GM exec: bankruptcy not an option for industry (AP)

AP - A top executive of General Motors Corp. said Wednesday bankruptcy isn't a viable option, as the United Auto Workers braced for a decision on contract concessions to the endangered Big Three.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:23 pm

Flights resume as Thai protesters abandon airports (AFP)

AFP - The first international flight in a week left Bangkok's main airport Wednesday after protesters ended a crippling siege, bringing relief to tourists even as Thailand's political turmoil rumbled on.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:17 pm

Obama wrapping up cabinet picks with Richardson

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama moved swiftly toward wrapping up his cabinet appointments on Wednesday with the selection of rival-turned-supporter Bill Richardson as secretary of commerce.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:15 pm

Folk Legend Odetta Dies Of Heart Disease

Odetta's folk songs made her a symbol of the civil rights movement. She performed at the Civil Rights March on Washington in 1963 and sang "O Freedom." Her ballads and songs became, for many, the sound track to the American civil rights movement. Manager Doug Yeager says Odetta died Tuesday of heart disease at the age of 77.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:13 pm

Worcester beetle infestation may cost 20,000 trees

WORCESTER - A federal official says as many as 20,000 trees in a 2-square-mile section of Worcester may have to be chopped down in the battle against the invasive Asian longhorned...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:12 pm

GM: Bankruptcy not an option for industry

General Motors Corp. President Fritz Henderson said Wednesday that bankruptcy isn't a viable option for struggling U.S. automakers seeking $34 billion in federal aid.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:11 pm

Recession Could Thin Auto Dealer Ranks

Domestic auto dealers face their worst market in decades. Thousands could go out of business, but that's not necessarily all bad. The domestic auto industry suffers from over-capacity. Detroit's Big Three would like to thin dealerships, but can't because of state franchise laws and contracts.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:09 pm

'Threat' to Nigeria ex-graft Czar

The former head of Nigeria's anti-corruption unit is reportedly receiving death threats.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:08 pm

Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China

The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:07 pm

Nato defers on Georgia, Ukraine

Nato reiterates Ukraine and Georgia will eventually join the bloc, but does not offer them formal roadmaps.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:06 pm

Feds: Jail 'millennium bomber' for longer

Prosecutors want to nearly double the original prison sentence of would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam, saying he has stopped cooperating with them and still poses a "serious threat."

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:06 pm

Goldman mulling Web banking operation

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is considering launching an Internet banking operation, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:05 pm

Rockefeller Center tree to be lit on Wednesday

Rockefeller Center is lighting its famous Christmas tree Wednesday night.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:04 pm

Oil up above $47 ahead of U.S. inventory report

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose above $47 a barrel on Wednesday but the gains could be limited as further signs of weakening U.S. oil demand are expected to emerge in weekly data due out later in the session.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:02 pm

Beware of your snowy evening commute - Rockford Register Star

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Obama to name Richardson for Commerce on Wednesday - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

Apple Exploring Liquid Notebook Cooling Systems

MacNN reports on a newly published Apple patent application which details ongoing research into alternative cooling systems for notebook computers. Specifically, Apple explores the possibility of a liquid cooling system for their notebook computers.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

SA laureates demand arms inquiry

Two South African Nobel Peace laureates call for an independent inquiry into a controversial 1999 arms deal.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:59 pm

Federal prosecutors seek 45 years for would-be bomber

Federal prosecutors want to nearly double the original prison sentence of would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam, saying he ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:58 pm

Obama to name Richardson for Commerce on Wednesday (AP)

AP - President-elect Barack Obama is ready to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary after passing over his vanquished Democratic rival for secretary of state.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:57 pm

American folk music legend Odetta dies at 77

Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:55 pm

US Job Cuts More Than Double From Year Ago, Challenger Says - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:53 pm

ANALYSIS-India to answer Mumbai attacks with talk not troops - Reuters

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:53 pm

Al Franken gets bump from 171 found ballots

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democrat Al Franken caught a couple of breaks Tuesday as the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race drew closer to a finish, though not enough to undo...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:52 pm

Global interest rate cuts to spearhead crisis fightback

LONDON/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand led a global charge to cut interest rates on Wednesday, with countries from Europe to New Zealand expected to follow in the next few days to fight an unrelenting financial crisis.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

Sick Babies Denied Treatment Because of Patent on Human DNA

Babies with a severe form of epilepsy risk having their diagnosis delayed and their treatment compromised because of a company's patent on a key gene. It is the first evidence that private intellectual property rights over human DNA are adversely affecting medical care.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

Apple now allows devs to offer promo copies of iPhone apps

Developers wishing to get apps in the hands of reviewers have traditionally been limited to two options: send the reviewer an iTunes gift card and hope it doesn't get used to buy Britney Spears singles, or deal with the complicated and somewhat troublesome method of Ad Hoc distribution. Finally, though, Apple has added the ability for developers to

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

Fraud lawsuit begins in Brad Bleidt case

Donna B. Lawrence choked back tears as she told jurors how she learned that her financial adviser confessed to stealing more than $31 million from his clients. "I...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm

Smart mobile can turn on heating - BBC News

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm

U.S., Russia refuses to sign cluster-bomb ban

Nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm

Rice urges Pakistan to cooperate in Mumbai probe

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Pakistan on Wednesday to cooperate "fully and transparently" in investigations into the Mumbai attacks that have roiled India-Pakistan relations.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:47 pm

Burger King's name game: Same size, same prices

In an apparent bid to appeal to budget-minded consumers, Burger King rolled out new "value" sizes for its soft drinks, french fries and onion rings this week. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:47 pm

Italian judge suspends trial of CIA agents

An Italian judge has suspended a kidnapping trial linked to the CIA's extraordinary rendition program after the government said testimony could be a threat to Italy's national security.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:46 pm

20 Rules for Amazon Cloud Security

Is the Amazon Cloud secure?Anyone not asking that question is not doing their due diligence. But how do you separate the real issues you need to worry about from the fear that pundits are using to grab eyeballs for their articles and blogs?The short answer is: Yes! The Amazon Cloud is secure and you can securely deploy web applications....

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:46 pm

States' Budgetary Needs May Interfere With Obama's Economic Plan - Hartford Courant

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:45 pm

Boston cops follow DNA trail to Atlanta in teen's murder

Evidence kept for 24 years helped nab a suspect in the brutal sexual assault and strangulation death of a teenage girl, a crime that had remained unsolved since she was found...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:45 pm

Hospital doctor in Burress incident suspended - FOXSports.com

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

Lawyer: Teen mom no killer

The attorney for a 16-year-old Worcester mom accused of smothering her baby boy to death with a brown teddy bear blasted police yesterday, claiming there's no evidence...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

Rice: Pakistan must show 'resolve'

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan must show "resolve and urgency" as she called Wednesday for international cooperation in the investigation into the Mumbai attacks.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

U.S. Forces' Daily Struggle With Taliban

U.S. coalition troops kill 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

Wall Street heads for lower open (AP)

AP - Wall Street appeared headed for a lower open Wednesday as investors awaited more readings expected to show a still-weakening economy. News that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was lowering its third-quarter guidance added to the anxiety on the Street.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

RIM shares poised to plunge

Stock dives in Nasdaq premarket trading after maker of BlackBerry lowers sales, profit outlook

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

Big Three Auto Makers Compared To Toyota and Honda by ProCon.org ... - MarketWatch

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Congress Eyes Big Three Automakers' Plans

Detroit's top auto executives have ditched their corporate jets for hybrid cars and replaced vague pleas for federal help with detailed requests for as much as $34 billion in their second crack at persuading Congress to throw their struggling companies a lifeline.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:43 pm

Obama wrapping up cabinet picks with Richardson (Reuters)

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama moved swiftly toward wrapping up his cabinet appointments on Wednesday with the selection of rival-turned-supporter Bill Richardson as secretary of commerce.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:42 pm

Freeport to Cut Copper Production as Prices Fall - Wall Street Journal

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:41 pm

Riding The Great White Shark

Michael Rutzen eats, sleeps, breathes and dreams of sharks and is on a one-man crusade to prove that rather than being the crazed man-eater from Jaws they are in fact sociable and approachable creatures - to anyone who understands their body language.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:40 pm

Rice To Tackle India Pakistan Divide

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in India in wake of Mumbai attacks.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:36 pm

Rice arrives in India in wake of Mumbai attacks (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan must show "resolve and urgency" as she called Wednesday for international cooperation in the investigation into the Mumbai attacks.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:35 pm

Cruise Passengers Tell of Pirate Attack

Passengers on cruise ship attacked by pirates marvel at their boldness.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm

Cruise ship passengers surprised by pirate attack (AP)

AP - Passengers on a luxury cruise liner attacked by pirates in the dangerous waters between Yemen and Somalia said Wednesday they were surprised by the assailants' boldness and described hearing the "Pop! Pop! Pop!" of the pirates' rifles firing at the ship.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm

Tell us your perk peeve

Today's story on state police cashing in on an $11 million perk that pays them for passing a fitness test comes from ... a reader tip. Sure, it took a Freedom of Information...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm

Thai airports reopens after PM ousted by court (AP)

AP - The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the country's two main airports, declaring victory after Thailand's prime minister was ousted by a court ruling.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm

Chambliss wins US Senate runoff in Georgia (AP)

AP - Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia's hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state's reputation as a GOP bastion.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm

Israeli riot police move into Hebron

Israeli security officials say hundreds of riot police have been sent into the volatile West Bank town of Hebron after several ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm

Zimbabwe in Crisis: Protests, Cholera Spread

Riot police charge into protesters in Zimbabwe; government threatens crack down.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:31 pm

Global interest rate cuts to spearhead crisis fightback (Reuters)

Reuters - Thailand led a global charge to cut interest rates on Wednesday, with countries from Europe to New Zealand expected to follow in the next few days to fight an unrelenting financial crisis.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:31 pm

Rice Presses Pakistan To "Cooperate Fully"

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in New Delhi in Washington's effort to ease tensions in the region after a three-day terrorist attack that left 171 people dead in Mumbai.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

Loonie lingers under 80 cents

Canadian dollar hobbled by political uncertainty, falling commodity prices

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

World Markets Mixed Wall Street May Dip

U.S. stock futures point to decline at opening, world markets mixed.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:28 pm

Rice urges Pakistan to cooperate in Mumbai probe - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:27 pm

Paulson debates next $350 billion in bailout: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury secretary Henry Paulson is debating whether to ask Congress for the next $350 billion in the $700 billion U.S. bailout, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:26 pm

Tweeter shutters stores ahead of schedule

BOSTON - Bankrupt home electronics retailer Tweeter has abruptly closed 70 stores nationwide five days ahead of schedule and fired more than 600 employees. The Canton-based...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:21 pm

3RD LD: Japan to shelve spending cut policy to spur economy+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, COMMENTS OF ASO, NAKAGAWA, YOSANO) Japan will shelve its spending cut policy in compiling the budget for fiscal 2009 in a bid to prioritize stimulus...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:17 pm

Settlers riot in Hebron stand-off

Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron are involved in further clashes with Israeli security forces and Palestinians.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm

No sweat: Spry State policemen cash in

An obscure perk tucked away in the state police contract triggers an instant raise when troopers pass a fitness test - a bonus that has already cost taxpayers $11 million...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm

The End of The Cluster Bomb?

Nations sign a ban on cluster bombs; notable exceptions US, China and Russia.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

War nightmares

Animation tries to make sense of a Mid-East massacre
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:09 pm

Taiwan tears down part of leprosy compound built under Japanese rule+

(Kyodo) _ A demolition crew on Wednesday razed a section of Taipei's historic Losheng Sanatorium, a Japan-built home for leprosy sufferers, as hundreds of police clashed with protesters...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:08 pm

Harvard's endowment takes 22 percent hit

CAMBRIDGE - Harvard officials say the university's largest-in-the-nation endowment lost an estimated 22 percent of its value, or about $8 billion, in the four months...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:08 pm

NATO backs U.S. missile shield

NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday confirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:07 pm

Protesters Party: End of Thai Airport Siege

Thailand's airport reopens as protesters end siege with government's ouster.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:04 pm

Police charge into protesters in Zimbabwe

Riot police charged into a group of doctors and nurses protesting Zimbabwe's deepening economic and health crisis, eyewitnesses ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:02 pm

Zimbabwe cholera march broken up

Police in Zimbabwe break up a march by nurses and doctors angered at the worsening cholera outbreak.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:01 pm

Damascus hosts Lebanese 'enemy'

Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, who fought a "war of liberation" against Syrian troops, meets Syria's president.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Wave of earthquakes shakes up California. Is Arkansas next?

Some California residents are all shook up after a moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck about 150 miles west of Eureka on Friday, and a handful of minor quakes rattled interior Southern California over the weekend.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Rice, Mullen ask India, Pakistan to cooperate on attacks

The top U.S diplomat and the country's senior military officer are making a direct appeal to India and Pakistan to share information ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:59 am

US folk icon Odetta dies aged 77

US folk singer Odetta, a civil rights campaigner and major influence on Bob Dylan, dies aged 77.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:59 am

NATO: Albania and Croatia to join by April

NATO foreign ministers said Wednesday they expected Albania and Croatia to become the alliance's newest members by April.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:58 am

