Crisis meeting over Somali piracy

Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker are reported to have demanded a $25m ransom within 10 days.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:59 am

EU agrees agriculture policy reforms

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European Union nations sealed agreement on Thursday to revamp their farm support policy with increases in milk quotas, cuts in subsidies for production and more support for eco-friendly projects.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:58 am

US raid kills Iraqi blamed in 2004 reservist death

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military says an Iraqi al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist has been killed....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:57 am

Detroit automakers' rescue stalls in Senate (AP)

AP - A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is on life support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's once-venerable car companies hanging in the balance.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:56 am

Fed sees economic woes persisting into next year (AP)

AP - Pounded by a fierce financial crisis, the country is sinking deeper into economic despair and is likely to be in the hole well into next year, forcing more Americans into the ranks of the unemployed.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:55 am

President-elect promised change, picking insiders (AP)

AP - President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:52 am

China to overhaul battered dairy industry

BEIJING (AP) -- China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step - from cow breeding to milk sales - saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed "major problems" in quality control....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:52 am

5 Ways to Annoy the Most Annoying Co-Workers

Lunch behavior: Always ask the hottest girl and the quietest, most health-conscious guy out to lunch at a BBQ shack. See how they reject you and keep following-up on it the next day, and the next day, and the next day...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am

Pacman is Back (man)

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has been cleared to return to the team on Monday, but won’t play in a game for another two weeks, owner Jerry Jones said today.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am

Settlers spray inflammatory graffiti on mosque

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- Jewish settlers on Thursday spray-painted graffiti on a mosque slurring the Prophet Muhammad and defaced a Muslim cemetery, Israeli military officials said, threatening to worsen tensions in this volatile West Bank city....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:45 am

Recession blues play on

LONDON (Reuters) - Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:40 am

Oakland owner: Make 1st round of playoffs 1 game

NEW YORK - Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one. "I'd make it one-game-and-you're-out for the first...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:39 am

ICC seeks rebel arrests in Darfur

The International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks the arrest of Darfur rebel commanders for killing peacekeepers.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:37 am

More offers, including one from Giants, expected for CC Sabathia

MILWAUKEE - The room is about to get more crowded in the auction for free agent left-hander CC Sabathia, if it hasn't already. An agent familiar with the situation...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:36 am

Yemen 'faces crisis as oil ends'

Yemen faces economic and political turmoil as its oil runs out, with security implications for the whole region, a report says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:36 am

US ambassador summoned in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday to protest a suspected American missile strike deep inside its territory as militants threatened revenge attacks unless the cross-border raids stop....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:34 am

Iraq parliament engulfed in protests over US pact

BAGHDAD (AP) -- As opposition lawmakers shouted and pounded their desks in protest, Iraq's parliament on Thursday resumed deliberating a proposed security agreement with the United States that would allow American forces to stay there three more years....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:34 am

Recession fears send world markets down (AP)

AP - European and Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging the day before.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:32 am

Yugo gone

Serbia's iconic car finally runs out of road
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:32 am

New Yankee Nick Swisher high on CC Sabathia

NEW YORK - At Nick Swisher's personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankees' newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at a charity event in December...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:31 am

Recession blues play on (Reuters)

Reuters - Global economic misery spread on Thursday with the Federal Reserve predicting U.S. recession well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:28 am

Peter Yetten done after 21 years at Bentley

The chair that Bentley College football coach Peter Yetten usually occupies at the weekly New England College Football Writers luncheon at Harvard was vacant yesterday. That...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:28 am

Team approach urged on Great American Smokeout - Rapid City Journal

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Zimbabwe rivals to resume talks

Zimbabwe's political parties will hold more power-sharing talks next week, state media reports.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:28 am

Bill Belichick lauds Bill Parcells' work in Miami

FOXBORO - A lot of time has passed, a lot of games won and lost, since a couple of Bills named Parcells and Belichick parted ways. The breakup wasn't pretty. Parcells...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:28 am

Consider upstate senator - Buffalo News

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:27 am

AstraZeneca wins first round in Teva litigation

AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it has been granted a temporary restraining order in a U.S. court to halt the launch of a generic version of its child asthma medication Pulmicort Respules by rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:24 am

Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:24 am

Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes (Reuters)

Reuters - Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:24 am

Australian police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee

Australian police said Thursday they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:23 am

India secure win in fading light

India take a 3-0 lead in the one-day series with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis win over a much-improved England side in Kanpur.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:22 am

