New President To Redefine Democracy-Spreading

Spreading democracy worldwide may continue with the new president, but policies are likely to look different than they did under the Bush administration. Both candidates have close ties to international democracy-promoting organizations.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:26 pm

Rays squeeze Phillies 4-2, tying World Series 1-1 (AP)

AP - Squeeze plays, a wacky checked swing and a fresh face out of the bullpen. These plucky Tampa Bay Rays pulled out all their tricks at Tropicana Field to tie the World Series.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:51 am

China, EU pledge to fight financial crisis (Reuters)

Reuters - Even as markets tumbled around them, Asian and European leaders expressed confidence on Friday that they could overcome the deepest global financial crisis in more than 70 years.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:51 am

Goof leads Wis. store to sells diesel for 59 cents (AP)

AP - Diesel fuel was on heavy discount at a rural Wisconsin convenience store — just 59 cents a gallon.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:50 am

Will Ferrell's Bush meets Fey's Palin on `SNL' (AP)

AP - Appearing as President Bush on the primetime edition of "Saturday Night Live," Will Ferrell offered his political "strategery" to Tina Fey's Sarah Palin.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:50 am

American, Russians return from space station

MOSCOW (AP) -- A Soyuz capsule carrying an American and two Russians touched down on target in Kazakhstan on Friday after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:49 am

American, Russians return from space station (AP)

AP - A Soyuz capsule carrying an American and two Russians touched down on target in Kazakhstan on Friday after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:49 am

GOP open seats boost Democrats House chances (AP)

AP - A rush of Republican retirements has positioned Democrats to pick up 20 or more seats in the House and transform what might otherwise be a march to modest gains on Election Day into a wave to a lopsided majority.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:48 am

Shares plummet on recession fears

Major European share markets plunge across the board as renewed fears of a global recession scare investors.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:48 am

AP NewsBreak: US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. and U.N. experts agree that Afghanistan will harvest fewer poppy plants bound for the drug trade in 2008 after two years of record crops. But they have radically different estimates about what that decline will mean for opium production....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:47 am

AP NewsBreak: US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb (AP)

AP - U.S. and U.N. experts agree that Afghanistan will harvest fewer poppy plants bound for the drug trade in 2008 after two years of record crops. But they have radically different estimates about what that decline will mean for opium production.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:47 am

82-year-old Jerry Lewis on retirement: 'Why?'

SYDNEY, Australia - These days, the King of Comedy is graying at the temples and sometimes a little wobbly on his feet. But don't ask him about retirement. "A...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

Obama fundraising drops as McCain's cash dwindles (AP)

AP - Barack Obama and John McCain enter the final days of the presidential campaign amid dwindling reserves, with Obama hindered by a sudden drop in fundraising and McCain restrained by spending limits.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

Oil falls despite production cuts

World oil prices fall further, undermining Opec's attempts to steady prices by cutting output by 1.5 million barrels a day.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am

Markets dive again as crisis takes root

World stock markets tumbled Friday on growing alarm that a global recession will ravage corporate profits and push smaller developing economies to the brink of collapse.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am

Carrie Underwood's double feature

OKLAHOMA CITY - Country music star Carrie Underwood now has a double. Underwood visited Madame Tussauds in New York on Thursday to help unveil a wax figure of herself....
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

US taking step to get Albania, Croatia into NATO

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is taking another step toward getting formerly communist Albania and Croatia folded into the NATO alliance....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

US taking step to get Albania, Croatia into NATO (AP)

AP - The United States is taking another step toward getting formerly communist Albania and Croatia folded into the NATO alliance.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:44 am

OPEC ministers cut output at meeting (AP)

AP - The OPEC cartel on Friday decided to slash oil production by 1.5 million barrels a day as of next month in an attempt to stem plunging prices for crude.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

Recession alarm rings around the world

PARIS (AFP) - Giants of the auto, airline and technology industries ordered emergency action against the global financial crisis on Friday as shares took a new hammering amid mounting gloom.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:43 am

Obama: Grandmother may not see Election Day

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he's not sure his gravely ill grandmother will live to see Election Day.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:42 am

Stephen Hawking to retire from prestigious post

Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:39 am

H.K. regulator bans Macao bank branch from taking deposits+

(Kyodo) _ The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Friday no more deposits can be taken by Delta Asia Credit Ltd., the local subsidiary of Macao's embattled Banco Delta Asia which was once...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:38 am

Diaz shoots 63 to take lead in Grand China Air

Laura Diaz says she's had two "main highlights" in her golf career.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:38 am

