Looming Energy Crisis In Mexico Stirs Debate

As production of crude oil falls in Mexico, debate continues on the issue of privatization of the oil monopoly. Without radical reform, Mexico could run out of oil in less than a decade.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:32 pm

Russia Recognizes Independence of Georgia Territories

Defying the United States and Europe, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday he has signed a decree recognizing the independence of the breakaway Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:44 pm

S&P: Home prices tumble by record amount (AP)

AP - A widely watched housing index released Tuesday showed home prices dropping by the sharpest rate ever in the second quarter.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:35 pm

Home prices fell at record pace in 2nd quarter: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prices of U.S. single-family homes plunged a record 15.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, surpassing the steep drop in the first quarter, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller national home price index reported on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:35 pm

Russia recognizes Georgia rebel regions

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, defying pressure from the West, announced on Tuesday that Moscow had decided to recognize two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:34 pm

Malaysia's Anwar wins seat in parliament

PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister even though he is facing charges of sodomizing a male aide....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:33 pm

Rice: peace deal still possible before Bush leaves

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that "God willing" there could still be a Mideast peace agreement before the end of President Bush's term in office....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm

Russia recognises Georgian rebels

President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia recognises the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm

GM receives Gulf Arab interest in Hummer

General Motors Corp has received interest from two separate investors from the Gulf Arab region to buy its Hummer brand.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm

Russia recognizes Georgia rebel areas

Russia faced condemnation Tuesday after formally recognizing the independence of the breakaway territories at the heart of its war with Georgia.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm

Suspect held but no ‘credible threat’ to Obama

Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm

Home prices drop by a record amount

The widely-watched Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. home price index fell by the sharpest rate ever in the second quarter, new data show.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:25 pm

Baseball: Lin homers, Iwata solid as Hanshin blanks Chunichi+

(Kyodo) _ Lin Wei-zhu hit a two-run homer and Minoru Iwata tossed seven solid innings as the Hanshin Tigers blanked the Chunichi Dragons 4-0 Tuesday to claim their fifth straight victory.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:24 pm

Zimbabwe leader jeered at parliament opening

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's opposition heckled Robert Mugabe in an unprecedented show of defiance when the president opened parliament Tuesday with traditional pomp and his familiar denunciations of the West....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:23 pm

US diplomat in Pakistan escapes gun attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Gunmen opened fire on the top U.S. diplomat in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday as she left for work in her armored vehicle, police and embassy officials said. No one was killed in the attack....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:23 pm

Zimbabwe leader jeered at parliament opening (AP)

AP - Zimbabwe's opposition heckled Robert Mugabe in an unprecedented show of defiance when the president opened parliament Tuesday with traditional pomp and his familiar denunciations of the West.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:23 pm

US diplomat in Pakistan escapes gun attack

Gunmen opened fire on the top U.S. diplomat in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday as she left for work in her armored vehicle, police and embassy officials said. No one was killed in the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:23 pm

Dutch museum to exhibit jeweled skull sculpture

The Netherlands' national museum will exhibit a jewel-encrusted platinum skull created by British artist Damien Hirst, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:22 pm

Home prices in state drop at record rate

Bay State median house prices fell 12.3 percent in July -- the steepest decline ever recorded, new figures show. "The drop is a dramatic turnaround from five to six...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:22 pm

Day 1: Kennedy, Obama's Wife Highlight His Values

The Democratic National Convention was gaveled to order Monday in Denver. The convention gives Barack Obama an opportunity to reassure voters about his values and readiness to be president. That task began Monday when an ailing Ted Kennedy passed the torch to Obama, and then Michelle Obama spoke about her husband.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:21 pm

Clinton Delegates Wrestle With Moving On

The Democratic National Convention was supposed to be all about Barack Obama. But his vanquished opponent will share the spotlight with a major speech Tuesday and in the roll call vote of delegates the following night. Some Hillary Clinton delegates share what they hope will come from the convention.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:18 pm

Plot unfolds to assassinate Obama on national TV, a 4th arrest, more details

More details emerging from Denver as we write this in the predawn hours on the now suspected plot to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with a high-powered rifle on national television during his outdoor acceptance speech at Invesco Field Thursday night.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:17 pm

7TH LD: Japanese NGO member kidnapped in Afghanistan, conflicting reports+

KABUL, Aug. 26 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) A member of a Japanese nongovernmental organization was kidnapped Tuesday near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, but Japanese authorities are...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:17 pm

Woman charged in "Second Life" kidnapping plot

A woman is charged with plotting to kidnap in real life a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality website "Second Life".

