Gaffney's Gaff! Thomas Doesn't Promise

Ten more days to Blanket Dinner 11/13 (6:00 pm) at Irish Ale House - Guest Speakers: Steve Bulpett - Celtics beat writer for the Boston Herald /// Leigh Montville - Globe...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:51 pm

Stocks are mixed ahead of economic data (AP)

AP - Wall Street is starting November on a cautious note, with stocks narrowly mixed after last week's surge and ahead of readings on manufacturing activity, construction spending and auto sales.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:45 pm

World closely watching US presidential elections

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- When Sri Murtiningsi asked her third graders what they wanted to be when they grew up, the answers ranged from doctors to a pilot. One boy in the class raised his hand: Barack Obama said his dream was to be president of the United States....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:45 pm

US jury convicts 'Bin Laden aide'

A military jury at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre convicts a man accused of being an aide to Osama Bin Laden.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:44 pm

Titans stay undefeated, Bengals get first win (AP)

AP - The Tennessee Titans still have their sights set on perfection, thanks to Rod Bironas' right leg. Bironas redeemed himself for an earlier miss by kicking a 41-yard field goal with 9:36 to go in overtime that led the undefeated Titans to a 19-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:43 pm

Malaysia launches campaign to teach MPs to mind their manners

Malaysian officials are launching a campaign to teach members of parliament to mind their language, following insults and abuse during parliamentary debates.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:43 pm

Police: Bombings kill 9, wound at least 33 in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A string of bombings killed nine people and wounded at least 33 others on Monday, including a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities said....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:43 pm

Police: Bombings kill 9, wound at least 33 in Iraq (AP)

AP - A string of bombings killed nine people and wounded at least 33 others on Monday, including a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:43 pm

Circuit City to close 155 U.S. stores

Circuit City Stores Inc. said Monday it is pulling the plug on about 20 percent of its U.S. stores in an effort to return the nation’s No. 2 consumer electronics retailer to profitability.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:41 pm

Stocks are mixed ahead of economic data

NEW YORK - Wall Street is starting November on a cautious note, with stocks narrowly mixed after last week's surge and ahead of readings on manufacturing activity, construction...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:40 pm

Teen pregnancies tied to tastes for sexy TV shows

Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:39 pm

Gunmen Kidnap French Aid Worker in Kabul

Police say Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul; attacks on Westerners rise.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:37 pm

Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Gunmen kidnapped a French aid worker off the streets of Kabul on Monday and killed an intelligence agency employee who tried to intervene, in the latest attack against Westerners in the Afghan capital....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:37 pm

World markets make solid gains

Europe’s stock markets opened modestly higher Monday after solid gains in Asia overnight and amid mounting expectations for rate cuts in Europe.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:36 pm

UN aid convoy arrives in DR Congo

A UN aid convoy takes medical supplies to the DR Congo where recent fighting has displaced some 250,000 people.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:34 pm

Zimbabwe sells stockpiled ivory for $450,000

Zimbabwean officials say they have sold almost 4 tons of ivory for over $450,000 and the money will go to the country's cash-strapped wildlife authorities.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:32 pm

Failing a sobriety test in epic fashion

This guy will be in pain when he sobers up
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:30 pm

Microsoft: Malware Threats Up 43% - InformationWeek

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RI lawsuit over tribal land heads to Supreme Court

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A long-running dispute between the state of Rhode Island and the Narragansett Indian Tribe reaches the U.S. Supreme Court. The top court will hear arguments...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:29 pm

Mexico's 'water monster' nears extinction

Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster — and a Muppet — with its slimy tail, plumage-like gills and mouth that curls.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:28 pm

MySpace and MTV Monetize Pirated Content With Auditude - Wired News

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:26 pm

Bangladesh and Burma in oil row

Bangladesh says it will send a team of diplomats to Burma to resolve a dispute over oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:26 pm

Private funeral for slain Hudson relatives

CHICAGO - A church on the city's South Side was readied Monday for a private funeral service for the slain mother, brother and nephew of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:26 pm

Yen Falls on Bets Boost in Bank Lending to Revive Carry Trades - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:26 pm

UN convoy reaches rebel-held DR Congo

RUTSHURU, DR Congo (AFP) - A UN convoy brought desperately needed humanitarian assistance to this rebel-held town on Monday as aid agencies began tracking down more than a million people trapped by fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:26 pm

Obama Leads in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tied in Florida, Polls Find - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:24 pm

Jury convicts Yemeni in 2nd Guantanamo trial (AP)

AP - A military jury has convicted a man who was accused of being an aide of Osama bin Laden and making propaganda videos for al-Qaida in the second Guantanamo war crimes trial.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:23 pm

Computer giant, music labels hope new cards fill a Slot

Computer flash card giant SanDisk thinks it has a novel idea: SlotMusic. These micro SD cards come preloaded with music. Consumers can pop one into a low-priced $20 SanDisk...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:22 pm

Rumors: Dodgers to make Manny move this week

Dodgers general manager and , the agent for the team's biggest off-season challenge, , sit down this week to try and figure out if the big bopper can return to the City of Angels. Word continues to be that Ramirez's demands make it highly unlikely that he'll stick around in L.A., but crazier things have happened. (L.A. Times)
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:22 pm

Circuit City To Close 27% Of US Stores Amid Liquidity Woes - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:22 pm

Attorney says FBI probe clears Nevada Gov. Gibbons

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, whose first term has been marred by an FBI corruption investigation, has been cleared of wrongdoing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:19 pm

The divine misery of a Hollywood ladies' man

The actor's best film, it seems, is his colourful life
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:18 pm

Menezes police 'out of control'

A witness on the train where Jean Charles de Menezes died tells an inquest police marksmen appeared panicked before the shooting.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:17 pm

Conference Board scales back economic outlook

In second downward revision in two weeks, think-tank still does not expect recession
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:16 pm

Actress Keener than ever about working with Hoffman

When Catherine Keener sits down at New York's Regency Hotel to do what she says she dislikes - giving an interview - she can't help but laugh. Whether she's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:14 pm

Recap Week Nine: Colts 18-Patriots 15 - Stampede Blue

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:12 pm

Police: Bombings kill 9, wound at least 33 in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A string of bombings killed nine people and wounded at least 33 others on Monday, including a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities said. Six people died...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:12 pm

Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:11 pm

NYC mayor set to sign measure easing term limits

New Yorkers who disagree with the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg is changing the term limits law so he can run again are getting the chance to tell him in person Monday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:11 pm

Aid convoy delivers medical supplies in Congo - The Associated Press

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Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase - U.S. News & World Report

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:10 pm

Aid convoy finds east Congo refugee camps empty

RUTSHURU, Congo (Reuters) - A U.N. relief convoy which entered a rebel-captured zone of east Congo on Monday for the first time since heavy fighting last week found deserted refugee camps emptied of their tens of thousands of occupants.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:08 pm

Aid convoy finds east Congo refugee camps empty (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.N. relief convoy which entered a rebel-captured zone of east Congo on Monday for the first time since heavy fighting last week found deserted refugee camps emptied of their tens of thousands of occupants.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:08 pm

U.N. Medical Supplies Reach Congo

Aid convoy goes behind Congo rebel lines to deliver medical supplies.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:07 pm

Aid convoy delivers medical supplies in Congo

KIBATI, Congo (AP) -- A 12-vehicle U.N. aid convoy rumbled past rebel lines Monday in eastern Congo, carrying medical supplies for clinics looted by retreating government troops. It was the first humanitarian aid delivery behind rebel lines since fighting broke out in August....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:07 pm

'High School Musical 3' is head of class at movies (AP)

AP - Hollywood made audiences repeat senior year. Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hauled in $15 million to remain the top movie for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:06 pm

Circuit City closing 155 stores

RICHMOND, Va. - Circuit City says it's closing about 20 percent of its U.S. stores in an effort to return the nation's second-largest consumer electronics retailer...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:05 pm

New Hampshire TV station turning off analog signal early

DERRY, N.H. - A New Hampshire television station is turning off its analog signal Dec. 1 - well ahead of the Feb. 17 national deadline for broadcasters to switch to digital...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:05 pm

UK urges economic leadership from new US president

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday called on the new U.S. president to show further leadership on the global economy and not retreat...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm

European, U.S. banks suffer, recession a reality

LONDON (Reuters) - Profits evaporated at leading banks on Monday and authorities worldwide pressed on with efforts to temper a recession that policymakers said had become reality for much of the globe.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:01 pm

Israel To Stop Funding Illegal Settlements

An Israeli official says the government will cut off funding for unauthorized outposts in the West Bank. Also, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says peace with Israel will have to wait until after the American election.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:01 pm

Convicted child-killer to be sentenced in Idaho

Federal prosecutors in Idaho say a convicted child-killer already sentenced to die should get three additional life prison terms.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:58 pm

Loonie eases after gaining more than a cent

U.S. dollar is retreating against most global currencies
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:58 pm

Goodyear 3Q profit falls, but beats view

Goodyear Tire says its third-quarter earnings were off sharply from last year, when it got a $517 million one-time lift from the sale of a subsidiary. Its latest results still beat Wall Street expectations.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:56 pm

Workplace charity drives prepare for lean times

Global financial crisis forces Canadian charities to rethink how much they'll be able to raise this fall
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:55 pm

Sexy TV shows tied to teen pregnancies

A new study has found that teens who watch more racy television shows with lots of sexual dialogue were twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy as teens with limited exposure.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:52 pm

Pakistan warns U.S. against strikes

Pakistan on Monday warned the new U.S. commander of America's two wars that frequent missile strikes on Taliban and al-Qaida targets on Pakistani territory fan anti-American sentiment.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:52 pm

Iraqi vote on minorities marks step to elections

Parliament approved legislation Monday restoring guaranteed seats on provincial councils to Christians and other small religious communities, the last major hurdle to holding provincial elections next year.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:52 pm

ANC sues defectors over name - United Press International

Source: Google News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:51 pm

Biologists Discover Protein That Rewinds DNA

When your DNA gets stuck in the unwound position, your cells are in big trouble, and in humans, that ultimately leads to death” said Jim Kadonaga, a professor of biology at UCSD who headed the study. “What we discovered is the enzyme that fixes this problem
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:50 pm

Ontario to receive equalization payments

Amount will be larger than anticipated, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:49 pm

Circuit City closing 155 stores

Circuit City says it's closing about 20 percent of its U.S. stores in an effort to return the nation's second-largest consumer electronics retailer to profitability.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:43 pm

Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. commander running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, held talks on Monday with Pakistani leaders who told him to stop U.S. strikes on militants in Pakistani territory.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:43 pm

Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. commander running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, held talks on Monday with Pakistani leaders who told him to stop U.S. strikes on militants in Pakistani territory.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:43 pm

Pakistan warns Petraeus against missile strikes

Pakistani officials warned Gen. David Petraeus on Monday that frequent missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistan fan anti-American ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:43 pm

European, U.S. banks suffer as recession becomes reality

Euro zone, Britain and Australia set to cut rates; South Korea announces $11-billion stimulus, Germany to follow
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:43 pm

European, Asian Markets Open Higher

European markets open higher amid rate cut hopes; Asian markets rise too.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:42 pm

European markets higher ahead of Wall Street open (AP)

AP - Europe's stock markets rose modestly Monday ahead of an expected steady opening on Wall Street, with investors sitting tight ahead of a raft of U.S. economic news and Tuesday's presidential election.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:42 pm

European, U.S. banks suffer, recession a reality (Reuters)

Reuters - Profits evaporated at leading banks on Monday and authorities worldwide pressed on with efforts to temper a recession that policymakers said had become reality for much of the globe.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:41 pm

SKorea: Microsoft plans $60 million investment

Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $60 million in South Korea over the next three years, President Lee Myung-bak's office said Monday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:41 pm

UK urges economic leadership from new US president

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday called on the new U.S. president to show further leadership on the global economy and not retreat into protectionism....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:41 pm

Crisis plunges EU towards recession

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The global financial crisis is pushing the whole European Union into recession, official forecasts showed on Monday, as South Korea unveiled its own 8.5 billion dollar stimulus package against the turmoil.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:41 pm

Slimy snails do the locomotion

How can a snail crawl along the surface of a pond while hanging upside-down underwater, especially when there’s seemingly nothing to grab? The spot-on snail solution, according to a team of engineers, is finding the perfect balance between surface tension and the motion of the snail’s large, slime-trailing foot.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:40 pm

Crisis plunges EU towards recession (AFP)

AFP - The global financial crisis is pushing the whole European Union into recession, official forecasts showed on Monday, as South Korea unveiled its own 8.5 billion dollar stimulus package against the turmoil.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:39 pm

Pakistan warns Petraeus against missile strikes

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani officials warned Gen. David Petraeus on Monday that frequent missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistan fan anti-American sentiment in an Islamic country vital to the struggle against terrorism....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:37 pm

Yemen: Aid agency finds bodies of 60 migrants

An international aid agency says its workers have found the bodies of 60 migrants on the shores of southern Yemen who died trying ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:37 pm

Plumber's rise to superstar status brings complications

Only a few weeks after being repeatedly cited by Republican John McCain in his final presidential debate with Barack Obama, Joe ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:34 pm

Ex-Sudanese leader Mirghani dies

Sudan's former president Ahmed al-Mirghani, who was swept from power by a military coup 19 years ago, dies aged 67.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:33 pm

Even a little caffeine may harm fetus, study finds

LONDON (Reuters) - Pregnant women who consume caffeine -- even about a cup of coffee daily -- are at higher risk of giving birth to an underweight baby, researchers said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:33 pm

