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Glenn Fine Praised As Model Inspector GeneralHe has investigated waste, fraud and abuse — and a Justice Department scandal over political partisanship in hiring practices. That kind of investigation can make someone a bull's-eye for political arrows, but it hasn't happened with Fine. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:54 pm Iraqi Refugees Find Michigan Is No Land Of PlentyMore than 14,000 Iraqi refugees are expected to enter the U.S. this year, and most of them have gravitated to Detroit. But the economy is so bleak that the State Department no longer wants to allow Iraqis to settle in Michigan unless they have immediate relatives already living there. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:45 pm Terrorism trial begins in SydneyFive men accused of plotting an attack in Australia because they felt Islam was under threat go on trial in Sydney.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:46 pm Israel allows some fuel into GazaDefence Minister Ehud Barak agrees to partially lift Israel's suspension of fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's only power plant.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:45 pm Obama to mark Veterans Day with wreath-laying (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:44 pm Swiss say no UBS client data transferred to U.S.ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland said on Tuesday it had not passed Swiss-based account details of U.S. clients of UBS bank to the United States, which is seeking the information as part of a tax probe that may threaten Swiss bank secrecy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Aides: Obama suggested more help for auto industry (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Citigroup to help at-risk borrowers stay in homes (AP)AP - Citigroup says it is imposing a moratorium on most foreclosures as part of a series of initiatives aimed at helping at-risk borrowers remain in their homes making Citi the latest big bank to announce sweeping efforts to try to curtail losses from souring mortgages.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:42 pm Studies: Elderly fare well in open-heart surgery (AP)AP - Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are getting open-heart surgery, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:41 pm Mugabe looks set to form govtHARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe looked set to push ahead with a new government, as state media on Tuesday lashed opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai for rejecting a regional compromise to share power.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:41 pm Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin honor George Carlin (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:40 pm 'Leave It to Beaver' actor to show at the Louvre (AP)AP - Eat your heart out, Eddie Haskell. Tony Dow, best known as the actor who portrayed The Beav's big brother, Wally, in the '50s TV series "Leave It to Beaver," will have one of his abstract sculptures on display at the Louvre. Several sculptors from the Karen Lynne Gallery including Dow will have their works shown at the historic art museum in Paris as part of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts exhibition.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:40 pm World's ugliest dog dies after battle with cancer (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:39 pm Warner leads Cardinals to 29-24 win over 49ers (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:38 pm Sarah Palin leaves door open to future campaignsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin suggested in an interview broadcast on Monday that she might run for higher office in 2012 if the right opportunity presents itself.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:38 pm Paul Pierce tries to deal with bad handNot that last night's crowd would have known it, but Paul Pierce is hurting. The Celtics captain had his (right) shooting hand wrapped in ice following his 36-point...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:37 pm Ref-reshed Paul Pierce goes offMemo to Bennie Adams: Paul Pierce isn't mad at you. Not anymore. If not for the referee's fairly phantom foul call Sunday night, Pierce wouldn't have...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:37 pm For some military families, a long goodbyeCritically wounded troops are symbols of a new type of war casualty on this sixth Veterans Day since the United States invaded ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:37 pm Kendrick Perkins crashes Jermaine O'Neal's partyOn a night when it was Kendrick Perkins' birthday, it was Paul Pierce's party. "He gets the crowd fired up," said Perkins, who was celebrating his...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:37 pm Reopened Baghdad bridge links Sunnis, Shiites
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:36 pm Kevin Garnett's greatness awes coachOK, so it was a wonderful achievement for Kevin Garnett last season when the big guy stepped into the Garden, and into local sports lore, by helping lead the Celtics to their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:36 pm Paul Pierce turns it on to finish off RaptorsDoc Rivers admits his bench has often carried his starters over the first eight games - a true oddity for an NBA champion. The first unit often has started games like...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:36 pm Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama plans to try a more regional approach to the war in Afghanistan including possible talks with Iran, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing national security advisers to Obama.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan: report (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Could Iran Come in From The Cold?U.S. president-elect avoids "knee jerk" response to Ahmadinejad's olive branch.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm Swiss say no UBS client data transferred to U.S. (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:29 pm Grim economic data throws spotlight on crisis summitLONDON (Reuters) - Weak economic readings from China, Japan and Britain and a grim corporate outlook worldwide reinforced fears on Tuesday of a prolonged recession, prompting investors to look to a world leaders' summit for solutions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:26 pm Docs' Rx: Free, fair union voteDozens of prominent Boston physicians, including two Nobel Prize winners, have asked Boston-area hospital administrators to let their workers freely vote on unionizing efforts. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:22 pm Aramark eyes cutsAramark is warning of hundreds of food-worker layoffs at the end of the year if it doesn't renew its concessionaire contract with the Massachusetts Convention Center...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:21 pm Local banks feel left outCredit-union and community-bank executives are grumbling that the massive Wall Street bailout package could put them at a competitive disadvantage against large banks now...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:21 pm Europe commemorates 90th Armistice anniversary - ABC Online
