Crowd Sourcing Turns Business On Its Head

What happens when a company lets customers design and vote on their own products? Some Web-based outfits are finding success by doing just that. And the new business model is really catching on.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 2:50 pm

In Struggling Cuba, Signs Of New Opportunities

In Cuba, one of President Raul Castro's most dramatic recent announcements was that he would allow private farmers access to up to 100 acres of idle government land. The plan is a shift toward private enterprise on the socialist island.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 1:23 pm

Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China, dies

BEIJING (AP) -- Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died Wednesday at the age of 87, state-run media reported....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:11 pm

Monkey Business Greets Tokyo Commuters

The monkey climbed to a perch high atop a departure board, and around 30 policemen surrounded the area and attempted to snare it with a variety of nets, as commuters crowded around and snapped pictures with their cell phones.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm

ITALY POPE

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during his weekly general audience in the Castel Gandolfo summer residence, near Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm

India Prostitution

A woman volunteer brings packets of drinking water for the activists of a non-government organization who prepare to take out a cycle rally to create awareness against prostitution in Hyderabad, India,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm

Mideast Iraq Lebanon

In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets with Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm

Mideast Jordan Israel Prisoners

Sultan Ajlouni, left, Khaled abu Ghalion, second left, Amin al-Sanee', second right, and Salem Abu Ghalion, right, walk out from Qafqafa jail north of Amman after their release. The four Jordanians convicted...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm

Philippines: Peace Deal to Be Renegotiated

Philippines: Peace deal with Muslim rebels to be renegotiated.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm

Russia Shows No Signs Of Troop Pullout

A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians has rumbled through a Russian checkpoint, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two days.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

2nd Day Of Deadly Car Bombings In Algeria

Witnesses say twin car bombings have struck a hotel and the military headquarters of the Algerian town of Bouira, just one day after 43 people were killed in a bomb blast in another Algerian town.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

U.S., Poland Sign Missile Defense Deal

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal with Poland to build a U.S. missile defense base in the former Soviet satellite nation - a plan that has infuriated Moscow.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Mario Tries Some New Ways of Dying

We all know Mario's classic death where after he gets hit, he turns towards the screen, goes up, then falls down. Well, what would happen if he had a different kind of death? Well, these are deaths that Mario just had to try out!
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Games gain viewers, seek new fans

BEIJING (Reuters) - Digital media and dazzling sporting feats have taken Olympic viewership to new heights, the IOC said on Wednesday as it debuted two events aimed at the young and adventurous.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:56 am

Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dies

Hua Guofeng, who briefly succeeded Mao Zedong in 1976, has died in Beijing aged 87, report state media.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:56 am

Around Resorts, Boomlet Towns Thrive, Too

Around the country, more Americans are living where they want to, not where they have to. They're making new lives for themselves by the beach and in the mountains. Locals who have been forced out often buy houses nearby — and have their own effect on smaller towns.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:56 am

Tropical Storm Fay stays on Florida's coast (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday, moving north along the Florida coast but not going out over the Atlantic Ocean, where many had feared it could strengthen and curve back toward the state as a hurricane.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:55 am

Mortgage application volume hits multiyear low

Mortgage application volume fell last week to its lowest levels in more than six years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:54 am

Tropical Storm Fay stays on Florida's coast

Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday, moving north along the Florida coast but not going out over the Atlantic ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:54 am

BP says testing begins on BTC pipeline

LONDON - British oil company BP PLC says testing will begin Wednesday on the closed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which runs through conflict-stricken Georgia, ahead of...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:53 am

London airports should be sold to end BAA monopoly: watchdog

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Competition Commission on Wednesday recommended the sale of three airports, two in London and one in Scotland, that are operated by Spanish-owned group BAA, owing to the company's dominance.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:53 am

Russia rejects UN Georgia draft

Russia rejects a draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, saying it contradicted last week's truce terms.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:52 am

Rice Pokes Russian Bear, Signs Missile Deal

Rice to sign missile defense deal with Poland despite Russian fury.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:51 am

Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:50 am

Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:50 am

Searchers locate all missing Grand Canyon hikers

PHOENIX - Rescue crews have located a handful of hikers who were missing after floods tore through a remote part of the Grand Canyon, authorities said Tuesday. The 11 people...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:49 am

States push laws to require paid sick days (AP)

AP - For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:49 am

Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes (AP)

AP - Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:48 am

Tampa Bay wins matchup of AL's best records (AP)

AP - The Tampa Bay Rays have been on top of the AL East for the last month. Now, they are on top of the whole league. Willy Aybar's two-run single broke an eighth-inning tie and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Tuesday night to claim the AL's best record (77-48), which matches the Chicago Cubs for the best in the majors.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:47 am

Golfers meet with military veterans ahead of Boeing Classic

TACOMA, Wash. - The quips were worn, but welcomed. Every word of instruction was monitored closely. Thirteen Champions Tour professionals, in town for this week's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am

McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama: Reuters/Zogby poll (Reuters)

Reuters - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am

McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama: Reuters/Zogby poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am

Zardari Backed for Pakistan President

Major opposition party backs Bhutto windower Zardari for Pakistan president.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:45 am

Russia Says It Will Leave Georgia by Friday

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russian forces will withdraw from most of Georgia by Friday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am

Hopes fade for Sydney whale calf

A humpback whale calf separated from its mother and trying to suckle from boats off Sydney, Australia, is weakening, observers say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am

Monkey eludes dragnet at Tokyo train station (AP)

AP - Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion Wednesday: a wild monkey.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am

10 Things Women Will Never Admit To Men

So here are the 10 things that women will never confess to the opposite sex
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:40 am

Japan Wild Monkey Chase

A monkey perches on top of a departure board at Tokyo Railway Toyoko Line's Shibuya Station in Tokyo Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, 2008. The animal later climbed down and dashed out of the station, evading...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

As TV ratings soar, Olympics organizers flex muscles, look beyond Beijing

BEIJING - Television viewers around the world are tuning into the Beijing Games in record numbers, and it's likely to fill the coffers of the International Olympic Committee...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

Musharraf unwinds with tennis after resigning

Pervez Musharraf seems to be enjoying himself.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

Sarkozy Honors Fallen Troops In Kabul

French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited a military chapel in Kabul where the bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home. Clashes in the east killed 19 Taliban fighters, officials said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:38 am

LEAD: Sarkozy visits Afghanistan, reaffirms commitment to fight terrorism+

KABUL, Aug. 20 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Afghanistan on Wednesday and met with French troops in a show of support for the multinational ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:38 am

Arsenic in Drinking Water Could Lead to Diabetes - eFluxMedia

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:37 am

3-sport Olympian conquers demons

BEIJING - Terrorized by a stalker, depressed, seeing a psychologist, dreading medication, selling her house to avoid bankruptcy, seeing the guy placed under house arrest,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

Dave Matthews Band's farewell to a fallen brother - OCRegister

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

Ellen DeGeneres Posts Wedding Message To Fans - AHN

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

US 'help' for Pakistan displaced

The US says it is ready to help Pakistan look after huge numbers of people displaced in fighting close to the Afghan border.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

BJ's posts higher 2Q profit, raises outlook

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. says its profit edged up in the second-quarter and is raising its full-year earnings forecast as frugal shoppers look for deals at discounters.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies

Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside by Deng Xiaoping as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died Wednesday, state-run media reported.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:34 am

Food Aid Reaches Georgian Needy

Food aid heads in to tense Georgian region, but Russian troops don't head out
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:32 am

Sanya Richards still troubled by 400-meter bronze

BEIJING - Sanya Richards was supposed to have a leg up on the competition in the 400-meter dash, but it was her right leg that betrayed her. A day after coming up short...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:32 am

Sarkozy visits Kabul after French soldiers killed - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am

US beats Japan 4-1 to make Olympic softball final - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am

Sarkozy Honours French Dead in Kabul

French president visits troops in Kabul to help mourn loss of 10 soldiers.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Sarkozy visits Kabul after French soldiers killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited a military chapel in Kabul on Wednesday where the bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Poland and U.S. in shield deal irking Moscow (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States and Poland signed a deal on Wednesday to station elements of a U.S. missile defense shield on Polish soil, a move certain to aggravate Russia-Western tensions over Moscow's intervention in Georgia.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:28 am

Natalie du Toit can swim better with one leg than most people with two

BEIJING - Michael Phelps may be the most astounding athlete of the Beijing Olympics. Natalie du Toit is the most inspirational. Phelps' eight gold medals and seven...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:28 am

Poland and U.S. in shield deal irking Moscow

WARSAW (Reuters) - The United States and Poland signed a deal on Wednesday to station elements of a U.S. missile defense shield on Polish soil, a move certain to aggravate Russia-Western tensions over Moscow's intervention in Georgia.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:27 am

Bigfoot’s body a hoax, California site reveals - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:27 am

LEAD: Hua, successor to Mao as Chinese leader, dies at 87: Xinhua+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Former Communist Party chief Hua Guofeng, who was the successor to Mao Zedong as China's paramount leader, has died in Beijing, the official Xinhua News...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:27 am

US beats Japan 4-1 to make Olympic softball final (AP)

AP - Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team beat Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:26 am

Rhode Island man faces marijuana trafficking charges

BOSTON - A Rhode Island man is facing federal charges of bringing tons of marijuana worth millions of dollars into New England. Jeremy Barnes, who has addresses in Tiverton...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

Pakistan coalition may split post-Musharraf: analysts

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Deadlock between Pakistan's coalition partners over the restoration of deposed judges has raised questions about the survival of the government that forced President Pervez Musharraf's resignation.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:22 am

NKorea Vows to Boost 'War Deterrent'

North Korea vows to boost 'war deterrent' amid ongoing US-SKorean war games.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

Lynn woman pleads innocent to helping accused killer Petitbois

LYNN - A Lynn woman charged with helping an accused murderer flee has been freed by a judge on the condition that she check in daily with probation officers. Louna Eveillard...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

Democratic convention to highlight 'real people'

An Indiana railroader, an Iowa mother and a Michigan truck driver are getting a moment at the Democratic convention to help portray ...

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

Army Moves Ahead with Mobile Laser Cannon

The Army is moving head with plans to mount a laser cannon on a massive, 31-ton-plus truck.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

Massive New Object Discovered at Edge of the Solar System

The Oort Cloud is a spherical cloud of comets believed to lie roughly 50,000 AU, or nearly a light-year, from the Sunm which places the cloud at nearly a quarter of the distance to Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun. The Kuiper belt and scattered disc, the other two known reservoirs of trans-Neptunian objects, are less than one thousand
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

Japanese Playing Football (Soccer)... Wearing Binoculars!

Needless to say, hilarity ensues. This is one of the funniest Japanese game/variety show clips I've seen.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

Bush Officials Plan a Sneak-Attack on America's Wildlife

In the excitement of the Olympics, the run-up to the presidential conventions and the flurry of late summer vacations, it was easy to miss the Bush administration's stealth attack on the Endangered Species Act last week. A proposed regulation would simply eliminate independent scientific reviews that have been required for over 30 years.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am

Storm poses new threat to Florida - BBC News

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:19 am

Oil prices dip before US energy data

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices eased on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains and a sharp spike the day before, as the market awaited the latest weekly government report on the health of American energy inventories.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:18 am

Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies (AP)

AP - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:17 am

Medallist Blonska fails drug test

Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska of Ukraine tests positive for a banned substance, BBC Sport understands.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:15 am

Food aid sent in to suffering Georgian area

IGOETI, Georgia (AP) -- A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two days....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:15 am

Criticism of Matt Cassel fair or harsh?

