Seven feared dead in K2 avalanche

At least seven climbers are feared dead in an avalanche on K2, the world's second-highest peak, tour organisers say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:14 pm

SEXUAL, WEIRD & FUNNY Video Game Moments in GAMING History

Throughout history there were tons of great moments in video games, some bad ones... and well, there was some weird sexual ones?!?!?!That's right.. in this video we will take a look at some of the great weirdest/funniest moments in Video Game History!
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:10 pm

Blue skies in Beijing, but storms on the horizon (AFP)

AFP - Beijing basked under another blue sky Sunday five days before the Games' opening ceremony, but forecasters warned of storms ahead as Olympic head Jacques Rogge fended off the IOC's own dark clouds.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:08 pm

Blue skies in Beijing, but storms on the horizon

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing basked under another blue sky Sunday five days before the Games' opening ceremony, but forecasters warned of storms ahead as Olympic head Jacques Rogge fended off the IOC's own dark clouds.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:08 pm

Vaughan quits as England captain

Michael Vaughan resigns as England captain, saying it is both the hardest and the easiest decision he has made.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm

Tour operator: Nine die scaling K-2

A Pakistani tour operator says nine climbers are feared to have died in an avalanche after scaling the world's second-highest ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm

68 Killed In India Temple Stampede

Polcie say at least 68 pilgrims, including 30 children and 38 women, were trampled to death at the Naina Devi Temple in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

68 killed in India temple stampede - CNN

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Iran accuses arrested Baha'is of Israel links: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Seven detained Baha'i believers have confessed to setting up an illegal organization in Iran that took orders from Israel and others to undermine the Islamic system, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:54 am

Iran accuses arrested Baha'is of Israel links: report

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Seven detained Baha'i believers have confessed to setting up an illegal organization in Iran that took orders from Israel and others to undermine the Islamic system, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:54 am

Pope sends Olympics greetings to China, athletes

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday sent his greetings to China before the Olympics and said he hoped the Games would offer an example ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am

Madonna returns to Michigan roots to show her film (AP)

AP - She might be known worldwide as the Material Girl, but there's more than a little of the small-town Michigan girl left in Madonna.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:42 am

Va. congressman vetted as possible McCain veep (AP)

AP - John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:40 am

Nii set to be reelected Yamaguchi governor+

(Kyodo) _ Incumbent Gov. Sekinari Nii is heading for victory in the gubernatorial election Sunday in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kyodo News projects. Nii, 65, who has served three...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

India Bollywood Singh is King

Bollywood actress Kartina Kaif smiles as she attends a promotional press conference of her latest film "Singh is King" in Calcutta, India, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. The movie is scheduled to release on Aug...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:38 am

9 Climbers Feared Dead In K-2 Avalanche

A Pakistani tour operator says nine climbers are feared to have died in an avalanche after scaling the world's second-highest mountain, K-2.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:37 am

IRAQ BOMB

A person injured in a truck bomb blast gets treatment in a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. A truck bomb exploded during rush hour Sunday on a busy commercial street in northern Baghdad,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

Pope Sends Greetings to China Before Olympics

Pope Benedict XVI sends greetings to China and athletes before start of Olympic Games
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

'Scores killed' in India stampede

At least 68 worshippers are reported killed in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

Pope sends greetings to China before Olympics

BRESSANONE, Italy (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI sent greetings to China on Sunday before the Olympics and said he hoped the Games would offer an example of coexistence among people from different countries....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

LEAD: Police say 68 killed in India temple stampede: AP+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) At least 68 pilgrims, including 30 children, were killed Sunday when pilgrims stampeded at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, the Associated Press...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

India stampede kills 68 Hindu worshippers (Reuters)

Reuters - At least 68 people were killed and 47 injured in a stampede at a temple in northern India on Sunday, police said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:34 am

India stampede kills 68 Hindu worshippers

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 68 people were killed and 47 injured in a stampede at a temple in northern India on Sunday, police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:34 am

File picture shows Ugandan soldiers assigned to African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces patrolling an area of Mogadishu

File picture shows Ugandan soldiers assigned to African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces patrolling an area of Mogadishu. A roadside bomb has ripped through a group of female street cleaners in Mogadishu,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:33 am

Test: How to tell if you're a moonbat

I don't own the word "moonbat," but I have had custody of it for a good long while now, and there are a couple of misconceptions I'd like to clear up. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:32 am

Iraqi troops capture suspected Shiite militiamen

The U.S. military says a Shiite militiaman believed to have recently returned from Iran has been detained with four other suspects ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:31 am

