Oil prices crumble as global economic outlook dims (AP)

AP - Oil prices tumbled more than $8 Tuesday to levels last seen five months ago as investors shifted their focus from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico to slowing global demand.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm

India flood stranded still wait

Up to half a million people are still stranded by flood waters in the northern Indian state of Bihar, aid workers say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:59 pm

Russia says EU was right not to choose sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia praised the European Union on Tuesday for taking a "responsible approach" to its conflict with Georgia by refusing to impose sanctions or freeze ties with Moscow.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm

Republican convention off to slow start (Reuters)

Reuters - Not only did Gustav slow Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's big convention party, it also spared him from Democratic criticism that his election would amount to a third Bush term.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm

LEAD: G-8 lower house speakers agree on need for nuclear arms reduction+

HIROSHIMA, Sept. 2 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH END OF CONFERENCE, SUMMARY STATEMENT) Lower house speakers from the Group of Eight major nations agreed Tuesday to adhere to and...
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Putin vows 'an answer' to NATO ships near Georgia

MOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that "there will be an answer."...
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm

Putin vows 'an answer' to NATO ships near Georgia

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:57 pm

Republican convention off to slow start

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - Not only did Gustav slow Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's big convention party, it also spared him from Democratic criticism that his election would amount to a third Bush term.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:57 pm

Egypt tycoon held for Tamim death

Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa is arrested and charged over the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:56 pm

Giuliani out, Thompson and Lieberman in for GOP (AP)

AP - Republicans revamped their convention plans for a second day, dropping former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as keynote speaker Tuesday night while trying to determine President Bush's role in the political pageantry celebrating John McCain's candidacy for president.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:56 pm

Thompson and Lieberman to speak at GOP convention

Republicans say Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman will speak on Tuesday at the Republican National Convention.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:56 pm

4th man appears in British court on terror charge

A fourth man charged in connection with alleged threats to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appeared in court.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm

Another tropical depression forms over Atlantic

MIAMI (Reuters) - A new tropical depression formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean south of the Cape Verde Islands and was expected to become a tropical storm later on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:53 pm

Jose Mourinho content with Ricardo Quaresma's arrival

MILAN, Italy - Jose Mourinho finally has the squad he's been seeking with the arrival of Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma rounding out his plans at Inter Milan. "When...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:52 pm

Google takes aim at Microsoft with new Web browser (AP)

AP - Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm

Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer?

So, it would appear that Google has plans to shake up the browser ecosystem by releasing an open source browser of its own. What does this mean for the other browsers.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm

Jaguars' Richard Collier shot, has life-threatening injuries

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot while waiting for some women outside an apartment early Tuesday and sustained life-threatening...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm

Hanna lashes Bahamas, Ivan forms over Atlantic

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) -- Hurricane Hanna slumped to tropical storm strength while grinding away at the Bahamas and other Atlantic islands on Tuesday, and forecasters said it still poses a hurricane threat to the U.S. East Coast....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:46 pm

Hanna lashes Bahamas, Ivan forms over Atlantic (AP)

AP - Hurricane Hanna slumped to tropical storm strength while grinding away at the Bahamas and other Atlantic islands on Tuesday, and forecasters said it still poses a hurricane threat to the U.S. East Coast.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:46 pm

Google sets off Internet browser war

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Google on Tuesday launches its own internet browser, Google Chrome, in a new challenge to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:46 pm

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ruled Brazil since 2002

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, seen here in August 2008, has suspended the leadership of the country's intelligence service after the spy agency was accused of bugging the supreme court...
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U.S. probe finds fewer Afghan deaths than U.N.

The U.S. coalition says its probe into allegations of civilian deaths in western Afghanistan this month has found that 30 to ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:44 pm

Russia welcomes 'responsible' EU

Russia gives a qualified welcome to the outcome of the European Union emergency summit over the conflict in Georgia.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:44 pm

Palin's small town secured big federal funds

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog group.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:42 pm

Man faces multiple rape charges

Police in Billerica say it was a concerned citizen who who led them to a 61-year-old homeless man who is accused of repeatedly raping a boy. Dennis Collins, who is homeless,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm

Driver killed in fatal crash in Attleboro

State Police say that speed was a factor in a crash on Route 95 in Attleboro last night that killed a 37-year-old Rhode Island man. James E. Lockhart of Pawtucket, R.I.,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm

Palin Hires Lawyer For Troopergate

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential candidate, has hired a private practice attorney to defend her in the investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm

Hurricane Hanna lashes Bahamas, threatens US

Hurricane Hanna slumped to tropical storm strength while grinding away at the Bahamas and other Atlantic islands on Tuesday, and forecasters said it still poses a hurricane threat to the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:39 pm

Ricky Williams shows deep appreciation for game

MIAMI - At a jade factory in Thailand, where the game of football had no business entering a man's mind, Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams saw something that...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:39 pm

US probe finds fewer Afghan deaths than UN claimed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. coalition says its probe into allegations of civilian deaths in western Afghanistan this month has found that 30 to 35 Taliban militants and seven civilians were killed....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm

US probe finds fewer Afghan deaths than UN claimed

The U.S. coalition says its probe into allegations of civilian deaths in western Afghanistan this month has found that 30 to 35 Taliban militants and seven civilians were killed. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm

Bush to Address Convention Tonight - FOXNews

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Alcatel-Lucent names Camus chairman, Verwaayen CEO - Houston Chronicle

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm

Jags' Collier shot, has life-threatening injuries

Jacksonville offensive tackle attacked while waiting outside an apartment early Tuesday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:36 pm

Weakened Gustav spared New Orleans, Gulf Coast

Hurricane Gustav was downgraded to a tropical depression Tuesday morning, but Gulf Coast officials were still assessing damage ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 pm

As Gustav winds down, New Orleans eyes damage

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A still-largely deserted New Orleans on Tuesday prepared to take stock of damage from Hurricane Gustav after rebuilt levees appeared to hold off a repeat of the flooding caused by Katrina three years earlier.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:34 pm

Worst believed over for storm-hit New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - New Orleans survived a pounding from Hurricane Gustav, with relieved officials saying the city appeared to have avoided a repeat of the catastrophe of three years ago when Katrina struck with deadly effect.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:32 pm

KDB Admits Having Had A Chat About Lehman - Forbes

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm

Japan's Aso leads race for next prime minister

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former foreign minister Taro Aso leads the race to become Japanese prime minister, analysts and media said on Tuesday, after unpopular Yasuo Fukuda became the second leader to abruptly resign in less than a year.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm

Hanna Lashes Bahamas, Heads for U.S.

New storm hits Bahamas, Turks and Caicos as Ike forms over open Atlantic.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm

NYT: VP revelations spur questions

A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s choice as running mate, called into question how thoroughly McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican ticket.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm

Emergency declared in Thai capital after clashes (AFP)

AFP - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday after thousands of his opponents and supporters clashed in the worst street violence here in more than a decade.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm

Emergency declared in Thai capital after clashes

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday after thousands of his opponents and supporters clashed in the worst street violence here in more than a decade.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm

Spanish Judge Probes Franco's Killings

Spanish judge seeks information executions by Franco forces during civil war.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:27 pm

Awesome circular application menu - Google Code

This is a circular-application-menu (C-A-M) prototype mirroring the same structure as the existing application menu for the GNOME desktop. This was originally just a paper prototype which I did back in March 2007, and decided to code over Christmas 2007-2008.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm

Hurricane Hanna Aims for Strike on Southeast Coast, Ike Hot on Its Heels

Hurricane Hanna was moving little early Tuesday as its rains continued to affect the Bahamas along with the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Electrons Discover Their Individuality

Electrons have something in common with people: the more information they acquire about their setting, the more they become aware of their individuality and the more belonging to a group loses its importance. As a result, the coherent harmony that binds the electrons into a fixed relationship with their environment is lost.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Preparing to Service Hubble for the Last Time (in PICs)

The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch next month (October 8th), carrying new instruments, batteries and gyroscopes to the Hubble Space Telescope. This will be the final servicing mission to Hubble, the 30th flight of the 23-year old Atlantis, and one of the final 10 flights of the Space Shuttle program, which will be retired in 2010.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:24 pm

New video game releases

The following games are scheduled for release this week, according to www.GameSpot.com. Sept. 2: "Warhammer: Battle March" (X360, genre:...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm

Red Devils ink Berbatov at transfer deadline

ManU finally lands striker, crosstown rival Manchester City pay Real Madrid a record transfer fee for Robinho
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm

Tokyo subway worker held for allegedly attempting to rape teen+

(Kyodo) _ Police arrested a Tokyo subway worker Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to rape a teenage girl last month in a staff lounge at the station where he works. Toru Sugisaki, 33,
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm

End to McCabe saga nears

Deal sending Toronto defenceman to Florida to be finalized Tuesday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:19 pm

Sarah Palin's one cool customer

ST. PAUL, Minn. - And you thought the Clinton-Obama convention was a soap opera. Enter stage (far) right: The Sarah Palin Chronicles. John McCain's VP choice...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:18 pm

Report: Bush to address convention tonight - Detroit Free Press

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm

Two new tropical systems over Atlantic - United Press International

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm

In Japan, a Leadership Vacuum - New York Times

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm

New Orleans, Gulf Coast Assess Gustav Damage

Officials along the Gulf Coast began checking the damage left behind by Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans' mayor urged residents who had evacuated to stay away for at least a few days to be sure it's safe.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm

Hurrican Hanna approaches U.S.

Hurricane Hanna weakened Tuesday back into a tropical storm over the Bahamas islands but could regain strength and become a hurricane again, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:15 pm

Police 'break up Ingush protest'

Police in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region break up a protest at the funeral of a shot journalist, media reports say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:14 pm

Where Hip-Hop Brought Down a Government

In Senegal, hip-hop artists have gained exceptional political influence.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:14 pm

5TH LD: Emergency imposed in Bangkok after clashes kills 1, injure 45+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING AND INCORPORATING STORY HEADLINED 'THAI ARMY CHIEF VOWS NOT TO FORCIBLY EVICT ANTI-GOV'T PROTESTERS') At least one person was killed and 45 wounded in overnight
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:14 pm

Oil prices tumble below $105

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices dived under 105 dollars on Tuesday, reaching four-month lows, after Hurricane Gustav spared key energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and the US currency strengthened.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:14 pm

LEAD: Crude oil futures briefly fall to 5-month low at $105 level+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING 1ST AND 2ND GRAF) The benchmark crude oil futures price in New York fell to the $105 per barrel level during pre-market trading Tuesday morning on easing ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:11 pm

Pakistan pursues cases against opposition leader

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani prosecutors said Tuesday they are pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a move his aide called "blackmail" as the presidential race grew increasingly testy....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:09 pm

Pakistan pursues cases against opposition leader

Pakistani prosecutors said Tuesday they are pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a move his aide called "blackmail" as the presidential race grew...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:09 pm

UPDATE 1-Heart experts clash on Vytorin and cancer risk - Reuters

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm

Big Day for Fish, but a Bigger One Awaits - New York Times

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:06 pm

Oil plunges more than $7 - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:06 pm

Sumo: Marijuana also detected in Russian brothers Roho and Hakurozan+

(Kyodo) _ Marijuana was detected in the systems of Russian brothers Roho and Hakurozan on Tuesday, further escalating a scandal in the ancient Japanese sport after Wakanoho was arrested...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:05 pm

Evacuees Prepare To Return As Gustav Passes

Gustav is no longer a hurricane, but that doesn't mean all is well yet for residents of the Gulf Coast. Millions are still far from home in shelters across the region. One such shelter is a gymnasium in Shreveport, La., that has become home to about 800 people.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:05 pm

Palin disclosures raises questions about McCain's vetting process - Dallas Morning News

Source: Google News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:03 pm

Body recovered from Chicopee River

CHICOPEE - Authorities have recovered the body of a teenager who fell into the Chicopee River over the holiday weekend after the boat he was in capsized. The Chicopee...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Can Jean deny Harper his election?

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Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Imported vehicle sales in Japan plunge about 40% in August+

(Kyodo) _ Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan plunged about 40 percent in August for the fourth straight monthly decline, affected by high gasoline prices and an economic slowdown in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am

Displaced Saints plan to spend week in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS - The New Orleans Saints just want to go home. After moving the team to Indianapolis this past weekend to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Gustav, general manager...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:57 am

Thai prime minister declares emergency in Bangkok

Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency Tuesday in Bangkok to restore order after overnight clashes between government ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:56 am

Japan's Aso eyes PM job after resignation

TOKYO (AFP) - Outspoken conservative Taro Aso signalled his desire Tuesday to be Japan's next prime minister after the abrupt resignation of Yasuo Fukuda deepened political turmoil in the world's second economy.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:56 am

Pakistan women's bodies exhumed

Police in Pakistan exhume the bodies of two women allegedly buried alive for seeking to marry without family approval.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am

Mike Lowell aims at Friday return

Mike Lowell set his sights on returning from the disabled list on Friday after taking batting practice yesterday for the first time since suffering a strained right oblique...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am

Stressed mothers may raise fat children: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their mothers are stressed out and the youngsters seek escape in unhealthy comfort food, researchers said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:43 am

Thai PM Declares Emergency in Bangkok

Clashes between government opponents and supporters leave one dead.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am

Thai prime minister declares emergency in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency Tuesday in Bangkok to restore order after overnight clashes between government opponents and supporters left one person dead and 43 injured....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am

