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Court finds state guilty in Niger slavery caseNIAMEY (AFP) - West African judges Monday found the state of Niger guilty of failing to protect a woman sold into slavery at the age of 12, in a case with implications across the region.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:13 am Stocks head for sharply lower open as yen surges (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:12 am Police: Shooting at Ark. university leaves 2 dead, 1 woundedA shooting in the heart of the University of Central Arkansas' campus killed two students and wounded a third person, authorities ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:10 am US TV presenter dies after attackTributes are paid to a TV newsreader in Arkansas who has died several days after she was brutally beaten in her home.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am G7 frets about yen, rate cuts seen ahead (Reuters)
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Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am Baseball's Fall Classic is vanishing into late-night airPHILADELPHIA - Is it me, or does this World Series have the distinct feel of vapor - which is to say it feels like nothing at all? I called a major league executive to ask...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am Mexico seizes top drugs suspectAn alleged leader of one of the world's most powerful drug cartels is arrested after a shootout in Mexico, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am Syrians hold funerals for people killed in US raidSUKKARIYEH, Syria (AP) -- Families in this Iraqi border village prepared to hold funerals Monday for eight people they say were killed when U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack on Syrian territory. Local clergy washed the bodies as angry residents gathered nearby chanting "May God's wrath fall on them."...Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am Syrians hold funerals for people killed in US raid (AP)
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News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am Syrians hold funerals for people killed in US raidFamilies in this Iraqi border village prepared to hold funerals Monday for eight people they say were killed when U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack on Syrian...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am 2ND LD: Baseball: Hara picked for Japan's WBC manager, set to accept post+TOKYO, Oct. 27 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING DETAILS, HARA'S COMMENT) The search for the skipper for Japan's defense of the World Baseball Classic title was effectively over Monday,Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am Obituaries in the newsJames FantroySource: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am Global shares continue to slideEuropean shares open sharply lower following falls in Asia, which saw Tokyo's Nikkei closing at its lowest level for 26 years.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am Stocks head for sharply lower open as yen surgesU.S. stocks headed for yet another sharply lower open Monday as stock markets tumbled further around the world on worries about the health of the global economy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am G7 frets about yen, Brown sees scope for rate cutsLONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Group of Seven warned on Monday the surging yen posed a threat to financial and economic stability, the latest coordinated effort by the world's richest nations to curb the worst financial crisis in 80 years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:59 am Monday morning briefingThe heated battle to replace House Speaker Sal DiMasi has boiled over into campaign contributions, with House Ways and Means chairman Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) handing out...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am Kyodo economic news summary -6-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- H.K. stock market nosedives 12.7% HONG KONG - Hong Kong's stock market Monday dropped 12.7 percent from last week's close, marking the second biggest drop by...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am Iraq says deadly raid on Syria targeted rebel areaBAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq said on Monday a deadly raid on Syria was targeting an area used by insurgents plotting attacks on its soil, as Damascus protested about what it branded a cold-blooded war crime by US forces.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am Angry mom challenges Denis Leary to walk in her shoesThe long-suffering mother of an autistic 6-year-old Saugus boy livid over Denis Leary's published remarks that children like her son are "just stupid. Or lazy. Or...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:55 am LEAD: BOJ closely watching currency market volatility: new deputy chief+TOKYO, Oct. 27 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NEWS CONFERENCE, 2ND LEAD TO FOLLOW) Recent sharp rises in the yen against the U.S. dollar have prompted the Bank of Japan to become more...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:54 am Kyodo news summary -5-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Prince Charles arrives in Japan, 1st visit in 18 yrs TOKYO - Britain's Prince Charles arrived at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Monday evening together with his wife...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:54 am Corner market emptiesFOXBORO - The injury situation in the Patriots defensive backfield took yet another turn for the worse yesterday. It got so bad that, after cornerback Ellis Hobbs suffered...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am Who's The Manning Now, Dawg? Giants Beat Steelers 21 to 14The New York Giants did little with the exceptional field position the Steelers gave them Sunday. Finally, when it seemed Pittsburgh had too much depth and defense for the Super Bowl champs, the Steelers were tripped up by a bad punt snap. Eli Manning threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Boss with 3:11 remaining for the Giants only touchdown.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am Discovery of Word's 1st Temple, 6000 Yrs Before StonehengeFascinating piece on pretty stunning archeological discovery in Turkey -- ruins of a Temple built 11,000 years ago, 1000s of years before it was thought people had settled & "civilized" and, thereafter, starting building temples & similar structures requiring large collective efforts.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am North Korea demands end to propaganda leafletsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea threatened Monday to expel South Koreans working in the North if Seoul does not prevent activists from dropping propaganda leaflets across the border, a South Korean defense official said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:49 am Myanmar foreign minister arrives in N. Korea+(Kyodo) _ Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win arrived in North Korea on Monday, becoming the most senior Myanmar government official known to have visited the country since ties were...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:49 am Egypt arrests 'wife swap' couplePolice arrest an Egyptian couple for organizing and holding sex parties with other married couples, security officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Google Earth Comes To The iPhone, And It?s Awesome - Washington Post
Washington Post - Color me impressed: Google has released a custom Google Earth application for the iPhone/iPod Touch, and it's stunning. The Google Earth geographical software has been altered to make maximum use of the iPhone's screen and functionality. Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone Google Earth For the iPhone Has a Beautiful Interface Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Iraq says border raid targeted insurgents in SyriaDAMASCUS (Reuters) - A deadly raid on the Syrian side of Iraq's border, blamed by Syria on the United States, targeted an area used by insurgents for attacks on Iraq, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Iraq says border raid targeted insurgents in Syria (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Tom Brady-less Patriots in thick of itFOXBORO - The official rallying cry of the Patriots used to be that nobody gave them any respect. Now their rallying cry is that nobody gave them a chance. It happened...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:47 am Niger ex-slave wins landmark caseA West African court finds Niger guilty of failing to protect a woman from slavery in a landmark case.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:47 am Syria condemns 'US village raid'Syria reacts with outrage at what it says was a US helicopter raid on its territory that left eight people dead.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:45 am Ex-Shinginko Tokyo worker held over loan-related fraud+(Kyodo) _ A former employee of Shinginko Tokyo, a bank primarily owned by the Tokyo metropolitan government, and six other people were arrested Monday on suspicion of defrauding the bank...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:45 am Group of 7 Meeting in Tokyo Tackles Yen’s Rise - New York Times
New York Times - By BETTINA WASSENER and CHOE SANG-HUN HONG KONG - Finance officials of the Group of 7 industrialized nations said Monday that they were “concerned” about the yen’s exchange rate, a rare statement issued as the Japanese currency soars and stock markets ... Global stocks suffer brutal losses Emerging FX-Central banks step in as Asia loses ground Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:44 am Last men standing: Patriots refuse to give inFOXBORO - Sometimes you simply have to hang on until the end. That and that alone becomes the margin of victory on days like yesterday. That is what the Patriots did...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:44 am Suspected U.S. strike in Pakistan kills 20: militantISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Missiles from a suspected U.S. drone aircraft killed up to 20 militants in a Pakistani region on the Afghan border on Monday, officials said, hours before Afghan and Pakistani tribal and political leaders met to discuss peace.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am Suspected U.S. strike in Pakistan kills 20: militant (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am Syrians hold funerals for people killed in U.S. raidU.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am Syrians bury dead from U.S. raid
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am Obama 'unity' plea in final week - BBC News
BBC News - US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama aims to change the tone of his campaign on Monday, in the final week before the election. McCain scrambles as numbers slip With A Week to Go, Republicans Aim to ‘Shift the Economic Debate’ Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am Surprising Thigpen keeps Chiefs in the game with JetsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - One minute - 60 measly seconds_prevented Tyler Thigpen from the memory of his lifetime. Thigpen, in one of the great quarterback upsets of all time,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:42 am Hong Kong Stocks Plunge the Most Since 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Ian C. Sayson Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged as much as 15 percent, the most since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, on mounting concern the global credit crisis will ravage the city's exports and financial services. Hang Seng crumbles 12.7% -- `nothing but pain' G7 warns on excessive yen gains Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:38 am Matt Cassel, 'D' charge Patriots past RamsFOXBORO - Tom Brady went down for the season during Week 1. So how is it possible the Patriots are 5-2 and tied for first place in the AFC East? Matt Cassel's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am When You Need Long Term Care, Don't Look to Medicare, Agency Warns - MarketWatchMarketWatch - KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct 27, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- "Many Americans assume that Medicare will cover their long-term care expenses," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced ... Gratzer: Not so NICE Senior Liberation Act Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:34 am Zimbabwe rivals in crunch talksEfforts to seal a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe resume between President Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:34 am Mitsubishi UFJ to Sell 990 Billion Yen of Shares (Update3) - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Takahiko Hyuga Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the Japanese bank investing $9 billion in Morgan Stanley, said it will sell as much as 990 million yen ($10.7 billion) of stock to replenish its capital. Tokyo's Nikkei Hits 26-Year Low MUFG to raise $10.6 billion, Japan to take bank action Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:33 am Warm Up to Someone New, Hold On to Something Hot - PakTribune.comPakTribune.com - Holding hands doesn’t just make couples closer it also makes their relationship warmer from the inside out, says new research published today in the journal Science. Science Says We Really Are What We Drink Personality study runs hot and cold Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:33 am Gunfire brings down U.S. helicopter in AfghanistanSuicide bomber in north kills two U.S. soldiers inside police stationSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:32 am Report: Two Vikings linemen facing suspensionsEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams could face four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's steroid policy, according...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:31 am Livni push to speed Israel polls - BBC News
BBC News - Israel's Kadima party has submitted a motion calling for the dissolution of parliament after leader Tzipi Livni failed to rebuild the ruling coalition. Israel's Kadima to beat Likud in early general elections Israel poll bounce shows Livni leading Netanyahu Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:30 am Niners rebut Condoleezza Rice rumorSAN FRANCISCO - Another Rice in San Francisco? The NFL Network reported Sunday morning that an unnamed high-ranking 49ers official is willing to explore the idea of hiring...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:30 am Livni push to speed Israel pollsIsrael's Kadima party calls for the dissolution of parliament after its leader, Tzipi Livni, failed to rebuild the governing coalition.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:28 am Aso says market stabilization measures will take time to show effects+(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday it will take time for planned market stabilization steps to show their effects after Tokyo stocks nosedived despite his instructions issued...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:28 am Hungary in deal with IMF, forint steadiesBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union on a broad economic rescue package, including substantial financing, steadying its battered currency on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:27 am World markets slide furtherNikkei at 26-year low; G7 says it may intervene to rein in yen-dollar volatilitySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:27 am World markets slump; Nikkei at 26-year low (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:26 am Prince Charles arrives in Japan, 1st visit in 18 yrs+(Kyodo) _ Britain's Prince Charles arrived at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Monday evening together with his wife Camilla, marking the start of his first visit to Japan in 18 years. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:24 am Europe shares hit 5-1/2 year low on recession fearsLONDON (Reuters) - European shares plumbed fresh 5-1/2 year lows on Monday, echoing a slide in Asia prompted by a surge in the yen as investors feared a barrage of central bank support would not be enough to ward off global recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:24 am Newspapers Endorse Presidential CandidatesNewspapers have been making presidential endorsements. Republican John McCain won the backing of his home state's largest paper, The Arizona Republic. The Chicago Tribune endorsed Chicago resident Barack Obama — the first time that paper has endorsed a Democratic candidate for president. And Obama received the backing from another paper you might not expect — the Anchorage Daily News. The state's largest newspaper was not swayed by the fact that McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is the state's governor. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:23 am Tonga 22-20 IrelandDamien Blanch's hat-trick is not quite enough as Ireland suffer a heartbreaking defeat by Tonga in their World Cup opener.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am When Flash Goes Evil: Sites for Your Perverse PleasureMany people think that Flash animation is evil per se, but what happens when it falls in to the "wrong" hands? Here are a variety of online nastimations - use and disseminate carefully! While doing so you can ponder this thought - is Flash really evil or is it just drawn that way?Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am Record number of new female officials to join state ministries+(Kyodo) _ A record number of 169 women will join state ministries and agencies as top-level "career" bureaucrats in the next fiscal year from April, the government said Monday. Among...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Israel heads towards early election (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Working beyond retirement could be good for you. Or notAs Americans watch years of retirement savings disappear in the stock market collapse, many are having the same thought: Maybe ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Israel heads towards early electionJERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel is set to hold snap elections early next year after the leader of the biggest party failed to form a coalition, with political rivals already setting the tone for a campaign likely to focus on peace talks with the Palestinians.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:18 am Shadowy informant to take stand in Fort Dix trialDefense lawyers for five Muslim men charged with planning to kill soldiers at Fort Dix are preparing to challenge the credibility of a shadowy ex-convict who secretly recorded their clients.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:15 am Markets tumble on recession fears despite G7, IMF movesTOKYO (AFP) - Growing fears of global recession sent share and oil prices plummeting Monday as markets shrugged off new moves to protect shell-shocked economies and a G7 pledge to stabilise the financial system.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:14 am Markets tumble on recession fears despite G7, IMF moves (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:12 am Afghanistan: U.S. copter shot down; bomber kills 2 soldiersInsurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter after exchanging fire with its crew in central Afghanistan on Monday, while a suicide ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:12 am US Drone Kills 20 in Pakistan - New York Times
New York Times - By JANE PERLEZ , PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and ISMAIL KHAN PESHAWAR, Pakistan - An American drone aircraft hit a militant compound in South Waziristan Sunday night, killing 20 people, including two important local Taliban commanders known for their attacks ... US Strikes in Pakistan Help Terrorists, Gilani Says (Update1) Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:11 am Gunfire brings down US helicopter in AfghanistanKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter after exchanging fire with its crew in central Afghanistan on Monday, while a suicide bomber in the north killed two U.S. soldiers inside a police station, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:08 am Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:08 am Arkansas University Shooting Leaves 2 People Dead, 1 Injured - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Brian Lysaght Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- A shooting on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway yesterday left two students dead and one person injured. Shooting at Ark. university kills 2, wounds 1 Two Students Shot, Killed At University Of Central Arkansas Source: Google News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:07 am Fatal car bomb in Baloch capitalAt least two people have been killed in a car bomb attack in Quetta, the capital of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, police saySource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:07 am Suspected U.S. strike kills up to 20 in PakistanLatest salvo in an intensifying assault on militant hide-outs near the Afghan borderSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:06 am Oil falls below $62 to 17-month low as investors eye falling demandOil prices fell to 17-month lows at $63 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors weighed Friday's OPEC output cut against growing ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:04 am Apps we loveMake full use of that humongous new screen, access your desktop remotely and organize your browser tabsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am Fashion dos and don'tsAmy Verner takes your fashion questionsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am Police kill man who opens fire on Indian busPolice shot and killed an armed man who tried to commandeer a bus in India's financial capital on Monday, while demanding to speak with a fiery politician who has been stirring up anger against migrant workers.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:59 am Commander: Iran arming Mideast 'liberation armies'TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian government Web site is quoting a top Revolutionary Guards commander as saying Iran supplies weapons to "liberation armies" in the Middle East....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:52 am Commander: Iran arming Mideast 'liberation armies'An Iranian government Web site is quoting a top Revolutionary Guards commander as saying Iran supplies weapons to "liberation armies" in the Middle East.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:52 am Barnes & Noble goes social networkingBarnes & Noble is playing the social network game.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:49 am Mass. boy dies after accidentally shooting himselfAn 8-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision in western Massachusetts.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:41 am Two Koreas hold talks as anti-North leaflets droppedSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea complained during rare military talks with the South on Monday about anti-Pyongyang leaflets being sent into its territory by balloons, with a South Korean civic group sending a new batch over the communist state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:38 am Humana reports sharply lower 3Q earningsHumana Inc. posted a nearly 40 percent drop in third-quarter profit Monday as the health insurer reported lower earnings in its government and commercial businesses.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:37 am Europe shares hit 5-1/2 year low on recession fears (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:34 am Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike killed up to 20 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, the latest salvo in an intensifying assault on militant hide-outs near the Afghan border....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:32 am The deal, which saw Tsvangirai appointed prime minister, is facing collapseZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare in September. Former South African president Thabo Mbeki says he is hopeful that power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe will...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:11 am Shooting at Ark. university kills 2A shooting at the University of Central Arkansas killed two people and wounded a third, police said.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:07 am Vermont mountain draws hawk watchersThis time of year, there's bound to be someone sitting on top of Putney Mountain.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:05 am Euro sinks under $1.24LONDON (AFP) - The euro dived under 1.24 dollars in early trading here on Monday, hitting the lowest point for more than two years on fears of recession and the withdrawal of funds into the dollar, dealers said.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:05 am Let's do lunch together.Photographer: Lake Li SunSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Brent oil price dives under $60 per barrelLONDON (AFP) - Brent crude oil prices plunged underneath 60 dollars per barrel here on Monday, as traders responded to the potential impact of a global recession on energy demand.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Map locating an attack in Syria's Abu Kamal region, near the border with IraqMap locating an attack in Syria's Abu Kamal region, near the border with Iraq. American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:57 am Syrian TV grab showing blood stains on a water pipeAn image grab from the official Syrian television showing blood stains on a water pipe in the aftermath of what the Syrian media said was a US military attack on a building in the village of Al-Sukkiraya,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:57 am Syrian TV grab showing two of the eight victimsAn image grab taken from official Syrian television showing victims of what the Syrian media reported was a US attack on a building in the village of Al-Sukkiraya, near the Syria-Iraq border. Syria has...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:57 am Image grab from Syrian TV showing part of the building siteAn image grab from the official Syrian television showing the wooden supports of a building site in the village of Al-Sukkiraya, near the Syria-Iraq border which the Syrian media said was attacked in a...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:57 am Good and evil give giant boost to box officeHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year tops Saw V at weekend box officeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:51 am Byrne and Eno finally reuniteAlbum marks the first new music they've made together in 27 yearsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:49 am A gift to the AGO that keeps on givingWhat's makes donation special is that the naming rights it acquires are time-limitedSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:44 am Troubadour drives back from the brinkPoet, songwriter and cabbie Bill Hawkins leaves obscurity behind with a new albumSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:43 am Polls: Israel's Livni holding against NetanyahuJERUSALEM (AP) -- Tzipi Livni, the moderate leader of Israel's ruling party, was holding her ground against hawkish rival Benjamin Netanyahu a day after she steered the country toward early elections, polls showed on Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:41 am Obama offering closing case to voters in OhioBarack Obama is giving the "closing argument" of his presidential bid in the decisive state of Ohio, where he lost once this year and finds himself in a scrap again.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:38 am Retailers bite the price bullet for ChristmasHolding the line on prices despite taking a hit from drop in Canadian dollarSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:31 am Secretary: Part 1 [XKCD]The blueprints for the Department of the Internet offices call for Ceiling Cat-themed sprinkler heads.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:30 am 17 Amazing Free Web Based ApplicationsA list or really cool web applications that might come in handy for any web junkySource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:30 am Afghan official: Blast kills AmericanAn Afghan official said on Monday that a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform killed an American soldier and wounded six other people.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:17 am WIDESPREAD TOUCH SCREEN VOTE FLIPPING!ES&S iVotronics touch screens have already been observed now in four completely separate States, flipping the votes, in the early voting that has taken place to date. Eye-witness reports of repeated, consistent flipping of votes (from Obama to McCain naturally) has already occurred in the States of...Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am South Korean activists and defectors release balloons loaded with propaganda leafletsSouth Korean activists and defectors release balloons loaded with propaganda leaflets from a boat in waters near the sea border with North Korea on October 27. North and South Korea held military talks...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:53 am South Korean activists and defectors release balloons loaded with propaganda leaflets from a boatSouth Korean activists and defectors release balloons loaded with propaganda leaflets from a boat in waters near the sea border with North Korea on October 27. North and South Korea held military talks...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:53 am South Korean soldiers stand guard as a North Korean soldier looks on at the truce village of PanmunjomSouth Korean soldiers stand guard as a North Korean soldier (background) looks on at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised zone dividing two Koreas in September. North and South Korea held...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:53 am A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard at the truce village of PanmunjomFile photo shows a North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier standing guard at the truce village of Panmunjom. North and South Korea held military talks Monday despite worsening relations as...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:53 am Thai soldiers stand guard near the Preah Vihear temple on the border with CambodiaThai soldiers stand guard near the Preah Vihear temple on the border with Cambodia, October 19. Thailand's foreign ministry on Monday denied Cambodian claims that Thai soldiers had damaged the ancient...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:52 am McCain tries to distance himself from BushZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Sunday fought to distance himself from unpopular President George W. Bush and Democrat Barack Obama attempted to attach them at the hip on a day of fierce campaigning.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:47 am Israel poll bounce shows Livni leading NetanyahuJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tzipi Livni has seen a sharp turnaround in fortunes for Israel's ruling Kadima party since she became leader last month and could now beat the right-wing opposition in a coming election, polls on Monday indicated.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:40 am NATO general: Negative Afghan headlines overblownKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO's top commander in Afghanistan is tired of negative headlines, and he is on an offensive to counter what he sees as a wave of unwarranted pessimism in news reports coming out of the country....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:15 am Stranger Buys Foreclosed Home and Gives it to Previous OwnerSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:10 am Mysterious Giant Circle in the Sahara Desert [PIC]The Richat Structure, a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania near Ouadane, has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it forms a conspicuous bull's-eye in the otherwise rather featureless expanse of the desert. It has a diameter of almost 30 miles and has become a landmark for space shuttle crews.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:10 am Mickey Cohen is dodging bullets, but the cops on his trail have their own problemsChief William H. Parker plans to disband the Gangster Squad, but grants a reprieve after an informant gets the goods on Mickey Cohen and his trip with the husband of a columnist.Florabel Muir had the nerve to ask, "What does a Gangster Squad do?" Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am Popularity of mail-in voting surges in California, elsewhereWith nearly half of California votes expected to be cast by mail -- and some states becoming mail-in-only -- election experts weigh the convenience factor against added expense and possible voter frauOpting for the convenience of their kitchen table over a neighbor's garage, nearly half of Californians are expected to cast their votes by mail rather than at a polling site on Nov. 4, marking a milestone shift in the practice of democracy, elections officials said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am San Diego's Prop. D would ban drinking at the beachThe measure, on the city's Nov. 4 ballot, would permanently bar alcohol at Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Mission Bay Park and other coastal parks.An alcohol-fueled melee at Pacific Beach on Labor Day weekend 2007 has led to a renewed push for San Diego to do what most other areas in Southern California have already done: ban drinking at the beach. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am McCain and Obama have distinct priorities on energyTheir views on global warming and curbing reliance on foreign oil appear similar, but their approaches would clearly be different.If Barack Obama and John McCain agree on nothing else, they agree that one of the nation's most urgent challenges is curbing its dependence on foreign oil and addressing the energy-related problem of global warming. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am 4 killed in car crash near CoachellaThree of the dead are children, who were thrown from a vehicle that spun out of control and was split in two, CHP says. A driver is arrested.Four people died early Sunday in an auto accident a few miles south of Coachella, including three children who were thrown from a car that spun out and split in half. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am 8 reportedly killed in U.S. raid inside SyriaDespite improving ties between the nations, Washington has said Damascus hasn't done enough to prevent militants from slipping into Iraq.U.S. forces ferried by helicopter Sunday crossed five miles into Syria from Iraq and launched a commando raid that left at least eight people dead, Syrian news outlets and sources reported. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am GOP faces fierce fights for California congressional seatsDemocrats in the state have three assets this year: money, gains in registered voters and Barack Obama.California Republicans once expected to cruise to reelection in Congress are now locked in fierce battles to retain their seats, as the nation's economic crisis propels Democrats fighting for districts they have not held in a generation. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am While Evan Longoria flails, Ryan Howard deliversRays' cleanup hitter is 0 for the World Series. Meanwhile, Phillies' cleanup batter hits two homers in a 10-2 Game 4 victory that gives his team a 3-1 lead.He might never pass this way again. This might be his one shining moment, without the shining part. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am Netflix finally brings 'Watch Instantly' to MacsIn a move that seemed like it would never, ever, ever happen, Netflix has finally managed to bring its streaming video technology (and decent library) to Macs everywhere, thanks to Microsoft's Silverlight.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:51 am Acclaimed author Tony Hillerman dies at 83
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:43 am Two killed in Arkansas campus shootingLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Two people were shot and killed and a third wounded on an Arkansas university campus on Sunday night, according to university and hospital officials.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:26 am Phillies beat Rays, one win from Series titlePHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies crushed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 on Sunday to move within one win of their first World Series crown in 28 years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:16 am Stump cities pay price for a candidate spotlightBeing a city or town on the campaign trail of presidential candidates brings national attention from the news media. It also ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 5:53 am Post-9/11 CIA has shifted its emphasis for foreign opsThe CIA has more than doubled the number of science and technology officers sent overseas since Sept. 11, 2001.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 5:52 am Iraq's female lawmakers make stridesIt's an experiment nearly unheard of in the Middle East Iraq's constitution mandates that women make up 25% of the parliament. ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 5:50 am Mystery writer Hillerman dies at 83His novels offered vivid descriptions of Indian rituals and the Navajo reservation. His heroes struggled to bridge the divide between Anglo society and the Dineh people.PHOENIX — Tony Hillerman, author of the acclaimed Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels and creator of two of the unlikeliest of literary heroes -- Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee -- died Sunday of pulmonary failure. He was 83. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Oct 2008 | 5:06 am McCain, Obama campaign hard in final stretchRepublican John McCain dismissed national polls and said Sunday that he is gaining ground on rival Barack Obama, while the Democratic ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:54 am Voter 'anger' has Dems set for big gains in CongressOut of money and down by double digits in the polls a month ago, Georgia Democrat Jim Martin's campaign for U.S. Senate was all ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:54 am G-7 countries worried about Japanese currencyWASHINGTON (AP) -- The world's leading industrial countries are worried about the recent sharp rise in the value of the Japanese currency....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:38 am Gun sales thriving in uncertain times
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:38 am Campaigns Rachet Up Ground Game In OhioIn Ohio, a swing state that helped decide the election in 2004, the McCain and Obama campaigns are wielding high-tech gadgetry and low-tech shoe leather to ensure voters turn out on Election Day. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am NYT: Pa. Dems see color, and beyond it
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:57 am 'Guitar Hero World Tour' takes on 'Rock Band'
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:49 am New, promising antibiotics in fight against MRSA superbugWASHINGTON (AFP) - Two experimental antibiotics from the United States and Switzerland show promising results in fighting the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug, researchers said.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:45 am Newer HIV drugs may be more easily toleratedTwo HIV drugs approved last year for patients who have developed resistance to older drugs also work well in new patients, according to the drugs’ makers.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:43 am Phillies take 3-1 lead over Rays
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:39 am One Man's Plan To Save A Natural TreasureAmerican Greg Carr is using his great wealth to try to help some of the poorest people in Africa by attracting more tourists to their neighborhood - the beautiful national park of Gorongosa in Mozambique. Scott Pelley reports.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:00 am Syria: U.S. Attack Kills 8 In Border AreaA Syrian spokesman confirmed reports that a U.S. helicopter attack in the Iraqi border area killed 8 people.