India court in key abortion order

A court in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) rejects a couple's plea to abort of their 25-week foetus in a key test case.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:52 pm

Incomes rise at lowest rate in over a year

Consumer incomes rose at the lowest rate in over a year during June, the government reported on Monday, and inflation showed signs of accelerating.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:48 pm

Deadly ambush suspect was eyed in sex assault

Divorce sent the 38-year-old Michigan man suspected of shooting young swimmers at a river into a tailspin, his mother says.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:42 pm

Karma is a Bitch

Young punk walks into a group of people and starts hitting everyone - male or female - he just doesn't care.. and then: karma.
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:40 pm

Esquire to Geeks: Hack Our e-Paper Magazine Cover

E-paper cover a "stupid gimmick"? No way, Brian. Esquire's animated 75th anniversary cover is the flashing, squawking future of magazines.
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:40 pm

Cops: Clark Rockefeller mystery 'just begun'

BALTIMORE - As the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller sits in a jail cell, his plan to add a new identity and start another new life thwarted, authorities said yesterday...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm

Consumer spending after inflation drops in June (AP)

AP - The government says consumer spending, after adjusting for inflation, fell in June as shoppers were hit with the biggest increase in prices in nearly three decades.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm

Obama assails McCain as tool of Big Oil in ad (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama attacked Republican rival John McCain as a tool of big oil companies in a television ad released on Monday.

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Obama assails McCain as tool of Big Oil in ad

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama attacked Republican rival John McCain as a tool of big oil companies in a television ad released on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:34 pm

Police killed in western China ahead of Games

BEIJING (Reuters) - Attackers with home-made bombs and knives killed 16 police in a restive western region of China on Monday, state media said, in just the sort of violence Beijing had hoped to avoid four days before the Olympics.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:34 pm

Leaving Earth [Pic]

This spectacular shot of solid rocket motors separating from a Delta II rocket over Florida was captured during the June 10 liftoff of the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit. The rover and its twin, Opportunity, will arrive at Mars in January 2004.
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:33 pm

Obama ad calls for return of windfall profits tax - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:32 pm

Tropical Storm Edouard moving toward Texas coast

NEW ORLEANS - Emergency teams were activated as residents along the Gulf of Mexico prepared to get hit with another strong storm for the second time in less than a month. Tropical...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:32 pm

Megayacht Marinas

Where the big boys go to berth
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:32 pm

Alleged Greek cleaver killer in critical condition

ATHENS, Greece - A 31-year-old Greek man accused of beheading his girlfriend with a cleaver is in critical condition after being shot by police, Health Ministry officials...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:31 pm

Let children take risks, parents urged

Overcautious parents 'spoiling playtime,' stifling development, British charity says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:31 pm

Baseball: Chunichi lefty Yamamoto earns 200th career win+

(Kyodo) _ Masahiro Yamamoto picked up his 200th career win with a complete-game effort as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yomiuri Giants 5-1 on Monday. Yamamoto (7-3), who turns 43 next...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:29 pm

F1 Budapest: Kovalainen claims maiden victory

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen captured his maiden win at the Hungarian Grand Prix as team-mate Lewis Hamilton maintained his championship lead. Ferrari's Felipe Massa gifted the Finn victory after his car ground to a halt with just three laps to go. Massa jumped both McLarens at Turn One and the race looked to be his after Hamilton suffered a punct
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:27 pm

Obama ad calls for return of windfall profits tax (AP)

AP - Barack Obama's campaign unveiled a television ad Monday that attacks Republican John McCain's energy policies.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:27 pm

Helicopters continue rescue on K2

Helicopters airlift two climbers stranded on the world's second-highest mountain, K2, in north Pakistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:26 pm

Beijingers Protest Olympic Evictions

About 20 people angry about being evicted from their homes in central Beijing have demonstrated not far from Tiananmen Square, saying the Olympics should not curb their legal rights.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm

Fatah Gaza refugees to go to West Bank - United Press International

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm

Atheists fail to cough up for London bus ad

They even made a mock-up photo of a bus carrying their chosen message: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and get on with your life." A specially-created website had attracted only 877 pledges when its deadline passed on Thursday, far short of the 4,678 people needed
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm

10 Cool Total Solar Eclipse PICS

Photos of the eclipse from all over the world
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm

Paris Hilton's mom takes offense at McCain's humor (AP)

AP - Paris Hilton's mother doesn't share John McCain's sense of humor. McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, said last week that his campaign ad mocking Democrat Barack Obama with images of Hilton and singer Britney Spears was part of an attempt to inject humor into the presidential race. On Sunday, Hilton's mother, Kathy Hilton, a McCain donor, registered her disapproval.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:24 pm

3RD LD: Former consultant arrested for bribery linked to Vietnam aid project+

TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING TAGA'S AGE IN 6TH GRAF) Prosecutors said Monday they arrested Masayoshi Taga, former president of Pacific Consultants International, as well as...
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Some House Republicans May Keep Up Protest - New York Times

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:23 pm

Manny is cured - it's a miracle!

1. Red Sox: * Manny must have went to Lourdes on the way to Los Angeles. Just a week ago he couldn't play against the Yankees and now he's sprinting down the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:18 pm

Q&A: Countdown To Beijing Olympics

News of terrorist attacks on top of political unrest and some protests — those are all stories the Chinese government wants to avoid now, with the Summer Olympics opening ceremonies on Friday. NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman says Beijing is spiffed up and buzzing with enthusiasm.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:17 pm

In India, 148 Die in Stampede at Temple - New York Times

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:15 pm

2 Dutch climbers rescued from K-2

A helicopter plucked two frostbitten Dutch climbers from the world’s second-highest mountain Monday after an avalanche left at least 11 people missing and believed dead.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:14 pm

'Minefield of calories, fat and salt' not fit for kids

U.S. public health group condemns nearly all children's meals at several restaurant chains
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:14 pm

Russians mourn dissident hero Solzhenitsyn

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians on Monday mourned Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the author and dissident whose criticism of the tyranny of Soviet rule made him one of the bravest figures of the 20th century.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm

Tropical Storm Edouard moving toward Texas coast - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:12 pm

AIDS Conference in New Mexico Opened for Discussions - eFluxMedia

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:12 pm

With Games Days Away, China Reports Border Raid

China justifies heavy security for the Beijing Olympics by claiming it faces a terrorist threat from Islamist separatists. On Monday, state media reported that unidentified assailants raided a border patrol station in the Far West, where separatists are demanding an independent state.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:10 pm

Does McCain have an advantage on gay marriage issue? - Christian Science Monitor

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:09 pm

Tributes to writer Solzhenitsyn - BBC News

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm

eBank to raise 20 bil. yen by allotting preferred shares to Rakuten+

(Kyodo) _ Online bank eBank Corp. said Monday it will issue about 20 billion yen worth of preferred shares to Rakuten Inc. by the end of September to replenish its capital base as it...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm

Federal Funds Rate - FOXBusiness

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm

Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post

BEIJING (AP) -- Two men rammed a truck into a clutch of jogging policemen and tossed explosives, killing 16 officers Monday, state media said, in an attack in a restive province of western China just days before the Beijing Olympics, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm

Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post (AP)

AP - Two men rammed a truck into a clutch of jogging policemen and tossed explosives, killing 16 officers Monday, state media said, in an attack in a restive province of western China just days before the Beijing Olympics, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm

Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post

Two men rammed a truck into a clutch of jogging policemen and tossed explosives, killing 16 officers Monday, state media said, in an attack in a restive province of western China just days...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm

Obama: Full seating for Florida and Michigan at Dem Convention - Iowa Independent

Source: Google News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm

Tributes to writer Solzhenitsyn

Tributes are paid to the life of Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who exposed the horrors of Stalin's prison system.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm

Tropical Storm Edouard moving toward Texas coast (AP)

AP - Emergency teams were activated as residents along the Gulf of Mexico prepared to get hit with another strong storm for the second time in less than a month.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm

Pietersen named England captain

Kevin Pietersen succeeds Michael Vaughan as England captain.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Prayers for Italian climber as K2 claims 11 lives (Reuters)

Reuters - Days after 11 climbers were killed on K2, a frost-bitten Italian man was seen stumbling down the world's second highest mountain on Monday in the hope of being airlifted to safety.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Prayers for Italian climber as K2 claims 11 lives

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Days after 11 climbers were killed on K2, a frost-bitten Italian man was seen stumbling down the world's second highest mountain on Monday in the hope of being airlifted to safety.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:59 am

Rock stars here, Team USA not partying like them

The swarm of photographers quickly reached more than a dozen, all for a can't-miss chance to witness a real superstar in action.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:59 am

Foreign Ministry to improve information handling of radioactive leaks+

(Kyodo) _ The Japanese Foreign Ministry promised Monday to improve its handling of information in cases of radioactive leaks from U.S. military vessels by swiftly relaying all cases to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:56 am