ABC Online - By Philip Williams The 90th anniversary of the end of World War I has been commemorated throughout Europe. Governor General Quentin Bryce represented Australia at the international service hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Verdun. Wreaths laid in Verdun World remembers the horror of First World War on Armistice Day Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:21 pm Baghdad bomb attack kills 2, wounds 17BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two roadside bombs exploded in a crowd of part time laborers in central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding 17, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:18 pm Too much information from Arnold SchwarzeneggerBarack Obama's victory wasn't a total loss for Arnold Schwarzenegger . The GOP governator of California,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:16 pm French police arrest anarchists for train sabotagePARIS (AFP) - French police raided alleged anarchist cells in three cities on Tuesday and arrested at least 10 suspects following a series of sabotage attacks on the country's high-speed rail network.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm Congo troops 'looting villages'Army troops have been looting and targeting civilians in villages in eastern DR Congo, a UN spokesman says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:12 pm Tom Brady starts much-kneeded rehabDon't breathe a word of this. Because nobody's supposed to know. But Tom Brady has begun his comeback from knee surgery - attending a ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:11 pm Europe Remembers 'Great War' DeadAt French battleground, Europe marks 90 years since the end of World War I.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:09 pm India Marxists 'guilty of murder'A court in India finds two Communist leaders guilty of murdering a woman who opposed a controversial car factory.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:06 pm Baghdad Blasts Target Newspaper VendorsRoadside bombs in east Baghdad kill 3 and wound 14 during rush hour.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:06 pm Iraqis reopen major bridge in BaghdadBAGHDAD (AP) -- Hundreds of people joined Iraqi officials on Tuesday in reopening a major bridge linking Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad - a further sign of improving security in the Iraqi capital....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:05 pm German Investor Confidence Unexpectedly Increased (Update3) - BloombergBloomberg - By Simone Meier Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- German investor confidence unexpectedly rose in November as governments and central banks stepped up efforts to fight the turmoil on financial markets. UPDATE 2-German investor morale picks up but still downbeat German Investor Sentiment Improved in November Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:05 pm Live text - Djokovic v DavydenkoNovak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko look to take charge of the Gold Group at the Masters Cup in Shanghai.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:04 pm Macao chief forecasts 13% drop in casino net profits in 2009+(Kyodo) _ The head of Macao, the world's most lucrative gambling city, predicted Tuesday the global economic slump could cut its casino profits by some 13 percent next year and said the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:04 pm Del Potro win keeps hopes aliveJuan Martin del Potro secures his first win at the Masters Cup with victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:04 pm Hijackers take convoy bound for US-led forcesPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Dozens of masked insurgents blocked a mountain pass and hijacked at gunpoint a convoy of trucks carrying military vehicles and other supplies bound for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:03 pm Sleep Deprived People with Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk - eFluxMedia
eFluxMedia - By Anna Boyd Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s just a movie on our laptop or catching up on things for the next day, insomnia or a party, we lose good hours of sleep, increasing our risks for various health problems. Sleeping too little may raise risk of heart disease Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm U.S. Student Bailed Out of Iran JailFather says Calif. student bailed out of Iran jail but still faces charges.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm American Express To Become Commercial BankThe Federal Reserve approved an application by American Express Monday to become a bank holding company. The change will allow the credit card giant to become a commercial bank. The decision opens the way for American Express to accept deposits and permanently access low-cost financing from the Fed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm Paul Adams on the Liberals and uniting the 'left'Description is not availableSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm Military historian takes your questionsOn soldiers and military conflict on Remembrance DaySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm China: Protecting domestic economy is top priorityChina's government said Tuesday that ensuring the country's economic stability is the most important step it can take to tackle ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:59 am 'Uranium traces' at Syrian siteTraces of uranium have been found at a Syrian installation suspected of being a nuclear plant, diplomats say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:58 am Taiwan's former president arrested over graft probeTAIPEI, Nov 11, 2008 (AFP) - Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian was arrested on Tuesday as prosecutors sought to detain him in connection with a long-running corruption probe, officials said.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:58 am Egypt seeks to delay charges for Sudan's presidentCAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The Egyptian government is working to delay any formal indictment of Sudan's president by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide in Darfur, Egyptian state media reported Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:57 am Egypt seeks to delay charges for Sudan's presidentThe Egyptian government is working to delay any formal indictment of Sudan's president by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide in Darfur, Egyptian state media reported Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:57 am Egypt seeks to delay charges for Sudan's presidentThe Egyptian government is working to delay any formal indictment of Sudan's president by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide in Darfur, Egyptian state media reported...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:57 am Sumo: Injury weary ozeki Kaio set to pull out of Kyushu basho+(Kyodo) _ Injury-prone ozeki Kaio looks set to pull out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in his hometown of Fukuoka after hurting his arm in Tuesday's loss to Wakanosato. Kaio was...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:56 am China posts record trade surplus, despite global turmoilBEIJING (AFP) - China said Tuesday its trade surplus hit a monthly all-time high of 35.2 billion dollars in October, as exports remained strong despite the global economic turmoil.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:56 am BNP Paribas may have broken insider rules: independent panel+(Kyodo) _ There is a high possibility that BNP Paribas SA may have broken insider trading rules during a complex financing transaction with now failed Japanese property developer Urban...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:53 am Citigroup to help at-risk borrowers stay in homes - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup says it is imposing a moratorium on most foreclosures as part of a series of initiatives aimed at helping at-risk borrowers remain in their homes - making Citi the latest big bank to announce sweeping efforts to try to curtail ... Citi expands effort to help homeowners avoid foreclosure Citi to modify $20 billion in home loans Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am Macau leader: No plans to help Sands' financingMacau has no plans to help Las Vegas Sands Corp. with financing after the struggling casino operator announced it was suspending multibillion-dollar projects in the Chinese gambling city amid a cash crunch, the territory's leader said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:48 am Citigroup to help at-risk borrowers stay in homesCitigroup says it is imposing a moratorium on most foreclosures as part of a series of initiatives aimed at helping at-risk borrowers remain in their homes — making Citi the latest big bank to announce sweeping efforts to try to curtail losses from souring mortgages.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:48 am AmEx approved to become bank holding companyAmerican Express wants your deposits.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:47 am Another AIG Resort $343,000 Secret Gathering, Logos Hidden$343,000 Secret Gathering, AIG Signs and Logos HiddenSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:47 am ACE ponders next step, posts lossMajority owner of Air Canada won't rush into decision on what to do with its 75-per-cent stake in airlineSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:47 am Inaugural an instant hot ticket - Buffalo News
Buffalo News - By Jerry Zremski NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON - As President-elect Barack Obama might say, there are no red tickets and no blue tickets, no VIP tickets and no standing-room tickets. Hot demand for (invisible) Obama inaugural tickets Long Islanders seeking tickets to Obama inauguration Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:46 am Help as well as honor vets . . . - Buffalo News
Buffalo News - Veterans Day prompts not just gratitude for the service many men and women have provided to their country and to the cause of liberty throughout the world, but reflection on the way those veterans are treated when they return home. Veterans Day at VA medical center in SF Honoring heroes Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:46 am UK's InterContinental Hotels 3Q profit fallsInterContinental Hotels Group PLC, the owner of the Holiday Inn hotel chain, on Tuesday reported a 28 percent fall in third-quarter net profit and warned that there had since been a sharp deterioration in market conditions.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:44 am Germans seek 'Nazi guard' chargesGerman investigators press for the extradition of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk from the US.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:44 am Japan to toughen control on security-sensitive technology transfer+(Kyodo) _ The trade ministry has decided to revise the country's trade law to toughen control on transfer of technology that may pose a security threat, government sources said Tuesday.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:44 am Oil falls near $60 as China optimism wanesConcern over prolonged slowdown in global economy pushes crude near 18-month lowSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:42 am China signals reluctance for global rescue fundBeijing says protecting domestic economy is top prioritySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:41 am World recalls end of World War ICeremonies are being held around the world to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:40 am Taiwan detains former president in corruption investigation - International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune - By David Barboza SHANGHAI: Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan, was detained by police in Taipei on Tuesday after prosecutors sought his formal arrest on corruption and money laundering charges, according to Taipei television. Taiwan ex-president held over corruption claims Taiwan's former president arrested over graft probe Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:39 am Okinawa demands gov't ensure U.S. military safety, return drill zones+(Kyodo) _ Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima petitioned Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone in talks Tuesday to ensure that U.S. forces fully implement safety measures in the wake of a...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:39 am Hitmen 'killed matadors' horses'Three matadors are on trial in Spain accused of hiring Colombian hitmen to kill 12 horses belonging to a rival.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:35 am Hard-line former Beijing Communist Party boss diesLi Ximing, Beijing's Communist Party boss during the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests, has died at 82, Chinese state media reported Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:35 am Tokyo Star Bank sues BTMU over termination of ATM deal+(Kyodo) _ Tokyo Star Bank said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ on the grounds that BTMU unilaterally ended an...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:34 am Former Taiwan Leader in HandcuffsFormer Taiwan president in handcuffs; arrest sought on corruption charges.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:33 am Britney's Son Released from Hospital - People Magazine