Stock futures frozen after steep plunge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures tumbled so sharply on Friday they had to be frozen at several points as global markets tumbled on signs the global economy is in the throes of recession.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am

UN: Over 12,000 cholera cases in Guinea Bissau

The United Nations says over 12,220 people have been infected with cholera in Guinea-Bissau and 201 have died from the disease.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am

Speed skating: Kodaira wins women's 1,500 national title+

(Kyodo) _ Nao Kodaira pulled off a surprise win in the women's 1,500 meters on the opening day of the speed skating national single- distance championships Friday, denying Maki Tabata a...
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German high court rejects cannibal appeal

Germany's highest court has thrown out an appeal by a man who admitted killing and eating an acquaintance.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:35 am

Game Review: 'Wii Music' falls flat

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Nintendo's "Wii Music" invites players to pick up their wireless remotes and strum, toot, bang and drum their way through improvisational...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:34 am

OPEC agrees output cut, oil slide goes on

VIENNA (Reuters) - An emergency OPEC meeting on Friday reached swift agreement to chop production by 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) as a first step toward halting a deep oil price slide.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:33 am

'Pride and Glory': All We've Worked For - PopMatters

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Was Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider gay?

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Was Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider secretly gay?...
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

Was Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider gay?

Was Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider secretly gay? Speculation that he led a double life raged this week after his political protege, Stefan Petzner, publicly called Haider "the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

Was Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider gay?

Was Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider secretly gay?
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

SNL: "When you think of John McCain, think of me, George W. Bush" - Dallas Morning News

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Zimbabwe parliament adjourns after cash shortage - Daily Nation

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Canadian Man Paralyzed for Five Months After Flu Shot

Within two weeks of getting his annual flu shot in 2007, Richard Ryan, 44, went from being happy and healthy to being in excruciating pain. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, the chance of developing that is one in a million.
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Goof leads Wis. store to sells diesel for 59 cents

LYONS, Wis. - Diesel fuel was on heavy discount at a rural Wisconsin convenience store - just 59 cents a gallon. That is, until the owner discovered he had left off the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am

OPEC Slashing Output

Oil fell sharply and traded below $65 a barrel amid weakening global demand for crude - despite a decision by the OPEC cartel to cut production quotas by 1.5 million barrels a day from next month.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am

Wall Street set for plunge on recession fears

Wall Street headed for another precipitous drop Friday as fears of a punishing global recession stirred panic among investors and sent world financial markets into a tailspin.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:28 am

Small plane bursts into flames after landing in sugarcane field+

(Kyodo) _ A small airplane made an emergency landing in a sugarcane field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Friday evening and burst into flames, injuring four crew members onboard, police...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:28 am

Inflation hits 3.4 per cent in September

Fuelled by price increases in food and energy, the rate slips slightly from 3.5 per cent in August
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:28 am

ITT Corp. 3Q Net Falls 6% On Year-Ago Gain; Co Cuts Year View - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:27 am

Police: 4 Pakistanis arrested over Marriott blast

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A police officer says four Pakistani men have been arrested in connection with last month's suicide attack on the Marriott Hotel....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:27 am

Police: 4 Pakistanis arrested over Marriott blast

A police officer says four Pakistani men have been arrested in connection with last month's suicide attack on the Marriott Hotel. Ahmad Latif said Friday the four were suspected of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:27 am

OPEC cuts production, oil sinks - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am

U.S. taking step to bring Albania, Croatia into NATO

The United States is taking another step toward getting formerly communist Albania and Croatia folded into the NATO alliance.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am

Communications traffic could grow 200 times with new cellphones: panel+

TOKYO, Oct. 24 (Kyodo) _ Cellphone communications traffic will increase more than 200 times from the current level within 10 years if next-generation mobile phones are widely adopted,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am

Officers at risk by resisting armor

More than one-third of police officers murdered last year were not wearing body armor, and law enforcement analysts estimate ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am

Coalition talks flop, push Israel toward election - Reuters

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China sees severe global economic shock

BEIJING (Reuters) - The global financial crisis is a severe shock for the world economy and China is doing all in its power to tackle it, the country's leaders said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:23 am

U.K. Economy Shrinks, World Markets Tank

Asian stocks tumbled for a third day Friday on growing alarm that a global recession will eat into corporate profits. Shares of Sony sank more than 14 percent after it slashed its earnings forecast for the fiscal year.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:23 am

Don't forget the rain coat - WBBH

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Wall St. futures hit limit, trade curtailed