Russia says EU was right not to choose sanctions (Reuters)

Reuters - Russia praised the European Union on Tuesday for taking a "responsible approach" to its conflict with Georgia by refusing to impose sanctions or freeze ties with Moscow.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am

Thai prime minister declares emergency in Bangkok (AP)

AP - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency Tuesday in Bangkok to restore order after overnight clashes between government opponents and supporters left one person dead and 43 injured.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am

'Towns drowned'

An aid worker describes India flood devastation
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:39 am

New Orleans largely spared by Hurricane Gustav (AP)

AP - New Orleans evacuees scattered across the country were eager to return home after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters and motels a few days longer.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:39 am

Fla. college turns academics into business venture

When Travis Watkins was asked a few years ago to devise a college engineering project that would help people with disabilities, the first person who came to mind was his father, who once cherished walks along the beach.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:38 am

Actress Helen Mirren: I used to 'love' cocaine

Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren said she used to love cocaine, but stopped taking the drug after learning that a Nazi war criminal profited from the trade, according to a magazine.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am

APTOPIX Pakistan Fire

People look at a fire erupting from the a grain market in Multan, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. A massive blaze swept 40 shops of a grain market caused by short circuit on early Tuesday morning, an...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am

Thai army chief balks at protest crackdown (Reuters)

Reuters - Thai soldiers would not use force to evict protesters occupying the prime minister's office, army chief Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday despite a state of emergency giving him the power to do so.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:32 am

Mideast Dubai Palm Fire

A fire burns in the five-star Atlantis hotel, which was set to open later this month and currently has no guests in it, on the man-made Palm Island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:32 am

Thai army chief balks at protest crackdown

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai soldiers would not use force to evict protesters occupying the prime minister's office, army chief Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday despite a state of emergency giving him the power to do so.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:32 am

APTOPIX Russia Uzbekistan Gas

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyaev, toast after signing of documents in Uzbek capital of Tashkent on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Russia and Uzbekistan agreed...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:32 am

Jaguars player critically ill after shooting

Jacksonville Jaguars player Richard Collier has been shot and has suffered life-threatening injuries, authorities said on Tuesday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am

17 Feared Dead In Congo Aid Plane Crash

The United Nations says a plane carrying 17 people on a humanitarian aid flight has crashed in Congo. The U.S.-based company that operated the plane says an aerial survey by helicopter indicates there are no known survivors.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am

McCain vetter defends Palin review

Sarah Palin voluntarily told John McCain's campaign about her pregnant teenage daughter and her husband's 2-decade-old DUI arrest during questioning as part of the Republican's vice presidential search, the lawyer who conducted the background review said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am

Brazil's Intelligence Head Ousted

Scandal over wiretaps on the phones of top officials leads to removal.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:25 am

Key Cancer Enzyme Gives Up Its Secret

At the heart of almost all human cancers is a rogue enzyme, telomerase. Now the structure of a key catalytic component of the enzyme has been discovered, paving the way to more effective anti-cancer and, perhaps, anti-ageing drugs.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:20 am

Israeli ex-agent: We allowed Nazi doc to escape

The team that kidnapped Nazi mastermind Adolph Eichmann in 1960 knowingly let another notorious war criminal — Josef Mengele — get away, according to a former Israeli Mossad agent.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:19 am

Russia Uzbekistan Gas

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyaev, toast after signing of documents in Uzbek capital of Tashkent on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Russia and Uzbekistan agreed...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:19 am

Aid plane crashes in Congo with 17 on board

GENEVA (AP) -- A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashed on a ridge in eastern Congo, and the U.S.-based group that operated the route said Tuesday there appeared to be no survivors....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:18 am

Zimbabwe 'retains aid controls'

Aid agencies in Zimbabwe complain of tight controls despite the lifting of a ban on food aid.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:16 am

Bristol Palin's pregnancy raises issues of privacy, judgment

Delegates to the Republican National Convention, as well as Democrat Barack Obama, reacted sympathetically Monday to the disclosure ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:13 am

Poland Portugal

Poland's President Lech Kaczynski , left, and his counterpart from Portugal Anbal Cavaco Silva review a honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Sept...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:13 am

India BMW Case

Sanjeev Nanda, center, the son of a wealthy Indian arms dealer, is escorted out of a court by Indian policemen in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept.2, 2008. A court on Tuesday convicted Nanda of manslaughter...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:12 am

OECD hikes US growth forecast, sees UK recession

PARIS (AFP) - The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday raised its forecast for US economic growth this year but cut its estimates for Japan and the eurozone, and said Britain faced recession.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:12 am

Spain UN

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Victor R...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:10 am

Russia regrets EU talks freeze

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday hit out at EU leaders for freezing strategic talks over the Georgia crisis, but was also relieved that no economic sanctions were ordered.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:10 am

Resignation Rocks Japan's Ruling Party

Scramble to name new leader after prime minister's sudden resignation.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:09 am

Japan's ruling party reels from PM's resignation

TOKYO (AP) -- A former foreign minister and ruling party stalwart emerged quickly Tuesday as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has thrown Japan's political scene into confusion and opened the door to early nationwide elections....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:08 am

Nepal Tibet

Tibetan exile monks carry a portrait of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on the 48th Tibetan democracy day in Baudhanath Stupa, one of the holy Buddhist monuments in the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:08 am

Lawyers: Gonzales mishandled classified data

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, says a memo ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:05 am

UK recession this year, OECD says

The OECD says the UK economy will fall in recession in the second half of 2008 and sharply cuts its growth forecast.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:04 am

Oil dives below $106 a barrel

As Hurricane Gustav subsides, concerns about global demand dominate market, sending crude to five-month low
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:04 am

NKorea Needs $60M to Avoid Starving

Impoverished North Korea faces its worst food crisis since the 1990s.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Sony unveils improved PlayStation Portable

Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am

UK government plans housing market rescue

The British government unveiled a package of tax cuts and spending Tuesday to try to reinvigorate a housing market suffering its worst crash since the early 1990s.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am

Jags' Collier shot, has life-threatening injuries

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot while waiting for some women outside an apartment early Tuesday and sustained life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am

DR Congo aid plane hits mountain

A humanitarian plane carrying 17 passengers crashes in eastern DR Congo, a UN official says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:51 am

Alcatel-Lucent names Camus chairman, Verwaayen CEO

Alcatel-Lucent on Tuesday named two executives from the aerospace and telecommunications industries as its new CEO and chairman, hoping to turn around the money-losing technology giant.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:48 am

Counting the cost

Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Gustav
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:46 am

U.S. & Venezuela at Odds Over Drugs

U.S. says Venezuela drug flights up sharply, Chavez calls accusations political.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:46 am

Military: U.S. soldier dies in Baghdad

The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of non-combat related causes in Baghdad.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:45 am

Eichmann capture meant Mengele went free

Former Mossad agent says team that kidnapped Nazi mastermind had to knowingly let another notorious war criminal get away
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:45 am

First Images of Google Chrome

The site provides the screenshot above, plus a set of demonstration videos that can’t actually be played because they have either been removed or set to private. We’ve uploaded the splash screens to these videos so you can at least get a fuzzy sense of what Chrome’s features look like.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am

17 feared dead as aid plane crashes

A plane carrying 17 people on a humanitarian aid flight has crashed in Congo, United Nations officials said on Tuesday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:37 am

Balloonist Survives 9,000-Foot Fall at S. Carolina Festival

Authorities say a Michigan man survived after his hot air balloon plunged thousands of feet at a South Carolina festival because the basket caught a tree limb 10 feet before it hit the ground. Great Southeast Balloon Fest officials say pilot Chuck Walz, of Munith, Mich., broke his leg and pelvis Sunday morning, but has undergone surgery...
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:37 am

New Orleans dodges a bullet

Gustav downgraded to a tropical depression; city's residents expected to return beginning late Wednesday or Thursday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:28 am

Former agent: We let Mengele slip to nab Eichmann

A former Israeli Mossad agent says the team that kidnapped Nazi mastermind Adolph Eichmann in 1960 knowingly let another notorious war criminal — Josef Mengele — get away.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am

Poll: Obama gets post-convention 'bounce'

The Democratic National Convention significantly boosted views of Barack Obama, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:24 am

Amount Of Spam Depends On First Letter In Email Address

The analysis, of more than 500 million junk messages, revealed those letters that get more junk than average. It found that e-mail addresses starting with an "A", "M" or "S" got more than 40% spam. By contrast those beginning with a "Q" or "Z" got about 20%.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:22 am

La. assesses storm damage to protective wetlands

Louisiana officials still were conducting flyovers and assessing damage to the miles of natural cypress marshes in Gustav's path, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:17 am

Hurricane Gustav largely spares New Orleans

A still-largely deserted New Orleans prepared to take stock of damage from Hurricane Gustav on Tuesday after rebuilt levees appeared to hold off a repeat of the flooding caused by Katrina three years ago.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:16 am

India Kashmir Ramadan

Kashmiri Muslims offering prayer on a road is seen reflected on a window of a building, right, on the first day of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:15 am