Celtics' TV audience takes big bounce

The Celtics are hot and not just on the court. Celtics games on Comcast SportsNet are drawing more than double the audience they did two years ago when the hoop team...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:22 am

Owner has vision for Sugar Plum

The fetes at Sugar Plum Parties are just as much a present to parents as they are to the scores of little girls celebrating another candle on the cake. Owner and mother...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:21 am

Lucia lets its lights shine

Lucy Dearborn, co-owner of Lucia Lighting & Design in Lynn, never intended to make a career out of lighting. In fact, when Dearborn first took a sales position after...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:21 am

Health food shop is giving, naturally

Debra Stark has been eating natural foods since the day she was born, and her West Concord shop is an extension of her lifelong passion for educating people about the benefits...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:20 am

Goodhearts gets kid stuff

Adam Smith Debbie Rio, owner of Goodhearts Inc. in Reading, is happy she didn't listen to her gut when she set out to become an entrepreneur. When Rio, 53, decided...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:20 am

If Twitter Charges, Users Would Pay: Survey

Would you pay to use Twitter? An unscientific survey conducted today found that about 50% of users would pay $5 per month or more for the service. Another survey found that a quarter of users would pay to remove ads if the service started putting them in feeds. How about you?

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:20 am

Apple in talks to offer DRM-free MP3 tracks via iTunes

Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:20 am

UPDATE 1-Crisis will not sink Russian economy: PM Putin - Reuters

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:19 am

Norway's oil fund seeks stock bargains in slump

Tumbling global stock markets open up opportunities for Norway's vast oil profits fund to increase its equity holdings at bargain prices, the fund's top manager Yngve Slyngstad said Thursday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:19 am

Rebels: No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback

Hundreds of rebel forces have pulled back from three front lines in eastern Congo, the U.N. confirmed, as aid workers scrambled ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:19 am

Battle of Tarawa remembered on 65th anniversary

Master Sgt. James M. Fawcett got on his knees and gently mixed his father's ashes with sand on the same Pacific beach where the elder Fawcett fought his way ashore 65 years ago.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:18 am

Michael Jackson to testify in court: lawyer

Reclusive singer is being sued in London by Bahrain prince
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:18 am

Watchdog grpup hails Indian attack on pirate ship

An anti-piracy watchdog group on Thursday welcomed an Indian warship's destruction of a suspected pirate vessel in waters off ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:16 am

Rebels: No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback

GOMA, Congo (AP) -- Hundreds of rebel forces have pulled back from three front lines in eastern Congo, the U.N. confirmed, as aid workers scrambled to reach more of the 300,000 hungry, exhausted refugees displaced by the fighting....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:14 am

NFL reinstates Cowboy CB Adam 'Pacman' Jones (AP)

AP - The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games — this Sunday and the following game on Thanksgiving. He'll be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:14 am

Australia: Ex-Gitmo Detainee Will Be Free

Australian police say they will end restrictions on ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:13 am

Recession fears hit stock markets

European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:13 am

Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai protest site

A grenade attack on protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office killed one person and wounded 29 on Thursday, raising ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:13 am

Big 3 automakers make bailout case to the public - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:12 am

'Jacko' to Testify in London Court

Michael Jackson will testify in London to respond to lawsuit by Bahraini sheik.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:12 am

Sri Lanka Army Smashes Rebel Stronghold

Sri Lankan military says it has broken through key rebel defense line.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:11 am

Beaujolais Nouveau hits bars after poor crop

The 2008 edition of Beaujolais Nouveau wine is here, and vintners hope it will lift spirits despite the financial crisis and a dismal crop.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:10 am

Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai protest

Attack on demonstrators occupying PM's office raises fears of a return to a cycle of political violence
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:10 am

French-Romanian carmaker Dacia halts production

French-Romanian carmaker Dacia temporarily halted production on Thursday after the financial crisis led to a drop in car sales.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:09 am

US says American troops attacked in Philippines

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says American troops traveling in a Philippine army convoy came under fire earlier this week from suspected Muslim militants, but there were no casualties.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:07 am

Prospect for auto bailout dims (Reuters)

Reuters - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:07 am

Prospect for auto bailout dims

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:07 am

Big 3 automakers make bailout case to the public

The Big Three automakers are taking a page out of their unions' playbooks as they deploy grassroots tactics to drum up public support for the proposed $25 billion auto industry bailout, which is on precarious ground in Washington, D.C.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:06 am