Grenade attack kills 16 in China

Two men reportedly rammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen and then tossed explosives into their barracks Monday, killing 16 officers in a restive Chinese province bordering Central Asia.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:54 am

Obama leads McCain among low-wage workers: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a two-to-one lead over Republican John McCain among low-wage workers but many are uncommitted to either presidential candidate, to according to a new poll by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:52 am

NY trooper, truck driver electrocuted

New York State Police say a trooper and another man were electrocuted when a ladder touched a high-voltage power line as they ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:52 am

Las Vegas bets on environmentalism

The popular image of this desert gambling mecca is that of indulgence and indiscriminate consumption. Words that rarely come ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:51 am

Baseball: Kanto Daiichi ousts Joso Gakuin at high school championship+

(Kyodo) _ Daiki Egawa hit a grand slam in a seven-run sixth inning and finished with seven RBIs as Tokyo's Kanto Daiichi beat Joso Gakuin of Ibaraki 13-5 in the national high school...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:50 am

An Accurate and Referenced List of McCain's Lies

Here's a few of McCain's own words that lead all of us to distrust him overwhelmingly.
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:50 am

Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories (AP)

AP - Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:49 am

Supporters rally for ANC leader

Supporters of the head of South Africa's ruling ANC, Jacob Zuma, rally as he tries to get corruption charges dropped.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am

Bush heads to Asia for diplomacy and sports (AP)

AP - President Bush's agenda in Asia this week is front-loaded with trouble on the continent: nuclear worries, political repression, recovery from natural disaster.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am

Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories

Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am

Demanding a say

The young activists jailed for speaking out in Belarus
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am

Solzhenitsyn's life 'difficult but happy'

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books exposed and chronicled the vast network of Stalin's slave labor camps, lived "a difficult but happy life," his family said. The author's son, Stepan Solzhenitsyn, told The Associated Press his father died late Sunday of heart failure at age 89.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am

Christina Applegate treated for breast cancer (AP)

AP - Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, but the disease was caught early and the actress is expected to fully recover, her publicist said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:42 am

July planned layoffs rise 26 pct vs. June: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Planned layoffs at U.S. companies jumped 26 percent in July from June, depicting further deterioration in the labor market, a report showed on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am

Ultimately, Clark Rockefeller was beaten at his own game

BALTIMORE - Clark Rockefeller was snared Saturday in the most unlikely of traps: The good citizenship of two Baltimore women and a marina manager's canny trick. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am

Clark Rockefeller's final Ploy didn't fool anyone

We don't know his name, but the rest is plain to see. The front of 618 Ploy St. is largely glass, affording a literal window into the plans of a man calling himself...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:40 am

Top 10 Magazine Covers of 2007

Time Magazine has a collection of 10 magazine covers from last year.
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:40 am

French sailors seized in Nigeria

Police say they are still waiting for a ransom demand for two French sailors kidnapped in Nigeria's oil-rich region.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

Israel releases Hamas ex-minister

Omar Abdelrazek, a minister for the Hamas group in the former Palestinian government, is freed after two years in Israeli custody.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

BA closes in on deal with American

British Airways PLC, which is already in talks with Spain's Iberia SA over a combination, said Monday it hopes to seal an alliance with its U.S. partner American Airlines within weeks.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

White House: BlackBerry Blackout In China

CBS News has learned that the White House has ordered all staffers accompanying the president to China for the Olympics to switch off their Blackberries, fearing sensitive information could be intercepted by the Chinese.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

Three arrested in Turkey for fatal dorm collapse

A Turkish official says three people have been arrested for alleged negligence regarding the collapse of a girls' dormitory that ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:33 am

Promotion of economic growth 'biggest mission': trade chief Nikai+

(Kyodo) _ Toshihiro Nikai said Monday his biggest mission as Japan's new economy, trade and industry minister is achieving national growth by all means possible at a time when the global...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:33 am

Dire financial straits for state's hospitals

BOSTON - An increasing number of hospital systems in Massachusetts are running operating deficits. According to reports filed with the state Division of Health Care Finance...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:32 am

16 Police Killed In China Border Attack

China's official news agency says an unknown group drove a truck into a border patrol station, tossing grenades in an attack that killed 16 police officers and wounding more on the country's Central Asian frontier.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am

Heavy rains hit North Korea

Heavy rains that battered North Korea in recent weeks have heavily damaged crops, state media said Monday, dealing a further ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:24 am

China's huge market is biggest Olympic prize

Never before has an Olympics been staged in a market so big and underserved.  That means Olympic sponsors are staring at a rare opportunity to snare Chinese consumers.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:24 am