Obama in command on eve of US vote

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AFP) - Barack Obama stood on the threshold of history on Monday as polls gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning for the most dramatic US presidential vote in a generation.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:32 pm

Obama, McCain battle across campaign's closing day

Aiming for a last-minute upset, Republican John McCain embarked on a grueling odyssey through seven swing states Monday while ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:31 pm

2nd Egg Found Inside A Giant Chicken Egg

A second, normal-sized egg popped out of a giant egg laid by a chicken raised at a high school in Shiga Prefecture, a school official said Saturday after breaking open the shell. The huge egg, which was 8.1 centimeters high and weighed 158 grams, was laid at the Yokaichi Minami High School in the city of Higashiomi in late October. The egg was sche
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:30 pm

60 African refugees found dead on Yemen beach

Medicins Sans Frontieres said latest victims on the notoriously perilous smuggling route were fleeing war and poverty at home
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:29 pm

China envoy in Taiwan for 'crucial' talks

Visit is seen as the result of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's efforts since taking office in May to improve ties across the Taiwan Strait and end decades of political rivalry
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:27 pm

Linde's 3Q profit up 32 percent on prices, demand

Industrial gas and engineering company Linde AG said Monday that demand for its products, including hydrogen used for alternative fuel, is weathering the global financial crisis and boosted its third-quarter net profit by 32 percent.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:24 pm

West Bank outpost funding cut

An Israeli official says the government will cut off funding for unauthorized outposts in the West Bank.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:20 pm

Judge: Bali Bombers Will Be Executed

Bali bombers have exhausted appeals, cannot stop execution, judge says
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:19 pm

Children Worst Victims of Congo's Crisis

Sick, hungry and vulnerable - children are bearing brunt of Congo's crisis.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:15 pm

Minister escapes bombing as Iraq attacks claim seven

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's deputy oil minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday as the Iraqi captial was hit by four bomb attacks that killed seven people and wounded at least 30 more.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:14 pm

60 refugees found dead on Yemen beach

Sixty corpses of would-be refugees from Somalia and Ethiopia were found on a beach in Yemen over the weekend after smugglers forced many of them overboard, an international aid agency said Monday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:11 pm

Obama, McCain battle during final day

Republican John McCain embarked on a grueling odyssey through seven states Monday while Democrat Barack Obama was headed toward GOP bastions that have become Democratic-leaning battlegrounds.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:11 pm

Seven dead in Baghdad bomb blasts

Four bombs explode in Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding at least 20 others, including a deputy minister, police say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:10 pm

U.S.-Iraq Exit Plan Waiting on Election?

Iraq expects reply on proposed security agreement changes after U.S. elections.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm

Kyodo news summary -4-+

(Kyodo) _ ---------- Death toll from bomb attacks in India's Assam rises to 84 NEW DELHI - The death toll from over a dozen blasts that hit India's restive northeastern state of Assam...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm

'Tasteless' - NZ pizza firm ditches dancing dead celebrities ads

A New Zealand pizza chain withdraws a Halloween promotion showing animated celebrity corpses dancing on graves.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm

2ND LD: Chinese delegation arrives in Taiwan for historic talks+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO, QUOTES) The highest-level Chinese delegation to visit Taiwan in nearly 60 years arrived Monday for landmark talks amid a mixed reception ranging
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm

US rivals in final dash for votes

The presidential rivals are to spend the final day of campaigning criss-crossing the US in one last push for votes.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:58 pm

Iran marks U.S. embassy seizure, some ponder ties

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranians marked the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy on Monday, a day before Americans elect a new president, with some demonstrators indifferent to the U.S. vote and a few wondering if it could help rebuild ties.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:56 pm

China official talks ties on historic Taiwan trip

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A top Chinese negotiator began China's first high-level visit to political rival Taiwan in 60 years on Monday to pursue agreements on direct flights, food safety and the economy despite protests against warming ties.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:53 pm

French pirates face net cut-off

French plans to throw persistent pirates off the net are a step closer to becoming law.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:48 pm

American school in Syria obeys order to close

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- An American school in Damascus has closed and told students to leave after the Syrian government ordered it shut down in response to a deadly U.S. cross-border raid....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:47 pm

American school in Syria obeys order to close

An American school in Damascus has closed and told students to leave after the Syrian government ordered it shut down in response to a deadly U.S. cross-border raid. Students and...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:47 pm

The convoy was escorted by around 50 UN peacekeepers

A UN convoy, seen here crossing a camp in Kibati 10km (six miles) north of Goma, has arrived in the eastern rebel-held town of Rutshuru with the first shipment of badly-needed humanitarian aid in a week...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:44 pm

Couple 'Divorce' Son Over $20,000 Ripoff

An elderly couple have "divorced" their son after he stole their life savings, leaving just 34 cents in their bank account.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:40 pm

Muslims seek crisis management plan with Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Muslim scholars due to meet Pope Benedict and Roman Catholic officials this week hope the Vatican will agree to joint crisis management plan to defuse tensions that flare up between Christianity and Islam.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:38 pm

200 mourn Miura at Tokyo funeral+

(Kyodo) _ Some 200 people on Monday mourned Kazuyoshi Miura, who is said to have hanged himself at a Los Angeles jail last month at the age of 61, at his funeral in Tokyo. His widow...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:38 pm

Body off Miami may be 4th death from migrant boat

A body found floating off Miami may be the fourth fatality from a migrant boat that ran aground last week.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:35 pm

Israel cuts off funding for West Bank outposts

JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli official says the government will cut off funding for unauthorized outposts in the West Bank....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm

Judo: Olympic champion Ishii announces switch to mixed martial arts+

(Kyodo) _ Satoshi Ishii, the men's over 100-kilogram gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics, announced Monday his decision to quit judo and become a professional mixed martial artist. ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm

Israel cuts off funding for West Bank outposts

An Israeli official says the government will cut off funding for unauthorized outposts in the West Bank. Government spokesman Mark Regev says Defense Minister Ehud Barak has two weeks...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm

China Envoy in Taiwan Says Talks Crucial

China envoy arrives in Taiwan for economic talks, says talks crucial for peace.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

China envoy in Taiwan says talks crucial

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the two sides split nearly six decades ago arrived Monday for economic talks he said were crucial for building trust between the longtime rivals....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

China envoy in Taiwan says talks crucial

The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the two sides split nearly six decades ago arrived Monday for economic talks he said were crucial for building trust between the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

H.K. to assess impact of financial crisis on small businesses+

(Kyodo) _ A special task force set up last week to seek out new opportunities amid the global financial crisis will assess the impact of credit tightening faced by small and midsize...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

McCain's Arizona Senate Seat Could Go Democrat in 2010

Whether he decides to stand for another term in office or not, McCain will likely face the battle of his political life (again). Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano will be term limited, and with her strong approval ratings and popularity statewide, she’d pose a significant threat to McCain.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Court weights amputee's case, limits on drug suits

A musician who lost her arm because of a botched drug injection is squaring off against a drug maker and the Bush administration ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:28 pm

2ND LD: 26 killed in China landslides+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING CASUALTY FIGURES) At least 26 people have been killed in landslides triggered by torrential rain that hit the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan early...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:23 pm

LEAD: Ex-ASDF chief retires under age limit following dismissal+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH DETAILS, MORE INFO) Gen. Toshio Tamogami, who was dismissed last Friday as the Air Self- Defense Force chief of staff over a controversial essay, retired...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:21 pm

The Winner of Saudi Arabia's Most Beautiful Goat Title [PIC]

People take photographs of a Damascene goat, which won the Most Beautiful Goat title, during the Mazayen al-Maaz competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:20 pm

140: The 2008 election's other magic number

While 270 electoral votes is the target number to capture on election night, 140 has been key to capturing voters’ attention throughout this campaign season – 140 characters, that is.  Microblogging site Twitter.com, a social network, has broken political news, served as a real-time public opinion forum, and even caused scandal for the camps, all within the confines of dispatches no longer than 140 characters long.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:16 pm

Rest of world: We have a stake, too

As the U.S. prepares to elect a president every four years, the rest of the world looks on with a mix of hope, trepidation and fascination— and never has that been the case more than this year.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm

Bombs Kill 7, Wound at Least 33 in Iraq

Police: String of bombings kills 7, wound at least 33 in Iraq.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:13 pm

Obama leads McCain in 6 of 8 key states

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in six of eight key battleground states one day before the U.S. election, including the big prizes of Florida and Ohio, according to a series of Reuters/Zogby polls released on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:10 pm

For Sale: Saddam Hussein's Luxury Yacht

Iraq to sell Saddam's 269-foot yacht after winning ownership court battle.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:02 pm

Pigeons arrested in iran for spying

As we’ve seen before, birds are the innocent victims in humankind’s push for nuclear power. Regular readers will know about the freezers at the Sellafield nuclear plant in the UK that are stuffed with seagulls shot by sharpshooters because the birds are radioactive after swimming in contaminated water.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm

Medvedev: U.S. to blame for global financial crisis

Russia's president says he will discuss the war in Georgia and the global economic crisis in his state-of-the-nation speech this ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am

Dalai Lama: Situation in Tibet Dire

Dalai Lama says talks with China have failed to bring positive change in Tibet.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:49 am

Bombings kill 9, wound at least 33 in Iraq

A string of bombings killed nine people and wounded at least 33 others on Monday, including a senior Oil Ministry official, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:44 am

French Aid Worker Kidnapped In Afghanistan

Gunmen kidnapped a French aid worker off a neighborhood street Monday and killed an intelligence agency employee who tried to stop the abduction, police said, latest in a series of attacks against Westerners in the Afghan capital.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:38 am

European markets open higher amid rate cut hopes

Solid gains in Asia strengthen sentiment
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:37 am

Gunmen abduct French national in Kabul

Abduction marks the latest in a series of attacks against Westerners in the Afghan capital
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:18 am

Hamas leader in Beirut on rare visit

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- The exiled leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is in Beirut for a rare visit to meet with Lebanese leaders....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:45 a... | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:04 am

String of Bombs Kills 6 In Baghdad

A string of bombings in the Iraqi capital has killed six people and wounded at least 23 others, including a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities say.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:01 am

Stock markets set positive tone for November

LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets advanced on Monday, making a positive start to November after an extremely bleak October, as investors eyed the US presidential elections and crucial interest rate decisions this week.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:01 am

Congo Crisis Hits Children The Hardest

They wail and yell to show their distress: the youngest victims of eastern Congo's latest eruption of violence have no other way to say they're famished, sick and weary.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Hot Wheel Memories

Photographer: Mark Interrante
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:50 am

Physics the Next President Needs to Know

Physics may be the furthest thing from the minds of the presidential candidates right now, but a solid grasp of the science behind some of the latest headlines will be critical for the winner. Physics has a history of intersecting with politics in ways both large and small, from the creation of the atomic bomb to nuclear meltdowns to terrorists
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:50 am

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A worker sweeps the ground after two explosive devices detonated at a road side popular food stall

A worker sweeps the ground after two explosive devices detonated at a road side popular food stall in Baghdad. Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Saheb Salman Qutub has survived an assassination attempt as the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:37 am

Two members of the Sahwa (Awakening) militias, man a checkpoint in Baghdad

Two members of the Sahwa (Awakening) militias, man a checkpoint in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad. Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Saheb Salman Qutub has survived an assassination attempt as the Iraqi capital...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:37 am

McCain and Obama hit key states in final 48 hours

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain raced through the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Sunday, with McCain struggling to overtake Obama's lead in the final 48 hours of a grueling White House campaign.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:29 am

Hutu Militias Key To Congo Conflict

Congo's bloody armed conflict will be tough to end without resolving an issue at its heart - the presence of Hutu militias who participated in Rwanda's genocide.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:02 am

Afghan policemen search a car near the street where a French aid worker was kidnapped

Afghan policemen search a car near the street where a French aid worker was kidnapped on November 3. Gunmen abducted a French aid worker in the Afghan capital Monday and shot dead an Afghan man who tried...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 9:54 am

Gunmen abducted a French aid worker in the Afghan capital Monday and shot dead an Afghan man

File photo shows US soldiers setting up a road block in Kabul. Gunmen abducted a French aid worker in the Afghan capital Monday and shot dead an Afghan man who tried to rescue him, the Kabul government...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 9:54 am

China's envoy arrives in Taiwan for historic talks

TAIPEI (AFP) - The most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the end of a civil war 60 years ago said Monday that historic talks to take place this week are the only way to build trust between the arch rivals.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 9:38 am

Clues to election result could come early

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the earliest returns in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election could provide big clues about the outcome.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 9:11 am

Australians: World less safe because of Bush

A majority of Australians believe the world is less safe due to the eight years United States President George W Bush has spent in the White House. Though Americans are the ones heading to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new US...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:50 am

Bali victim afraid bombers may avoid execution

A Bali bombing survivor from Perth says he's concerned the three bombers may get another chance to avoid execution. Peter Hughes says he's not worried by the latest appeal against the death sentences hanging over the Bali bombers,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:30 am

An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch at a checkpoint in Kabul

File photo shows an Afghan National Army soldier keeping watch at a checkpoint in Kabul. Unidentified gunmen abducted a Western aid worker in a street in the Afghan capital Monday and shot dead an Afghan...
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File picture shows Iranian students climbing over the wall of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979

File picture shows Iranian students climbing over the wall of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979. Thousands of young Iranians rallied outside the former embassy in Tehran on Monday to mark the 29th anniversary...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:07 am

In Ohio, Obama's ground game outguns McCain's

McCain has struggled to gain momentum in a battleground state that Bush won in 2004 -- and that he needs to win to beat the odds.