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 27 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am AP IMPACT: Security firms join Somali piracy fightNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms - some with a reputation for being quick on the trigger in Iraq - are joining the battle against pirates plaguing one of the world's most important shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 27 Oct 2008 | 12:09 am Colombian hostage escapes with rebel jailerBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A 62-year-old lawmaker held captive eight years by leftist rebels walked to freedom in a western Colombia jungle on Sunday along with the young guerrilla commander who had been his jailer....Source: AP Top International News At 7:09 a... | 26 Oct 2008 | 10:59 pm McCain ignores polls to predict victoryA defiant John McCain has dismissed polling numbers that continue to show him trailing Barack Obama both nationally and in several key battleground states, predicting that, when all the ballots are counted after voting one week tomorrow,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 10:45 pm Syria Accuses U.S. Of Attack Near Iraqi BorderSyria's government-run news agency says U.S. helicopters struck a Syrian village on Sunday, leading to casualties. So far, the U.S. military in Iraq has not commented on the report. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Oct 2008 | 9:37 pm Third of Palin's $250,000 wardrobe 'given back'WATERLOO, Iowa - One-third of the US$150,000 ($253,000) that the Republican Party spent on clothing and accessories Sarah Palin and her family, "is given back," John McCain has said. McCain strategist Mark Salter said "about...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 8:49 pm US targeted foreign fighters in Syria - officialDAMASCUS - An attack by US special forces along Syria's border with Iraq targeted al-Qaeda fighters moving through the country, an official has said. Syria said US military helicopters killed eight people during the attack, which...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 8:42 pm Egypt's first female marriage registrar startsEgypt's first female marriage registrar started work yesterday despite complaints by some conservative clerics that the move is against Islam. During her first day on the job, Amal Suleiman Afifi married a couple in a mosque in...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 8:15 pm Tamil negotiations begin in Sri LankaSri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa sent his brother to India for talks with top officials, days after the neighbouring country called for the protection of ethnic Tamil civilians trapped in the island's civil war. Basil Rajapaksa...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:15 pm Politician Freed From Colombian RebelsSoldiers freed a Colombian lawmaker who'd been held by leftist guerrillas for eight years in the first such hostage rescue since the July liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:00 pm Warsaw gets new subway after 25 yearsThe Polish capital has finished its first subway line, started 25 years ago. Warsaw was yesterday offering free travel on the new 23-stop underground line which runs about 20km between the city's north and south. Construction...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 6:15 pm Taiwan teen dupes presidentA teenager who bragged about having deceived former Taiwanese President Chen Shui Ban with a fake religious ritual has been arrested in another fraud. Reports that the teenager successfully lured the former leader to his office...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 5:15 pm Anti-Obama email targets Jewish votersPHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania Republicans are disavowing an e-mail sent to Jewish voters that likens a vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to events that led up to the Holocaust. "Jewish Americans cannot afford...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 4:00 pm Chavez threatens to imprison governor for 'murder plot'CARACAS - President Hugo Chavez threatened yesterday to imprison the popular governor of Venezuela's western Zulia state for allegedly plotting to kill him. Chavez levelled the accusation against Manuel Rosales - one of Venezuela's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 4:00 pm Disgraced obstetrician 'person of interest' in Aust murderDisgraced Wanganui obstetrician Dr Roman Hasil has been linked to the unsolved murder of an Italian tourist in Tasmania. Tasmanian police have named Dr Hasil as "a person of interest" in their investigation into the death of 20-year-old...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Oct 2008 | 4:00 pm Hopes Stumble For Israel's Coalition GovernmentForeign Minister Tzipi Livni was Israel's prime minister designate if she could form a new government. But after coalition talks with two fundamentalist political parties collapsed, that doesn't look likely. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:31 pm State Unemployment Funds Running DryThe growing number of people who have lost their jobs are placing new strains on the funds that pay unemployment benefits. Job-strapped Michigan is one of the first states to have to try to find a way out of the problem. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:57 pm Assailants Gouge Out Afghan Man's EyesArmed assailants attacked a man and gouged out his eyes in front of his family during a gruesome assault in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:46 pm Troops Fire On Kashmir Protesters, 1 DeadGovernment troops in Indian Kashmir opened fire on hundreds of angry protesters demanding the release of several people arrested during a recent strike, killing one and wounding at least three others, a police official said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm More Than 1,000 Marathon Runners StrandedBritish police say that more than 1,000 runners remain unaccounted for after a long-distance mountain race was called off due to heavy rain and flooding.Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 12:33 pm Ex-Colombian Lawmaker Flees Captivity After 8 YearsA 62-year-old lawmaker held captive eight years by leftist rebels walked to freedom in a western Colombia jungle on Sunday along with the young guerrilla commander who had been his jailer.Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am
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