Police: Man found with weapons near UCLA campus

A man accused of shooting at a traffic light was arrested near the University of California at Los Angeles with five loaded semiautomatic pistols and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his possession, police said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:15 am

U.S. man dies in Mexico jail

Six Mexican officers have been placed under house arrest on suspicion of homicide after an American man died while in police custody in the resort city of San Jose del Cabo, a prosecutor said Monday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:11 am

Katrina Vs. Gustav

The interactive layers displayed here will be updated regularly during Gustav's approach and landing on the Gulf Coast.
Source: Digg | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:05 am

Aid plane crashes in Congo

Helicopter survey of crash site indicates no known survivors among 17 on board
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:02 am

Thai Protests Prompt Declaration Of Emergency

The prime minister of Thailand declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the capital, Bangkok. For a week, thousands of anti-government protesters have camped on the grounds of the prime minister's office and have refused to move until he resigns.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Distractions Mark GOP Convention's First Day

Republicans opened their storm-shortened national convention Monday amid distractions involving running mate Sarah Palin. It was disclosed that a lawyer had been hired to represent the Alaska governor in an investigation of her firing of the state's public safety commissioner. The other disclosure was personal — the pregnancy of her 17-year-old unmarried daughter.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Obama Says Palin's Family Issues 'Off-Limits'

The Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., is expected to be back in full operation Tuesday. Hurricane Gustav forced the first day's events to be curtailed. Despite that, Monday was a day of stunning disclosures involving John McCain's running mate.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

McCain Fundraising Surges After Palin Named VP

Sarah Palin was thought to be a pick of potentially high risk and high reward when she was selected as John McCain's running mate. So far, the reward has been that, as a Washington outsider with a conservative record, she has galvanized the base and boosted the campaign's fundraising. On Monday, however, the potential risks of a largely unknown candidate also were on display as the campaign released a statement that Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Google Releases Free Browser, 'Chrome'

Google begins distributing its own browser Tuesday in a move likely to heat up its rivalry with Microsoft. The Internet search leader confirmed the long-rumored browser in a posting on its Web site Monday. Google promises the free browser called "Chrome" will be more suited to interactive elements and videos.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Gustav Diverts Presidential Candidates

Hurricane Gustav sent Gulf Coast residents, as well as the presidential candidates, scrambling this week. John McCain called an audible, and the first day of the GOP convention was muted and largely procedural. Democrat Barack Obama also has altered his course, as well as his tone.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Revamped '90210' Debuts

The lights at the Peach Pit went out at the turn of the century when Beverly Hills 90210 went off the air. But the television show that was a pop culture sensation in the 1990s is back, in what's being marketed as an edgy, updated form. The prime time teen soap premieres Tuesday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

New Orleans Business Owners Ride Out Gustav

The brunt of the storm largely missed New Orleans this time around. As Hurricane Gustav was losing steam, people who stayed behind as others evacuated surveyed the damage.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Judge's ruling frees man convicted in 1984 murder

A man convicted in a 1984 gas-station killing has been freed from prison by a judge who ruled his capital murder trial was unconstitutionally flawed.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:59 am

Thailand declares emergency in capital

Violent anti-government protests turn deadly and heighten national crisis
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:59 am

Murder cops fooled by life-sized doll

Police were trying to determine whether they were the victim of a hoax Tuesday after a "body" they found wrapped at a seaside resort turned out to be a life-sized doll.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:45 am

Pelosi Visits Hiroshima A-Bomb Memorial

U.S. House speaker paid her respects at Japan's Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:33 am

Why U.S. Students Flock to Jordan

Jordan offers U.S. students a taste of 'Middle East Lite' while studying Arabic.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:10 am

Pelosi visits memorial in Hiroshima

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking serving American official to pay respects at the memorial site of the world's first atomic bomb attack.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

'Shoemaker to the world,' Bata dies at 93

Thomas Jr. came to Canada in 1939 and rebuilt the shoe empire here nearly from scratch
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 2 Sep 2008 | 8:58 am

Thai Leader Declares State Of Emergency

Thailand's prime minister has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok, calling it the "softest means available" for restoring order after overnight clashes between government opponents and supporters left one person dead and 43 injured.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:19 am

Housing slump drags on broader Southern California economy

The state's 7.4% unemployment rate, a 12-year high, reflects job losses in sectors dependent on the real estate market.

The Promenade Shops at Dos Lagos opened two years ago in Corona, aimed at serving the legions of people moving into upscale new housing tracts in the surrounding hills.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter shakes up McCain campaign

The Palin family announces that teenager Bristol will marry the father. The news raises questions about John McCain's vetting of his running mate.

Republicans swung into damage control Monday as their scaled-back convention was overtaken by news that the unmarried teenage daughter of vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin was five months pregnant.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

New Orleans levees hold against Hurricane Gustav

Some floodwaters seep into the Upper 9th Ward, but by afternoon the storm surge recedes. Gustav is downgraded to a tropical storm.

Hurricane Gustav scoured rural southern Louisiana on Monday with blistering winds and dangerous storm surges, but New Orleans evaded its latest encounter with natural disaster, emerging with a strained levee system that mostly held despite a day of uncertainty.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

With Palin revelations, McCain's gamble is clearer

Details emerge one after another, and the campaign can't be sure what will capture and hold public interest.

Only four days ago, the nation's voters were asked to accept John McCain's assurances that Sarah Palin, known to only a tiny portion of the public and barely to McCain himself, was fully suited to be vice president.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Beer maker wins fight to market 'Legal Weed'

Vaune Dillmann of Weed, Calif., who took on federal regulators when they ordered his Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. to stop using bottle caps with the slogan 'Try Legal Weed,' prevails on appeal.

The brewer who dared market "Legal Weed" has won.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Hurricane Gustav prompts Louisiana couple to take flight -- again

Shrimpers Neang Pum and Sobong In fled Cambodia and survived Hurricane Katrina. Now they're forced to leave the boat they call home, with little gas and no place to go.

They left the shrimp boat in which they work and live on the Louisiana shore, driving north at noon, daring the hurricane in their red Ford Expedition.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Google to launch browser to compete with Microsoft

Chrome intensifies the battle between the tech giants and continues Web software's drive to supersede the operating system.

Bidding to dominate not only what people do on the Web but how they get from site to site, Google Inc. plans to release a browser today to compete with the likes of Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Stalled budget overshadows other efforts of 2008 California Legislature

Lawmakers passed several big bills, including measures that would curb suburban sprawl and limit some health insurance practices. But with no budget in place, most remain in limbo.

The California Legislature closed the curtain on its session last weekend after acting on more than 1,000 bills.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Activists ask Congress to investigate Inglewood police killings

Rights organizations and youth group leaders call for action after four fatal shootings in four months.

Civil rights activists alarmed by the fourth officer-involved fatal shooting in Inglewood since May called Monday for congressional and local inquiries into the use-of-force policies of the Inglewood Police Department.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

US house speaker visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking serving American official to pay respects at the memorial site of the world's first atomic bomb attack....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 6:45 am

Oil complex spared the brunt of Gustav

The storm misses the areas most heavily populated with oil and natural-gas drilling rigs and production platforms.

Energy analysts and traders were cautiously optimistic Monday that the vital Gulf Coast oil complex had dodged a potentially devastating blow.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:45 am

Brazil Spy Chief Suspended Over Wire Taps

Brazil's president suspended the head of the nation's intelligence service amid a scandal over wiretaps on the phones of top officials, including the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:30 am

Williams sisters set up clash, Nadal tested

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion on centre court at the U.S. Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a tiebreaking, sibling clash in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:12 am

Jetstar's Thailand rescue mission costs $600k

SYDNEY - Jetstar has been left with a A$500,000 ($618,352) bill from its rescue of Australian holidaymakers caught up in Thailand's political unrest. A chartered Jetstar flight landed at Sydney's International Airport just before...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:10 am

Iraqis take control of once-bloody Anbar province

BAGHDAD (AP) -- American forces on Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost - a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2008 | 3:48 am

State of emergency 'softest approach' - Thai PM

BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister says that imposing a state of emergency in Bangkok is the "softest" approach to restoring calm and vows that the measures will not last very long. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej gave no timeframe...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Sep 2008 | 2:28 am

Head of Bata Shoes dies

PRAGUE - Thomas Bata, the Czech-born head of the worldwide family shoe empire that bears his name, has died in Canada. He was 93. Bata died on Monday in a hospital in Toronto, said Pavel Velev, who heads the Thomas Bata Foundation...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 11:58 pm

Palin rebuts rumors, says daughter pregnant

ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Sep 2008 | 10:47 pm

Study: Bypass better than stents in long term

MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have?...
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2008 | 10:06 pm

Japan's Prime Minister Abruptly Steps Down

Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned Monday after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to grapple with a stalled economy and rising calls for snap elections.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Hurricane Hanna Forms In Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hanna to a hurricane as it brings waves, rain and blustery winds to the Turks and Caicos.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Women shot, buried alive in 'honour killing'

Pakistan ordered an inquiry yesterday into how five women were buried alive in an "honour killing". Three suspects were arrested as condemnation of the outrage spread across the country. The atrocity took place six weeks ago...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Japan's unpopular PM quits

TOKYO - Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned today after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to grapple with a stalled economy and rising calls for snap elections. The...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 8:18 pm

Demonstrators march through Bangkok in early hours

BANGKOK, Thailand - Pro-government demonstrators are marching through the streets of the Thai capital of Bangkok to the offices of the prime minister that are occupied by anti-government protesters. Associated Press journalists...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 8:16 pm

EU threatens to postpone talks on Russian pact

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Monday to postpone talks with Russia on a new partnership pact scheduled for later this month if Moscow has not withdrawn its troops to pre-conflict positions in Georgia by then.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Sep 2008 | 7:48 pm

New Orleans levees resist weakened hurricane

A weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav swirled into the fishing villages and oil-and-gas towns of Louisiana's Cajun country today, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that did little more than send water sloshing harmlessly...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 7:40 pm

Palin's family 'off-limits', declares Obama

Barack Obama won't target Sarah Palin's pregnant teenage daughter during the presidential election campaign, the Democrat leader said today. The politically inexperienced mother of five won a shock appointment to run as Republican...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm

Intimate pics of Prince too hot for Sun

A man has been arrested after trying to sell intimate stolen photos of Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton to a London newspaper. The photos of the couple on holiday in the Caribbean were offered to the Sun newspaper...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

Indian Authorities Rush Medical Care to Flood Victims

Indian authorities rushed doctors and medical equipment to flood-devastated northern India on Monday to ward off outbreaks of disease among the hundreds of thousands of victims crowding relief camps, officials said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 5:49 pm

Russia Suggests U.S. May Have Sent Arms to Georgia

Russia's foreign ministry suggested that the U.S. may have sent arms to Georgia along with humanitarian aid following the war in South Ossetia.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 5:34 pm

Killer storm, unknown Palin loom over Republicans

The Republicans open their national convention juggling two major unknowns: The unpredictability of a killer hurricane timed to lash the US Gulf Coast just as the party opens its festival to nominate John McCain, and the equally d...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Sep 2008 | 5:30 pm

Dalai Lama Discharged From Hospital in India

The Dalai Lama was discharged from an Indian hospital after undergoing tests for abdominal discomfort, a spokesman said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 4:50 pm

U.S. Returns Control Of Anbar To Iraqis

The U.S. military handed over control of once brutally violent Anbar province to Iraqi forces - marking a major milestone in America's plan to eventually send its troops home.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 4:33 pm

In Olympic Wake, Beijing Sees Clear Air

A massive effort to clear up the skies over Beijing for the Olympics paid off with China's capital seeing its cleanest air in a decade, the city's environmental authority said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 4:30 pm

Strongman Putin Reportedly Saves TV Crew From Tiger

Russia's state-run television showed footage Monday of the tough-talking prime minister's visit to the Far East. Reports said Putin aided a program to track the tigers by shooting an escaped 5-year-old female cat with a tranquilizer gun.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:44 pm

Dozens Dead In China Earthquake

Rescuers appealed for temporary housing and tents Monday after a weekend earthquake in southwest China killed at least 36 people, injured hundreds and left tens of thousands of homes in ruins.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:30 pm

Pakistan Opens Investigation Into 'Honor Killings'

Pakistan opened an investigation Monday into the murder of five women who reportedly tried to choose their own husbands after a provincial lawmaker defened their deaths as a 'centuries-old tradition.'
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:26 pm

Civilian Deaths Up Tensions In Afghanistan

Foreign and Afghan forces killed five children in two separate incidents Monday, further inflaming tensions in the country over the killings of civilians by troops from the U.S. and other countries.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

British Authorities Charge Fourth Suspect in Terror Plot

British authorities say they have charged a fourth man in connection with alleged threats to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 2:29 pm

Dubai Skyscraper Reportedly Record 2,257 Feet High

The 'Burj Dubai' skyscraper has reached a record height of 2,257 feet, according to a developer in the United Arab Emirates.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 1:57 pm

Russia Warns West Against Backing Georgia

Russia has warned the West against supporting Georgia's leadership and called for an arms embargo against the nation, while saying the U.S. may have smuggled arms into the country with aid shipments.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 1:30 pm

Officials Believe 11 Mexicans Beheaded in Death Ritual

Mexican investigators believe that the heads of 11 decapitated bodies discovered on the Yucatan Peninsula last week may have been burned in a ritual.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 12:36 pm