Teen dies following Bridgewater crash

BRIDGEWATER - A 17-year-old Weymouth girl is dead and her friend is in the hospital after a weekend car crash in Bridgewater. Officials at Boston Medical Center say Sinead...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

16 Police Die in Pre-Olympic Attack

Attackers ram truck into jogging police and toss explosives near Chinese border.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

Ivins' Friends, Family Mixed On Anthrax Allegations

Microbiologist Bruce Ivins killed himself last week, ahead of what was thought to be an impending indictment in the 2001 anthrax case. Five people were killed and 17 injured in the attacks. Family and friends disagree on whether Ivins could be behind the attacks.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

HSBC reports 1H fall in profit

HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, reported Monday its steepest fall in profit since 2001 as costs for bad U.S. mortgage loans mounted.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:22 am

Rural volunteer fire depts. struggle to recruit

Simple numbers were working against the fire and rescue department in this town of 400 along Interstate 80. Unbeknownst to six people in a Suburban that had just wrecked on the busy interstate, the math didn't favor them either.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

Cultural revival

Return of Baalbek festival gives fresh hope to Lebanon
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:18 am

Fritzl could face slavery charge

Slavery may be added to the charges against the Austrian man who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:16 am

Answer Desk: When nest eggs get fried

The gyrations in the stock and credit markets have forced some retirees to face choices they may not have thought about when financial markets were calmer.  The Answer Desk
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:16 am

Imperial Energy confirms new possible 'cash offer'

Independent oil and gas group Imperial Energy Corp. PLC confirmed Monday that it has received an approach regarding another "possible cash offer" for the company.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:14 am

Chef: sorry for suggesting poison plant in salad

A British celebrity chef says he's sorry for mistakenly recommending a deadly plant as a tasty salad ingredient.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:14 am

Equity group bids $2.7B for Australia's Asciano

Shares in Australian ports and rail operator Asciano Group soared Monday after the company received an unsolicited 2.89 billion Australian dollar ($2.69 billion) takeover offer from a U.S. private equity group and a fund.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:12 am

Fatah activists from Gaza to be sent to West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A group of around 150 Fatah fighters who fled to Israel from the Gaza Strip will be allowed to relocate to the West Bank because they face "immediate danger" from Gaza's Hamas rulers, Israel's defense minister said Monday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am

Fatah activists from Gaza to be sent to West Bank

A group of around 150 Fatah fighters who fled to Israel from the Gaza Strip will be allowed to relocate to the West Bank because they face "immediate danger" from Gaza's Hamas rulers,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am

Yes,I'll certainly read the station name!

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.Any one?
Source: Digg | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am

Indian and Afghan leaders decry terrorism

The leaders of India and Afghanistan on Monday decried last month's bombing of New Delhi's mission in the Afghan capital — but made no mention of the country both hold responsible for the attack: Pakistan.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am

Kin search dead after India stampede

Family members moved through row after row of bodies overnight in a grim search for their loved ones among the 145 people killed in a deadly stampede at a remote mountaintop Hindu temple.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am

Soccer: FIFA boss Blatter hopes Barca will let Messi play in Beijing+

(Kyodo) _ FIFA President Sepp Blatter hopes Barcelona will allow Lionel Messi to play at the Beijing Olympics even if the Spanish giants win a club-versus-country tug of war for the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:06 am

Small tornado kills three in northern France

LILLE, France (Reuters) - Three people were killed overnight when a small tornado charged through towns in northern France, destroying houses and spewing debris over the area, the local...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:02 am

Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post

Two men rammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen and then tossed explosives into their barracks Monday, killing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:59 am

China Olympics

China's National Stadium, right, also known as the Bird's Nest is seen on a hazy day in Beijing, China, Monday, August, 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:59 am

Families Search For Kin After Stampede

Relatives search for kin after Indian stampede that killed 145 pilgrims/
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:58 am

Kin search among dead from Indian temple stampede

ANANDPUR SAHIB, India (AP) -- Family members moved through row after row of bodies overnight in a grim search for their loved ones among the 145 people killed in a deadly stampede at a remote mountaintop Hindu temple....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:57 am

BRITAIN EARNS HSBC

People walk by a branch of HSBC bank in central London, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, reported Monday its steepest fall in profit since 2001 as costs for...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:57 am

New Yorker: McCain opts out of hard truths

The past few weeks have seen a change in John McCain’s “Straight talk.”  He is no longer telling the sorts of hard truths that people would prefer not to confront, or even half-truths.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:56 am

Scientist: World's Smallest Snake in Barbados

U.S. scientist says he has discovered the world's tiniest snake in Barbados.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:56 am

9 Climbers Feared Dead on K2; Choppers Attempt Rescue

A helicopter lifted two frostbitten climbers from the world's second-highest mountain, K-2, on Monday after an avalanche at more than 26,250 feet left at least 11 people missing and feared dead.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:50 am

Israel bullying ill Palestinians to spy?

At least 32 Palestinian patients claim Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency tried to bully them into giving information about militants, according to the Israel branch of Physicians for Human Rights.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:48 am

India Afghanistan

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, center, inspects the ceremonial Guard of Honor at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:47 am

Afghan airport to help switch from drugs to fruit

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Afghan and U.S. governments have broken ground on an agricultural centre and airport in the volatile southern province of Helmand, aimed at helping farmers grow food crops instead of opium poppies.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

Israel 'Bullying Sick Palestinians Into Spying'

Israel is bullying Palestinians who need medical help into spying, a group says.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:44 am

Tehran says it won't stop nuclear work, talks to EU

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and the representative of six world powers talked by telephone on Monday over Tehran's disputed nuclear program but the Islamic Republic said it would press ahead despite a demand to halt the work.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:44 am

Suspected Suicide Bomber Trainer Dead

Al-Qaida says an explosives expert wanted by the US is dead.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:44 am

Canadian, state trooper electrocuted while changing tire

Ladder on an antique fire truck touched high-voltage power line
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:44 am

Camper swept away by river in N.H.

ALBANY, N.H. - Authorities say a Massachusetts man was swept away by the Swift River after slipping off a rock. New Hampshire Fish and Game Sgt. Jim Juneau says the 29-year-old...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:39 am

Tropical Storm Edouard gaining speed over Gulf

Emergency teams were activated as residents along the Gulf of Mexico prepared to get hit with another round of tropical weather ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:38 am

Helicopters to K-2 to Rescue Climber

Helicopters to attempt rescue of stranded climber on Pakistan's K-2 mountain.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:37 am

Fatah activists from Gaza to be sent to West Bank

Israel reverses earlier plan to return them because they face ‘immediate danger' in Hamas-controlled territory
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:37 am

Daisuke Matsuzaka continues strong run on mound

Daisuke Matsuzaka's impressive win-loss record may have been somewhat deceptive during the first three months of the season. However, the Red Sox right-hander has...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:35 am

Helicopters to attempt rescue of climber on K-2

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Helicopters flew to the world's second-highest mountain Monday to try to rescue an Italian climber stranded after an avalanche at more than 26,250 feet left at least nine mountaineers missing and feared dead....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:33 am

Solzhenitsyn broke taboos, shook Soviet empire

MOSCOW (AP) -- When Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" appeared in the thick monthly literary magazine Novy Mir back in November of 1962, taboos were shattered. Buried secrets were unearthed. And the Soviet Union was shaken to its foundations....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:32 am

Helicopter begins airlifting K2 survivors

At least 11 climbers died after ice fall near top of world's second highest mountain
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:27 am

Afghan, NATO Forces Kill 17 Taliban

NATO, Afghan troops kill 17 Taliban in south.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:23 am

Tropical storm forms in Gulf

Emergency teams were activated as residents along the Gulf of Mexico prepared to get hit with another round of tropical weather for the second time in less than a month.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:21 am

Dying for a salad? Try a dash of this ...

Celebrity chef apologizes for accidentally suggesting potentially deadly plant in organic salads
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:16 am

The storm his four towns along a 10-kilometre (six-mile) path

An overturned car in front of wrecked houses in Haumont, northern France. A freak tornado ripped through northern France overnight, killing three people and injuring nine as it gutted houses and hurled...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:13 am

Residents said it sounded like a bombing raid

A freak tornado ripped through northern France overnight, killing three people and injuring nine as it gutted houses and hurled cars through the air, officials have said.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:13 am

The 'mini' tornado destroyed 40 homes in the space of minutes

French rescue workers look for the body of one of the town's deputy mayors in the ruins of his house in Haumont, northern France. A freak tornado ripped through northern France overnight, killing three...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:13 am

Two Dutch climbers rescued from K-2

A helicopter lifted two frostbitten climbers from the world's second-highest mountain, K-2, on Monday after an avalanche at more ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am

2 US soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military said two American soldiers were killed and one was wounded by a roadside bomb in Baghdad on Monday, while Iraqi officials reported that at least nine Iraqis died in a separate series of bombings....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:02 am

Daschle: Too Early To Assume Anthrax Case Solved

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, whose office was a target of the anthrax attacks in 2001, says he wants to know more about the investigation that pointed to scientist Bruce Ivins as the government's main suspect. Ivins died last week in what has been ruled a suicide. Renee Montagne talks with Daschle about the FBI investigation.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Closing Arguments Begin In Bin Laden Driver's Trial

Closing arguments are to begin Monday in the trial of Salim Hamdan, one of Osama bin Laden's drivers. The defense says he was not essential to al-Qaida, while the prosecution claims he was one of bin Laden's co-conspirators and that he provided material support for terrorism.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

What's Next In The FBI's Anthrax Investigation?

Bruce Ivins, the prime suspect in the anthrax letter attacks of 2001, killed himself last week when he learned that he might be charged. But recent reports indicate that the FBI's case against him may have been circumstantial at best.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Solzhenitsyn Shook Soviet System's Foundation

The man whose books on Soviet-era gulags won him international acclaim and years of exile from his homeland has died. Alexander Solzhenitsyn died Sunday of heart failure. He was 89. Although Solzhenitsyn continued to write through his last years, it is largely his early work that he is remembered for today.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Remembering A Conversation With Solzhenitsyn

The Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system has died of heart failure. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was 89. NPR's Anne Garrels talks with Steve Inskeep about a rare interview she had with Solzhenitsyn just after he was expelled from the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Premier Research University Rises In Saudi Desert

Saudi Arabia is not known for great research universities, so the oil-rich country has decided to build one. KAUST, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, is rising in the desert near Jiddah. The biggest lure is the freedom to work without constantly having to beg for money because King Abdullah is giving the school one of the world's biggest endowments.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Wal-Mart Denies Pressuring Workers To Vote GOP

Wal-Mart is denying reports that company officials encouraged store managers to "vote Republican" in November. Company officials are said to be concerned that a Democratic victory would make it easier for employees to unionize. Labor unions say the meetings amount to intimidation. Missy Shelton reports from member station KSMU.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Activists: Israel bullying ill Palestinians to spy

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Gaza resident Bassam Waheidi is slowly going blind, but he won't pay what he says is the price of regaining his sight - spying for Israel in exchange for medical treatment....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:57 am

Seoul Probes Civilian `Massacres' by US

Korean commission finds indiscriminate killings of civilians by U.S. military.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:55 am

2 U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad

Two separate roadside bomb attacks targeting Iraqi security forces killed nine people on Monday, including four civilians, the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:55 am

Russian Gulag writer Solzhenitsyn dies aged 89

MOSCOW (AFP) - Nobel prize-winning Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who shone a light on the brutal Soviet Gulag camps, has died at the age of 89, bringing tributes from around the world on Monday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:53 am

HSBC says first-half profits dive 29 percent

LONDON (AFP) - Global bank HSBC said on Monday that net profits tumbled 29 percent to 7.722 billion dollars (4.95 billion euros) in the first half of the year amid the stubborn global credit crunch.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:38 am

Australian ports firm reports $2.7 bln takeover bid

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's biggest ports and rail operator Asciano Group on Monday rejected a 2.9 billion Australian (2.7 billion US) dollar takeover bid, saying it undervalued the company.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:30 am

Massive protest called for Bush visit to South Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean activists said on Monday they planned a large candlelight rally to protest U.S. President George W. Bush's visit on Tuesday and demand the two countries scrap a widely criticized beef import deal.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:24 am

SAfrica's Zuma in court for graft trial

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (AFP) - South Africa's ruling party head Jacob Zuma, entered the dock Monday for a long-awaited graft trial which could make or break his chances to become the country's next president.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:24 am

Beijing Olympic Protesters, Police Clash

Protesters angry at evictions clash with police near Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:22 am

AIDS parley stresses treatment as prevention

Making drugs available at affordable prices in the developing world seen as an issue of fundamental human rights
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:13 am

China US Embassy

Workers stand on a wall outside the new U.S. Embassy in Beijing on June 17, 2008. On Aug 8, 2008, the new embassy, the second-largest U.S. diplomatic post in the world, will finally open. Its size is a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:07 am

Deal lets Ontario join climate-change drive

Premier Dalton McGuinty strikes a bargain with the auto sector and leaders of North American initiative
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:05 am

Crisis in Newfoundland raises alarm

Provinces call for national strategy to deal with nationwide shortage of cancer specialists
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:05 am

Russia Solzhenitsyn

A flower tribute is seen on the ground outside an entrance to Alexander Solzhenitsyn's house in Moscow on Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:04 am

Thailand halts Grand Theft Auto sales after murder

Teenager confesses to killing taxi driver while trying to recreate scene from video game
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Aug 2008 | 8:55 am

Hong Kong HSBC Korea Exchange Bank

A tram drives past the HSBC headquarters Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 in Hong Kong. HSBC Holdings PLC is seeking to lower its US$6.3 billion offer for a controlling stake of Korea Exchange Bank after the region's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 8:52 am

Hong Kong Korea Exchange Bank

Visitor sits nearby a lion statue at the HSBC headquarters, Monday Aug. 4, 2008. HSBC Holdings PLC is seeking to lower its US$6.3 billion offer for a controlling stake of Korea Exchange Bank after the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Aug 2008 | 8:50 am

War on AIDS will be long, more funds needed: UN

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - A global conference on AIDS was to get down to business on Monday after hearing that victory against the disease lay beyond the farthest horizon and endangered lives could only be saved with inflows of money.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 8:24 am

Nearly 150 dead in India temple stampede: police

SHIMLA, India (AFP) - Close to 150 Hindu worshippers, including scores of children, are confirmed to have died at a temple in northern India in the worst stampede in the country in three years, police said Monday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 8:18 am

China border attack kills 16 police

BEIJING (AFP) - China's Olympic run-up stuttered again Monday as it reported that terrorists killed 16 policemen in the nation's far northwest, while pollution returned to fill athletes' lungs in Beijing.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 8:15 am

Olympic protests over Beijing evictions

BEIJING (AP) -- About 20 people angry about being evicted from their homes in central Beijing demonstrated Monday not far from Tiananmen Square, saying the Olympics should not curb their legal rights....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:43 am

Tropical storm forms in oil area of Gulf of Mexico

MIAMI (Reuters) - The fifth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season formed near a major oil and gas producing area of the northern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:09 am

Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Russia under communism, dies at 89

Nobel laureate Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn, the reclusive icon of the Russian intelligentsia and chronicler of Communist repression, died Sunday. He was 89.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

9 climbers feared dead on K2

Plunging ice knocks away ropes on the treacherous Himalayan mountain in Pakistan. The exact toll is unclear.

At least nine climbers were feared dead Sunday after ice sheared off the summit of K2 and crashed down the mountain, sweeping away fixed ropes and leaving some mountaineers trapped in the dark.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Stampede in India kills 145 pilgrims

Dozens of Hindu pilgrims fell through a broken guardrail and scores more were trampled when thousands of devotees panicked Sunday at a remote mountaintop temple, leaving 145 dead, police said
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Iran ignores deadline to agree to talks on nuclear program

Instead, Tehran holds talks with key ally Syria as it focuses on ramping up support for its nuclear program, which it contends is for peaceful purposes.

Over the weekend, Iran failed to respond to an informal two-week deadline to give a yes-or-no answer to negotiations on dismantling crucial parts of its nuclear program. It was instead busy in a flurry of diplomatic and military activity to bolster its position.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Obama wants Florida and Michigan delegates reinstated

He tells the Democratic Party that the delegates in question should have full voting rights at the party's national convention.

Now that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, he wants convention delegates from Florida and Michigan to have full voting rights at the party's national convention.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Anthrax blend led FBI to Ivins

Its origins pointed to one conclusion: that only the government scientist could be behind the 2001 attacks.

Federal investigators cinched their case against alleged anthrax mailer Bruce E. Ivins after sophisticated genetic tests by a California firm helped them trace a signature mixture of anthrax spores, the Los Angeles Times has learned.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

AP IMPACT: Seoul probes civilian `massacres' by US

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean investigators, matching once-secret documents to eyewitness accounts, are concluding that the U.S. military indiscriminately killed large groups of refugees and other civilians early in the Korean War....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am

Al-Qaida: Explosives expert wanted by US killed

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al-Qaida confirmed Sunday the death of a top commander accused of training the suicide bombers who killed 17 American sailors on the USS Cole eight years ago....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:52 am

Soldier's story illustrates risks of hearing loss in war

Hearing loss is one of the most common ailments that affects troops sent back to combat, according to the Pentagon and government ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:12 am

McCain and Obama tweak views on Iraq

John McCain and Barack Obama have been on opposite sides of the debate over U.S. policy in Iraq for much of the past two years. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:08 am

Qantas 'safest airline in the world' - CEO

SYDNEY - Qantas Airways' chief executive Geoff Dixon said Monday that his airline is "probably the safest" in the world after Australia's aviation agency launched a review of its safety standards. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:06 am

145 Dead In India Temple Stampede

Thousands of panicked pilgrims stampeded at a remote mountaintop temple in northern India during celebrations to honor a Hindu goddess, sending dozens of people plummeting to their deaths and trampling scores more. 145 people were killed.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 2:00 am

Clinton targets food in battle against HIV

DAKAR - Former US President Bill Clinton said Sunday that keeping HIV-infected children in the developing world well-fed amid the pressures of skyrocketing global food and fuel prices will be crucial to fending off the deadly virus. Speaking...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Aug 2008 | 1:26 am

"Gulag Archipelago" Author Dies In Russia

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system, has died of heart failure, his son said Monday. He was 89.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am

L.A. high school football player fatally wounded

Police are hunting for a gunman who shot a 16-year-old football player to death Saturday night on a Los Angeles street.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:29 pm

Russian author Solzhenitsyn dies

By Douglas Birch MOSCOW - Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system, has died aged 89. His son Stepan Solzhenitsyn sai dhis father died late Sunday of...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:49 pm

Greek Man Shows Off Girlfriend's Head

A 40-year-old man killed his girlfriend on the Greek island of Santorini, beheaded her, then tried to flee in a patrol car, a local official said. He ran over two women doctors who were riding on a motorcycle before he was caught by police.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

No Deal On Iraq Election Bill

Despite intense pressure from President Bush and other U.S. officials, Iraqi leaders failed to resolve differences over how to govern the oil-rich city of Kirkuk - a dispute that is blocking provincial elections and stoking tension in the north.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:30 pm

At least 9 climbers feared dead on K-2 after avalanche

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - At least nine mountaineers are feared to have died on the world's second-highest mountain, K-2, including at least six who were struck by an avalanche as they were descending from the summit. Three other climbers...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:22 pm

Antigua shooting victim dies

LONDON (AP) - A newlywed shot on the last day of his Caribbean honeymoon has died. Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Wales, said brain stem tests showed that Benjamin Mullany - comatose since he was shot in the head in Antigua last...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:15 pm

Husband Shot on Honeymoon Dies

Hospital says man whose bride was slain during Caribbean honeymoon has died.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:05 pm

Iraq Appeals To Exiled Doctors To Return

The Health Ministry has appealed to Iraqi physicians who fled the country due to violence to return to their jobs because security has improved, an official said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm

Man beheads girlfriend, is caught after chase

ATHENS - A 40-year-old man killed his girlfriend on the Greek island of Santorini, beheaded her, then tried to flee in a patrol car, a local official said. He ran over two women doctors on a motorcycle before being caught by police,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:39 pm

US Aids numbers higher

The number of Americans infected by the Aids virus each year is much higher than the US Government has been estimating, health officials reported. The US had roughly 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 - a dramatic increase from...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:15 pm

Plea to stay in touch

A 60-year-old Australian woman who went missing for eight years when she was young has appealed for people who have left their families to get back in touch to ease their pain. Antonia Williams said she left home as a pregnant...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:15 pm

Qantas safety probe ordered

Australia's aviation watchdog is investigating Qantas, the country's national airline, because of growing concern that the airline's safety standards are slipping. The decision comes after the captain of a Qantas 767 flight made...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:30 pm

Fiji's post-coup economy shrinks more than expected

New figures show Fiji's economy contracted by 6.6 per cent the year after a military coup in the country, a result that's more than two per cent worse than expected. The latest economic review by the Reserve Bank of Fiji updated...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:16 pm

Ahmadinejad: Diplomacy Is Key to Ending Nuke Dispute

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that diplomacy is the only way out of his country's standoff with the West over its disputed nuclear program and insisted he was serious about negotiations.
Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:36 pm

Truck Bomb Explodes in Baghdad, Killing at Least 12

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: FOXNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:27 pm

Police: 145 Killed in India Temple Stampede

Dozens of women and children were among 145 people who died when thousands of pilgrims stampeded at a remote mountaintop temple in northern India during celebrations to honor a Hindu goddess, police said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:03 pm

Olympic Organizers: Protesters Must Have Permission

Protesters at the Beijing Olympics will have to apply for permission to demonstrate five days in advance and may not harm national interests, Beijing's Olympic organizers said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:35 pm

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 | 12:30 pm

Al Qaeda: Explosives Expert Among 4 Leaders Killed

Al Qaeda has posted a statement on the Internet saying four of its Afghanistan commanders have been killed, including an explosives expert wanted by the U.S.
Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:08 pm