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U.S. Missile Defense System Combats Global ThreatA $60 billion missile defense system targets the potential threat from nations with intercontinental ballistic missile technology. Development of the system continues despite debates over cost and functionality. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:04 pm JetBlue reopens evacuated terminal at JFK in New YorkJetBlue has reopened its terminal at New York's Kennedy airport following a brief evacuation due to a suspicious package.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:04 pm Afghan diplomat abducted in Pakistan; worry growsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Afghan diplomat in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, police said, underscoring worsening security in the nuclear-armed country two days after a suicide bomber killed 53 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:04 pm Investment banks convert as bailout debate begins (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:03 pm Investment banks convert as bailout debate beginsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley sought shelter with the Federal Reserve to survive a financial storm that destroyed their rivals as Wall Street braced for a week of political wrangling over a proposed $700 billion bailout for troubled banks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:02 pm MUFG says to buy 10-20 percent stake in Morgan Stanley (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:01 pm MUFG says to buy 10-20 percent stake in Morgan StanleyTOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, said on Monday it planned to take a stake of up to one-fifth in U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley as part of a strategic alliance.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:01 pm 11 European Tourists Kidnapped In EgyptA group of 11 foreign tourists and four Egyptians were kidnapped in a remote corner of southern Egypt and taken across the border to neighboring Sudan, the Egyptian government spokesman said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm JetBlue reopens NY JFK terminall NEW YORK - JetBlue has reopened its terminal at New York's Kennedy airport following a brief evacuation due to a suspicious package. JetBlue spokeswoman Alison...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:59 pm Iraqi officials: Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 3A car bomb struck in a mainly Shiite area in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least two Iraqis, officials said.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:58 pm Israel jails man over Zeevi deathIsrael sentences a Palestinian man to life plus 80 years for his part in the killing of an Israeli cabinet minister.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:56 pm Euros' big guns off targetLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Europe came to Valhalla with the stars, the experience and arguably the hottest golfer on the planet. The Europeans left without the Ryder Cup, thanks...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:55 pm Japan's MUFG buying up to 20% of Morgan StanleyTOKYO (AFP) - Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Monday it will buy between 10 and 20 percent of the shares of troubled US banking giant Morgan Stanley.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:55 pm Ruling party picks outspoken Aso to be Japan PMTOKYO (Reuters) - Outspoken nationalist Taro Aso, an advocate of spending and tax cuts to boost the economy, won the race on Monday to become Japan's next prime minister and swiftly set his sights on an election expected within months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm Morgan Stanley sells stake to MitsubishiJapanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group says it will buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm Masked bandits kidnap tourists in Egypt desert (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm Congress Urged To Approve Nuclear Deal With IndiaThe Bush administration is pressing Congress to approve a nuclear cooperation deal with India. It's one of the top foreign policy goals of the White House. Some lawmakers are cautious, and not eager to ease a requirement that it should have 30 days to consider the deal before ratifying it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:54 pm Who should win an Emmy... and who should just smile and waveA serial killer, a corrupt lawyer, a sleazy ad man, a pill-popping physician and some castaways meet up in a crowded Los Angeles theater. Who's going home happy? ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:53 pm Masked bandits kidnap tourists in Egypt desertCAIRO (AFP) - Masked bandits have kidnapped a group of 15 foreign tourists and Egyptians who were on an expedition in a remote corner of the Sahara desert in southwestern Egypt, officials said on Monday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:52 pm 'Eleven tourists seized' in EgyptFive Italian tourists are among a group of people who have been kidnapped in Egypt, the Italian foreign ministry says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:51 pm Futures cut losses on Morgan Stanley news (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:51 pm Futures cut losses on Morgan Stanley newsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pared losses on Monday following news that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, planned to buy a stake of as much as 20 percent in U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:51 pm Yankee Stadium closes after 85 years - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter climbed the mound, surrounded by his teammates, and began the final farewell. Microphone in hand, the New York captain addressed the 54610 fans who came to say so long to Yankee Stadium, his words booming around the old ... Yankees bid farewell to stadium with victory Emotional farewell to Yankee Stadium Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:50 pm Change of plans saved Pakistani leaders from blastISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's top leaders were to dine at the Marriott hotel that was devastated by a truck bombing over the weekend, but changed the venue at the last minute, a senior government official said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:50 pm Change of plans saved Pakistani leaders from blast (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:50 pm Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs abandon investment bank status - Bizjournals.com