Dow, S&P 500 futures both plunge more than 6 per cent as world stocks tumble
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:22 am

Stress, outbursts, now illness grips Stevens jury - The Associated Press

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Malaysia U-turn on Ebadi speech

Malaysia's foreign minister denies ordering a university to withdraw an invitation to outspoken Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:20 am

3RD LD: Japan agrees with China, others to work to address financial crisis+

BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING JAPAN-GERMAN SUMMIT, OTHER DETAILS ON JAPAN- CHINA SUMMIT FROM OFFICIAL BRIEFING) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed with his South Korean,
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

Russia says U.S. sanctions will hit ties

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused Washington on Friday of breaking international law and undermining cooperation on Iran's nuclear program after it imposed sanctions on companies accused of passing sensitive technology to Tehran.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:16 am

U.S. works to get Albania, Croatia into NATO

The United States is taking another step toward getting Albania and Croatia — both isolated behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War — folded into the NATO alliance.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:16 am

Milan Lucic hit a smash

Milan Lucic admitted it felt, at first, kind of cool. Just 20 seconds into the second period, Lucic lined up Toronto Maple Leaf Mike Van Ryn along the left sideboards...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:13 am

Pakistan coach Lawson dismissed

Geoff Lawson is sacked as coach of Pakistan with immediate effect.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:13 am

Ballesteros undergoes third brain op - CNN International

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Harvard takes show on road

As the logjam atop the Ivy League continues to tighten, Harvard takes its three-game winning streak on the road this weekend. The 25th-ranked Crimson (4-1, 1-1) sit in...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:11 am

Key Israel party spurns coalition

The religious Shas party, a key player in Israeli coalition talks, says it will not back Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:11 am

50 Beautiful Blog Designs

We strongly encourage designers to break out the common layout conventions, experiment with new approaches and risk crazy ideas. Show what you are capable of!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:10 am

OPEC slashes output to halt free-falling prices

VIENNA (AFP) - Oil exporting countries said on Friday they would slash output from November 1 in an attempt to stabilise plunging oil prices.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am

World stocks tumble, dollar and yen soar

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stock markets plunged on Friday and currency markets were hit by a flight from risk as economic decline and corporate damage gripped investors.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:08 am

Indonesia to execute 3 Bali bombers in November, 1st Ld-Writethru, AS - guardian.co.uk

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Red Sox wait to make Theo Epstein deal official

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Once the World Series ends, the uncertainty surrounding general manager Theo Epstein's contract status with the Red Sox will end, too. Indications...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am

Tampa Bay Rays even it up

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Squeeze plays, a wacky checked swing and a fresh face out of the bullpen. These plucky Tampa Bay Rays pulled out all their tricks at Tropicana Field...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am

UK shrinks, companies suffer, China says outlook grim

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy shrank, China said the outlook was grim and companies from Japan to France were punished on Friday as a downturn born of the worst financial crisis in 80 years took root.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am

Peugeot to make 'massive' cuts

French car firm Peugeot Citroen says it will start "massive" production cuts as the downturn bites.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Patrice Bergeron provides bright spot

It was a grumpy, grim-faced Claude Julien who addressed the media late last night at the Garden, and the man's displeasure was easily understood. The Bruins had...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am

Airlines included in emissions trading plan

The European Union approved plans Friday that will force airlines to take part in a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — a move certain to enrage an aviation industry struggling with a looming recession.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am

Fla. man lives among the chads of 2000 election

It's been eight years since the re-count of the 2000 Florida election, but Jim Dobyns is still living with chads. One waited for him when he went to clean the top of the microwave. He found another by the coffee table. And when he was petting his cat recently he plucked one of the manila-colored flakes from its fur.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am

Chris Crane slips in lesson

Chris Crane experienced a major step up in competition last week when the Boston College quarterback faced down the Virginia Tech defense and perhaps the best cornerback in...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:58 am

Recession fears hit Asian markets

Share prices on Asian markets tumble for a third day as investors fear a global recession will hit company profits.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am

LEAD: Britain posts 1st negative growth in 16 yrs in July-Sept. qtr+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Britain's economy shrank 0.5 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the July-September quarter from the previous quarter due partly to weak service...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:54 am

Kenya set to get truth commission

Kenyan MPs approve a truth and reconciliation commission to probe historical injustices that led to post-poll violence.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:52 am

Ukraine in for tough times amid global crisis

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Construction cranes have stopped swinging and thousands of steel workers face layoffs as Ukraine braces for a severe economic downturn....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:49 am

Russia criticizes US sanctions on arms trader

Russia's foreign minister says U.S. sanctions against Russia's state arms trader defies international law and will hurt bilateral ties.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am

Ivorian voter registration halted

Ivory Coast temporarily suspends voter registration for the 30 November polls, which are likely to be delayed.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am

Palin... Pure Genius

Just when you think Palin can’t get any dumber…
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Date set for executions of Bali bombers

Three Islamic militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings are to be executed next month, prosecutors said Friday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:47 am

Melamine detected in fresh caramel in Saitama Pref.+

(Kyodo) _ Saitama prefectural police announced Friday that they detected 0.5 part per million of the industrial chemical melamine in fresh caramel, which they had seized for an...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:46 am

Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

Half of all doctors in the U.S. regularly prescribe placebos to patients despite professional rules that forbid the practice, according to a nationwide survey. The results trouble medical ethicists, who say more research is needed to determine whether doctors must deceive patients in order for placebos to work.
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NYPD denies claim of sexually assaulting man in subway

Prosecutors are investigating allegations that five New York City police officers attacked a tattoo parlor worker and sodomized ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am

4TH LD: E. Asian leaders eye upgraded currency swap scheme+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFOMRATION ABOUT WORKING GROUP MEETING ON NOV. 12) East Asian leaders agreed Friday to upgrade an existing currency swap scheme to defend the regional economy...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:42 am

Oil prices plummet to $61, despite OPEC output cut

LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices plunged to the lowest points for more than 17 months on Friday, despite news that the OPEC cartel will cut oil output by 1.5 million barrels per day.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:42 am

UK economy officially on the brink of recession

Britain's economy shrank for the first time in 16 years between July and September, official figures showed Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:41 am

Kashmir shutdown to mark UN day

Life in much of Indian-administered Kashmir is hit by a separatist strike to mark United Nations day.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am

Cambodia's Hor Nambong with his Thai counterpart Sompong Amornvivat

Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nambong (left) with his Thai counterpart Sompong Amornvivat in Beijing. Thai and Cambodian military commanders have concluded talks aimed at easing border tensions after...
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The senior military officials are trying to defuse tensions over the border dispute

Cambodian LTG Chea Morn (right) and his Thai counterpart Wiboonsak Neeparn at a meeting in Siem Reap province. Thai and Cambodian military commanders have concluded talks aimed at easing border tensions...
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OPEC ministers vote to cut output

Rapid decline in price of oil brings decision to slash production by 1.5 million barrels a day, but prices still sag
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:31 am

States call for IMF 'critical role' in crisis

BEIJING (AP) -- Asian and European leaders meeting in China's capital will demand that the International Monetary Fund play a "critical role" in helping countries hardest-hit by the global financial meltdown, according a draft statement seen by The Associated Press on Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am

Euro plummets under $1.25

LONDON (AFP) - The euro fell below 1.25 dollars on Friday, hitting another two-year low on expectations of eurozone interest rate cuts and slowing economic growth amid the global financial crisis.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am

OPEC announces output cut

OPEC on Friday decided to slash output by 1.5 million barrels a day as of next month in an attempt to stem plunging oil prices.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:24 am

New York Times endorses Obama for president

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for U.S. president on Thursday, saying he had "met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change."

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:21 am

OPEC Cuts Production To Stem Drop In Oil Prices

Oil ministers at an emergency OPEC meeting Friday in Vienna decided to cut output by 1.5 million barrels a day beginning next month. It's an attempt to stem plunging prices for crude.

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Asian nations commit $80 billion to crisis fund

Asian nations on Friday recommitted themselves to establishing an US$80 billion emergency fund, as leaders from across Asia and ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am

OPEC ministers cut output at meeting

The OPEC cartel on Friday decided to slash oil production by 1.5 million barrels a day as of next month in an attempt to stem plunging prices for crude.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am

States call for IMF 'critical role' in crisis

Asian and European leaders meeting in China's capital will demand that the International Monetary Fund play a "critical role" ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am

The three men remain unrepentant over their roles as plotters of the 2002 attack

The scene of the 2002 Bali bomb blast which killed 202 people. Indonesia will execute the three Islamists convicted for the 2002 Bali bombings in early November, an official has said.
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The three bombers remain unrepentant for their role in the attacks

Combo picture of the convicted Bali bombers: Ali Ghufron, Imam Samudra and Amrozi inside Batu prison on Nusa Kambangan island. Indonesia will execute the three Islamists convicted for the 2002 Bali bombings...
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Police said the device was placed near the car

Policemen secure the area after a car bomb exploded outside the offices of a Croatian newspaper in central Zagreb, killing the owner and former editor-in-chief and a second employee. Croatia's top security...
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Scandal-tinged Colombian spy chief quits

Colombia's director of domestic intelligence resigned Thursday after her agency was caught spying on a prominent political opponent of President Alvaro Uribe.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:45 am

Former Guns n Roses Bassist Gives His Daughters the Sex Talk

Duff McKagan: "Apparently, oral sex in middle school is approached as nonchalantly as maybe kissing was back when I was that age. There is no way my two angels are gonna be ANY part of that nonsense, believe you me!"
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Shas, which has played the role of kingmaker in the past, is led by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

A portrait of the ultra-Orthodox leader of Israel's Shas party, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, strung up in Jerusalem's Old City in 2003, with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the background. Leaders of Israel's ultra-Orthodox...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:37 am

Iran holds U.S. women's rights activist

An American university student in Iran to visit family and research women's rights has been arrested and held in prison for more than a week, rights group Amnesty International said.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:31 am

Ankara estimates there are around 2,000 PKK rebels in the mountains of northern Iraq

A PKK rebel on his way to a guerilla camp at Haqourki Mountain. Twenty-five Kurdish rebels were killed and a number wounded in a Turkish air strike last week targeting Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) hideouts...
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Raising awareness

Pro-Kurdish supporters hold a portrait of rebel Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan as they demonstrate in Istanbul in October. Twenty-five Kurdish rebels were killed and a number wounded in a Turkish air strike...
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Markets sink as investors panic over recession threat

LONDON (AFP) - Investor panic about a looming global recession sparked massive stock market losses in Asia and Europe on Friday, as concern grew that the financial crisis was taking a heavy toll.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:26 am

Morgan Tsvangirai had initially refused to go to Swaziland for a meeting with Mugabe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, seen here in Harare, will attend a summit next week aimed at saving a troubled power-sharing accord, his party's spokesman has said.
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Robert Mugabe greets South Africa President Kgalema Motlanthe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (left) greets South Africa President Kgalema Motlanthe in the Swaziland capital of Mbabane. Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will attend a summit next week...
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Turkey: 25 Kurdish rebels killed in air strikes last week

Turkey's military says 25 Kurdish rebels were killed in cross-border air strikes on rebel positions in northern Iraq last week.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:50 am

Melting steel with solar power

Clip from James May's Big Ideas where bunch of hippies burn and melt stuff with their 'solar furnace'
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Boosts for museum, zoo touted as step forward for U.S., Iraq

The United States finally is making amends five years after two notorious stumbles in public relations during the early days ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:48 am

The 23 Best Horror Games

Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate All Hallows Eve than by sitting down with some of the scariest video games ever created? Read on as GamePro reveals 23 horror-themed games that everyone with a taste for the macabre should play this season!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:40 am

NYT: Palin's unlikely path to big time

Many who knew Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in her formative years have been confounded by her journey from the isolated city of Wasilla to the national political stage.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:37 am

Massive Shopping Cart Fail by Two Morons

These two employees stupidly forget to secure the back of the truck, and all of the carts they stacked hilariously fall back out.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:20 am

Iran Holding California College Student in Prison

An American university student in Iran to visit family and research women's rights has been arrested and held in prison for more than a week, rights group Amnesty International said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:19 am

The Sexiest Jobs: 10 Titillating Career Choices

Want to get asked out more often? Consider nursing school. Nursing is one of the ten sexiest professions, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.com.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:10 am

Top Ten Android Launch Apps

Right now, I count 40 apps on the market (all of them are free, but paid apps are coming with a 70 percent cut going to developers), and I know of several that are supposed to launch today that have not yet appeared on the phone. But if you are going to get a phone today, here is my list of the top ten apps worth downloading and checking out.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:10 am

Obama arrives in Hawaii to visit sick grandmother

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) - Barack Obama rushed to the side of his gravely ill 85-year-old grandmother in Hawaii, leaving the White House trail behind in a highly unusual move just 11 days before the election.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:50 am

Second-generation spacemen return

A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian-American crew touched down on target in Kazakhstan on Friday after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:30 am

Report: China officials fail to return from Paris

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Two Chinese bureaucrats have failed to return from official trips to Paris and authorities are investigating their claims of health problems and other reasons, state media reports and officials said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:17 am

Russian capsule carrying US tourist lands in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW (AFP) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott, the world's sixth space tourist, and two Russian cosmonauts, landed in Kazakhstan as scheduled, the Russian mission control center said early Friday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:17 am

Palin appointed friends and donors to key posts in Alaska, records show

100-plus jobs went to campaign donors or their relatives, sometimes without apparent regard to qualifications. Several donors got state-subsidized loans for business ventures of dubious public value.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, plucked from relative obscurity in part for her reform credentials, has been eager to tout them in her vice presidential campaign.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

L.A. helicopter crews fight darkness and fire

Firefighters launch a risky aerial assault on a nighttime blaze in Sepulveda Pass.

