Indian Official Admits Gov't. Shortcomings

India's Home Minister says there were gov't. "lapses" during Mumbai attacks.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:41 pm

Top Indian official admits 'lapses' in attacks

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public uproar over security and intelligence failures in the deadly siege....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:41 pm

US general spells out Iraq mission under new pact

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A security pact that sets a timetable for troops to leave Iraq requires a shift in how the U.S. carries out combat missions during its remaining time in the country, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:38 pm

U.S. expects hard North Korea talks

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday he expects difficult six-party talks next week on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and that more work needs to be done to iron out verification details.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm

Rice: 'It's well past time' for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to leave

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

Global crisis ends Honda F1 era

Japanese car giant Honda is quitting Formula One, blaming the world economic crisis.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

U.S. says Mugabe's time is up

HARARE (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday that President Robert Mugabe's departure from office was long overdue and a food crisis and cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe meant it was now vital for the international community to act.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

Khmer trial clears final hurdle

Judges rule that Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch will not face more charges, paving the way for his trial in Cambodia next year.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:29 pm

U.S. job losses awaited

LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China and the United States sparred on Friday over how to handle an economic crisis that has forced central banks around the globe into a series of dramatic interest rate cuts.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:26 pm

U.S. job losses awaited (Reuters)

Reuters - China and the United States sparred on Friday over how to handle an economic crisis that has forced central banks around the globe into a series of dramatic interest rate cuts.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:26 pm

Kenyan girls flee circumcision

At least 300 girls are hiding in Kenya to escape forced female circumcision.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:24 pm

India, Russia ink nuclear deal

India and Russia signed a civilian nuclear deal Friday that would see Russia build four nuclear reactors for power-starved India.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:23 pm

Robbers in drag get euro80M in Paris jewelry theft

PARIS (AP) -- Armed robbers - some dressed in drag - made off with euro80 million ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm

Robbers in drag get euro80M in Paris jewelry theft

Armed robbers _ some dressed in drag _ made off with euro80 million ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm

New Hampshire considers ending liquor store monopoly

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire is considering a plan to allow grocery and convenience stores to sell rum, vodka and other liquor. State Liquor Commission Chairman Mark Bodi...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:21 pm

U.S.: Russia must allow monitors into S. Ossetia

The United States says Russia must allow international observers into South Ossetia to deter further fighting and violence in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:19 pm

Authorities made new search for missing boy

LYNN - Two days after a Lynn man confessed to killing his 5-year-old son, authorities launched a new search for the boy in an undisclosed location. Steve O'Connell,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:18 pm

Israel's Military on Alert for Settler Violence

Israel's military on alert for settler violence after Hebron house evacuation.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm

Robbers in drag get $100M in Paris jewelry theft

Police say armed robbers some dressed in drag made off with $100 million in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store robbery ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm

US mulls unusual tactic as Blackwater charges loom

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is readying indictments that could send North Carolina-based Blackwater Worldwide guards to prison for at least 30 years for their involvement...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II Dies

Russian Patriarch who oversaw widespread post-Soviet faith revival dies at 79.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm

Israel's military on alert for settler violence - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

Thailand reopens main international airport

BANGKOK, Thailand - Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international airport, which...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

Israel's military on alert for settler violence

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist settlers and Palestinians to a peak....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:09 pm

Pakistan spy chief meets PM amid India row - Reuters India

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Top Indian official admits 'lapses' in attacks

MUMBAI, India - India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:05 pm

Ashok Chavan to be Maharashtra CM; Rane fumes - Times of India

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India admits security lapses in Mumbai attacks

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's new home minister said on Friday last week's Mumbai attacks had revealed security lapses and that evidence clearly showed longtime enemies from neighboring Pakistan were responsible.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:02 pm

Auto rescue options weighed - Buffalo News

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Warehouse fire in South Korea kills 6, injures 2

SEOUL, South Korea - A blaze at a meat warehouse south of Seoul killed six people and injured two others Friday, South Korean officials said. One worker was still missing...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Russian Orthodox Church head dies

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:58 am

Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast

NESKOWIN, Ore. - A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. Scott Napper planned to pop the question...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:55 am

1975 AIM slaying defendants wants separate trials

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Both former American Indian Movement members charged with the 1975 slaying of a woman on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation now want separate trials. John Graham and
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:54 am