Flag-waving earthquake victims cheer Olympic torch

GUANG'AN, China (AP) -- Crowds roared with delight and waved hundreds of Chinese flags in welcome as the Olympic torch began an emotional tour of Sichuan on Sunday, three months after a powerful quake devastated large swaths of the lush, mountainous province....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Flag-waving earthquake victims cheer Olympic torch (AP)

AP - Crowds roared with delight and waved hundreds of Chinese flags in welcome as the Olympic torch began an emotional tour of Sichuan on Sunday, three months after a powerful quake devastated large swaths of the lush, mountainous province.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Cusack calls 'Shanghai' unique opportunity

Known for alternating between mainstream Hollywood and independent films, John Cusack says his latest movie "Shanghai" is a rare middle ground between the two genres.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:28 am

'At least 68 dead' in temple stampede in north India (AFP)

AFP - At least 68 Hindu worshippers, nearly half of them children, were killed Sunday in a stampede during a religious festival in the northern Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh, police said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:26 am

'At least 68 dead' in temple stampede in north India

SHIMLA, India (AFP) - At least 68 Hindu worshippers, nearly half of them children, were killed Sunday in a stampede during a religious festival in the northern Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh, police said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:25 am

CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent (AP)

AP - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life

HONOLULU - At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

Olympic protesters required to apply first

Foreign and local protesters who want to speak out against the Beijing Olympics are required to apply five days in advance, and not harm "national interests," the security chief for the Olympic organizing committee said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

AP IMPACT: Long haul starts in Iraq for Minn. GIs (AP)

AP - In the end, Chad Malmberg put his framed Silver Star on the wall and stowed away his helmet, some old uniforms and the dusty combat boots he had worn in the Iraqi desert.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

Ahmadinejad: Iran 'serious' in nuclear talks

Iran will not give up "a single iota of its nuclear rights," the country's president said Saturday, rebuffing an informal deadline ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:17 am

Hamas urges Gaza escapees to return - Xinhua

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GOP convention attracting array of demonstrators

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A 73-year-old retired surgeon marching in silence with a tombstone picturing a soldier killed in Iraq. A philosophy professor calling for a new investigation...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:16 am

Ahmadinejad: Iran Aims to Reinforce Nuclear Rights

Iran's president rebuffs deadline declaring the country won't give up nuclear rights
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:15 am

Ahmadinejad: Iran aims to reinforce nuclear rights

TEHRAN,Iran (AP) -- Iran will not give up "a single iota of its nuclear rights," the country's president said Saturday, rebuffing an informal deadline to stop expanding uranium enrichment or face more sanctions....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:15 am

Ahmadinejad: Iran aims to reinforce nuclear rights (AP)

AP - Iran will not give up "a single iota of its nuclear rights," the country's president said Saturday, rebuffing an informal deadline to stop expanding uranium enrichment or face more sanctions.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:15 am

Witness: Bomb Blast Kills 20 in Somali Capital

Witness says bomb blast killed at least 20 people in Somali capital as political splits deepen
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:14 am

Witness: Bomb blast kills 20 in Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- An explosion killed at least 20 people in the Somali capital Sunday, according to witnesses and a hospital official, as the government struggles with a political crisis that is threatening its peace deal with elements of an Islamic insurgency....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:13 am

Witness: Bomb blast kills 20 in Somali capital

An explosion killed at least 20 people in the Somali capital Sunday, according to witnesses and a hospital official, as the government struggles with a political crisis that is threatening...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:13 am

NY girl falls down chimney, saved by pile of soot

NEW YORK - A 12-year-old girl who fell into a chimney on her Manhattan rooftop and plummeted down the flue for 14 stories survived almost unscathed when she landed in a pile...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:11 am

Limits to change

Investigating China's pledge of Olympics openness
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am

Coalition member killed in Afghanistan

The U.S.-led coalition says a roadside bomb killed one of its service members on the outskirts of the Afghan capital.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am

Police say 68 killed in India temple stampede: AP+

(Kyodo) _ At least 68 pilgrims, including 30 children, have been killed in a stampede at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, the Associated Press reported, quoting local police.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am

2ND LD: 10 injured as escalator stops abruptly at Tokyo exhibition hall+

TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH FRESH INFO) An ascending escalator at Tokyo Big Sight, a major exhibition hall in Tokyo's Koto Ward, stopped abruptly Sunday, causing a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am

Olympic torch reaches earthquake-ravaged Sichuan

GUANG'AN, China - Crowds roared with delight and waved hundreds of Chinese flags in welcome as the Olympic torch began an emotional tour of Sichuan today, three months...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am

South Asian Nations Sign Anti-Terror Accord in Colombo Summit - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am

