Can Obama Make Good On Promises About Wars?

The president-elect made bold promises on the campaign trail: to end the war in Iraq and refocus the war in Afghanistan. Whomever he taps as Defense secretary will have to make military and diplomatic decisions abroad that might not match expectations at home.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 9:50 pm

Schwarzenegger Risks Contempt On Prison Reform

A federal judge in California is threatening to start contempt of court hearings against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state controller on Friday for not turning over millions of dollars to improve prison health care in the cash-strapped state.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 5:59 pm

US jobless rate at 14-year high

US employers cut 240,000 jobs in October, the 10th month in a row that the economy has lost jobs, Labor Department figures show.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:56 pm

'US strike' on Pakistan militants

At least 11 suspected militants are reported to have been killed in a US missile strike in north-west Pakistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:55 pm

Obama calling on economic experts for their advice (AP)

AP - President-elect Obama is calling on economic experts to discuss the first steps toward healing a damaged economy as he forms a new administration in the face of a worsening crisis.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:54 pm

Ford posts $129 million loss, plans more cuts

Ford Motor Co. said Friday it lost $129 million in the third quarter as the struggling automaker burned through $7.7 billion in cash.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:53 pm

October job losses worse than feared (Reuters)

Reuters - Employers cut payrolls by 240,000 in October, much more severely than expected, while September registered the biggest monthly loss in jobs in nearly seven years, according to a government report on Friday that showed labor markets were sharply deteriorating.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:52 pm

Pilot who went blind at 15,000ft lands safely thanks to the RAF

A pilot who suddenly went blind at 15,000ft is guided in to land by RAF crews from Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:51 pm

October job losses worse than feared

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut payrolls by 240,000 in October, much more severely than expected, while September registered the biggest monthly loss in jobs in nearly seven years, according to a government report on Friday that showed labor markets were sharply deteriorating.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:49 pm

Employers cut 240,000 jobs in October

The nation’s unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, the government said Friday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:48 pm

Change Coming To White House, Senate

Barack Obama's transition to the presidency is underway. He's named a chief of staff and a press secretary. And Friday, he meets with his team of economic advisors and gives his first post-election press briefing.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:48 pm

Hurricane Paloma targets Cayman Islands

A hurricane watch was issued for parts of Cuba on Friday as Paloma continued barreling toward the Cayman Islands.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:47 pm

Scripps swings to loss, cuts jobs, halts dividend

Media company E.W.Scripps says it swung to a third-quarter loss and announced that it would cut 400 jobs as the local advertising market continued to deteriorate. It also suspended its dividend.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:47 pm

Shot fired at Ohio's Bowling Green U.; no one hurt

Police at Bowling Green State University in Ohio say someone fired a gun in a parking lot. No one was injured.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:47 pm

Jobless rate bolts to 14-year high of 6.5 percent (AP)

AP - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, the government said Friday. It was stark proof the economy is almost certainly in a recession.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:45 pm

US sheds 240,000 jobs, unemployment rate at 6.5 percent: data

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US employers shed 240,000 jobs in October, the government said Friday, adding that the unemployment rate had risen to 6.5 percent, its highest level since March 1994.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:45 pm

Jobless rate bolts to 14-year high of 6.5 percent

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, the government said Friday. It was stark...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:44 pm

Stock futures pare gains after Oct. job losses (AP)

AP - Wall Street's hopes for a Friday rebound have been shaken by a worse-than-expected jobs report.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:43 pm

Rice denies Bush's Mideast peace push a failure (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday denied the Israeli-Palestinian peace process she sponsored was a failure, saying it should lay the ground for an eventual deal.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:42 pm

Rice denies Bush's Mideast peace push a failure

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday denied the Israeli-Palestinian peace process she sponsored was a failure, saying it should lay the ground for an eventual deal.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:42 pm

Police: Comedian Katt Williams in weapons arrest

Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on weapons charges in midtown Manhattan after police say they pulled him over for driving a car without license plates.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:40 pm

Calif. drought forces cattle ranchers to downsize

California's worst drought in decades is forcing the state's cattle ranchers to downsize their herds because two years of poor rainfall have ravaged millions of acres of rangeland used to feed their cows and calves.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:39 pm

A Juice Pack for every flavor of iPhone and iPod touch

If an iPod touch or iPhone owner is on your holiday shopping list, you can't go wrong with one key accessory: an external battery. Many iPhone owners find themselves...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:39 pm

UN chief warns of Congo spillover as fighting erupts (AFP)

AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Friday to stop the rot in eastern DR Congo or face a regional crisis, even as fresh fighting erupted and thousands were displaced.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:39 pm

UN chief warns of Congo spillover as fighting erupts

NAIROBI (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Friday to stop the rot in eastern DR Congo or face a regional crisis, even as fresh fighting erupted and thousands were displaced.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:39 pm