The dispatcher's voice splintered the stillness of the fire station at Van Nuys Airport at 12:51 a.m. Thursday -- abruptly squelching the pilots' hopes for a night's sleep.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Home defaults slide as California law puts on the brakes

A new law mandating delays in foreclosure actions may create a fleeting lull, but observers wonder whether it will lead to widespread mortgage workouts.

The number of people losing their homes in California hit a record high of nearly 80,000 in the last three months, but a new state law appears to be dramatically slowing the foreclosure process -- at least for now.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Link found between physical and emotional warmth

In a study with interesting implications, people who held a cup of hot coffee for 10 to 25 seconds warmed to a perfect stranger. Holding a cup of iced coffee had the opposite effect.

Looking to improve your romantic odds? Get your date a steaming cup of coffee.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Bratton records phone message supporting Obama

The endorsement, which is not yet being used, extols the Democratic presidential candidate's record on 'policing issues,' the LAPD chief says.

Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton waded into the contentious U.S. presidential campaign Thursday, recording an automated telephone message on behalf of Democrat Barack Obama.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

McCain, Obama both target President Bush

Sharply criticizing the president, the candidates try to tie the other to the economic policies of the current administration.

John McCain and Barack Obama finally found something they could agree on Thursday: Both assailed George W. Bush, and each attempted to link the other to the economic policies of the unpopular president.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

House panel heaps blame on Alan Greenspan for financial crisis

The former Fed chairman, in a four-hour grilling, says the breakdown of credit markets left him in 'shocked disbelief.' He warns of a significant rise in unemployment.

As Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan testified before Congress on dozens of occasions over almost two decades. Time after time, lawmakers hung on his every word, soliciting the wisdom of "the Oracle" on the economy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Suicide blast targeting Iraq labor minister kills 9

The official survives the attack in Baghdad. The bombing occurs on a day U.S. forces relinquish control of Babil province to Iraq.

Iraq's labor minister escaped assassination Thursday when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden SUV into his convoy, killing at least nine people.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

McCain hammers Obama on Florida bus tour

SARASOTA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain took his "Joe the Plumber" economic message on a bus ride across Florida on Thursday, accusing Democrat Barack Obama of backing a tax plan that would endanger the teetering U.S. economy.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 6:32 am

US says 3 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S.-led coalition says its troops have killed three insurgents and detained four others during a raid in eastern Afghanistan....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 6:01 am

South Korea: There's no North Korea food crisis

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A South Korean official has disputed the U.N.'s assessment that millions of North Koreans are at risk of food shortages, saying Friday that the impoverished communist country does not appear to face a "serious" food emergency....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:49 a... | 24 Oct 2008 | 5:31 am

Lucky for him, he stayed close to home

Montreal mechanic was on same watch list and subjected to same raids as acquaintances but did not travel abroad, so was never tortured
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 5:25 am

Insite concert cancelled

Lack of permit ends Bedouin Soundclash show in support of supervised injection site before it gets started
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 5:10 am

Job market worsening across Tasman

Australia's jobs market is in for a rocky ride over the next two years, with some economists predicting the unemployment rate rising as high as 11 per cent, as consumer spending is curtailed and economic growth falls. Many economists...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am

How sewer gas can help regulate blood pressure

Study reveals effects of hydrogen sulphide
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am

Pair of ADQ members cross floor to join Liberals

Dealing severe blow to Dumont, defectors say they felt betrayed by his leadership and embarrassed to be in party
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:54 am

Rays even the score

Relaxed and opportunistic, Tampa gets one at home before heading off to Philadelphia for three games
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:51 am

NPR Poll: Obama Has 11-Point Lead In Swing States

With 11 days to go until the presidential election, a new NPR poll of likely voters in battleground states finds that Democrat Barack Obama is pulling away from Republican John McCain. When voters in the same states were polled in September, McCain had a 3-point advantage.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:50 am

Groups spend millions bypassing TV, radio

Although political radio and TV ads get the most attention, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show that independent political ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:47 am

Unique polling issues add up to confusing results

Spike in first-time voters and use of cellphone and Internet polling play havoc with numbers, pollsters acknowledge
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:43 am

Iginla's hat trick leads Flames

Calgary's captain has three-point night in 5-3 in over Nashville
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:42 am

Michael Bloomberg gets chance at third term as New York mayor

Citing the fiscal crisis, the City Council approves the extension of term limits in what critics call an end run around voters' wishes.

New York's City Council on Thursday opened the door to a third term for billionaire Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has argued that his business and political experience is needed to lead the city through its financial challenges.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:36 am

FBI: Threatening letters say it is payback time

Government agents turned to the public Thursday to help find whoever sent more than 50 threatening letters, many of which declared ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am

American, Russians return from space

Space officials say a Soyuz capsule carrying an American and two Russians back to Earth has touched down on target in Kazakhstan.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:26 am

Former Fiji PM withdraws defamation suit

Fiji Labour Party leader and former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry has dropped his billion dollar lawsuit against Fiji Times owners News Limited. Fiji Times on-line reported today Mr Chaudhry, through his lawyers, had amended...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am

6.1 magnitude quake hits off PNG

PORT MORESBY - Magnitude earthquake was recorded off the north west of Papua New Guinea late last night. The US Geological Survey recorded the quake's epicentre at a shallow depth of 10km in the Bismark Sea, more than 200km from...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 2:23 am

African-Americans surge to vote early

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early voting - a striking though still preliminary sign of how strongly they will turn...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 2:13 am

Bill Clinton: "We Blew It" On Global Food

Today's global food crisis shows "we all blew it, including me when I was president," by treating food crops as commodities instead of as a vital right of the world's poor, Bill Clinton told a U.N. gathering on Thursday.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am

Columbian police chief resigns after caught spying

BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's secret police chief has resigned after her agency was caught spying on a prominent opponent of President Alvaro Uribe. Maria del Pilar Hurtado says neither she nor Uribe ordered the surveillance of...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 1:25 am

Suspected US missiles struck school

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Suspected US missiles struck a religious school linked to the Taleban, killing nine people in the lawless border region where al-Qaeda and its Taleban allies are believed to plot attacks on American and NATO...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 1:00 am

Public outcry after mall fires veteran Santa

McLEAN, Virginia - A dispute between a veteran Santa and one of the Washington area's biggest malls appeared to be headed for a happy ending after his abrupt firing prompted a public outcry. Tysons Corner Center and Michael Graham,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 1:00 am

China arrests 6 over tainted milk scandal

BEIJING - China has arrested six more people for their role in supplying contaminated milk to the country's dairy companies, as the health ministry said more than 3600 Chinese children remain hospitalized after consuming compromised...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:55 am

'It's payback time' letters sent to banks and institutions

WASHINGTON - Threatening letters sent this week to banks and financial institutions declare "it's payback time" and promise death to its readers, according to the text of the message released Thursday. More than 50 letters mailed...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:51 am

Wildfire closes major freeway in LA

LOS ANGELES - A wildfire burned through grass and brush Thursday, shutting a major freeway for several hours and forcing the nearby Getty Center to close for the day as a precaution. The fire started overnight and burned at least...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:45 am

Mail warns financial institutions of "payback"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Threatening letters containing a suspicious white powder mailed to three U.S. financial institutions warn "it's payback time," according to a text released by the FBI on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:21 am

Bear Stearns $30 billion mortgage portfolio falls 9 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bear Stearns mortgage portfolio backed by the U.S. government racked up $2.7 billion of losses in the third quarter, amounting to a 9 percent decline on about $30 billion of assets, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:56 pm

Man Parades Streets With Severed Head

Police detained a man accused of chopping off the head of a tenant in his apartment Thursday and then parading with it in the streets of Bangladesh's capital shouting, "I've killed my wife," officials said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:30 pm

Bloomberg Wins Right To Seek Third Term

The New York City Council has approved changes to a term-limits law, allowing Mayor Michael Bloomberg to seek a third term. The council passed the measure by a 29-22 margin. The term-limit law had prevented Bloomberg from serving more than two terms.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:52 pm

Democrats Outnumber Republicans In Early Voting

In most states that allow early voting, more Democrats than Republicans are casting their ballot. In the past, more Republicans have tended to vote early. Voters are turning out in higher numbers than is typical for this point in the election cycle.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:36 pm

Greenspan: U.S. Will Take Months To Recover

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told House lawmakers the financial damage done to date means an unavoidable rise in unemployment in the U.S. Greenspan said the U.S. had been hit by a "once-in-a-lifetime credit tsunami" and that it will take many months for the situation to improve.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:34 pm

Amid Slump, New York Real Estate Suffers

The economic downturn is affecting the New York City real estate market. Many Manhattan building projects are not progressing as they normally would. Dana Rubinstein of the New York Observer newspaper and Steve Siegel of the global brokerage CB Richard Ellis offer their insight.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:29 pm

To Stem Foreclosures, FDIC Chief Mulls Guarantees

The Bush administration is reportedly considering a new program aimed at helping individual homeowners stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure. Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., has told lawmakers the government should provide loan guarantees as an incentive to get loan-servicers to modify existing mortgages.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:20 pm

'Dr. Doom' Calls U.S. Economy Worst Since WWII

Henry Kaufman, also known as "Dr. Doom" for his bearish forecasts in the 1970s, says the economy is in the "worst recession in the post-World War II period." The way to protect the economy from outright disaster, he says, is to protect the middle class.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 6:05 pm

Israel Ultimatum: New Government by Sunday

Israel's Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni has set an ultimatum: Either she will have a new government ready by Sunday or she will call for early elections.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 5:36 pm

British Rocket Car Aims For Speed Record

A team of British engineers on Thursday announced plans to shatter the world's land speed record by creating a car that can travel over 1,000 miles per hour — more than 200 miles per hour faster than the record they set in 1997.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 5:30 pm

Atheists Plan Anti-God Ad Campaign on Buses

London buses have God on their side — but not for long, if atheists have their way.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:49 pm

Food, Water Running Low on Hijacked Ukrainian Ship

Food and water are running low on the Ukrainian arms ship hijacked by Somali pirates, and a pirate spokesman warned Thursday if the ship was attacked by NATO forces its 20-man crew would be among those killed.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:45 pm

Golf Great Seve Ballesteros Has Brain Cancer

Seve Ballesteros is to undergo another operation on a cancerous brain tumor, La Paz Hospital said in a statement.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:37 pm

U.S. Hands Over 12th Iraqi Province, 'Triangle of Death'

The U.S. relinquished control of a southern province that includes Sunni areas once known as the 'triangle of death,' handing security responsibility to the Iraqi government on Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:30 pm

China Arrests 6 Over Tainted Milk Scandal

China arrested three people for allegedly adding a toxic chemical to fresh milk to mask the fact that it was watered down and three others for selling the chemical.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:26 pm

FDIC Chief Eyes Guarantees To Stem Foreclosures

FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair suggested the government guarantee mortgages as a means of avoiding foreclosures. And former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he had been wrong to believe banks would be more prudent in their lending practices before the financial crisis hit.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:24 pm

Beijing Furious as 'Criminal' Gets Human Rights Prize

China's government heaped scorn Thursday on the European Parliament's giving a top human rights prize to jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia, with Beijing calling him a criminal and the award interference.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 3:42 pm

EU Urges New Measures to End Global Financial Crisis

The president of the European Union Commission called Thursday for unprecedented levels of global coordination to deal with the financial meltdown.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 3:28 pm

5-Year-Olds to Receive Mandatory Sex Ed in U.K.

Children as young as five are to be taught about parts of the body, relationships and the effects of drugs, under reforms to the national curriculum announced by the British government Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 3:23 pm

Saudi Plan Presents Opportunity for Peace in Middle East

Israeli President Shimon Peres endorsed on Thursday the 'spirit' of a broad Arab initiative as an 'opportunity' that can bring peace to a Middle East, still torn by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 3:22 pm

U.S. Hands Over 12th Iraqi Province

The U.S. has relinquished control of a southern province that includes Sunni areas once known as the "triangle of death," handing security responsibility to the Iraqi government in the 12th of 18 provinces.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 2:00 pm

U.S. Warns Iraq To Accept Security Deal

The Bush administration on Wednesday warned of "real consequences" for Iraq if it rejects a newly negotiated security pact. Without a deal, the United States could be forced to end its military operations.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:30 pm

Cuba Pushes For Open Trade With U.S.

Looking ahead to a new American administration, Cuba's top diplomat in Washington has opened a campaign to generate world pressure to kill a half-century-old U.S. trade embargo that he likened to genocide
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am

World Markets Mirror Wall Street's Losses

European stock markets are modestly lower after Japan's Nikkei index closed at a five-year low and Wall Street's Dow Jones index ended down nearly 6 percent over mounting recession fears.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:51 am