Sterling Sharpe and Marshall Faulk did not mince words when discussing Matt Cassel's performance on the NFL Network broadcast of Sunday's preseason loss to the Buccaneers....
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:14 am

Don’t muzzle EPA staff - Buffalo News

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:14 am

Olympics: Police calm Wiggins' celebrations in Beijing - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:14 am

American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service

Passengers pay $12.95 for online access on long-haul U.S. domestic flights
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:11 am

S Leone on 'ghost teacher' hunt

Sierra Leone's education minister finds non-existent teachers invented to embezzle money.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am

NY restaurant uses 1933 prices; Steaks: 90 cents

An Italian restaurant in Harlem that once counted Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as regulars has turned back the clock 75 years.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am

Americans Fatter in 37 States - WebMD

Source: Google News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am

Two car bombs kill 11 in Algeria

A day after a suicide bomber struck a police academy, two new explosions near a hotel and a military compound rocked Algeria today, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others in the town of Bouira, according to the Algerian Interior Ministry.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am

US, Poland sign missile shield deal

WARSAW (AFP) - Poland and the United States on Wednesday signed a deal to deploy part of a US missile shield on Polish territory in the face of deep Russian anger.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:06 am

'Boomerang' storm Fay may worsen

Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path, moving north along the Florida coast but not going out over the Atlantic Ocean, where many had feared it could strengthen and turn into a hurricane.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:05 am

Birds 'off the pace' with warming

French birds are moving northwards in response to climate change, but not fast enough, a study suggests.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:03 am

India Strike

A left wing party activist adjusts a Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) party flag at a road blockade during a 24 hour strike called by left trade unions in Calcutta, India, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:03 am

BP says testing begins on BTC pipeline

British oil company BP PLC said that testing will begin Wednesday on the closed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which runs through conflict-stricken Georgia, ahead of a move to restart full operations as early as next week.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Turkey Sudan Bashir

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses the media in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Al-Bashir denied that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Russia Pulls Back But Flexes Muscle

Russia took the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia but at the same time paraded blindfolded Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles. The mixed signals came as NATO demanded Moscow withdraw its troops.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

BAA must sell three airports

UK Competition Commission rules that the Spanish airport operator must sell two airports in London - Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:59 am

25 wounded as Hindus protest in Indian Kashmir

Police using tear gas and batons clashed with Hindu protesters defying a fresh curfew in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, injuring at least 25 people, medics and witnesses said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:56 am

UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December

Myanmar's main opposition party says it has been told that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit in December to hold talks on the country's political problems.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:55 am

Twin Car Bombings Kill in Algeria

11 dead in twin car bombings targeting a hotel and military barracks in Algeria.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:55 am

Darfur genocide 'non-existent,' Sudan's president says

'There needs to be mass graves. Where are those graves?' Omar al-Bashir says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:54 am

Sudan's president: Darfur genocide 'nonexistent'

Sudan's indicted president denied Wednesday that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur — and offered hope for an end to the violence and the dawn of reconciliation by promising free and fair elections next year.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:52 am

Storm poses new threat to Florida

Tropical storm Fay crosses to the east coast of Florida where it again threatens to develop into a hurricane.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:51 am

Water struggle

Palestinian concern as summer drought hits West Bank
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:47 am

Obama, VP choice to attend rally Saturday in Ill.

Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:47 am

Monkey eludes dragnet at Tokyo train station

Japanese media have reported several monkey sightings in city recently
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

Lawyers return to court over 1993 Ark. slayings

It took a jury 13 days to convict and sentence Damien Echols to death for the 1993 slayings of three second-graders.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:45 am

KENYA WHISTLEBLOWER

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, left, and former Kenya's former presidential anti-corruption adviser John Githongo, right, are seen in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday Aug. 20 2008. Githongo returned to Kenya...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:42 am

Homecoming may be impossible for Georgians

A result of the fighting between Russia and Georgia is that thousands of ethnic Georgian refugees may no longer be welcome in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:41 am

Russia: 64 soldiers dead in fight with Georgia

A top Russian general said Wednesday that 64 of the country's soldiers were killed in this month's fighting with Georgia and ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:41 am

Gary Glitter was sent to prison for committing obscene acts with two young girls

File photo shows rock star Gary Glitter at the end of his trial on charges of child sex abuse at a courthouse in Vietnam in 2006. Thailand has declared Glitter "persona non grata" and moved to deport him...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:36 am

Thailand to deport Gary Glitter to Britain

Thailand declared British former glam rocker Gary Glitter "persona non grata" Wednesday and moved to deport him to Britain, one day after he finished prison time in Vietnam for child sex...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:36 am