Robbers in drag get $100 million in Paris jewelry theft

PARIS - Police say armed robbers - some dressed in drag - made off with $100 million in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store robbery in central Paris. A police official...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:53 am

US: Russia must allow monitors into South Ossetia

The United States says Russia must allow international observers into South Ossetia to deter further fighting and violence in the Georgian breakaway region.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:51 am

Unique Extrasolar Planet Discovered By Students

Three undergraduate students, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, have discovered an extrasolar planet. The extraordinary find, which turned up during their research project, is about five times as massive as Jupiter. This is also the first planet discovered orbiting a fast-rotating hot star.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am

Clinton looks to loyalists for staff

Preparing for her new role as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to surround herself with a cast of die-hard loyalists and veterans of her husband's administration.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:45 am

EU funds euro1.7 billion in rail works

The European Union has approved euro1.7 billion (US$2.15 billion) in funding for 11 railway projects aimed at clearing bottlenecks in Europe's transport grid.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am

Obama urges donors to ease Clinton campaign debt - The Associated Press

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India-Russia nuclear deal signed - BBC News

Source: Google News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am

Bruins find a way again

TAMPA - When an NHL team plays with three of its top four defensemen out with injuries, it is not exactly a great recipe for success, not even in a game that matches the hottest...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:36 am

LEAD: Factory suppliers protest, seek gov't help in collecting dues+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH REPORTS ABOUT OWNER FLEEING, NEW MANAGAMENT WORKING ON REPAYMENT PROPOSAL) About 200 suppliers of a car audio and video factory in southern China's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:36 am

U.S.: 14 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

U.S.-led troops killed 14 militants in two days of clashes in southern Afghanistan, U.S. military statements said Friday.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:36 am

India-Russia nuclear deal signed

Visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs a landmark deal to build four nuclear power plants in India.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:35 am

Final Fundraising Figure: Obama's $750M - ABC News

Source: Google News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:34 am

Canadian leader provokes anger by closing Parliament - International Herald Tribune

Source: Google News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:33 am

MiBook is cheap, colorful e-book reader

NEW YORK - Electronic books are the persistent wallflowers of the gadget world. Consumers have snubbed them again and again in favor of a 500-year-old technology: ink printed...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:32 am

Political Turmoil Dogs Canadian PM

Opposition vows to topple Canadian PM after move to keep power.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am

New Details in Abuse Case of Shackled Teen - FOXNews

Source: Google News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am

Israel's military on alert for settler violence

Israel placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:29 am

Paris robbers in drag net $100 million

Armed robbers — some dressed in drag — made off with 80 million euros ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store robbery in central Paris, police said on Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:29 am

India and Russia sign deal for new nuclear plants

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed agreements to develop new nuclear plants in India as the countries sought to deepen ties beyond their historic defense...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:28 am

2ND LD: U.S., N. Korea envoys fall short of deal on nuclear verification+

SINGAPORE, Dec. 5 (Kyodo) _ North Korea's top nuclear envoy Kim Kye Gwan indicated Thursday a meeting with his U.S. counterpart fell short of producing a deal on how to mention ways to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:27 am

Israeli West Bank forces on alert

Israeli forces are on high alert following the eviction of Jewish settlers from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:26 am

Terrorists or Teachers? Pakistani Group Under Fire

Handling of Pakistani Islamist charity could be test of post-Mumbai crackdown
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:24 am

Rice: Time to Stand Up to Mugabe

Condoleezza Rice says Zimbabwe cholera outbreak is evidence Mugabe should go.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am

Russia must stop blocking monitors in Georgia: U.S

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Russia must stop blocking international monitors from going into Georgia's separatist South Ossetia region to assess reports of human rights abuses, a senior U.S....
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am

Kyoto Univ. team cultivates 2 more strains of embryonic stem cells+

(Kyodo) _ A Kyoto University research team has successfully cultivated two more strains of human embryo stem cells that have the potential to develop into various organs and tissues, the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:22 am

Chinese man sentenced for plane hijacking

A Chinese man who hijacked a plane 15 years ago and forced it to fly to Taiwan has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, state media said Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:21 am

Honda quits F1 amid slowdown

Honda has pulled out of Formula One racing, the Japanese automaker saying Friday it needs to focus on its core business amid the slowdown in the global economy.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am

LCD Soundsystem: New York I Love You (Kermit Version)

Kermit the Frog stars in this new video for LCD Soundsystem's "New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down."

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am

The Votes Are In: BlackBerry Storm Sucks

Though Verizon says the Storm is its fastest selling handset yet, the touchscreen phone is also generating more negative buzz than any BlackBerry before.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am

Foreign donors pledge almost $1 bil. in aid for Cambodia+

(Kyodo) _ Cambodia announced Friday that it has received aid pledges of almost $1 billion from international donors for the next year, or almost double the amount it had sought. Keat...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:19 am

Rice: 'It's well past time' for Mugabe to leave

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office as evidenced by the nation's calamitous cholera epidemic and health care crisis....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:16 am

Rice: 'It's well past time' for Mugabe to leave (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office as evidenced by the nation's calamitous cholera epidemic and health care crisis.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:16 am

Ask AP: Bottom-up bailouts, gas pump tampering

If troubled automakers and banks need government bailouts, why not give their customers federally financed vouchers to help cover car and mortgage payments — so both consumers and companies could benefit from the money?
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:16 am

Top Indian official admits 'lapses' in attacks (AP)

AP - India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public uproar over security and intelligence failures in the deadly siege.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:07 am

Pakistan suicide attack kills six

Officials say a suicide car bomb attack that has killed six in north-western Pakistan may have been sectarian.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:04 am

Gazprom seeks state cash for power projects

Russia's state-run gas giant Gazprom said Friday it will ask the government for 100 billion rubles ($3.58 billion) to help fund capital-intensive power projects next year, the state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:03 am

2ND LD: Emperor partially resumes duties Friday+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING 1ST 5 GRAFS) Emperor Akihito partially resumed his official duties Friday, such as signing government documents, after resting due to arrhythmia as his ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:03 am

Cops: Couple robbed 60 homes in 45 days

Authorities said a husband-and-wife burglary team robbed about 60 homes and deputies discovered 100 guns at the home of the man accused of selling the stolen loot online.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:02 am

Paris thieves steal $100m jewels

Thieves - some dressed as women - steal 80m euros ($102m) of jewellery from one of Paris' most exclusive shops.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:02 am

Cruise ship drama in Antarctica

A cruise ship carrying 122 people has run aground on the Antarctic coast, the Argentine navy has reported.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Bernanke: Foreclosure Trend Needs To Stop

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is urging more be done to stem the flood of foreclosures. Bernanke called on the government Thursday to get more involved, and hopefully spare the U-S economy even more damage.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Where Did The Money In The Housing Market Go?

Over the past year, the collapse of the U.S. housing market has left many homeowners dazed. Their biggest asset is suddenly worth thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, less than it was worth just a couple years ago. So where did all that money go?

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

O.J. To Be Sentenced In October Conviction

O.J. Simpson faces at least six years in prison when he is sentenced Friday in Las Vegas. The state parole agency is calling for at least 18 years. In October, a jury found Simpson guilty of 12 felonies related to a robbery that he and six other men committed last year.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Detroit Bailout , A Matter Of National Security?

One of the arguments made for a bailout of the auto industry is that it is a matter of national security. To learn more about the connections between the Big Three and the military, Renee Montagne talks with retired Lieutenant Colonel Dakota Wood of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Charest on track to win third straight mandate

Liberals will prevail despite turmoil in Ottawa, poll says

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Automakers Request $34 Billion In Loans

The Detroit auto companies made another pitch to the Senate Banking Committee for massive loans to keep operating. They were more contrite than last month and offered a lot more details. But it is still unclear whether they will get the $34 billion they say they need to keep going. The auto executives will appear before the House Financial Services Committee Friday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Boy George guilty of imprisoning male escort

Former Culture Club frontman convicted following two-week trial in London

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:59 am

Giants' Pierce to meet with NYC investigators (AP)

AP - Antonio Pierce is finally going to talk to investigators about what he did on the night Plaxico Burress shot himself.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:58 am

Ghana rivals hold final rallies

Political parties in Ghana are holding their final rallies ahead of Sunday's general elections.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:58 am

First NFL game in 3-D fumbles, then recovers (AP)

AP - The first NFL game broadcast to theaters live in 3-D fumbled, then recovered Thursday night.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:58 am

Maoist rebels kill 5 police officers in east India

Suspected Maoist rebels killed five police officers Friday in an ambush in eastern India, officials said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:57 am

Boy George guilty of imprisoning male escort - Reuters

Source: Google News | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:57 am

Thai airport reopens after protests

Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international airport, which was shut down for a week by anti-government protesters.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:57 am

Clinton looks to loyalists for State Dept. staff (AP)

AP - Preparing for her new role as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to surround herself with a cast of die-hard loyalists and veterans of her husband's administration to help her cope with world crises and backstage Washington power plays.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:55 am

O.J. Simpson faces 6 years to life at sentencing (AP)

AP - O.J. Simpson is going to prison; the question is for how long.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:54 am

Robbers in drag get euro80M in Paris jewelry theft

Police say armed robbers — some dressed in drag — made off with euro80 million in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store robbery in central Paris.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:54 am

U.S. nuclear envoy says expects hard N.Korea talks (Reuters)

Reuters - Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday he expects difficult six-party talks next week on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and that more work needs to be done to iron out verification details.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:52 am

WATCH: India No Stranger to Terror

Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:51 am

Australia: Holidays help economy

As Australia fights to head off recession, the national government on Thursday urged workers to take a holiday to help stimulate the economy.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am

The 7 Best Video Game Lifebars

Lifebars are a prominent, yet under-appreciated part of videogame history. Helping us keep tabs on our characters health without detracting from the gameplay experience is key--making a memorable lifebar is a task unto itself. While some games have done away with lifebars for more abstract and less memorable means

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am

Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul (AP)

AP - The government would order a major restructuring of Detroit's struggling Big Three auto companies in exchange for a multibillion-dollar bailout under a plan circulating in Congress.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:48 am

Bangkok airport resumes operation

Thailand's main airport officially restarts at full capacity, but thousands of people still face delays as the backlog is cleared.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:47 am

Employers shedding jobs as recession deepens (AP)

AP - With the economy sinking faster, employers are giving more Americans dreaded pink slips right before the holidays.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:47 am

F1 boss Ecclestone: Honda pullout a 'wake-up call'

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone said Friday that Honda's withdrawal from the sport provides a "wake-up call" to overspending teams and underlines the need to cut costs.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:45 am

Paris jewel thieves grab more than $75-million

Armed robbers raid luxury Harry Winston jewellers off the Champs Elysees

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:45 am

'Koobface' virus turns up on Facebook

Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather information such as credit-card numbers.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:41 am

Rice: "Well Past Time" For Mugabe To Go

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it is "well past time" for Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to leave office. The increased pressure comes as a "sham" government lets thousands of Zimbabweans die from a cholera epidemic.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:41 am

O.J. Simpson faces sentencing

Faces 6 years to life in prison for at sentencing over botched attempt to recover sports mementoes

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:37 am

Understanding but no consensus on auto bailout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is broad understanding of distress but no consensus yet in Congress to rescue U.S. automakers as industry chiefs hope on Friday to advance their case in a second appearance before lawmakers in two days.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:33 am

Honda F1 chief hopeful of finding new buyer

The chief executive of Honda's Formula One team says he is hopeful the team will find a new buyer and be on the starting grid in 2009.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am

Top Indian official admits 'lapses' in attacks

India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:27 am

4 die in bombing trap in southern Thailand

Four people have been killed by a bomb at a drugstore in southern Thailand suspected to have been planted by Muslim insurgents.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:24 am

India admits 'lapses' in attacks

India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am

Judge stays first U.S. military execution in 47 years - CNN.

A federal judge has stayed what would be the nation's first military execution since 1961, saying the U.S. soldier -- who was convicted of rape and murder two decades ago -- should have more time to pursue a federal appeal.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:20 am

3 Historical Food Fights

Any group of malcontents can dress up like American Indians and toss tea into a harbor to protest unfair taxation. But how many armies have actually mobilized over food? Real food—as in, “Leggo my Eggo … or I’ll send in the troops!” The answer? Not that many. Nevertheless, here are a few of history’s greatest culinary-based conflicts.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:20 am

Google Reader Gets a Major Makeover; It Rocks

Google Reader has just launched a major redesign to its interface, addressing many of the top concerns of users of the popular RSS reader.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:20 am

101 Movie One-Liners Every Movie Junkie Should Know

We all know some of the famous on-liners from the movies, but some of them are so commonplace that you may not even know that it’s a quote from a movie or from which movie it originated. But there are some quotes from movies that everyone should know. Some of them have really stood the test of time and are very old.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:20 am

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II dies

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but was accused of making the church a force for nationalism, died Friday at age 79, the church headquarters said....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:16 am

Satriani sues Coldplay for plagiarism

Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued British band Coldplay, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:05 am

Palaniappan Chidambaram (L) leaves after a meeting with senior police officers in Mumbai

India Interior minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram (L) leaves after a meeting with senior police officers in Mumbai on December 5. Chidambaram admitted Friday to intelligence and security lapses ahead of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

Activists hold candles for peace in Karachi

Activists from the Pakistan India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy hold candles for peace in Karachi. A security scare at New Delhi's international airport on Thursday highlighted jitters after the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

An Indian paramilitary personnel (R) keeps vigil at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi

An Indian paramilitary personnel (R) keeps vigil at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi on December 5. India's new interior minister admitted Friday to intelligence and security...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

Robert Mugabe's government has been mired in turmoil since March

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, seen here in Qatar last month, to step down, calling the power-sharing talks with the opposition a "sham process"...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

Dallas Mavericks Torch Steve Nash and Suns

Dirk Nowitzki matched his season high with 39 points and new starter J.J. Barea provided quite a spark in the fourth quarter, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 112-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

Ottawa still not co-operating in detainee inquiry

Commission chairman cites 'serious challenges' regarding access to witnesses and the provision of documents

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:57 am

Settlers trying to block the evactuation

Jewish settlers react while being evicted by Israeli security forces from a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron. Security forces are bracing for more violence after Israeli hardliners went on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:55 am

Israeli troops on a bulldozer

Israeli security forces, seen here during the eviction of a disputed house in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, are bracing for more violence after Israeli hardliners went on the rampage against Palestinians...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:55 am

A Palestinian house burns near the Kiryat Arba settlement

Jewish settlers from the Kiryat Arba settlement look at a burning Palestinian house after it was set on fire by settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Security forces are bracing for more violence after...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:55 am

Police used stun grenades and tear gas to evict the settlers

Israeli settlers resist attempts by Israeli security forces to evict them from a disputed house they have been occupying in Hebron. Security forces are bracing for more violence after Israeli hardliners...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:55 am

Punjabi group names alleged Air India bombers

Says 12 people were involved in bombing and more than 50 had knowledge of blast

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:51 am

Young renters want small spaces, big appeal

When the economy shrinks, so does the size of housing, sending the popularity of tiny apartments and condos soaring as construction ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:40 am

Al-Sadr movement seeks reinvention

The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to battle the U.S. military and play kingmaker in Iraq but lately their influence has been on the wane.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:35 am

Mumbai attacks refocus U.S. cities

The deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai are prompting new efforts to bolster security in the U.S. by law enforcement officials ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:34 am

CBC to retune its TV news division

Recent market study showed some of the public broadcaster's key programs weren't registering with Canadian viewers

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:29 am

PM evokes the 'bogeyman'

Loaded language not lost on Quebeckers

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:28 am

There's no hint whether prorogation came with strings attached

Whatever Michaëlle Jean did won't tie the hands of future governors-general

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:24 am

Politics on hold as Thais pray for ailing king

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thais marked their revered king's birthday on Friday in a solemn mood, concerned for the health of the aging monarch and worried as well over their country's debilitating political deadlock.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:21 am

China and U.S. pledge cooperation after "robust" talks

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States pledged on Friday to boost efforts to tackle the turmoil engulfing global markets and to continue high-level cooperation when President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:21 am

More than 200 million follow the Orthodox tradition faith which is one of the three main Christian groups

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexiy II conducts a Christmas service at Moscow's Christ The Savior Cathedral in January 2008. A church spokesman has told AFP that Alexiy II has died.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:15 am

King of the awkward pause

Part of the long tradition of self-lampooning British comedy, Ricky Gervais has more in common with Dame Edna than Eddie Murphy

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:07 am

Opposition vows to topple Canadian leader Harper

OTTAWA (AP) -- Canada's opposition parties vowed to oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government next month after Harper shut down Parliament to avoid almost certain defeat in a confidence vote, but infighting among one of the parties is casting doubt on whether the coalition will hold....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:56 am

Jewish settlers react while being evicted by Israeli security forces

Jewish settlers react while being evicted by Israeli security forces from a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron. Security forces braced on Friday for more violence after Israeli hardliners went...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:43 am

Pakistani group under fire after India attacks

MURIDIKE, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's vow to crack down on militants behind the Mumbai attacks may meet an early test with the Islamist charity accused by the U.S. of being the front group for the prime suspects....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:41 am

Thailand reopens main international airport

Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:26 am

Palestinian bickering strands Gaza's pilgrims

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Mohammed Habboush and his wife Ikram wanted so badly to make the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca from their Gaza home that they sold her gold jewelry to pay for the trip....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:06 am

AP: Blackwater Guards Could Get 30 Years

Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting could face mandatory 30-year prison sentences under an aggressive anti-drug law being considered as the Justice Department readies indictments, the AP reports.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:06 am

Financial bailout still faces challenges: Paulson

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has made clear progress in steadying its financial system, thanks in part to a $700 billion bailout fund authorized by Congress, but the rehabilitation process still faces many challenges, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:02 am

O.J. Simpson to be sentenced

Jailed since his Oct. 3 robbery conviction, he faces a prison term from six years to life. Victims in the case are expected to testify. His lawyers plan an appeal.

The latest chapter of O.J. Simpson's legal travails comes to a close today when he is sentenced for leading a ragtag band of hangers-on in the robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a cramped Las Vegas hotel room.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Auto chiefs make return trip to Congress

Humbled leaders of faltering Big Three accept tougher terms as they raise bailout price to $34 billion.

Humbled and increasingly desperate as car sales plummet, the heads of the country's Big Three automakers told Congress on Thursday that they were willing to accept oversight of their spending in return for $34 billion in government loans to keep them afloat.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Surviving Metrolink crewman says track-side warning light was green

The conductor and others contradict the preliminary findings of the National Transportation Safety Board, which has said the commuter train ran a red light just before colliding with a freight train.

The only surviving crewman aboard a Metrolink train that slammed into a freight train in Chatsworth in September has told investigators that a track-side warning light just south of the crash site was green, his attorneys said Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Barack Obama's grass roots in search of new turf

There's a spirited, sometimes secretive debate over how to make the best use of the president-elect's broad volunteer network. Not everyone's happy with early hints about the direction.

James Dillon, a onetime Republican activist who grew disgusted with politics, was so inspired by Barack Obama's candidacy that he joined the campaign's massive volunteer army, hosting house parties and recruiting supporters.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

California health agency ignored law helping impoverished HIV patients, judge rules

The department is ordered to carry out the program that helps provide Medi-Cal coverage for HIV patients. The department says the plan won't work.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration flouted a six-year-old state law by failing to enact a program intended to provide medical care to impoverished Californians with HIV, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled in a decision made public Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

NASA delays Mars rover launch to 2011

Technical problems make the planned 2009 launch impossible, officials say. The delay will add $400 million to the cost of the mission and might result in layoffs at JPL.

The launch of NASA's SUV-sized, next-generation Mars rover has been delayed for two years due to continuing technical problems and cost overruns, the space agency announced Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Happiness is contagious, research finds

A study of the relationships of nearly 5,000 people tracked for decades in the Framingham Heart Study shows that good cheer spreads through social networks of nearby family, friends and neighbors.

They say misery loves company, but the same may be even more true of happiness.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Mumbai attacks put spotlight on Lashkar-e-Taiba

The evidence pointing to the Pakistan-based group's hand in the rampage in India raises the question of whether Pakistan's elite spy agencies continue to nurture militant groups.

Lashkar-e-Taiba, the self-styled "Army of the Pure," has left its footprints in the snows of Kashmir, the back alleys of Lahore and Karachi, the harsh terrain along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier -- and now, investigators say, in Mumbai, India, the scene of last week's horrific rampage by gunmen.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Southern California union is probing top official's role in ex-boyfriend's deal

SEIU is investigating whether Local 721 chief Annelle Grajeda helped Alejandro Stephens, who had headed a local that merged with hers, stay on the L.A. County payroll. She denies wrongdoing.

Early last year, Alejandro Stephens' long tenure as president of one of California's biggest union locals came to an end after the labor organization he headed merged into a larger local.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Some in Mexico want the death penalty reinstated

The increase in slayings and kidnappings related to the nation's war on drug traffickers has created a climate of fear. Legal experts see too many obstacles to restoring capital punishment.

Anger and frustration over rampant killings and kidnappings have ignited an improbable debate here over legalizing the death penalty, a punishment that has been effectively banned in Mexico for nearly half a century.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

NZer among passengers aboard stricken Antarctic cruise ship

One New Zealander is among the passengers on board a stricken Argentinean cruise ship that is leaking and adrift in Antarctic waters, Australian authorities say. A rescue mission is underway to rescue all 122 people on the Ciudad...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Dec 2008 | 7:57 am

Fence Affects Border Town Culture, Relationships

The border fence between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico, is forging a physical barrier between towns where culture and economy are closely related. The fence, which has met strong opposition from the mayor of Eagle Pass, has strained relations between the towns.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 6:16 am

Obama laying the groundwork for health reform

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 6:09 am

Happiness: It Really Is Contagious

A new study finds that when one person becomes happy, the effect can spread up to 3 degrees in a social network — reaching friends of friends. Researchers say this is evidence that because our lives are interconnected, so too is our emotional health.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:02 am

In A Recession, Can Consumers Afford To Skimp?

The confirmation that the U.S. economy is now officially in recession has the potential to shift people's thinking and spending habits. Penny-pinching in response to hard times can have an effect on the real economy, and some economists warn that could make it harder to dig out of the downturn.

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

Ship Carrying 122 Adrift In Antarctica

A cruise ship carrying 122 people is adrift and taking on water after running aground in the Antarctic but is in no danger of sinking, the Argentine Navy said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am

Little Support For Trafficked Women In Russia

Russia has become a prime source, transit point and destination for trafficking in women — what the U.N. defines as abuse of women involving force, fraud, coercion and deception. And some say the government isn't helping victims.

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

Officials: Mumbai plotters used Indian operative

A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:11 am

Automakers' National Security Claims Questioned

In making their case for a $34 billion government bailout, the Big Three automakers have warned Congress that allowing them to go bankrupt would hobble the nation's economy. They also say it would be devastating to national security — an argument many defense experts say is dubious.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 2:11 am

New PR regime sees bigwigs jettison jets for plain living

Roll up, roll up. It is the great company-jet fire sale. Everything must go - and quickly. For the credit-crunched giants of corporate America, living on the generosity of the taxpayer, it ill behoves executives to fly luxury class,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am

Key Figures In Deadly Mumbai Plot Id'd

A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said. The surviving gunman identified two of the plot's masterminds.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:30 am

Police descend on New Delhi airport as shots heard

A police official says security forces have swarmed through New Delhi's international airport after the sound of gunfire was heard, but no one was injured. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, says three gunshots were...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:56 pm

Iraq Presidency Council approves U.S. troop pact

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Presidency Council has approved a security pact with the United States that paves the way for a complete U.S. troop pullout by the end of 2011, a spokesman for the council said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:55 pm

WATCH: Borneo's Disappearing Forests

Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:44 pm

Zimbabwe seeks international aid to combat crisis

HARARE - Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported yesterday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:43 pm

PHOTOS: London Goes Ape Over New Blu-Ray Release

Apes invade London celebrating Anniversary, Blu-Ray release of Heston film.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:41 pm

US man mistakenly shoots wife during sex

An American man has reportedly shot his wife in the chest while "reaching for something on the nightstand" during sex. The incident, which happened in the Ohio town of Springfield, has left the woman in a critical condition. According...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:40 pm

Riots in the West Bank after raid on disputed building

HEBRON - Israeli troops and police on yesterday raided a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron, one of the region's most explosive hotspots, swiftly dragging out 250 settlers and trying to send a tough message to Jewish...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:19 pm

Gwynne Dyer: Terrorists nothing more than common criminals

Despite terrorists, life goes on. The US National Intelligence Council's report on global trends, published this month, predicts that the terrorist organisation al Qaeda "may decay sooner" than many experts expect because of its...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm

Europe Court Nixes U.K. DNA Database

Europe's top human rights court struck down a British law that allows the government to store DNA and fingerprints from people with no criminal record, a landmark decision that could force Britain to destroy nearly 1 million samples on its database.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm

Israeli soldiers drag settlers out of Hebron house

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- Israeli soldiers and police stormed a disputed building in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out 250 young settlers in a raid meant to send a warning to Jewish extremists fighting to keep what they see as God-promised land....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:14 pm

Pop! Pop! Pop! Tourists tell of moment pirates attacked liner

Ordered to get inside and stay down, tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner - "Pop! Pop! Pop!" - then felt the ship accelerate to escape. At this Omani port north of the pirate-infested...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 pm

Outgunned, Mumbai Cops Saved Many

Police at Mumbai's main train depot engaged terrorists, likely saving lives.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:51 pm

17 years' jail for Australian model's murder

The former driver of Australia's once-highest-flying stockbroker Rene Rivkin has been imprisoned for 17 years for murdering his girlfriend by throwing her off a cliff in Sydney and claiming it was suicide. Gordon Wood, 46, will...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:15 pm

Wealthy in a different way

NIZHNEVASILYEVSKOYE - The financial crisis has cost some Russian tycoons their fortunes, but one of Russia's first multimillionaires says he hasn't lost a kopek. That's because German Sterligov, a onetime boy wonder of Russia's...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm

Stars Team Up To Stop Child Exploitation

In honor of World Children's Day on Nov. 20, actor and author Stephen Baldwin, watchmaker Baume & Mercier and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Carolyn Cole teamed up with the charity LOVE146.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm

Israeli Forces Confront Jewish Settlers

Israeli security forces have begun dragging Jewish settlers out of one of the most volatile flashpoints in the West Bank: a disputed house in the biblical town of Hebron.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm

Report: India Warned Of Airborne Attacks

Local media reports have quoted the Indian air force chief as saying authorities had received warnings of a possible airborne attack, as police continue finding unexploded munitions thought to have been left behind by the Mumbai attackers last week.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm

Barbie Beats Bratz Dolls In Legal Battle

After a four-year legal dispute with MGA Entertainment Inc., Mattel Inc. touted its win in the case after a federal judge banned MGA from making and selling its pouty-lipped and hugely popular Bratz dolls.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm

U.S. Wants Pakistan Crackdown On Militants

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was flew into Pakistan Thursday to press the country's leaders to take a bold stand against the militants widely suspected of waging the deadly terror siege in Mumbai, India last week.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm

Canadian PM Addresses Nation, Vows to Fight Ouster Effort

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned an opposition plan to gain power by ousting his government in a confidence vote, calling the effort undemocratic.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 5:07 pm

Hitler's Maid Says He Was a 'Great Boss'

She may be the only person in the world to remember him fondly, but a woman who worked as a maid for Adolf Hitler in the '30s says he was 'a great boss,' the Daily Mail reports.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:37 pm

'Evil' Mom Convicted of Locking Up Daughter for Reward

The mother of young British girl has been convicted, along with her boyfriend’s uncle, of kidnapping her own nine-year-old daughter in an unlikely plot to keep thousands of pounds in reward money.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:12 pm

India Airports on High Alert After New Attack Warnings

Airports in India went on high alert Thursday following fresh attack warnings as officials said India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the deadly Mumbai attacks.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:50 pm

Fans Watch Man Fall Off Upper Deck of NHL Arena

A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital after he fell about 25 feet from the upper deck of Scotiabank Place during the second intermission of the Ottawa Senators’ victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:39 pm

U.N. Climate Agency Under the Weather, Says Report

As more than 10,000 delegates and observers gather in Poznan, Poland, to discuss the next phase in the battle against "climate change," a U.N. agency at the center of that hoopla badly needs to do some in-house weather-proofing.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 2:25 pm

Iraq Presidency Council Approves U.S. Security Pact

Iraq's presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact that sets out a three-year timeframe for U.S. troops to leave, a spokesman said, the final step for the agreement to replace a U.N. mandate that expires Dec. 31.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 2:18 pm

3 Americans Dead in Mexican Border City Violence

At least three U.S. residents have been killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in as many weeks as the death toll in the violent border city surpasses 1,400
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:57 pm

Report: Israel Preparing to Strike Iran Without U.S. Consent

Israel is drawing up plans to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and is prepared to launch a strike without backing from the U.S., an Israeli newspaper reported Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:49 pm

Mexico Ships Out Cuban Refugees Under New Rules

Mexico is sending illegal Cuban migrants home for the first time under a new immigration accord. A Mexican immigration official says authorities are preparing to send the Cubans back to the communist island after they were caught in Mexico.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:43 am