Study: Cincinnati-area employers to shift more health benefits costs - Bizjournals.com

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:05 am

Coleman, Franken Pursuing 3 Minnesota Counties in Senate Recount - FOXNews

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:04 am

Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai protest site - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:01 am

Lawyer: Michael Jackson to testify in London - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:01 am

Turkey's Botas, Shell sign gas deal in Iraq

Turkey's state-run gas company Botas and Royal Dutch Shell PLC signed a preliminary agreement on Thursday for natural gas exploration and marketing in Iraq.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Invasive mussel confirmed in Utah's Electric Lake

Trouble-making zebra mussels have arrived in Utah. But not where they were expected to show up.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Somali Pirates Live The Good Life

Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women - even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Republican Leaders Have Work Cut Out For Them

Republicans will have an even smaller minority in the next Congress, after losing at least 20 seats in the House and seven in the Senate. This week they've been been picking new leaders, and the results are in.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Tom Daschle Expected To Head HHS

There are indications that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head the Department of Health and Human Services. The transition team won't confirm that.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Strategist Axelrod Will Advise White House

The Obama transition team has announced that campaign strategist David Axelrod will be a senior advisor. Some compare Axelrod's relationship with President-elect Obama to that of Karl Rove and President Bush, or James Carville and President Clinton. During the campaign, Axelrod wore out several BlackBerries because he was emailing, texting and calling so much.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Economy Continues Downward Spiral

The economic news just keeps getting worse. The stock market is at its lowest level in more than five years. The number of homes being built continues its downward spiral. Retailers are predicting a miserable holiday season. David Wessel, economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, talks with Steve Inskeep about whether the bottom is anywhere in sight.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Budget Cuts Will Affect Enrollment At CSU

The nation's largest university system says huge budget cuts mean it won't be able to accept all eligible student applicants. The California State University traditionally has accepted every student with at least a B average. Now it is on the verge of raising its academic standards and pushing up its application deadlines. Those actions are expected to hurt low-income students with few academic choices.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Astronauts vow remaining tool bag won't drift away (AP)

AP - Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:59 am

Pakistan protest to US ambassador

Pakistan summons the US ambassador to protest at a deadly US missile attack deep inside Pakistan territory.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:58 am

Lawyer: Michael Jackson to testify in London

Michael Jackson's lawyer says the pop star has agreed to come to London to respond to a Bahraini sheik's $7 million lawsuit.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:57 am

Australia Done Spying On Ex-Gitmo Detainee

Australian police say they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee after he broke his long media silence to ask them to let him "get on with" his life.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:54 am

Reports: Obama to Tap Arizona Gov. as Homeland Security Chief - FOXNews

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:54 am

Daly chasing Liang, Sterne at Hong Kong Open - SI.com

Source: Google News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:51 am

Pre-bacon [PIC]

Ever wonder what bacon REALLY looks like?

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:50 am

Piracy watchdog hails Indian attack on pirate ship

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- An anti-piracy watchdog group on Thursday welcomed an Indian warship's destruction of a suspected pirate vessel in waters off Somalia, where hijackings have become increasingly violent and the hijackers increasingly bold....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:48 am

India praised for sinking pirates

An anti-piracy group welcomes an Indian navy warship's destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:46 am

China fears grow over job losses

Beijing says its employment outlook is "grim", amid concerns of increasing social unrest caused by economic problems.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:45 am

Obama pledged change, picks insiders

President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:42 am

Plumbing the Oceans Could Bring Limitless Clean Energy

FOR a company whose business is rocket science Lockheed Martin has been paying unusual attention to plumbing of late. The aerospace giant has kept its engineers occupied for the past 12 months poring over designs for what amounts to a very long fibreglass pipe.of course, no ordinary pipe but an integral part of the technology.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:40 am

Governments scramble to protect jobs as losses mount (AFP)

AFP - Governments scrambled to cushion the impact of the finance crisis Thursday with France launching a sovereign wealth fund and China unveiling a jobs protection plan as the car industry made huge new cuts.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:39 am

Governments scramble to protect jobs as losses mount

PARIS (AFP) - Governments scrambled to cushion the impact of the finance crisis Thursday with France launching a sovereign wealth fund and China unveiling a jobs protection plan as the car industry made huge new cuts.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:39 am