Gary Glitter is escorted by policemen in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006

File photo shows glam rocker Gary Glitter is escorted by policemen outside the People's Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006. Thailand has declared Glitter "persona non grata" and moved to deport...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:36 am

Land ministry survey confirms downward trend of land prices+

(Kyodo) _ The downward trend of land prices became noticeable in both residential and commercial areas in major cities in Japan amid an economic slowdown, according to a quarterly survey...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:36 am

US and Poland seal missile deal

The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:35 am

Lebanese P.M. visits Iraq

Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:34 am

LEAD: Defense chief Hayashi pledges to speed up Futemma relocation+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: CHANGING DATELINE; RECASTING WITH PRESS CONFERENCE) Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged Wednesday to try to speed up work on settling the stalled issue of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:32 am

NKorea vows to boost 'war deterrent'

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea stepped up criticism of ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning Wednesday that it would boost its "war deterrent" - a euphemism for its nuclear programs....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:29 am

NKorea vows to boost 'war deterrent'

North Korea stepped up criticism of ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning Wednesday that it would boost its "war deterrent" _ a euphemism for its nuclear programs. North...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:28 am

U.S., Poland sign missile defence deal

Agreement has infuriated Russia and further strained Moscow's ties with the West
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:28 am

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:25 am

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq

Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago. Fuad Saniora called...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:25 am

Sarkozy reaffirms commitment to Afghan mission

French President visits military chapel in Kabul where bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:18 am

Japan convenience store sales see 1st double-digit growth in July+

(Kyodo) _ Sales at convenience stores in Japan jumped 11.7 percent on a same-store basis in July from a year earlier to 689.1 billion yen, posting a double-digit increase for the first...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:15 am

Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombing in a neighboring region killed 43, official media and witnesses said....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:11 am

Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks

Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombing in a neighboring region killed 43,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:11 am

Olympic Torrents More Popular Than Ever

This week, close to two million people have downloaded the Olympics opening ceremony, which makes it the most pirated TV-show of the week - again. The International Olympic Committee is not too happy about it, and they are urging the Swedish government to take on The Pirate Bay.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am

Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:06 am

U.S. and Poland sign missile defense deal

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski have signed a deal that will put an American missile defense base in Poland, a move that has angered Russia.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:06 am

Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland

The agreement prompts an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal today to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:05 am

Darfur Tribal Chiefs Throw in With Bashir

Darfur tribal leaders walk fine line between Sudanese government and rebels.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:01 am

Georgian Ex-President Denounces Russia's Actions

Despite signing a cease-fire agreement last week, Russia shows little sign of ending its occupation of Georgia. Among the people denouncing Moscow's occupation is former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Candidates Diverge On Vets' Health Care, GI Bill

Barack Obama and John McCain used addresses to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to spell out their differences on foreign policy. They also addressed the topics of health care and other benefits for veterans.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Soldiers' Deaths Shake Cape Cod Town

The deaths last week of two local service members from Cape Cod has stunned the small town of Mashpee. Within a day of each other, Army Pfc. Paul Conlon was killed in Afghanistan and Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel McGuire was killed in Iraq. Sean Corcoran reports from member station WCAI.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Rice To Sign Deal To Build Base In Poland

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is signing a deal Wednesday in Poland to build a U.S. missile defense base there. The agreement has already angered Russia.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

College Presidents Urge Legislators To Cut Drinking Age

The presidents of more than 100 colleges and universities have signed a document urging lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age. The educators say the 21-year-old drinking age is widely flouted and has led to a culture of binge drinking on college campuses. Anti-drunken driving groups say the law does work. They argue that colleges don't want to be bothered with enforcing the law and are looking for an easy way out.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Sarkozy Visits Kabul After Attack On NATO Troops

The Taliban have stepped up attacks in Afghanistan. Earlier this week, French soldiers were attacked during a reconnaissance mission. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Kabul on Wednesday. Renee Montagne talks with the BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul about the recent attacks.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Israel shuts Gaza crossings after attack

Israel has closed its cargo crossings with the Gaza Strip following a Palestinian rocket attack on southern Israel that violated a truce.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:56 am