Bizjournals.com - Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have received Federal Reserve approval to become bank holding companies. The last two giant investment banks on Wall Street concluded that they would have more flexibility and opportunity if they submitted to ... Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley to become commercial banks Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm Bluegrass special for Kenny PerryLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kenny Perry said his performance in the Ryder Cup would define his career. Yesterday, the Franklin, Ky., player defined it with a victory. With...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm G7 nations welcome U.S. bank bailoutPARIS (Reuters) - Group of Seven nations welcomed the $700 billion U.S. markets bailout plan on Monday but there was no sign that other governments saw any need to follow Washington in setting up rescue packages of their own.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm Yankee Stadium closes after 85 years (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm MUFG in deal for Morgan Stanley stakeJapan's biggest financial institution to acquire 10-20 per cent of U.S. investment bankSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:47 pm Dead-heat polls mark US swing states - United Press International
United Press International - WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A roundup of polling data indicated Monday the two major party US presidential candidates are virtually tied in several key swing states. McCain, Obama in dead heat in Nevada North Florida welcomes Obama Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:46 pm Last major investment banks change status (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm Evacuation of NY JFK Airport over: report (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm Evacuation of NY JFK Airport over: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The evacuation of the JetBlue terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport is over, CNN reported on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm Hong Kong: Tainted milk causing kidney stones in kidsThe Hong Kong government says a second child in the territory has been diagnosed with a kidney stone after drinking milk contaminated ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:42 pm A tale of 2 sickbeds: Health care in U.K. vs. U.S.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:42 pm Overhauling health care: Two divergent visions
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm Overhauling health care: Two divergent visionsHealth care costs in the United States have been rising exponentially for years, topping $2.2 trillion in 2007, about three times the $714 billion spent in 1990, according to federal estimates. That amounts to nearly $7,500 per person in the U.S. and accounts for 16 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, or GDP.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm Hard-Hitting McCain Ad Links Obama to Chicago Political ‘Machine’ - FOXNewsFOXNews - by FOXNews.com John McCain’s campaign released one of its hardest hitting ads in this election on Monday, aiming to ratchet up the guilt-by-association game by linking Barack Obama to convicted felon Tony Rezko. Ill. lawmakers consider ethics bill State Capitol Notebook: Sept. 22 Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm Urban shareholders to sue management over financing deal+(Kyodo) _ Urban Corp. shareholders will jointly file a damages suit against the management of the collapsed real estate company claiming an undisclosed financing deal with a major French...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm McCain: No Regrets on Deregulation, "Helpful" to EconomyJohn McCain on 60 Minutes, 9/21/08.Scott Pelley: In 1999, you were one of the senators who helped pass deregulation of Wall Street. Do you regret that now?John McCain: No, I think the deregulation was probably helpful to the growth of our economy.Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm This week in Apple: Virtualization, iPhone apps, and 10.5.5Another week in Apple news has gone by, and a lot of smallish (aka "not iPhone/iPod launch") news has been keeping the Mac web buzzing. Here are some of our top Apple-related posts for the week in case you missed them:Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm GEARS+ANDROID+CHROME+LINUX: Everything Makes Sense Now!Until Chrome came along, Google's Master Mobile Plan didn't quite add up. Now it does. Chrome -- Google's new superbrowser -- is cream on the top of a new mobile software stack. Let's call it GACL, for Gears, Android and Chrome on Linux.Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm Men With Traditional Views on Sex Roles Earn More Money - LiveScience.com
LiveScience.com - By Jeanna Bryner, Senior Writer Men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than their more forward-thinking counterparts, finds a new study. Study Ties Wage Disparities To Outlook on Gender Roles Men with sexist views 'earn more' Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm Stocks set for lower open after bailout planWall Street was set for a lower start while the Treasury market was calm Monday as investors cautiously awaited further news about the government’s Wall Street bailout plan.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm Democrats urge caution on financial legislation (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm Map of the Yongbyon nuclear plant in North KoreaMap of the Yongbyon nuclear plant in North Korea. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBarade says North Korea has asked the UN atomic watchdog to remove seals and surveillance equipment from Yongbyon.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:36 pm Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei, seen here in March 2008, has confirmed that North Korea has asked the UN atomic watchdog to remove seals and surveillance equipment from...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:36 pm Shocking outcome to everyoneFOXBORO - The Patriots came into the game with an NFL-record 21 consecutive regular-season wins. During that same stretch, the visiting Dolphins managed to garner one win...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:34 pm Ronnie Brown in good position to do damageFOXBORO - It won't start a quarterback controversy in Miami, but Ronnie Brown has at least made a case to take additional snaps from center. The Dolphins running...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:34 pm Fool of hard knocks: Embarrassing lesson for Patriots 'D'FOXBORO - Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me five times? Put Ronnie Brown in the Hall of Fame, because it's going to be a long...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:33 pm US helicopters reportedly cross into Pakistan - International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune - AP ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire when two US helicopters crossed into the country from Afghanistan, intelligence officials said Monday. Video: Dozens Dead After Pakistan Hotel Blast Pakistani Leaders Narrowly Averted Marriott Bomb, Official Says Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:33 pm Matt Cassel struggles for answers on offenseFOXBORO - At halftime of yesterday's Patriots-Dolphins game at Gillette Stadium, quarterback Matt Cassel had completed 15-of-20 passes. Pretty good, right? ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:33 pm Nomura grabs Lehman's Asia businessTOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's Nomura Holdings has reached a deal to buy the Asian operations of Lehman Brothers, a source said on Monday, outbidding other banks seeking to scoop up Lehman's Asia group on the cheap.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:33 pm Split Emerging Over Financial Bailout - U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report - Media reports this morning note disagreements have surfaced between the Administration and Congress over the final shape of a financial rescue package. 2 Candidates Back Bailout, With Caveats Candidates Seek Changes In Wall Street Rescue Plan Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:32 pm PROFILE: LDP heavyweight Koga, chief of Izokukai, remains as election chief+TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Kyodo) _ Makoto Koga, reappointed as Liberal Democratic Party election bureau chief, is a party heavyweight, who previously served as LDP's general council chairman and...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:32 pm Witnesses: Mortar attack on Somali market kills 30MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Mortars slammed into a market in Somalia's capital Monday, killing up to 30 people including children and overwhelming hospitals with dozens of wounded in the worst fighting in months, witnesses said....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm Dolphins toy with PatriotsFOXBORO - It was hard not to envision aging cranks from the undefeated '72 Miami Dolphins going bonkers at the old folks home late yesterday afternoon . . . laughing...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm World gatheringMarket turmoil and Russia-US tensions form backdropSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm Android: Google's Dream, Apple's Nightmare?On Tuesday, Google will unveil its new iPhone competitor: the HTC Dream smartphone from T-Mobile, which will run the Android operating system. How do the two match up?Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm Some Lawmakers Seek To Broaden Rescue BillBush administration officials want Congress to approve a $700 billion aid package for Wall Street, and they want it to happen soon. Democrats say they're willing to help shore up the financial markets, but they want a bill that includes relief for homeowners and taxpayers as well. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm NKorea asks UN atomic agency to pull reactor sealsVIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Monday that North Korea has asked his agency to remove its seals from the Yongbyon nuclear reactor....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm Train crushes railway sex coupleA South African couple having sex on a railway track have been killed by a goods train, police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm Nomura Is Close to Acquiring Lehman's European Units (Update1) - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Jacqueline Simmons and Elisa Martinuzzi Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest investment bank, moved closer to buying Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s European investment banking and equities units after Barclays Plc only ... Nomura gets Lehman's Asia business for $225 mln Nomura up on talk of Lehman buy Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm PROFILE: Sasagawa reappointed LDP General Council chief+(Kyodo) _ Takashi Sasagawa, reappointed Liberal Democratic Party General Council chairman, often appears high up on the lawmakers' assets list as the second son of Ryoichi Sasagawa, the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm Hook, line and stinkerFOXBORO - After getting blown out by arguably the worst team in the league, all the good feelings built up from the previous week disappeared faster than Ronnie Brown in the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm The Boo Weekley-Fights-An-Orangutan Story - GolfDigest.com
GolfDigest.com - LOUISVILLE--A lot of people at the Ryder Cup are talking about Boo Weekley, and one of the stories they want to hear is about a young Boo going head-to-head with an orangutan. Video: US Wins Ryder Cup for 1st Time Since 1999 US had most fun in Ryder Cup win Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm Foreign tourists snatched in Egypt, taken to SudanCAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A group of 11 foreign tourists and four Egyptians have been kidnapped in a remote corner of southern Egypt and taken across the border to neighboring Sudan, the Egyptian government spokesman said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm PROFILE: Ex-postal rebel Hori reappointed policy chief+(Kyodo) _ Reappointed Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Kosuke Hori is the so-called "postal rebel" who was ousted from the party in 2005 by then Prime Minister Juichiro Koizumi for...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm Witnesses: Mortar attack on Somali market kills 30Mortars slammed into a market in Somalia's capital Monday, killing up to 30 people including children and overwhelming hospitals ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm Last major investment banks change statusThe Federal Reserve said Sunday it had granted a request by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to change their status to bank holding companies.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm PROFILE: Hosoda known as contract bridge lover+(Kyodo) _ New Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroyuki Hosoda served as the deputy of his predecessor Taro Aso. After working at the trade ministry for almost 20 years,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm Pakistan leaders' 'narrow escape'Pakistan's president and prime minister were due to eat in the Islamabad Marriot the night the hotel was bombed, before a change of plan, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm China's Quality Watchdog Chief Quits in Wake of Milk Scandal - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Nerys Avery and Janet Ong Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- China's chief quality supervisor was replaced as the number of children sickened by chemical-tainted milk reached almost 53000 and countries from Asia to Africa curbed sales of dairy products from ... Nestle recalls milk product in Hong Kong 18 clinics set up to treat Hong Kong children in milk scare (Roundup) Source: Google News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:24 pm Metamorphosis at Goldman Sachs, Morgan StanleyTo survive the economic meltdown, two major investment banks have decided to change their status to traditional commercial banks. The Federal Reserve approved the requests from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Sunday. Now the two titans will be able to accept deposits, which will give them more of a financial cushion in hard times. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:24 pm LEAD: Aso appoints Hosoda as LDP secretary general, retains other execs+TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH APPOINTMENTS) New Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso appointed former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda as LDP secretary...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm U.N. nuclear chief: N.Korea wants to unseal reactorThe head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Monday that North Korea has asked his agency to remove its seals from the Yongbyon nuclear ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:19 pm 'First Dude' illustrates blend of personal, public
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:19 pm Report: Pakistan fires on U.S. choppersPakistani troops fired on two U.S. helicopters that intruded into Pakistani territory on Sunday night, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani security official said.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm US military releases Afghan freelance reporter after 10 months in prisonKANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A respected Afghan freelance journalist employed by several Canadian news organizations has been set free after 10 months in an American military prison. Javed...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:16 pm Baseball Waves Goodbye To Yankee StadiumYankee Stadium hosted its final game Sunday. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3. The House That Ruth Built is 85 years old. The team is moving into a new stadium, but Yankees fans won't soon forget the old place. Arun Venugopal of member station WNYC reports. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:15 pm Elizabeth May whistle-stop tour snakes through the B.C. RockiesKAMLOOPS, B.C. - While other campaigns were taking a rest for the night and at an hour when other leaders would most likely be sleeping, Elizabeth May's campaign train was snaking throughSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:15 pm World's First 'Clean Coal' Plant OpensEast German city used to be called "stinky town" before new technology.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:14 pm WTO to set up dispute settlement panel for EU-Japan IT tariff case+(Kyodo) _ The World Trade Organization will likely set up a dispute settlement panel as early as Tuesday in Geneva to determine whether EU tariffs on some information technology products...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:14 pm Children interviewed after raid on Ark. compoundState and federal authorities are investigating the possible sexual abuse of minors at a 15-acre evangelical compound run by ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:13 pm Blast Barely Missed Pakistani LeadershipPakistan's prime minister and president canceled plans to dine at bombed hotel.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:11 pm Report: Narrow miss for Pakistan's leaders
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:10 pm Poland Coming HomeWITH STORYPOLAND COMING HOME BY VANESSA GERA File ** Marek Tomasikiewicz reads news from friends back in England on Aug. 20, 2008, in Slupsk, in northern Poland. Earlier this year he decided to return...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm Tainted Milk Sickens 53,000 Chinese KidsHealth Ministry says number of Chinese children sickened jumps to nearly 53,000.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:06 pm Pakistani troops reportedly fire on US helicoptersDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire on two U.S. helicopters that crossed into the country from neighboring Afghanistan, intelligence officials said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:04 pm 2ND LD: N. Korea asks IAEA to remove seals at nuclear reprocessing facility+VIENNA, Sept. 22 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING REMARKS BY SENIOR WESTERN DIPLOMAT, OTHER DETAILS) North Korea asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday to remove seals and surveillance...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:03 pm Militants kidnap 155 workers building Afghan baseKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Militants stopped three buses carrying Afghan laborers through western Afghanistan and kidnapped everyone on board - around 155 people, officials said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm Hanoi Orders Church to End VigilsHanoi authorities order church to end vigils or face legal action in land row.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am India Monsoon FloodingA view of flooded areas is seen from a helicopter above Cuttack, Orissa state, India, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Helicopters and speed boats tried to reach nearly 570,000 stranded villagers in northern and...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am Jungle Journey: Life With an Amazon TribeABC News anchor lives in Amazon village where no reporter has been before.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:58 am 15 foreigners kidnapped in EgyptA group of 15 foreign tourists, including five Italians, were kidnapped Monday in southern Egypt, according to Egyptian officials and the Italian Foreign Ministry.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:55 am Stocks head for lower open after bank bailout plan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:54 am Nearly 13,000 in hospital in China milk scandalBEIJING (Reuters) - The number of Chinese infants sick in hospital after drinking tainted milk formula doubled to nearly 13,000 and the country's top quality regulator resigned on Monday in the latest blight on the "made-in-China" brand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am McAfee to buy Secure Computing in $465M dealSecurity software maker McAfee says it is buying network security company Secure Computing in a deal valued at $465 million.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am Labourers abducted in AfghanistanSuspected Taleban militants kidnap at least 140 civilian labourers in the south-west Afghan province of Farah.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:48 am Nomura buys Lehman Brothers Asia units for $225MNomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage, reached a deal to buy the Asian operations of bankrupt U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am Asia Stocks Extend Gains on Bailout PlanAsian stock markets extend gains on U.S. bailout proposal.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am Zuma ally 'to be S Africa leader'South Africa's ruling party nominates its deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe as caretaker president, sources say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am Pakistan rejects U.S. help in probe of hotel blastRescuers pulled more bodies from the shell of the truck-bombed Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Sunday, pushing the death ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am McCain, Obama differ on deregulation
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am Change of plans saved Pakistani leaders from blastPakistan's top leaders were to dine at the Marriott hotel that was devastated by a truck bombing over the weekend, but changed ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:43 am Pakistan troops 'repel US raid'Pakistani troops fire shots into the air to stop US helicopters crossing the border from Afghanistan, local officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:42 am NKorea asks UN atomic agency to pull reactor sealsThe head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Monday that North Korea has asked his agency to remove its seals from the Yongbyon nuclear reactor.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:42 am McCain says economy in crisisRepublican presidential nominee John McCain, who only a week ago said the economy was fundamentally sound, now says the U.S. financial system is facing a major crisis.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am Japan Ruling Party Turns to Brash AsoJapan rulers turn to brash sharpshooter to reinvigorate party before elections.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:40 am China quality chief resigns over milkNearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by contaminated milk powder, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am The Nation's WeatherThe first day of fall brought rainy weather to the Southeast and northern Plains, while high pressure is to keep the Great Lakes and Northeast mainly clear and dry.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am Goldman, Morgan Stanley To Become Holding FirmsThe Federal Reserve has granted a request by Wall Street's last two major investment banks — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley — to change their status to bank holding companies. The change will allow them to create commercial banks that will be able to take deposits, bolstering the resources of both institutions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am China's food safety watchdog boss steps downBEIJING (AP) -- The head of China's product quality watchdog resigned Monday in the wake of the tainted baby formula scandal that has sickened nearly 53,000 infants, highlighting a breakdown in the country's food safety system only a year after a major overhaul....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:23 am Pakistani troops reportedly fire on US helicoptersPakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire on two U.S. helicopters that crossed into the country from neighboring Afghanistan, intelligence officials said Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:22 am Official: Foreign tourists kidnapped in EgyptAn Egyptian security official says a group of 15 foreign tourists are believed to have been kidnapped in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan but details remain unclear.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am N.M. hospital fires 2 workers for taking patient photosTwo employees of a U.S. hospital have been fired for using their cellphone cameras to take photos of patients receiving treatment ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:10 am Best of the Best: The Hive Five WinnersOur Hive Five feature series answers the most frequently asked question we hear at Lifehacker: "What's the best tool for the job?"Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:10 am NATO: 6 civilians killed in Afghan blastA roadside bomb ripped through a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing six Afghans and wounding four others, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:05 am European markets steady as investors eye US rescue planLONDON (AFP) - European stock markets steadied on Monday, after earlier gains in Asia, as investors hoped that the massive US rescue plan to relieve the financial system of toxic debt would end the global crisis.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:03 am Leonard Cohen starts 'The Fall Tour' in BucharestIt's one way to celebrate your 74th birthday — open your "Fall Tour" before 10,000 enthusiastic fans.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:59 am Legal and illegal, Latinos labor to rebuild TexasAll along the Texas coast, Latino immigrants are hauling away fallen trees, slashing through storm-tangled brush, patching punctured roofs.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:59 am Philippines ProtestsAn elderly Filipino woman activists prepares to hit another demonstrator wearing a mask of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a stage play at a protest near the Malacanang presidential...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am Sudan to lobby UN to avert president's prosecutionCAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Sudan officials plan a behind-the-scenes lobbying effort at the United Nations this week to avert the prosecution of the country's longtime president on charges of genocide in Darfur....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am How easily we are fooled: The rotating grid illusionFilmmaker and animator David O'Reilly (who came up with the concept for iHologram) has noticed an interesting property in this animated GIF. He writes: While working in 3D last year, I discovered this optical illusion: A large grid seen rotating at a certain speed will appear to group itself into smaller grids, spinning independently.Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am 8 Food Myths Busted!8 Food Myths Busted! - Page 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - NutritionSource: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:54 am IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei has been investigating the Iran's nuclear drive for five yearsInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. The UN atomic watchdog's 35-member board of governors is gathering for a week-long meeting with Iran's controversial atomic...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:53 am Washington wants new sanctions against IranAn anti-aircraft gun in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Iran's southwestern coast. The UN atomic watchdog's 35-member board of governors is gathering for a week-long meeting with Iran's controversial...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:53 am BREAKING: Goldman, Morgan Switch To Bank-Holding FirmsThe Federal Reserve says it has granted a request by the country's last two major investment banks—Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley—to change their status to bank holding companies. The change in status will allow them to create commercial banks that will be able to take deposits, bolstering the resources of both institutions.Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:52 am Italian peacekeepers guard the site of a suicide attack in western Afghanistan on September 7Italian peacekeepers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) guard the site of a suicide attack in western Afghanistan on September 7. Suspected Taliban militants have kidnapped...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:52 am PakistanPakistan troops pay tribute to Czech Ambassador to Pakistan Ivo Zdarek who was killed in the suicide attack on Marriott hotel with 52 others at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Monday, Sept...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:50 am Somalis look at the victim of a mortar attack in MogadishuSomalis look at the victim of a mortar attack in Mogadishu. At least 19 people were killed when mortar shells fired from a Somali army base struck civilian areas in Mogadishu -- bringing to 29 the number...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:49 am Chief inspector: Iran may be hiding secret nukesVIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The chief U.N nuclear inspector says Iran may be hiding secret nuclear activities....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:47 am Readers, let me make you overEnter to win a work wardrobe makeover from Amy Verner, including $1,000 in clothing and a trip to TorontoSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:47 am Russia sends ships on exercises in U.S. 'backyard'First such projection of Russian power close to U.S. shores since the collapse of the Soviet UnionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:39 am Pakistan's leaders had planned to be at devastated hotelVenue changed at last minute, sparing president and PM from massive truck bombing that killed more than 50 peopleSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:34 am South Africa's ANC picks successor to MbekiCAPE TOWN (AFP) - South Africa's ruling ANC on Monday named its deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe as head of state after Thabo Mbeki bowed to pressure and announced his resignation, a spokesman told AFP.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:31 am Global Finance Crisis Could Hurt UN ProgramWorld leaders to discuss how financial crisis could hurt UN poverty fight.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am Global financial crisis could hurt UN programUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- World leaders meeting at the U.N. General Assembly this week face a global financial crisis that threatens the United Nation's efforts to generate billions of dollars to fight poverty, especially in Africa....Source: AP Top International News At 9:10 a... | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am "Mad Men," "John Adams" make Emmy record bookLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two period dramas set 200 years apart in American history -- "Mad Men" and "John Adams" -- claimed a place in the Emmy record books on Sunday as U.S. television's highest honors were presented in a ceremony rife with political undertones.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am Shira Herzog on Olmert, Livni & the future of IsraelIsrael's leaders are judged by their ability to wage war and make peace.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Security Stanoff In Iraqi CityA dispute between two Iraqi security services is brewing in the eastern city of Khanaqin. A Kurdish group, loyal to the Kurdistan regional government, controls security into the city. The Iraqi government has sent troops to take over the town but they are not being allowed to enter. The standoff has become so hostile that top Iraqi and U.S. military officials are trying to negotiate a solution. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Professor: Current Crisis, Great Depression DifferAs the country struggles with the current financial crisis, there have been the inevitable comparisons with the Great Depression. Marvin Goodfriend, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business in Pittsburgh, tells Linda Wertheimer that while people are comparing this financial crisis to the 1930s, there are some big differences. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Chavez Starts Tour With Castro VisitVenezuela's Chavez to visit Castro as part of tour; also headed to China, RussiaSource: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:57 am Conservative Aso wins nod as Japan's next PMTOKYO (AFP) - Japan's ruling party on Monday picked brash conservative Taro Aso to be prime minister as it gears up for early elections, tasking him with steering Asia's largest economy away from recession.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:31 am All the Candidates' CarsWith seven houses, John and Cindy McCain have a lot of garages to fill - and 13 cars to fill them.Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:30 am Red Tape: Millions at risk of foreclosure fraud
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:20 am Mbeki Resigns After Power StruggleSouth African President Mbeki announces resignation in address to nation.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:15 am 7 Classic Kid's TV Shows Clearly Conceived on (Bad) AcidMost children's TV producers know that to get kids to watch, you have to terrify the little bastards. Looking back at the weird-ass shows they've cranked out over the decades, it's a wonder that we all grew up to be such, stable, well-adjusted adults.Source: Digg | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:10 am Zoo fighting comparisons to a three-ring circusRecent resignation and fundraising uncertainty highlight growing controversy over management of Toronto's premier wildlife attractionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:55 am After 55 years, sisters confront a childhood demonPhilippe Hamelin was 89 when he finally brought the law and the fury of his abused daughters upon himselfSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:46 am Lax standards to blame for rise in food recalls, experts say'Right now, we're walking in a fog. We don't have any idea what foods are making us sick in this country'Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:46 am France defends military's might in AfghanistanNATO report saying ambushed troops lacked sufficient ammunition, communication equipment threatens to broaden debateSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:41 am Olmert resignation opens door for Livni to form new governmentForeign Minister will either form a new government or plunge the country into a general electionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:40 am Pakistan hunts Al-Qaeda cell after hotel blastISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani investigators Monday scrambled to track down an Islamabad-based Al-Qaeda cell believed to have carried out the devastating bombing of the Marriott Hotel, security officials said.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:13 am China toxic milk sickens 53,000 as scare spreadsBEIJING (AFP) - China's tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday as authorities said nearly 53,000 children had been sickened and more countries moved to ban or recall Chinese dairy imports.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:59 am Years of practical use prove that rail controls workFor decades, automatic braking and other systems have limited the damage in crashes. But Metrolink officials say the technology hasn't been perfected for use in Southern California.During the evening rush hour on March 25, a runaway freight car weighing 112 tons hurtled down the tracks toward a Massachusetts commuter train loaded with 300 passengers. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Fire breaks out at Atwater Village printing factoryBefore being extinguished, the blaze causes one injury and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, authorities say.A fire broke out this morning in a printing factory in Atwater Village, briefly threatening nearby structures and train tracks, authorities said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Full recovery expected for Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein after plane crashThe former Blink-182 drummer and the disc jockey known as DJ AM suffered second- and third-degree burns in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed 4.Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam Goldstein remained in critical condition Sunday after a fiery crash that killed four people when their Learjet skidded off a runway in South Carolina. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Fed jumps in for Wall St. againA banking barrier will fall for Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, Democrats seek more fund oversight.The Federal Reserve took another big step late Sunday to reshape Wall Street and end the era of goliath investment banks, even as Congressional Democrats worked to put their imprint on the Treasury Department's unprecedented $700-billion plan to shore up the economy. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Pakistan blast toll rises to 53; 2 U.S. service members among the deadNo group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Islamabad, but officials suspect so-called Pakistani Taliban militants based in the lawless Waziristan region.Pakistani investigators combed through the charred wreckage of the Marriott Hotel here Sunday in search of clues to who was behind a suicide truck bombing that killed at least 53 people, including two members of the U.S. military. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Toll From Pakistan Hotel Blast Reaches 53Rescuers pulled more bodies from the shell of the truck-bombed Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Sunday, pushing the death toll from one of the country's worst-ever terrorist strikes to 53, including the Czech ambassador.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 6:00 am John Adams sweeps Emmys; Mad Men basic cable s first win in dramaThe HBO historical drama sets a record for a miniseries with 13 awards, including for actor and actress Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.Freshmen television cable series showed up their more established broadcast brethren at the 60th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday, underscoring cable's expanding role as the home of critically acclaimed programming. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 5:26 am New 'work suit' can be worn in showerCANBERRA - Busy executives need no longer waste time by showering nude -an Australian company has invented a suit that can be worn while they wash. The garment has been specially designed so that it can be cleaned under the showerhead. There...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Sep 2008 | 5:11 am Number Of Sick Chinese Children QuadruplesThe number of children in China sickened by milk tainted with the banned chemical melamine has jumped to nearly 53,000, the government said as it vowed to crack down on those responsible for one of China's worst food safety scandals in years.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:56 am Execution Nears For Georgia InmateThough seven witnesses have recanted their testimony and thousands of people — including the pope and former President Jimmy Carter — have protested, the execution of convicted murderer Troy Anthony Davis is moving forward. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:54 am Sudan pushes to avert genocide charges against leaderCAIRO, Egypt - Sudan heads to the United Nations this week to push a behind-the-scenes lobbying effort to avert the prosecution of the country's longtime president on charges of genocide in Darfur. But prospects seemed dim at a...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:28 am Nightclub fire in China kills 43, injures 88GUANGZHOU, China - Police have arrested 13 people involved with a crowded nightclub, where fireworks sparked a blaze and a stampede that killed at least 43 people and injured 88, state media and officials have said. The detainees...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:56 am High-risk, big-bucks era wanes on Wall StreetAs once-freewheeling firms lie dead or damaged, the industry may change how it thinks and does business.Ever since corporate raiders, multibillion-dollar buyouts and the catchphrase "Greed is good" burst into the national consciousness in the 1980s, Wall Street has been a larger-than-life economic and cultural force in America, with its top professionals both exalted and condemned as "masters of the universe" who orchestrated mega-mergers and led opulent lives. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:48 am Obama climbs in polls, links McCain to Wall St fallFive days from their first presidential debate, Democrat Barack Obama has climbed in the polls as Republican John McCain fumbled his response to a looming US economic cataclysm - one that threatened to match the financial catastrophe...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:40 am Galveston Paper Undaunted By HurricaneGalveston Island off the coast of Texas was devastated by Hurricane Ike last week. Though the island was ruined, the Galveston daily newspaper published every day. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:50 pm With Olmert gone, clock starts on Israel coalitionIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni wasted no time today working to put together a new government, meeting with potential coalition partners even as outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert formally resigned. Her ability to move fast in her first task could have far-reaching effects on Mideast peace talks.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:42 pm EU under pressure to stop the 'circus'PARIS - Once it was lauded as a pilgrimage of unity. Now it is dismissed as a multi-million euro joke, and a campaign is building for it to end. To critics, the European Parliament is the EU's travelling circus. Once a month or...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:30 pm South Africa's Mbeki resignsCAPE TOWN, South Africa - South African President Thabo Mbeki has resigned, relinquishing the leadership of the continent's powerhouse to bitter rivals who hounded him out of office after nine years at the top. In a televised...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:25 pm Dramatic CCTV footage of Pakistan bombing releasedDramatic CCTV footage released last night by Pakistani authorities shows the moments before a truck containing more than 1,000lb of explosives tried to ram the gates of an Islamabad hotel before blowing up, killing at least 53 people. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:20 pm Delays complicated Chinese milk problemDelays in releasing critical information about the contamination of China's milk supplies hampered Beijing's ability to rapidly deal with the problem and warn consumers, a World Health Organisation official said Sunday. Chinese...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Sep 2008 | 7:30 pm Woman's body found after Australian siegeA seven-hour siege has ended with the discovery of a woman's body and the arrest of a man in the Victorian city of Geelong. It ended when the man set the Norlane house alight tonight, with police storming into the home while firefighters...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Sep 2008 | 6:30 pm Next Israeli P.M. Prepares Her CoalitionIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has formally resigned. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is already meeting with party leaders to set up a new coalition government.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:50 pm Iran Warns Against Attacks on Nuke FacilitiesHard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the military would strike back against anyone targeting his country's nuclear facilities, during a parade featuring a banner calling for the end of Israel.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:43 pm Japanese PM hopefuls wrap up campaignsCandidates hoping to become Japan's next prime minister wrapped up their campaigns Sunday with former Foreign Minister Taro Aso, a brash straight-talker who has criticized China's military growth and vowed to rebuild his troubled...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Sep 2008 | 4:30 pm Car Bomb Injures 10 in Spain's Basque RegionA car bomb exploded outside a police station in Spain's northern Basque region early Sunday, causing major damage and injuring 10 people, hours after another explosion in the regional capital, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Sep 2008 | 2:22 pm
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