U.S. Gives Papers On Nazis To Holocaust Museum

The Justice Department has donated thousands of documents to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The more than 50,000 pages chronicle trials of Nazis found living in the United States over the past three decades.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:05 pm

Sports Dilemma: Siding With Politicians On Playoffs

Commentator Frank Deford agrees with politicians calling for a college football playoff to determine the national champion. But it means letting go of a long-held belief: that sports and politics shouldn't mix.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:54 pm

Dozens Saved From Dangling Gondolas After Tower Snaps

More than 50 people were evacuated from about 30 gondola cars after a tower supporting the cables partially collapsed Tuesday at Canada's Whistler ski resort.
Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:17 pm

Rural Afghans Resistant To Official Judicial System

Afghanistan's courts are too slow and corrupt to get the job done, many say. Those Afghans turn instead to local jirgas, or tribal councils, to solve legal disputes. Efforts are being made to fix the official system and teach residents their rights, but the impact has been negligible outside of major cities and provincial centers.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 4:52 pm

Iraqi official says he's quitting over shoe-tosser

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's parliament speaker says he's resigning after legislators argued about the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:28 pm

Oil producers pull lever for huge output cut to stop price slide

ORAN, Algeria (AFP) - OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporters took action on Wednesday that could remove up to 2.6 million barrels of oil from the market in a bold bid to boost prices and producers' incomes.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:25 pm

Oil producers pull lever for huge output cut to stop price slide (AFP)

AFP - OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporters took action on Wednesday that could remove up to 2.6 million barrels of oil from the market in a bold bid to boost prices and producers' incomes.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:21 pm

Blackburn make move for Allardyce

Blackburn Rovers make an approach to Sam Allardyce over the vacant managerial position at the club, BBC Sport understands.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:20 pm

EU parliament approves climate change package

STRASBOURG (AFP) - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the EU's climate change package, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020, lifting the last hurdle to the ambitious plan.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:20 pm

Dolphins' Tony Sparano and Chad Pennington share common bond

MIAMI - The coach and his quarterback first shook hands four months ago - a time when two strangers knew only enough about each other to realize nothing but family and faith...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:19 pm

Obama named 'Person of the Year'

Time magazine gives its annual Person of the Year honour to the US President-elect, Barack Obama.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:17 pm

Morgan Stanley reports quarterly share loss (Reuters)

Reuters - Morgan Stanley reported on Wednesday a fourth quarter loss per share of $2.24 from continuing operations.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:11 pm

Morgan Stanley reports quarterly share loss

(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley reported on Wednesday a fourth quarter loss per share of $2.24 from continuing operations.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:11 pm

Greece demonstrators call for Europe-wide protest

ATHENS (Reuters) - Protesters hung banners from the Acropolis in Greece on Wednesday calling for demonstrations across Europe, in the twelfth day of protests since police shot dead a teenager.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:10 pm

UK work time opt-out under threat

Euro MPs have voted in favour of ending the UK's opt-out from laws limiting the working week to 48 hours.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:09 pm

New Thai PM pledges reconciliation, economic revival

Thailand's new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday he would unveil a "grand plan" for reconciliation and the revival of the economy after months of political turmoil.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:09 pm

S. Africa refuses to join growing calls for Mugabe to quit

South African President Kgalema Motlanthe refused on Wednesday to join calls for Robert Mugabe to quit, expressing hope that Zimbabwe's stalled power-sharing agreement will be implemented...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:05 pm

Nexen buys part of OPTI Long Lake stake

Transaction, worth $735-million, will boost Nexen's oil production

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:02 pm

Time of cholera

Zimbabwe: Where no-one dares shake hands
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

General Mills Posts Slightly Lower Net, Boosts Full-Year Guidance - Wall Street Journal

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

Manning Brothers Make Pro Bowl History

Peyton and Eli Manning have been voted to the Pro Bowl, making it the first time in history two quarterback playing brothers will be playing in the same game.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

2000 Year Old Antikythera Computer Lives Again (w/VIDEO)

The original 81 shards of the Antikythera were recovered from under the sea in 1902, and it has taken boffins since the 1950s to piece together the story, with the help of some very sophisticated imagining technology in recent years.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

British PM Firm On Pullout From Iraq

Britain is the second-largest contributor to the international military coalition in Iraq after the United States. About 4,000 British troops are now in Iraq, mostly in the country's south.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

Yahoo throws down data gauntlet - BBC News

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:59 pm

The Fed’s new zero-tolerance policy

The Federal Reserve now says it's targeting short-term interest rates as low as zero percent. So what, exactly, does it mean when rates go to zero.? Do we all get to borrow for free?

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:59 pm

Euro MPs seal major climate deal

The European Parliament backs a far-reaching package to combat global warming, seen as a key EU initiative.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:58 pm

RESEARCH ALERT-Oppenheimer downgrades Apple to perform - Reuters

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:57 pm

Dollar Falls on Fed's Rate Cut - Wall Street Journal

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Shoe-throwing journalist faces court trial - CNN International

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:56 pm

China sentences 2 to death for attack in Xinjiang

BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court Wednesday sentenced two people to death for what it said was attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics with an attack in the far-west region of Xinjiang that killed 17 police days before the games....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:55 pm

China sentences 2 to death for attack in Xinjiang

A Chinese court Wednesday sentenced two people to death for what it said was attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics with an attack in the far-west region of Xinjiang that killed 17...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:54 pm

Mannings make Pro Bowl - SkySports

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Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. is taking the unusual step of issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in its Internet Explorer software that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:53 pm

Walsh case transformed missing-kid hunts

The abduction happened 27 years ago, at a time when parents routinely left their children playing in the toy store, unattended.  Two weeks later, Adam Walsh's head was discovered in a canal.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:52 pm

Middle-schooler tackles the halls with giant pal

Middle-schoolers are hard to impress, but 13-year-old Justin Cullity of Whitman Middle School scored points yesterday after showing up to class with a Patriots lineman. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

Obama named TIME’s Person of the Year

Could TIME magazine’s 2008 Person of the Year have been anyone other than President-elect Barack Obama? Maybe not. But what the much-anticipated announcement lacks in surprise factor is offset by Obama’s already undeniable place in history.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

The Day Web 2.0 Died

Defining Web 2.0 has been something like a fun parlor game for a few years now. There’s a long history of people trying to come up with a unified definition of Web 2.0. But like the elusive theory of everything in physics, a single, agreed-upon definition of what Web 2.0 really means has been hard to come by.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

APOD:The Dumbbells

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

Greece demonstrators call for Europe-wide protest (Reuters)

Reuters - Protesters hung banners from the Acropolis in Greece on Wednesday calling for demonstrations across Europe, in the twelfth day of protests since police shot dead a teenager.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:49 pm

Madonna Denies Reports of a $76-Million Divorce Settlement - People Magazine

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:49 pm

Morning blaze displaces 16 condo dwellers

Sixteen people were forced out of their homes this morning after a two-alarm fire at a condo building on the Jamaicaway that caused $500,000 in damage. Boston Fire spokesman...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm

'Grinch' tickets Santa as he delivers toys

Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:46 pm

Dollar dives to 13-year low against yen after Fed cut

LONDON (AFP) - The dollar slid to a 13-year low point against the yen on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to near zero as it struggled to curb an accelerating economic downturn, dealers said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:45 pm

Iraq pullout is 'met with relief' - BBC News

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

Global markets mixed after steep US interest rate cut

LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets saw mixed fortunes on Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to a steep overnight cut in US interest rates and digested a raft of European economic data.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

OPEC Meets, Expected to Cut Production - Voice of America

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:43 pm

How fragile a free Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Freedom can be such a fragile thing. And here where the freedom to gather and to protest, is a mere two decades old, well, it is valued above all else...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:43 pm

UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'

British forces will "complete their tasks" and leave Iraq by the end of July, Gordon Brown says during a visit to Baghdad.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:42 pm

UK bomb plot doctor jailed for 32 years - CNN International

Source: Google News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:40 pm

Rocket fire raises concern over Gaza truce

Renewed rocket fire from the Gaza Strip targeted Israel on Wednesday amid concern that violence could flare up further as a six-month truce in and around the Palestinian territory ends this
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm

OPEC ready for deepest oil cut to rescue prices

ORAN, Algeria (Reuters) - OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday to remove a record 2 million barrels per day from oil markets in a race to balance supply with the world's rapidly crumbling demand for fuel.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm

OPEC ready for deepest oil cut to rescue prices (Reuters)

Reuters - OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday to remove a record 2 million barrels per day from oil markets in a race to balance supply with the world's rapidly crumbling demand for fuel.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm

Brown visits Iraq, says mission to end mid-2009

BAGHDAD (AFP) - British forces will wrap up their mission in Iraq in the first half of next year, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said during a surprise trip to Baghdad on Wednesday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm

Source: Blagojevich nixed job for Jackson's wife (AP)

AP - Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife for lottery director because he had refused to make a $25,000 donation to the governor's campaign, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:38 pm

Brother: Iraqi shoe-tosser seen by judge in jail (AP)

AP - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush appeared before a judge Wednesday but in his jail cell, his brother said, alleging the reporter must have been too seriously injured to appear in a courtroom.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:37 pm

Iraqi doctor jailed for life for failed British bombings

An Iraqi doctor was jailed for life on Wednesday for trying to murder hundreds of people in failed car bombings in London and Glasgow last year. Bilal Abdulla, 29, who was...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:36 pm

Car, home buyers could benefit from Fed rate cut (AP)

AP - Consumers trying to buy a house or finance a car loan could be the big winners as a result of the Federal Reserve's decision to slash its target interest rate to nearly zero and take other steps to battle the financial crisis and worsening recession.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:35 pm

S. Korean actress avoids jail for adultery

A South Korean court found a popular actress guilty of adultery Wednesday, months after she tried but failed to have a law that makes extramarital affairs a crime ruled unconstitutional.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm

AP poll: Most say they, pets understand each other (AP)

AP - Sixty-seven percent of pet owners say they understand their animals' woofs, meows or other sounds, including 18 percent like King and Thibodeau who say they comprehend completely, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll released Wednesday. In a finding many parents of teenagers would no doubt envy, 62 percent of pet owners say that when they speak, their critter gets the message.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm

Zardari rejects Mumbai 'claims'

Pakistan's president says there is still no firm evidence to show that gunmen who attacked Mumbai came from Pakistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm

NY gov proposes tax on drinks, downloaded music (AP)

AP - Gov. David Paterson's first state budget threatens to affect just about every New Yorker. Even those online.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:31 pm

Brother: Iraqi shoe-tosser seen by judge in jail

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush appeared before a judge Wednesday but in his jail cell, his brother said, alleging the reporter must have been too...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

Russian Warships In Backyard: "It's Fine"

Russian warships have been plying the waters off Venezuela and Panama in recent weeks and are now heading for Cuba, but U.S. officials are not so much wringing their hands as yawning.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

Weather Rocket Kills Man and Blows Up His Body At Cremation

A Chinese man originally thought to have been struck by lightning was in fact killed by a small weather rocket whose existence was only discovered when his body exploded during his cremation.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm

Hub chefs to trim New Year's menus

The Dom Perignon isn't expected to flow as freely this New Year's Eve, so many restaurants are scaling back what are traditionally their most extravagant celebrations...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:29 pm

Britain to pull troops from Iraq by May 31

BAGHDAD (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday his country, the second-largest military presence in Iraq after the United States, will end its mission in Iraq by May 31....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:28 pm

Britain to pull troops from Iraq by May 31

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday his country, the second-largest military presence in Iraq after the United States, will end its mission in Iraq by May 31. Britain...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:28 pm

Police called to about 140 accidents as snow blankets much of Ontario

TORONTO - It's a sloppy ride to work across much of southern Ontario after a snowfall dumped as much as 10 centimetres. Provincial police say they have dealt with almost 140 crashes on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:27 pm

Zimbabwe agreement 'this week'

South Africa's leader says he hopes Zimbabwe will get a unity government this week, as he launches a cholera appeal.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:26 pm

Bold Fed move prompts other cuts

LONDON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's radical step of dropping interest rates to near zero prompted cuts elsewhere on Wednesday and threw the spotlight onto both a Bank of Japan meeting and other available policy measures.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:26 pm

Bangladesh lifts emergency rule

Bangladesh's army-backed interim government lifts a two-year state of emergency ahead of 29 December polls.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:25 pm

Storm fuels fear, slashes comforts

Although there were no Wal-Marts on the prairie in the 1800s, I would now be a prime candidate for the PBS show "Frontier House." The public TV reality series,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:24 pm

Brother: Shoe-thrower seen by judge in jail

A brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference says the man has been visited ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:23 pm

Turkish jets attack Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq

Turkey's military says its war planes have attacked Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq for a second successive day.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:23 pm

U.S. deserter faces deportation Christmas Eve

War Resisters Support Campaign decries orders, urges Ottawa to act on conscientious-objectors motion passed in June

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm

Chinese ship attacked by pirates in Gulf of Aden

BEIJING (AP) -- Pirates boarded a Chinese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia but failed to hijack the vessel Wednesday, thanks to quick action by a naval force patrolling the area, a maritime official said....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:21 pm

Chinese ship attacked by pirates in Gulf of Aden

Associated Press Writer BEIJING Pirates boarded a Chinese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia but failed to hijack the vessel Wednesday, thanks to quick action by a naval force patrolling...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:21 pm

Greek youths hang protest banners from Acropolis

Protesters hung two giant banners off the Acropolis on Wednesday, with slogans calling for mass demonstrations across Europe ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:20 pm

Britain to pull troops from Iraq before June 1

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday his country, the second-largest military presence in Iraq after the United States, will end its mission in Iraq before June 1. ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:18 pm

S. Africa hopes for Zimbabwe unity government this week

PRETORIA (AFP) - South African President Kgalema Motlanthe expressed hope Wednesday that Zimbabwe would have a unity government this week, as he refused to join international calls for Robert Mugabe to step down.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:18 pm

Celtics don't give hoop over magazine snub

They're on top of the NBA, but the Boston Celtics are nowhere to be found on the Street & Smith SportsBusiness Journal's list of the 50 Most Influential People...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm

Tracked down: Tom Brady, Richard Seymour, Milan Lucic...

TRACKED DOWN: New England Patriots Tom Brady, Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Brandon Merriweather, Mike Wright, LeKevin Smith, Matthew Slater, Kevin O'Connell, Mike...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm

Public mood darkens on job fears: Reuters poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recession-mired economy and growing job insecurity have shaken American confidence in the future despite an upbeat view of President-elect Barack Obama's performance, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm

Death for 2 over China 'jihad' attack

A Chinese court sentenced two people to death Wednesday for what it said was attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics with an attack in the far-west region of Xinjiang that killed 17 police.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

Vintage Parkour From the 1930s (VIDEO)

Watch as a guy does parkour in the 1930s...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

Madoff in court as Wall Street fraud shakes world finance

NEW YORK (AFP) - The US finance watchdog expressed concern at how repeated warnings about Bernard Madoff were ignored, ahead of the Wall Street investment baron's first court appearance Wednesday over a 50-billion-dollar fraud.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

Thai king endorses new PM Abhisit

The Thai king endorses parliament's choice of new PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, amid an ongoing political crisis.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:08 pm

Michael Phelps, Subway makes waves

Olympic mega-gold guy Michael Phelps, in town to film a TV commercial with Jared Fogle of Subway sandwich fame, did a champions meet 'n' greet thing with the Celtics...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:07 pm

An ethnic Uighur sits under a poster of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the city of Kashgar

An ethnic Uighur sits under a poster of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on a street in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's far northwestern, mainly Muslim Xinjiang region, August 5 2008...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:06 pm

SEC failed to probe Madoff, chairman says

Christopher Cox orders investigation into why regulators missed warning flags

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:06 pm

OPEC likely to make record output cut

Saudi Arabia, OPEC's de-facto leader, said Wednesday the group will slash a record 2 million barrels from its daily production.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 12:05 pm

Gov won't commute murderer's sentence

A killer who shot an aide to former Mayor Kevin White point-blank in the face in 1971 was denied his request to be set free by the governor, who said yesterday a life term...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:59 am

Cops: Iraq bombs kill 18, wound dozens

A double-bombing targeting traffic police in eastern Baghdad killed at least 18 people and wounded 52 others Wednesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:56 am

Colbert's Best Eating Moments

From Doritos to creamsicles, here are The Colbert Report's best food and drink moments.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am

Greek Youths Hang Banners From Acropolis

Protesters in Greece hang giant pink banners from Acropolis in Athens.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am

Greek youths hang protest banners from Acropolis

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Protesters hung two giant banners off the Acropolis on Wednesday, with slogans calling for mass demonstrations across Europe and "resistance," after days of violent protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:49 am

Map of Somalia locating the Gulf of Aden

Map of Somalia locating the Gulf of Aden. Chinese sailors backed up by international navies fought off Somali pirates trying to hijack their ship in the Gulf of Aden onWednesday, as the UN authorised land...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am

A French army helicopter takes off from the French frigate Nivose off the coast of Djibouti in November

A French army helicopter takes off from the French frigate Nivose off the coast of Djibouti on November 27, 2008 as part of an assignment of the French frigate Nivose to escort commercial ships in the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am

Indian Marine Commandos board a suspected pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden on December 13

In this handout photograph released by the Indian Navy, Indian Marine Commandos board a suspected pirate ship as its surrendering crew (left) hold their hands above their heads in the Gulf of Aden, December...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am

NHL Commish Gary Bettman: Sean Avery Remarks Disgusting!

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman harshly criticized Sean Avery on Tuesday, calling the combative forward's crude remark about ex-girlfriends dating other hockey players offensive and disgusting.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am

Peter Falk Has Alzheimer's

The daughter of Hollywood legend Peter Falk says her father is no longer competent to run his own life because he suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Catherine Falk filed legal papers in L.A. County Superior Court claiming her father "requires full-time custodial care for his health and safety."

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am

Stay Employed - Web Developer Skills in Most Demand

Looking at the latest hiring trends graphs, looks like graphics skills are most in demand, but no matter what your web design skills, there should be something out there. Unlike a lot of other industries.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am

Auto rescue being worked on quickly: Paulson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A government bailout for automakers was being assembled as quickly and carefully as possible, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday as a new ratings report showed that bankruptcy was the most likely restructuring scenario for the industry.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:38 am

British-Iraqi doctor gets life sentence for terror

A British-Iraqi doctor who led failed attempts to attack a London nightclub and a Scottish airport with nail-packed car bombs ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am

British-Iraqi Doctor Gets Life Sentence for Terror

British-Iraqi doctor gets life sentence for plot to bomb nightclub, airport.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:27 am

Gaza militants fire 9 rockets at Israel

Israel's army says Gaza militants have fired nine rockets at Israel.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:26 am

Who Wants to Be a Bollywood Star?

The first international Bollywood acting school opens its doors... in London?!
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:22 am

Doctor sentenced in British car bomb case

Life in jail for failed attempts to attack London nightclub and Scottish airport with nail-packed car bombs

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am

Police: Baghdad bombs kill 18, wound 52

Iraqi police say a double-bombing in eastern Baghdad targeting traffic police has killed at least 6 and wounded 41 people.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:17 am

China sentences 2 to death for Xinjiang attack

17 police officers were killed days before the Beijing Olympics

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:15 am

Thailand's new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva smiles as he receives flowers from his at the Democrat Party supporters in Bangkok. Abhisit on Wednesday said his cabinet would tackle the country's political and...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:08 am

Members of Parliament stand during the voting for the prime minister in Bangkok on December 15

Members of Parliament stand during the voting for the prime minister in Bangkok on December 15. New Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Wednesday his cabinet would tackle the country's political...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:08 am

British-Iraqi doctor gets life sentence for terror

LONDON (AP) -- A British-Iraqi doctor who led failed attempts to attack a London nightclub and a Scottish airport with nail-packed car bombs was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:08 am

Gondola Tower Collapses at Canada Resort

Gondola tower collapses at Canada's Whistler resort, dozens evacuated.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:03 am

Fed Slashes Key Interest Rate To Record Low

The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate to almost zero Wednesday. It's the latest attempt to jump-start the economy. And the Fed made clear that it won't stop there. If needed, federal policy makers indicated they will use all available tools at their disposal to keep the economy from sliding deeper into recession.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

OPEC says it will cut output by 2 million barrels

Russia and other countries say they will join in the effort by removing hundreds of thousands more barrels from market

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

County With High Foreclosure Rate Hosts Hearing

The Congressional Oversight Panel has held its first field hearing on the foreclosure crisis and the government's $700 billion financial bailout. Tuesday's hearing was held in Nevada's Clark County which has the highest foreclosure rate in the country. The meeting was a chance for the oversight panel to investigate, analyze and review the bailout.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am

Many big banks have revealed losses connected to investment firm Madoff Investment Securities, including Britain's HSBC

The US finance watchdog has expressed concern at how repeated warnings about Bernard Madoff were ignored, ahead of the Wall Street investment baron's first court appearance over a 50 billion dollar fraud...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:55 am

The building that houses Bernard Madoff Investment Securities in New York

The building that houses Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities in New York. The US finance watchdog has expressed concern at how repeated warnings about Bernard Madoff were ignored, ahead of the Wall...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:55 am

A copy of the London Evening Standard outside Madoff Securities International

A copy of the London Evening Standard front page is pictured outside the entrance to the London office of Madoff Securities International. The US finance watchdog has expressed concern at how repeated...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:55 am

Santa gets parking ticket while delivering toys

Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:54 am

Africans scoff at Mugabe's claims

Zimbabwe's neighbors do not believe allegations that opposition militants are training in Botswana to try to overthrow Robert Mugabe, the leader of the main regional bloc said Wednesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:52 am

US President George W. Bush (L) reacting as an Iraqi journalist hurls one of his shoes at him

An image taken from footage broadcast by the Al-Arabiya news channel shows US President George W. Bush ducking as an Iraqi journalist hurls one of his shoes at him on December 14. The journalist who has...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:51 am

British PM: Mission to Iraq to End May 31

PM Gordon Brown: British mission in Iraq will end no later than May 31, 2009.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:44 am

Islamists not main focus of TNT probe in Paris

PARIS (AP) -- Islamic militants are not the main focus of a French police investigation into the mysterious planting of dynamite in a Paris department store, the defense minister said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:42 am

NYT: Bush prepares crisis briefings for Obama

The White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans to help guide President-elect Barack Obama if an international crisis erupts in the opening days of his administration.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:35 am

Carrie Underwood to sing at People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards says Carrie Underwood will perform at its 35th annual ceremony next month.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:28 am

Zimbabwe's neighbors scoff at Mugabe's claims

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Zimbabwe's neighbors do not believe allegations that opposition militants are training in Botswana to try to overthrow Robert Mugabe, the leader of the main regional bloc said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:03 am

WATCH: Deadly Bus Crash in Israel

Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

Figures show steep decline in Toronto crime this year

Gun incidents the glaring exception in the improved statistics, and chief warns faltering economy likely to cause extra difficulties

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am

UN OK's Land, Air Attacks on Somali Pirates

UN authorizes land and air attacks on pirate bases along Somalia's coast.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:49 am

Mumbai Lawyer: Justice for Terror Suspect

Despite warnings, Mumbai lawyer hopes to defend lone arrested suspect in attack.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:43 am

Malaysia denies any plan to close Catholic paper

Malaysia's Muslim-majority government denied any plan Wednesday to shut down a Catholic newspaper accused of flouting publication rules by running articles deemed political and insulting to Islam.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:41 am

Shoppers keeping credit cards in their wallets

Amid an economic crisis, consumers are doing without debt this Christmas

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:40 am

Madoff tries to stay out of jail as probe widens

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff, the longtime Wall Street executive accused of cheating investors around the world out of $50 billion, scrambled to find friends or relatives to guarantee his bond on Tuesday and keep him out of jail.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:36 am

Gifts stolen – right out from under the tree

Calgary theft prompts unusual request from police: Don't put wrapped gifts under the tree

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:36 am

Filet mignon for the hunger: Meal program is a cut above

Lawyers Feed the Hungry meal program is a cut above

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Dec 2008 | 9:35 am

Mystery Grows Around Still-Missing Plane

Authorities are searching near the Turks and Caicos Islands for a plane that disappeared under mysterious circumstances, allegedly flown by an unlicensed pilot with 12 people aboard, and with conflicting information on its flight path.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 8:53 am

Join the jobless club: Groups grow as the economy shrinks

Informal gatherings for those searching for jobs have always existed, typically sponsored by church groups and local career centers. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 8:22 am

U.N. Approves Land, Air Attacks On Pirates

On the same day Somali gunmen seized two more ships, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize nations to conduct land and air attacks on pirate bases on the coast of the Horn of Africa country.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

U.S. plot suspects had no intent to kill: attorneys

CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - Five Muslim men accused of planning an attack on a U.S. army base had no intention of following through even though they shared Muslim anger toward America after September 11, defense attorneys said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 7:56 am

Cooperation helped Louisville clean up air

Industrial releases of the chemical butadiene, a carcinogen, have declined sharply in Metro Louisville because of the area's ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:56 am

Tigers claim 130 troop killings

SRI LANKA - Tamil Tiger rebels say they have killed 130 government troops and wounded another 300 in a massive wave of battles across northern Sri Lanka. The rebel-linked website TamilNet says the rebels repelled a multi-front...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:48 am

Florida police say Adam Walsh murder solved

MIAMI (Reuters) - Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old son of television crime show host John Walsh, was kidnapped and killed 27 years ago by a drifter who later died in jail, police in Florida said on Tuesday in closing the books on one of America's best-known unsolved crimes.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:17 am

Education pick noted for 'hands-on' approach

President-elect Barack Obama has picked seven-year Chicago schools superintendent Arne Duncan to be his secretary of Education. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:16 am

Suspected drug dealers in Mexico leave exotic pets behind

Mexico's war on drugs has swept up a new breed of innocent victim: hundreds of exotic animals, from monkeys to white tigers, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:14 am

Gondola tower collapses at Canada resort

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- More than 50 people were evacuated from about 30 gondola cars after a tower supporting the cables partially collapsed Tuesday at Canada's Whistler ski resort....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:13 am

Roy scores 29 as Blazers stop 3-game skid

Brandon Roy scored 29 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 109-77 victory over the struggling Sacramento Kings.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 6:01 am

Late goal by Dawes leads Rangers past Ducks

Nigel Dawes stole a pass, deked defender Chris Pronger and beat Jonas Hiller between the pads for a tiebreaking goal with 3:16 remaining that lifted the New York Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:42 am

Brouwer helps Blackhawks beat Oilers 9-2

Troy Brouwer had two goals and an assist and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 9-2 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:38 am

Russian Attitudes Colder Toward Foreign Adoptions

Although Russia remains a leading source for foreign adoptions, authorities are no longer so willing to send their children out of the country. In the provincial town of Chelyabinsk, officials were desperate a decade ago to find homes for abandoned children. One child welfare official there says foreign adoption is no longer the answer.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:36 am

No. 16 Tennessee beats No. 24 Marquette 80-68

Wayne Chism scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half, and No. 16 Tennessee beat No. 24 Marquette 80-68 on Tuesday night in the second game of the Southeastern Conference/Big East Invitational.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:03 am

China defends right to censor Web sites

China said it has the right to block Web sites its says break its laws after being accused of restarting the practice it halted during the August Olympic Games as part of a promise to widen media freedom.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am

FHA Loans May Hold Key For Would-Be Homeowners

A program created in the 1930s to help pull the country out of the Great Depression has come back in fashion. The Federal Housing Administration is now insuring nearly a third of the nation's home loans. But some people are calling FHA loans the "new subprime."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am

Inauguration: Expect Nonstop Drink, Crowds

The D.C. City Council has passed emergency legislation that would allow bars and restaurants to serve alcohol around the clock until 5 a.m. in the days leading up to the inauguration. The city's mayor says he'll sign the bill.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am

Gondola Tower Collapses At Ski Resort

More than 50 people were evacuated from about 30 gondola cars after a tower supporting the cables partially collapsed Tuesday at Canada's Whistler ski resort.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am

Iginla's 4 points lead Flames to win over Blues

Jarome Iginla had two goals and two assists to match his career best for points and goalie Miikka Kiprusoff beat the St. Louis Blues for the 11th straight time as the Calgary Flames ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory Tuesday night.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 4:14 am

Forklift allegedly used to steal ATM in Texas

Talk about picking up some extra cash in time for the holidays.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2008 | 4:07 am

Brutal Drug War Fueled By U.S. Appetite

In the past few years, Mexico has become one of the most dangerous places on earth. Drug gangs have killed more than 5,000 people this year - and it's all fueled by the United States' appetite for drugs, Bill Whitaker reports.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Dec 2008 | 4:00 am

Adolf Hitler Campbell denied birthday cake with full name

EASTON, Pennsylvania - The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, denied a birthday cake with the child's full name on it by one New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance. Heath Campbell and his wife, Deborah,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Dec 2008 | 3:29 am

No better nuclear deal for N.Korea after Bush: envoy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea, which is resisting verification of its atomic programs, should not expect the incoming Obama administration to offer easier terms, the top U.S. nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2008 | 3:24 am

Gondola collapses at Whistler ski resort

Whistler, British Columbia - A gondola tower has collapsed at Canada's Whistler ski resort, trapping passengers inside two dangling gondolas. Sgt. Steve Wright of the Whistler Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the gondolas are...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Dec 2008 | 3:14 am

Police Name Killer, Close Adam Walsh Murder Case

A serial killer who died in prison more than a decade ago is the person who murdered a Florida 6-year-old in 1981, police said Tuesday. The announcement sought to close a case that launched the TV show America's Most Wanted and inspired changes in how authorities search for missing children.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:31 pm

Airline: 100,000 Free Tickets to Thailand

Southeast Asian airline offers tickets to boost country's battered tourism.
Source: ABC News: International | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:20 pm

Adam Walsh Murder Case Closed

The more than two-decade-old investigation into who killed 6-year-old Adam Walsh, the son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh, in 1981 has come to a close. Police in Florida say Ottis Toole, a serial killer who died in prison in 1996, decapitated Adam Walsh.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:00 pm

Three Gitmo Detainees Returned to Bosnia

Detainees are released from Guantanamo under a court order.
Source: ABC News: International | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:47 pm

Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist has broken leg, ribs - brother

There are reports the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference has been badly injured. Muntadhar al-Zeidi has been in custody since Sunday, when he gained folk hero status...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:12 pm

Disfigured woman gets first US face transplant

A woman has received America's first near-total face transplant, a hospital in Ohio says. Reconstructive surgeon Dr Maria Siemionow replaced nearly all of the woman's face - 80 per cent - with that of a dead female donor in an...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 9:56 pm

New party in South Africa mounts challenge to ANC

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) -- A splinter group of prominent African National Congress politicians launched a new party Tuesday in the first major challenge to the movement since it took power nearly 15 years ago after toppling South Africa's apartheid government....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 16 Dec 2008 | 9:43 pm

Smoking toilet trouble in Japan sparks warning

TOKYO - A Japanese toilet-maker pledged Tuesday to repair nearly 82,000 electric bidets after several units overheated and emitted smoke. Inax Corp, Japan's second largest toilet-maker, made the announcement after receiving six...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 9:06 pm

Explosives found in Paris department store

PARIS - Police say they have neutralized explosives discovered in a Paris department store. Police and judicial officials say the explosives were found in the restrooms of the Printemps department store Tuesday morning. Anti-crime...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 8:51 pm

Fight for turban rights

A Sikh rights group asked a UN human rights committee to declare that France violated a student's rights by expelling him for wearing a turban and to recommend repealing the law that led to it. France passed a law in 2004 banning...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 8:15 pm

Sarah Palin victorious in battle of the quotes

Sarah Palin lost the election, but she's a winner as a connoisseur of quotations. The Republican vice-presidential candidate and her comedic doppelganger, Tina Fey, took the top two spots in this year's list of most memorable quotes...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 8:00 pm

17 years for jailbreak king

A French bank robber known as the "jailbreak king" was sentenced to 17 years in jail for an escape in which associates blew up a prison gate and sprayed guards with AK-47 fire. Antonio Ferrara got his nickname after his 2003 escape...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Dec 2008 | 7:15 pm

Plane To N.Y. From Caribbean Missing

Authorities were searching near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday for a plane that disappeared after taking off from the Dominican Republic, possibly with 11 people on board.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm

Plane Carrying 11 Missing En Route to New York

Authorities were searching near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday for a plane that disappeared after taking off from the Dominican Republic, possibly with 11 people on board.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:46 pm

Iraqi Doctor Convicted in London, Glasgow Bombings

An Iraqi doctor who claimed he intended only to frighten Britons was convicted Tuesday of conspiracy to murder with car bombs in London and Scotland.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:12 pm

Explosives Found, Defused in Paris Department Store

Police acting on a warning Tuesday found a bundle of dynamite inside a Paris department store at the height of the Christmas season, and a group demanding that France withdraw from Afghanistan claimed responsibility.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:05 pm

NASA: 2T Tons Of Land Ice Melted Since '03

More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of what scientists say is global warming.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Boy Freed From Airtight Bank Safe

An 8-year-old boy was freed Sunday after being trapped in an airtight bank safe in Istanbul, Turkey.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:57 pm

Indonesia Axes Plans to Implant Microchips in AIDS Patients

An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:36 pm

Dynamite Found In Paris Department Store

A group demanding that France withdraw its troops from Afghanistan claimed it planted dynamite found at a major Paris department store, officials say.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:30 pm

Chavez Says Shoe Toss at Bush Is Funny, Courageous

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, a 28-year-old unmarried Shiite, came to hate both the U.S. military occupation and Iran's interference in Iraq, his family told The Associated Press on Monday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm

Brazil Floods, Mudslides Kill Nearly 130

Hungry survivors looted supermarkets and emergency crews tried to get aid to nearly 80,000 people driven from their homes Wednesday, as rain-spawned mudslides and floods killed at least 97 people and isolated cities in southern Brazil.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm