White House Seeks To Halt Release Of 17 Detainees

A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of 17 Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay and told the Bush administration to produce them in court Friday. The administration is appealing the order. If the attempt fails, the case likely will head to the Supreme Court.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:55 pm

China sets limit on melamine use

China's health ministry has issued official levels of melamine to be allowed in milk and food.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:50 am

Central banks cut rates to stem financial crisis

LONDON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve led a global round of emergency interest rate cuts Wednesday in an effort to contain the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:47 am

US stock futures turn higher on rate cut (AP)

AP - Wall Street turned around early Wednesday, with stock index futures rising in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and other central banks. There was still caution in the market, however, as futures gave back some of their early pop higher.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:47 am

Central banks in shock rate cut

The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank slash interest rates.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:47 am

1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Two Americans and one Japanese won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for the discovery and development of a brightly glowing protein first seen in jellyfish, work that has helped scientists study how cancer cells spread....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize (AP)

AP - Two Americans and one Japanese won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for the discovery and development of a brightly glowing protein first seen in jellyfish, work that has helped scientists study how cancer cells spread.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

World stocks rally after coordinated rate cuts

LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets cut heavy losses on Wednesday after the world's leading central banks announced coordinated interest rate cuts in a bid to stem the deepening global financial crisis.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

World stocks rally after coordinated rate cuts (Reuters)

Reuters - World stock markets cut heavy losses on Wednesday after the world's leading central banks announced coordinated interest rate cuts in a bid to stem the deepening global financial crisis.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

Gates asks allies to send troops to Afghanistan

OHRID, Macedonia (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday urged Eastern European leaders to shift their military efforts from Iraq to Afghanistan, where their forces are more urgently needed....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am

Retailers report weak September sales

The nation's retailers are reporting weak sales figures for September as the financial meltdown forced already skittish shoppers to cut back further.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am

Fed leads global coordinated rate cut, eases by half point

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve led a coordinated round of global official rate cuts on Wednesday, easing by a half percentage-point, as did the European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss, Canadian and Swedish central banks.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am

McCain, Obama trade barbs in town hall debate (AP)

AP - John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

Fed slashes interest rate by half percentage point (AP)

AP - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut a key interest rate by 0.5 percent, striving once more to steady reeling financial markets just days after President Bush signed a $700 billion bailout bill into law.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

Russian president says forces to leave buffer area

EVIAN, France (AP) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says that Russian peacekeeping forces will leave Georgia buffer zones around Abkhazia and South Ossetia by midnight Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

Russian president says forces to leave buffer area (AP)

AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says that Russian peacekeeping forces will leave Georgia buffer zones around Abkhazia and South Ossetia by midnight Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel (AP)

AP - Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

Nick Nolte escapes his burning home in Malibu (AP)

AP - Actor Nick Nolte jumped out a window and used a hose to fight a fire that broke out in his Malibu home Tuesday, authorities said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

2 people watch 123 hours of movies in NYC (AP)

AP - You may want to try this at home. Suresh Joachim (YOH'-kum), of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra (wahv-RA'), of Germany, claim to have broken the world record for continuous movie watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plexi-glass house in Times Square.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

IOC to retest all doping samples from Beijing (AP)

AP - The International Olympic Committee will retest all doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-boosting drug.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

Pakistan MPs in security briefing

Pakistan's parliament meets for a rare briefing by the military on the security situation.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

LEAD: China to cut interest rate amid widening global crisis+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) China is cutting a key interest rate, the country's central bank announced Wednesday, in a move aimed at boosting the economy amid a widening global...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:41 am

Biden calls Palin's criticism 'mildly dangerous'

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says his Republican rival's criticism of Barack Obama as a friend of a domestic terrorist is part of an effort to inject fear and loathing into the campaign.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:39 am

The Nation's Weather

A cold front was to trek across the Mississippi Valley Wednesday morning before making its way across the Ohio Valley, the Northeast and the Southeast by the afternoon.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:38 am

Russia 'starts Georgia pull-out'

Russian troops are seen withdrawing from a "buffer zone" in Georgia ahead of Friday's deadline set by a peace deal.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am

Russia starts troop pullback from Georgia

KARALETI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russian troops started pulling back from a buffer zone outside Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region on Wednesday, two months after a brief war that fueled tension between Moscow and the West.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am

Russia withdraws from Georgian war zones

KARALETI, Georgia (AFP) - Russian forces abandoned buffer zone posts around Georgia's rebel regions on Wednesday in a major pull-back expected to be completed during the day, two months after the war with Tbilisi.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am

Markets dive despite government moves

Stock markets across the world plunged as concerns about the worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years and fears of a global recession gripped investors despite government efforts to intervene.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:35 am

Cubicle rockers build team spirit

It's rare for a human resources manager to require frequent wardrobe changes - especially ones involving Russian military- and Renaissance goth-inspired fashions. But...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:34 am

Japanese fighters intercept Russian bombers over Sea of Japan: report+

(Kyodo) _ Four Japanese F-15 fighter planes intercepted two Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers over the Sea of Japan on two occasions during a long-range flight drill Wednesday, the Interfax
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:34 am

Central banks launch concerted rate cut

FRANKFURT (AFP) - World central banks launched a concerted action to cut interest rates by half a point on Wednesday in a major new step to counter the deepening global financial crisis.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:34 am

Fed orders emergency rate cut to 1.5 percent

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, acting in coordination with other global central banking authorities, cut a key U.S. interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:33 am

NATO to discuss bolstering Afghan operation, Georgia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will look for ways this week to bolster operations in Afghanistan and help Georgia rebuild its military, despite the prospect of spending cuts because of the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:32 am

Worldwide Rate Cut: U.S., Europeans Trim Interest Rates

Feds make emergency rate cut to 1.5 percent, five other countries follow suit.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

Bank of England cuts base rate half a point

The Bank of England has surprised the market by cutting its base lending rate by half a point to 4.5 percent.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

U.S. copter unit in Okinawa gears up for Afghan rescue missions+

(Kyodo) _ A helicopter rescue unit of the U.S. Air Force based on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa is gearing up for frequent deployments to Afghanistan, where violence has...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:30 am

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein breakthrough

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Americans and a Japanese researcher won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for the discovery of a glowing protein in jellyfish that helps scientists spot the onset of illnesses such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am

Gates asks allies to send troops to Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday urged Eastern European leaders to shift their military efforts from Iraq to Afghanistan, where their forces are more urgently needed. ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:28 am

Fed Orders An Emergency Cut In Key Interest Rate

The Federal Reserve has taken yet another step in an effort to calm financial markets. It cut a key interest rate by a half percentage point to 1.5 percent. This comes a day after the fed made huge amounts of credit available to corporations.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:28 am

Fed leads round of global rate cuts

The Federal Reserve, acting in coordination with other global central banking authorities, cut a key U.S. interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:27 am

Jon Lester streak rolls on

Slightly lost in the shuffle of Monday night's Division Series-clinching victory against the Angels was Jon Lester's brilliant start. The Red Sox' best...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am

Nobel awarded for fluorescent jellyfish protein

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Osamu Shimomura of Japan and US duo Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for a fluorescent protein derived from a jellyfish that has become a vital lab tool.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am

Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays hit the big stage

It used to be that a game between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays offered lots of fights, but never much fight. Somebody would get hit, the benches would empty, threats...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am

India leads S Asia market falls

Indian stocks fall to a two-year low in early trading amid fears the credit crunch could lead to global recession.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am

S Africa fear over killer disease

More than 100 people in South Africa are under medical observation over suspected haemorrhagic fever fears.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am

6 central banks, including Fed, ECB, cut interest rates+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and four other central banks in Europe and Canada said Wednesday they have decided to cut interest rates in a coordinated...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:24 am

Roster changes coming for Red Sox

Now that the Red Sox have advanced to the American League Championship Series against the Tampa Bay Rays starting Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., the roster must evolve...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:21 am

China to cut key interest rate by 0.27 percentage point+

(Kyodo) _ China is cutting a key interest rate, the country's central bank said Wednesday amid a widening global financial crisis. The People's Bank of China said in a statement on its...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:21 am

Doc Rivers takes it easy with Big 3

WALTHAM - Doc Rivers has some advice for those hoping to see Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in tonight's exhibition opener. "Get there early - let's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:20 am

Not the end of evolution again!

I get so tired of comments like this: The Grim Reaper is taking a rest, and inherited differences in the ability to withstand cold, starvation or disease no longer power Darwin's machine. Those who die from such killers do so when they are so old that natural selection has lost interest.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:20 am

Bush to sign landmark U.S.-India nuclear legislation

President Bush plans to sign into law on Wednesday a bill allowing civilian U.S. nuclear trade with India.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:17 am

Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 9 in Baqouba

A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest Wednesday in a city northeast of Baghdad, killing nine people and injuring ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:17 am

Patriots-Chargers rivalry has lost some of its juice

SAN JOSE - When last they met, the Patriots were riding an historic winning streak. They were a perfect 17-0, and nearly in the grasp of an unprecedented 19-0 season. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:16 am

Hells Angels slaying suspect surrenders in Okla.

A suspect in the slaying of the leader of the San Francisco Hells Angels motorcycle gang a month ago surprised police in this small city in Oklahoma by turning himself in.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:13 am

Misty's Achilles' Heel Keeps Rocco Alive - Popeater

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:12 am

Lawrence officer convicted of assaulting brothers

LAWRENCE - A Lawrence police officer has been convicted of abusing two brothers he was arresting. Officer Kyle Wilcox was found guilty on Tuesday of two counts of assault...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:11 am

Greek prime minister reinstates fired rebel deputy

Greece's embattled prime minister has reinstated a rebel member of parliament into the governing party's ranks, increasing its majority and reducing the chances of a government collapse.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:10 am

2ND LD: Malaysia's Abdullah says he will step down in March+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATES, ADDS QUOTES FROM ABDULLAH) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday he will step down in March next year and throw his support to his...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:10 am

Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 9 in Baqouba

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest Wednesday in a city northeast of Baghdad, killing nine people and injuring 21, Iraqi officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am

Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 9 in Baqouba

A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest Wednesday in a city northeast of Baghdad, killing nine people and injuring 21, Iraqi officials said. The attack occurred around...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am

Toyota: No Antilock Brakes For Business Cycle Downside - Forbes

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am

Philip Rivers earns praise from Bill Belichick

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Football players are tough. That's a given. But when a coach like Bill Belichick singles out a player for his grit, that's an even greater compliment. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:06 am

Hurricane Norbert becomes Category 3 storm

Hurricane Norbert strengthened Wednesday to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean and was forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am

Can a Bedroom Fan Save Your Baby From SIDS? - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am

At Debate, McCain Proposes Buying Up Bad Home Loans - FOXNews

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am

2 former BHA employees face bid rigging charges

BOSTON - Two former Boston Housing Authority employees and a third person have been indicted on charges they allegedly submitted fraudulent bids for projects handled by the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am

Fed orders emergency rate cut to 1.5 percent

The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to steady an economy teetering on the kind of financial collapse that America suffered in 1929.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am

2 Americans, 1 Japanese Win Nobel Prize

3 share Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovery of green fluorescent protein.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am

US credit crisis threatens New Orleans' recovery

A prolonged recession and a tight credit market would cripple New Orleans' still-fragile recovery from Hurricane Katrina, delaying or eliminating road work, new construction and repairs to homes and businesses that have stood empty since 2005.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Hurricane Norbert becomes Category 3 storm

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Hurricane Norbert strengthened Wednesday to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean and was forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula by the weekend....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Syrian Troops Gather on Lebanese Border

Syrian troops gather on north Lebanon border but no sign of intention to cross.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:58 am

Syrian troops gather on Lebanese border

ABBOUDIYEH, Lebanon (AP) -- A few tents and trucks dotting a green hill across the river are about all that is visible of a Syrian troop deployment on Lebanon's northern border - a buildup that has raised concerns of a possible Syrian incursion....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:58 am

Analysis: No new ideas for new contagion

During the debate, neither candidate laid out broad principles to follow in managing the current crisis or to sketched the outlines of a new form of capitalism that might replace the current model.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:56 am

B.C. New Democrats demand probe of environment minister's actions

investigation by the auditor general into whether Environment Minister Barry Penner pressured a top government bureaucrat to muzzle two scientists speaking out about environmental...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:56 am

ANC members may form new party

A leading South African politician said Wednesday that he and other members of the governing African National Congress may break away to form a new opposition.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:55 am

Ex-minister says S.Africa's ANC close to split

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said on Wednesday the ruling ANC was close to a split but stopped short of announcing a breakaway party.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:54 am

RIM launches touch-screen smartphone

BlackBerry Storm's keyboard actually clicks as users type
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:51 am

Bomber strikes Iraqi courthouse

A suicide bomber kills at least seven people, including security personnel, outside a court north-east of Baghdad.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am

Mbeki loyalists threaten split from South Africa's ANC

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Supporters of ousted South African president Thabo Mbeki threatened Wednesday to split from the ruling African National Congress, accusing its leaders of abandoning democratic ideals.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am

Dubai Deals With Expat Debauchery

Dubai is cracking down on foreigners who ignore local laws and religious beliefs
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:45 am

Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel in chemistry

They discovered and developed green fluorescent protein, GFP, a widely used laboratory tool.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am

Analysis: Low-voltage presidential debate

Analysis: The second debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama came across on television as a remarkably sedate, low-voltage and perhaps at times tedious affair.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:42 am

1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:41 am

Hurricane Norbert Now Category 3 Storm

Hurricane Norbert strengthens to Category 3 in the Pacific
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:38 am

IOC to examine Beijing dope tests

The International Olympic Committee will retest 5,000 doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-boosting drug.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:37 am

S. African Party Faces Possible Split - New York Times

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:37 am

Pacific hurricane strengthens off Mexico

Hurricane Norbert strengthened Wednesday to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean and was forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula by the weekend.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am

1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize

Two Americans and one Japanese won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for the discovery and development of a brightly ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has led Malaysia since 2003

Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, seen here in September 2008, has said he will step down next March and hand power to his deputy Najib Razak, ending months of uncertainty since disastrous...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am

Anwar Ibrahim says he has enough support support to form a new administration

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim answers questions during a press conference in September 2008. Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he will step down next March and hand power...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am

Green oil recycler opens plant in northeast Ohio

The nation's first plant with the capacity to recycle used transformer oil opened this week in Canton, bringing some coveted green jobs to northeast Ohio.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:35 am

Russia begins final pull-out from Georgia buffer zone - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:35 am

BlackBerry Storms Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Networks - PC World

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:31 am

460,000-Brick Lego Tower Breaks World Record [PICS]

At 96.73 feet (29.485 meters) this Lego tower built in the Rathaus Platz in Vienna has broken the world record for the tallest Lego construction in the world. It took nearly 460,000 bricks and it was built over four days. The views from the top are quite stunning.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:30 am

No end in sight for divided, bloodied Thailand

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The struggle for control of Thailand gets uglier with each round of street violence, but three years after the foes of then-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra took up the fight, there is still no sign of a winner.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:30 am

IOC to retest all doping samples from Beijing

The International Olympic Committee will retest all doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-boosting drug.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am

Malaysian PM 'to quit in March'

Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will step down from office in March, a ruling party official says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am

European, Asian Markets Hemorrhage

European markets have tumbled amid ongoing fears about the state of credit markets despite the British government's $87.5 billion rescue package. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei suffered its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am

Costco Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises 6.8% on Groceries (Update1) - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:23 am

SCENARIOS-Thailand's political crisis: how it might play out - Reuters

Source: Google News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:21 am

8 Best First-person Shooter Games for Linux

A list of some of the best first-person shooter games currently available for Linux.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am

Americans, Japanese win chemistry Nobel

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien have won the Nobel chemistry prize.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:13 am

China Families Pressured to Drop Milk Cases

Families' lawyers say authorities pressuring them to drop tainted milk cases.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:11 am

New Linux Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers arrive

Linux has had a hate/hate relationship with Broadcom. Linux users need Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers. Broadcom does a lousy job of supporting Linux. Now, a combined effort from Dell, Canonical, and Broadcom has lead to a new Linux driver for many popular Broadcom chipsets.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:10 am

Britain unveils $875 billion bank rescue amid market panic

LONDON (AFP) - Britain rushed out a package worth up to 875 billion dollars Wednesday to head off a banking collapse as markets went into freefall over fears the worst financial crisis in decades has still not hit a peak.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:03 am

U.S.-Taiwan-China Ties Back in Balance

Despite angry Chinese reaction, U.S.-Taiwan weapons deal balances relationship.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:02 am

Fact Combing The McCain, Obama Debate

Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama debated the issues Tuesday night in Nashville, Ten. Did they stick to the facts? Co-host Steve Inskeep finds out from a team of reporters: NPR's Jim Zarroli, David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal, NPR's Julie Rovner, Richard Harris, Michele Kelemen and David Schaper.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am

McCain, Obama Debate Focuses On Economy

Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain debated Tuesday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. The two clashed over the economic crisis, taxes, health care, energy and foreign policy.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am

Half-Ton Mexican Man Dies After Public Plea

990-pound Mexican man dies days after publicly pleading for help losing weight.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:52 am

China Sets Melamine Levels for Milk & Food

China sets standards for levels of melamine allowed in milk products.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:52 am

Calm Returns to Bangkok After Rioting

Uneasy calm returns to Bangkok after rioting kills 2, injures more than 400.
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:51 am

Building collapses are relatively frequent in Egypt

Egyptian rescue teams search the rubble for survivors after a building collapsed in Alexandria. At least 11 people were killed when a four-storey apartment block collapsed in the Egyptian port city.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:41 am

Japan scrambled four F-15 fighters to intercept Russian Su-27 bombers over the Sea of Japan

A Japanese F-15 warplane takes off from Nyutabal airbase in 2004. Japan scrambled four fighter planes to intercept Russian bombers on a training exercise over the Sea of Japan.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:30 am

Official: Nepal plane crash kills 18

An airplane crashed and caught fire as it tried to land in foggy weather at an airport near Mount Everest, killing 18 people, including 16 tourists from Germany, Australia and Nepal. 