People Magazine - Britney Spears' two-year-old son Jayden is out of hospital and back with his family, according to a post on the singer's Web site. Britney Spears son released from hospital: report Spears' younger son hospitalized, then released Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:32 am World Series of Poker crowns its youngest champ ever - Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle - By OSKAR GARCIA AP Isaac Brekken AP With prize money piled on the table, Ivan Demidov of Russia, right, and Peter Eastgate of Denmark compete in the World Series of Poker championship in Las Vegas on Nov. 10, 2008. Eastgate is youngest World Series of Poker champ Final 2 fight for $9.15M at World Series of Poker Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:31 am Obama Team Crafts Plan To Close GuantanamoPresident-elect Barack Obama's advisers are making plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terror suspects in the United States, a plan that the Bush administration warns is easier said than done.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:30 am Pakistan Leader Looks To Obama For ChangePakistan's leader says he expects U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to re-evaluate the need for U.S. military strikes on al Qaeda and Taliban targets on Pakistan's side of the Afghan border.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:30 am Philippines Ship, Crew Seized Near SomaliaPirates seize Philippines chemical tanker with 23 crew off coast of Somalia.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:29 am Palin hopes God will 'show her the door' to the White House - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk - Barack Obama hasn't even been inaugurated as president and Sarah Palin is already weighing up her chances of running against him in four years time. Exclusive - Gov. Palin on 2012: 'Don't Let Me Miss an Open Door' Palin puzzled by late-campaign focus on wardrobe Source: Google News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:28 am Myanmar activists jailed for 65 years: familyTwenty-three pro-democracy activists arrested during anti-junta demonstrations in Myanmar last year were sentenced to 65 years each in jail by a special court on Tuesday, a family member...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:26 am California governor tours superlaser systemGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who often played futuristic heroes in his movie career, came face-to-face with the world's largest laser system.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:26 am Iraq's Long-Term Partner: U.S. or Iran?Iraq's Shiite party faces tough choice for long-term partner: Iran or America.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:25 am Moment of truth for Shiite party over pactBAGHDAD (AP) -- The fate of an agreement that would keep U.S. troops here for three more years rests with Iraq's largest Shiite party, which must choose between its two main partners: the United States and Iran....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:24 am Europe marks WWI armistice
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:23 am 2ND LD: Gov't not to set income cap for cash benefit plan+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 2ND, 3RD GRAFS) The government and ruling coalition are finalizing a plan not to set a cap on household income when determining qualification for a cash ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:22 am NASA loses contact with Mars lander, ends missionLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Phoenix Mars Lander, which made history by finding definitive proof of water on the Red Planet, has lost contact with Earth, effectively ending its more than five-month mission, NASA said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:21 am Giller to shine light on new generation of writersAward to be presented in Toronto Tuesday nightSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:21 am Thomas Friedman: Green is the New Red, White & Blue (VIDEO)Thomas Friedman talking about creating a bipartisan, revitalized definition of the term green. He believes green is no longer about "tree-hugging", but is about about "national power, not just electric power."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:20 am 2ND LD: Ex-ASDF general Tamogami calls in Diet for revising Constitution+TOKYO, Nov. 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING FATE OF REFUELING BILL AT 3RD GRAF, ASO'S COMMENTS AT 11TH GRAF) Former air force chief Toshio Tamogami called for revising the U.S.- drafted...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:19 am Qatar PM wants "fair" oil prices between $70-90Qatar's prime minister said Tuesday "fair" oil prices of between $70 to $90 per barrel would ensure that expensive oil exploration could continue, avoiding price spikes in the future.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:16 am World marks 90th anniversary of Great WarVERDUN, France (AFP) - Europe on Tuesday marked the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, the last major memorial for its handful of surviving veterans as the conflict slips from memory into history.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:16 am CNBC's Jim Cramer to talk at University of IowaUniversity of Iowa senior Alex Cullen walked by a television set as his older brother was watching a noisy guy bounce around on the screen, decapitating bobbleheads and talking about the stock market.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:15 am Lewis Hamilton: The New 'It' Man?Hamilton is the first black and the youngest man to win Formula One title.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:13 am 13 Beautiful And Open Source E-Commerce ApplicationsWith the 3rd option, there are great open source e-commerce applications that will help you to create a good looking & functioning e-store. And, get support from the community.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:10 am President Bush to rededicate Intrepid carrier museumPresident George W. Bush is making one of his last visits to New York City as chief executive to formally rededicate the Intrepid ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am RNC, DNC: Who's In, Who Out?Along with the many changes a new administration brings to Washington, there is going to be a change at the helm of the two political parties. In January, both the Democratic and Republican National Committees will elect new chairmen. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Media blackouts, hostages, ransoms & AfghanistanMajor news organizations held off reporting on Afghan hostage Mellissa FungSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Inauguration: DC Hotels Booked UpGood luck getting a hotel room if you're coming to Washington in January to watch President-elect Barack Obama be inaugurated. Hotels in the area are already booked. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Sun Goes Down On Mars Phoenix LanderNASA has lost contact with the Mars Phoenix probe, and officials say the mission is over. Phoenix landed in the northern polar region of Mars last May. Mission managers knew this day was coming. It's getting to be winter at the Phoenix landing site, and the few hours of daylight aren't enough for the lander's solar panels to recharge the batteries. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am GM, Ford, Chrysler Want Emergency AidDetroit's Big Three automakers are asking the government for a bigger bailout. They already have received $25 billion in federal loans, and now want an additional $25 billion. Congressional Democrats have urged the Bush Administration to use some of the $700 billion bailout for banks to help the car companies. Joe White, of The Wall Street Journal, talks with Renee Montagne about what a bailout would mean. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Citigroup To Help Troubled Mortgage HoldersCitigroup announces a new initiative Tuesday to try to help more homeowners avoid foreclosure. Citi says it will lower mortgage payments for about 100,000 people, who haven't yet fallen behind on their payments. The government also has been considering taking more dramatic action to stem foreclosures. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Bush Rolls Out Welcome Mat For ObamaPresident-elect Barack Obama is back in Chicago putting together his new administration. He and his wife, Michelle, were in Washington Monday to get a special look at their next home come January 20th. The two were greeted at the White House by President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. The two men met alone in the Oval Office for about an hour. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Credit Repair Companies Can't Fix EverythingAs the economy sours and credit remains tight, consumers with poor credit scores are especially vulnerable to those that promise to clean credit histories, boost credit scores and even eliminate bankruptcy filings. But credit repair firms can't always do what they claim, and dozens of them have been sued. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Terror trial begins in AustraliaFive Muslim men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Australia stockpiled bomb-making instructions and purchased explosive chemicals as part of their plan, a prosecutor told a court Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:57 am Pirates Seize 83rd Ship This Year, 23 HeldPirates have hijacked a Philippines chemical tanker with 23 crew near Somalia, bringing the total number of attacks in waters off the impoverished African nation this year to 83, a maritime official says.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:56 am Rights Group: U.N. Must Act Now in CongoHuman Rights Watch says U.N. should urgently increase peacekeepers in Congo.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:52 am Iranian papers praise president's letter to ObamaIran's president is attracting some support at home for his message of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Barak Obama, which ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:52 am Evoluion Of Computer Power/Cost Comparable to Larger MammalsSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:50 am Cheap laptop batteries: Good deal or risky business?It's a fact of life that sooner or later, every laptop battery hits old age. Most do well for between 18 and 36 months, depending on how heavily they're used. Then they slip into a slow decline and lose the ability to take a full charge.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:50 am Former Taiwan president led away in handcuffsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday was led from a prosecutor's office in handcuffs after being questioned for five hours on money-laundering allegations....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:43 am Haiti: Hope Fades, Grief Sets inGrief sets in near fallen Haiti school as rescuers abandon hope for survivors.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:41 am Europe marks 90th anniversary of armisticeSolemn ceremony held near one of the conflict's bloodiest battlefields, VerdunSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:41 am Vodafone net profit drops 35%, plans cost cutsLONDON (AFP) - British mobile phone company Vodafone said on Tuesday that its net profit had slumped 35 percent in the first half of its financial year as it booked a hefty loss on the value of its Turkish business.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:40 am Spy agency rejects Kim Jong-il's stroke reportSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's intelligence agency Tuesday rejected a Japanese television report that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had suffered a second stroke, with the South playing down further speculation about Kim's hold on power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:34 am Iraq, Afghan war vets find a voice
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:30 am Keith Olbermann - Special Comment on Prop 8Nuff said...Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:30 am Taxi driver charged after teen run downTaxi-industry officials express shock but say incident highlights problem of fare evasionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:21 am Study: BlackBerry has twice failure rate of iPhoneApple's iPhone has half the failure rate of RIM's BlackBerry in the first year of use, a study carried out by a mobile-phone warranty firm has found.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:20 am Global investors urge action on climate changeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global institutional investors holding more than $6 trillion in assets pushed policymakers Tuesday to quickly hash out a binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean technology.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:17 am Obama To Rethink Afghan War PolicyThe incoming Obama administration plans to explore a more regional strategy to the war in Afghanistan, including possible talks with Iran and the Taliban, reports The Washington Post.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:17 am Iranian papers praise president's letter to ObamaTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's president is attracting some support at home for his message of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, which several newspaper commentaries said Tuesday presented an important opportunity....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:15 am Senior Chinese leaders taunt Tibetan leader, speak of his passingBeijing has made it bluntly clear that it is looking beyond the Dalai Lama to the era that will follow his deathSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:15 am Chen Shui-bian is under investigation for allegedly embezzling $480,500Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian was arrested as prosecutors sought to detain him in connection with a long-running corruption probe.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:03 am Philippines ship, 23 crew seized near SomaliaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Pirates hijacked a Philippines chemical tanker with 23 crew near Somalia, bringing the total number of attacks in waters off the impoverished African nation this year to 83, a maritime official said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am How I Learned To Build Wordpress ThemesA collection of nice WordPress theme design lessons. Make your own WordPress theme.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Pirates hijack ship, 23 crew
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:59 am U.S. tourist slain on sailboatPolice in Venezuela say an American tourist was shot and killed, and a friend wounded, in an apparent robbery attempt aboard a sailboat off the Caribbean coast.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:51 am China struggles with quake rebuilding
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:51 am Love on Diggnation175 Episodes later, Alex finally show Kevin his affection.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:30 am Dilbert: How To Insult Your Boss Without Getting Fired*disclaimer* only works if your boss is an idiot.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:10 am Picture taken during the first World War of dead French soldiers lined up in a cemeteryPicture taken during the first World War of dead French soldiers lined up in a cemetery. Europe was to mark Tuesday the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, the last major memorial for its handful...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:49 am The cemetery of the Viel Armand site in the French eastern Vosges mountain chainThe cemetery of the Viel Armand site in the French eastern Vosges mountain chain, where some 30,000 French and German soldiers died during WWI. Europe was to mark Tuesday the 90th anniversary of the end...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:49 am A picture taken on November 11, 1918 shows signatories of the Armistice treaty, ending the World War IA picture taken on November 11, 1918 shows signatories of the Armistice treaty, ending the World War I, between the Allies and Germany. Europe was to mark Tuesday the 90th anniversary of the end of World...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:49 am Human rights group urges more Congo peacekeepersGOMA, Congo (AP) -- The U.N. should urgently increase the number of peacekeepers in eastern Congo to protect civilians amid new fighting and mounting deaths, a rights group said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:35 am Hope fades, grief sets in near fallen Haiti schoolPETIONVILLE, Haiti (AP) -- From her front porch, Janita Geneus has a clear view of the collapsed school where her daughter was crushed to death along with at least 93 of her classmates and teachers. But she has not looked at the wreckage once....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:19 am U.S. rep: Obama wants Gestapo-like forceA Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:16 am Barack and Michelle Obama visit the White HousePresident Bush and First Lady Laura Bush give tours to the incoming first family. Obama and Bush discuss foreign and domestic affairs, the economy and national security.Barack Obama entered the Oval Office for the first time Monday, meeting with President Bush to plan the transfer of power while his wife, Michelle, was escorted by the first lady through the Obama family's next home. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am Supreme Court upholds 'victim impact evidence'The high court denies appeals of two L.A. murderers on death row who maintain that videos of their victims' lives unfairly play on jurors' emotions. Three justices dissent.Over the objection of three justices, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down appeals from two Los Angeles murderers who said it was unfair that videotapes of the victims' lives were played for jurors before they decided the killers should die. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am Iraq war veteran's father is chargedMike Needham Sr., 54, is accused of making criminal threats and battery after an alleged courthouse altercation with a friend of the woman his son is accused of killing.The father of an Iraq war veteran accused of beating his girlfriend to death has been charged with threatening one of the woman's friends during a courthouse confrontation. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am Skilled immigrants a 'brain waste' in California's workforceAbout 300,000 college-educated legal immigrants in the state, and 1.3 million nationwide, are unemployed or working in low-level jobs because their credentials aren't recognized here, a study finds.As a physician in Peru, Luis Garcia amassed nine years of medical education and five years of practice, including successful appendectomies, Cesarean deliveries and other surgeries. Since he immigrated to Southern California four years ago, he has earned a community college degree specializing in geriatrics. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am DHL to lay off 9,500 workersThe shipping firm's job cuts include 300 at a distribution center in Riverside County.Struggling shipper DHL said Monday that it would close its 300-employee West Coast hub in Riverside County as it pulls out of the U.S. domestic shipping business, eliminating 9,500 jobs nationwide and closing most of its DHL Express service centers. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am L.A. Marathon changes race date again - to Memorial DayThe race's new operators, under a City Council mandate, had planned to stage the 2009 marathon on Presidents Day. But now they are moving it to May 25 because of traffic and scheduling concerns.The reaction among distance runners to Monday's announcement that the Los Angeles Marathon date is being shifted to Memorial Day beginning next year was fast and, in many cases, furious. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am Democratic legislators ask state Supreme Court to void Prop. 8Opponents contend that a ban on gay marriage can only be done by a revision of the state Constitution involving the Legislature. The Prop. 8 campaign leader calls the effort 'a Hail Mary.'Forty-three Democratic legislators, including leaders of the California Senate and Assembly, filed a brief Monday urging the California Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am Cal State Northridge student released on bail in IranEsha Momeni was arrested last month while working on a master's thesis about women's rights. She still faces charges of 'acting against national security,' which could bring a lengthy prison term.A Cal State Northridge graduate student who was arrested in Iran last month was released on $200,000 bail Monday, her father said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am U.S. increases bailout for struggling AIGThe cost grows to about $150 billion. The move could feed demands by other companies, including automakers, for a chunk of the dwindling $700 billion in bailout funds.Will $700 billion be enough? That question emerged Monday as the Bush administration decided to pump more money into insurance giant American International Group Inc. and lawmakers pushed to extend the government's rescue to the ailing automobile industry. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am Circuit City files for bankruptcy protectionThe electronics retailer says it plans to stay in business while it comes up with a plan to restructure.The bankruptcy filing of Circuit City Stores Inc. suggests that the retail environment is rapidly deteriorating. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am S. Korea would be OK with Obama-Kim Jong Il summitSouth Korea's president said he would not oppose a summit between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korean leader Kim ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 7:32 am A general view shows the Al-Aima bridge in BaghdadA general view shows the Al-Aima bridge that links the Sunni district of Adhamiyah with the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah in Baghdad in October. Authorities in Baghdad were preparing to open on Tuesday...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 7:18 am Astronaut set to become Japan's first mom in spaceTOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese astronaut and mother of one has been picked as a crew member of the space shuttle Atlantis, Japan's space agency said Tuesday, making her the country's first mom to go into space.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 6:35 am U.S. to push banks to up lendingU.S. officials are finalizing guidelines for financial firms to encourage those that receive federal rescue money to lend more and curb executive compensation, government sources familiar with the matter said.Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 6:02 am Obamas check out the White HousePresident-elect Barack Obama met privately with President Bush at the White House on Monday, a time-honored ritual of American ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:52 am Poll: Americans have high hopes for ObamaAmericans have soaring hopes for the incoming Obama administration and an even higher opinion of the man they just elected president, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:36 am Family members and supporters of Imam SamudraFamily members and supporters of Imam Samudra, one of the three executed Bali bombers, pray in front of his body at a Mosque in Serang. An Indonesian Islamist website bearing a photo his body has been...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:31 am States cushion slumping economyEven as the economy slides into recession, many state and local governments continue to spend freely and expand their workforces.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:21 am NYT: Republicans spar over future
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:13 am Cards hold off 49ers in last second
Source: MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:11 am U.S. building bases in Afghanistan to aid dronesThe Pentagon is building a series of air bases in eastern Afghanistan as part of its massive expansion of a system that uses ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:50 am Obama team: No decisions on reversing Bush ordersCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's team cautioned on Monday he had not yet decided whether to reverse executive orders on topics such as stem cell research and oil drilling imposed by President George W. Bush.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:49 am School of choice for Obama girls?Great news for the Obamas: If they want to strike a populist note and send their two daughters to a District of Columbia public ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:45 am Phoenix probe mission on Mars ends: NASAWASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA scientists have said the Phoenix Mars lander has gone silent because of a lack of sunlight needed to power its batteries, after a five-month mission that produced a mother lode of scientific data from the red planet.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:41 am Corpses lie on the road next to the burnt-out shell of the bus in which they diedCorpses lie on the road next to the burnt-out shell of the bus in which they died, in Zacapa, east of Guatemala City on November 8. The bus fire that killed 16 Nicaraguans east of here amounted to a "murder,"...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:25 am The burnt-out shell of a bus in which 16 people burnt to deathThe burnt-out shell of a bus in which 16 people burnt to death in Zacapa, east of Guatemala City on late November 8. The fire amounted to a "murder," the Nicaraguan ambassador said Monday, as Guatemala...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:25 am Workers display national flags in MaleWorkers display national flags in Male. A former political prisoner who unseated Asia's longest-serving leader as president of the Maldives will be sworn into office Tuesday, taking charge of a nation...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 1:55 am Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) flags in MaleMaldivian Democratic Party (MDP) flags in Male. A former political prisoner who unseated Asia's longest-serving leader as president of the Maldives will be sworn into office Tuesday, taking charge of a...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Nov 2008 | 1:55 am US government expresses concern over Nicaragua electionsMANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party claimed victory in nationwide municipal elections yesterday, but rival parties said the early returns were misleading and the US government expressed concern about the vote. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Nov 2008 | 1:10 am Australian arrested in Bulgaria on child sex chargesAn Australian man has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with paedophilia, local police say. Police in the Black Sea city of Varna said in a statement today that Canberra-born Australian medic, Joseph Lee Smith, 35, was arrested...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Nov 2008 | 1:01 am Death Toll In Haiti Collapse Rises To 94U.S., French and Haitian firefighters used sonar, cameras and dogs in the search for victims at a collapsed Haitian school, but as the stench of death rose from the wreckage, they no longer expected to find anyone else alive.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:23 am Obama's plans to close Guantanamo meet oppositionWASHINGTON - US President-elect Barack Obama's advisers are making plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terror suspects in the United States, a plan that the Bush administration says would be easier said than done. Under...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Bullfighters 'hired Colombian assassin to kill rivals' horses'A matador on horseback is one of the most spectacular sights in Spain. The dramatic face-off between man and beast becomes even more theatrical when the bullfighter confronts his prey from the saddle of a high-stepping thoroughbred,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:40 pm Iraq: Suicide attack brings terror to the school runSuicide bombers first attacked a bus full of schoolgirls in central Baghdad yesterday and then detonated a second bomb in the middle of a crowd of rescuers, killing at least 28 people and wounding 66 others. "I rushed to the site...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:06 pm China stimulus plan fuels hopes for new investmentBEIJING (AP) -- China's $586 billion stimulus package is its "biggest contribution to the world," Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday, as hopes rose that heavy spending on construction and other projects would help support global growth by fueling demand for imported machinery and raw materials....Source: AP Top International News At 7:08 a... | 10 Nov 2008 | 9:43 pm Obamas spend time in their future homeWASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrived at the White House today for their first visit since last week's landslide election victory, the first official step in America's intricate minuet of transition...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 8:40 pm Two nuns abducted as crisis in Somalia escalatesMOGADISHU, Somalia - Gunmen firing automatic weapons dragged two Italian Roman Catholic nuns from their home in rural Kenya on Monday and drove them into lawless Somalia in a rare cross-border kidnapping, officials said. The nuns,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 8:30 pm EU, Russia To Resume Partnership TalksThe European Union decided to resume negotiations on a major economic and political partnership accord with Russia that was frozen after the Russian invasion of Georgia.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 8:30 pm US missions on al Qaeda disclosedThe United States military has conducted nearly a dozen secret operations against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Syria, Pakistan and other countries since 2004, the New York Times reported. Citing anonymous US officials,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 8:15 pm Phoenix Mars mission ends in a cloud of dustLOS ANGELES - Nasa has declared an end to the Phoenix mission, some five months after the spacecraft became the first to land in Mars' arctic plains and taste water on another planet. Mission engineers have not heard from the Phoenix...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:45 pm Maldives saving up for landThe Maldives is hoarding cash in case it has to buy a new homeland because of climate change. Beloved by tourists for their white sandy beaches, palm trees and clear waters, the 1192 coral islands that make up the Indian Ocean...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:15 pm China Puts Cop Killer's Mom In Mental HomeA mother who disappeared the day after her son stabbed six Chinese police to death has been held for four months in a police-run mental hospital, her sister and a lawyer said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 6:08 pm Double Bomb Attack Kills 31 In BaghdadA suicide bomber has struck in the middle of a crowd gathered around the site of a separate explosion that had gone off moments earlier in the Iraqi capital. The blasts killed 31 people and wounded 71 others, police say.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 6:00 pm Thousands in Rwanda Protest Official's ArrestThousands protested in Rwanda's capital over Germany's arrest of a senior official wanted by France in connection with the presidential assassination that preceded the African nation's 1994 genocide.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 5:07 pm Monks Brawl At Site Of Jesus' TombIsraeli police rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 5:01 pm Iraq Pact Would Bar U.S. Troops Past 2011A revised U.S.-Iraqi security pact removes language authorizing Iraq to ask U.S. soldiers to stay beyond 2011 and bans cross-border attacks from Iraqi soil, according to a copy of the draft obtained by The Associated Press.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 4:39 pm Birds Force Plane to Make Emergency Landing in ItalyA Ryanair flight from Frankfurt made an emergency landing at a Rome airport after birds hit the aircraft, aviation and airline officials company said.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 4:38 pm Burned Bus Victims Were Shot Before Set on FireFifteen charred bodies found in a burned-out bus in eastern Guatemala were shot before being set on fire, prosecutors said Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 4:28 pm American Tourist Shot, Killed on Venezuela SailboatKenneth Dale Peters, 55, was shot by armed men who boarded his sailboat to rob him and his passengers Saturday night, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 4:15 pm Teen Model Stabbed to Death in London ApartmentA teenage model who posed for Playboy and Cosmopolitan magazine was stabbed to death over the weekend just after moving into her own apartment.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 4:12 pm Bin Laden's 'Ambassador to Europe' Re-ArrestedExtremist preacher Abu Qatada, once called Usama bin Laden's ambassador to Europe, faces a hearing after being re-arrested in West London.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 3:26 pm Iraq Election May Lead to Violence, Says U.N.Provincial elections, expected to be held on Jan. 31, have been widely seen as a major step in forging power-sharing agreements among Iraq's religious and ethnic communities that the U.S. believes are key to lasting peace.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:12 pm Reports: Doomed Russian Sub Leased to IndiaIndia's navy was supposed to lease the brand-new Russian nuclear submarine that suffered an accident over the weekend which killed 20 people, news reports said.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:12 pm California Coed Reportedly Bailed out of Iran JailThe father of a graduate student at California State University-Northridge says his daughter has been freed on bail after spending nearly a month in an Iranian jail.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:05 pm Congo Cholera Outbreak Feared to be EpidemicDoctors struggled Sunday to contain an outbreak of cholera in a sprawling refugee camp near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, as new fighting ignited fears that infected patients could scatter and launch an epidemicSource: FOXNews.com | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:35 pm
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