McDonald's courts moms as emissaries

McDonald's has recruited mothers to go behind the scenes of the company's operations, meet senior executives and then communicate what they see via the Web in a bid to brighten its image.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:37 am

Piracy Watchdog Wants More Pirate Sinkings

Pentagon spokesman asks, What would you do with captured pirates?
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:35 am

Bullying cases at schools still over 100,000 in FY 2007 in Japan+

(Kyodo) _ The number of bullying cases recognized by elementary, junior high and senior high schools across Japan totaled 101,127 in the 2007 school year ended in March this year, an...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:31 am

3 Ways to Fix Twitter (+ the Best Mascot Suggestion EVER)

Seriously, this new mascot kicks the fail whale right in its blowhole.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:30 am

Do You Have Any Protection? [COMIC]

SMBC Comic

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:30 am

Baseball: Matsuzaka willing to play in World Baseball Classic+

(Kyodo) _ Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, who helped Japan to the inaugural World Baseball Classic title in 2006, said Thursday he is willing to play for the defending...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:23 am

Hands on: Zenbe's social, collaborative e-mail works well

E-mail is no longer just e-mail, and it arguably hasn't been for some time. Webmail clients like Yahoo's have offered IM and calendar integration for a while, and now Gmail allows video chatting and embedded gadgets. Zenbe, a new startup, is bringing social features, collaboration, and a new perspective on our e-mail routine.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:20 am

Sri Lanka says it captured key rebel defense line

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lankan troops broke through a strategic front in the country's civil war on Thursday, overrunning an important rebel defense line north of the Tamil Tiger's de facto state, the military said....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:19 am

Sri Lanka says it captured key rebel defense line

Sri Lankan troops broke through a strategic front in the country's civil war on Thursday, overrunning an important rebel defense line north of the Tamil Tiger's de facto state, the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:19 am

High stakes on the high seas

Armed and organized marauders are terrorizing the world's richest trade routes off the coast of Africa, sending waves of fear through shipping companies without resources to protect their crews
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:17 am

Markets Tumble: 'No Positives Out There'

Asian, European markets extend rout as Japanese exports plunge.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:13 am

Cyclist who lost his leg unable to aid police

Man remains 'in extremely rough condition,' police say, as they try to piece together what led to violent argument with cabbie
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:13 am

Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australian police said Thursday they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee after he broke his long media silence to ask them to let him "get on with" his life....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:12 am

Newfoundland a 'stakeholder' in Memorial presidential search

New chairman named by Premier to lead job hunt rejects notion he was chosen to fulfill province's demands
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:12 am

Polls show Israel's Likud party leading

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A pair of polls published Thursday showed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline Likud party leading Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's moderate Kadima party in the run-up to Israel's Feb. 10 elections....
Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:09 am

Polls show Israel's Likud party leading

A pair of polls published Thursday showed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline Likud party leading Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's moderate Kadima party in the run-up to Israel's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:09 am

Woman posed as teen online in suicide case: attorney

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:03 am

Aso to leave for Lima for APEC summit+

(Kyodo) _ Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will leave Japan later Thursday to attend the weekend summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and to hold bilateral summit
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:01 am

Google Takes LIFE Magazine Photo Archive Online

Google said today it is partnering with LIFE magazine to make more than 10 million images available online from the magazine's photo archive. One of the most interesting things about the project is 97% of the photographs have never been seen by the public. The collection contains images from the 20th century with works from LIFE photographers.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am

Animator Miyazaki says Aso should keep his love for 'manga' private+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's most successful and influential animator, said Thursday that Prime Minister Taro Aso should keep his publicly claimed fondness for...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:53 am

U.S. pact can pass Iraqi parliament: minister

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A pact allowing U.S. troops to stay in Iraq for three more years has a chance of being approved by parliament despite some heated opposition, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:52 am

Global stocks at 5-1/2 year lows

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks dropped to 5-1/2 year lows and oil hit 22-month troughs as investors reacted to dire Federal Reserve warnings on the economy and fears about the viability of major U.S. auto makers and bank giant Citigroup.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:47 am

Rebels: No clashes after fighters pull back

Congo's rebel spokesman says there were no reports of fighting in eastern Congo a day after rebels pulled hundreds of fighters from the front lines. Rebel spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:43 am

Aso-Obama meeting unlikely before Obama inauguration+

(Kyodo) _ A meeting between Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is unlikely to take place before Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:39 am

Up next: free heroin for addicts

It will apparently make them happier, healthier, and less inclined to steal
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:38 am

Palestinians advertise peace plan in Israeli press

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The PLO took the unprecedented step of placing advertisements in Israeli newspapers on Thursday to promote a six-year-old Arab peace plan for the region.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:37 am

Denmark to introduce Japanese therapeutic robot Paro+

(Kyodo) _ The Danish government announced Thursday a plan to introduce the Paro therapeutic robot baby seal developed in Japan for nursing homes. It plans to take delivery of some...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:36 am

Global markets extend rout on recession fears

Benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lose almost 7 per cent each
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:34 am

California court to hear gay marriage ban case

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:31 am

Phillion a 'hapless' ne'er-do-well, court told

Client so unreliable that after confessing to 1967 slaying, he falsely claimed to have committed three other killings, lawyer says
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:24 am

A toke a day keeps memory loss at bay

Small doses of marijuana improve the function of aging brains, scientists find
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:20 am

Ex-Gitmo detainee to taste freedom

Australian police said Thursday they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:13 am

God wants you to have sex

Pastor Ed Young wants to help married couples improve their relationships. His solution: Make love – and do it daily
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:12 am

Oil down a dollar as crisis crimps growth

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell for a fifth straight session to approach $50 a barrel on Thursday as the fallout from the credit crisis hits the global economy, hitting demand for fuel.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:11 am

2 U.S. Troops Charged In Murder Of Iraqis

Two U.S. soldiers have been charged by the military with conspiracy to commit premeditated murder relating to the shooting deaths of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad in early 2007 in what was allegedly a retaliation killing.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:04 am

The ICC has been asked to issue arrest warrants for rebel commanders blamed for killing UN peacekeepers in Darfur

South African soldiers serving with the United Nations in Darfur stand atop their armoured personnel carrier in the north of the troubled region. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:59 am

Russia to send more warships to battle Somali pirates

MOGADISHU, (AFP) - Russia announced Thursday it would send more warships to combat piracy in the waters around Somalia, as the Saudi owners of the Sirius Star negotiated with the pirates holding their oil tanker.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:55 am

Pakistan Takes on Rebels on Afghan Border

NATO: Pakistan fired on militants by Afghan border in sign of better cooperation
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:44 am

WATCH: Descending With Sharks

Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:34 am

Museum Of American History: A Gem Gets Polished

Washington's National Mall will regain a star attraction Friday, when the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History reopens after a two-year renovation. It took $85 million and a horde of curators, builders, architects and advisers to reframe space for the museum's 3 million historic objects.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:26 am

Dwarfs May Unlock Clues to Cancer

A population of dwarfs is helping researchers find new drugs to prevent cancer.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:25 am

Space Station Anniversary

In this Nov. 18, 1998 file photo, the Russian booster rocket Proton, with the 24-ton Zarya (Sunrise) control and cargo module, the first component of a multibillion dollar international space station,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:24 am

Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:22 am

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (right) and Morgan Tsvangirai give a press conference in Paris

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (right) and Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai give a press conference November 18 in Paris. Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition will meet next...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:19 am

U.S. shifts its approach in Iraq

With violence down sharply this year, the U.S. military is broadening its efforts to reconcile Sunnis and Shiites.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:17 am

Stock prices hit new lows on more troubling economic data

Dow closes below 8,000 for first time since 2003. The broad market sell-off is led by a huge drop in financial stocks on signs that the trouble affecting that sector is spreading.

For investors who thought the stock market had put the worst of this ruthless year behind it, it's time to recalibrate.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Civil liberties groups have a wish list for Obama

Rolling back Bush's counter-terrorism policies is a priority, as are closing the Guantanamo prison, stopping military tribunals and curtailing domestic surveillance.

It's called the president's daily brief, or, more informally, the "threat matrix." And it could change the way President-elect Barack Obama views the world and the dangers that exist.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet

Activists note that most of the candidates for top security posts voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing President Bush to invade Iraq or otherwise supported launching the war.

Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Within minutes of attacking blaze, fire crew was surrounded

The Freeway Complex fire moved so fast that a truck heading to protect homes soon after the blaze started had to be diverted to save colleagues in peril.

When firefighters square off against a blaze, there can come a moment when the enemy gains control, when the combination of wind and flame and tinder overmatches the hoses.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Prop. 8 gay marriage ban goes to Supreme Court

The California high court will review legal challenges to Prop. 8. A hearing is set for March. Prior to a ruling, gay weddings will not be allowed to resume.

Reporting from Los Angeles and San Francisco Jessica Garrison -- The California Supreme Court voted 6 to 1 on Wednesday to review legal challenges to Proposition 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but refused to permit gay weddings to resume pending a final decision.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

L.A. to pay nearly $13 million over May Day melee, sources say

The settlement would mark one of the largest payouts ever made to resolve LAPD misconduct. Department has sanctioned officers and trained force to prevent another such incident.

The city of Los Angeles would pay nearly $13 million to immigration protesters and bystanders injured by Los Angeles police officers during a melee at MacArthur Park last year, according to sources familiar with a tentative settlement reached by both sides.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Daschle to join Obama's Cabinet

The former senator will be the secretary of Health and Human Services. Observers say the move shows Obama is determined to overhaul healthcare.

Signaling his commitment to take on the thorny challenge of refashioning American healthcare, President-elect Barack Obama has asked former Sen. Tom Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services, placing a political ally with vast Capitol Hill experience at the forefront of the debate.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

World grapples with pirate problem

Nations and shipping companies have different takes on how to battle piracy at sea.

The Saudis chose to negotiate. The Indian navy opened fire. The U.S. navy said shipping companies should do more to protect their vessels, and the ship owners said governments should guard the high seas.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Bangkok protest blast kills one, wounds 22: police

BANGKOK, (AFP) - One Thai protester was killed and 22 wounded Thursday in a blast at a Bangkok demonstration site, police said, raising fears of an upsurge in political violence after a recent lull.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:54 am

Kofi Annan

Zimbabwe on Thursday told former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, pictured in October, to postpone a visit set for this weekend, when he plans to lead a group of dignitaries to highlight the humanitarian...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:37 am

Ariz. Gov. Napolitano is pick for DHS

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to serve as secretary of homeland security, Democratic sources said late Wednesday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:35 am

Vietnam Shoes Factory

Workers sew up shoes at Thuong Dinh Shoe factory in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Thuong Dinh Shoe factory produces shoes for domestic markets and for exports. The state-owned company established...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:24 am

Blazers crush Bulls in Oden's home debut

Greg Oden had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in his home debut for Portland and the Trail Blazers built a 30-point, first-half lead in a 116-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:12 am

Sri Lankan women participate in a peace march to celebrate government troops' victories over the Tamil Tigers

Sri Lankan women in Colombo participate in a peace march to celebrate government troops' victories over the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday captured a key defence line of Tamil Tiger...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:09 am

A Nepalese policeman removes a burning tyre from a street in Kathmandu

A Nepalese policeman removes a burning tyre from a street in Kathmandu. Protestors shut down the Nepalese capital Kathmandu with a strike Thursday over the abduction and murder of two men, allegedly by...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:08 am

Is superfood omega-3 keeping its promise?

PARIS (AFP) - Take a walk through a supermarket in any wealthy nation and the promise of omega-3 health benefits screams off food products from bread to milk to juice. But are consumers getting the superfood they paid for?
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:01 am

Asia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis

LIMA (AFP) - Top officials from the Asia-Pacific region were Thursday to urge joint efforts to overcome the world economic crisis and try to breathe new life into stalled global trade talks.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:49 am

Economy hits immigrants harder than most

Low-skilled immigrants are taking a hard hit from the faltering economy, losing jobs, sending less money to families overseas ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:45 am

Arrests of girls drop over decade, study says

Fewer girls were arrested last year for violent crimes than a decade earlier, according to new government research prompted by ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:44 am

Obama selects Tom Daschle as health chief

Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle was tapped Wednesday to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:41 am

Family will be thankful for fun, healthy post-Turkey Day dishes

After Thanksgiving you may be a little burned out on eating heavy food, says Jessie Price, food editor of EatingWell. Here are ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:19 am

Cheaper gas not shifting road habits

Americans are driving less despite falling gas prices, reflecting the deepening recession and signaling a shift in lifestyles ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:14 am

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (right) listens to Minister of Finance Roni Bar-On

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (right) listens to Minister of Finance Roni Bar-On speak during a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Olmert and Defence Minister Ehud Barak made a secret visit to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:07 am

Ninety Migrants Feared Dead After Capsize

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for roughly 90 migrants feared dead after their makeshift boat apparently sank in an often-stormy stretch of water between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:00 am

Young Ariz. murder suspect can spend holiday with mother

An 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man in eastern Arizona will be allowed to spend Thanksgiving with ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:52 am

Small businesses feel Wall Street's pain

BOSTON (Reuters) - Wall Street's pain is rippling through U.S. small businesses, as bankers who once pulled in million-dollar bonuses lose their jobs and cut back spending on everything from parties to home improvements.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:48 am

Japan Daily Life

A worker cleans windows of a building in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:42 am

Debate Rages Over Those Still At Guantanamo

So far, more than 500 Afghans, Pakistanis, Europeans, Saudis and others have been released. But 101 Yemeni detainees are still held at Guantanamo. They represent the single largest contingent at the camp.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:34 am

Blast kills 1, wounds 23 at Thai PM's office

A grenade attack on anti-government protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office killed one person and wounded at least 23 early Thursday, an army official and protesters said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:52 am

France charges Rwanda aide amid Kigali protests

PARIS (AFP) - French judicial officials charged a longtime comrade-in-arms of Rwanda's president over an assassination in the run-up to the 1994 genocide, as anti-European protests unfolded in Kigali.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am

Iverson, Pistons end Cavs' win streak at 8

Allen Iverson had 23 points and Rasheed Wallace added 21, leading a fourth-quarter surge that gave the Pistons a 96-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:27 am

Holder-Marc Rich

In this Nov. 27, 2000, file photo, March Rich is seen in a car in Switzerland. (AP Photo/Urs Flueeler, file)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:05 am

Man arrested after boarding commuter train with assault rifle

BALTIMORE - A man who mentioned the White House and other landmarks before boarding a Washington-bound commuter train with an assault rifle was captured after breaking an ankle while running from two officers yesterday, police said. Police...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 20 Nov 2008 | 3:59 am

NYT: Daschle poses conflict-of-interest test

The choice of Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services poses questions about how broadly Barack Obama will apply campaign promises to limit conflicts of interest among appointees.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 3:27 am

Congo Conflict Leaves Chaos in Wake

Bodies, looted shops testify to Congo's chaotic war.
Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 2:48 am

Scoop: Jennifer Aniston gets a kick out of ‘Friends’

The “Marley & Me” star tells New York Times magazine, “This is horrible to say, but there are times when I laugh my rear end off.”

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 2:30 am

Official accused of sheltering those who sparked Rwanda's genocide arrested

PARIS - A Paris judge has filed preliminary charges against a top Rwandan official transferred to France in connection with the assassination that sparked the African country's 1994 genocide, a judicial source said. Anti-terrorist...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 20 Nov 2008 | 2:21 am

WATCH: Attacking al Qaeda in Pakistan

Source: ABC News: International | 20 Nov 2008 | 1:52 am

Search on for missing fishermen

An Air Force Orion is searching for 29 missing fishermen after a long liner was found burnt out but with no one on board. The boat, which had 29 Taiwanese fishermen on board, was found by a Korean fishing boat in the area of the...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 20 Nov 2008 | 1:40 am

Prostitute to Spitzer's wife: 'I'm sorry'

NEW YORK - The prostitute at the centre of the scandal that brought down former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has apologized to his wife. Ashley Alexandra Dupre tells People magazine the FBI informed her in early March it was...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:55 am

Two of pirates' hostages named as negotiations continue

The two British hostages on board the hijacked Sirius Star were named by their families last night after another day of drama in the Gulf of Aden which included the Indian navy destroying a pirate "mother ship". Peter French,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Nov 2008 | 11:47 pm

NZer accused of robbing and throwing man off bridge

A New Zealander has been accused of robbing a man and throwing him off a bridge on Australia's Gold Coast. New Zealander Jae Kahn Crawford, 21, and Beau Michael Blunden, 22, were yesterday charged with robbery with violence over...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Nov 2008 | 11:40 pm

Plugging Afghanistan's Brain Drain

Khaleeq Ahmad, who was educated in the U.S. and London, says he returned to Afghanistan as director of a telecom company because he owed it to his home country. He's hopeful that other professionals will return and help improve the country's diminished infrastructure.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Nov 2008 | 10:36 pm

Stewardess Helped Land Air Canada Plane

An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 10:30 pm

Ted Stevens concedes defeat in U.S. Senate race

The longtime GOP senator from Alaska loses his seat to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat. Stevens had sought to hold on to his seat after his felony corruption conviction.