John McCain has targeted this wealthy area just north of Columbus as one of 15 counties in Ohio where he needs to drive up his vote tally if he is to beat Barack Obama on Tuesday in this must-win state.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Israel raises security concerns amid settler unrest

Attacks and demonstrations by Jewish settlers against Israeli soldiers and officials fuel concern of an assassination attempt aimed at scuttling any land-for-peace effort.

Israel's top domestic security official reportedly warned Sunday that radical Jewish settlers might target Israeli leaders for assassination in order to scuttle any peace proposal that involves ceding occupied West Bank land to the Palestinians.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Another tour in Iraq, another tearful goodbye for Marines

Marines and sailors are headed to Anbar province, but first, the pain of leaving family -- again.

The drill was new to some of the families attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369. But it was a familiar and heartbreaking scene Sunday for most, who said goodbye yet again to hundreds of Marines deploying to Iraq for repeat tours.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

L.A. to host ambitious 10-week arts festival

Add another Ring to the Olympics legacy. A months-long extravaganza is planned for spring 2010, linked to L.A. Opera's staging of Wagner's 'Ring' cycle.

In what could be the region's most ambitious, broadest-based artistic endeavor since the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival, Los Angeles Opera will join forces with more than 50 Southern California arts and educational institutions to stage a 10-week festival in spring 2010 inspired by the opera company's upcoming production of Richard Wagner's epic "Ring" cycle.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

5 found dead near the 405 in Long Beach

Police say the victims, who were staying in a makeshift homeless encampment, were killed by gunfire.

Five people were found shot to death early Sunday in a makeshift homeless encampment covered by thick brush near the 405 Freeway in Long Beach, police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

McCain, Obama dash through swing states

The two reiterate their arguments as their allies push negative messages. Voters are bombarded with calls.

Their messages spare and urgent, Barack Obama and John McCain implored uncertain voters to move their way and beseeched the convinced to cast ballots as they barreled Sunday through a swath of battleground states.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Newport's Wedge is still a sandy hook

The art of bodysurfing -- less glamorous than surfing and tough to master -- lives on at the legendary, and dangerous, break. A new generation of daredevils is joining old-timers in the water.

With the lifeguard tower boarded up, the sand mostly empty and the waves fizzling into foam, another bodysurfing season at the Wedge has drawn to a close. The daredevils who brave the wild waves at the legendary Newport Beach break are shelving their fins until next spring.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Gunmen have kidnapped an Afghan government official in Pakistan

Pakistani policemen search a mini truck at the entry point of Islamabad in September. Gunmen have kidnapped an Afghan government official as he was visiting his in-laws in a Pakistani border town, police...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 7:31 am

'Auditude' gives MySpace a way to welcome pirated videos

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace and Auditude have rolled out an innovative solution to the problem of people posting pirated television show snippets on the Internet.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 3 Nov 2008 | 7:27 am

People struggle through a flooded Hanoi street following heavy rains

People struggle through a flooded Hanoi street following heavy rains. Floods have killed 55 people in northern and central Vietnam including 18 in the capital Hanoi, which has been hit by the worst flooding...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 6:15 am

People walk through a flooded street in Hanoi

People walk through a flooded street in Hanoi. Floods have killed 55 people in northern and central Vietnam, including 18 in the capital Hanoi, which has been hit by the worst flooding in almost 25 years,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Nov 2008 | 6:15 am

Bali bombers' appeal denied

Three Indonesian militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings have exhausted legal options and cannot prevent their executions, a Supreme Court judge said tonight. A last-minute legal challenge by the relatives of Imam Samudra,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Nov 2008 | 6:13 am

British PM Visits Terrorist Rehab Center

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with former Saudi inmates of Guantanamo Bay as he toured a de-radicalization facility.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Nov 2008 | 5:30 am

Lack Of Players Fails To Slow Football In One Town

High school football is a rite of passage for many young athletes. But what does a school do if there aren't enough players to field a team? At Meeteetse High School in rural Wyoming, the answer was to cut by nearly half the traditional 11-member squad.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Nov 2008 | 5:08 am

League family mourn star's murdered uncle

BRISBANE - Rugby league star Johnathan Thurston sat in the front row as family members read touching tributes at his uncle's funeral south of Brisbane today. Richard Saunders, 38, was bashed to death at a Woodridge park south of...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Nov 2008 | 3:53 am

20 dead in China landslide

BEIJING - A landslide in southwestern China has left at least 20 people dead and 42 others missing, state media said Monday. The deadly torrent of mud and rocks hit Chuxiong city in Yunnan province on Sunday, the official Xinhua...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:38 am

Five homeless shot dead in LA

LONG BEACH, California - Police say five homeless people were found shot to death in a makeshift camp near some Los Angeles freeway ramps. Long Beach police say they responded to an anonymous call Sunday morning. They found the...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:32 am

Woman shot on Halloween in Mar Vista

Police say the gunman, who was wearing a mask from the movie 'Scream,' was apparently looking for the woman's son. She remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

A man wearing a mask from the movie "Scream" shot a woman in her Mar Vista home on Halloween, police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:18 am

Oakland search teams scour for missing infant

A baby boy was riding in a pickup truck that hit another vehicle and flipped into a rain-filled canal.

Divers and canine teams are searching for a 10-month-old infant missing since a pickup truck flipped into a rain-filled drainage canal in Oakland on Saturday night.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Nov 2008 | 11:21 pm

U.S. Strikes Strain Relations With Pakistan

The U.S. has launched a series of air strikes in Pakistan, aimed pressuring militants suspected of running anti-U.S. raids into Afghanistan. But this past week, the Pakistani government lodged a formal complaint and demanded a halt to the strikes. Journalist Ahmed Rashid in Lahore, Pakistan, tells host Liane Hansen how the U.S. could respond.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Nov 2008 | 11:18 pm

Wis. School Investment Has Worldwide Implications

In 2006, five school districts in Wisconsin invested some $200 million in what board members say they believed were safe corporate bonds. Now those investments have lost more than 90 percent of their value. A story in The New York Times Sunday, co-reported by NPR's global economics unit, Planet Money, draws the links between the schools and banks in several countries.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Nov 2008 | 10:36 pm

US election: World is ready and waiting

The crowd could sense history in the warm Florida air. The assembled thousands wanted to see the man who stands on the brink of being the first black President of the United States. Dan Bernard, 49, had brought his three young...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Official: Saudis Foiled 2003 Terror Plot

Saudi Arabia halted a terror attack against the United States being planned by militants five years ago, a Saudi official said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Pew Poll Shows McCain Narrowing Gap

The final Pew Research Center poll of the 2008 presidential election gives Barack Obama a 49 to 42 percent lead over his rival, John McCain. Though Obama still has a significant lead, it's suddenly a much tighter race than last week.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Nov 2008 | 9:55 pm

Palin pranked by fake French president

TORONTO - Sarah Palin told a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a prank call that "maybe in 8 years" she will be president. The US vice presidential nominee unwittingly discusses politics,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Nov 2008 | 9:12 pm

Boy shot dead while trick-or-treating in US

Police in South Carolina say a 12-year-old out trick-or-treating for the Halloween holiday was killed when a convicted criminal fearing a robbery fired nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle from inside a house. T. J. Darrisaw's...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Nov 2008 | 8:15 pm

Ditch trip to Iraq, Aussie tourists told

An Australian travel company should abandon its plans to take a group of wealthy Australian retirees on a luxury holiday in northern Iraq, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says. Far Horizons plans to take up to 18 on a 24-day tour,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Nov 2008 | 7:15 pm

Algerian Newspaper Declares 'Taliban Are Among Us'

The recent headline in one of Algeria's leading newspapers was designed to shock.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Nov 2008 | 5:57 pm

40,000 Jewish Conversions Annulled by Israel High Court

The court says the rabbi who heads a government authority set up to oversee conversions is too liberal in approving them.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Nov 2008 | 5:43 pm

Report: Syrian Officials Approved U.S.-led Raid Near Border

Despite reports that Syria denounced a violent U.S. Special Operations raid that took place near the Iraq border last week, intelligence officials in Damascus may have approved the attack, the London Times reports.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Nov 2008 | 4:16 pm

'New' Photographs Surface of Kim Jong Il at Soccer Game

North Korea released a photograph showing leader Kim Jong Il smiling and watching a football game — the latest apparent attempt to calm intense speculation over the health of the country's absolute ruler.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Nov 2008 | 3:09 pm

Homicide Car Bomb Kills 8 Troops in Pakistan

A homicide car bomber rammed into security forces at a Pakistani paramilitary fort, killing at least eight troops in a volatile region near the Afghan border, officials said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Nov 2008 | 2:13 pm

Syria Agitates Over U.S. Raid

The Bush administration isn't saying much about its military raid in Syria this past week. The Syrians, however, have been complaining.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm