NASA's Phoenix Lander Confirms Ice Exists On Mars

In the ongoing search to see whether conditions on the Red Planet could once have supported life, NASA scientists extend the Phoenix Mars Lander's mission through September.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 9:27 pm

Army Of Shopowners Paved China's Way In Africa

Business owners and shopkeepers are the vanguard of China's ever-expanding presence in Africa. One scholar says China is hungry for the continent's raw materials and warns that the relationship is unbalanced.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:55 pm

Friends Identify Victim of Canada Bus Decapitation Attack

While police were yet to confirm Friday the identity of a man stabbed and decapitated by a fellow bus passenger in Canada on Wednesday, support has been pouring in for the family of a man identified by friends as the victim.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 3:06 pm

LEAD: Fukuda vows to present roadmap on eventual sales tax hike+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH FUKUDA'S PRESS CONFERENCE, ADDING BACKGROUND) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Friday that his government will "clearly present a roadmap" on the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:28 pm

Live text - England v South Africa

England are in deep trouble in the second session of day three at Edgbaston as South Africa's pacemen make in-roads.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:26 pm

Dead Army vaccine scientist eyed in anthrax probe (AP)

AP - Federal prosecutors investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks were planning to indict and seek the death penalty against a top Army microbiologist who was developing a vaccine against the deadly toxin. The scientist apparently committed suicide this week.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:26 pm

India moves a step closer to US nuclear pact

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog adopted a plan Friday for inspecting India's nuclear reactors, moving the country one step closer to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm

India moves a step closer to US nuclear pact

The U.N. nuclear watchdog adopted a plan Friday for inspecting India's nuclear reactors, moving the country one step closer to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm

Oil edges higher on US jobs data

Oil prices edged higher today as July payroll cuts in the United States were smaller than economists expected, but the gains were held in check by expectations that slowing...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm

GM posts $15.5 bln loss as US sales slump

WASHINGTON (AFP) - General Motors, the leading US automaker, posted Friday a 15.5 billion dollar net loss in the second quarter, citing hefty restructuring charges, plummeting US sales and union strikes.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:22 pm

Airplane: the house

What could be better than an amazing house made out of an airplane? A cheap one. The plane itself cost just $2000, though moving it cost $4000 & renovating it for habitation took another $24000 - still just $30000 for a truly amazing & unique home. The original airplane fold-down stairs were kept & there's the jacuzzi over the lake . . .
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:21 pm

Nissan's profit drops 43 percent on rising yen

TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. said today its net profit for the April-June quarter dropped 42.8 percent, hit by a rising yen and accounting provisions for the declining value of...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:19 pm

IAEA Board of Governors adopts safeguards agreement for India+

(Kyodo) _ The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday adopted by consensus a safeguards agreement for India during a special meeting. The agreement,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:19 pm

Carmaker GM loses another $15.5bn

General Motors reports a three month loss of $15.5bn (£7.8bn) as sales plunge in its home market.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:17 pm

Ludacris' Obama song unlikely to alienate voters

ATLANTA - Ludacris' new song, "Politics as Usual," may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. And for good...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:17 pm

NATO: 5 killed in Afghan roadside blast

NATO says four soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a roadside blast in eastern Afghanistan.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:17 pm

A Guide to the Shadowy Organizations That Rule the World

'We present six organizations that have been accused of plotting world domination, along with an assessment of who they are, what they do, and just how powerful they actually are. From what we can tell, no group on this list is running the world from behind its locked doors. But those without keys can never be sure....'
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:17 pm

Deaths Decline In Iraq; Afghanistan Fight Intensifies

The month of July was the least deadly month for U.S. troops in Iraq. Eleven American deaths were reported — the lowest count since the war began. But in Afghanistan, violence has intensified.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:17 pm

GM posts $15.5 billion 2nd-quarter loss (AP)

AP - General Motors Corp. said Friday its losses widened to $15.5 billion in the second quarter as North American sales plummeted and the company faced expenses due to labor unrest and its massive restructuring plan.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:16 pm

BMW's 2Q profit slides, dumps profit forecast

FRANKFURT, Germany - Automaker BMW AG said today that its second-quarter profit slid nearly 33 percent and abandoned its annual profit forecast, blaming a drop in U.S. sales,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:16 pm

Liz Taylor 'is put on life support after heart failure'

Elizabeth Taylor was put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure.
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:14 pm

Eclipse darkens NW China, a week before Olympics

JIAYUGUAN, China (Reuters) - Darkness fell over the last outpost of the Great Wall of China on Friday, where a rare total solar eclipse ended its journey across the earth, delighting skywatchers one week before the Olympics open in Beijing.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:14 pm

GM posts $15.5 billion 2nd-quarter loss

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. said today its losses widened to $15.5 billion in the second quarter as North American sales plummeted and the company faced expenses due to...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:12 pm

Obama calls for tax rebates to fight energy costs (Reuters)

Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called on Friday for a package of new measures to fight rising energy costs, including a $1,000 tax rebate for low- and middle-income workers.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:12 pm

Obama calls for tax rebates to fight energy costs

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called on Friday for a package of new measures to fight rising energy costs, including a $1,000 tax rebate for low- and middle-income workers.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:12 pm

US soldiers on patrol in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar

US soldiers on patrol in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar in 2007. Four NATO soldiers were killed in a bomb blast there, the alliance force said, after announcing the death of another soldier in a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:12 pm

Yosemite Visitors, Businesses See Upside Of Wildfire

More than 20 homes have been destroyed in a wildfire at the edge of Yosemite National Park in California, and hundreds of residents had to evacuate. Still, tourists in the Yosemite Valley are enduring the smoke-filled skies and power outages, and business is mostly going on as usual.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:12 pm

Survey: Manufacturing was flat in July

A private research group's survey shows that U.S. manufacturing activity was flat in July, as higher prices weighed on growth.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:11 pm

Chinese national sentenced for aiding spy

A woman who helped a Chinese spy obtain U.S. military secrets has been sentenced in Virginia to a year and a half in prison.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:11 pm

Suspect in decapitation slaying on bus in Manitoba charged with murder

The RCMP have charged a 40-year-old Edmonton man in the gruesome slaying aboard a Greyhound bus near Portage la Prairie, Man. Vince Weiguang Li is charged with second-degree murder in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:11 pm

Defense rests case in first Guantanamo trial (Reuters)

Reuters - Military defense lawyers finished presenting their case in the trial of Osama bin Laden's driver on Friday in the first trial in the U.S. war crimes court at the Guantanamo Bay naval base.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:10 pm

Defense rests case in first Guantanamo trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Military defense lawyers finished presenting their case in the trial of Osama bin Laden's driver on Friday in the first trial in the U.S. war crimes court at the Guantanamo Bay naval base.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:09 pm

Savage attack in Owen Sound, Ont., has 'racial overtones': Mayor

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:09 pm

Jury dismissed in London plot trial

The jury in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide attackers fails to agree a verdict.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:08 pm

Wall Street fluctuates after employment data

NEW YORK - Stocks fluctuated in early trading today after news that jobs fell for the seventh straight month and that General Motors Corp. had its third-worst quarterly loss...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:07 pm

US Payrolls Drop 51000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Rises (Update3) - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:06 pm

Construction spending falls 0.4 percent in June

Construction spending fell for the 11th time in the past 13 months in June as continued steep declines in housing activity offset strength in nonresidential building activity.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:05 pm

UPDATE 1-Sun Microsystems sees rough year, shares fall - Reuters

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Obama proposes $1,000 energy rebates for consumers (AP)

AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for a $1,000 "emergency" rebate to consumers to offset soaring energy costs.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:05 pm

Yahoo expected to spar with peeved shareholders

SAN FRANCISCO - After spending weeks ridiculing Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors, nettlesome investor Carl Icahn has piped down and won't even be at the Internet...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:05 pm

NATO says 4 soldiers killed in east Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO says four soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a roadside blast in eastern Afghanistan....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:05 pm

NATO says 4 soldiers killed in east Afghanistan

NATO says four soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a roadside blast in eastern Afghanistan. It was a bloody start to the month in what's already been a deadly year for U.S....
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:05 pm

Minnesota Marks 1 Year Since Fatal Bridge Collapse

One year ago Friday in Minnesota's Twin Cities, the Interstate 35 West bridge crumbled into the Mississippi River, killing 13 and injuring 140 people. Accelerated construction of a new bridge is almost complete.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:05 pm

Outgoing ambassador to Afghanistan reflects on 15-months at diplomatic helm

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:04 pm

LEAD: Baseball: Araki, Uchikawa lead CL to All-Star victory+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING QUOTES) Chunichi Dragons second baseman Masahiro Araki went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Yokohama BayStars outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa had four hits ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:01 pm

Karadzic says he cannot get a fair trial

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says he is the victim of a media witch hunt that will prevent him from getting a ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm

Apple Patches DNS Flaw and 16 Other Holes - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm

Brady trying new retail route - Bizjournals.com

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:59 pm

Last-minute blockbuster came out of nowhere - USA Today

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:59 pm

Endurance lift without lifting - San Diego Union Tribune

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:57 pm

Poll: Obama still has work to do on commander-in-chief test - Boston Globe

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:56 pm

War crimes suspect Karadzic: Trial won't be fair

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claims he is the victim of a media witch hunt that will prevent him from getting a fair trial on charges of war crimes during the 1990s Balkan wars....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:55 pm

War crimes suspect Karadzic: Trial won't be fair

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claims he is the victim of a media witch hunt that will prevent him from getting a fair trial on charges of war crimes during the 1990s Balkan...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:55 pm

London subway bombings trial jury fails to reach verdicts

A jury in the trial of three British Muslims alleged to have aided the 2005 London subway bombings has failed to reach verdicts.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:54 pm

Eclipse delights millions in Siberia, China

The moon's shadow swept across the planet from Canada to China on Friday, delighting skywatchers who flocked to remote regions to see a total eclipse of the sun.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:54 pm

Police identify Canadian bus attack suspect

Police have identified the man who witnesses say stabbed and beheaded a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus in Canada. Police said in a statement Friday that 40-year-old Vince Weiguang...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:52 pm

Police identify Canadian bus attack suspect

TORONTO (AP) -- Police have identified the man who witnesses say stabbed and beheaded a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus in Canada....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:52 pm

Official: Feds wanted death penalty for anthrax scientist

A U.S. official says federal prosecutors investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks had planned to seek indictment and the death ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm

UN approves India-US nuclear deal

The International Atomic Energy Agency ratifies a controversial nuclear deal between India and the US.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:48 pm

Jobless rate rises to 4-year high of 5.7 percent (AP)

AP - The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:48 pm

Dan Quayle declines ‘Dancing’

The cast of "Dancing With the Stars" hasn't been announced yet, but one person who won't be discoing up a storm is former veep Dan Quayle. He reportedly said no to the show.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:47 pm

At least 32 die in India train fire

At least 32 people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and four were injured after a train caught fire in southern India early Friday, police said.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:46 pm

Nigeria to appeal Bakassi delay

Nigeria's government plans to go court to stop an attempt to delay the handover of Bakassi over a compensation row.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:46 pm

US anthrax 'suspect' found dead

A US scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001 has apparently killed himself ahead of charges, a newspaper says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:46 pm

Golf a sport? We'll keep our dignity, thanks

Co-ordination, endurance and mental strength - the game's got all that. All it's missing are the liars, dopers and serial cheaters
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:46 pm

Cops: Boyfriend Took Photos as He Dismembered Teen's Body

Detectives who found the dismembered corpse of a British teenager in a suitcase in Brazil are searching for her missing body parts.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:45 pm

Mars Water Discovered, "Tasted" by Lander -- A First - National Geographic

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:44 pm

Japan's beleaguered PM reshuffles cabinet

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday named a new cabinet filled with heavyweights, vowing to jump-start a lacklustre economy in a last-ditch bid to revive waning public support.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:44 pm

Australia takes in 400 Iraqis who helped troops

Australia has resettled about 400 Iraqis and their relatives who were at risk for helping Australian troops and diplomats in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:43 pm

Discovery uses solar power 24/7

In what is being hailed as a major breakthrough in solar energy, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to use the sun's abundant,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:42 pm

At least 32 dead after train catches fire in India

Government says at least 32 people dead after train catches fire in southern India.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:42 pm

Stunning Babes of Comic-Con 2008

Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:40 pm

Police Question Israeli PM for 4th Time - Voice of America

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:39 pm

Report: Anthrax suspect commits suicide

A top U.S. biodefense researcher who died Tuesday was a suspect in the anthrax mailings that traumatized the nation in 2001 and the Justice Department was preparing to file charges against him, U.S. officials told NBC News on Friday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:38 pm

Chavez plans to nationalise bank

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to nationalise Bank of Venezuela, one of the country's largest.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:35 pm

GM posts $15.5 billion loss as sales sputter

General Motors Corp. said Friday its losses widened to $15.5 billion in the second quarter as North American sales plummeted.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:35 pm

Pakistan denies spies behind Indian embassy attack (Reuters)

Reuters - Pakistan angrily rejected a New York Times report on Friday that said U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded members of Pakistan's spy agency helped plan the suicide bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul last month.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:34 pm

Pakistan denies spies behind Indian embassy attack

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan angrily rejected a New York Times report on Friday that said U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded members of Pakistan's spy agency helped plan the suicide bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul last month.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:34 pm

Anthrax Scientist Kills Himself

A top U.S. biodefense researcher apparently committed suicide just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him in the anthrax mailings that traumatized the nation in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a published report.
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm

Power struggle

Tit-for-tat arrests: Hamas and Fatah vie for control
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm

At least 32 dead after train catches fire in India (AP)

AP - A government press statement says at least 32 people have died after several coaches of a train caught fire in southern India.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm

U.S. jobless rate hits a four-year high

The nation’s unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of summer workers.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm

Malwebolence: The World of Internet Trolls Explored

One afternoon in the spring of 2006, for reasons unknown to those who knew him, Mitchell Henderson, a seventh grader from Rochester, Minn., took a .22-caliber rifle down from a shelf in his parents’ bedroom closet and shot himself in the head. The next morning, Mitchell’s school assembled in the gym to begin mourning.
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm

Sen. Dianne Wilkerson reaches $10,000 settlement with AG

Sen. Dianne Wilkerson has reached a settlement with the state Attorney General over alleged campaign finance "irregularities," agreeing to pay $10,000 out of her...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm

Animals That Know No Boundaries (pics)

Great migrations.
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:28 pm

Wisc. gunman targets swimmers, 3 teens dead

A man wearing camouflage clothing and carrying an assault rifle walked out of the woods and shot four young people who had gathered ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:25 pm

Olympic organizers to lift Web restrictions

Olympic organizers unblocked some Internet sites at the main press center and media venues Friday while others remained off limits for journalists covering the Beijing games.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:23 pm

Israel's foreign minister has edge in party race

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has a clear edge in the Kadima party race to replace scandal-hit Ehud Olmert, polls showed on Friday, but officials questioned her ability to form a coalition and become prime minister.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:22 pm

Jobless rate highest in 4 years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate hit its highest level in four years during July as employers cut non-farm jobs for a seventh straight month, though less severely than predicted, a Labor Department report on Friday showed.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:20 pm

Restaurant Tipping Law To Change

Employers are to be banned from using tips and service charges to "top up" staff pay to meet the minimum wage, under government plans. The changes, set to come into force next year, will benefit those working in industries such as restaurants, where tipping is commonplace. Firms are currently allowed to divert service charges into takings
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:19 pm

US jobless rate at four-year high

The US unemployment rate climbed to 5.7% in July, its highest in more than four years, official data shows.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:18 pm

UPDATE: GM Loses $15.5 Billion As Sales Plunge, Charges Mount - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:17 pm

Fukuda's rival rises in reshuffle

Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda promotes a key rival and replaces other ministers in a bid to shore up his government.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:17 pm

Federer Loss Clears Way for Nadal to Reach Top

Roger Federer fell for the third time in four matches in a defeat to No. 22 Ivo Karlovic. Rafael Nadal has won 30 straight matches, including five consecutive titles.Rafael Nadal has an opportunity to displace Federer as the world’s No. 1 player.If Nadal wins this tournament, Federer’s 235-week reign will end.
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm

Firefox market share exceeds 20%!

A milestone for Firefox. IE down below 70%!
Source: Digg | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm

17 students dead in Turkey girls dorm collapse

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A three-story girls dormitory collapsed in central Turkey on Friday, killing at least 17 students and setting off a search for a half dozen people believed to be under the rubble, authorities said....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:14 pm

17 students dead in Turkey girls dorm collapse (AP)

AP - A three-story girls dormitory collapsed in central Turkey on Friday, killing at least 17 students and setting off a search for a half dozen people believed to be under the rubble, authorities said.

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

When family fun becomes a bomb scare

GPS game called geocaching goes awry when a suspicious package, meant to be part of the game, is blown up by police
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm

Official: Suicide bombers wound 3 Iraqi soldiers

Two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests Friday wounding three Iraqi soldiers north of Baghdad during a raid linked ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:11 pm

RCMP charge Edmonton man in killing

Vince Weiguang Li, who boarded bus in Brandon, Man., he faces charge of second-degree murder in stabbing, beheading of fellow passenger
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:10 pm

US employers shed 51,000 jobs in July

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US employers shed 51,000 nonfarm jobs in July marking a seventh straight month of job cuts as the economy struggles for momentum, a Labor Department survey showed Friday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:07 pm

Key events in the anthrax episode

Key dates in the investigation of the anthrax attacks:
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm

House set to pass budget bill today before recess

The House took up its first spending bill Thursday after weeks of delays that have left efforts to pass next year's Cabinet budgets ...

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

Jobless rate highest in 4 years (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. unemployment rate hit its highest level in four years during July as employers cut non-farm jobs for a seventh straight month, though less severely than predicted, a Labor Department report on Friday showed.

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

GM's Young: Automaker may consider more layoffs

General Motors Corp. might offer another round of buyout and early retirement offers to its U.S. hourly workers because of production cuts, the company's chief financial officer said Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

BRITAIN BOMBING MEMORIAL

In this hand out photo made available by the British Department for Culture, Media And Sport, Friday, Aug.1, 2008, the final design for a permanent memorial to the 52 victims killed in the London bombings...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Dormitory collapse in Turkey kills 17

A three-story dormitory housing female students collapsed in central Turkey on Friday, killing at least 17 students and setting ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:54 pm

APTOPIX IRAQ US

People burn a symbolic U.S. flag in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. An Associated Press tally showed some 10 U.S. troop deaths during July 2008, the lowest figure...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:51 pm

Gunman kills 3 swimmers in Wisconsin

A man wearing camouflage clothing and carrying an assault rifle walked out of the woods and shot four young people who had gathered at a Wisconsin river to go swimming, killing three of them.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:49 pm

Malaysia MTV Asia Award

The Pussycat Dolls pose with a MTV Asia Awards trophy during a mass interview in Genting Highlands, outside Kuala Lumpur, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. Malaysia will host the MTV Asia Awards 2008 on Saturday...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:48 pm

Afghanistan Solar Eclipse

The moon partially covers the sun the during a solar eclipse observed in Kabul, Afghanistan , Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:46 pm

China Military Take On Olympics Security

China's military deploys 34K troops to protect Olympics.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:46 pm

China Solar Eclipse

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a part of the total solar eclipse is observed at 6:37 pm (1037 GMT) on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 in the north of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:43 pm

U.S. Scientist Tied To 2001 Anthrax Attacks Dies

A U.S. scientist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in an apparent suicide. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Bruce Ivins took an overdose of pain medication hours before he was to be indicted.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:41 pm

US wants me dead, says Karadzic

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said Friday the United States wanted him dead and accused it of reneging on a deal to shield him from trial by the UN war crimes court.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:39 pm

Bridge collapse revealed holes in fed data

When the I-35W bridge collapsed a year ago in Minneapolis, federal officials requested an emergency inspection of every similar bridge in the nation. There was just one problem: No one knew how many there were. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:38 pm

Dormitory Collapse in Turkey Kills 13

Official: Student dormitory collapse in Turkey kills at least 13 students.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm

Storm rocks cruise ship, injuring dozens

More than 40 passengers on a cruise ship were injured when it was hit by a storm off New Zealand that packed 23-foot waves and powerful winds, officials said Friday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm

Mom begs ex, 'Please bring Snooks back'

The ex-wife of accused kidnapper Clark Rockefeller broke her silence yesterday, begging him to "please, please bring Snooks back" as cops investigated a tip that...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:31 pm

Karadzic sees no chance of fair trial

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has said it is unimaginable he could get a fair trial at the U.N. war crimes tribunal because the world's media have already branded him a war criminal.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:27 pm

Turkey Forest Fire

Hasan Ozkan, an elderly Turkish villager, weeps outside of his destroyed house following a forest fire in the village of Karatas, near the Mediterranean resorty city of Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm

SWEDEN PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

Aina Melldahl, left, using an old filter from 1954, is seen with her friend Karin Andersson as they watch the partial eclipse of the sun visible at Nasets bathing beach outside Gothenburg, Sweden Friday...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:20 pm

GM loss widens to $15.5-billion

Third-largest quarterly loss in automaker's history blamed on slow sales, labour problems
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:20 pm

Nortel sales surpass expectations

Telecommunications equipment maker says it is on track for 2008 targets as second-quarter loss triples
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:19 pm

Germany Solar Eclipse

The partial solar eclipse is seen, pictured through the telescope of the observatory of the University of Applied Science in Kiel, northern Germany, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Kieler Planetarium...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:18 pm

India US Nuclear Deal

Activists of Student Federation of India, shout slogans as they walk along a banner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cartoon during a protest rally against the proposed nuclear deal, near American...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm

Solar eclipse draws thousands of visitors to Siberia: reports

MOSCOW (AFP) - Visitors flocked to witness a total eclipse of the sun in Siberia on Friday, a surge in tourists that prompted astronomical hotel prices in the remote region, Russian media reported.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm

EU awaits Iran nuclear response

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The clock is ticking for Iran to respond to an offer by major powers on its nuclear program, but European diplomats say they are ready to wait a few more days beyond Saturday's informal deadline for an answer.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:12 pm

Total eclipse puts Russia in dark

Thousands turn out to watch as moon blocks out sunlight
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:11 pm

Senate Passes Bill to Lift Remaining Libya Sanctions

The measure clears the way for final compensation for the families of victims of two terrorist bombings that were blamed on Libya in the 1980s.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:03 pm

Conflicts Arise As Intelligence Community Expands

During the Cold War era, the CIA was the only U.S. spy agency. But as threats to national security have become more diverse, other government agencies — such as the FBI and the DEA — are recruiting foreign informants and pursuing their own intelligence leads. And that's causing competition and conflict.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:59 am

Sun 4Q profit falls 73 pct, beats view

Sun Microsystems Inc.'s profit plunged 73 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter as slumping sales to big U.S. companies and restructuring charges weighed on the server and software maker.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:56 am

NASA probe confirms water on Mars

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - NASA scientists have said that the Phoenix lander exploring Mars has confirmed water on the planet after analysis of a soil sample from the Red planet's surface.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am

Schlitz returns, drums up nostalgic drinkers

It's the beer that made Milwaukee famous. Now Schlitz is making the city nostalgic.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am

At Least 20 Dead in Indian Train Fire

Police: At least 20 dead after train catches fire in southern India.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Wal-Mart mobilizes against Democrats: report

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is mobilizing U.S. store managers to lobby against Democrats in November's presidential election, fearing they will make it easier for workers to unionize, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

Businessman charged in plot to kill IRS agent

Federal authorities say a central Florida construction company owner tried to hire a hit man to kill an IRS agent to avoid paying $300,000 in taxes.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:22 am

BMW's 2Q profit slides, dumps profit forecast

Automaker BMW AG said Friday that its second-quarter profit slid nearly 33 percent and abandoned its annual profit forecast, blaming a drop in U.S. sales, rising costs for raw materials and the strong euro.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:22 am

Ind. man pleads guilty in attack on family cat

A man accused of forcing his 7-year-old daughter to stab the family cat by holding a knife in her hand has reached a plea agreement that would send him to prison for 18 months.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

Hamas arrests more Fatah leaders in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hamas forces seized the leaders of Fatah in Gaza early Friday, Fatah officials said, upping the stakes in a week of tit-for-tat arrests between the bitter Palestinian rivals....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

Tongan King Crowned in Lavish Ceremony

Tongan king crowned in elaborate ceremony as nation celebrates.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

U.S. Losing Its Trust In Key Ally Pakistan

The Bush administration is demanding a comprehensive revamp of Pakistan's powerful counter-espionage agency, fearful that crucial intelligence is being leaked to militant groups, a high-level European defense official in tells CBS News.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

U.S. scientist in anthrax case kills himself: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. government scientist who helped investigate a series of deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 has died from an apparent suicide, just as the Justice Department was about to charge him with carrying out the attacks, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:54 am

Pakistan Denies Aiding Embassy Attack

Pakistan denies report that I.S.I helped plan Indian Embassy bomb in Kabul.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:52 am

Report: Scientist Tied To Anthrax Case Kills Himself

A senior U.S. government scientist who helped investigate a series of deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 died this week of an apparent suicide amid reports that the Justice Department probe had shifted to him, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:49 am

UN OKs Darfur Peacekeeping, US Abstains

UN OKs Darfur peacekeeping, US abstains over Sudan leader's genocide charges.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:44 am

Oil near $123 on weak U.S. demand

'Too optimistic&' to believe emerging markets will compensate for slack U.S., European, Japanese economies, one analyst says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:37 am

Record Afghan unrest hampering aid: NGOs

KABUL (AFP) - Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan have hit record highs this year with hundreds of civilians killed, including 19 aid workers, and spreading insecurity cutting back relief work, aid groups said Friday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:27 am

Lufthansa, union reach deal

Agreement on wages ends five-day strike; Lufthansa says it will return to normal operations within two weeks
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:25 am

US Couple Almost Adopted Stolen Guatemalan Baby

Faked DNA in stolen baby case raises fraud worries for many Guatemalan adoptions
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:24 am

China unblocks some Web sites

China has 'been working in real earnest to honour the commitments made to the international community,' President Hu says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:01 am

Parties Test New Methods In Writing Platforms

The political parties are trying new methods for writing their platforms this year. The Republicans are going all digital, inviting comments via YouTube and message boards. Meanwhile, the Democrats have embraced the Obama camp's fondness for caucuses — they'll hold 1,400 platform-writing meetings in living rooms and community centers around the country. Both camps say they're making the platform-writing process more democratic — to an extent.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Committed to Talks

Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe has `no future' except through negotiations with Mugabe.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 9:54 am

Pakistan denies spies behind embassy attack in Afghanistan

U.S. report says Washington intercepted communications between Pakistani intelligence officers and the militants who carried out deadly attack
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Aug 2008 | 9:19 am

Starbucks: A Cup Half Empty?

Starbucks is struggling at home but hopes growth abroad will caffeinate profit.
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 8:46 am

Pakistan denies ISI behind Indian embassy attack

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan on Friday angrily denied a newspaper report that its intelligence service helped plan a bombing of India's embassy in Kabul that killed at least 41 people, amid mounting allegations the secretive agency is aiding Islamic militants....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:22 am

Exxon's second-quarter profit breaks its own record

The oil giant brings in $11.68 billion, the largest profit for a U.S. company, and still fails to meet analysts' expectations. Critics say Exxon and others aren't doing enough to reduce gas prices.

Exxon Mobil Corp. posted second-quarter earnings Thursday of $11.68 billion, once again topping its own record for the biggest three-month profit ever by a U.S. corporation.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Miers and Bolten ordered to answer congressional subpoenas

A federal judge makes the unusual move of siding with Congress in a lawsuit over the investigation of the Bush administration's U.S. attorney firings.

A federal judge Thursday rebuked the Bush administration for making the "unprecedented" claim that senior White House officials were beyond the reach of congressional subpoena power, and ordered two top officials to cooperate with the politically charged probe of U.S. attorney firings.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Villaraigosa raises $1.6 million for 2009 reelection campaign

The contributions in the first half of the year include thousands from Hollywood's glitterati. The first-term mayor so far faces no well-funded challengers.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa raised $1.6 million for his 2009 reelection campaign in the first half of the year, a sizable bundle of cash in a race where, so far, the first-term mayor faces no well-funded challengers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Radovan Karadzic to defend himself in war crimes trial

In his first court appearance in The Hague, the former Bosnian Serb leader alleges that he was 'kidnapped.'

Thirteen years after he was indicted on charges of waging a campaign of ethnic genocide, Radovan Karadzic made his first appearance Thursday before the war crimes tribunal at The Hague, complaining that he had been "kidnapped" and vowing to serve as his own attorney.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Apparent suicide in anthrax case

Bruce E. Ivins, a scientist who helped the FBI investigate the 2001 mail attacks, was about to face charges.

A top government scientist who helped the FBI analyze samples from the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland from an apparent suicide, just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him for the attacks, the Los Angeles Times has learned.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

AICAR: Scientists say they've put exercise in a pill

Researchers experiment with a chemical compound that they say can produce the benefits of aerobic activity without the work.

Scientists have discovered what could be the ultimate workout for couch potatoes: exercise in a pill.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Flybys hit too close to home in Hermosa Beach

In the South Bay community, the debate over aerial advertisements has reached a new high. But compromise is in the air.

Bob Dobry's little plane putt-putted over the coast. Below, three sea kayakers whirled their paddles in figure-eights; from the cockpit, they looked like water bugs scurrying across a pond. It was going to be a sunny day, and Hermosa Beach was already filling up.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Schwarzenegger makes layoffs, orders pay cuts for California state workers

More than 10,000 part-time and seasonal workers lose their jobs and 200,000 could have their compensation slashed pending budget approval. Controller John Chiang vows not to implement the order.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, expressing frustration with lawmakers' failure to approve a state budget, ordered his administration Thursday to lay off thousands of part-time employees and moved to temporarily slash the pay of most full-time staff.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

July Sees Lowest U.S. Death Toll In Iraq

The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with at least 10 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 6:41 am

Bombing in Kirkuk Kills 2 Iraqi Soldiers

Iraqi army says roadside bomb kills 2 Iraqi soldiers, wounds 2 others in Kirkuk
Source: ABC News: International | 1 Aug 2008 | 6:38 am

Iraq's Burn Unit Working Miracles

It's known as Iraq's biggest refueling station - but inside is a military burn unit that's treated more than 1,000 Iraqi children. Elizabeth Palmer goes inside to meet the soldiers who are winning the battle for hearts and minds.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 6:00 am

UN Reauthorizes Darfur Peacekeeping

The U.N. Security Council approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's bloodied Darfur region. The United States abstained from the vote.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 4:30 am

Bush touts security gains in Iraq

Repeating Pentagon announcements about reductions in troop numbers and in the length of tours, the president says the moves are a 'return on success.'

"Sustained progress" in Iraq will allow the military to cut the length of combat tours and possibly make further reductions in troop levels in the fall, President Bush said Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 3:49 am

UN vote OKs Darfur peacekeeping, but US abstains

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's bloodied Darfur region Thursday night, but the U.S. abstained from a vote that reflected sharp divisions over genocide charges against the Sudanese president....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 1 Aug 2008 | 3:33 am

UK Teen Stabbed, Dismembered In Brazil

Police accused a Brazilian man of stabbing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend. The man allegedly took pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffed her torso in a suitcase.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 3:00 am

Fiji police accused of brutal bashing

Fiji's police department is again in the spotlight after a prison escapee was put on a life-support system after being brutally bashed during his arrest. Escaped convict Josefa Baleiloa has been in hospital since his arrest on...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Aug 2008 | 3:00 am

DEA agents raid Culver City medical marijuana dispensary

The action comes on the same day an appellate court in San Diego rules that federal law does not preempt California's medical pot law.

Federal agents raided a Culver City medical marijuana dispensary where they spent more than four hours this afternoon, serving a search warrant that resulted in no arrests but left the shop in disarray.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Aug 2008 | 2:10 am

Karadzic Spars With War Crimes Court

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic protested his arrest in court, only to be cut short by the judge. He was also warned that the prosecution will object to his demand to represent himself.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:53 am

Charter jet crash in US kills eight

A small jet crashed today while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including several casino and construction executives. Sheriff Gary Ringhofer said there were at most nine people...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Aug 2008 | 1:00 am

US thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours

DILLON, South Carolina - A suspected thief trying to steal $10 worth of copper got himself into a stinky situation when he was trapped under a trash bin at a county landfill for 12 hours. Sheriff's Deputies said Gibson Cook, 56,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am

Man Decapitated By Seatmate On Bus

A man aboard a Greyhound bus repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a fellow passenger, witnesses said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:30 pm

Stolen Baby Nearly Adopted By U.S. Couple

A Guatemalan infant that was taken from her mother at gunpoint and nearly adopted by an American couple was returned to her mother after her 14-month search.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:30 pm

Tonga's George Tupou V crowned King

George Tupou V has been formally crowned the King of Tonga in a ceremony as stiff with tradition as the monarch's trademark starched military uniforms. The king was anointed with oil and a large gold crown was placed on his head. The...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:00 pm

Boy's arm recovered from alligator's stomach

NEW ORLEANS - An 11-year-old boy's arm has been recovered from the stomach of the alligator which bit it off. The Louisiana boy is now recovering from overnight surgery to reattach the severed limb. An enormous alligator, dubbed...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:00 pm

Karadzic appears at UN war crimes tribunal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared at the UN's Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for the first time overnight, telling the judge he would defend himself against charges of genocide and crimes...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 9:30 pm

'Princess Chunk' - 20kg cat - a media sensation

BLACKWOOD, New Jersey - A 20kg cat found lumbering around New Jersey has become a local media sensation. The porky white cat was dubbed "Princess Chunk". But the animal is really a male whose name is Powder. Jennifer Anderch,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:37 pm

Man decapitated in Canada bus attack

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Manitoba - A man aboard a Greyhound bus in Canada repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a fellow passenger. Passenger Garnet Caton said the victim was stabbed 40 or 50 times by the man sitting next to him....
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:30 pm

No murder inquiry over Jersey remains

Police on Jersey are unlikely to launch a murder investigation, despite the remains of at least five children having been found at a former care home, because the bones cannot be dated, it emerged last night. So far 65 milk teeth...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:15 pm

Tsvangirai expresses faith in Mugabe talks

DAKAR, Senegal - Zimbabwe's embattled opposition leader said Thursday he has faith in talks with President Robert Mugabe's government, saying negotiations are the only way to end a crisis he says has brought his nation "to its knees." Opposition...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:00 pm

US couple almost adopted stolen Guatemalan baby

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- For 14 months, Ana Escobar studied the tiny fingers of every passing baby, searching for a girl with pinkies that curved gracefully outward, just like those of her missing daughter....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 31 Jul 2008 | 7:13 pm

Cute Dogs Stay Home In Saudi Arabian City

Saudi Arabian Islamic religious police has banned selling dogs and cats as pets, as well as walking them in public in order to prevent men from using the animals as a means to pick up women.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 7:00 pm

Saudi Arabia bans sale of dogs, cats in capital

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Every single man knows: Walking a dog in the park is a sure babe magnet. Saudi Arabia's Islamic religious police, in their zeal to keep the sexes apart, want to make sure the technique doesn't catch on here....
Source: AP Top International News At 10:23 ... | 31 Jul 2008 | 6:26 pm

Leading Polls, Netanyahu Wants Elections

Hardline opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu called for general elections in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision to step down in September under a cloud of corruption charges.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 6:00 pm

Taipei Resists Planned Military Blackout in China Air Strike

Taiwan's military has canceled a planned nighttime air drill after the required blackout stirred a public outcry.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 5:53 pm

South Korea Relaxes on Disclosure of Fetal Gender

South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned a ban on doctors telling parents the gender of unborn babies, saying Thursday the country has grown out of a preference for sons and that the restriction violates parents' right to know.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 5:34 pm

Turkey's Ruling Party Insists It Is Not Anti-Secular

The role of Turkey's governing party in promoting European Union membership proves the party is not anti-secular, a party leader said Thursday, a day after a court decided not to ban it on grounds that it was trying to impose Islamic rule.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 4:52 pm

Evidence Lacking in Case of Bones Found at Kids' Home

Jersey, England, police have discovered the partial remains of at least five children at Haut de la Garenne, the former children’s home at the center of the island’s child abuse investigation.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 4:11 pm

Teen Prostitution Up in Kenya Following Turbulent Election

In Kenya, Prostitution and sexual exploitation are on the rise in the wake of the violence, which killed more than 1,000 people, eviscerated the economy and forced tens of thousands of children to leave school, doctors and human rights groups say.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 3:16 pm

Miracle Landing for Travelers Thrown From Bus in Crash

Several people have been injured after an open-top double decker bus carrying vacationing travelers, including children, overturned near Poole harbour, England.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 2:50 pm

Report: Ultra-Rich Man Flies Supercar to U.K. for Service

A rich Arab has caused uproar among green campaigners after reportedly putting his Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round trip to Britain — for an oil change.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Jul 2008 | 1:26 pm