Bhutto's widower wins presidency

Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:28 am

Election: Bhutto widower is Pakistan president

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide victory in Saturday's election....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am

Zardari wins Pakistan election

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, won a presidential election on Saturday, according to an unofficial tally of results.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:24 am

Key US lenders to face new curbs

US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, media say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:21 am

Google Turns 10: See Early Company PICS!

See the first house that Google founders worked at, their first employee photos, and more. Also, employees talk about what the company's next 10 years may bring.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:21 am

Tropical Storm Hanna heads inland

SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hanna headed inland on Saturday after barreling ashore between South and North Carolina and beginning a rain-swept march up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:19 am

At least 18 dead in Cairo rockslide

CAIRO (AFP) - At least 18 people were killed and 22 injured on Saturday when dozens of homes in northern Cairo collapsed after being hit by a massive rockslide, Egyptian emergency services said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:16 am

Deadly rockslide hits Cairo homes

At least 18 people have died after a rockslide destroys homes in northern Cairo, emergency services say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:15 am

Russia accuses West of warship provocation (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the West on Saturday of acting provocatively in and around the Black Sea, where the United States is using warships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am

Russia accuses West of warship provocation

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the West on Saturday of acting provocatively in and around the Black Sea, where the United States is using warships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am

Pakistan's Zardari wins vote: unofficial result (Reuters)

Reuters - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, won a presidential election on Saturday, according to an unofficial tally of results.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am

Bhutto widower elected Pakistan's president (AP)

AP - The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as the president of Pakistan.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:11 am

Zardari wins Pakistan presidential election: officials (AFP)

AFP - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president of Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:11 am

Dell to Sell Most or All of Its Factories in 18 Months

According to the Wall Street Journal, Dell is restructuring their production in a massive overhaul that will send the entire manufacturing process overseas. According to one insider's account, most or all of Dell's factories, which are based in the US, will be sold off in 18 months.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:10 am

Zardari wins Pakistan presidential election: officials

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president of Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:10 am

COOL: Words Cloud-diagram for Democrats and Republicans

TO ME this bubble diagram of the frequency of words used, shows CLEARLY the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:09 am

What's Really Behind the Nation's Voting Machines

'The Typical Poll Worker' is Age: 72 | Qualifications: registered voter | Shift: 14 hours | Pay: $7/hour | Job description: Computer-savvy people-person with stamina for long hours and stressful work environment. | Training: Two hours | Absenteeism: 33 percent | Workforce: 2 million at more than 180,000 polling places
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:07 am

Large Hadron Collider will not turn world to goo

They say it won’t be four horsemen that spell the end of the world as we know it but the flick of a switch next Wednesday, when the Earth will be consumed from inside out and turned to a pile of grey goo. Doomsayers are so worried about the impending end of the universe that they have been to court to try to stop it...
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:06 am

Agency to launch research group to promote use of robots in disasters+

(Kyodo) _ The government's Fire and Disaster Management Agency will launch a study group as early as October to promote the use and development of robots used at disaster sites, such as...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:06 am

Election: Bhutto widower is Pakistan president

The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as the president of Pakistan. Partial results announced by officials Saturday after separate votes in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:06 am

Reuters Politics Summary - Washington Post

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Jobless Rates Soar-Employers Trim Jobs For 8 Months In A Row

The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6 percent. The unemployment rate at 6.1% is up from 5.7% in July and 4.7% a year ago.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:02 am

Download Torrents Instantly with Instant-Torrents

Instant-Torrents is a new service that allows people to download, find, and share torrents on a private network. Users can download torrents via the site, and direct downloads are available when others have downloaded the torrent before.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Mardell's Europe

EU ministers feel the heat in the papal palace
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:56 am

McCain and Obama clash on economy

CEDARBURG, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in nearly five years.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:54 am

Police: Rockslide in Egyptian village kills 18

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A security official says at least 18 people are killed and 22 injured when a massive rockslide buried an Egyptian shanty town south of the capital Cairo....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:51 am

Police: Rockslide in Egyptian village kills 18

A security official says at least 18 people are killed and 22 injured when a massive rockslide buried an Egyptian shanty town south of the capital Cairo. The official says eight rocks...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:51 am

Machinists to walk off job at Boeing

Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:51 am

Cairo landslide kills 10, toll expected to rise (Reuters)

Reuters - Ten people were killed and 19 injured when a rockslide hit a shanty town in Cairo on Saturday, with the death toll expected to rise, security sources said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:49 am

Cairo landslide kills 10, toll expected to rise

CAIRO (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and 19 injured when a rockslide hit a shanty town in Cairo on Saturday, with the death toll expected to rise, security sources said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:49 am

Obama, McCain vie for ‘reformist’ mantle - Kansas City Star

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Golf: British Open winner Shin grabs lead at Golf 5 Ladies+

(Kyodo) _ Women's British Open champion Shin Ji Yai of South Korea surged into the lead with a bogey-free 8-under 64 in the second round of the Golf 5 Ladies on Saturday. Shin made an...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:48 am

Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint

At least 12 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a car bomb attack in north-west Pakistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:47 am

Golf: Katayama in position for 25th win, lifetime exemption+

(Kyodo) _ Shingo Katayama grabbed sole possession of the lead and moved into position to earn a lifetime exemption on the JGTO tour after three rounds of the Fujisankei Classic on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:46 am

Medvedev says Russia 'nation to be reckoned with'

MOSCOW (AP) -- President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the war with Georgia has shown the world that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" - his most aggressive comments to date on the conflict with Russia's southern neighbor....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:45 am

Medvedev says Russia 'nation to be reckoned with'

President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the war with Georgia has shown the world that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" _ his most aggressive comments to date on the conflict with...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:45 am

Police: 12 dead in suicide car blast in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- An explosives-laden car rammed into a security checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile northwest Saturday, setting off a massive blast that killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 50 others, police said....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:44 am

Police: 12 dead in suicide car blast in Pakistan

An explosives-laden car rammed into a security checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile northwest Saturday, setting off a massive blast that killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 50...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:44 am

Police: Rockslide in Egyptian village kills 7

Egyptian police say seven people are dead and 20 injured after a rockslide buried a shanty town south of the capital Cairo. Security officials say rocks weighing between 60 to 70 tons...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:39 am

Police: Rockslide in Egyptian village kills 18

A security official says at least 18 people are killed and 22 injured when a massive rockslide buried an Egyptian shanty town south of the capital Cairo.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:39 am

Hanna roars ashore near North-South Carolina line (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Hanna buffeted predawn tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border Saturday at the start of a run up the Eastern Seaboard forecast to dump heavy weekend rain from Virginia to New England.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:38 am

Foreclosures In Connecticut, Nation At Record Rate - Hartford Courant

Source: Google News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:37 am

U.S. urges N.Korea to make next move

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States remains willing to remove North Korea from a list of terror-sponsoring states as soon as the North agrees rules to check its nuclear disclosures, Washington's envoy in disarmament talks said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:33 am

'Hundreds' killed by Haiti storm

Almost 500 bodies have been found in Haiti after floodwaters caused by recent storms receded, say reports.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:28 am

Pakistanis carry a severly injured blast victim into a hospital in Peshawar

Pakistanis carry a severly injured blast victim into a hospital in Peshawar. At least eight people were killed and around 40 injured when a suicide attacker rammed his bomb-laden car into a security checkpost...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:25 am

Nearly 1,200 people have been killed in bombings and suicide attacks across Pakistan since the start of 2008

An elderly blast victim is helped into a hospital in Peshawar. At least eight people were killed and around 40 injured when a suicide attacker rammed his bomb-laden car into a security checkpost in the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:25 am

Obama clock is back! - Chicago Sun-Times

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Comic artists gather in Kyoto, draw environment-themed cartoons+

(Kyodo) _ Comic artists mainly from Asia gathered in Kyoto on Saturday to kick off a three-day conference and jointly drew illustrations on a gigantic panel under the theme of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:20 am

Mapping The Cancer Genome - eFluxMedia

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Many flee Turks and Caicos as 'Ike' approaches

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) -- Hurricane Ike barreled toward the Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 3 storm Saturday, prompting an exodus of tourists and locals from the normally idyllic Atlantic island chain....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:16 am

Adrian Dantley: Pistons fans 'were great to me' - Detroit Free Press

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Rice arrives in Tunis after her historic Libya visit - Xinhua

Source: Google News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:11 am

Google takes Web browser rivalry to whole new level - Waukegan News Sun

Source: Google News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:07 am

At least 15 die in suicide attack in Northwest Pakistan+

(Kyodo) _ At least 15 people were killed and scores injured in a suicide attack Saturday on a police post outside Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, police officials said. They said a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:07 am

2nd trial starting for infamous Texas KFC murders (AP)

AP - When Darnell Hartsfield saw the inside of a Texas prison cell for the first time in 1984, it was for an aggravated robbery he committed the previous year. But prosecutors contend the Tyler man was involved in a far more heinous crime just three days before his arrest for that September 1983 robbery.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:04 am

2nd trial starting for infamous Texas KFC murders

When Darnell Hartsfield saw the inside of a Texas prison cell for the first time in 1984, it was for an aggravated robbery he committed the previous year. But prosecutors contend the Tyler man was involved in a far more heinous crime just three days before his arrest for that September 1983 robbery.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

NASA to Explore the "Secret Layer" of the Sun

Next April, for a grand total of 8 minutes, NASA astronomers are going to glimpse a secret layer of the sun. Researchers call it "the transition region." It is a place in the sun's atmosphere, about 5000 km above the stellar surface, where magnetic fields overwhelm the pressure of matter and seize control of the sun's gases.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Contract talks fail; machinists strike Boeing Co. (AP)

AP - Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:59 am

Pakistani security personnel inspect a blast site in Peshawar on August 12

Pakistani security personnel inspect a blast site in Peshawar on August 12. At least six people were killed and around 40 injured when a bomb-laden vehicle destroyed a security checkpost and nearby market...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:58 am

Italian soldiers stand guard near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul

Italian soldiers from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard near the site of a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, August 2008. A suicide bomber blew himself up...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:51 am

Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV (AP)

AP - Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:50 am

Peacekeepers, aid workers race to feed Haitians

GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) -- Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims in floods from Tropical Storm Hanna, as U.N. peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands of people....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:50 am

Peacekeepers, aid workers race to feed Haitians (AP)

AP - Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims in floods from Tropical Storm Hanna, as U.N. peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands of people.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:50 am

12 die in bomb at Pakistan checkpoint

At least 12 people were killed Saturday after a suicide car bomber struck a security checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile northwest, police said.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:49 am

Hanna hits US coast with Hurricane Ike looming

MIAMI (AFP) - Tropical Storm Hanna hit the US states of South and North Carolina with full force early Saturday, prompting coastal residents to seek refuge inland and authorities to declare a state of emergency.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:46 am

Iran rejects French warning of Israeli strike risk

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France's president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear program because one day its arch-foe Israel could strike.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:37 am

Report: Nomura considering stake in Lehman

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage group, is considering buying a stake in U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:32 am

Death toll in flooded Haitian town soars - Reuters UK

Source: Google News | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:30 am

Red Cross fears for civilians in south Philippines

A Red Cross official appealed Saturday to government troops and Muslim separatist rebels not to harm civilians as they battle each other in the worst fighting in the southern Philippines in five years.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:23 am

Hanna roars ashore on Carolina tourist beaches

The center of Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall Saturday on tourist beaches near the line between North and South Carolina, officials said.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:09 am

Analysis: Obama's pitch ... Fire GOP, hire me

With two months left, the presidential election seems likely to turn on whether Barack Obama can make himself sufficiently acceptable to millions of disgruntled Americans eager to toss Republicans from the White House if they see a safe, competent alternative.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:08 am

Delay-hit Angola election resumes

Voting in Angola's parliamentary election resumes for a second day after delays at polling stations.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:04 am

The LHC Will Revolutionize Physics. Will It Work On The Web?

We already know that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be the biggest, most expensive physics experiment ever carried out by mankind. Colliding relativistic particles at energies previously unimaginable will generate millions of particles (known and as yet to be discovered), that need to be tracked and characterized by huge particle detectors.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am

Insane Jumping Skills

This is a compilation of the most insane jumping skills you will ever see.
Source: Digg | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am

Delegates: US-India nuclear deal talks in disarray

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Delegates to a nuclear meeting say U.S. negotiators are struggling to salvage a plan to trade nuclear technology with India after several nations blocked the deal in bitterly contested talks in Vienna....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:55 am

US to take control of Fannie and Freddie: reports - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:48 am

Soldiers practice at an army base in Bangkok

Soldiers practice at an army base in Bangkok. Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej holed up at his heavily-guarded home on Saturday as protesters vowed to continue defying emergency rule...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:44 am

Anti-government protests at Government House in Bangkok

Anti-government protests at Government House in Bangkok. Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej holed up at his heavily-guarded home on Saturday as protesters vowed to continue defying emergency...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:44 am

Boeing machinists strike as talks fail

NEW YORK/EVERETT, Washington (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer after two days of emergency talks.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:30 am

Envoys hold talks on North Korea

Senior officials from the US and China discuss initial moves by North Korea to reverse promised nuclear disarmament.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:28 am

Iraq wants answers on reported U.S. spying

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will seek an explanation from U.S. officials about a report asserting the United States spied on Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:26 am

Wine challenge

Spanish vineyards fear climate change threat
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:20 am

Embassy bomber: Attacks loom over cartoons

A new al-Qaida video identifies the Saudi purportedly behind a suicide bombing at the Danish Embassy in Pakistan, who warns that more attacks will target Denmark over newspaper caricatures of Islam's founder.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

US Vice President Dick Cheney

US Vice President Dick Cheney walks in front of the honour guard in Kiev, Ukraine. Cheney was to hold talks with world leaders Saturday on the last stop of a four-nation tour in which he has pledged support...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:12 am

Pakistan Presidential Election

Banners showing front runner presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari with wording "Symbol of National Solidarity" and "God willing Pakistan's President", are hanged in front of President House, back, Saturday,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:05 am

School goes from backdrop to center stage

After appearing as a backdrop during John McCain's acceptance speech, Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood basks in the glory.

It was an unexpected burst of glory, and the 1,600 students at Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood were basking in it Friday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Man in wheelchair killed by big-rig truck in downtown L.A.

A man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a big-rig truck today in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Hanna threatens heavy rain; Ike could do far more harm

The first storm is to drench the Eastern Seaboard. Then the hurricane could wallop Florida and the gulf.

Tropical Storm Hanna headed for the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Fannie, Freddie takeover possible

Paulson discusses a rescue plan with the mortgage giants' chiefs, who may have to step down, sources say.

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. called in top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac late Friday to hammer out details of a rescue plan for the troubled mortgage giants that could go so far as a full government takeover, according to people familiar with the effort.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Suspicious package shuts down 101 Freeway

All lanes in Woodland Hills are reopened after authorities find no threat to commuters.

All lanes on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills were reopened after being temporarily shut down as authorities investigated a suspicious package found on an overpass.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Palin appears to disagree with McCain on sex education

The Republican vice presidential candidate says students should be taught about condoms. Her running mate -- and the party platform -- disagree.

Teen pregnancy and sex education were thrust into the spotlight this week when Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin revealed that her 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

U.S. unemployment rate hits 6.1%, highest level in five years

Employers slashed 84,000 jobs in August, steeper cuts than analysts expected.

The economy shoved its way to the front of the presidential campaign once again, as the nation's jobless rate shot to a five-year high -- escalating fears that the country is spiraling into a full recession.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Inglewood officers identified in fatal shooting

The eight were involved in the death of a homeless man who had a toy gun in his waistband. Two of the officers participated in other fatal shootings in recent years.

After days of delay, Inglewood police officials on Friday identified the eight officers involved in last weekend's fatal shooting of a homeless man who had a toy gun in his waistband.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Iraq govt reacts sharply to US spying allegations

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report were true....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:59 am

Official: 6 killed in Iraq bomb, Chalabi uninjured

An official in ex-deputy prime minister Ahmad Chalabi's office says six people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack on the former Pentagon favorite's convoy in western Baghdad.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:54 am

Hanna lashes S. Carolina coast with wind, rain

Tropical Storm Hanna picked up speed Friday as it cruised toward the Carolinas, promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:41 am

Stamps avenge Labour Day loss

Burris throws three touchdown passes as Calgary beats Edmonton 38-33
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:31 am

Beijing Paralympics set to start

Thousands of athletes, officials and spectators are making final preparations for the Paralympic Games, which begin at 1300 BST.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:24 am

Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:07 am

The fixer is in

Tom Dimitroff Jr. learned his football at his father's knees across Canada but now faces the biggest challenge of his career
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:02 am

Five-unit Jamaica Plain complex has fine detailing

The new five-unit condo complex built by Glenshane Properties is the latest place to stand on Custer Street in Jamaica Plain. Located at 22-24 Custer St., the two-building...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:45 am

Red Sox have things in hand

ARLINGTON, Texas - When Josh Beckett left the mound at Fenway Park on Aug. 17 after being hammered for eight runs in only 2 1/3 innings in a humbling defeat to Toronto, the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:45 am

Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks

Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:44 am

Maple Leaf eyes meat slicers in outbreak

Bacteria may have built up deep inside the mechanical components of two slicing machines, McCain says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:38 am

Fearing Harper could win a majority, rivals sound early alarm

Bloc admits he's close; Liberals set to go straight into attack mode
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:35 am

Virk family reels as Ellard wins fourth trial in beating death

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered yet another trial for Kelly Ellard, first convicted of second-degree murder eight years ago for her role in Reena's death
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:33 am

U.S. needs more troops in Afghanistan, commander says

But with Petraeus set to recommend slowing the drawdown in Iraq, more forces are unlikely to be available soon to deal with rising bloodshed.

A top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Friday that he needed thousands of additional troops to combat violence along the border with Pakistan, a requirement that appears to be at odds with recommendations from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on future troop levels in Iraq.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:33 am

Chicago Cubs continue to head wrong way

Jay Bruce hit his first career grand slam and Joey Votto added a two-run homer last night in Cincinnati, an all-rookie power display that sent the Reds to a 10-2 victory on...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:28 am

Talk of financial crisis sparks unease in S. Korea

Headlines warn of a "September crisis." The currency falls to a four-year low and the stock market tumbles. Rumors swirl that foreign investors will pull out their money.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:26 am

Trip north not a Roy Halladay for Rays

Roy Halladay pitched seven solid innings to win his fifth straight start, Alex Rios hit two homers and the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4, last night in Toronto night...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:25 am

Start-up Miwok Airways offers a way to beat traffic with short-hop air service

On-demand flights from a choice of 40 airstrips in Southern California start in October at prices that depend on number of passengers and other factors.

With airlines cutting back on flights and losing money by the billions, it may not seem like the right time to be starting one. But a former dot-com entrepreneur believes some traffic-weary Southern Californians are ready for a new way to get around.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:21 am

Change of tune by LPGA

Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour yesterday backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:18 am

Serena Williams blasts way into final

NEW YORK - Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal. The ball hit Safina near her shoulder,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:15 am

Malaysia's leader vows to foil opposition takeover

Malaysia's prime minister has vowed to foil opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's plan to seize power, but denied trying to send government lawmakers on an overseas trip to hamper them from defecting to the opposition.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:11 am

Dragon slayers: Shane DiBona, Duxbury rally to shock Xaverian

Shane DiBona had three rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner, to lift Duxbury to the 27-24 upset win over Xaverian last night in Duxbury. DiBona finished with...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:07 am

Pirates' Duke snaps 9-game skid, beats Giants

Zach Duke pitched a six-hitter to snap a career-worst nine-game skid and the Pittsburgh Pirates ran their winning streak in San Francisco to seven with a 7-0 victory over the Giants on Friday night, when a light earthquake rattled the area during the game.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:07 am

Christine Viola, Melrose makes a point

In the Middlesex League, Christine Viola scored to lock up a 1-1 tie for Melrose against Watertown in a field hockey season opener for both teams. . . . Woburn topped Stoneham,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:05 am

First aid ship arrives in flooded Haitian city

U.N. peacekeeping troops began handing out food and water to famished Haitians on Friday after the first shipload of aid sailed ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:05 am

U.S. to take control of Fannie and Freddie: reports

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to put government sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers reported late Friday, in what could be the largest financial bailout in the nation's history.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:03 am

Rice makes historic visit to Libya

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that her historic visit to former pariah state Libya proves that the U.S. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:01 am

Prayers answered

After going nearly two years without a win of any kind, St. Clement fittingly needed final-minute dramatics on the season's opening night to find that elusive victory. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am

Voters in 11 states to choose governors this fall

Although most Americans are focused on the presidential campaign, voters in 11 states are also choosing governors this fall in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am

Lions work quickly

CHELMSFORD - Bridgewater-Raynham left the door wide open for Chelmsford in its season opener last night, and Evan Sheridan charged right through it. Sheridan rushed for...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:57 am

U.S. hunting season, political style

The historical significance of this contest may be who selects the winner
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:55 am

The ultimate fix for political junkies

Today, The Globe launches a political hub that will serve as a one-stop shop for everything to do with the 2008 election
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:40 am

Poll: Politics sway opinions on Palin

Republicans and Democrats have deeply contrasting first impressions of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, suggesting partisanship, not gender, is paramount in the initial public reviews.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:38 am

Rice meets Kadhafi on historic Libya visit

TRIPOLI (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Tunis early Saturday to pursue a North Africa tour after a landmark meeting in Libya with its leader Moamer Kadhafi.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:38 am

Many Flee Turks And Caicos As Ike Nears

Hurricane Ike barreled toward Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 3 storm, prompting an exodus of tourists and even longtime residents. Meanwhile, Haiti received first U.N. aid shipment after Hanna.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am

Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study

PARIS (AFP) - US scientists have unveiled the most complete genetic profile ever attempted of glioblastoma, a common and deadly form of the brain cancer that US Senator Edward Kennedy is battling.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:05 am

US government to take over mortgage giants: reports

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government is planning to put under strict federal control troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, fire their top executives and use federal funds to bail them out, US media reported on their websites.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:04 am

U.S. General Sees "Slow" Afghan Win

A key U.S. commander said American-led forces are achieving a "slow win" in Afghanistan, but the less-than-decisive approach must be accelerated soon.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am

Rice Meets With Gadhafi In Historic Visit

The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround in their troubled relations with a meeting between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am

Return ticket to India

Thirty-three years after publishing his travel classic The Great Railway Bazaar, Paul Theroux decided to retrace his 45,000-kilometre journey. His goal: To see how the world, and he, had changed. But as he writes in his new book about the trip, even in a country transformed by the global economy, some memories hold firm
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am

The Theban Trilogy

Together, Sophocles three plays form one of the milestones in the emerging of humanity.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am

Feds set to seize mortgage giants

The government has prepared a plan to take control of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, officials told the two companies, according to three sources familiar with the conversations.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:49 am

Soldiers march past Beijing's National Aquatics Centre

Soldiers march past Beijing's National Aquatics Centre. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Beijing Saturday for a one-day visit, an Iranian embassy spokesman said, hours before the Paralympic...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:45 am

Haiti death toll report denied

Haitian police found 495 corpses when muddy floodwaters began to recede on Friday from the port city of Gonaives following days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hanna, an official said.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:42 am

Blue Jays win sixth in row

Tampa Bay has come a long way from worst to first in American League East
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:35 am

Police: Suspect in Ill. bank standoff is dead

Police have cordoned off an area around a bank in northern Illinois where authorities say a suspect has taken at least one hostage.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:20 am

Decorated veteran goes for Paralympics gold

Melissa Stockwell, a recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, will swim in Beijing.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 1:39 am

Police liability insurance at political conventions comes under fire

Organizers of the Republican convention were required by St. Paul, city officials to purchase a $10 million insurance policy ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 1:20 am

Palin church promotes converting gays

Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 1:08 am

Rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'

"I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:58 am

European freighter detaches from space station

PARIS (AFP) - A European robot freighter decoupled from the International Space Station (ISS), positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:43 am

Port Harcourt

Gunmen on Friday released two French oil workers seized one month ago in Port Harcourt, seen here,Nigeria's main oil producing region, a diplomat said
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:38 am

Most Clinton backers say Palin's too far a stretch

NEW YORK - Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the Democratic nomination, then again when she was bypassed for the vice presidential spot. So Goodman, a long-time Florida Democrat, flirted...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:33 am

AP IMPACT: Afghans fed up with government, US

GHANI KHIEL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on their behalf, his voice is soft but his words are harsh. Mohammed makes it clear that the tribal chiefs have lost all faith in both their own government and the foreign soldiers in their country....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:27 a... | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:11 pm

Bhutto's Widower Expected To Win Presidency

In Pakistan, lawmakers will select the country's next president Saturday. Asif Ali Zardari is the frontrunner to succeed President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned under pressure last month. Zardari took over the Pakistan Peoples Party after his wife and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm

Boeing Workers Vote To Strike

Boeing's machinists have voted to strike, but also to return to the bargaining table for one last try. Boeing and the International Association of Machinists will have 48 hours to see if they can close the gap on pay, benefits and job security.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:07 pm

Obama: GOP Convention Ignored Middle-Class Woes

Barack Obama said the Republican convention's focus on John McCain's biography came at the expense of the struggles of the middle class. The comments came in a campaign appearance in Duryea, Pa., a day after McCain became the GOP presidential nominee.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:58 pm

McCain, Palin Cast Themselves As Outsiders

Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, cast themselves as reformers determined to challenge the political establishment. They appeared at a campaign stop in Cedarburg, Wis., a day after McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:57 pm

Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in USA

Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:37 pm

August Unemployment At Five-Year High

The Labor Department says that employers cut nearly 84,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate for the month was a five-year high of 6.1 percent. Job losses in June and July were also found to be worse than previously believed.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:32 pm

New nominee McCain distances himself from GOP

On his first day as the official Republican Party nominee for president, John McCain distanced himself from the Republican Party.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:31 pm

Officials find 17 new cases of airlines missing safety bar

Federal aviation regulators discovered 17 new cases of airlines failing to comply with critical safety mandates in a review prompted ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:10 pm

Thailand PM: 'I Will Not Resign'

As protests continue for a second week, PM Samak Sundaravej refuses to quit.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:25 pm

UN condemns rich nations

In criticism aimed primarily at the United States, Japan and the European Union, a United Nations report said rich donor nations have failed to deliver on promises to help the world's poorest countries and must increase aid by US$18...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:15 pm

Iraq govt reacts sharply to U.S. spying allegations

The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm

U.S. Warship Carries Aid to Georgian Port

U.S. warship carries aid to Poti.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm

'Cremated' Dad Reunited With Family

Man who disappeared in 2000 reappears five years after his own funeral.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm

Bush To Unveil Iraq Troop Level Plan

President Bush will announce his decision on future troops levels in Iraq next week and is expected to largely follow the recommendations of military leaders to reduce the number by up to 8,000 by mid-January.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:32 pm

Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth

Think the feminists who protested the 1968 Miss America pageant in the name of women's liberation burned their bras? Think again. No bras were set aflame that September day. But the idea that they were helped launch the movement onto the national stage.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:21 pm

Brown warms to his task

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will unveil a crash programme next week to insulate millions of homes, as part of plans to cut fuel bills for families, according to the Independent newspaper. He will announce a multi-million...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:15 pm

Overbooking Blues: Stuck In The Middle Seat

With more flights filled to capacity, airline passengers are rediscovering the middle seat. Airplanes are now typically more than 80 percent full, and that can translate into a host of problems for travelers — including the possibility of getting bumped.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:57 pm

3,700-Mile SOS Saves Injured Student in Remote Forest

A rescue team was sent to a British student who broke her leg while on a research expedition in Russia after a distress signal was picked up 3,700 miles away by a Royal Air Force base in Scotland, The Daily Mail reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:29 pm

School flaws admission

A Chinese Government scientist has said a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws that caused many of them to collapse in May's devastating earthquake - the first official admission that low building...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:15 pm

Hiker Forced at Gunpoint to Eat Coffee-Mate 'Cocaine'

A British Parliament Minister hiking on vacation in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat powdered coffee creamer from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine, Reuters reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:06 pm

What Hanna Did To Haiti

Tropical Storm Hanna has killed over a hundred people in Haiti, and thousands more are still displaced. Madeleine Brand talks to Louis Vigneault of UNICEF in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm

'Marketplace' Report: Unemployment Soars

August was a bad month. Employers slashed 84,000 jobs and the unemployment rate hit a five-year high. We explore why this is particularly bad for female workers.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm

Woman Finds Body, Decapitated Head in Ice Cream Box

A Mexican woman made a grisly discovery Wednesday when she opened her front door to find a decapitated body and the man's head inside an ice cream box.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:59 pm

Pics of Taliban Posing in Dead Soldier's Gear Shock France

A picture of a Taliban fighter in the uniform of a dead French soldier drew anger in France Wednesday as the army came under new fire over its conduct in an ambush that killed ten paratroopers in Afghanistan last month.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:45 pm

Judges Fired By Musharraf Reinstated

Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated three judges ousted by Pervez Musharraf, cementing political divisions in the country a day before it elects a new president.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:30 pm

Snake on a Plane Gives Cabin Crew the Slip

An Air India flight turned into a real-live take on Samuel L. Jackson’s 'Snakes on a Plane,' when a slithery stowaway was spotted under a seat, according to a report from Agence France-Presse.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:26 pm

UN Agency Hikes Food Aid in Philippines

U.N. agency hikes food aid to refugees in strife-torn southern Philippines.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:24 pm

Study: Sea Levels Won't Rise As Much As Predicted

Sea levels could rise between 2.5 and 6 feet this century as a result of global warming, a new study reports. That estimate is lower than some widely circulated figures.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:02 pm

Angry Commuters Torch Delayed Train at Rush Hour

Fed up with morning rush hour delays, angry commuters in Argentina have set a train on fire and pelted it with rocks.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:01 pm

Obama cashes in on Republican VP's speech

ST PAUL: Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised $US10 million ($15 million) yesterday after the Republican national convention speech by rival John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin. Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Palin's...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

John Roughan : US needs this organiser

He is black. He delivers a great speech, a bit grandiloquent and humourless, but great. What else? Well, he's nice. Truly nice. When this week's show-stealer, the wholesome "hockey mom", turned out to have a slight family dysfunction,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

'Drug-smuggling' Tory MP forced to eat coffee whitener

Like many other British travellers setting off for far-flung destinations, the Conservative MP Michael Fabricant thought it prudent to take his own supply of coffee whitener. But his decision led to a terrifying encounter while...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

Embattled PM offers protesters referendum

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday refused again to give in to protesters determined to oust him, but offered an unconventional compromise - a referendum on his fate aimed at ending the political crisis that has...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

Warming brews forces to be reckoned with

The destructive intensity of the winds from tropical storms and hurricanes has increased significantly in the past 30 years, in line with the theory that cyclones are getting stronger because of global warming, scientists say. A...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

Weeding out crims from legal tokers

Jerry Brown, California's Attorney-General, is an iconic figure in the Golden State. The scion of a Democrat dynasty, he has served as the Mayor of Oakland, Secretary of State, and - most famously - a liberal governor whose embrace...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

E.U. Ministers Call for Georgia-Russia Probe

E.U. ministers call for international inquest into Georgia-Russia conflict.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:58 pm

Wild Monkey Eluding Tokyo Police 'Driving Us Crazy'

Japan's most-wanted fugitive has been eluding police for nearly a month. He slips urban dragnets. He runs through crowded train stations, shocking commuters. He even urinates in public.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:46 pm

OUT THERE: Arrests in Cash-for-Corpse Murder Probe

Months after the English national team was humiliated in the Euro Cup, the soccer squad has been dismissed by their own countrymen as 'Biggest Waste of Space Ever.'
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:10 pm

Saddam Abuse Museum to Open in Iraq

Abu Ghraib prison will document Saddam atrocities, not U.S. military abuses.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 2:24 pm

Pop Singer's Slaying Turns Into Sordid Mideast Drama

An Egyptian lawmaker and business tycoon was arrested Tuesday in the death of a Lebanese pop singer, Egypt's chief prosecutor said, accusing the man of paying a former police officer $2 million to kill her.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:34 pm

Belize: Beyond the Reef

Central American country has adventure options beyond world-class diving.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm

Cheney: U.S. Supports Ukraine's Security

Cheney says Ukrainians should live without 'threat of tyranny.'
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am

Pop Star's Murder Turns Into Political Drama

Egyptian businessman accused of paying $2 million to have star killed.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:38 am

Cheney Meets With Ukrainian President Yushchenko

Vice President Dick Cheney met with top Ukrainian leaders Friday, calling their country's relationship with the United States "very important," as Washington sought to reassure its allies in former Soviet states following Russia's war with Georgia.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:20 am

Magazine: Putin's Sexy, but Not That Sexy

Magazine: Putin, photographed bare-chested, is sexy, but not that sexy.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:05 am

U.S. Navy Docks In Key Georgian Port

The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet has arrived in the Georgian port of Poti to deliver humanitarian aid, a move watched with great suspicion by Moscow - which says it will make no military response.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:50 am