron

Israeli soldiers stop an elderly man on a donkey in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Only six percent of probes into offences allegedly committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians in the occupied...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:22 am

Pest exterminator lost in Outback survives on bugs

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Lost in the rocky, remote Australian Outback, a former pest exterminator faced dehydration and death. Desperate for food, he turned to what he knew best - bugs, he said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:20 am

Thailand's top court to hear case against Thaksin over Myanmar loan+

(Kyodo) _ The Thai Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear a case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in which he has been accused of arranging a low-interest loan for...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:18 am

Rogers' wireless sales soften

New rivals and a slowing economy create tighter conditions for Canadian carrier of Apple's iPhone
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:16 am

Pest exterminator lost in Outback survives on bugs

Spent four days feasting on termites and other insects in the Outback before local Aborigines happened upon him
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:07 am

McDonald's Helps Philippines Cops Go Green

Police patrol vehicles in the Philippines capital of Manila are kissing high-priced gasoline goodbye in favor of more cost-efficient biodiesel - made in part with used cooking oil donated by local McDonald's restaurants.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Crooked NBA Ref Gets 15 Months In Prison

Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Ottawa drafts new deal for provinces

Tories willing to extend greater economic autonomy - such as allowing Quebec to negotiate unilateral labour deal with France
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Regulator blames Net phone provider in fatal 911 mix-up

Ambulance was sent to previous address in Ontario while family of dying baby waited in vain in Calgary
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Minister defends right to veto choice of university president

Rejection of two candidates sends Memorial University's search committee back to square one, as critics see Premier's hand in process
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:57 am

Frustration grows for family of man jailed in Syria for 15 months

Bahaeddine Succarie, a 41-year-old Canadian of Lebanese descent, has been jailed since April, 2007
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:54 am

Japan Earns NTT DoCoMo

A man uses his mobile phone in front of a shop of Japan's top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. in Tokyo Wednesday, July 30, 2008. NTT DoCoMo said later in the day its profit for the April-June quarter...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:53 am

Mexico's drug cartels target bystanders

An increasing number of innocent bystanders are gunned down by hit men in Sinaloa, a cartel stronghold on Mexico's Pacific coast.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:50 am

Activists: Man locked up over China quake pics

A teacher who posted pictures online of schools that collapsed when a massive earthquake hit Sichuan province in May has been sent to a labor camp for one year, a rights group said Wednesday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:44 am

8 People Who Will Ruin Your Party

Throwing a party is a lot of work, so it’s a real disappointment when somebody you invited ruins it. Here’s 8 types of people to watch out for before you make your next invite list.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:40 am

McCain Lies About Oil Drilling and the Media Yawns

I don't really see how there is any serious prospect for solving either our energy security problem or our climate problem if the traditional media doesn't do any policing whatsoever of statements by major politicians. I understand the reasons that McCain would lie. But why does the media let a party candidates get away with such disinformation?
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:30 am

APTOPIX Pakistan US

Pakistani garbage scavengers search for recyclable items at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. President George W. Bush, who met with Prime Minister Yousuf...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:28 am

11 Things We Just Learned About Prince

Pretty much everyone alive in the ‘90s knows about Prince’s infamous name change. Here’s 11 things you might not have known about the artist currently known as Prince.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:20 am

Rogers commits to purchasing $150M in iPhones from Apple

Rogers Wireless said Tuesday it wasn't expecting the opportunity to market the iPhone to its Canadian customers this year, but jumped at Apple's sudden offer with a commitment to purchase at least $150 million worth of the handsets.
Source: Digg | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:20 am

Cops: Mother drowned newborn, torched home

An Illinois woman has been charged with first-degree murder, concealing a homicidal death and arson after prosecutors said she drowned her newborn baby and  burned down her own house.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:14 am

Lawyer: Karadzic will not enter plea

Radovan Karadzic's lawyer says his client will not enter a plea when he appears for the first time before the U.N. war crimes ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:04 am

Karadzic extradited for genocide trial

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was extradited to the Netherlands to face genocide charges before the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Wednesday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:01 am

IOC gives Iraq OK to take part in Beijing Games

The reversal comes after Baghdad pledges to ensure the independence of its national Olympics panel.

The International Olympic Committee agreed Tuesday to allow Iraq to participate in the Beijing Games, reversing itself after Baghdad pledged to ensure the independence of its national Olympics panel.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Air Force nominee Schwartz faces questions about Iraq testimony

The general is being called back before the Senate Armed Services Committee to focus on testimony he gave after the 2003 invasion.

The Bush administration's nominee to become the next head of the Air Force is facing trouble in the Senate and will undergo an unusual second round of closed-door questioning today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Police identify woman stabbed in Century City

Authorities say Pamela Fayed, 45, of Ventura County was at a Century City high-rise for an appointment when she was stabbed in a parking structure.