Rice signs deal to put U.S. missile base in Poland

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski have signed a deal that will put an American missile ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:53 am

Ah, a world without religion

Religion should never be given the benefit of the doubt. Just because it worships one god over another, claims past miracles or fulfilled prophecies and is exempt from taxation, does not mean that your one religion is more likely to purify your soul over another.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:50 am

Cigarette butts biggest scourge along Canada's shorelines

But official says few Canadians seem to recognize butts are trash
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:50 am

Food aid arrives for hungry Georgians

A convoy of food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, despite few signs by soldiers of fulfilling Moscow's promise of a pullback within two days.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:48 am

Five Americans held as China steps up scrutiny

BEIJING (Reuters) - Five American blogger-activists and a foreign artist have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch of the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:43 am

Rogue monkey eludes Tokyo police

A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:36 am

Stem cells can be used to create limitless blood supplies: report

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Scientists from a US firm claim to have created a large number of red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, opening up the prospect of having a limitless supply of blood for transfusions.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:33 am

Bush to defend war on terror in speech

President Bush is defending his line-in-the-sand approach to the fight against Islamic terrorism, following presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama in a speech to a veterans group.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:27 am

CBC Radio 2 unveils hip new image

Executives and on-air hosts also emphasize network's continued commitment to classical music
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:16 am

TIFF lineup an 'embarrassment of riches'

Festival offers 21 films by first-time directors, and plenty of familiar faces
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:15 am

N. Korea Threat To Boost "War Deterrent"

North Korea has lashed out against ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning it will boost its "war deterrent" against military threats.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:12 am

Blasts reportedly kill 11 in Algeria

Twin car bombings at a hotel and military headquarters killed 11 people and wounded 31 others on Wednesday, according to local reports.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:10 am

20 Stunningly Colorful Commercial Designers [PICS]

Often when we think of commercial design work, we imagine 3 color logos and simple illustrations… but not all commercial work is so plain. Here are 20 commercial designers who create stunningly colorful work.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:10 am

XKCD: Quantum Teleportation

Go with regular.
Source: Digg | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Afghans doubt U.S. intentions: paper

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghans believe the United States knows about al Qaeda bases in Pakistan, but does not hit them because it wants an unstable Afghanistan to justify its presence for wider regional goals, a state newspaper said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 8:57 am

Hospital stays shorter for mentally ill

Drop reflects greater pressure on health system and is not a good-news story, officials warn
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Aug 2008 | 8:56 am

World's tallest man reclaims title

Guinness World Records has returned the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 8:39 am

Pirates seize Malaysian tanker off Somalia's coast

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Armed pirates seized a Malaysian palm oil tanker with 39 crew off the coast of Somalia - the fourth hijacking in a month, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 8:27 am

2 get labor over China protest bid

Chinese authorities have ordered two women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 8:11 am

Russia says troops to leave Georgia by weekend

TBILISI, (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised to pull almost all troops from Georgia by the weekend, but there was no immediate sign of movement Wednesday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:58 am

Sarkozy tells French troops in Afghanistan to keep fighting

KABUL (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday told French soldiers mourning 10 comrades killed by the Taliban that their work in Afghanistan was essential for the "freedom of the world" and must continue.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:55 am

LandCap JV to buy Wachovia loans: report

(Reuters) - A joint venture created by LandCap Partners is buying $40 million of troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia Corp The Wall Street Journal said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:22 am

Darfur tribal chiefs throw in with al-Bashir

EL GENEINA, Sudan (AP) -- When Sudan's president landed in this remote western Darfur town, he was warmly greeted by a man who by all logic should be his mortal enemy - a tribal chief the Sudanese leader is charged with trying to exterminate....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:08 am

Post-Olympic clamp on Muslim Xinjiang possible

URUMQI, China (AP) -- As police with riot clubs patrolled nearby, a merchant whispered that he feared a sweeping crackdown in China's northwestern Muslim region once the Olympic spotlight fades....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:12 a... | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:04 am

Federal foreclosure-purchase program may fall flat in California

The $4-billion plan may hurt homeowners in the state who are trying to sell. Several county governments are unsure whether they have the staff to make use of the funding.

To Congress, it looked like a way to both ease blight and provide affordable housing: give local governments $4 billion to buy, repair and resell homes lost to foreclosure.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

State Senate sends bills on guns, traffic and bandit taxis to Schwarzenegger

Among the bills is one that would close a loophole on carrying loaded firearms in unincorporated areas. Another would fine bandit cab operators $5,000 and disconnect their phones.

State lawmakers took action on various scourges of Southern California life Tuesday, including gun violence, traffic congestion and bandit taxicabs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

USC running back C.J. Gable injured in practice

Running back sustains ankle and hip sprains when he is hit from behind at scrimmage drill.

USC's backfield, already in flux with quarterback Mark Sanchez coming back from a knee injury, sustained another blow Tuesday when running back C.J. Gable suffered hip and ankle injuries.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

In announcing a running mate, timing and place are key

For McCain and Obama, the choice of when and where to announce their vice presidential picks can maximize publicity and minimize potential problems at their conventions.

As Barack Obama and John McCain edge closer to naming their vice presidential picks, they have an important consideration to weigh beyond questions of credentials and compatibility: when and where to announce their choices.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Obama and McCain in a statistical tie

A Times/Bloomberg poll finds that Obama shows few signs of winning new voters. The issue of experience goes McCain's way.

John McCain has begun rallying dispirited Republicans behind him, while Democratic rival Barack Obama has made scant progress building new support, leaving the presidential race statistically tied, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

LACMA lands Ed Kienholz's 'The Illegal Operation'

The controversial work, about a back-street abortion, will go on view in February.

In 1966, when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art put up a retrospective exhibition of Ed Kienholz's work, the County Board of Supervisors threatened to shut it down.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Obama ratchets up negative advertising

In a departure for his campaign, TV and radio spots critical of rival John McCain are airing in battleground states.

Sen. Barack Obama, under persistent attack from his Republican rival, is intensifying his own negative ad campaign targeting Sen. John McCain in key battleground states.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Federal probe focuses on wife of L.A. City Atty. Delgadillo

Investigators are seeking information about her consulting business and taxes, sources say.

Federal authorities investigating Los Angeles City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo and his wife are seeking information about her consulting business and taxes, according to sources familiar with the inquiry.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Governments' building projects shore up economy

Construction spending by federal, state and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and employing some ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 6:56 am

Some fruit juices can harm drug absorption: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body's ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released in the United States.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 6:50 am

World Blog: Hangover to follow China's party?

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 5:57 am

U.S. tracking citizens' border crossings: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has been using its border checkpoints to collect information on citizens that will be stored for 15 years, raising concern among privacy advocates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2008 | 5:05 am

Costs soar for overhaul of National Guard training

Revamping the U.S. Army National Guard training program so soldiers can spend more time at home will cost at least $128 million ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:53 am

Fort Sill liaison forced to quit amid mold problem

An Army social services coordinator here who told USA TODAY about poor conditions at Fort Sill's unit for wounded soldiers has ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:37 am

Maine Lobstermen Suffer: Market Drops, Fuel Rises

Lobstermen have seen their catch drop by half while fuel prices have tripled in recent years. With prices and sales flat, the fishermen are struggling to adapt to the times.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:01 am

Mexico Church Assailed For Fashion Comment

A Catholic priest in Mexico caused an outrage when he likened showing too much skin to prostitution. Critics argue that rhetoric like that makes it easier to justify sexual violence against women.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am

Full Transcript: Rice On Russia

Lara Logan exclusively interviewed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Brussels, Belgium, about the crisis in Georgia and what it means that the Russian president hasn't kept his promise.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am

Karzai To Seek Re-Election In Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would seek re-election in hopes of finishing a job he said he hasn't yet completed.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:30 am

Cease-Fire? Russian Soldiers Capture Georgians, Grab U.S. Humvees

Russian forces take prisoners in key Georgian port; tanks pull back from Gori.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:17 am

Mental patient dies after 22hr hospital wait

NORTH CAROLINA - A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 20 Aug 2008 | 12:16 am

Man dead after bungled robbery shooting

SYDNEY - A masked man shot in the chest by security guards during a bungled cash van hold-up in Sydney's west died after being dumped at a nearby hospital. The cash van was parked outside a bank in George St, Parramatta, about...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 11:37 pm

Tijuana: Where the 'Drug War' Is Real

Drug-related violence has killed more than 1,500 on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Source: ABC News: International | 19 Aug 2008 | 11:33 pm

Australian police hunt dumpster children

SYDNEY - Police are trying to find three young children who may have been sleeping rough in a dumpster in New South Wales' Hunter Valley. Two boys aged four and six and a nine-year-old girl were reported to police after they were...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 11:24 pm

Obama poised to name deputy

United States presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice-presidential choice in the coming days, though the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and is giving...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 10:00 pm

Zambian president dies

LUSAKA, Zambia - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition of silence and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighbouring Zimbabwe's economic ruin, has died in a French military hospital. He was 59. Mwanawasa...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:59 pm

US shoplifting suspect crushed in compactor

MICHIGAN - Michigan authorities say a shoplifting suspect has died after being crushed in a trash compactor where she was hiding. The Eaton County sheriff's department said two women fled a Lansing-area TJ Maxx discount store after...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:34 pm

NZ-link in sex slave plan - FBI

PITTSBURGH - A medical student told a classmate he was trying to recruit a New Zealand woman and her 4-year-old daughter to be his sex slaves, and a search by federal agents found that he possessed child pornography, authorities said. Jeremy...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:20 pm

Armed US woman, 85, makes intruder call cops

POINT MARION - An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 8:21 pm

MI5 opens ranks to gays

Britain's domestic spy agency wants gay recruits to know it's time to come out of the closet. After shunning them for decades over worries of blackmail, MI5 is now asking gay and lesbian people to consider a career as a spy, promising...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 8:15 pm

Man sues over 3-metre tapeworm

CHICAGO - A man who contends he got a 3-metre tapeworm after eating undercooked fish has sued a Chicago restaurant. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Anthony Franz said he ordered salmon salad for lunch from Shaw's Crab House in 2006...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Aug 2008 | 8:04 pm

Pakistan Violence Flares as Musharraf Replacement Discussed

Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition discussed Tuesday how to replace former President Pervez Musharraf and what to do with the man who ruled for nine years, while militant violence underscored the challenges facing the country.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 5:25 pm

Homicide Attack Targets Algeria Police Academy; 43 Killed

A homicide bomber rammed an explosives-rigged car into a police academy as recruits lined up to register for classes, killing at least 43 people. It was the deadliest attack in recent years in the North African country.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 4:57 pm

'McCann Mania' Sweeps Europe

'Madeleine McCann Mania' has gripped Europe to the point where no blond-haired kid is spared from the suspicious eye of a self-proclaimed do-gooder.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 4:52 pm

Israeli Police Unleash Putrid 'Skunk' Gas on Protesters

Israeli police have begun using 'skunk gas,' a foul-smelling yellow mist, as a new weapon for dispersing protests in the West Bank.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 4:03 pm

Bomber Kills 2, Wounds 6 in Turkey Car Blast

A homicide bomber has reportedly detonated explosives inside a car when stopped by police, killing two suspected militants and wounding six policemen in Turkey.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 3:30 pm

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa Dies at 59

Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa died Tuesday at the age of 59, six weeks after suffering a stroke June 30.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 3:17 pm

Hong Kong Taxi Driver Bites Off Fingertip of Drunken Rider

A drunken Australian man had his fingertip bitten off by a Hong Kong taxi driver during an argument over who should clean up vomit.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 3:15 pm

Official: Yemen Detains 9 for Converting to Christianity

A security official claims that Yemeni police have detained at least nine people this year for converting to Christianity from Islam.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 2:40 pm

Police: Boy, 14, Kills 10-Year-Old Girl for iPod

Indian police say a 14-year-old boy pushed a 10-year-old girl from a bridge, then strangled her unconscious body after she refused to give him her iPod.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Aug 2008 | 2:39 pm