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:30 am

Border warning

US military aid to Lebanon sends Syria a message
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:21 am

Palin's Governor Expenses, Including Billed Nights At Home

Alaska's top finance officer will review payments made to Gov. Sarah Palin for nights she charged the state for staying in her own home.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:20 am

White House rivals trade barbs in second debate

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AFP) - John McCain hammered away at unruffled front-runner Barack Obama in Tuesday's second presidential debate but failed to land the cutting blow likely to revive his sliding poll numbers.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:15 am

U.K. to partially nationalize banks

The British government said it would partly nationalize major banks, with taxpayers taking a share stake in a bid to shore up a financial sector that many feared could not survive the global turmoil.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:13 am

McCain Linked to Right-Wing, Nazi-Backed Death Squads

GOP nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair. The U.S. Council for World Freedom was part of an international organization linked to former Nazi collaborators and ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:10 am

Russia To Meet Georgia Withdrawal Deadline

Russian forces have begun the final stage of a pullback from positions outside Georgia's separatist South Ossetia region, bulldozing a camp at a key checkpoint as EU monitors looked on.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:58 am

Russia starts pullback from buffer area

Russian forces pulled back from positions outside Georgia's separatist South Ossetia region, bulldozing a camp at a key checkpoint and withdrawing as European Union monitors followed.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:55 am

Mosiuoa Lekota

Former defense minister Mosiuoa Lekota, seen here in 2006, is expected to lead the formation of a new political party in South Africa. Talk Radio 702 reported that disgruntled members of the African National...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:54 am

I am Not a Ninja [XKCD]

'The sad thing is that I just wanted to talk about your poor smoke-bomb techniques.'
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:50 am

Mono 2.0 released, brings C# 3.0 to Linux and Mac OS X

The Mono project, which builds a cross-platform open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET framework, has announced the availability of version 2.0. This milestone release delivers compatibility with .NET 2.0 and C# 3.0 on a broad range of platforms and architectures.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:40 am

Obama, McCain battle in tense debate

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama battled over the best way to help struggling U.S. workers on Tuesday in a sometimes tense presidential debate that highlighted a wide gap in their economic approaches.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:38 am

AC/DC's Black Ice Album Leaked Online

Nearly two weeks before it's official release, AC/DC's new album has been uploaded for sharing through your friendly neighborhood BitTorrent sites.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:20 am

2 Girls 1 License Plate

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:20 am

Troops on Thai streets after deadly protests

BANGKOK (AFP) - Soldiers and police patrolled Bangkok's streets Wednesday in an effort to maintain calm a day after chaotic and bloody protests rocked the Thai capital, leaving two people dead and hundreds injured.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:11 am

China sets melamine levels for milk products

BEIJING (AP) -- China on Wednesday introduced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety scare....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:09 am

Russian forces in Georgia appear to begin pullout

Russian forces began the final stage of a pullback from positions outside Georgia's separatist South Ossetia region, bulldozing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:02 am

Calm returns to Bangkok after deadly rioting

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Soldiers stood guard on street corners Wednesday as an uneasy calm returned to Bangkok after fierce clashes between anti-government protesters and police left at least two dead and more than 400 injured....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:56 am

Britain bolsters banks

Stocks in Canada, the United States and much of the rest of the world spiral downward
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:16 am

Russian military pulls back in western Georgia

Russian troops on Wednesday started pulling back from checkpoints in a buffer zone outside Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, a Russian military spokesman said
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:16 am

North Korea is developing a nuclear warhead which can fit onto a missile, a South Korean military officer has said

Replicas of North Korea's Scud-B missile (centre) at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul on October 8. North Korea is working to develop a nuclear warhead which can fit onto a missile, South Korea's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:07 am

US-Taiwan-China relationship back in balance

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's once-strained relations with the United States are back on track after the Bush administration approved a long-delayed $6.5 billion package of weapons to help the island defend itself against China....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:04 am

Denver wants pro-Obama mural removed

The political art was spray painted on a house fence by three teens.

Paul Trujillo decided it was time to do something positive and inspiring.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Federal Reserve to buy up short-term commercial debt

About $1.3 trillion in commercial paper will be eligible for purchase, senior officials say. The hope is to encourage financial firms to start lending again.

The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it would become a lender of last resort to corporate America and signaled a possible interest rate cut, but the stock market nose-dived again as the financial crisis continued to defy the best efforts of policymakers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

More than 300 arrested in immigration sweep

Agents target a chicken processing plant in South Carolina, the latest raid in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort.

More than 300 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday morning at a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C. -- the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal workers in recent months.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

The last remaining Holocaust survivors share memories and pain

Frail and elderly, they speak at L.A.'s Museum of Tolerance. 'It's so critical to tell our story,' says one of them, an 81-year-old woman.

Every Tuesday at 2 p.m., Bella Friedman steps onto the dais at the Museum of Tolerance, sits down on the straight-backed chair, folds her hands in her lap and looks out at the audience that has gathered to hear about life, death and the Holocaust.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Skylar Deleon goes on trial in killing of yacht owners

The Long Beach man is accused of lashing Tom and Jackie Hawks to an anchor and throwing them into the sea. His attorney says he's no more guilty than other defendants.

With the big smiles of Tom and Jackie Hawks looming above him in an Orange County courtroom Tuesday, the man accused of orchestrating their murders at sea prepared to acknowledge for the first time that he had a hand in the crimes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Couple sentenced in Mother's Day stabbing of guitarist

Husband is given 15 years to life while his wife gets three years for fatal confrontation in diner parking lot over a near-accident with a restaurant employee.

Walking across the parking lot of a Hollywood diner, Roderick Poole was on his way to dinner with his wife on Mother's Day when a car backed out of a parking space and bumped into a restaurant worker standing nearby.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Plunge in markets brings another kind of depression

Porter Ranch murder-suicide is an extreme example of the stresses gripping the American psyche, experts say. Mental health professionals say referrals have soared.

A Porter Ranch man who murdered his family and killed himself last weekend as he faced financial ruin is the latest and most extreme case of a wave of distress washing over the American psyche.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Foes of gay-marriage ban say poll shows Prop. 8 leading

The campaign says it is being outspent and urges more donations. Both sides ramp up outreach to Latinos.

Opponents of a campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California said Tuesday that a new poll shows them in danger of losing -- unless people step forward with more contributions to pay for No on 8 television commercials.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Schwarzenegger recall petition rejected

Two legal requirements were not met in the bid by the state prison guards' union, the secretary of state's office says.

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen rejected on Tuesday a petition submitted by the state prison guards' union for a recall campaign against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying it did not meet legal requirements.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Obama has slim 2-point lead on McCain

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a slim 2-point lead on Republican rival John McCain in a tight White House race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 6:42 am

In debate, McCain and Obama battle mostly to a draw

The second presidential debate provides a stark contrast between the candidates and little evidence that McCain succeeded in reversing a recent shift in the polls toward Obama.

Tuesday's debate in Nashville was supposed to be John McCain's night. His favorite format, a town-hall meeting with ordinary voters. His moment to unveil a new proposal for pulling the economy out of its slump. And, most important, one of his last chances to change the direction of a campaign in which undecided voters have been steadily drifting toward his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Oct 2008 | 6:20 am

Parents of slain Chinese girl slam Canada for inaction

Ottawa has refused all requests to co-operate with Chinese investigators
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:56 am

Oil sands will pollute Great Lakes, report warns

Massive refinery expansions for processing crude threaten to wipe out clean-up progress around world's largest body of fresh water
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:55 am

Raptors open on winning note

O'Neal makes presence felt in exhibition opener against Cavaliers; James sees limited action
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:49 am

Lucky or prescient? Chrétien takes credit for stronger banks

Amid the worst financial crisis in a generation, Canadian banking system has emerged as the most stable and best performing in the world
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:42 am

'The grease that keeps the engine going'

You know things have become very strange in the financial world when U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke is forced to borrow from the playbook of Arthur Burns
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:40 am

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who has described Kashmiri Islamic militants as "terrorists"

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, pictured here in May, at a news conference in Islamabad. Zardari's description of Islamic militants in Kashmir as "terrorists" has been greeted with dismay and anger...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:35 am

Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Geelani (2nd from right) who has been angered by comments by the Pakistani President

Hardline separatist Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani (2nd from right) gives a speech at a protest in Srinagar, India on September 14. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's description of Islamic...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:35 am

Afghan Refugees Fleeing Pakistan War Zone

Afghan refugees ordered out of a Pakistani war zone have begun flowing over the border into their homeland, worsening a humanitarian crisis resulting from an army offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:30 am

DRP supporters take part in a rally in Male

Supporters of Maldives president and Dhivehi Rahyithunge Party (DRP) presidential candidate Maumoon Abdul Gayoom take part in a rally in Male. Voting started Wednesday in the Maldives' first democratic...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:28 am

Hamas threatens deeper split if Abbas doesn't call election

Gaza rulers pledge to pick their own leader
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:27 am

Passengers have been telling of their terror as a Qantas jet plunged in mid-flight causing widespread injury

File photo shows a Qantas Airbus A380 at Sydney International Airport. Passengers have been telling of their terror as a Qantas jet plunged dramatically in mid-flight, slamming them against the cabin roof,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:24 am

Half-ton Mexican dies after cry for help

JUAREZ, Mexico - A 450-kilogram, bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died on Tuesday of heart failure, his family said. Emergency officials had to knock down Jose Luis Garza's...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:06 am

Seniors embrace green ways

Senior communities are going "green," their residents attracted by the economic benefits and the idea of preserving the planet ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:03 am

Analysis: Sharp tone, no gaffes in town hall debate

Tuesday night there were no big flubs or knockout punches by either candidate.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:55 am

Ferreting Out Fibs In The Second Debate

Sens. Obama and McCain sparred for the second time on Tuesday night over issues such as economic regulation, health insurance, spending in Iraq and tax cuts. But were all of their claims true? NPR fact-checks the presidential debate.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:51 am

For 2010 Census, counting gets tougher

Language barriers. Cultural diversity. Suspicion about the government. They're all part of the daunting challenge the Census ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:48 am

Fact check: Context of key debate claims

A look at some of the key claims made by John McCain and Barack Obama in their second presidential debate.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:47 am

Mo. county to build tornado shelters

Missouri is about to begin construction on the first of several underground tornado shelters that could become a national model ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:36 am

Ex-Rocket Scientist To Oversee Financial Bailout

The man tasked with heading the government's $700 billion bailout plan is used to complex problems. Before becoming a vice president at Goldman Sachs — and later, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's right-hand man — Neel Kashkari, 35, was a rocket scientist.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:09 am

CNN gives Obama clear victory in second US debate

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A snapshot CNN poll has given Barack Obama a clear victory over John McCain in the second US presidential debate. The poll found Obama took the debate 54 per cent to 30 percent, winning a clear majority in...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:07 am

Chinese lawyers face pressure to drop milk cases

BEIJING (AP) -- Lawyers advising the families of children sickened in China's tainted milk scandal said Tuesday they are facing growing official pressure to withdraw from the cases....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:46 a... | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:04 am

Iran Forced Hungarian Plane To Land

Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it entered its airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue to Afghanistan after it was determined the entry was accidental.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am

Melamine fear over Chinese veggies in Aussie

CANBERRA - There are fears Chinese vegetables sold in Australia could be contaminated with melamine, the chemical which has poisoned more than 50,000 babies in China. Australian food authorities are investigating reports of melamine...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Oct 2008 | 3:56 am

Darwin croc starving after head stuck in tyre

DARWIN - Northern Territory rangers fear a crocodile that has its head stuck in a large tyre is slowly starving to death. The 3.5m crocodile lives in the Mary River 150km from Darwin and is still strong enough to submerge, despite...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Oct 2008 | 3:50 am

Iran Gave U.S. Help On Al Qaeda After 9/11

Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs to help the United States counter al Qaeda after the Sept. 11 attack after they crossed the border from Afghanistan, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 3:30 am

Half-Ton Mexican Dies After Pleas For Help

A 990-pound, bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Oct 2008 | 2:30 am

Latest updates: Obama v McCain

3.34: As always McCain "rests on his record" saying "he has always put his country first". The debate is over. The Herald Foreign Editor Nicola Lamb calls it "pretty even". This was McCain's big chance to close the eight point gap...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Oct 2008 | 1:50 am

Bernanke signals readiness to cut rates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday signaled a readiness to lower U.S. interest rates in a dramatic shift to support an economy battered by a financial crisis of "historic dimension."

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:39 pm

Iceland Teeters On Brink Of Bankruptcy

Iceland is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:30 pm

Economy Likely To Dominate Presidential Debate

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama will meet in a town hall-style meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Topics are supposed to be divided between the economy and foreign policy, but given the financial crisis more questions are expected to focus on the topic.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Oct 2008 | 10:41 pm

Passengers tell of horror aboard flight QF72

PERTH - Passengers aboard an international Qantas flight today told of their horror as the plane plunged up to 2,000 metres over Western Australia, hurling people around the cabin, seriously injuring 20 of them. The Airbus A330-300,with...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:55 pm

As Iceland Reels, Finance Minister Explains Crisis

The global credit crunch is threatening the Icelandic economy. Its financial sector has assets worth 12 times the country's gross domestic product. Finance Minister Arni Mathiesen says a total bankruptcy, which has been predicted, would pull a large portion of society down with it.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:22 pm

In Minn., A Tight Race For U.S. Senate

The nation's most expensive 2008 Senate race is playing itself out in Minnesota where comedian Al Franken is challenging Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. Most polls suggest the race is a toss-up.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:43 pm

Amid Economic Woes, Reliably Red Ind. Turns

Indiana is traditionally as red a state as can be found. But this year, the economic crisis has made the contest between John McCain and Barack Obama close.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:42 pm

Skinny Dipper Causes Scene At Japan Palace

Police have apprehended a Western man who went skinny dipping in a moat ringing the Imperial Palace in a busy Tokyo business district, attracting a huge crowd, officials said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:00 pm

Somali Pirates Reduce Ransom Demand To $8M

A Somali pirate on a hijacked cargo ship transporting tanks reduced the ransom to $8 million, but it was unclear if he was speaking officially for the bandits holding the Ukrainian vessel.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:00 pm

Pakistan deporting 50,000 Afghan refugees

Pakistan ordered the deportation of about 50,000 Afghan refugees in an insurgency-wracked tribal region amid a major military offensive against al Qaeda and Taleban fighters. The Government said it was expelling all Afghan refugees...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:15 pm

Bush Talks With European Leaders On Crisis

President Bush reached out to European leaders to urge coordination on efforts to solve the financial crisis spreading around the globe. The White House said Mr. Bush was open to the idea of a leaders' summit on the economic upheaval.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:00 pm

Scorpions Tried in Court for War Crimes

The members of the "Scorpions" paramilitary group are being tried for allegedly killing 19 civilians in Kosovo in March 1999.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:59 pm

U.S. Military: Tense Encounters With Iran Occur Almost Daily

Amid false allegations from Iranian media claiming that a U.S. plan was forced down after accidentially entering Iranian airspace, FOX News has learned that tense encounters with Iran occur almost daily in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:59 pm

Russian Journalist Remembered as Murder Trial Nears

— Hundreds of people gathered in central Moscow Tuesday to remember Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya on the second anniversary of her killing.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:35 pm

Polar habitats may affect drilling

The United States Government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling. Federal law prohibits agencies from...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:15 pm

Tropical Storm Marco Makes Landfall on Mexico's Gulf

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marco is hitting land north of Mexico's Veracruz port on the Gulf coast.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:55 pm

'Sex on the Beach' Verdict Looms in Dubai

Dubai court documents say that a verdict in the trial of a British couple accused of having sex on a beach will be pronounced next week.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:47 pm

Jealous Ex Holds 42 Hostages in Five-Hour Standoff

An armed man in a jealous rage took 42 hostages in a Guatemala City call center on Monday and released them unharmed and turned himself to police after a five-hour standoff, police said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:20 pm

3-Year-Old Girl Worshipped as Living Goddess in Nepal

Hindu and Buddhist priest selected three-year-old Matani Shakya as the new 'Kumari' or living goddess. She will spend her life in isolation until puberty strips away her divine status.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:18 pm

Australians losing faith in Qantas

More than 60 per cent of Australians believe the safety standards of Qantas have slipped, according to a poll released on the same day as another incident involving the national carrier. Thirty-six people were hurt, 20 seriously,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:15 pm

Society's big guns go on trial in arms case

PARIS - The son of a former French President, an Israeli-Russian billionaire and a tycoon with ties to Arizona's jet set were among the headliners yesterday as 42 defendants went on trial in Paris, accused in a worldwide web of trafficked...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:00 pm

Qantas Fliers Suffer Broken Bones in Mid-Flight Mayday

Thirty-six people suffered broken bones and other injuries when a Qantas plane carrying more than 300 passengers was involved in a 'mid-air incident' and was forced to make an emergency landing in Western Australia Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:46 pm

Basque Terrorist Granted Bail for Fertility Treatment

An ETA terrorist serving a 13-year jail term has been released for in vitro fertilization treatment, causing outrage among victims of the Basque separatist group.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:06 pm

Somali Pirate: Ransom Cut for Hijacked Armed Ship

A Somali pirate on a hijacked cargo ship transporting tanks reduced the ransom Tuesday to $8 million, but it was unclear if he was speaking officially for the bandits holding the Ukrainian vessel.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Oct 2008 | 2:27 pm