Police Say 68 Killed in India Temple Stampede

Police say 68 people, including 30 children, killed in temple stampede in northern India
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am

Police say 68 killed in India temple stampede

NEW DELHI (AP) -- At least 68 people, including 30 children were killed Sunday when pilgrims stampeded at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, police said....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am

Police say 68 killed in India temple stampede

At least 68 people, including 30 children were killed Sunday when pilgrims stampeded at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, police said. The devotees were attending a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am

Baseball: Hotoku gets walkoff victory over Niigata at Koshien+

(Kyodo) _ Cleanup hitter Takaharu Inoue hit a walkoff two-run homer as Hyogo Prefecture's Hotoku Gakuen rallied to beat tournament debutant Niigata Keno Kogyo 4-2 in the national high...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am

Report: Therapist feared scientist poisoned people

FREDERICK, Md. - Bruce E. Ivins, the late microbiologist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks, had attempted to poison people as far back as 2000 and his therapist said she...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:05 am

Report: At least 68 dead in Indian temple stampede

Police say at least 68 pilgrims including 30 children have been killed in a stampede at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:04 am

US: Soldier dies in vehicle accident in Iraq

One American soldier died and another was injured in a vehicle accident southwest of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:02 am

Live text - Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton starts on pole as he chases a third straight race victory at the Hungaroring.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am

9 climbers feared dead in avalanche on K-2

A Pakistani tour operator says nine climbers are feared to have died in an avalanche after scaling the world's second-highest mountain, K-2.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am

KDE 4.1 Pushes Cross-Platform Support, UI

The free software Linux desktop KDE 4.1 advances the KDE Project's goals of cross-platform support and helps make the user interface more attractive. The KDE Project looked to Apple as an example of the importance of an attractive UI.
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Tug repeatedly warned before Mississippi River collision

NEW ORLEANS - The pilot of a massive tanker involved in a collision on the Mississippi River repeatedly warns a tug boat pushing a barge to get out of the way, but no one...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:59 am

Fears mount as 5 climbers from Korean team die on K-2

GILGIT, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least five climbers from a South Korean team were killed by an avalanche near the summit of K-2, the world's second highest mountain, and there were fears...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:57 am

China allows Tiananmen music, warns protesters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China allowed a first foreign orchestra performance in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also gave warnings to would-be protesters as it tried to show openness yet avoid any late embarrassment before the Beijing Olympics start.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:56 am

Police: 68 killed in India temple stampede

NEW DELHI - Police say at least 68 pilgrims - including 30 children - have been killed in a stampede at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India. Senior police officer...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:55 am

Strong earthquake hits Greece

Seismologists at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece say a 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck in the northern Aegean Sea.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:53 am

Pakistan PM says Indian accusations hurt peace process

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister said there was no evidence linking his country to attacks on India, adding such accusations had hurt the peace process, a report said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:51 am

Police: 68 killed in India temple stampede

Police say at least 68 pilgrims _ including 30 children _ have been killed in a stampede at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India. Senior police officer C. P. Verma said 30...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:51 am

Turkish army says eight Kurd rebels killed in clash

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish troops have killed eight Kurdish guerrillas in a fire fight in southeast Turkey, bringing the total death toll in a two-day clash to 13, military headquarters...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:47 am

Twelve killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad early on Sunday killed 12 people and wounded at least 31, government sources said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

India Tibet Hunger Strike

A Tibetan exile on a hunger strike looks on in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. Six Tibetan exile monks entered the seventh day of their indefinite hunger strike against the Beijing Olympics and...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:40 am

Gangsta Fail

I love one of the comments on the page "Gangsta rapers…Give a whole new meaning to gang-banger."
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:40 am

Final Fantasy XIII Demo For PS3 In Advent Children Blu-Ray!

It seems the PlayStation 3 will be receiving the first FFXIII demo in the form of a bonus on the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray disc.
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:40 am

Bashar al-Assad (left) shakes hands with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (left) shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after a joint press conference in Tehran. Ahmadinejad has told staunch regional ally Bashar al-Assad that...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:39 am

Pope sends greetings to China before Olympics

Pope Benedict XVI sent greetings to China on Sunday before the Olympics and said he hoped the Games would offer an example of coexistence among people from different countries.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:32 am

Bomb hits U.S.-led convoy outside Kabul, at least 1 dead

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb struck a U.S.-led military convoy outside the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing one soldier and wounding another, the military said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:29 am

Police say 68 killed in India temple stampede

At least 68 people, including 30 children were killed Sunday when pilgrims stampeded at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, police said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:29 am

FBI agents seize kidnap suspect, rescue daughter - Baltimore Sun

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:24 am

Iraqi troops capture suspected Shiite militiamen

The U.S. military says a Shiite militiaman believed to have recently returned from Iran has been detained with four other suspects south of Baghdad.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:18 am

Indian people at a festival in Kolkata last month

Indian people gather for the Ratha-Yatra festival in Kolkata in July 2008. At least 68 Hindu worshippers have been killed in a stampede during a religious festival in the northern Indian hill state of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:18 am

Jackson leads Australia to win over China

Lauren Jackson scored 21 points and Penny Taylor and Suzy Batkovic each added 17 to help Australia beat China 84-70 on Sunday in the FIBA Diamond Ball tournament.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:11 am

Israel to free Palestinians in Hezbollah deal

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the release of five Palestinian prisoners as part of a swap deal with the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group that brought the bodies of two Israeli soldiers home.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:02 am

Bryant scores 19, helps US win defensive struggle

The "MVP!" chants seconds into the game made it clear: Fans wanted to see Kobe Bryant score.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Growing insecurity grips low-wage workers

Low-wage workers in the United States are gripped by increasing financial insecurity as they inch along an economic tightrope made riskier by pervasive job losses and rising prices.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:41 am

Phoenix Lander Finds Ice, Gets To Stay "Alive" An Additional 30 Days - eFluxMedia

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:38 am

The July 27 attacks claimed 17 lives

Forensic officers investigate the scene of two bomb explosions in a busy shopping district in Istanbul on July 27, 2008. The mass-circulation Hurriyet daily has reported that an alleged Kurdish militant...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:36 am

Qantas faces special safety probe

Australian aviation authorities announce a special review of airline Qantas, after three safety scares in eight days.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:31 am

US star Applegate fighting cancer - BBC News

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:23 am

APTOPIX Singapore Independence

Pyrotechnics are fired from the top of buildings on the central business district on Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 in Singapore during a preview and rehearsal of the city-state's independence day celebrations...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:14 am

Obama Camp Responds to McCain Web Ad: 'Sad, Juvenile Antics'

Barack Obama's campaign responded sharply to a new McCain webad depicting Obama as a parody of a biblical prophet. "It’s downright sad that on a day when we learned that 51,000 Americans lost their jobs, a candidate for the presidency is spending all of his time and the powerful platform he has on these sorts of juvenile antics,"
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:10 am

Thais accused over new temple row

Cambodia says Thai troops are occupying a Cambodian temple, threatening to escalate a row over a separate, disputed temple.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:06 am

Singapore Independence

Pyrotechnics are fired from the top of buildings on the central business district on Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 in Singapore during a preview and rehearsal of the city-state's independence day celebrations...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:02 am

Manmohan Singh (right) with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Colombo

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (right) with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Colombo. Tensions between India and Pakistan overshadowed a South Asian summit ending in Sri Lanka, although...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Iranian Experts have done it again!

Today an unusual military demonstration was held by the head of the Iranian Air Farce and the Navy Admiral in charge of submarines. The demonstration was to be secret but ended up being publicized at the last minute to allow western press to report on the mighty Iranian weapons industry.
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Quake-hit Sichuan welcomes torch

The Olympic torch relay reaches China's Sichuan province, where tens of thousands of people died in an earthquake in May.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:56 am

Fleeing Fatah men return to Gaza after Abbas request

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel began returning Fatah members who had fled deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip to the territory on Sunday following a request by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Israeli security officials said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:56 am

Redskins fans make statement - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:55 am

Study of text messages supports 'six degrees of separation' theory

The old theory of 'six degrees of separation' may be right, a study of text messages suggests
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:53 am

Foxconn releases test BIOS fixing Linux crashers

Only a week after the bad press coverage regarding the Linux-related bugs in a number of motherboards released by Foxconn (Which turned out to be the AMI BIOS that several board makers use), Foxconn is the first vendor out with a publicly released test patch that fixes the bulk of the problems, allowing kernel 2.6.26 to run well on the G33M series.
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:50 am

Actress Christina Applegate fighting cancer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Christina Applegate, famed for playing ditzy daughter Kelly Bundy on TV comedy "Married ... With Children," is fighting breast cancer, but expected to make a full recovery, her spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:46 am

Gaza fugitives 'to be sent back'

A group of Palestinians let into Israel amid fighting between Hamas and Fatah are to be returned to Gaza, Israel says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:38 am

Anthrax Suspect’s Death Is Dark End for a Family Man - New York Times

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:36 am

US underestimated country's HIV epidemic

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US health authorities acknowledged that they had substantially underestimated the number of new HIV infections in the country, in a study showing that the epidemic is worse than previously thought.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:32 am

Truck bombing kills 12 in Baghdad

A truck bomb exploded during rush hour Sunday on a busy commercial street in northern Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding about two dozen, Iraqi police and health officials said.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:30 am

Meyer's vampire books are pure literary gold - New York Daily News

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:10 am

Reports: Applegate has breast cancer

Actress Christina Applegate reportedly is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am

Kuwait official sees oil staying above $100: report

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Oil was unlikely to fall below $100 per barrel as strong demand from emerging economies such as China and India put a floor under prices, a member of Kuwait's top oil council said in remarks published on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:50 am

AIDS Prevention Having an Effect - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:49 am

Word from an "Obamacon": Why this Republican is Voting Obama

I don't agree with Barack Obama on the Iraq war or on 65-70% of his policy positions, but something's got to give. As much as I respect McCain, he just doesn't get it. The McCain of 8 years ago is no more. The so called "Maverick" is an establishment tool who, if elected, will owe plenty of favors to the kind of corporatists and party hacks.
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:40 am

Fleeing Hamas, Fatah men enter Israel

More than 180 Fatah supporters who fled into Israel from the Gaza Strip were in Israeli custody, after a dramatic escape from a Hamas crackdown that left nine people dead in fierce fighting.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:37 am

12 Things That Made Comic-Con 2008 Worth the Trip

Here is a list of 12 things that made the lines, the painful crowds and the sometimes difficult world of being press at such an event worth it.
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:20 am

In Yemen, a race for profit is hastening a water crisis

Water levels are falling rapidly as much of the vital resource is used to grow khat. Attempts to head off the coming ecological nightmare have failed.

Across the countryside of this nation on the heel of the Arabian Peninsula, the pumps and drills roar. Wildcatters bore as much as 1,000 feet into the earth and draw out the valuable liquid. They pump it into tankers and haul it away to sell to the highest bidder.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

The Beijing she knew is gone; in its place, the Beijing she loves

A Times reporter who returned to her homeland after 20 years in America found her city, and nation, transformed.

Iwas born in a Beijing that has vanished.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Sheriff's deputy shot dead outside his Cypress Park home

Neighbors describe Juan Abel Escalante, 27, as hardworking and dedicated, a husband and father of three who served in the military and rose above the violence of his gang-plagued neighborhood.

A 27-year-old Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, praised by his bosses as a "local success story" after growing up in a neighborhood entrenched in gang warfare, was gunned down Saturday outside his boyhood home in Cypress Park as he left for work.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Husband of woman stabbed to death in Century City garage is arrested

James Fayed was taken into custody at his Ventura County home on charges connected to the gold trading company he ran with his wife, the FBI says. The couple were involved in a divorce.

The husband of a woman stabbed to death in the parking garage of a Century City high-rise last week was arrested late Friday on federal charges related to the international gold trading company he ran with his wife, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed Saturday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Anthrax victims express mixed emotions

The linking of scientist Bruce Ivins to the lethal 2001 attacks could bring closure, but some survivors want to weigh the evidence before deciding it's all over.

There are times, especially when he's struggling to walk uphill, that Leroy Richmond still can almost feel the anthrax that nearly killed him in 2001. He senses how it saps his 64-year-old body of strength, how it forces him to rest for two or three minutes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

9 killed in Gaza as Hamas and Fatah clash

Hamas forces drive out an armed clan loyal to Fatah, accused of harboring suspects in a bombing last month that killed five Hamas men and a child.

Nine people were killed Saturday as Hamas routed a well-armed clan loyal to the rival Fatah group from its urban stronghold in the worst flare-up of internal Palestinian strife this year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

HIV epidemic in U.S. worse than previously thought, CDC says

Based on new testing methods, the CDC says there are actually about 56,300 new infections a year -- not 40,000 -- and that rate has been fairly constant for a decade.

Federal officials have been underestimating the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 40% every year for more than a decade, a finding that indicates the U.S. epidemic is much worse than thought, researchers said Saturday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Obama: McCain camp not racist, but 'cynical' in raising doubts about him

Speaking in Florida, Obama says the McCain campaign is trying to 'distract people from talking about real issues.' He says his efforts to describe his unusual biography are being twisted.