Before she was fatally stabbed in a Century City parking garage, Pamela Fayed was preparing to embark on the next chapter of a life that in many ways had been very good to her.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Minor damage from 5.4 quake shows California has learned its lessons

Chino Hills quake was centered in area mostly built following building codes tightened after 1994 Northridge temblor.

The earthquake that rattled Southern California on Tuesday might have caused devastation if it had taken place in some parts of the world, but relatively strict building codes ensured that most of the region's infrastructure -- homes, schools, freeways and rail systems -- rolled with the magnitude 5.4 punch, which was centered near Chino Hills and felt as far as Las Vegas.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

U.S. auditor says funding for Iraqi rebuilding should cease

With burgeoning oil income and unspent money from previous budgets, the war-torn nation can meet its own needs, the special inspector general says.

Rising production and skyrocketing prices could more than double the Iraqi government's expected bonanza in oil revenue this year, leading a top U.S. government auditor to call for an end to American funding of Iraqi reconstruction projects.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Brothers in arms, from Vietnam to Iraq

A friendship has taken hold between U.S. veterans of an unpopular war that ended 33 years ago and newly battle-honed soldiers from a similarly controversial conflict.

Soldiers have come home from war since Ulysses' turbulent return to Ithaca -- to tearful wives and cranky babies, to brass bands playing John Philip Sousa marches and to potlucks of casseroles and coleslaw laid out by neighbors.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

As the bar starts to shake, a drinker protects his brewski

T hey say there was an earthquake Tuesday morning, but if I hadn't felt it myself I wouldn't have believed it.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Ho, hum, another not-the-Big-One

Swimming lessons, filming and pedicures are interrupted, but most people return to their routines fairly quickly.

In Chino Hills, preschool director Susan Harris was tending to a student who had stepped on a bee when the ground began to tremble. As they huddled together under a counter, the little girl could only stare into her eyes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am

Olympic panel ends ban, says Iraq can go to games

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The International Olympic Committee agreed Tuesday to allow Iraq to participate in the Beijing games, reversing itself after Baghdad pledged to ensure the independence of its national Olympics panel....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:50 a... | 30 Jul 2008 | 6:38 am

Iraq's Rebuilding Efforts A Mixed Bag

A special inspector general's report finds Iraq's reconstruction spending is almost on par with the U.S., but parts of the country are still without basic water and sewage services.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am

Rice, Livni, Qurei meet as peace expectations ebb

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds a three-way meeting with the top Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators on Wednesday amid dimming expectations that a comprehensive deal is possible this year.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 4:54 am

London caps skyscrapers; Paris piles high

In the global race to build glitzy skyscrapers, London and Paris are choosing opposite paths, as usual.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am

Alaska senator's indictment may hurt GOP

Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, has been indicted ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 4:21 am

Despite cash, Iraq rebuilding lags

Iraq's coffers are bulging with oil money, yet some Baghdad residents go without electricity for much of the day and others get drinking water tainted with sewage.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 4:14 am

US: Iraqi Fighters Extort, Kidnap to Raise Funds

US says al-Qaida in Iraq, denied foreign cash, using extortion, kidnapping to raise funds
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 4:02 am

Babies of diabetic women more likely to have birth defects

Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 4:01 am

Fire destroys 25 homes near Yosemite National Park

Fire authorities working to contain a wildfire raging outside Yosemite National Park shut a major highway into the wilderness ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 3:43 am

Angels get Teixeira from Braves

The Los Angeles Angels acquired first baseman Mark Teixeira from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday for Casey Kotchman, also a first baseman, and minor league pitcher Stephen Marek.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 3:33 am

Mixed ruling on controversial Florida gun law

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida employers cannot bar their employees from keeping guns locked in their cars at work but businesses can stop customers from keeping firearms in cars while shopping, a U.S. judge has ruled.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 3:01 am

IMF says Japan likely to endure 'modest' economic slowdown

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japan's economy looks set to endure a "modest" slowdown as economic problems hamper the United States and as global stock markets continue to be plagued by turmoil, an IMF report warned Tuesday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 2:26 am

Karadzic on his way to The Hague

BELGRADE - The Serb war crimes prosecutor's office says ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is being extradited to the UN war crimes tribunal. Four jeeps with tinted windows are seen leaving the downtown Belgrade war crimes...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Jul 2008 | 2:23 am

Girl, 12, 'left to die without food'

A 12-year-old girl was left without food or water to die in the backyard of her foster home, delirious with pain and unable to move, a court has heard. Crown Prosecutor Richard Coates said doctors at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH)...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Jul 2008 | 2:14 am

Soy reduces sperm count: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Eating or drinking a lot of products containing soy and isoflavones can result in reduced sperm count among men, a Harvard School of Public Health study has shown.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Jul 2008 | 2:02 am

Quake rattles buildings, nerves in California

LOS ANGELES - The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Jul 2008 | 2:00 am

Thieves steal shark from UK aquarium

British police are searching for a shark stolen from an aquatics shop over the weekend in southern England. The female Australian marbled cat shark was one of a breeding pair kept in a converted garage in the back of a store owned...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Jul 2008 | 1:59 am

Lost Great Barrier Reef divers 'told truth'

Two divers told the truth about how they became lost at sea for 19 hours during a Great Barrier Reef expedition two months ago, a top-level investigation has found. Doubts were raised after pair - British scuba instructor Richard...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Jul 2008 | 1:20 am

Karadzic Rally Turns Violent in Belgrade

Forty-six were injured after supporters taunted and threw stones at police.
Source: ABC News: International | 30 Jul 2008 | 1:09 am

Out-of-state gay marriage closer in Massachusetts

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lawmakers cleared the way for out-of-state same-sex couples to marry in the state by voting on Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law that banned marriages not considered valid in the couples' home states.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am

Balloon Priest's Body Identified Using DNA

Authorities say DNA from a body found earlier this month off Brazil's coast matches a priest who disappeared while flying over the Atlantic attached to hundreds of brightly colored party balloons.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:30 am

Typhoon kills four in Philippines

MANILA - Rains and strong winds powered by a typhoon killed at least four people and left five missing in the Philippines, including a 3-year-old and her mother, officials said Tuesday. Typhoon Fung Wong skirted past the northern...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:06 am

Helping China's Pandas Recover

From the earthquake which devastated southern china, home to one of China's main panda research centers, had five workers killed, and terrified pandas had to be rescued as buildings collapsed, Barry Petersen reports.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Submarines reach bottom of world's deepest lake

MOSCOW - Two small, manned submarines reached the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, Russian news reports said. The "Mir-1" and "Mir-2" submersibles descended 1.7km to the bottom of the vast Siberian lake,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:56 pm

Alaska Sen. Stevens charged with hiding gifts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens was charged on Tuesday with concealing more than $250,000 worth of gifts, including home renovations, that he received from an Alaska oil services company, the Justice Department said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:54 pm

Wildfire almost out of control

MARIPOSA - A wildfire burning almost completely out of control outside the famed Yosemite National Park has charred more than 42 square miles (108 square kilometers), destroyed 12 homes and shrouded many an iconic vista with smoky...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:36 pm

Bin Laden sought U.S. fame in TV interview: trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden wanted to introduce himself to America with an ABC television interview months before al Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in Africa, the interviewer testified on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:00 pm

What's closed, delayed after quake

Amtrak service is delayed as tracks are inspected. Some colleges cancel classes for the day. Disneyland briefly shuts, examines rides. Pomona City Hall is closed.

Amtrak
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 9:52 pm

'Really, really scary' in Chino Hills quake epicenter

Residents and walls are rattled, but officials report no injuries or major damage. The Sheriff's Department gets many calls from frightened people; then life returns to normal.

Marybelle Rivas, a floral designer at Chino Hills Floral Company, first sensed the earthquake in her feet. She ran into a doorway in the back room as the ground jolted. When the quake hit its peak, glass vases started falling from shelves and displays, and the mirror paneling on the ceiling began to warp.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 9:51 pm

Spy Games At Beijing Olympic Hotels?

Foreign-owned hotels in China face the prospect of "severe retaliation" if they refuse to install government software that can spy on Internet use by hotel guests coming to watch the summer Olympic games, a U.S. lawmaker said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm

Olympic Reversal: Iraq Can Go To Games

The International Olympic Committee ruled that Iraq could participate in the Beijing games, reversing itself after the government pledged to ensure the independence of its national Olympics panel.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:59 pm

Alaska Reacts To Stevens Indictment

Ted Stevens has played a key role in Alaskan politics since before it became a state. Richard Mauer, a staff writer for the Anchorage Daily News, says though Stevens is a legend in the state, many are now perceiving him negatively.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:50 pm

Sen. Stevens Indicted In Graft Probe

Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has been indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from a company that helped renovate his home. He is the longest-serving Republican senator.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:50 pm

Nude photos? C'est la vie

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says her husband was not upset when he learned of all the nude photos she did during her modelling days. She told Vanity Fair magazine she showed them to President Nicolas Sarkozy early...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:15 pm

'Uncle Ted' Stevens: Alaska's Gruff, Tough Advocate

Before Ted Stevens' indictment on Tuesday, he was perhaps best known as a cantankerous constant in the Senate. The Alaska Republican is well known for his prowess at bringing federal funds home — and for outbursts that have sometimes landed him in the news.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:40 pm

Border pullback

Cambodia and Thailand agreed to pull back 1200 troops stationed near a historic temple, a symbolic gesture that fell short of ending a long border dispute that has stirred nationalist anger on both sides. After more than 12 hours...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:15 pm

Could Watchdog Office Probe Taint Justice Inquiry?

The Office of Special Counsel addresses charges of unlawful hiring, like those recently leveled about the Justice Department. But the FBI is investigating the OSC; the special counsel was accused by his deputy of pursuing "political agendas and personal vendettas."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:12 pm

Sen. Stevens Indicted In Corruption Probe

After a two-year investigation, prosecutors say the longest-serving Republican in Senate history hid gifts from an Alaska oil company. Alex Chadwick talks with Martin Kaste about the indictment.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:06 pm

Serbs Protest Genocide Arrest Of Karadzic

Thousands of extremist Serbs, singing nationalist songs, poured into the center of the capital to protest plans to extradite the ex-Bosnian Serb leader to the U.N. war crimes tribunal. Officials estimate 100,000 may participate.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:00 pm

Oprah School Matron Pleads Not Guilty

At the start of trial, a former dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for poor South African girls pleaded innocent to charges that she indecently assaulted and otherwise abused six teenagers and a fellow matron at the academy.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 6:30 pm

3,000 Blank British Passports Stolen with Delivery Van

Around 3,000 blank British passports due to be sent to embassies around the world have been stolen from a van that was hijacked near Manchester, England, in what the government admits was a major security breach.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:52 pm

Missile Strike Reportedly Kills Top Al Qaeda Target

Intelligence officials are investigating reports that Al Qaeda's top expert on chemical and biological weapons was among six people killed Monday in a missile strike on Pakistan's tribal areas.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:49 pm

Justice Department Indicts Alaska Sen. Stevens

The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, on charges of concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:31 pm

A Family's Truth Traced Back to the Slave Trade

In the new PBS documentary, "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North," producer Katrina Browne follows her family's journey as they learn their ancestors were among the nation's biggest slave traders. Browne and her co-producer Juanita Brown talk about the film and how it changed a New England family's perception of their past.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:19 pm

Shaken Berry-Pickers Report Canadian Sasquatch Sighting

A mother and daughter on a berry-picking excursion in northwestern Ontario, Canada, last week claim the giant, black, hulking figure they saw might be the legendary sasquatch, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:02 pm

U.S. Women Seek Water Polo Gold

The U.S. women's water polo team hopes to boost its fan base by bringing home the gold from the Beijing Olympics. They won the silver in 2000 and the bronze in 2004.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:03 pm

Talks Reportedly Stall in Zimbabwe

According to several reports, power-sharing negotiations between Zimbabwe's rival parties have been called off, just four days after the talks got under way. Peta Thornycroft from the London Daily Telegraph explains what this means for the future of the unstable government.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:00 pm

Locals Challenge Ariz. Sheriff's Immigration Policy

Four U.S. citizens and one a legal immigrant have filed a lawsuit against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department for what they claim is racial profiling in Maricopa County's monitoring of illegal immigration. Mayor Phil Gordon of Phoenix, Ariz., and Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William County Virginia Board of Supervisors, discuss appropriate local police enforcement of state and federal immigration laws.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:00 pm

Iran: U.S. to Blame for AIDS; 'Big Powers' Going Down

Iran's president on Tuesday blamed the U.S. and other 'big powers' for global ills such as nuclear proliferation and AIDS, and accused them of exploiting the U.N. for their own gain and the developing world's loss.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 2:52 pm

Antigua Police Question 6 in British Newlywed's Murder

Police investigating the murder of a newly-married doctor and the shooting of her husband in Antigua are doing 'everything' to find those responsible.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 2:31 pm

India-Pakistan Crossfire Continues Along Kashmir Border

Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 2:29 pm

Teen Wins Battle Over Religious Bracelet Banned at School

A Sikh teenager excluded from a Welsh school for breaking a 'no jewelry' rule by refusing to remove a wrist bangle which is central to her faith was a victim of unlawful discrimination, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:56 pm

Tour Guide Dies Saving Drowning Teens on Safari

A British tour guide was feared drowned Monday after leaping into a treacherous sea to save teenagers on a school trip in South Africa.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:48 pm

Committee Reverses Ban, Says Iraq Can Go to Olympics

Olympic officials say Iraq can take part in Beijing Games, lifting previous ban.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:53 pm

Thousands March for 'Serb Hero' Karadzic in Belgrade

Thousands of extremist Serbs, singing nationalist songs, poured into the center of the capital Tuesday to protest government plans to extradite ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Jul 2008 | 10:18 am