Italian judge suspends trial of CIA agents

An Italian judge has suspended a kidnapping trial linked to the CIA's extraordinary rendition program after the government said testimony could be a threat to Italy's national security.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:56 am

U.S. seeks 45 years for Ressam

Man who planned to bomb Los Angeles airport during millennium holiday rush stops co-operating, remains threat if freed, prosecutors say

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:56 am

Thai airports reopening after PM ousted by court

Hundreds of Thai army troops looked for bombs and weapons as cleaning crews buffed and mopped the floors, part of an around-the-clock effort to reopen Thailand's international airport after a weeklong shutdown.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:54 am

Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations

Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide — a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:52 am

Woman sues Tyler Perry for copyright infringement

Tyler Perry went to court to face allegations that he stole material from someone else for his blockbuster film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman."
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:51 am

Pirate ransom

How to deliver bags of cash to modern-day buccaneers
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am

New blood scanner detects even faint indicators of cancer

A team led by Stanford researchers has developed a prototype blood scanner that can find cancer markers in the bloodstream in early stages of the disease, potentially allowing for earlier treatment and dramatically improved chances of survival.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am

Riot police break up Zimbabwe protets

Baton-wielding riot police broke up protests on Wednesday against the economic and health crises plaguing Zimbabwe as a new 100 million dollar bill was launched in the latest bid to combat...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am

NATO backs US missile shield

NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday confirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite Russia's strong opposition.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:47 am

Conjoined twin dies after separation

One of the conjoined twins born to an 18-year-old British woman has died after an operation to separate them, doctors said on Wednesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:46 am

Thai protesters lift airport siege

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters lifted their crippling, eight-day blockade of Thailand's main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230,000 stranded tourists even though there is no end in sight to the wider political crisis.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:41 am

Amnesty Int'l says torture on rise in Mauritania

The torture of prisoners including al-Qaida suspects has increased under the military junta that rules Mauritania, where security forces routinely abuse detainees with electric shocks, burnings, beatings and sexual violence, an international rights group said Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:38 am

Stagecoach shares drop 20 pct on profit warning

Shares in Stagecoach Group PLC dropped 21 percent Wednesday after the U.K.-based transport company said it expects rail revenue to fall next year amid the deepening economic downturn.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:37 am

More Chinese eggs tainted, says HK

Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety finds more eggs from China tainted with the industrial chemical melamine.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:36 am

Donuts + Egg + Hamburger + Bacon = Paula Deen's Heart Attack

I had a heart attack just watching this video.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:34 am

Recession threat weighs on housing

Sales this year will drop 15 per cent from 2007 record, prices by 3 per cent, Remax survey shows

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:33 am

Humanitarian relief simulation game

A quote from Duke U's Daily News, "In “Virtual Peace”, students can practice real-life diplomatic skills and learn first-hand the necessary tools for sensitive and timely crisis response".

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am

Thai airports reopen after PM ousted by court

The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am

Japan, over 100 other countries sign cluster bomb ban in Oslo+

(Kyodo) _ Japan will be joining about 100 other countries Wednesday in signing a landmark treaty in Oslo banning the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs, although major producers such as
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am

Atheists want God out of security

A group of atheists filed a lawsuit seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can't keep the state safe without God's help.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am

Iran's president acknowledges economy in danger

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is acknowledging publicly for the first time that tumbling oil prices are gouging the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:28 am

U.S. forces kill 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

U.S. troops killed 10 Taliban militants during operations in southern and central Afghanistan, while five more witnesses testified ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:25 am

Top 10 Searches for 2008

Obama won the election, but did he beat Britney and Miley for top Web searches of 2008?

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:24 am

Automakers' desperate bailout plea gaining support

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top lawmaker predicted Washington would approve a bailout for U.S. automakers after they submitted survival plans, and General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC said they needed an immediate infusion of cash to avoid failures.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am

Islamic extremists being coaxed toward YouTube

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Islamic extremists are being instructed on how to use the popular video-sharing site YouTube as a way to disseminate propaganda videos, a U.S.-based terrorism monitor said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am

Thai airports reopens after PM ousted by court

Anti-government protesters declare victory and end their siege of country's two main airports

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:21 am

Feds halt plan to drill in Utah canyons

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced it is pulling auction parcels from an expanded oil-and-gas leasing program in Utah, including tracts inside Nine Mile Canyon and Desolation Canyon.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:19 am

Highlights of round-table session with U.S. nuke negotiator Hill+

(Kyodo) _ The following are the highlights of a round-table session in Tokyo between top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill and Kyodo News on Wednesday. Assistant Secretary of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:15 am

Search ongoing for crew off N.L. after cargo ship from St-Pierre-Miquelon sinks

MARYSTOWN, N.L. - Search and rescue officials say efforts are ongoing to find the crew of a cargo ship that capsized and sank off Newfoundland's south coast. The Cap Blanc, with four...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:14 am

Iran's president acknowledges economy in danger

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is acknowledging publicly for the first time that tumbling oil prices are gouging the country's fragile economy.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:08 am

Nations sign cluster-bomb ban,US and Russia refuse

Nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:05 am

Richardson to be named commerce secretary

President-elect Barack Obama is ready to name Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary after passing over his vanquished Democratic rival for secretary of state.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:04 am

Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 565: UN

The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe rose to 565 on Wednesday, with 12,546 cases of the acute intestinal disease reported nationwide, the United Nations said. The capital...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Obama Pledges To Help Governors With Recession

President-elect Barack Obama promised the nation's governors swift action on an economic plan to deal with the recession. Obama spoke to members of the National Governors Association in Philadelphia Tuesday. The states want federal money for infrastructure projects like roads and bridges.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Secret Airbus connection revealed

Documents show former Mulroney aide involved in airplane sale

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Rice Stops In India To Defuse Mumbai Tensions

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is New Delhi, where she's trying to calm tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks. The Indian government says the militants who carried out the attacks were linked with Pakistan. Ordinary Indians are upset over the failure of the country's intelligence services.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Chambliss Denies Democrats 'Super Majority'

Georgia Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss has won a second term by holding off Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff Tuesday. That means Senate Democrats won't have a 60 seat filibuster-proof majority.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Mulroney's former chief of staff knew of Airbus deliveries: CBC

TORONTO - The CBC says it has obtained documents that call into question testimony to a Commons committee by Brian Mulroney's former chief of staff about the Airbus affair. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Police in s. China rally to demand pay hike+

(Kyodo) _ About 100 police and auxiliary officers protested in southern China's Hunan Province to demand higher salaries and subsidies, a human rights watchdog said Wednesday. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:57 am

Baby Girl Dies After Separation From Twin

A British hospital says that a conjoined twin has died after surgery to separate her from her sister.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:39 am

BELGIUM DALAI LAMA

Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, right, meets with the Dalai Lama, left, prior to their meeting at the Lambermont, the official residence of the Prime Minister, in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:36 am

Philippines Oceanarium

A diver, dressed as Santa Claus, feeds a stingray and other fishes at the Manila Ocean Park, the Philippines largest oceanarium Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in Manila. The diver donned the Santa costume to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:22 am

Mideast Syria Lebanon

Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, shakes hands with Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, left, upon his arrival at al-Shaab presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. Assad...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:17 am

VANOC tripping over bilingual hurdle, report says

Official languages watchdog asks committee to attract more staff fluent in both English and French

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:14 am

Brothers' deaths put HOV misuse in spotlight

B.C. children died in rear-end collision involving vehicles with single passengers in high-occupancy-vehicle lane

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:12 am

China US Currency

A shop clerk with a Santa hat on checks a 100-Chinese renminbi note Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in Shanghai, China. A recent decline in the Chinese currency's value against the U.S. dollar after months of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am

Bombs greet efforts to promote women's rights

Deep in the Taliban's heartland of Panjwai, female members of the Canadian Forces talk to locals about security, money and health

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:05 am

No money coming from endowments next year, U of T warns faculty

Funds had been slated to generate $62-million

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:02 am

Laurent Nkunda (in white) meets UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo (front) for crisis talks

Laurent Nkunda (in white) meets UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo (front) for crisis talks in November 2008. Nkunda's rebels said they are ready to meet the Nord-Kivu governor to discuss the conflict...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:56 am

Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda leads the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP)

Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda arrives at the Nord-Kivu town of Rutshuru in November 2008. Nkunda's rebels said they are ready to meet the governor of Nord-Kivu province to discuss the conflict in the east...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:56 am

MIDEAST Oman Piracy

The 600-foot long M/S Nautica, right, prepares for a daylong port stop in the Omani capital of Muscat Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Passengers on a luxury cruise liner attacked by pirates in the dangerous waters...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:47 am

Taiwan President

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou answers questions during a press briefing with foreign journalists about issues of his first six months in office in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. President Ma...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:37 am

Sri Lanka UN

Sri Lankan army soldiers trained as U.N. peacekeepers march during a ceremony in Panagoda Army camp, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. A dispatch...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:34 am

Japan New Year

People walk by a big mailbox in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. The 20.5-meter (67 feet)-tall mailbox has been set by Japan Post at a cylindrical building in front of Roppongi Hills, one of Tokyo's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:24 am

U.S. forces in Iraq detain, kill Iran-backed suspects

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq captured two suspected members of an Iranian-backed network and killed a third Wednesday, part of U.S. efforts to target a group it says has attacked Iraqi citizens and foreign troops.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:15 am

Ex-Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez's son is arrested on murder charge

Esteban Nunez, 19, is arrested along with three other men in connection with the stabbing death of a 22-year-old college student in San Diego on Oct. 4.

Esteban Armando Nuñez, the 19-year-old son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez, was arrested in Sacramento County on Tuesday in connection with the stabbing death of a 22-year-old college student in San Diego, police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Obama promises governors he'll be listening

President-elect tells a gathering of 48 state chief executives that he wants their input on a national economic recovery plan.

The nation's governors came to tell tales of financial woe, but President-elect Barack Obama was already sold on them playing a role in the national economic recovery plan.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Zimbabwe villagers face starvation

Crop failure and economic collapse have left the nation without food. Millions survive on nothing but wild fruit. 'Children are dying out in the bush,' one foreign doctor says.

The child's name is Godknows, and his mother smiles softly when she explains the choice: Only God knows whether he will live or die.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

California in danger of running out of money for school meals

State superintendent is asking for $31 million so local districts won't have to bear additional burden as the economy forces more students to participate in free or reduced-price programs.

California may run out of money again this year to supplement school meals, in part because more struggling families are taking part in the free or reduced-price school lunch programs, the state's superintendent of public instruction said Tuesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Gates on board with Obama's Iraq plan

The Defense secretary says the new U.S.-Iraq security agreement changes the conversation from debating a timeline for withdrawal to figuring out how to reduce troops responsibly.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he accepted President-elect Barack Obama's approach to scheduled troop reductions in Iraq, arguing Tuesday that the hotly debated subject of timelines for withdrawal largely had been settled by a new U.S.-Iraq security agreement.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss easily wins runoff

In defeating challenger Jim Martin, the Georgia Republican deflates Democratic prospects for a filibuster-proof Senate majority.

Democrats' dream of a filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate ended Tuesday when Georgia Republican Saxby Chambliss held on to his seat in a closely watched runoff election.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Red light Metrolink train ran before Chatsworth crash may not have been clearly visible

Investigators find the station's red signal was not as clear as the yellow and green ones, and continue probing whether the engineer and conductor followed communication rules.

A critical red light that a Metrolink train ran just before slamming into a freight train in Chatsworth was not as visible as green and yellow signals displayed by the same trackside warning device, investigators probing the disaster have found.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

GM says it could fail in a matter of weeks

'There is no Plan B,' an executive says. The Big Three automakers now seek as much as $34 billion in U.S. aid.

Turning to Washington for a lifeline, General Motors Corp. has asked lawmakers for up to $18 billion to stave off collapse, promising in return to slash executive pay and jettison its poorly performing brands.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Economy could make it hard for L.A. Live to be the life of the downtown party

Expectations for the high-end entertainment complex have been high since work began three years ago, but the downturn is putting more pressure on it to be a success.

When L.A. Live, the $2.5-billion entertainment district across from Staples Center, first broke ground in September 2005, downtown Los Angeles was riding high, and the sky seemed the limit.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

L.A. school board takes no action on fate of Supt. David Brewer

The panel met in closed session on the schools chief, who is facing increasing pressure to resign. The absence of board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte complicated the deliberations.

Embattled Los Angeles Schools Supt. David L. Brewer vowed Tuesday to stay on the job amid an abortive attempt to force him to resign as head of the nation's second-largest school system.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Aust petrol price dips below A$1

BRISBANE - Motorists can expect low petrol prices to continue until Christmas and into 2009, the fuel price watchdog says. Australia's petrol commissioner Joe Dimasi said low refinery prices in Singapore and a drop in international...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 7:42 am

Evangelist indicted for sex abuse

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - A federal indictment unveiled accuses evangelist Tony Alamo of sexually abusing five girls on separate occasions beginning in 1994, including a period when he was serving a tax-evasion sentence at a halfway...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 6:15 am

Rice arrives in India in wake of Mumbai attacks

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in New Delhi as Washington seeks to ease tensions in the region following the deadly Mumbai attacks....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:34 am

Sgt. Faces Court Martial In Iraq Killing

A U.S. Army sergeant faces a hearing Wednesday to determine whether there is enough evidence to court-martial him on charges of murder in the deaths of four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:30 am

Survey Finds Toxins In 1 Out Of 3 Toys Tested

U.S.-made children's toys don't always contain fewer toxins than their imported counterparts — despite recent high-profile cases in which foreign toys were found to contain lead. The nonprofit group Healthy Toys reports that one-third of the toys tested had significant levels of toxins.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am

Black Iraqis In Basra Face Racism

Iraqis of African descent in the southern port city of Basra say they're still discriminated against because of the color of their skin. Long relegated to menial jobs or work as musicians and dancers, some have recently formed a group to advance their civil rights.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am

In Italy, Feminism Out, Women As Sex Symbols In

Opinion polls indicate that the showgirl is the No. 1 role model for young Italian women. Women dominate in advertising and TV shows, but the presence of women in the Italian work force, in management and in politics is drastically lower than in the rest of Europe. Some blame Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am

Republicans win crucial Georgia Senate seat

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss easily won a run-off election in Georgia on Tuesday, denying Democrats the chance for a 60-seat "super majority" in the Senate that would have enabled them to pass legislation virtually at will.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:48 am

Thai airports reopening after PM ousted by court

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Victorious anti-government protesters lifted their siege of Bangkok's two airports Wednesday while the ousted government's leaders met to decide on a caretaker prime minister to lead the politically chaotic kingdom....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:11 am

U.K. Doctors Separate Conjoined Twins

British doctors were conducting surgery to separate twins joined at the chest, hospital officials said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:00 am

Fugitive Polanski Wants To Come Home

Film director Roman Polanski, a fugitive in Europe for the last 30 years, has filed a request in Los Angeles to have a child-sex charge against him dismissed.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 3:00 am

Police: Mumbai Gunmen Came From Pakistan

Increasing evidence emerging in the wake of the terror attack on India's financial capital points to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group widely believed to have links to Pakistan's military intelligence agency.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am

Demonstrators Declare Victory In Thailand

Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand declared victory and said they would end their occupation of the country's two main airports after a court decision forced the country's prime minister from office.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am

Mumbai: More Violence Had Been Planned

Of five bombs planted, three exotic, deadly explosives were uncovered by police.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:40 am

US man guilty of giving toddler marijuana

A US man shown on videotape coaxing two toddlers into smoking marijuana has pleaded guilty. Vanswan Polty was sentenced to seven years in a Texas prison in a plea deal on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to two charges of injury...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:35 am

Mumbai: Where are the 14 Other Pakistani-Trained Terrorists?

Captured gunman says only 10 of 24 were sent to Mumbai; Concern for New Delhi.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Dec 2008 | 11:29 pm

Bangkok airport to reopen on Friday

Thai authorities are to reopen Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport on Friday, as a birthday present to the country's popular King Bhumibol Adulyadej who turns 81. The move comes after Thailand's airports chairman found...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 11:16 pm

Russian warships hold exercises with Chavez's navy

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 11:08 pm

Mogadishu gets first ambulance in 18 years

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The war-ravaged Somali capital received its first public ambulance system in 18 years Tuesday, raising hopes residents will no longer have to resort to wheelbarrows to transport their wounded. British charity...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 10:33 pm

WATCH: Santa's Skills Put to the Test

Source: ABC News: International | 2 Dec 2008 | 10:32 pm

Ford asks congress for $16b in standby credit

WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. is asking the US Congress for a $9 billion (NZ$16b) standby line of credit as a backstop to keep it from running short of cash in 2009 but says it probably will not need the money. Unless one of the...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 10:26 pm

Doctors separate conjoined London twins

LONDON - British doctors were conducting surgery to separate twins joined at the chest on Tuesday, hospital officials said. Stephen Cox, a spokesman for the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, said the decision...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 10:18 pm

Automakers Deliver Plans To Congress

The Big Three automakers have presented their plans to Congress for how they will restructure themselves to make them worthy of a congressional bailout. Ford says it wants a $9 billion standby line of credit; GM has sought $12 billion. Chrysler is expected to ask for $7 billion.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Dec 2008 | 10:11 pm

Zimbabwe faces water cuts amid cholera crisis

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- As children played near cesspools, their parents shook their heads at a public service announcement drifting over the radio Tuesday: It urged people to boil water before drinking it....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 10:02 pm

NZer killed himself over credit crunch, inquest told

High-flying New Zealand financier Ross Stephenson took his life because of the global credit crunch, an inquest in Britain has been told. Mr Stephenson, 47, chief operating officer at private equity firm Olivant, faced "considerable...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 9:45 pm

US cruise ship outruns Somali pirates' guns

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The luxury American cruise ship steaming across the Gulf of Aden with hundreds of well-heeled tourists just might have been too much for Somali pirates to resist....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 9:14 pm

UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United Nations expressed concern Tuesday about overcrowding and "grave human rights violations" of detainees in Iraqi custody - in one case, 123 men crammed into a single cell....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 9:09 pm

World Markets Mixed Day After U.S. Plunge

European stocks rose Tuesday, helped by mild early gains on Wall Street - which still only recovered a fraction of Monday's sharp losses. Asian markets closed lower.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm

U.S. Army Deserter Seeks Asylum In Germany

A U.S. soldier who deserted after serving in Iraq declared Tuesday he has applied for asylum in Germany. "There's no way I would go back for a second tour," said the Army Specialist.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm

Tearful Israel mourns 6 victims of Mumbai attack

KFAR CHABAD, Israel (AP) -- Thousands of grief-stricken Orthodox Jews prayed and wept Tuesday before the shrouded bodies of Israelis killed in Mumbai, joining the national mourning in a ceremony broadcast on TV and attended by Israeli leaders....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 8:01 pm

Settlers May Be Israel's Toughest Foe

Warnings are growing louder that evicting tens of thousands of Jewish settlers from the West Bank's heartland - a requirement for peace with the Arabs - will be bloody, and perhaps fail.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm

'Chemical Ali' sentenced to death in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid received a second death sentence Tuesday - this time for crushing a Shiite uprising in the wake of Iraq's defeat in the 1991 Gulf War....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 6:04 pm

Taliban vows to join Pakistan in war with India

ISLAMABAD - Taleban fighters battling Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border volunteered Tuesday to fight alongside the army if war breaks out with traditional foe India over the Mumbai attacks. Analysts say the offer is meant...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 6:03 pm

High tide wallops Venice for 2nd straight day

VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Strong southern winds pushed the Adriatic Sea into Venice again Tuesday, submerging parts of the lagoon city a day after an unusually high tide caused the worst flooding in 20 years....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 5:54 pm

European Slave Market Could Boom During Slowdown

Europe has a hidden labor market in which migrants and even children are working in "slave-like" situations, a European Union official said Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 5:45 pm

Jordanian Man Stabs Sister in 'Honor Crime'

A Jordanian man was convicted for stabbing his sister after she gave birth to a child conceived out of wedlock, even though she later married the child’s father.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 5:41 pm

Rabbi Killed in Mumbai Reading Anti-Terrorism Handbook

The rabbi killed along with his wife and four others in the Mumbai Jewish centre was reading a book about how to deal with terrorists when he was murdered, it emerged today.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 5:22 pm

Mumbai Terrorists Killing Spree Caught on CCTV Cameras

More CCTV pictures have emerged of the moment terrorists went on a murder spree across India's financial capital.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 5:20 pm

Mourners Bury Israelis Tortured Before Mumbai Killings

Thousands of Orthodox Jewish mourners prayed and wept Tuesday before the shrouded bodies of Israeli victims of the Mumbai carnage, vowing the tragedy will only strengthen their beliefs and fuel the efforts to spread their teachings around the world.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 5:06 pm

Russia Holds Military Exercises with Chavez's Navy

Russian warships have held training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 4:17 pm

Police Arrest Two Suspected of Planning Milan Attack

Italian police have arrested two men suspected of planning a terror attack in Milan, officials said Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 4:06 pm

Up the piazza without a paddle

Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it. Residents and tourists waded through knee-deep water yesterday as they navigated the city's narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St Mark's Square was...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Tourists Warned to Stay Away From Flooded Venice

A red alert remained in place in Venice Tuesday as the highest water levels in 20 years submerged 95 percent of the city and forced residents to navigate through thigh-deep water.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 2:37 pm

China says 300,000 babies sickened by tainted milk

BEIJING (AP) -- China has dramatically raised the toll from its tainted milk powder scandal, saying six babies likely died and 300,000 were sickened, figures that back up months of complaints from parents and show the government is beginning to acknowledge the scale of the crisis....
Source: AP Top International News At 12:35 ... | 2 Dec 2008 | 1:55 pm

Papua New Guinea Women Kill Baby Boys to End War

Women in Papua New Guinea's Highland region are killing their male babies to end a tribal war that has gone on for more than 20 years.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 1:54 pm

Congo Rebels Leave Eastern Town in Display of 'Peace'

Rebels in Congo have pulled out of a town on the Ugandan border they captured in fighting that forced 10,000 people to flee, the U.N. and a spokesman for the insurgents said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm