Canada's PM dissolves Parliament, calls election

TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's prime minister has dissolved Parliament and called an early election....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm

Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) -- Hurricane Ike damaged most of the homes on Grand Turk island as it roared onto the Bahamas, raked Haiti's flooded cities with rain and threatened the Florida Keys on its way to Cuba as a ferocious Category 4 storm Sunday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm

Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm (AP)

AP - Hurricane Ike damaged most of the homes on Grand Turk island as it roared onto the Bahamas, raked Haiti's flooded cities with rain and threatened the Florida Keys on its way to Cuba as a ferocious Category 4 storm Sunday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm

Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf (AP)

AP - Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:33 pm

Chris Crane constructs no excuses after a disappointing defeat

It's not like members of the Boston College football community are sitting around mourning the end of the Matt Ryan era. No. Ryan has moved on. Got a nice deal from...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm

McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain?

The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm

BC's homecoming wrecked by Tech

The biggest question heading into yesterday's game at Alumni Stadium was how good the Georgia Tech offense would be in coach Paul Johnson's second game at the helm. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:27 pm

Hurricane Ike strikes Turks and Caicos as Category 4

Hurricane Ike strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm and barreled toward the Turks and Caicos with 135 mph winds Saturday, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm

Building the 'Big Bang machine'

The Large Hadron Collider is not just an extraordinary science experiment, it is also a remarkable engineering undertaking. Just getting it built is an astonishing story in itself.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm

Pakistan's Zardari prepares for presidency (AFP)

AFP - Pakistan president-elect Asif Ali Zardari faced immediate pressure Sunday to tackle an upsurge in militant violence, as the toll from a suicide blast in the country's troubled northwest reached 33.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Pakistan's Zardari prepares for presidency

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan president-elect Asif Ali Zardari faced immediate pressure Sunday to tackle an upsurge in militant violence, as the toll from a suicide blast in the country's troubled northwest reached 33.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

This is one bad ass book scanner! [VID]

In this video you see the presentation of an automatic book scanning machine, called ScanRobot.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm

Munich Re Says Market Turmoil, Claims May Stop Rate Drop - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

How Much Will Vanishing Glaciers Raise Sea Level

Greenland, the world's largest island, holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by 23 feet (seven meters).
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

A Fine-tooth Comb To Measure The Accelerating Universe

Astronomical instruments needed to answer crucial questions, such as the search for Earth-like planets or the way the Universe expands, have come a step closer with the first demonstration at the telescope of a new calibration system for precise spectrographs. The method uses a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a 'laser frequency comb', and is
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31, others buried

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian police on Sunday moved shanty town residents from the site of a rock slide that killed at least 31 and left countless more buried, after concerns that more rocks could tumble from the unstable cliffs overhead....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:18 pm

Let there be Light

New England Patriots left tackle Matt Light is accustomed to manhandling opposing players on the gridiron. But when it comes to working with custom woods, he's a smooth...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:11 pm

Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike brings driving winds and rain to the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos, as the storm steams towards the Bahamas.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:11 pm

Joe Sakic gladly not Favre-d

If not for the patience of the Colorado Avalanche, Joe Sakic could have become the NHL's version of Brett Favre. The Colorado captain said last week he's thankful...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:09 pm

LeBron Jame still has the golden glow

LeBron James could be excused for his poor shooting from behind the arc, and for being blown out in a game of H-O-R-S-E with a warehouse worker in a beach exhibition last...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:04 pm

Harper meeting Jean to ask for election

Campaign to begin later today if Governor-General accepts his request to dissolve Parliament.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm

Hurricane Ike hampers relief effort in Haiti - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Olmert promotes West Bank settler buyout plan

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday it was time to consider offering compensation to Jewish settlers who volunteer to leave parts of the West Bank that Israel...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am

Red Sox players keep tabs on first-place Rays

ARLINGTON, Texas - Finding themselves in the unique position of chasing Tampa Bay with only three weeks remaining, the Red Sox found themselves riveted to the clubhouse television...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:55 am

Rangers cuff Wake, Sox

ARLINGTON, Texas - With a few exceptions, it is customary for most major leaguers to claim that they do not scoreboard watch. Yesterday afternoon, however, there was...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:54 am

Hanna roars ashore; Ike looms

Hurricane Ike damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island, The Turks and Caicos' premier told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am

Angola's UNITA says contesting election

LUANDA (Reuters) - The leader of Angola's largest opposition party said on Sunday he was contesting the results of the country's parliamentary election because of numerous voting irregularities in the two-day poll.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am

Skateboarder Wanted for Speeding

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of south German motorway at 100 km an hour (62 mph), far above the speed limit.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:51 am

Can a family eat on $100 a week?

As a test, MSN Money puts a household's food budget on a strict diet. The experiment has its downsides (no more rice, please!) but shows how to take a bite out of grocery bills.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:49 am

Category 4 Ike Blasts Caribbean

Hurricane Ike slammed into Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 4 storm, as residents in Floridan and elsewhere in the Caribbean braced for possible impact. Meanwhile, Cuba rejected U.S. aid in the wake of Gustav.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:48 am

Doug Bell on the election call

Liveblogging Stephen Harper's walk to Rideau Hall and the fun and games that follow
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:47 am

Pakistan's Zardari urged to change image and focus - Reuters

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:40 am

Mass. troops return from Iraq

WESTFIELD - Fifteen members of the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass., have returned home after concluding a six-month mission to guard...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:36 am

Cenotaph unveiled for wartime sex slaves on Okinawa's Miyako Island+

(Kyodo) _ About 100 people from Japan and South Korea attended a ceremony Sunday to unveil a cenotaph to commemorate wartime sex slaves mainly from the Korean Peninsula who were forced to
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:35 am

Robert Novak column describes cancer treatment

CHICAGO - Since being diagnosed with brain cancer, Robert Novak has lost partial vision and undergone surgery to remove a tumor, the conservative political commentator wrote...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am

No. 5 Florida finally defeats Miami - Honolulu Advertiser

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am

Georgetown man dies while hiking a N.H. mountain

BETHLEHEM, N.H. - A 65-year-old Massachusetts man suffered an apparent heart attack and died while hiking a remote mountain in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. A spokesman for...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am

Japan Politics

Former Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, center, is mingled with residents of her constituency for carrying a portable shinto shrine during a local festival in Tokyo Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Koike...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am

Mideast Lebanon Ramadan

A Syrian dancer from Seif al-Islam group or (Sword of Islam) performs during Ramadan festival at the historical castle of Sidon, south of Lebanon, early Sunday Sept. 7, 2008. Some people go out early morning...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am

Manny Ramirez powers Dodgers into 1st - Boston Herald

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:27 am

2ND LD: A-bomb survivors embark on voyage to pass on experiences to world+

YOKOHAMA, Sept. 7 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NAGASAKI MAYOR'S COMMENT IN 15TH-16TH GRAFS, BACKGROUND INFO ON U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL IN 7TH GRAF) About 100 survivors of the U.S....
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:19 am

Will Murray beat Nadal? - BBC Sport

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:17 am

Rival tickets are redrawing election battlegrounds - International Herald Tribune

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:14 am

Ike batters Turks and Caicos - International Herald Tribune

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:14 am

Attackers kill 2 policemen, wound dozens in southern Afghanistan+

(Kyodo) _ At least two policemen were killed and more than 20 wounded Sunday in a twin suicide attack inside a police headquarters in Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan, officials...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:11 am

Unidentified warship captures 14 Somali pirates: government

BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - A warship off pirate-ridden Somali waters captured 14 pirates and destroyed their boat, the fisheries minister for the northern Puntland region said on Sunday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:09 am

Live text - Belgian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton starts from pole at Spa-Francorchamps as he bids to extend his championship lead.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am

Police: Rock Slide in Egyptian Village Kills 31

Egyptian authorities say they have pulled 31 bodies out of the rubble of a Cairo shanty town crushed by massive boulders.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:03 am

Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage

The House and Senate reconvene Monday after back-to-back political conventions, both parties eager to use the three-week session ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Speed Boat Bail OUT! Cool Video!

In this video a racing speedboat throttle get stuck and the outcome is scary! This guy almost died.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Cheney holds talks in Italy on Georgia crisis

CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney renewed his call for cooperation between Europe and Washington over the Georgia crisis, Italy's foreign minister said Sunday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am

Cheney holds talks in Italy on Georgia crisis

Vice President Dick Cheney renewed his call for cooperation between Europe and Washington over the Georgia crisis, Italy's foreign minister said Sunday. Franco Frattini said that...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am

Double Afghan suicide bombing leaves several dead

Two suicide bombers struck inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar Sunday, leaving dozens of people dead and wounded, officials said. ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:57 am

Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors

Green-colored polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:57 am

Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts

Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least six people in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am

Hanna dumps heavy rain in N.Y., New England

Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:51 am

Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll in a massive suicide blast in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said Sunday, as the country prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:44 am

Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35 (AP)

AP - The death toll in a massive suicide blast in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said Sunday, as the country prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:44 am

Federer a win away from 5th straight US Open title (AP)

AP - Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:42 am

Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3 (AP)

AP - Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, speedster Percy Harvin ran for a score and the Gators used a swarming defensive effort to beat the Hurricanes 26-3 Saturday night at The Swamp.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:42 am

Reuters Entertainment Summary - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:41 am

London calling at New York Fashion Week (AP)

AP - Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling — from 1975.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:41 am

CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies'

Instead of posting thoughts about the new Avenged Sevenfold album or Jessica Alba movie, CIA analysts could use A-Space to share information and opinion about al Qaeda movements in the Middle East or Russian naval maneuvers in the Black Sea. The new A-Space site has been undergoing testing for months and launches officially for the nation's...
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am

Democrats post big gains in voter registration (AP)

AP - Five days a week, Linda Graham trolls tattered neighborhoods of this once thriving steel city outside Pittsburgh for unregistered voters she can sign up as Democrats — one of thousands of unknown volunteers whose work outside the limelight has already altered the basic arithmetic of the November election.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am

Feds Warn Climate Change Could Harm Giant Sequoias

Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire season.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am

McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain? (AP)

AP - The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:39 am

Capello angry with Cole & Rooney

England coach Fabio Capello says he vented his fury at Joe Cole and Wayne Rooney for not following instructions against Andorra.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:39 am

Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie (AP)

AP - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as Sunday, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:38 am

What to Expect From Google in The Next 10 Years

Thanks to Chrome and its subsequent pairing with Android, Google will extend beyond being the No. 1 search engine to being the premier Web applications provider in the world by 2018.
Source: Digg | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:38 am

LDP execs see lower house dissolution in early Oct., election in Nov.+

(Kyodo) _ Some senior ruling bloc lawmakers disclosed Sunday that they anticipate the successor of outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is likely to dissolve the House of Representatives...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:37 am

Japan Cow Parade

A visitor looks at an artwork named Mougyu, or Bull, created by Kanako Azuchi, during the public art festival entitled "Cow Parade" Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:37 am

McCain, Obama jostle for mantle of change

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AFP) - US presidential candidates jostled for the mantle of change Sunday as more bad economic news threatened to deepen electoral dissatisfaction with the state of the nation.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:34 am

U.S. forces and Afghan police kill over 20 Taliban

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led soldiers, backed by air support, and Afghan police killed more than 20 Taliban fighters in two separate clashes, officials said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:33 am

Japan Green Bear

A polar bear, its fur stained with algae, stands in its cage at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, central Japan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Three polar bears at the zoo changed their colors in July after swimming...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:29 am

Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise

Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:20 am

Taiwan Robot Olympiad

A Taiwanese elementary school student adjusts a model of a wind generator equipped on an environment protection robot his team constructed during the World Robot Olympiad 2008 Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:17 am

Angola's MPLA lead with nearly half of votes counted

LUANDA (AFP) - Angola's ruling leftwing MPLA party held a big lead with 81.65 percent of votes Sunday after almost half of the ballot papers had been counted in the country's chaotic landmark vote, the electoral commission announced.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am

Iran to hold three-day war games: report

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces will begin three days of war games on Monday involving anti-aircraft defense systems, Iranian media said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am

Metro Detroit reflects on scandal, new mayor - Detroit Free Press

Source: Google News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:12 am

Baseball: Kaneko helps tame Lions in Buffaloes win+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Chihiro Kaneko pitched two-run ball over 7-2/3 effective innings Sunday, leading the charge as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Seibu Lions 6-2 in the Pacific
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:07 am

US Boeing workers strike over pay

Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:02 am

Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:02 am

Suicide blasts at Afghan city police HQ, 'eight dead'

Two suicide bombers struck inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar Sunday, killing at least eight people, a senior local official told AFP. ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Police: Bombs explode at Afghan police HQ, 6 dead

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two suicide attackers detonated bombs inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's second-largest city Sunday, killing six policemen, officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:59 am

Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines

Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 16 others missing, officials said Sunday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:49 am

Afghan policemen stand guard in Kandahar

Afghan policemen stand guard in Kandahar in June 2008. Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, killing at least eight people,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:38 am

Menacing Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba, Gulf

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:35 am

China to launch space mission in late September

China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, featuring its first-ever space walk, a state news agency said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:34 am

Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35

The death toll in a massive suicide blast in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said Sunday, as the country prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:05 am

Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage

The House and Senate reconvene Monday after back-to-back political conventions, both parties eager to use the three-week session to show voters why their candidates are the ones to fix the economy and lower energy prices.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:05 am

Israel's government discusses evacuation bill

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's government is holding its first discussion of legislation that would pay Jewish settlers to leave their homes in the West Bank even before a peace deal is signed with the Palestinians....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

Israel's government discusses evacuation bill

Israel's government is holding its first discussion of legislation that would pay Jewish settlers to leave their homes in the West Bank even before a peace deal is signed with the Palestinians.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

Pakistan's Zardari urged to change image and focus

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:59 am

Mideast Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert walks into his government's weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Menahem Kahana, Pool)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:58 am

US lenders 'face state takeover'

US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, reports say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:58 am

Boeing machinists walk off the job 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 following two days of emergency talks.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:53 am

Cairo rockslide search continues

Rescuers in Cairo continue their search for survivors after a rockslide hit dozens of homes in Egypt's capital, killing at least 30 people.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:52 am

Officer and two others killed in gun fight

Three people including a police officer are dead after a reported domestic disturbance at a hair salon turned into a gun fight, police in this San Francisco Bay area community said Saturday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:49 am

Germany Chancellor Steinmeier

An Aug. 31, 2008 file photo shows German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaking during a party convention of the Brandenburg state section of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Koenigs Wusterhausen...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:40 am

The accident happened on the motorway linking Zagreb and the port of Split

Heavy traffic on the motorway from the Croatian coast to Zagreb. At least 10 people have been killed and 30 injured in a coach crash on a motorway in Croatia, the national news agency Hina reported quoting...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:39 am

Lebanese hold reconciliation talks in volatile city

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri held talks with an Alawite community leader in a volatile northern city overnight, paving the way for agreement to end four months of sectarian tensions, politicians said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:31 am

Haitians flee Gonaives before Ike reaches island

GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) -- Hundreds of people fled this waterlogged city Saturday for higher ground as powerful Hurricane Ike threatened to unleash heavy rain and compound a disaster caused by a previous storm. At the local jail, emaciated inmates waited for food to stave off starvation....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:30 am

Rebels: Government assault in Darfur thwarted

A Darfur rebel group says it has successfully repelled a government assault in North Darfur, but the Sudanese government denies it carried out any operations in the area.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:20 am

Pakistan blast death toll at 35

An explosives-packed pickup blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:19 am

Hong Kong legislative polls open

Voters in Hong Kong choose between pro-government and more pro-democracy candidates in a hotly contested poll.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:08 am

Myanmar detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

File photo of Myanmar detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar's police chief on Sunday denied detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was on hunger strike after her party said she has been...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:57 am

Thai PM rules out military coup

Thailand's PM Samak Sundaravej says the army will not stage a coup against his government, despite weeks of street protests.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:51 am

WWE steps up push in Japan market

Posing proudly for a snapshot with a glittery championship belt, Seigi Nishiyama is among some 600 other sports fans packing a Tokyo theater who can't get enough of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:48 am

AirAsia takes risks with expansion amid downturn

AirAsia, the region's biggest budget carrier, is making a risky bet.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:32 am

Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise

Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert — the sooner the better.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:23 am

Hurricane Ike ravages Caribbean islands as Hanna hits US

MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricane Ike lashed the Turks and Caicos Islands early Sunday and threatened to unleash its fury on the Bahamas, Cuba and the US Gulf Coast, as Tropical Storm Hanna continued to batter the US East Coast.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Palin's family always held a place in her politics

From her children's names to her husband's celebrity and role as unofficial adviser, Palin has created a reputation less as a rugged individual than as a maverick with a large family in tow.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:13 am

Angolan MPLA set for big poll win

Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls, preliminary results show.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:08 am

Thai leader dismisses talk of military coup

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand's embattled prime minister denied a rift with the army Sunday and dismissed the possibility of a coup when he travels to the U.N. General Assembly in New York later this month....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:01 am

Sarah Palin's appeal to working-class women may be limited

For many of these critical swing voters, economic interests trump any admiration of the Alaska governor's maternal grit, and some are repelled by her sarcastic jabs at Obama.

Trish Heckman, a 49-year-old restaurant cook and disappointed Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter, watched last week as the country's newest political star made her explosive debut.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

CT scans can be better medicine for doctors than for patients

They provide detailed views of internal organs, but the price is increased doses of radiation.

When Maureen Scanlan had a painful kidney stone episode four years ago, she was pleased that her doctor ordered an annual regimen of CT scans to monitor her condition.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Cultivated for AIDS victims, Laguna Beach garden is missing its keeper

The man who tended to a plot that became the resting place of many in the once-thriving gay community is himself fighting the disease.

The small patch of flowers serves as a reminder. It commemorates lives lost and souls remembered. The ashes of 50 or so are scattered or buried there.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Brush fires in Castaic close four lanes on 1-5

More than 100 firefighters are battling the small blazes in a valley between the two sides of the freeway.

Two northbound and two southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Castaic have been closed as firefighters battle a handful of small blazes in a valley between the two sides of the freeway, California Highway Patrol officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

In Mexico, a police victory against smuggling brings deadly revenge

Juan Jose Soriano, deputy commander of the Tecate Police Department, helped U.S. authorities find a drug-smuggling tunnel. The next morning, gunmen shot him 45 times in his bedroom.

Tecate, Mexico
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Dodgers blast past Diamondbacks

L.A. takes over first place by pounding Brandon Webb again. Manny Ramirez has five RBIs in the Dodgers' seventh win in a row.

Next!
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Treasury Secretary Paulson's balancing act on Fannie and Freddie

Some advocate a bankruptcy-style solution, others a big infusion of cash. He's looking for middle ground to address the mortgage giants' crisis.

When Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. reveals how the Bush administration intends to steady tottering mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- probably this afternoon -- he will be walking a knife edge between two seemingly irreconcilable views on what the government should do.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am

Eat less meat to fight climate change: UN expert

LONDON (AFP) - People should cut their consumption of meat to help combat climate change, a top United Nations expert told a British Sunday newspaper.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:44 am

McCoy's 4 touchdown passes lead No. 10 Texas

Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and No. 10 Texas spoiled the biggest sports party in years in this city with a 42-13 win over Texas El-Paso on Saturday night.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:52 am

Flood in China coal mine traps 23 people

Twenty-three people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:13 am

Flood in China coal mine traps 23 people

BEIJING (AP) -- Twenty-three people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:45 a... | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:03 am

Flood in China coal mine traps 23

Twenty-three people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:01 am

Raising grandchildren an extra burden for many

An estimated 2.5 million U.S. grandparents are responsible for the basic needs of one or more grandchildren who live with them, ...

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

Opinion: Hard to believe Bears were once Super

Curran: It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was clinking glasses, toasting the Bears and the Colts.  Super Bowl week in South Florida. Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy – two good friends and (by all accounts) good guys – were the first black head coaches to lead their teams to the NFL’s ultimate game. They had the best teams in their respective conferences.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:31 am

U.S. Gains Key Support For India Nuke Deal

The U.S. gained key international backing for a bitterly contested plan to sell peaceful nuclear technology to India - a South Asia powerhouse that has tested atomic weapons but has refused to sign global nonproliferation accords.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am

Detroit's sputtering Big Three turn to Washington for help

DETROIT (AFP) - Battered by weak sales, declining market share and miserable credit ratings, Detroit's Big Three automakers are now turning to the US government for help.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:13 am

Tension grows between Porsche and VW ahead of takeover

FRANKFURT (AFP) - Time is running out and tension is growing: the takeover of Volkswagen by Porsche has sparked union anger and possibly raised tempers within both companies.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:09 am

Democrats post big gains in voter registration

Five days a week, Linda Graham trolls tattered neighborhoods of this once thriving steel city outside Pittsburgh for unregistered ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am

Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise in Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) - Several Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington, a pro-government newspaper reported on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:57 am

Novak describes cancer treatment

Since being diagnosed with brain cancer, Robert Novak has lost partial vision and undergone surgery to remove a tumor, the political commentator wrote in a column published Saturday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:45 am

Powerful Ike slams Turks and Caicos

Hurricane now Category 4 storm; comes just days after islands were hit by Hanna
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:37 am

Government plan for Fannie, Freddie to hit shareholders

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and all shareholders of the two mortgage giants will take a hit, an influential lawmaker said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:24 am

Honduras rallies to beat Canada

Ramon Nunez scores twice in the second half as Honduras dealt a blow to Canada's chances to reach the World Cup
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:04 am

NYT: Adviser sharpens McCain campaign

NYT: Adviser Steve Schmidt has been the catalyst behind the transformation of the McCain organization into the  elbows-out, risk-taking, disciplined machine on display at the GOP convention.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:01 am

Obama and McCain spar over Social Security

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:55 am

Neighbours of mushroom farm have been complaining for years

Three people died, three injured after being overcome by noxious fumes in a shed at the farm
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:29 am

5-year-old scores hole-in-one — kind of

Look out Tiger Woods, 5-year-old Drew Gray’s got game. The kindergartner had a hole-in-one last week while playing the 75-yard, fifth hole at Belleville’s Yorktown Golf Club. The ace was witnessed by several of Drew’s family members and verified by Yorktown owner John Bethard.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:14 am

Emotional repatriation ceremony for three fallen soldiers

Family members, dignitaries and members of the Canadian military pay tribute to three soldiers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:12 am

Turnovers costly as Lions top Ticats

B.C. scores two first-half defensive touchdowns to beat Hamilton 35-12 and improve to 5-5
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Sep 2008 | 1:32 am

Bhutto Widower Elected Pakistani President

Asif Ali Zardari got a large margin of victory in a legislative election, and will succeed Pervez Musharraf.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am

Federer wins and waits

Former No. 1 battles past Novak Djokovic to reach the U.S. Open final, but rain washes out the second men's semi, as well as the women's final
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 11:36 pm

Russian Prez Puts West On Notice

President Dmitry Medvedev declared Saturday that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" following its war with Georgia, again putting the West on notice.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm

Zaun slam rescues Jays

Toronto catcher hits walk-off grand slam in bottom of 13th to beat slumping Rays on Saturday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:54 pm

Relief Efforts Under Way In Flood-Stricken Haiti

Haitians are heading to higher ground to escape massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, and they're bracing themselves for Hurricane Ike. More than 150 people have been killed.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:23 pm

Bhutto widower sweeps Pakistan election

Official results give Asif Ali Zardari more than two-thirds of the votes, setting the stage for him to be sworn in within days.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:45 pm

Do MRIs help or hurt breast cancer patients?

A new breast cancer study raises a provocative question: Can you ever have too much information? The study focuses on MRI scans, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:30 pm

Gangster Reveals Mexican Mafia Secrets

Rene Enriquez was once a leader in the Mexican mafia. He killed for the gang and ordered the deaths of many men and women. But after reaching the pinnacle of prison-gang life, he decided to leave and share information with the police.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:16 pm

Bhutto's Widower Elected President In Pakistan

Just over nine months after his wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in a suicide attack, Asif Ali Zardari has been chosen as the new president of Pakistan. His election Saturday has been received warily by the Pakistani public. It came on a day marred by death and mayhem after a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar killed at least 30 people.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:04 pm

Government To Bail Out Mortgage Giants

The U.S. government is poised to take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a number of reports published on Saturday. The reports, quoting unidentified officials, say the government will take the companies into conservatorship in an effort to shore up the battered housing and mortgage markets.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:37 pm

Rock Slide Crushes Homes In Egypt

Massive boulders crashed down on an Egyptian shantytown on the outskirts of the capital, killing at least 24 people. There could be up to 500 from the densely-populated slum buried under the rubble.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm

Girl Married at 9 Slain by Parents for Seeking Annulment

A 17-year-old Pakistani girl forced to marry a 45-year-old when she was only nine was reportedly killed by her parents, according to the Weekend Australian.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:30 pm

Police: Rock slide in Egyptian village kills 24

Massive boulders crashed down on an Egyptian shantytown today on the outskirts of the capital, killing at least 24 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:11 pm

Landslide in Philippines Kills at Least 6, 7 Missing

At least six people were killed and more than seven were missing Saturday when a landslide hit a cluster of hillside homes in a southern Philippine village, a local official said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:04 pm

Storm wreaks havoc

Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims killed by Tropical Storm Hanna's floods, as UN peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands of people left hungry by the storm. Officials...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

Bill Ralston: US election is total Hollywood

Take a look at the United States presidential election campaign. Please. It is a damn sight more interesting than our own and if I have to write the words "Winston Peters" once more I will scream. Central casting could not have...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm

Kerre Woodham: Palin is a winner

Whatever you feel about Republican vee-pee nominee Sarah Palin and her politics, surely you can't help but feel some sympathy for her as the bloggers and rumourmongers pick through her life and the life of anyone who's been remotely...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:59 pm

Tracing A Father's Steps On China's Long March

Red Army soldiers trekked through China on their epic journey nearly 75 years ago. The daughter of an officer, Diane Zhang, follows the route on a quest to learn about the defining moment in her family's and China's history.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:49 pm

3 Dead in Storms, Flooding Sweeping Britain

Three people are dead and emergency services are working around the clock as heavy rain and floods sweep across Britain.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:44 pm

Storm May Force Rescheduling of U.S. Open

Tropical Storm Hanna is an uninvited player in this year's U.S. Open. Scott Simon talks with Weekend Edition's Howard Bryant about the men's semifinals, the women's finals and a look ahead to the week in baseball.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:04 pm

Tis The Season Of The Political T-Shirt

The Democratic and Republican national conventions got reporter Rachel Myrow thinking about political t-shirts. She wonders which party is selling more t-shirts this season as well as what clever — and inappropriate — things end up on them.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:02 pm

Spelling Reform Movement Takes On ABCs

In the modern age of mega-stage spelling bees, there are still factions of what amount to advocates for spelling reform — those who want to simplify spellings or scrap the current alphabet all together.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:53 pm

Particle Accelerator Helps Test Wine

Stephen Williams of the Antique Wine Company describes the new high-tech way to determine a wine's vintage.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:53 pm

Let The General Election Begin!

Todd Domke, Republican analyst, and Dan Payne, Democratic analyst, discuss the political landscape — and how it looks after the close of both parties' national conventions.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:52 pm

Decorated Army Veterans Look for Medals at Paralympics

Melissa Stockwell is among 4,000 athletes competing in the Paralympic Games which open Saturday, and taking a medal there would offer a different kind of affirmation.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Sep 2008 | 1:29 pm