Alaska's veteran U.S. senator, Ted Stevens, conceded today that he had lost the Senate seat he has held for the last 40 years and congratulated Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, the Democrat who will represent the 49th state in January.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Nov 2008 | 10:30 pm

Pacific and EU forge climate change agreement

The Pacific Islands Forum and the European Union (EU) have endorsed a joint declaration on climate change. Negotiations on the joint declaration, which outlines shared concerns about global warning and a desire to reach a post-Kyoto...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Nov 2008 | 10:21 pm

Al Qaeda tape insults Obama with racist slur

CAIRO, Egypt - Al Qaeda's No. 2 has slurred Barack Obama with a demeaning racial term for a black American who does the bidding of whites in a new internet message intended to dent the president-elect's popularity among Arabs and...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Nov 2008 | 10:16 pm

Final Count Gives McCain Win In Missouri

Missouri has gone for McCain, ending the state's 50-year string of support for the winning presidential candidate. Sen. John McCain's unofficial margin over President-elect Barack Obama: 3,632 votes.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Nov 2008 | 10:11 pm

Scientists Decode The DNA Of A Woolly Mammoth

The woolly mammoth is the first extinct mammal to have its DNA sequence deciphered. Scientists used hair that was found frozen in the Siberian permafrost, some for tens of thousands of years.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Nov 2008 | 9:36 pm

U.S. Student Faces Iran Propaganda Charges

An American-Iranian student who was arrested while visiting her family in Tehran, will be arraigned in Iranian court. It"s believed Esha Momeni faces charges because of her involvement with a campaign to reform laws that discriminate against women.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 8:00 pm

U.S. Academics Tour Iran

The presidents of six leading U.S. universities are touring Iran. The visit comes amid Tehran"s complex and shifting political agenda.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 7:00 pm

Colombia Seeks Arrests In Pyramid Scheme

Colombia sought the arrest of the leaders of a company involved in a pyramid scheme that has caused a national panic over hundreds of millions of dollars in lost investments.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 7:00 pm

Body of Austrian Billionaire Stolen From Cemetery

The coffin containing the remains of a billionaire and industrialist was stolen from an Austria cemetery, police said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 5:28 pm

'Name and Shame' Plan Proposed For Prostitute Users

The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to "name and shame" men who visit prostitutes — a move critics say would turn back the clock to Victorian times.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 5:24 pm

U.K. Looks To Crack Down On Prostitution

The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to "name and shame" men who visit prostitutes - a move critics say would turn back the clock to Victorian times.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 4:30 pm

Plea to keep economy on the road

WASHINGTON - The chiefs of the United States' Big Three carmakers didn't get much respect when they pulled up at the nation's money pump asking for a US$25 billion ($45.6 billion) fill-up. Senators weren't in much of a mood to...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm

Colombian rainforests disappearing up British noses

It is the opiate of the affluent. At dinner parties across the country and in the VIP lounges of Britain's plushest clubs and bars, huddled masses of wealthy hedonists crouch over paper wraps filled with a crystallised tropane...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 19 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm

Japan Schoolgirl Makes Pitch In Pro Ball

A 16-year-old Japanese girl was drafted to play for a Japanese pro baseball team. She counts Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield as one of her inspirations.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm

Beijing Chief: State to Report Faster to Control Web News

China’s propaganda officials are experimenting with a revolutionary new policy to manage their message in the age of the Internet: reporting the news as it happens.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 3:44 pm

Strong Quake Rattles Costa Rica, Panama Border

A 6.2 earthquake has struck overnight on the frontier between Panama and Costa Rica, shaking people in their beds but causing no damage or injuries.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 3:15 pm

Trader Shoots Himself at Brazilian Stock Exchange

A financial trader shot himself in the open outcry pit of Brazil's main financial exchange Tuesday in an apparent suicide attempt, shocking a market already battered by the global credit crisis.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 2:50 pm

Oil Supertanker Owners in Ransom Talks With Pirates

The Saudi foreign minister says the owners of a hijacked oil tanker are negotiating with the pirates that are holding it.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 2:35 pm

Presidential Term Extension Moves Forward in Russia

A bill extending the Russian presidential term from four to six years moved quickly Wednesday toward parliamentary approval, an effort some observers say could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 1:50 pm

Indian Navy Destroys Pirate 'Mother Ship' in Battle

An Indian warship dedicated to fighting pirates destroyed a suspected pirate ship that had opened fire in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian navy said Wednesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Nov 2008 | 12:07 pm