Trying to put an end to a week's worth of sniping between the presidential candidates about the issue of race in the contest, Barack Obama said Saturday that John McCain's campaign was not racist, only cynical in encouraging voter concerns about his candidacy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

9 Pieces of Unusually Geeky Office Furniture [w/Pics]

Typical office furniture is gray, drab, and uncomfortable. Seeing row after row of cubicles, all paired with the same black office chair and occupied by the same bored looking colleague, day after day, can really get to you. Here are some souped up pieces of transforming and otherwise awesomely geeky office furniture to wow fellow cube dwellers
Source: Digg | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:50 am

Fleeing Hamas, Fatah men enter Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- More than 180 Fatah supporters who fled into Israel from the Gaza Strip were in Israeli custody Sunday, after a dramatic escape from a Hamas crackdown that left nine people dead in fierce fighting....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:40 am

Police: 40 killed in India as bus goes into river

PATNA, India (AP) -- At least 40 farm laborers were killed and dozens more wounded after the overcrowded truck they were traveling in plunged into a river in northern India, police said Sunday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:36 am

40 killed in India as bus goes into river

At least 40 farm laborers were killed and dozens more wounded after the overcrowded truck they were traveling in plunged into a river in northern India, police said Sunday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:28 am

Joshua Clottey claims vacant IBF title

LAS VEGAS - Joshua Clottey finally made the most of his precious few title shots, capturing the vacant IBF welterweight championship with a unanimous decision over Zab Judah...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:34 am

Japan's cabinet mulls new economic measures

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's new cabinet on Sunday signalled the government would soon unveil comprehensive financial measures to try and erase fears of a recession in the world's second-largest economy.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:34 am

Carolina Panthers hit Smith with suspension

Receiver Steve Smith was suspended two games by the Carolina Panthers after a training camp fight with cornerback Ken Lucas. Smith, a three-time Pro Bowl selection,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:31 am

Olympics protesters must give 5 days’ notice

Chinese and foreign citizens wishing to protest during the Beijing Olympics must apply five days beforehand and not harm China’s vaguely defined “national interests,” a Games security official said.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:49 am

Clinton embraces return to ambassador role

In his first extended interview since his wife exited the presidential campaign in defeat, Bill Clinton says he is glad to be back doing international foundation work in Africa.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:30 am

N. Korea To Kick Out S. Korean Tourists

North Korea said it will expel South Koreans from a mountain resort, a further sign of deteriorating relations between the neighbors.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:30 am

China's Olympic ambitions battered

The short, catchy film commissioned by the Chinese government was designed to plant a new, positive image of China in foreigners' ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:30 am

Safina, Cibulkova advance to final

Dinara Safina defeated 11th seed Victoria Azarenka while Dominika Cibulkova scored another upset, this time over Marion Bartoli
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:02 am

China's Olympic Hopes Take A Beating

The Olympics were supposed to bolster China's international image. But unforeseen events, from a devastating earthquake to Tibetan riots and the ensuing foreign criticism, have curbed the nation's ambitions.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am

Olympic flame raises Sichuan spirits

Crowds roared with delight and waved hundreds of Chinese flags in welcome as the Olympic torch began an emotional tour of Sichuan on Sunday, three months after a powerful quake devastated large swaths of the lush, mountainous province.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:50 am

'Riders hold on for another win

Saskatchewan keeps its perfect record intact thanks to a 22-21 win over the Calgary Stampeders
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:50 am

Fresh WTO talks must wait until after US election: economists

PARIS (AFP) - Any new attempt to grasp the grail of a world trade pact will probably have to wait until next year, after elections in the United States and India, despite some calls for more talks now, economists say.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:45 am

Iran: We Won't Give Up Our Nuclear Rights

Iran's president insisted that Tehran will not give up its "nuclear rights," according to an official Iranian Web site, in remarks that rebuffed an informal deadline set by the U.N. Security Council's five permanent members and Germany.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:30 am

Blue Jays rally in sixth for win

Rod Barajas and Scott Rolen each hit two-run doubles helping Toronto rally to a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:26 am

Man shot by police after failed taser attempt

Winnipeg police say man was brandishing knife outside of a home
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:09 am

Palestinian Infighting Escalates; 9 Killed

Hamas forces battled Fatah fighters in a crowded Gaza neighborhood, injuring around 88 people, 12 of them children.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:00 am

After suicide, Washington considers closing anthrax case

Therapist of late microbiologist suspected in 2001 anthrax attacks feared the scientist poisoned people
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:57 am

Brazil's Lula to seek rapid revival of trade talks

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil wants to restart collapsed global trade negotiations and believes an agreement can be reached within two months, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:36 am

Therapist feared anthrax suspect

Bruce E. Ivins, the late microbiologist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks, had attempted to poison people and his therapist said she was "scared to death" of him, according to court testimony that emerged Saturday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:36 am

Obama says McCain campaign cynical, not racist

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain's campaign has been cynical, not racist, in trying to raise fears about his candidacy.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:34 am

Afghan blast kills 10 from wedding party

Bride among the dead after bus strikes mine; conflicting accounts on fate of groom
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:24 am

Environmentalists renew calls against development in Clayoquot Sound

But aboriginal leaders argue that their people should have the right to decide about the future of their traditional territories
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:56 am

Dad accused of kidnapping daughter arrested in Md.

A man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was arrested Saturday in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:45 am

Sea-to-Sky Highway set to open earlier than expected

Crews complete clearing tonnes of rocks; transportation minister pledges to have highway back into commission late Saturday night
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:45 am

Fellows wins in the rain in Montreal

Canadian road-racer Ron Fellows wins shortened NAPA Auto Parts 200; Patrick Carpentier finishes second
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:37 am

Exclusive: Al Qaeda No. 2 Injured?

Ayman al-Zawahiri - the second most powerful leader in al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's #2 - might be critically wounded and possibly dead, Lara Logan reports exclusively.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:30 am

New York girl survives 14-storey fall

Youngster has only an injured hip after landing in a pile of furnace soot
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:25 am

Girl recovering after 14 storey fall down chimney

NEW YORK - A 12-year-old girl just wanted to show her cousin the view from her family's rooftop. Instead, she fell into a chimney and plummeted down the flue for 14 stories, emerging nearly unscathed to tell her story after landing...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:56 am

Olympic torch begins tour of Sichuan

GUANG'AN, China - Crowds roared with delight and waved hundreds of Chinese flags in welcome as the Olympic torch began an emotional tour of Sichuan on Sunday, three months after a powerful quake devastated large swaths of the lush,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:50 am

Annie Lennox urges women to invigorate AIDS fight

Annie Lennox says complacency threatens to slow the fight against AIDS, and is urging artists, musicians, filmmakers and women ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:30 am

Wis. shootings suspect accused of rape

A woman said a man suspected of opening fire on a group of young adults, killing three, had raped her the night before in the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:25 am

Baby born aboard American Airlines dies in Jamaica

A baby who was born on an American Airlines flight en route to Miami died Saturday at a hospital in Jamaica, a Peruvian consulate ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:59 pm

Police tape: Canada bus killer ate victim's flesh

TORONTO (AP) -- A police officer at the scene of a grisly beheading on a Canadian bus reported seeing the attacker hacking off pieces of the victim's body and eating them, according to a police tape leaked on the Internet Saturday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:43 pm

Bin Laden driver could stay indefinitely at Gitmo

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The commander of the Guantanamo Bay detention center said Saturday he has been researching new potential accommodations for Osama bin Laden's driver, who could be held here indefinitely regardless of the verdict at his war crimes trial....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:15 pm

Man cleared of murdering BBC presenter

A mentally disabled man who spent eight years in jail for killing BBC television journalist Jill Dando has been freed after a jury acquitted him at a retrial. Barry George, 48, was arrested in 2000 and convicted the following year...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2008 | 10:57 pm

Decapitation Suspect Allegedly Ate Victim

Police radio transmissions reveal officers at the scene of a fatal stabbing on a Canadian bus observed the attacker hacking off pieces of the victim's body and eating them.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 10:30 pm

Beheading Suspect Called "Model Employee"

The employer of a man who witnesses said stabbed and beheaded a fellow Greyhound bus passenger was shocked to learn that his "model employee" has been accused of the grisly attack, saying Vince Weiguang Li was polite, reliable and a clean dresser.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 10:00 pm

Canada Bus Decapitation Suspect In Court

Police identified the man who witnesses say stabbed and beheaded a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus traveling across the Canadian Prairies. Witnesses described grisly details of the incident.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 10:00 pm

Qantas staff demand answers after latest scare

Qantas cabin crew are demanding a meeting with company officials after another of the airline's jets was forced to make an emergency landing. The Manila-bound 767 on Saturday began leaking hydraulic fluid from a critical steering...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2008 | 9:32 pm

Tonga Crowns First King In More Than Four Decades

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tonga threw a big party to celebrate King George V's ascent to the throne last week. Tongan journalist Siua Lafitani describes the weeklong festivities that included two royal ceremonies, three coronation balls and a huge pig roast.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 9:07 pm

Anthrax Case Raises Concerns About Lab Security

When Dr. Bruce Ivins was hired 30 years ago to study anthrax vaccines at the Army's Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland, he didn't need security clearance.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 8:35 pm

Colleagues: Ivins' Suicide Not Proof Of Guilt

Scientist Bruce E. Ivins was respected by his colleagues at the Army biodefense research center at Fort Detrick in Maryland. His death, and his possible connection to an FBI investigation in the 2001 anthrax killings, hits a tight-knit community.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm

HIV Infection Rate In U.S. Higher Than Estimated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says new data show about 56,000 new HIV infections a year — 40 percent more than what was previously estimated. But even though the number of infections is higher that what was thought, the rate has remained stable.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 7:20 pm

Employer: Canada Bus Beheading Suspect a 'Model Employee'

Employer of a man who witnesses said stabbed and beheaded his seat mate on a Greyhound bus in Canada said Saturday that he was in shock to learn that his "model employee" has been accused of the grisly attack.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:32 pm

China's Olympic ambitions falter with protests

BEIJING (AP) -- The short, catchy film commissioned by the Chinese government was designed to plant a new, positive image of China in foreigners' minds for the Beijing Olympics....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:30 a... | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:01 pm

Karadzic: US out to kill me

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claimed he is the victim of a media witch hunt that will prevent him from getting a fair trial before the UN Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Karadzic made his first appearance at the tribunal...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm

Bring out the best China

Less than two weeks out from the Olympics, Beijing is frantically getting ready to impress the world. Everywhere, in the city's endless tower block-lined boulevards and remnants of picturesque hutong (alleyways), workers toil away,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm

Nuclear sub's leak revealed

One of the US Navy's nuclear-powered submarines leaked radioactive water while travelling to Japan, Guam and Hawaii over several months, it has been revealed. The total amount of radioactivity released into the environment from...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm

Rock attack

A New Zealand policeman and an Australian colleague fired warning shots at rock-throwing Solomon Islands tribesmen who tried to free a suspected multiple murderer. The policemen saved themselves and two island policemen by drawing...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm

Sources Dispute Report That Zawahiri Injured or Killed

There is no truth to a CBS News report that Al Qaeda’s second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is injured or dead, sources tell FOX News.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 4:45 pm

New York Woman Drowns During Honeymoon in Bermuda

A bride from the Lower East Side of Manhattan drowned while honeymooning in Bermuda.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:39 pm

Officials: Starfish Aren't Toys for Dogs to Fetch

Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs for their dogs to catch.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:16 pm

Jailed Colombian Rebels Turn Away From FARC

Colombia's leftist FARC guerrilla group has suffered a number of blows in the past year. Several top commanders have died and its most high-profile hostages were rescued in a daring raid. Now it's beginning to suffer defections among jailed rebels.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:15 pm

More Than 12 Militants Killed in Airstrike in Afghanistan

U.S.-led coalition troops used airstrikes to kill more than a dozen Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while a road mine blasted a bus carrying a wedding party, killing the bride, groom and eight other civilians, officials said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:11 pm

Senators Offer Drilling, Alternative Energy Plan

A bipartisan group of senators have unveiled an $84 billion plan to permit offshore oil drilling while backing a push to convert most vehicles to using alternative energy within two decades. Scott Simon talks to David Welna about the political implications of the deal as lawmakers head home for the August recess.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:01 pm

Bogle: Financial System's Woes Hit 'Real' Economy

Scott Simon talks with John Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard mutual fund giant, about the continuing mortgage crunch and the stock market's downturn. Bogle says this bear market is worse than previous ones because problems with the financial system are affecting the "real economy."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 2:58 pm

Closing Arguments Coming In Guantanamo Trial

The terrorism conspiracy trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver is drawing to a close. Lawyers for Salim Ahmed Hamdan rested their case before a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Friday. Both sides are scheduled to present their closing arguments on Monday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 2:56 pm

Details Of Anthrax Investigation Awaited

Federal officials are expected to release details of their investigation into Bruce Ivins, a government scientist who was being eyed in connection with the fatal anthrax attacks of 2001. Ivins committed suicide earlier this week.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 2:44 pm

Dormitory Collapse in Turkey Kills 13

Official: Student dormitory collapse in Turkey kills at least 13 students.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2008 | 2:18 pm

Karadzic Claims He Is Witch Hunt Victim

Karadzic says he can't get fair trial because of US-inspired media witch hunt.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2008 | 2:15 pm

Leak in Wing Causes Qantas Emergency Landing

A Philippines-bound Qantas jet had to make an emergency landing at the Sydney airport in Australia because of a leak in the wing, the third mid-air emergency for the carrier in a week.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 2:02 pm

Sen. Stevens 'Not Worried' About Indictment

Sen. Ted Stevens says he's "not worried" about the charges against him, saying he has "a right to be presumed innocent." The Alaska Republican's comments to NPR came in his first interview since his indictment on charges of concealing gifts and favors from an oil services company.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2008 | 12:27 pm

Hamas Says It is Closing in on Suspects in Deadly Bombing

Hamas security forces on Saturday battled fighters in a tribal stronghold where they say suspects in a deadly bombing last week were hiding. Two Hamas police officers were killed and 35 people wounded.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm