Tourists Flock To Quake-Ravaged Region Of China

Since a massive earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, visitors have descended on the area to pay their respects — and to take photos of the wreckage. Some decry this "earthquake tourism," while others say it provides a way forward for survivors.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 8:55 pm

Nonprofits Help Disabled Vet Make Ends Meet

Veteran Jason Brunson was discharged this year from the Army for medical reasons. He and his family struggle to pay the bills on the disability checks he receives every month. Recently, they've found some relief from nonprofits that help veterans and their families.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 6:28 pm

Dan Rather Hopes To Tell His Bush Story In Court

Dan Rather is pursuing a $70 million lawsuit he filed against CBS following his infamous, retracted 2004 story about President Bush's military service record. A follow-up investigation never concluded whether the Bush documents were real or fake.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 6:11 pm

Chavez Balks at Nearly-Finished Mall, Orders It Scrapped

President Hugo Chavez says he was heading through downtown Caracas when he was shocked by the sight of a huge, nearly finished shopping mall amid the high-rise offices and apartments.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:26 pm

Biden: Report to clear Obama aides in gov. probe

WASHINGTON - Vice President-elect Joe Biden said today that a report due to be released imminently will show "no inappropriate contact" between President-elect Barack...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:07 pm

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China creates a stir by panda diplomacy with Taiwan
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:01 pm

McNamee preserves right to sue Clemens in New York

NEW YORK - Roger Clemens' former personal trainer filed paperwork preserving the right to sue the seven-time Cy Young Award winner in New York. Brian McNamee, who...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm

Merry Christmas Batman

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm

Fed Cracks Down On Credit Card Industry

The Federal Reserve Board approved new rules last week about how credit card companies set fees and interest rates, the biggest reform in decades. Money Coach Alvin Hall and Scott Bilker, founder of Debtsmart.com, explain how the new rules will shake down for consumers and how to mind your debt during the holidays.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm

Immigrants Return Home

This time of year, many Latin American immigrants return home for the holidays. But the failing economy in the United States is sending many immigrants home for good. Mark Lopez, Associate Director of the Pew Hispanic Center and Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice Online, discuss the growing migration out of the US. And Mauricio Uriarte, a travel agent in Falls Church, Va., shares his first hand experience helping people make an exit.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm

Obama team to disclose contacts with governor

President-elect Barack Obama's transition office is ready to release an internal review of all contacts his staff had with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office over the Senate seat that Obama has vacated.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:59 pm

25-cent bleacher seats for Yankee Stadium openers

NEW YORK - The price of a bleacher seat for the exhibition openers at the new Yankee Stadium will cost far less than a soda. The Yankees said today that bleacher seats...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:58 pm

Retail group wants national sales tax holidays

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. retail trade group asked President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to add a series of temporary sales tax holidays to an economic stimulus package as a way to revive consumer spending.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:55 pm

Huge water main break traps commuters on Md. road (AP)

AP - A massive water main break trapped about a dozen commuters in their cars Tuesday as the swift, frigid waters flooded a suburban Washington road, and rescuers in helicopters and boats had to pluck people from the whitewater unleashed by an aging pipe.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:55 pm

Missing Canadian woman survives 4 days in snow

A Canadian woman who went missing last week during a blizzard has been found alive, buried in 23 inches of snow.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:54 pm

Company agrees to $6.1M payment in Everett oil spill

BOSTON - A subsidiary of Exxon Mobil has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge and pay $6.1 million for a 15,000 gallon diesel fuel spill at an Everett oil terminal...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:53 pm

EPA says Nogales air violates standards - Bizjournals.com

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:53 pm

Gays welcome Uganda payout

A Ugandan judge awards $7,000 to two lesbians, saying their rights were infringed when harassed by police.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:52 pm

Dozens trapped on Singapore wheel

The Singapore Flyer, the world's largest big wheel, breaks down, trapping more than 100 people for over six hours.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:52 pm

Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number

Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Then a lump on his neck turned out to be cancer.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:51 pm

Iraq parliament backs British troop deal (AFP)

AFP - Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:50 pm

Sea-Tac stranded passengers finally flying out (AP)

AP - Stranded passengers in the Seattle area are finally flying out of Sea-Tac Airport. A spokesman, Perry Cooper, says only about a hundred people spent Monday night at the terminal, and ticket counter lines Tuesday are greatly reduced.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:50 pm

Caroline Kennedy Education Record Disputed - CBS News

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:49 pm

US Attorney Won’t Assist Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Probe - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:49 pm

Biden: Report to clear Obama aides in gov. probe (AP)

AP - Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that a report due to be released imminently will show "no inappropriate contact" between President-elect Barack Obama's staff and embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:49 pm

At a Glance: River Road Flood - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:48 pm

Real estate bust dashes hope for General Growth

When a stock gets badly beaten down, but has some attractive assets and a big yield, investors have to decide if they want to stick around waiting for a bounce-back. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:48 pm

Mass. home prices post worst monthly drop in decades

Bay State home prices saw the worst monthly drop in more than two decades in November as sales tumbled. The median price for a single-family home fell to $275,000 last...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:48 pm

Iraq parliament backs British troop deal

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:46 pm

Massey Energy to pay $4.2M in 2006 fatal mine fire

U.S. Attorney Charles Miller says Massey Energy will pay $4.2 million in civil and criminal penalties stemming from a January 2006 fire that killed two workers at a West Virginia mine.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:45 pm

Iraq parliament speaker quits, troops impasse ends

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi parliamentary speaker resigned on Tuesday, ending a long-running power struggle and allowing lawmakers to authorize British and other non-U.S. foreign troops to remain in the country into 2009....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:45 pm

Iraq parliament speaker quits, troops impasse ends (AP)

AP - The Iraqi parliamentary speaker resigned on Tuesday, ending a long-running power struggle and allowing lawmakers to authorize British and other non-U.S. foreign troops to remain in the country into 2009.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:45 pm

T-Mobile blocks Hub cops' 911 call

Boston police hit a stumbling block yesterday in their crack-down on an epidemic of cell phone robberies throughout the Hub as a leading wireless service provider cited privacy...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:44 pm

Water main break traps drivers in Maryland

Rescuers scrambled helicopters and boats to pull commuters from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break Tuesday ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:44 pm

US economy shrinks as IMF warns of Great Depression

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy shrank in the third quarter, official data confirmed Tuesday, as the IMF's top economist warned of a second Great Depression offering no respite from relentless gloom ahead of Christmas.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:44 pm

Coup attempt in Guinea after president dies (AFP)

AFP - A group of soldiers launched a coup on Tuesday in the west African state of Guinea, hours after the death of strongman President Lansana Conte at the age of 74.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:43 pm

Coup attempt in Guinea after president dies

CONAKRY (AFP) - A group of soldiers launched a coup on Tuesday in the west African state of Guinea, hours after the death of strongman President Lansana Conte at the age of 74.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:43 pm

Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal

Iraqi MPs authorise the government to sign agreements allowing British and other non-US troops to stay on after 2008.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:42 pm

Prosecutor limits Illinois gov. impeachment probe

Federal prosecutors are asking the committee studying impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vich) not to ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:40 pm

Group declares Guinea coup after dictator's death

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- A military-led group seized control of the airwaves in Guinea and declared a coup Tuesday after the death of the mineral-rich West African country's longtime dictator, but the prime minister insisted he remained in charge....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:40 pm

Being Mean Has a Bigger Impact Than Being Nice

"The one receiving the slight cannot imagine that the slighter lacks that appreciation," he said. "And so it goes, because of such differential perception, they respond more and more strongly. Small slights could escalate to unbelievable, irrational feuds."

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:40 pm

First Feature Film Created Via The Web

Massify, the online collaboration site for film makers, recently reached its goal of creating the first ever fan-created film with the completion of Perkin's 14, a horror flick scheduled to premier January 9 - 15 during Horrorfest III.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:40 pm

Historian sees lessons, Lincoln parallels for Obama - CNN

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:39 pm

Mark Teixeira deal disrupts Boras' world

At a time when bidding, in theory, should be escalating for this winter's premier free agent position player, Mark Teixeira instead is seeing the market diminish by the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:38 pm

Gas OPEC? Not Quite - Forbes

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:37 pm

Man tries to go home for holidays — by fire truck (AP)

AP - What kind of mileage does that thing get? Police in South Salt Lake, Utah, have arrested a man they say tried to steal a fire truck so he could drive home — to Washington — for Christmas.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:37 pm

Neglect alleged at polygamist ranch

Nearly two-thirds of the families living at a polygamist group's ranch had children who were abused or neglected, Texas child welfare authorities conclude in a new report.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:37 pm

Economy, consumer spending down

The economy shrank at a 0.5 percent annual pace in the third quarter as expected after consumers and businesses cut spending and the country's recession gathered steam.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:36 pm

Everett's Cohen OK'd to play

Everett basketball coach John DiBiaso reports that 6-foot-6 senior center Jerome Cohen received a waiver from the MIAA this morning and is cleared to play for the Crimson...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:35 pm

Retail group wants national sales tax holidays (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. retail trade group asked President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to add a series of temporary sales tax holidays to an economic stimulus package as a way to revive consumer spending.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:34 pm

Experts to analyze recorders from charred plane

DENVER - Investigators are looking for the cause of a bumping and rattling sound heard on a Continental Airlines plane that veered off a runway and crashed at Denver International...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:32 pm

Rolando rolls into the App Store - TG Daily

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:32 pm

Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan

Two Chinese pandas whose combined names mean "reunion" arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, the latest installment in a Beijing charm ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:31 pm

Economy declined 0.5 percent in third quarter - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:31 pm

Man tries to go home for holidays — by fire truck

What kind of mileage does that thing get? Police in South Salt Lake, Utah, have arrested a man they say tried to steal a fire truck so he could drive home — to Washington — for Christmas.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:30 pm

US to ICANN: plan to sell new gTLDs is a real stinker

The US government isn't any happier with ICANNs plan to open 200-800 gTLDs for sale to the highest bidder than anyone else. The federal response to the proposal falls just short of recommending ICANN throw it out altogether.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:30 pm

Is Digg Sexist? A rebuttal from someone with breasts

The debate has been raging for awhile now. Is digg.com sexist? A digg users with breasts gives her.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:30 pm

Mark Teixeira nearing decision but where will he sign? - ESPN

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:29 pm

Iraq parliament approves British troop measure (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraq's parliament approved a measure on Tuesday that clears the way for troops from Britain, Australia and a handful of other nations to remain in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year's end, a senior lawmaker said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:27 pm

Iraq parliament approves British troop measure

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament approved a measure on Tuesday that clears the way for troops from Britain, Australia and a handful of other nations to remain in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year's end, a senior lawmaker said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:27 pm

Interpol 'not given Mumbai data'

Global police agency Interpol says that India has not yet shared any information on the deadly Mumbai attacks.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:27 pm

US FDA warns over Diet Coke Plus nutrition claims - Reuters

Source: Google News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:27 pm

Economy declined 0.5 percent in third quarter (AP)

AP - As the longest recession in a quarter century intensifies, analysts believe the small decline in economic activity in the third quarter has worsened significantly in the current fourth quarter.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:25 pm

Toronto tops the Twittersphere

City has Canada's largest collection of Twitter users, and ranks eighth globally, report says

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:25 pm

Minn. Senate winner won't be known in 2008

Minnesota voters won't know who won the state's U.S. Senate race this year, and it's looking more likely that the new Congress will be sworn in before the race ends between Democrat Al Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:24 pm

Pyramid scheme protest injures 5 in Colombia

Six people are in custody after a crowd ransacked the home of an alleged pyramid scheme representative.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:22 pm

Shots fired, police vehicle destroyed as 2,000 protest in Athens

ATHENS (AFP) - Shots were fired at an anti-riot van in Athens on Tuesday and youths damaged a police car as some 2,000 students marched in new protests that have rocked the capital since police killed a teenager.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:21 pm

High flyers: bees on cocaine 'behave like humans'

They are highly social, adhere to a rigid class system and are intensely house-proud. And now it emerges that bees resemble human beings in one more, previously overlooked, respect: they behave just like us under the influence of cocaine.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:20 pm

Home prices plunge as sales slow

Sales of new and existing homes plummeted in November, as buyers stayed out of the market amid the growing financial crisis and deepening recession.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:18 pm

Incoming Barrick CEO looks forward to ‘growing the company'

Chartered accountant Aaron Regent, 43, resigned from Brookfield Infrastructure to take the reins in mid-January

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:17 pm

FDA warns Coca-Cola over nutritional claims

Federal health regulators have scolded Coca-Cola for placing inappropriate nutritional claims on its Diet Coke Plus soft drink.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:16 pm

Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan in charm offensive

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Two Chinese pandas whose combined names mean "reunion" arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, the latest installment in a Beijing charm offensive aimed at convincing the island's people to embrace their Communist rival....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:11 pm

Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan in charm offensive

Two Chinese pandas whose combined names mean "reunion" arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, the latest installment in a Beijing charm offensive aimed at convincing the island's people to embrace...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:11 pm

25 Year Timeline of Mac: From Boxy Beige to Silver Sleek

Here's what's amazing about the Mac as it turns 25, a number that in computer years is just about a googolplex: It can look forward. The Mac's original competition—the green-phosphorus-screened stuff made by RadioShack, DEC, and then-big kahuna IBM—now inhabit landfills, both physically and psychically. Yet the Macintosh thrives...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:10 pm

U.S. seeks to ease India-Pakistan tension

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer has sought to defuse tension between Pakistan and India while New Delhi asked Islamabad on Tuesday to avoid "war hysteria" and act to dismantle terrorist infrastructure.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:08 pm

Earthquake strikes northern Italy

Northern Italy is rocked by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, officials say, but there are no reports of casualties so far.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:08 pm

Correction: Postal Monopoly story

In a Dec. 19 story about a report on postal finances and the postal monopoly, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the report was issued by the Postal Rate Commission. The agency was renamed the Postal Regulatory Commission in 2006.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:06 pm

Blind Man Sees With Subconscious Eye

A man left clinically blind by a stroke was able to perfectly navigate an obstacle course. Yet he had no idea he was doing it. This remarkable case of "blind sight" is providing new clues to the mind's subconscious eye.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:06 pm

Texas WR Shipley granted 6th year of eligibility

Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:04 pm

Mugabe slams Bush's 'stupid' comments as cholera deaths rise

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Tuesday dismissed US calls for him to quit as "stupid," saying they represented "the last kicks of a dying horse" as George W. Bush prepares to leave office.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:04 pm

French seize 10 tons of counterfeit chocolates

Ten tons of chocolate bonbons could stuff a lot of stockings this holiday season — but instead they will be under the lock and key of French customs agents.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

French seize 10 tons of counterfeit chocolates

Ten tons of chocolate bonbons could stuff a lot of stockings this holiday season _ but instead they will be under the lock and key of French customs agents. The French customs service...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

A little flab raises heart failure risk

Even a little bit of extra weight can raise the risk of heart failure, according to a U.S. study published on Monday that calculated the heart hazards of being pudgy but not obese.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Surfing Still Shapes Life Of Landlocked Gerry Lopez

One of surfing's most famous tube-riding icons makes his home not in a balmy, palm-lined paradise but in central Oregon. But Gerry Lopez, 60, still answers the siren call of the ocean.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Last Last major VHS supplier throws in the towel

Farewell, VHS... and don't let the door hit you on your way out. Though most of us have given up our VHS players by now in favor of something a little less dated, there have been the usual stragglers in the "old 'n' busted video format" department that have kept VHS alive long past its expiration date.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Time For Ubuntu To Move To Stability

This morning I went to find the name of a piece of software through Add/Remove programs, only to find that there was only one category (”All”) and there were no applications listed at all. It took me less than 10 minutes to find and implement the solution, but I shouldn’t have to deal with this stuff.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Obama's America: The USA in 2008

In 2008, the word was change. It was something we could believe in. It was what we craved, what we feared, what we endured. But by the end of 2008 it was not, most definitely, richly jingling in our pockets. After a long, long...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm

Britons urged to wrap their Christmas presents Japanese-style+

(Kyodo) _ Britons are being urged to wrap their Christmas presents using old bits of cloth and fabric -- a method that has traditionally been employed in Japan. The government's waste...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:58 pm

Army halts use of new first aid item to study more

Until more testing can be done, Army medics are being told to stop using a new product just sent to the war front to help control bleeding among wounded troops.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:55 pm

World economies limp to Christmas

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The world's economies limped toward Christmas on Tuesday, with a U.S. contraction confirmed, Britain shrinking more sharply than thought and Spain and New Zealand languishing in recession.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:53 pm

Tourist Uncovers Hidden Treasure in Holy Land

British visitor comes across 250 Byzantine gold coins hidden in wall in Jerusalem's Old City.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:52 pm

Canadians voice concerns over access to credit, Flaherty says

‘It is a major issue going into 2009,' finance minister warns, adding Ottawa needs to create more stimulus in economy

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:49 pm

173 people trapped on Singapore observation wheel

SINGAPORE (AP) -- More than 170 people were trapped Tuesday on the world's tallest observation wheel after fire damaged the wheel's control room, a television station reported....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:48 pm

173 people trapped on Singapore observation wheel

More than 170 people were trapped Tuesday on the world's tallest observation wheel after fire damaged the wheel's control room, a television station reported. Rescue workers scrambled...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:48 pm

Tasmanian Devils in Dire Straits

Hope dims for the species as "immune" Tasmanian devil contracts fatal cancer.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:46 pm

GDP shrank in third quarter as economy chilled

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy shrank at a 0.5 percent annual pace in the third quarter as expected after consumers and businesses cut spending and the country's recession gathered steam, government data showed on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:45 pm

Existing home sales, prices drop at record pace

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of existing home sales plunged a record 8.6 percent in November and prices fell a record amount as layoffs and a stock market crash worsened an already grim housing market, a real estate trade group said Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:44 pm

Obama to be sworn in using Lincoln's Bible+

(Kyodo) _ Barack Obama will take the oath on Jan. 20 placing his hand on the Bible his hero Abraham Lincoln used to be sworn in, the panel preparing for his inauguration said Tuesday. ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:43 pm

Kosovo threatens to ban products from Serbia

MERDARE, Kosovo (Reuters) - Kosovo threatened on Tuesday to ban products coming from Serbia if Belgrade does not reverse its policy of blocking goods that carry a customs stamp from its...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:41 pm

LEAD: About 170 stranded as giant observation wheel gets stuck in Singapore+

SINGAPORE, Dec. 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) About 170 people have been stranded on the world's tallest observation wheel in Singapore due to a technical glitch, the company's ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:40 pm

Ukrainian workers march as recession bites

The World Bank forecast a sharp recession in the former Soviet state next year, predicting its economy would shrink by 4 per cent

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:40 pm

WATCH: Digital Vending Machines

Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:39 pm

Karzai Attends Memorial for US Raid Victims

Karzai attends memorial for 3 Afghans killed in U.S. raid.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:37 pm

Dictator's death sparks coup in Guinea

A military-led group seized control of the airwaves in Guinea and declared a coup Tuesday after the death of the African country's longtime dictator, but the prime minister insisted he remained in charge.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:36 pm

New Russian missile fails a 5th test

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's new sea-based ballistic missile has failed in a test launch for the fifth time, signaling serious trouble with the highly advertised key future component of the nation's nuclear forces....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:31 pm

New Russian missile fails a 5th test

Russia's new sea-based ballistic missile has failed in a test launch for the fifth time, signaling serious trouble with the highly advertised key future component of the nation's nuclear...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:31 pm

Military 'seizes power' in Guinea

Guinea's army dissolves the government and suspends the constitution following the death of President Lansana Conte.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:28 pm

Pope 'to visit Holy Land in May'

Pope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in May, Jerusalem's Latin patriarch says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:28 pm

Obama chooses Lincoln's Bible for inauguration

President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible at his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used for his swearing in.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:28 pm

Iraqi parliament speaker resigns; impasse ends

The Iraqi parliament's speaker is resigning, opening the way for approval of a resolution allowing thousands of British and other non-U.S. troops to stay into 2009. Speaker Mahmoud...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:27 pm

U.S. Commerce Department criticizes Internet addressing plan

Proposal would create hundreds of new Internet domain names as alternatives to '.com'

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:27 pm

Indian PM seeks to lower tensions with Pakistan

India's prime minister insisted Tuesday that "nobody wants war" as he tried to calm fears a day after Pakistan sent fighter ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:26 pm

Vatican endorses iPhone prayer book

The Pope is embracing iTunes prayer book known as iBreviary

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:21 pm

Obama transition team to release Blagojevich report today

President-elect Barack Obama's transition office is ready to release an internal review of all contacts his staff had with Illinois ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:19 pm

Students march, gunman shoots police bus in Greece

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of anarchists marched through Athens on Tuesday hours after a gunman opened fire at a riot police bus, in a third week of anti-government protests since police...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:18 pm

Jailed Slay Suspect Amanda Knox Keeps Wish List Simple

Amanda Knox's Christmas wish list is simple: A sketch pad, some food, warm clothes -- and freedom.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:17 pm

Consumers' mood boosted by lower prices in December

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose in December due to declining prices, although job losses and falling income continued to weigh on sentiment, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:04 pm

EXCLUSIVE: World Bank: Top Tech Vendor Debarred for 8 Years

For months, the World Bank has been stonewalling and denying a series of FOX News reports on a variety of in-house scandals. But last week the world's most important anti-poverty agency suddenly came clean.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:02 pm

Denver crash baffles aviation experts

The co-pilot of the Continental Airlines jet that veered off a Denver runway Saturday has told investigators that the takeoff ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:00 pm

500 Guards Escort Pandas Amid Assassination Fears

The original offer in 2005 was designed to win public support in Taiwan for the idea of reunification with the mainland.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:59 pm

Group declares Guinea coup after dictator's death

A military-led group seized control of the airwaves in Guinea and declared a coup Tuesday after the death of the mineral-rich ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:49 pm

Guinean soldiers on armoured vehicles patrols in the streets of Conakry

Guinean soldiers on armoured vehicles patrols in the streets of Conakry. Army officers have seized power in Guinea hours after the death of president Lansana Conte, suspending the west African nation's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:47 pm

Russia: U.S. Volunteers Fought for Georgia During War

Russian news agencies reported that Aleksandr Bastrykin, chairman of an investigative committee with the Russian prosecutor's office, said the mercenaries included nationals of the U.S., Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Turkey.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:47 pm

Guinea PM Denies Reports of Coup

Prime minister says Guinea's government has not been dissolved, despite reports.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:45 pm

The 165 meter high Singapore flyer

The 165 meter high Singapore flyer stands against a panorama of highrise buildings in Singapore. Passengers trapped in the world's biggest observation wheel were rappeling down to safety late Tuesday,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:42 pm

U.S., Russian Crews Conduct Spacewalk

U.S., Russian astronauts spacewalk to find problem with Russian module.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:39 pm

Franken poised to keep slight vote edge

With the state Canvassing Board ready to award the last pile of votes in Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, Democrat Al Franken ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:37 pm

Day in pictures

Some striking images from around the world
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:33 pm

Lebanese Activists Will Sail to Gaza, Defy Israeli Blockade

The European-flagged ship carrying supplies including power generators and food will sail from southern Lebanon on Jan. 3 to the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus before heading to Gaza.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:28 pm

Bangladesh Elections

Bangladesh Awami League chief and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, center, receives flowers during an election campaign in Narayangonj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. The national...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:28 pm

Profits, consumer spending decline in U.S.

Corporate profits fall more than expected in third quarter as economy shrinks and recession takes hold

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:27 pm

Putin says 'cheap gas era' ending

Russia's Vladimir Putin warns that the era of inexpensive natural gas is coming to an end, in a keynote speech to gas-exporting nations.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:25 pm

Don't expect holiday cheer from your teenager

Lower your expectations and don't worry too much if your son or daughter appears to be having a miserable time

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:24 pm

Building a better (virtual) mousetrap

Facebook app MouseHunt is pulling in about $120,000 a month

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:19 pm

Bad weather delays holiday travelers

Colleen Stone's family left their Illinois home Saturday to fly to Seattle and spend Christmas with her parents. But two days, two canceled flights, a car ride and $600 later, they weren't even close.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:16 pm

'Sopranos' actor cleared of murder

A slain police officer’s sister reacted with disgust after a jury cleared a former actor on “The Sopranos” of her brother’s killing during a botched burglary three years ago.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:12 pm

Animal Rights Extremists Convicted of Blackmail

The four, members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, used threats such as claiming that company managers were pedophiles, sending hoax bombs, dumping paint stripper on an executive's car and making threatening telephone calls.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:09 pm

Christmas in rehab: a welcome relief for addicts

Rehab may sound like the last place anyone would want to spend the holidays, but some facilities are busiest during the holidays

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 23 Dec 2008 | 2:02 pm

UAW Hopes New Year Brings Better Bailout Deal

The United Auto Workers object to key terms of the Bush administration's bailout of the automakers. Union President Ron Gettelfinger isn't shy about saying he will wait to work out a better deal with the Obama administration. Some analysts say terms of the deal are squishy enough that it will be difficult to know whether the deal is being undermined.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:55 pm

Cops: 2 dead after motorist's shooting spree

A manhunt continued Tuesday morning for a gunman in a pickup who is suspected of killing two people and injuring another in a series of rush hour shootings on Dallas-area roads.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:51 pm

Hamas offers to study fresh Gaza truce with Israel

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas would consider renewing a lapsed truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, but wants guarantees the Jewish state will halt incursions and keep border crossings open for supplies of aid and fuel, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:44 pm

Guinea P.M.Disputes Coup Claim Government Was Dissolved

Guinea's prime minister says his government has not been dissolved, contradicting reports of a military coup.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:44 pm

Winter Storms Frustrate Holiday Travel Nationwide

Heavy snowfall, icy roads and subzero temperatures have gripped the northern half of the nation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:31 pm

Russia accuses foreign nationals in Georgia war

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian investigators on Tuesday charged that volunteers from the United States and a number of other countries fought on the side of Georgia in its war against Russia....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:25 pm

Shoppers enter the Leytonstone branch of Woolworths in east London

Shoppers enter the Leytonstone branch of Woolworths in east London, December 11. Britain edged ever closer to a recession on Tuesday and the IMF's top economist warned of a second Great Depression, as...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:21 pm

Thousands of cars are pictured on the runway at a disused airbase in Oxfordshire, central England

Thousands of cars are pictured on the runway at the disused Upper Heyford airbase near Bicester, Oxfordshire, central England, December 18. Britain edged ever closer to a recession on Tuesday and the IMF's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:21 pm

Taliban's Omar rejects reports of peace formula

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban's supreme leader rejected on Tuesday reports he had sent a letter to the Saudi king involving a formula for ending the war in Afghanistan and conditions for talks with the Afghan government.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:59 pm

China Court Rejects Parents' Quake Lawsuit

Chinese court rejects suit by parents whose children died in the May quake.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:52 pm

Russia's New Nuke Missile Fails in Test Launch for 5th Time

The Bulava "self-destroyed and exploded in the air" after a launch from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine beneath surface of the White Sea, said Navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm

Rare rhino calves found in Indonesian jungle

JAKARTA (AFP) - Four calves of the world's rarest species of rhino have been found in remote jungle on Indonesia's Java island, giving hope to efforts to save them from extinction, an official said Tuesday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:26 pm

China calls for return of Guantanamo Bay inmates

BEIJING (AP) -- China said Tuesday it wants Chinese detainees at Guantanamo Bay to be returned to China if the detention center is closed by President-elect Barack Obama....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pm

WATCH: Liver Transplants, Korean Style

Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm

Investigators: Doomed jet made odd noise

Investigators trying to determine why a Continental Airlines plane veered off a runway heard an odd bumping and rattling noise on the flight's recorders shortly before it tried to take off.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 11:52 am

WATCH: He's Everywhere For Everyone

Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 11:49 am

A Bangladeshi policeman keeps vigil in front of the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal

A Bangladeshi policeman keeps vigil in front of the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal after a bomb blast in Sylhet, May 2004. A Bangladeshi court has sentenced to death by hanging three Islamic militants convicted...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am

Russia's Putin says 'era of cheap gas' is over

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned consumers on Tuesday that the "era of cheap gas" is coming to an end, in a keynote speech to a meeting of gas exporting countries in Moscow.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Dec 2008 | 11:42 am

Karzai attends memorial for 3 killed in US raid

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- President Hamid Karzai attended a memorial ceremony Tuesday for three Afghans killed in an overnight raid by U.S. forces, an incident Karzai has asked America's top military officer to investigate....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 11:11 am

Mugabe rejects US, British calls to step down

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Tuesday the U.S. and Britain are "stupid" to think he shouldn't be part of a unity government....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 11:07 am

WATCH: Terrible Toll of Mugabe's Rule

Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 10:34 am

Pope Benedict XVI addresses Cardinals

Pope Benedict XVI addresses Cardinals for the traditionnal Christmas wishes on December 22. The will visit the Holy Land in May on his first trip to the region as pontiff, Jerusalem's Latin patriach has...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 10:15 am

Graphic fact file on the Bulava ballistic missile

Graphic fact file on the Bulava ballistic missile, which Russia test-fired from a submarine. A test-firing of a new Russian sea-based missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads ended in failure...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 9:50 am

China Asia Tobacco Tactics

In this March 8, 2008 file photo, a Chinese man smokes in front the national flag in Beijing, China. Two studies released Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, allege that big tobacco companies tried to undermine anti-smoking...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 9:21 am

India Kashmir Elections

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard outside a closed market in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Security has been beefed up to prevent any attempt by separatists to stage anti-election...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Dec 2008 | 8:49 am

Chinese court rejects parents' earthquake lawsuit

BEIJING (AP) -- A court in southwestern China has rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of parents seeking compensation for the deaths of their children when their classrooms crumbled during a devastating earthquake in May, one of the parents said Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 11:45 ... | 23 Dec 2008 | 7:44 am

Iron-Handed Ruler Of Guinea Dies

Guinea President Lansana Conte, who has ruled the African nation with an iron hand since seizing power in a coup nearly a quarter century ago, has died following a lengthy illness, the National Assembly president said Tuesday.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 7:30 am

Markets Bustling As Truffle Season Begins In France

There is an atmosphere of intrigue as truffle sellers line up carrying les truffes noires, the famous black truffle of the Perigord region of France, in their baskets. They will fetch anywhere from $250 to $400 a pound, depending on their quality.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 6:01 am

Hugo Chavez's "Drive-By Socialism"

President Hugo Chavez says he was heading through downtown Caracas when he was shocked by the sight of a huge, nearly finished shopping mall amid the high-rise offices and apartments.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 23 Dec 2008 | 6:00 am

Hopes Run High In Middle East For Obama

The Middle East will likely be a major foreign policy priority for Barack Obama. His election has generated high expectations — some say too high — that he can restore the image of the U.S. in the Arab world and that changes in Mideast policy are imminent.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2008 | 5:17 am

Two dead in Texas freeway shooting spree

DALLAS (Reuters) - A gunman was still at large on Monday after killing at least two people in a shooting spree on highways in and around Dallas, police and local media said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:11 am

WATCH: Momma Dog Cares for Baby Cat

Source: ABC News: International | 23 Dec 2008 | 4:09 am

International monitors pull out of Georgia

VIENNA - After 16 years trying to resolve Georgia's conflict with two breakaway provinces, a team of international monitors is giving up and going home - its clout in tatters after a brief war between Russia and Georgia in which Moscow...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am

Spain's Christmas lottery dishes out $5.6b in prize money

MADRID - Economic woes eased for thousands in Spain on Monday as the Christmas lottery - billed among the world's richest - dished out some 2.32 billion euros (NZ$5.64 billion) in prizes. The top prize of the lottery dubbed El...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 11:05 pm

U.S. Troop Buildup In Afghanistan Begins

The Pentagon is poised to announce the deployment of at least one more combat brigade to Afghanistan in the coming weeks, as the expected force buildup of U.S. soldiers and Marines begins to take form.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm

Winter blast strands holiday travellers in the US

SEATTLE - A blast of winter in the nation's northern tier stranded travellers far and wide yesterday, with dozens of flights delayed or cancelled and bus passengers sleeping on cardboard at a Seattle terminal. "I've got phone books...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 9:40 pm

'Kiss of death' kills Iraq officer

A suicide bomber used a "kiss of death" to kill an Iraqi Army officer who was guarding a roadblock in the city of Mosul. The bomber approached the officer with a big smile and gave him a hug as if he was a friend, then blew himself...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 8:15 pm

North Korea's Kim Jong Il's train moves

Kim Jong Il's personal armoured train has started moving again, the latest indication the North Korean totalitarian leader has recovered from a reported August stroke, Seoul's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reports. The train had reportedly...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 7:15 pm

No comment from NZ on Fiji spying claims

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is refusing to comment on claims New Zealand and Australia are tapping the phones of key figures in Fiji's self-appointed government. Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum yesterday...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm

Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Would Do It Again

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush says he would do it again and that he was forced to write a letter of apology after being tortured in jail, the journalist's brother claimed.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm

Trade Barriers Toughen With Global Slump

Only a few weeks after world leaders vowed at a Washington summit to reject trade protectionism and adhere to free-market principles as they combat the global financial crisis, a host of nations are already breaking that promise.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm

'Lord of War' in Bangkok court

Alleged arms smuggler Viktor Bout has testified for the first time in a court in Bangkok. The United States is seeking the extradition of the 41-year-old Russian, who has been dubbed "The Merchant of Death". Bout defended...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 6:15 pm

Winners Share $3B In Spain's Gordo Lottery

Economic woes eased for thousands in Spain as the annual Christmas lottery - billed among the world's richest - dished out some 2.32 billion ($3.23 billion) in prizes.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Dec 2008 | 5:30 pm

Japan asked for US to nuke China if war

Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, a Noble Peace laureate, asked the United States in 1965 to deploy nuclear weapons against China if war broke out between the Asian rivals, according to newly declassified Government files. Under...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Dec 2008 | 5:15 pm

12 Decapitated Bodies Found In Mexico

Authorities found the decapitated bodies of 12 men in the southern state of Guerrero on Sunday, and some of the victims have been identified as soldiers.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Dec 2008 | 4:30 pm