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm

Malaysia's Anwar wins seat in parliament

The official vote count shows Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a special election for a parliament seat, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:14 pm

UN accuses US-led troops in deaths of Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The United Nations said Tuesday it has found "convincing evidence" that U.S. coalition troops and Afghan forces killed some 90 civilians, including 60 children, in airstrikes in western Afghanistan....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm

UN accuses US-led troops in deaths of Afghans

The United Nations said Tuesday it has found "convincing evidence" that U.S. coalition troops and Afghan forces killed some 90 civilians, including 60 children, in airstrikes in western...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm

Dealmaking and drama lead up to Clinton speech (AP)

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging her supporters to heal a fractured Democratic Party by lining up behind Barack Obama as his Republican opponent asks voters to remember Clinton's own criticism that Obama isn't ready to take that 3 a.m. phone call.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm

26 Hospitalized After Ryanair Jet's Mid-Air Plunge

A Ryanair plane made an emergency landing in central France after the cabin suddenly depressurized, French officials and the Irish carrier said Tuesday. Up to 26 people were hospitalized.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:11 pm

Home prices fell at record pace in 2nd quarter: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Prices of U.S. single-family homes plunged a record 15.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, surpassing the steep drop in the first quarter, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller national home price index reported on Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:11 pm

Rice: peace deal still possible before Bush leaves

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she still believes a Mideast peace agreement is possible before the end of President Bush's term in office. "We have a good chance of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:11 pm

Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Georgia forced Russia's hand by launching an attack targeting South Ossetia
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:11 pm

Clinton takes spotlight at convention

DENVER (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton will address the Democratic convention on Tuesday in a speech designed to mend a lingering party rift and persuade her die-hard supporters to get behind Barack Obama's White House bid.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:08 pm

Zune player forum makes teen a fortune

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Young entrepreneur Hansup Yoon, 15, recently sold his creation ZuneBoards, an Internet forum devoted to Microsoft's Zune media player, for $62,000. The...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:07 pm

Live text - England v South Africa

South Africa make a cautious start after opting to bat in the second one-day international.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:07 pm

Home prices drop by record amount in second quarter

A widely watched housing index shows home prices dropping by the sharpest rate ever in the second quarter.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:07 pm

Woman found guilty of murdering toddlers in Sweden

A Swedish court on Tuesday found a German woman guilty of murdering two toddlers and seriously injuring their mother in a rampage spurred by jealousy over an ex-boyfriend.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:06 pm

BMO misses profit target

“The impact of the deterioration in the U.S. housing market has affected our results,” CEO says; provisions for bad debt total $434-million
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:06 pm

Russia recognises rebel regions in new challenge to West

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday formally recognised the Georgian rebel regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states in a startling new challenge to the West.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:06 pm

Mugabe Opens Parliament to Heckles - New York Times

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm

Israel settlement surge draws Rice criticism (Reuters)

Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Israel on Tuesday not to undermine peace talks with the Palestinians after a report found it had nearly doubled Jewish settlement construction.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm

Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti

Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, driving many people off the potholed ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm

Israel settlement surge draws Rice criticism

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Israel on Tuesday not to undermine peace talks with the Palestinians after a report found it had nearly doubled Jewish settlement construction.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm

Russia recognises rebel regions in new challenge to West (AFP iactiv)

AFP iactiv - Russia on Tuesday formally recognised the Georgian rebel regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states in a startling new challenge to the West.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:04 pm

Live from the Democratic convention - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:04 pm

Hurricane Gustav takes aim at Haiti

MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Gustav barreled toward vulnerable Haiti on Tuesday and appeared set to become a "major" storm later in the week as it neared the Gulf of Mexico where the United States produces a large amount of oil and gas.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:03 pm

S&P: Home prices tumble by record amount

A widely watched housing index shows home prices dropping by the sharpest rate ever in the second quarter.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:01 pm

Wired study blames carriers for poor iPhone 3G reception - The Tech Herald

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:01 pm

Hurricane Gustav Gains Strength, Takes Aim on Haiti

Gustav continued to gain strength after becoming a hurricane early Tuesday and forecasters said it could become a Category 2 hurricane before hitting Haiti's southern coast.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:01 pm

Oil futures fall to trade below $115 a barrel - MarketWatch

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Government pushes slower ship speeds to aid whales

The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Michelle Obama's Fashion Homerun - CBS News

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Woman charged in "Second Life" kidnapping plot

A woman is charged with plotting to kidnap in real life a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality Web site "Second Life".
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Russia And The West Faceoff In Georgia

Russia has formally recognized the breakaway Georgian territories at the heart of its war with Georgia, heightening tensions with the West as the United States dispatched military ships bearing aid to a port city still controlled by Russian troops.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia formally recognized the breakaway Georgian territories at the heart of its war with Georgia on Tuesday, heightening tensions with the West as the United States dispatched a military ship bearing aid to a port city still patrolled by Russian troops....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:59 pm

Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions (AP)

AP - Russia formally recognized the breakaway Georgian territories at the heart of its war with Georgia on Tuesday, heightening tensions with the West as the United States dispatched a military ship bearing aid to a port city still patrolled by Russian troops.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:59 pm

Indian Oil Producer Bids for British Rival - New York Times

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:56 pm

N. Korea suspends nuclear reactor disablement

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Tuesday it has suspended work to disable its nuclear reactor in anger over Washington's failure to remove it from the U.S. list...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:56 pm

Protesters storm government offices in Thailand - International Herald Tribune

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:55 pm

Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, driving many people off the potholed streets of the capital, but bringing few other outward signs of preparation....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:53 pm

Hurricane Gustav Strengthens, Heads for Haiti, Gulf (Update2) - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:53 pm

Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti (AP)

AP - Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, driving many people off the potholed streets of the capital, but bringing few other outward signs of preparation.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:53 pm

Obama pulled opposite directions on rural voter strategy - Dallas Morning News

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:53 pm

North Korea to suspend nuclear disablement

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it will stop disabling its nuclear facilities and consider restoring the Yongbyon reactor that can make material for atomic bombs, accusing the United States of violating a disarmament deal.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:53 pm

Dealmaking and drama lead up to Hillary Clinton speech

DENVER- While Hillary Rodham Clinton urges her supporters to heal a fractured Democratic Party by lining up behind Barack Obama, his Republican opponent is asking voters to...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:53 pm

Jewish Groups Decry Madonna’s Comparison of McCain to Hitler - CNSNews.com

Source: Google News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:50 pm

Rice calls Russia's declaration 'regrettable'

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday blasted Russia's recognition of breakaway Georgian territories as "regrettable." At a joint news conference with Palestinian President...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:50 pm

Rice: Israel Settlements unhelpful to peace talks

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged Israel to stop expanding settlements on disputed territory hours after a ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:47 pm

Japan Embassy receives information release report was erroneous+

(Kyodo) _ The Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan said Tuesday that it has received information from the Afghan police authority that an earlier report of the release of a Japanese abductee...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:45 pm

Macs continue to gain home, small business share

More home users, and a growing number in the small business sphere, are opting to move to Apple’s computers, their interest driven by positive experiences with Apple's other products, as well as disenchantment with the Windows world.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:44 pm

3RD LD: Trucking firms call for gov't action on high fuel prices+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO AT 3RD-4TH GRAFS FROM BOTTOM) Trucking companies across Japan launched protests Tuesday, demanding that the central and prefectural governments take action...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:44 pm

Protesters storm Thai PM's office

Bid to unseat seven-month-old coalition government
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:42 pm

Son of Female Al Qaeda Suspect Detained?

Young boy was detained with Siddique in Afghanistan earlier this month.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:40 pm

Liberian dilemma

Warlord-turned-pastor pleads for forgiveness
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:39 pm

U.N. says has evidence air strikes killed 90 Afghans (Reuters)

Reuters - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had found convincing evidence that 90 Afghan civilians, most of them children, were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in western Afghanistan last week.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:38 pm

European deaths will outnumber births from 2015

Deaths are expected to outnumber births in the European Union from 2015 when migration will become the only source of population ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:38 pm

U.N. says has evidence air strikes killed 90 Afghans

KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had found convincing evidence that 90 Afghan civilians, most of them children, were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in western Afghanistan last week.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:38 pm

More War? Georgians Fret in Another Region

Russia-Georgia conflict over S. Ossetia worries ethnic Georgians in Abkhazia.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm

Stability hope fades with Pakistan coalition split

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Prospects for political stability in Pakistan faded on Tuesday, a day after a split in the ruling coalition, with a battle looming over who will become the next president of the nuclear-armed U.S. ally.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:36 pm

NKorea Threatens to Reneg on Nuke Deal

The country is angry that the US hasn't removed it from list of terror sponsors.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:36 pm

NKorea suspends nuclear reactor disablement

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Tuesday it has suspended work to disable its nuclear reactor in anger over Washington's failure to remove it from the U.S. list of terror sponsors. The North said it will soon consider a step to restore the plutonium-producing facility....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:36 pm

NKorea suspends nuclear reactor disablement

North Korea said Tuesday it has suspended work to disable its nuclear reactor in anger over Washington's failure to remove it from the U.S. list of terror sponsors. The North said it will...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:36 pm

Political Unrest Flares In India-Controlled Kashmir

During the past few weeks, large demonstrations have taken place in Kashmir. Muslims have taken to the streets to demand an end to Indian rule. Troops are enforcing a curfew, and shops, schools and businesses are closed.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:34 pm

Malaysia's Anwar claims vote win

The party of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says early results give him a large lead in a crucial by-election.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:33 pm

NYT: 3 Democratic clans mix uneasily

As one political dynasty, the Kennedys, celebrated its legacy and ceded the political stage at the Democratic convention, the party's other dominant family, the Clintons, struggled to accept its own exit from the spotlight.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:28 pm

Rice Criticizes Israel Settlements in Talks

Rice says Israeli-Palestinian "serious" but criticizes Israel's settlements.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:26 pm

Clinton takes spotlight at convention (Reuters)

Reuters - Hillary Clinton will address the Democratic convention on Tuesday in a speech designed to mend a lingering party rift and persuade her die-hard supporters to get behind Barack Obama's White House bid.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:26 pm

Kazuya Ito is an agricultural specialist who has been in Afghanistan since 2003

Afghanistan's interior ministry said Kazuya Ito, seen here in 2004, was freed 10 hours after he was kidnapped but his release was not confirmed by the Japanese aid worker's employer.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:23 pm

Russia Recognizes Georgian Rebel Regions

Russia recognizes independence of Georgian rebel regions, tension with West.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm

A Protein That Helps Create Immortal Cells

It may take just one or two proteins to polish off a simple cellular task, but life-or-death matters, such as caring for the ends of chromosomes known as telomeres, require interacting crews of proteins, all with a common goal but each with a specialized task.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:20 pm

Haiti ill-prepared ahead of Hurricane Gustav

Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, driving many Haitians off the potholed streets of the capital.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:19 pm

Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

Defying the United States and Europe, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday he has signed a decree recognizing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:19 pm

Rep. Patrick Kennedy calls ailing father 'resilient'

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says his cancer-stricken father, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, is "enormously resilient" and will...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:18 pm

SOUTH SHORE FOOTBALL

For those who can't get away to watch a high school football game, here is a great alternative. Below is a list of some games and where you can listen in. 9/13 Middleboro...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:18 pm

Madrid crash survivor says plane lacked power

A woman who walked away from last week's devastating plane crash with barely a scratch said Tuesday the aircraft lacked power ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm

Russia's Vote Sparks Jubilation In South Ossetia

The White House is pressing Russian leaders to ignore demands to recognize the breakaway regions of neighboring Georgia. The Russian parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the Kremlin to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Those are the two regions at the heart of this month's conflict with Georgia. The move by Russia's lawmakers sparked jubilation in South Ossetia.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm

2 dead after I-495 rollover

MIDDLEBOROUGH - State police say two people are dead following a car crash on Interstate 495 in Middleborough. Police say a car was traveling south on the highway on Monday...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm

Gustav Gains Momentum, Threatens Gitmo

At least one cruise ship has headed to port rather than tangle with Gustav.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm

Wildfire burns homes in Boise neighborhood

A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge and burned as many as 10 homes in Boise ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:12 pm

Deadly Blast Targets Iraqi Police Recruits

Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, officials said. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in recent months.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:09 pm

Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' Film Sparks Lawsuit

Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' film sparks lawsuit from 'Harry Potter' producers.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:08 pm

Afghans prepare graves for people killed by a US airstrike on Azizabad village in Herat province

Afghans prepare graves for people killed by a US airstrike on Azizabad village in Herat province. A United Nations team has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians -- including 60 children -- were...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm

Strike 'killed 60 young Afghans'

The UN finds "convincing proof" that 60 children and 30 adults were killed in a US air strike in western Afghanistan last Friday.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm

N. Korea says it has halted nuclear reactor disablement

North Korea said Tuesday it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor and will consider restoring the plutonium-producing facility ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Hog producer Smithfield Foods swings to 1Q loss

Smithfield Foods swung to a loss in its fiscal first-quarter due in part to a $20.1 million write-down in the value of commodity contracts.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:59 am

Medvedev Recognizes South Ossetia, Abkhazia

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev defied U.S. pressure and signed a decree Tuesday recognizing the independence of the breakaway Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The move will further complicate strained relations with the U.S.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:58 am

Italy's Berlusconi Working on Love Album

Italy's Premier is reportedly co-writing love songs with a Neapolitan singer.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:56 am

Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

Russia formally recognized the breakaway Georgian territories at the heart of its war with Georgia today, heightening tensions with the West as the United States dispatched military ships bearing aid to a port city still controlled by Russian troops.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:55 am

Berbatov holds Spurs crisis talks

Dimitar Berbatov and his agent meet Spurs officials as they try to force a move to Manchester United, BBC Sport understands.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:48 am

The crime that created Superman

On the night of June 2, 1932, the world's first superhero was born — not on the mythical planet of Krypton but from a little-known tragedy on the streets of Cleveland.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:45 am

Dollar soars against euro, sterling

LONDON (AFP) - The dollar scored a six-month high against the euro and a two-year peak against the British pound on Tuesday, as dealers digested evidence of slowing economic growth in Europe.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am

The Best (or Worst) Time for Rich-People TV

Shortly after our evening news–filled with home foreclosures, soaring gas prices, plunging stocks and layoffs–we will be treated to such shows as “Privilege,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Gossip Girl,” and over over-the-top shows about life over-the-top
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am

Bartering Sex for Stuff (or Services)

It is the one currency still in use that dates back thousands of years -- sex. Apparently people are willing to trade sex for either goods or favors. A survey finds college students bartering intimacy for a variety of things, including help preparing for a test....
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

Iraq bomb kills police recruits

At least 25 people are killed as a suicide bomber attacks police recruits in Diyala province in Iraq, according to police.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:39 am

Iraq bomber kills 25 at police recruitment centre

BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) - A suicide bomber thwarted a security check at a police recruiting centre in Iraq on Tuesday and blew himself up, killing at least 25 young people, the local police chief said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:38 am

Authorities investigating armed man who threatened Obama

Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:37 am

Bombers kill dozens in 3 Iraq attacks

Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis on Tuesday, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, officials said. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in months.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:33 am

Haiti is strill struggling to deal with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fay

A man runs through high water during Hurricane Dean in Cayes-Jacmel in southeastern Haiti in 2007. Tropical Storm Gustav has grown into a hurricane after emerging in the Caribbean, threatening Haiti with...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am

Tzipi Livni and Condoleezza Rice

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Jerusalem. The United States and Israel said today that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were making progress despite what...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:25 am

Rice will also meet with Mahmud Abbas (C) after talks with the Palestinian negotiating team

Former Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Ibrahim Abu Ali (L) speaks with a smiling Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as white pigeons are released at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:25 am

Israeli cranes in the Jewish settlement suburb of Har Homa in east Jerusalem

Israeli cranes at the building sites of new housing units in the Jewish settlement suburb of Har Homa in east Jerusalem earlier this month. The United States and Israel have said that Israeli-Palestinian...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:25 am

Palestinians released from Israeli jails arrive in the West Bank

Palestinians just released from Israeli jails arrive at the Beitunia crossing in the West Bank. The United States and Israel have said that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were making progress despite...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:25 am

GM receives Gulf Arab interest in Hummer buy

DUBAI (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM) has received interest from two separate investors from the Gulf Arab region to buy its Hummer brand, the company's Middle East chief told Reuters on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am

Is a Mega-Katrina "Hypercane" Possible? Scientist says yes

MIT's Kerry Emanuel describes the worst nightmare hurricane that could ever occur. Could it happen? Possibly. The scientist is seeking to discover just what makes monster hurricanes tick.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:22 am

Woman struck, killed in Wakefield

WAKEFIELD - Wakefield police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in town. Police say a woman was struck by a car while walking along Greenwood Street near the Melrose...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

Russia formally recognized the breakaway Georgian territories at the heart of its war with Georgia on Tuesday, heightening tensions with the West as the United States dispatched a military ship bearing aid to a port city still patrolled by Russian troops.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am

US Diplomat Survives Ambush

Diplomat saved from Pakistani ambush by her armored vehicle.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:18 am

FBI agent: Molester admitted 3 other child deaths

BOISE, Idaho - A convicted murderer confessed that he killed three children before his 2005 attack on a northern Idaho family that left four people dead, an FBI agent told...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:16 am

Marketing Moves to the Blogosphere

Jason Calacanis, who got into blogging early and big, has quit.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:11 am

Police arrest hundreds at London carnival

LONDON - Police say they arrested hundreds of people at the Notting Hill Carnival, one of Britain's biggest street festivals. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:11 am

Hummingbird Back At Feeder Again, Grandmother Reports

Area grandmother Eileen Lankford, 82, announced Tuesday that a hummingbird, which she has reported seeing on multiple occasions in the past several weeks, was back at the birdfeeder outside her kitchen window. "My little friend was back today," said Lankford, who has spent the past three afternoons looking out the window to check for the bird.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:11 am

Credit Suisse buys majority stake in US-based AMF

Credit Suisse Group said Tuesday it has acquired a majority stake in U.S.-based company Asset Management Finance Corporation for $384 million of newly issued Credit Suisse stock.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am

Thai PM vows action as protesters besiege state offices

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai premier Samak Sundaravej on Tuesday vowed "decisive action" to end escalating anti-government rallies, as thousands of protesters stormed a state-run TV station and blockaded key ministries.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am

Rio Tinto posts record half-year profit

Rio Tinto Ltd., the world's third-largest mining company, said Tuesday that half-year profit more than doubled to a record on strong demand from China for iron ore and other metals.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am

Report: China tobacco merger to create No. 4 maker

Two Chinese tobacco companies are merging to form the world's fourth-largest cigarette producer by volume, a financial newspaper reported Tuesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:06 am

NKorea halts denuclearisation

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Tuesday it has stopped disabling its nuclear plants and will consider restoring them because the United States has failed to remove it from a terrorism blacklist.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:06 am

`100 Things' co-author Dave Freeman dies in LA

Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die," a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:04 am

Plane Makes Emergency Landing in France

Up to 26 people hospitalized after emergency landing of Ryanair plane in France.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:04 am

Israeli W Bank building 'doubles'

Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank has nearly doubled in the last year, an Israeli pressure group says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:53 am

N Korea 'stops nuclear disabling'

North Korea says it has stopped disabling its nuclear plants because it has not yet been removed from a US terrorism list.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:47 am

Iraqi police accompany a funeral motorcade in Baghdad

Iraqi police on motorcycles head a funeral motorcade for Kamel Shiya Abdallah, an official with Iraq's culture ministry, in Baghdad earlier this week. A suicide bomber rushed into a crowd of police recruits...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

MDC heckle Mugabe in parliament

MPs from Zimbabwe's main opposition party heckle and jeer as President Robert Mugabe formally opens parliament.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

Twelve deaths linked to tainted deli meat

Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto remains shut as listeriosis toll mounts; more products recalled in Maritimes, Ontario
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

Afghanistan demands review of international troops

Hamid Karzai's government wants review to include use of air strikes in civilian areas
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:40 am

Suicide bomber kills 28 in strike on Iraq recruits

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up in a crowd of Iraqi police recruits on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 45, police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:39 am

Afghans To Probe U.S., NATO Airstrikes

Amid allegations that large numbers of civilians have died in recent raids and airstrikes by foreign forces, the Afghan president has demanded a review of the presence of U.S. and NATO troops in the country.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:31 am

Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti

Fast-forming storm on track to hit Cuba
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:25 am

U.S. diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan

Men with AK-47s sprayed vehicle with dozens of rounds of ammunition
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:21 am

Obama's Daughters Interrupt Him During Democratic Convention

Love him or hate him as a presidential candidate it was quite the cute moment.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:20 am

North Korea says it will suspend nuclear disablement

Pyongyang accuses the United States of violating disarmament deal
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:15 am

North Korea suspends dismantling of nuclear program

Less than two months after it blew up the cooling tower of its main nuclear plant in a televised spectacle, North Korea announced that it has suspended the dismantlement of its nuclear program.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:14 am

Rice: Israeli outposts damage talks

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged Israel to stop expanding settlements on disputed territory as a new report  said the Jewish state has nearly doubled such activity.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:12 am

Happy 78th Birthday Sean Connery

Scottish acting legend Sir Sean Connery will celebrate his 78th birthday by launching his memoirs at a sell-out event in Edinburgh He will discuss the book with his friend and co-writer Murray Grigor at the Edinburgh International Book Festival later.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am

Report From McCain's Campaign Trail

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is doing his best to stay in the spotlight while the Democrats gather in Denver for their convention. He joked last night with Tonight Show host Jay Leno. McCain also announced that his wife, Cindy, is on a humanitarian mission to Georgia.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Doctors Fear Effects Of Illegal Immigrant's Arrest

In North Carolina, the recent arrest of a popular woman, who happens to be an illegal immigrant, has some doctors concerned. The woman had apparently received medical care, and her immigration status was turned over to authorities. Now, doctors are worried that illegal immigrants will be afraid to seek medical assistance, which might lead to public health problems. Jessica Jones reports from North Carolina Public Radio.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Sen. Casey: Obama Can Achieve 'Common Ground'

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania will speak Tuesday at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, where his dad was denied a speaking role at Bill Clinton's 1992 convention for opposing abortion rights. The senator says he won't talk about abortion, which he opposes, but rather about why he thinks Barack Obama is better suited to fix the broken economy than John McCain.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Report From Obama's Campaign Trail

Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has a lot of campaigning to do before he arrives in Denver for the Democratic National Convention. Monday night in Kansas City, Mo., he watched his wife, Michelle, address delegates.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Pulitzer Prize winner on U.S. election, conventions

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Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Rio Tinto half-year profit surges to $6.9bln

SYDNEY (AFP) - Mining giant Rio Tinto said Tuesday it had more than doubled first-half net profit to a record 6.91 billion US dollars as it continues to fend off a hostile takeover bid by rival BHP Billiton.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:47 am

Safe-injection site eyes outdoor growth

Vancouver's InSite may purchase land so recovering addicts could tend horses
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:47 am

Mob breaks into Thai PM's compound

A mob of anti-government protesters pushed their way into the compound housing the offices of Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday, one of a series of actions against state agencies.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:40 am

Rice Pushes Peace, Chides Israel

With hopes fading for brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by year's end, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has offered few signs of progress, saying only that talks are "serious" and chiding Israel for continuing settlement construction.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:34 am

Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 83 Hours, Doubles World Record

Defense firm QinetQ has set the unofficial world record for the longest continuous unmanned flight with the Zephyr, a British-built spy plane.
Source: Digg | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:30 am

French archeologists unearthed a marble statue of Marcus Aurelius in the ancient Jordanian city of Nabatean in 2004

French archeologists unearthed a marble statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in the ancient Jordanian city of Nabatean in 2004. Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered parts of an exquisite marble...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:23 am

U.S. Diplomat Safe After Pakistan Attack

Police say the top U.S. diplomat in Peshawar escaped a gun attack on an American consulate vehicle in Pakistan's volatile northwest. Also, a bomb has wounded at least 20 people at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Myanmar protestors display a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in New Delhi on August 8. Myanmar's ruling junta denied Tuesday that Aung San Suu...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:45 am

N. Korea Puts Brakes On Nuke Disarmament

North Korea says it has stopped disabling its nuclear facilities and is considering restoring them, saying the move was due to Washington's failure to remove the country from its list of terror sponsors.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:43 am

Gustav Now A Hurricane, Aiming For Haiti

Gustav has strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane hours before it's expected to slam into the coast of Haiti, and likely track directly over the poor island nation's capital city - home to 3 million.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:23 am

Patriotism, poignancy as Democrats open historic convention

DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Barack Obama's wife Michelle on Monday pledged allegiance to the "blessing" of the American dream, as the historic Democratic convention opened in a pageant of political symbolism.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:22 am

SEIU spending scandal spreads to Michigan

Rickman Jackson, former official in Los Angeles chapter, takes leave of absence from Michigan local. Action comes after Times reports of payments to firms owned by L.A. leader's family

A spending scandal at California's largest union local spread to a second state Monday as the head of a sister labor group in Michigan stepped aside because of a widening financial inquiry.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Barack Obama is lauded as everyman at Democratic convention

On opening night, the party's double-edged agenda is to tug at the heart and to go for McCain's jugular.

Turning the personal into the political, Democrats opened their presidential nominating convention Monday with testimonials to Barack Obama as a husband, father, brother and, above all, a leader able to transcend the nation's long divide across racial and gender lines.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton rift persists

His backers see her support as tepid. A reported flap over Bill Clinton's convention speech only exacerbates matters.

The big question of the presidential election, says L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, is not whether America is ready for a black president. Rather, he asks, "Are the Clintons ready?"
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

U.N. troops offer lessons in peace in Lebanon

Yoga, French poetry, pizza making -- the international forces stationed there give war-weary residents a respite from their cares.

The yoga instructor chuckles, and the three dozen or so women follow along, giggling nervously before bursting through some invisible layer of restraint or sorrow and laughing with abandon. Grins widen into smiles, tentative squeals bloom into full-bore howls.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Protesters at the Democratic convention take a low-key approach

Crowds are small and peaceful as demonstrators acknowledge that there is reluctance to spoil the nomination of the first black major-party presidential candidate in history.

A graying folk singer belted out protest songs in a downtown park as handfuls of black-clad demonstrators milled about. Activists stepped to a microphone to denounce oppression of Native Americans and the poor.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Cows have magnetic sense, Google Earth images indicate

Satellite images show that cattle tend to point north and south when grazing and resting.

Birds do it, bees do it, and so, apparently, do . . . cows?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Michelle Obama, kids steal show

Michelle Obama declared "I love this country" as she sought to reassure the country that she and her husband Barack share their basic values and belief in the American dream. In the first major address at the Democratic National...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:36 am

Quake shakes central Indonesia, buildings sway

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia on Tuesday, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and briefly prompting a tsunami alert, authorities and witnesses said....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:20 am

Russian lawmakers recognize Georgia separatists

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the president to recognize the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, stoking further tensions between Moscow and the small Caucasus nation's Western allies....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:35 a... | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:07 am

Border Tightened After Cartel Threats

Security is being heightened along the southern U.S. border because of a threat that warring Mexican cartels may send hit men into the United States, authorities said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:30 am

Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention

DENVER - Senator Edward Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention today that this is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America, his wave familiar, his voice firm, despite his struggle against brain cancer. And...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Aug 2008 | 2:28 am

Python kills zoo keeper, tries to eat him

A 3m Burmese Python killed a student zookeeper in Caracas on the weekend and was caught trying to swallow its dead human prey when horrified co-workers arrived, Venezuela's El Universal newspaper has reported. The other employees...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:47 am

Olympics: Britain relishes domination in gold medal tally

London - A major British tabloid newspaper has paraded billboards around London and Sydney gloating about Britain's gold medal success over Australia at the Beijing Olympics. Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper hired trucks to drive...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:34 am

Castro: Corrupt Judges Hurt Cuban Athletes

Fidel Castro defended the Cuban taekwondo athlete who kicked a referee in the face at the Beijing Olympics, saying Angel Matos was rightfully indignant over his disqualification from the bronze-medal match.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:30 am

Gone with the Wind actor dies

ATLANTA - Fred Crane, the one-time actor whose Southern accent won him a slot as one of Scarlett O'Hara's beaux and the opening line in "Gone With the Wind," has died. Crane, who played one of the Tarleton twins in the 1939 classic,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:30 am

6 Deaths Linked To Tainted Meat In Canada

Public health officials in Canada confirmed that two more deaths have been attributed to a deadly bacterial outbreak linked to tainted meat, bringing the total to six.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:30 pm

Commuters would prefer to sit next to Kylie than the Queen

MELBOURNE - Pop star Kylie Minogue would have no trouble finding a seat on a tram, train or bus, according to a survey of Melbourne commuters. But the Queen would possibly find herself standing. A survey of Melbourne's public...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:30 pm

Olympics: Castro blames corrupt judges for Cuba's showing

HAVANA - Fidel Castro says corrupt judges are to blame for Cuba's sub-par showing at the Beijing Olympics and has backed a disqualified competitor. The ailing, 82-year-old ex-president also says he wants big changes in Olympic...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:15 pm

Bush proposes Pacific marine reserves

CRAWFORD, Texas US President George Bush has proposed protecting three remote Pacific island chains, launching a marine conservation effort that could be one of the largest in history. Bush is considering conserving parts of...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:36 pm

Python kills intern at Venezuelan zoo

CARACAS, Venezuela - A college student working the night shift at a Venezuelan zoo was killed after letting a 3m python out of its enclosure. Javier Hernandez manages the small zoo at Caracas' General Francisco de Miranda Park....
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:47 pm

Clinton draws attention as Obama's convention opens

DENVER - Barack Obama's convention opened today but it was his defeated rival Hillary Clinton who was drawing attention as she fought off John McCain's assault on Democratic unity. Clinton, who fought a drawn-out primary campaign...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:36 pm

Iraqi PM Demands U.S. Pullout Timetable

Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says there can be no security agreement with the United States unless there is a 'specific deadline' for the withdrawal of American troops.
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 5:52 pm

Report: Nazi Doctor's Son Wants Father Declared Dead

Son of notorious Nazi doctor Aribert Heim says that he wants his father declared legally dead so he can take control of his money and donate some of it to help document the suffering that occurred at a former concentration camp.
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 5:40 pm

Lebanese Man Jailed for Claiming He's a Prophet

Saudi religious court convicts a Lebanese man of claiming to be a prophet, sentencing him to four years imprisonment.
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 5:18 pm

Zimbabwe Opposition Wins Vote for Parliament Speaker

Zimbabwe's opposition party wins the vote for speaker of the first parliament since disputed elections in March.
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 4:20 pm

Violence Surrounds Production of $2,500 Mini-Car

Ratan Tata, chairman of India's Tata conglomerate, threatened to close his factory for assembling the world's cheapest car in reaction to violent protests and political opposition to the manufacturing facilities in the state of West Bengal.
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 2:38 pm

Marine Channels Near-Death Experience to Help Peru's Poor

Almost four years after getting shot in the head, Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Todd Bowers is using his near-death experience to help others in Peru's remote Ayacucho region by building schools, homes and medical clinics for rural communities.
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 2:38 pm

Gustav Could Become Hurricane in Caribbean

Haitians were told to prepare for evacuations as Tropical Storm Gustav formed quickly Monday in the Caribbean on a path to hit — as a hurricane — the country's denuded southern coast before moving on to Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida
Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:42 pm