Elections End, Musical Chairs Start

Now that the election is over, it's time for shakeups on Capitol Hill. Two House Republican leaders have stepped down after losing a handful of seats. In the Senate, Independent Joe Lieberman could face a serious snubbing from his former party, the Democrats, after he endorsed Republican John McCain for President.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:36 pm

Canada adds 9,500 jobs, defies expectations

Unemployment climbs to 6.2 per cent in October as more Canadians seek work; most of the month's employment gains were in the public sector
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:36 pm

U.S. Jobless Rate Rises To 14-Year High 6.5 Percent

The government says the nation's unemployment rate bolted 6.5 percent in October — the highest since March 1994 — as employers slashed 240,000 jobs. The worse-than-expected numbers were stark proof the economy is almost certainly in a recession.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:36 pm

Ford announces $129M 3Q loss, burns $7.7B in cash (AP)

AP - Ford Motor Co. said Friday it lost $129 million in the third quarter as the struggling automaker burned through $7.7 billion in cash.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:34 pm

Vanishing jobs, stressed consumers feed downturn (AP)

AP - Ford plans to cut about 2,260 more jobs, the latest in a vicious cycle of vanishing jobs and stresses on American consumers that is spelling deeper trouble for the already sinking U.S. economy.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:33 pm

'Fake photo' revives Kim rumours

Suggestions that a recently released image of North Korea's leader may have been faked revive suspicions he may be seriously ill.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:33 pm

Obama Transition Team Limits Lobbyists' Roles

As Barack Obama's team begins the transition to governing, it is keeping its distance from one group in Washington. The campaign barred registered lobbyists from making contributions, and now the transition team has set limits on how deeply lobbyists may be involved.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:33 pm

Hopkinton crash briefly shuts down I-495

Route 495 in Hopkinton was shut down early this morning after a tractor trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of produce crashed with a car - the second semi truck accident on a...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:31 pm

UN Hopes Obama Will Fight Climate Change

U.N. hopes for a bigger U.S. role under Obama in fighting climate change.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:30 pm

Fans Fall Out for Chicago band

A gang of Fall Out Boy fans played hooky from school, bailed out of work and road tripped to Boston yesterday to take a shot at seeing Pete Wentz & Co. at Harpers Ferry....
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:27 pm

Georgians rally against president - BBC News

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:26 pm

China envoy ends historic Taiwan visit amid violent protests

TAIPEI (AFP) - A senior Chinese envoy left Taiwan on Friday after a historic visit that paved the way for closer cooperation between the former bitter rivals, but which was marred by huge protests that left scores injured.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:26 pm

Georgians rally against president

Georgian opposition activists launch their first protest against President Saakashvili since the conflict with Russia.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:24 pm

Ford loses $129-million, will cut more jobs

Automaker burns through $7.7-billion in cash in third quarter
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:24 pm

Fungus Discovered That Makes Diesel from Cellulose

The setting for this discovery sounds like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. A fungus that grows in Ulmo trees in the Patagonian Rainforest is the source of a significant discovery.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:20 pm

Microsoft aims Windows 7 by 2009 holiday season

In a technical session on Thursday afternoon, Microsoft provided the clearest public indication that it is planning on having Windows 7 ship around mid-year 2009, in time to be on machines that ship for the 2009 holiday buying season. "Definitely the holiday focus is going to be on 7," says Microsoft director Doug Howe.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:20 pm

Fighting resumes in DR Congo - Aljazeera.net

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:19 pm

U.N. and African leaders meet on Congo crisis

NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon met African leaders at a summit in Kenya on Friday to try and end the conflict in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo before it engulfs the whole region.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:13 pm

Hurricane Paloma takes aim on Cuba

A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of Cuba as Paloma continues barreling toward the Cayman Islands.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:10 pm

Cuba on hurricane watch as Paloma nears

Storm could strengthen to category 3 status by Saturday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:10 pm

Ford announces it has burned up $7.7B; more jobs to be cut

Ford Motor Co. says it lost $129 million in the third quarter as the stuggling automaker burned up $7.7 billion in cash.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:09 pm

Sprint posts loss as customers defect - MarketWatch

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:09 pm

EU holds financial reform summit

EU leaders meeting in Brussels try to map out a financial reform plan that they can take to a global summit in Washington.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:09 pm

Pop Tarts: Britney Declines 'Virgin Mary' Role in Upcoming Movie - FOXNews

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm

Tourism company orders 61 Airbus jets

European planemaker Airbus says Spanish tourism company Grupo Marsans has made a firm order for 61 aircraft worth almost $9 billion at list prices.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm

Jury awards $5M to woman who lost arm

SALEM - The 99 Restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $5 million to a Quincy woman who lost in her arm in a drunk driving accident. The Essex Superior Court jury on Thursday...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:05 pm

The New Team Timothy Geithner - New York Times

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:05 pm

Obama meeting Friday with economic advisers

President-elect Barack Obama was tackling the struggling U.S. economy as his first order of business, meeting Friday with leaders ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:04 pm

Irish Cops Find $650M Of Cocaine On Yacht

Police say that armed officers from Ireland's navy and police have seized an Irish-record haul of cocaine on a yacht and arrested three men.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:04 pm

Ford posts $3B operating loss - CNNMoney.com

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:04 pm

Obama seeks advice from industry titans

President-elect Barack Obama on Friday will seek economic advice from leaders of business, government and academia, making the struggling economy his first order of public business.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:01 pm

U.N.: Congo army, rebels clash

Congo's army clashed with Tutsi rebels in a town outside the provincial capital, Goma, the United Nations said Friday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm

Bodies Discovered As Congo Chaos Spreads

Chaotic violence in eastern Congo is threatening to collapse a fragile peace deal between rebels and government forces, and innocent villagers are getting caught in the cross-fire as U.N. peacekeepers seem powerless to intervene.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm

Here are Rahm Emanuel's top priorities as White House chief of staff - Los Angeles Times

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:54 pm

Suspected U.S. missile hits Pakistan (Reuters)

Reuters - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into a Pakistan border region on Friday killing 13 militants, including five foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of strikes that has infuriated Pakistan.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:54 pm

Suspected U.S. missile hits Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into a Pakistan border region on Friday killing 13 militants, including five foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of strikes that has infuriated Pakistan.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:54 pm

New Hampshire student faces felony charge in class injury

NASHUA, N.H. - Police say a 16-year-old Nashua High School North student faces felony assault charges after horseplay escalated into a serious injury for another teen. Police...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:53 pm

European leaders to press for action

LONDON (Reuters) - European leaders will propose a new global financial framework on Friday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned the world's richest economies face their first year of contraction since World War Two.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:53 pm

Airline profits nosedive as leaders debate finance crisis

LONDON (AFP) - World leaders thrashed out ways of combatting the global financial crisis on Friday as plunging profits in the airline industry underscored fears of a protracted recession.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:51 pm

All about Emanuel - Chicago Sun-Times

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:46 pm

Extremist leader in Iraq calls for U.S., Western withdrawal

The self-styled leader of an Iraqi al-Qaeda front group is calling on President-elect Obama and other Western leaders to withdraw ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm

Up to 14 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan: officials

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Up to 14 militants were killed on Friday when a suspected US missile strike destroyed an Al-Qaeda training camp in a tribal area of northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm

Fresh Fighting Erupts in Congo

UN says Congo army, rebels clash in town outside Goma
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:39 pm

Fighting as DR Congo talks start

Fresh fighting breaks out between rebels and government troops in DR Congo, as regional leaders meet for crisis talks.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:37 pm

Man convicted of killing 'hero'

SALEM - A Lynn man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of fatally stabbing another man a judge called a "hero" for trying to protect two...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:35 pm

Why Haven't Credit Problems Been Resolved?

The government's Troubled Asset Relief Program — known as TARP — was designed to thaw the frozen credit markets by, among other things, buying up financial firms' "toxic assets." The Treasury Department says it has given $155 billion to eight banks so far, which has helped them increase short-term lending. But the department hasn't yet started to buy up problematic mortgage-backed securities.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm

Taiwan's President Meets Key Chinese Envoy - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:33 pm

Quebecor swings to $45.6-million profit

Strong cable performance boosts earnings
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:33 pm

Investors Fear Dreaded Margin Call

Every investor dreads margin calls. It's what happens when people borrow heavily against their assets and then see their value plummet, forcing them to sell part of their holdings to pay their lenders. When the market plunged in October, a lot of corporate executives lost chunks of their fortunes to margin calls. But the impact on the economy as a whole is even more devastating.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:33 pm

Obama discusses finance crisis with world leaders

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) - Incoming US president Barack Obama discussed the financial crisis and other problems with top world leaders ahead of his first public comments Friday since his election triumph.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:31 pm

Ryane Clowe lifts Sharks past Blues

At San Jose, Calif., Ryane Clowe followed up his two tying goals in the third period with the winning shootout goal for the NHL-leading Sharks. Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Shannyn Moore: STOLEN ELECTION IN ALASKA?

Shannon Moore finds the 2008 election numbers unlikely at best.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Obama to meet economic advisers

US President-elect Barack Obama is set to meet with his economic advisers to develop a strategy to tackle the economic crisis.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:29 pm

Obama discusses finance crisis with world leaders (AFP)

AFP - Incoming US president Barack Obama discussed the financial crisis and other problems with top world leaders ahead of his first public comments Friday since his election triumph.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:28 pm

Obama to talk economy, meet the press

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barack Obama will have his campaign promises put to the test on Friday as he meets with economic advisers to discuss his transition to the White House and holds his first news conference as U.S. president-elect.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:26 pm

Brandon Roy sinks jumper at buzzer to lift Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. - Brandon Roy knew he made a big mistake, and was thrilled when he got an opportunity to atone for an unwise foul. Roy made a 30-foot jumper as time expired...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:26 pm

Revolution burned out - Boston Herald

Source: Google News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:23 pm

Cambodian economic growth will drop next year, IMF+

(Kyodo) _ The global economic crisis will force a slowdown in Cambodia's economic growth next year to 4.8 percent, an official from International Monetary Fund said Friday. At a press...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:23 pm

Fierce early-season blizzard traps motorists in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. - A wintry blast of punishing wind and close to 4 feet of snow in places pummeled the Northern Plains on Thursday, stranding unknown numbers of motorists...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:21 pm

Short active fault could generate M7.4 quake: study+

(Kyodo) _ A short active fault could generate an earthquake with a magnitude as high as around 7.4, a Japanese seismologist said Friday. University of Tokyo professor Kunihiko Shimazaki
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:21 pm

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba

MIAMI (AP) -- A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of Cuba as Paloma continues barreling toward the Cayman Islands....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:20 pm

Net selling of stocks by nonresidents hits 3rd highest level in Oct.+

(Kyodo) _ Net selling of Japanese shares by nonresident investors hit the third highest monthly level in October, a further sign that nonresident investors continue to sell Japanese...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:19 pm

Struggling Ford posts net loss of $129 mil. in July-Sept qtr+

(Kyodo) _ Ford Motor Co. on Friday reported a net loss of $129 million, or 6 cents per share, in the July-September quarter due in part to weak sales amid the global economic uncertainty.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm

Weird Science Party Students Arrested Under Anti-Terror Laws

A group of students had their 'Mad Scientist' party brought to an abrupt end when police mistook them for terrorists. The private party, held in Hackney, north London, was organised by a group of friends dressed in white laboratory coats and wigs, who put on a display of theatrical 'experiments' to entertain guests.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:10 pm

Zimbabwe Returns $7.3 M to AIDS Group

Zimbabwe returns $7.3 million it confiscated from aid agency
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:06 pm

Al Gore group urges Obama to create U.S. power grid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has some environmental advice for the incoming Obama administration: focus on energy efficiency and renewable resources, and create a unified U.S. power grid.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:06 pm

Boxing: Niida to hang up gloves and retire+

(Kyodo) _ Former WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida will hang up his gloves and retire from boxing, boxing sources said Friday. Yokohama Hikari Boxing Gym president Kazunori...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:06 pm

Pakistan: Alleged US Strike Kills 13

Pakistani officials say suspected U.S. strike kills at least 13 near border.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 12:01 pm

Air Canada posts net loss of $132-million

Fuel costs rise 49 per cent
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:59 am

APEC leaders eyeing special statement to warn against protectionism+

(Kyodo) _ Asia-Pacific leaders are considering issuing a special statement to ward off mounting protectionism sentiment in the wake of the global financial turmoil when they meet in Peru...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:58 am

Proposed ban on plastic water bottles in Ontario voted down in legislature

TORONTO - A suggested ban on the sale of plastic water bottles in Ontario was struck down in the legislature Thursday amid mixed messages from the Liberal government that left the door...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:56 am

Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strike

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least 13 people near the Afghan border Friday, security officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks that a top American general said has eliminated three militant leaders....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:55 am

China not yet ready to call next 6-way meeting: negotiator+

(Kyodo) _ China, chair of the six-party process for denuclearizing North Korea, is not yet ready to call the group's next meeting, Japan's top nuclear negotiator said Friday, after talks...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:54 am

UN chief, African leaders discuss Congo crisis

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The U.N. secretary-general joined African leaders Friday to try to end the fighting in eastern Congo, where a fragile cease-fire is close to collapse....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:52 am

Afghan report: 37 civilians killed in US strike

KAANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A U.S. coalition airstrike and clashes with the Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan earlier this week killed 37 civilians and 26 insurgents, according to an Afghan government report released Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:51 am

Afghan report: 37 civilians killed in US strike

A U.S. coalition airstrike and clashes with the Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan earlier this week killed 37 civilians and 26 insurgents, according to an Afghan government report...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:51 am

Bush Study Favors Bigger Afghan Army

Bush strategy review favors larger Afghan army as way to get U.S. out of there.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:51 am

Construction done at new maximum-security wing of Saskatchewan Penitentiary

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Construction on a new $23-million, maximum- security unit at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary is done. The news comes six months after a riot at the penitentiary...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:51 am

10 Online Photo Editors That You Definitely Need to Bookmark

Online image editors are in a rage these days. Everyday, you hear about the release of a new online photo editor that claim to be the next big thing. From among the great number of online editors, we have hand picked some of the best ones that we found to be are noteworthy. With each site description, we have tried to tell you how or what feature
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am

Krejza raises Australia's spirits

An extraordinary debut bowling performance from spinner Jason Krejza transforms Australia's hopes in their must-win final Test against India.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:49 am

British bankruptcies jump 9.5 percent in 3Q

Individual bankruptcies in Britain jumped 9.5 percent in the third quarter from last year, while company insolvencies rose a stunning 26 percent as the financial crisis hiked the cost of loans, official figures showed Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:42 am

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomes Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu at her hotel suite

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomes Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu at her hotel suite for a meeting in Jerusalem. Rice was to meet Palestinian and Israeli officials on Friday as she...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:41 am

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (back) looks on

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (back) looks on before a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Rice...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:41 am

Japan Panasonic Sanyo

Panasonic President Fumio Ohtsubo, left, and Sanyo President Seiichiro Sano pose for photo prior to their joint press conference in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Panasonic and smaller Japanese...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:38 am

Bid for Serbia's airline fails

Serbia has failed to sell its controlling share in troubled carrier JAT Airways to international bidders, the state's privatization agency said Friday, forcing the government to bail out the debt-laden company.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:36 am

NKorea: 'Ready to Deal With' Obama Govt

North Korea says it is 'ready to deal with' the Obama administration's policies.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:35 am

N. Korea ready to deal with Obama administration

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A North Korean diplomat says the communist country is ready to deal with any new U.S. administration following Barack Obama's election to the presidency as talks continued over dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:35 am

Police question Israeli prime minister on expenses

Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday in connection with one of the multiple corruption probes that have driven him from office, a police spokesman said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:32 am

Alleged mobster loses weight and liberty in Italy

Soon after an alleged mobster woke up in a private Italian clinic following liposuction surgery, he lost more than just weight.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:32 am

"Parallels" wins at 2008 TriggerStreet Short Film Festival

Los Angeles – Oct. 18, 2008 – The post-season celebrity panel has chosen the overall winner of the 2008 Short Film Festival. Jeff Goldblum, Sam Mendes, Dave Stewart, Rufus Wainwright, Roger Waters, and Robin Williams chose one winner and a runner up from the 12 finalists previously selected by the community.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:30 am

Europe leaders to press for action at G20 summit

IMF warns of first full-year recession since World War Two; South Korea cuts rates for third time in a month
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:29 am

Italian Leader Compliments Obama's "Tan"

Italy's famously impolitic Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has described U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as "young, handsome and even tanned."
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:27 am

EU leaders debate financial reform to-do list

EU leaders on Friday considered a financial reform to-do list for next week's summit in Washington, with France pushing a deadline for a global deal by late March to prevent a repeat of the Wall Street excesses that caused havoc in markets worldwide.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:26 am

Zimbabwe returns $7.3 million to AIDS group

Zimbabwe's central bank has returned $7.3 million to an international aid agency that it confiscated last year, an official said ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:19 am

China-Taiwan Meeting Highlights Differences

Chinese envoy's visit to Taiwan highlights differences.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:15 am

Benitez to discuss new Reds deal

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says he is to begin talks with the club's owners about extending his stay at Anfield.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:14 am

UN, African leaders meet to tackle Congo crisis

Trying to end conflict before it engulfs the whole region
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:14 am

N. Korea 'ready to deal with' Obama

A North Korean diplomat says the country is ready to deal with any new U.S. administration following Barack Obama's election to the presidency.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:12 am

Russia to study U.S. anti-missile proposals: report

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will study Washington's proposals on an anti-missile system and on how to find a replacement for a key nuclear arms reduction treaty, Interfax quoted a Russian foreign ministry source as saying Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:11 am

Obama's win ushers in new group

Washington is a tribal town, and the election of a new chief make that commander in chief is sparking the most extensive reordering ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:11 am

Obama's chief of staff has White House experience

In selecting Rep. Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff, President-elect Barack Obama turned to someone who has made a quick fortune ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:10 am

Obama prepares to face economic crisis

Barack Obama will meet today with his team of economic advisers and hold his first news conference as the nation's president-elect.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:10 am

NASA - Dextre at Work

Dextre, built by the Canadian Space Agency, has arms more than 9 feet in length and can attach power tools as fingers. Behind Dextre is the blackness of space, while Earth looms over Dextre's head. The Kibo laboratory segment that was deployed during space shuttle Discovery's trip to the ISS can be pressurized and contains racks of scientific...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:10 am

An estimated 1,200 people die every day of conflict-related causes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Abandoned military clothing lies on the ground in front of burned out huts in Kiwanja. DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's regime has accused UN peacekeepers of doing nothing to stop killings by rebels...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) has denied his country's involvement in the latest violence in the DRCongo

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) and UN chief Ban Ki-moon take a break from the emergency summit in Nairobi.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am

Joseph Kabila replaced his father in 2000 and won presidential elections in 2006

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila takes a break from the emergency summit in Nairobi. Kabila's regime has accused UN peacekeepers of doing nothing to stop killings by rebels in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am

The UN has 17,000 peacekeepers in the Congo but only a few hundred in the areas affected by the latest violence

Congolese civilians from North-Kivu gather outside a UN peacekeepers base in Kiwanja. DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's regime has accused UN peacekeepers of doing nothing to stop killings by rebels in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am

A Congolese girl is accompanied by her grandmother to a 'Save The Children' shelter in Kibati

A Congolese girl is accompanied by her grandmother to a 'Save The Children' shelter in Kibati. DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's regime has accused UN peacekeepers of doing nothing to stop killings by...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am

Air freight gets tighter screening

For the first time, business cargo carried on most passenger planes is being checked for explosives, according to airlines and ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Detroit's Big Three, Want Big Bucks

Executives from Detroit's Big Three car companies met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday to ask for billions of dollars to help rescue the ailing industry. The request comes amid the worst auto sales in a quarter century. It's unclear whether Ford, GM and Chrysler will get the answers they want.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Reading Sarah Palin's Tea Leaves

It was 10 weeks ago Friday that most Americans first heard the name Sarah Palin. Now, she's a household name. Michael Carey, editorial page editor for the Anchorage Daily News, talks with Renee Montagne about the Republican vice presidential candidate's political future.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

N.D. farmers appeal to grow hemp

Two North Dakota farmers will ask a federal appeals court in St. Paul on Wednesday to allow them to grow hemp on their farms, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:59 am

New Honda device helps you walk

Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how it works
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:55 am

Arabs See Hope in Obama After Bush Years

Arabs cautiously optimistic for Mid-East policy change under Obama presidency.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:54 am

No hidden white bias seen in vote

Barack Obama's election triumph on Tuesday presented no evidence of the so-called Bradley effect, in which whites who oppose a black politician mislead pollsters about whom they will vote for.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:52 am

Huge Colony of Penguins Surrounding a Lone Elephant Seal

Almost surreal scene, especially when pic is enlarged. Really nice image.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:50 am

Airline profits nosedive as leaders debate finance crisis

LONDON (AFP) - World leaders thrashed out ways of combatting the global financial crisis on Friday as plunging profits in the airline industry underscored fears of a protracted recession.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:46 am

iPhone 2.2 Screenshots Show Full Podcast Interface

New screenshots of the new iPhone operating system update keep leaking from obscure European sites, where they have no respect for NDAs and cheddar cheese. These ones reveal the fully polished over-the-air podcast interface.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:40 am

Obama's ex-pastor: Media used me

Barack Obama's former pastor complained Thursday that the media used him as a "weapon of mass destruction" in an attempt to derail Obama's campaign for the presidency.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:36 am

N. Korea "Ready To Deal" With Obama

A North Korean diplomat says the communist country is ready to deal with any new U.S. administration following Barack Obama's election to the presidency as talks continue over dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:27 am

Suspected missile strike kills 8 or more in Pakistan

Latest in a surge of attacks that a top American general says has eliminated three militant leaders
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:21 am

Pinholes to Photograms: Camera-Free Photographers [30 PICS]

Amazing images have been made for centuries without any help from cameras. Here are nine of the most compelling contemporary pinhole and photogram artists in the world.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:20 am

Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan

A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight people Friday in a Pakistani village close to the Afghan border, security officials said.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:18 am

Suspected U.S. Strike Kills 8 In Pakistan

A suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least eight people in a Pakistani village close to the Afghan border, security officials say, in the first such attack since American general David Petraeus took charge of the war in Afghanistan.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am

Chrysler cash drains away as crisis deepens: sources

DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC is rapidly burning through cash and being driven to prepare for a possible break-up if it can't clinch a merger with General Motors Corp or get government funding needed to ride out the economic crisis, people with knowledge of the situation said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 9:55 am

Level of police misconduct 'not an anomaly'

B.C. police complaint commissioner says list of 106 substantiated allegations of misconduct over two years consistent with those elsewhere
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Nov 2008 | 9:54 am

UN official hopes for US role in climate change

BEIJING (AP) -- The head of the U.N.'s climate change body said Friday that he hopes the United States will take a more active role in fighting global warming once Barack Obama becomes president....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 9:53 am

Asian markets rebound from lows

Asian stock markets turned in a mixed performance Friday, but most recoiled from their lows despite a grim profit forecast from Toyota and sluggish U.S. data. European markets opened higher.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Nov 2008 | 9:53 am

U.S. military shoot, then rescue Afghan soldier

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Abdul Matin was resting under a tree with seven fellow Afghan soldiers this week when three U.S. helicopters opened fire.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 9:28 am

Ehud Olmert welcomes Condoleezza Rice

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert welcoming US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Tel Aviv. Rice was to meet Palestinian and Israeli officials on Friday as she pressed both sides to define the contours...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:48 am

Tzipi Livni (right) and Condoleezza Rice give a joint press conference

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (right) and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice give a joint press. Rice was to meet Palestinian and Israeli officials on Friday as she pressed both sides to define...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:48 am

Maori Party may hold key to New Zealand election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A party representing New Zealand's indigenous Maori may hold the key to power in elections Saturday that could also end the rule of one of the world's longest-serving elected women leaders....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:21 am

Schwarzenegger calls for sales tax hike, cuts in services

The governor's plan to deal with a budget shortfall would raise the tax by 11/2 cents on the dollar. Other measures would include a $12 increase in vehicle registration fees.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a plan Thursday for a steep sales tax increase, new levies on alcoholic drinks and the oil industry, and deep cuts in services to wipe out a budget shortfall that is expected to swell to more than $24 billion by mid-2010.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Obama prepares for presidency as electoral, Senate margins widen

He gets his first classified security briefing and accepts invitation from Bush to visit the White House. Fresh tallies give North Carolina to Obama while Democrats gain another Senate seat.

As the scale of his mandate widened Thursday, Barack Obama began preparing for a rare wartime transfer of power, getting his first classified national security briefing, accepting an invitation to meet with President Bush next week and naming a White House chief of staff.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Ex-O.C. judge is reprimanded for rudeness

A state agency rebukes retired Superior Court Judge John M. Watson, citing a 2006 hearing at which he told attorneys: 'I don't even want to hear this case.' It's his second public admonishment.

A state watchdog agency rebuked a former Orange County Superior Court judge Thursday for behaving rudely on the bench, including one case in which he repeatedly mocked attorneys and told them their case was a waste of his time.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Orange County jury orders death for yacht owners' killer

In 2004, Skylar Deleon tied an anchor to a Newport Beach couple and tossed them overboard.

A Santa Ana jury Thursday voted for the death penalty for a 29-year-old man convicted of three murders, including those of a Newport Beach couple who were lashed to the anchor of their yacht and thrown into the ocean.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Prop. 8 protesters target Mormon temple in Westwood

Gay-rights activists criticize the church for helping to collect millions to aid passage of ban on gay marriage.

More than a thousand gay-rights activists gathered Thursday afternoon outside the Mormon temple in Westwood to protest the role Mormons played in passing Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Power struggle may open rift among House Democrats

Rep. Henry Waxman wants to replace Rep. John Dingell as head of the energy and commerce committee, which will take the lead on Obama's plans on global warming.

Opening a split among congressional Democrats that could affect President-elect Barack Obama's efforts to curb global warming, a California environmentalist is trying to wrest control of a crucial House committee from its chairman, who is the automobile industry's strongest ally in fighting stricter antipollution standards.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Sarah Palin returns to a chillier Alaska

The governor's approval ratings have fallen since she joined the campaign trail. She'll have to mend fences over Troopergate, budget concerns and her national 'pit bull' image.

On election day, a smiling Sarah Palin touched down briefly on home turf at Wasilla City Hall to cast her vote, declaring how much she was looking forward to waking up in "transition mode" as vice president. Then she headed off to spend election night in Arizona with Sen. John McCain.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Mattel to eliminate 1,000 jobs, including 170 at El Segundo headquarters

The cuts, attributed to the 'current economic environment,' amount to 3% of the toy giant's global workforce.

Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy company, said Thursday that it was eliminating 1,000 jobs -- including 170 positions at its headquarters in El Segundo.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Don Haidl testifies he gave Michael Carona monthly cash bribes

At the corruption trial of the former O.C. sheriff, Haidl, a Newport Beach businessman, says he gave Carona and his assistant, George Jaramillo, $1,000 a month each for several years.

Millionaire businessman Don Haidl testified Thursday that he bribed former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona and former Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo with cash payments of $1,000 a month each for more than three years.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

North Ossetia bombing kills 10

A female suicide bomber is believed to be behind the attack in the south Russian city of Vladikavkaz.

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in a suspected suicide bombing near the central market in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, according to officials and news reports.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Storm sinks Philippine ferry; 11 dead, 30 rescued

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A passenger boat that capsized during a storm, drowning 11 people just 200 yards offshore, left a port in the central Philippines without clearance, the coast guard said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 7:41 am

Obama Reaches Out To 9 Key Global Allies

President-elect Obama has accepted congratulations from nine presidents and prime ministers, returning calls from world leaders who reached out after his presidential victory.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 6:56 am

World Markets Tumble on Post Election Fears

World markets tumble on renewed economic fears.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 4:49 am

Can U.S., Iraq Forge Troop Deal in Time?

Sources: U.S. balks at more Iraqi jurisdiction over troops, yields elsewhere.
Source: ABC News: International | 7 Nov 2008 | 4:09 am

Hurricane Paloma Threatens Cuba

Paloma strengthened to a hurricane with winds near 75 mph on Thursday as it churned toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 4:00 am

Aussie parents jailed for locking boy in garage

PERTH - A Perth mother who starved her six year-old foster son and and kept him locked in a portable cot in a dark garage was today jailed for a maximum two years and eight months. The woman's husband, who fixed the contraption...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Nov 2008 | 3:57 am

Bush Seeks Breakthrough With Moscow

The United States said Thursday it has sent Russia new proposals on nuclear arms reduction and missile defense. It was unclear whether Moscow is prepared to negotiate with a U.S. administration on its way out of power.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 3:00 am

Iran Leader Offers Obama Landmark Gesture

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday congratulated Barack Obama on his election win - the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes to a U.S. president-elect since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 2:30 am

Following The Trail Of Toxic E-Waste

60 Minutes' Scott Pelley and his crew were roughed up while covering the story on illegal shipment of toxic electronic waste from the U.S. to China. Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Nov 2008 | 2:00 am

China envoy's Taiwan trip highlights differences

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- He stepped off the plane with a mission: Make history by becoming the most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan. Sign a landmark trade deal. Draw the wayward island closer to motherland China....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 7 Nov 2008 | 1:42 am

After years of Bush, Arabs see hope in Obama

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- An Arab news network blared U.S. election coverage in a Cairo hair salon, and the barbers and beauticians watched the images of Barack Obama's victory in amazement. Then it cut to scenes from the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence and the funeral of Gaza fighters....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 6 Nov 2008 | 9:33 pm

More war than peace in McCain-Palin camp

There was more war than there was peace on the McCain-Palin ticket, American voters are starting to learn, especially in the last few weeks of the presidential election as top lieutenants serving the senator from Arizona became increasingly...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Nov 2008 | 7:00 pm

U.S. Gives Iraq 'Final Text' of Security Pact

The U.S. has given Iraq the "final text" of a security pact that determines how long U.S. forces will be allowed to stay in the country, Reuters reported Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 5:08 pm

French Chain Drops Chinese Shoes After Rash Spreads

A popular French clothing chain has stopped selling Chinese-made boots and shoes containing an anti-fungal sachet previously blamed for causing rashes, the store said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 5:02 pm

Libyan President: Nations Competing to Sell Libya Arms

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Al-Qaddafi said that Libya stands to profit from competition among Western and ex-Soviet nations for access to its lucrative arms market.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 4:36 pm

Coalition Airstrike Reportedly Kills Afghan Civilians

An airstrike in northwest Afghanistan killed 13 Taliban militants and seven civilians Thursday, Afghan officials said, a day after President Hamid Karzai demanded a halt to civilian casualties in U.S.-led coalition operations.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 4:15 pm

Obama's victory signals seismic shift

The elevation of Barack Obama to the White House is a transcendent moment for what this election says about a nation where blacks were once considered property. And that may be the least of it. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event....
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm

Democrats have to perform tight balancing act

They captured the White House under a mantra of change and scored big gains in Congress, promising a new direction. Now Democrats have to figure out how to fulfil those lofty promises without alienating the very people who handed...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm

Obama family about to start another fashion era

The Obamas' first official appearance as first family-elect will be long remembered for many weighty historic reasons, but it could also signal another new beginning: An entirely different fashion sense in the White House. The...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm

Jailed Malaysian Blogger Released in Historic Ruling

A Malaysian court ordered the editor of an anti-government news Web site released from detention Friday, ruling that his arrest under a law allowing indefinite incarceration was unlawful, a lawyer said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 3:38 pm

Russia Constitution Amended, Putin May Return

Russia's constitution will be amended by year's end to extend the presidential term to six years, lawmakers promised — a move that could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 3:29 pm

Driver Plows Into Crowd of Students in Revenge Attack

Five people, mostly students, were killed and about 20 others injured after a man intentionally drove a truck into a crowd outside a high school in southern China.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 3:27 pm

Austrian Raid on Jewel Thieves Recovers $4M Ruby

A raid on a suspected gang of international jewel thieves has recovered an uncut ruby known as the 'Prince of Burma' worth $4.1 million, Austrian authorities said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 2:45 pm

Hurricane Paloma Expected to Strengthen

A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands, where the storm could dump up to 8 inches of rain.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 2:23 pm

Nearly 250 Sickened by Fumes at Spanish Blast Site

Repair work on a university building that was hit in a Basque separatist car bombing last week released fumes that sickened nearly 250 people, a school official said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Nov 2008 | 2:13 pm