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Anti-apartheid icon Suzman diesHelen Suzman, a celebrated South African MP and anti-apartheid campaigner, dies at the age of 91.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:19 pm UK call to help close GuantanamoThe UK is pressing its European partners to help resettle inmates from the US Guantanamo camp, the UK Foreign Office says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:15 pm Police: Man sought in bomb threats is found dead (AP)AP - A man wanted for questioning after two banks received bomb threats and suspicious packages in holiday wrapping was found dead early Thursday, police said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:14 pm Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaignGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as it declared it was ready to launch a ground invasion....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:09 pm Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:09 pm Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaignIsrael assassinated a Hamas strongman Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as it declared it was ready to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:08 pm Israel demands monitors as part of a Gaza truce
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:07 pm Iraqi troops take charge of Baghdad's Green Zone (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:04 pm Iraqi troops take charge of Baghdad's Green ZoneBAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq came under an Iraqi mandate on Thursday, an event the country's leader said had finally restored Iraq's sovereignty nearly six years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:04 pm Israel kills Hamas leader, escalates offensiveIsrael assassinated a Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of the territory's ruling group, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:03 pm Cy&H: 2009 is going to be a rough yearSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:00 pm Suspected US missile strike kills 3 in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike by a drone aircraft destroyed a vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least three foreign militants, said intelligence officials....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:59 pm Suspected US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:59 pm Israeli Airstrike Reportedly Kills Top Hamas FigureHamas identified the dead man as Nizar Rayyan, who had close ties to the group's military wing. As the Israeli offensive entered its sixth day, Israel's warplanes bombed the parliament building in Gaza City and its ships attacked Hamas' coastline positions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:57 pm Hamas leader killed in air strikeA top Hamas leader has died in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, the most senior figure to be killed for nearly five years.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:56 pm Man Sought in Aspen Bomb Scare Found Dead - FOXNews
FOXNews - ASPEN, Colo. - A man police wanted to question in two Aspen bomb threats that forced the evacuation of much of downtown on New Year's Eve has been found dead. Suspect in Aspen bomb plot found dead Suspect Blanning has checkered past in Aspen Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:56 pm Microsoft's Official Fix for Failing Zunes - PC World
PC World - Zune owners now have a fix for their failing devices thanks to Microsoft that has posted instructions on how to start the new year off with a working digital music player. Zune chokes on leap-year bug Microsoft Scrambling To Thaw Zune Freeze Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:55 pm Iran Israel PalestiniansIranian students seeking to go to Gaza pass under the Quran during an anti-Israel demonstration inside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, Thursday Jan. 1, 2009. Hard-line Iranian student groups have asked...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:55 pm US hands over Green Zone security to IraqBAGHDAD (AFP) - The United States handed over security control of the Green Zone, a potent symbol of the American occupation, to Iraq on Thursday as a UN mandate for foreign troops ran out and bilateral military accords took effect.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:54 pm Britons hurt in Thai party fire - BBC News
BBC News - Two of the four Britons injured in a fire at a Bangkok nightclub on New Year's Eve are in intensive care, Thai hospital staff have said. Video: Dozens Die in Nightclub Fire in Bangkok Dozens die in New Year's nightclub fire in Bangkok Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:51 pm Suspicious packages force evacuationsAuthorities sought to question a former Aspen resident after a bomb scare effectively shut down this resort town on New Year's Eve, but reported Thursday that he had been found deadSource: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:51 pm Suspicious packages force evacuations in AspenAuthorities sought to question a former Aspen resident after a bomb scare effectively shut down this resort town on New Year's ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:51 pm India BlastsA fire burns after a blast in the Bhangagarh area of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding 50, about...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:50 pm Extreme Shopping Cart RacingWeeeeeeeeee!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:50 pm Iraq takes control of Green Zone from USBAGHDAD (AP) -- The United States handed over control of the Green Zone and Saddam Hussein's presidential palace to Iraqi authorities on Thursday in a ceremonial move described by the country's prime minister as a restoration of Iraq's sovereignty....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:48 pm Iraq takes control of Green Zone from US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:48 pm Texas home of 'Great Debaters' has a team againThe movie "The Great Debaters" made millions aware of the decades-old accomplishments of the debate team at a small historically black college tucked deep in the piney woods of East Texas — and gave that history new life at the school itself.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:47 pm Israeli strike kills Hamas political leader (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:45 pm Israeli strike kills Hamas political leaderGAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed a senior Hamas leader in an air attack on his home on Thursday, striking its first deadly blow against the top ranks of the Islamist group in a Gaza offensive that has claimed more than 400 Palestinian lives.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:45 pm Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 3 in PakistanA suspected U.S. missile strike by a drone aircraft destroyed a vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:44 pm General Motors gets first tranche of US loanDETROIT - General Motors Corp. may be well on the way to keeping its New Years' resolution to restructure with the arrival of the first tranche of $9.4 billion in low-cost...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:44 pm Pakistan has FBI evidence of Mumbai links: IndiaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Thursday the FBI had presented strong evidence to Islamabad of Pakistani links to November's militant attacks in Mumbai that killed 179 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:43 pm Blizzard pounding Atlantic provincesStorm leads to power outages, transportation woes as flights cancelled at Halifax airport, access to Confederation Bridge restricted over high windsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:43 pm Ford hoping to attract enthusiasts with '10 ShelbyFord Motor Co. is looking to appeal to muscle car enthusiasts with its 2010 Ford Shelby GT500.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:42 pm Report: Cleveland Browns want Scott Piloi to make decision Friday - ESPN
ESPN - The Cleveland Browns have set a Friday deadline for New England Patriots vice president Scott Pioli to make a decision on becoming the Browns' top football executive, the Boston Herald reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations. Teams pursue Pioli Scott Pioli put on the spot Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:42 pm Dozens die in New Year's nightclub fire in BangkokBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- It was billed as a New Year's Eve blowout and a last-night celebration of the wildly popular, classy nightclub before it moved to a new location. "Goodbye Santika," the promotion poster read....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:41 pm Dozens die in New Year's nightclub fire in Bangkok (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:41 pm Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach dealLOS ANGELES - Millions of Time Warner Cable customers won't lose their access to MTV and 18 other channels after the cable giant reached an agreement early today with...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:41 pm Chinese software pirates get prison sentences - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The alleged ringleaders of a Chinese counterfeiting gang that sold at least $2 billion worth of bogus Microsoft Corp. China Convicts 11 For Pirating Microsoft Products China Convicts 11 in Software-Piracy Case Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:40 pm New 80-megawatt wind farm in NE Neb. nearly readyBLOOMFIELD, Neb. - The largest wind farm in Nebraska is nearly ready to generate power. But the 80-megawatt Elkhorn Ridge wind farm north of Bloomfield won't begin...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:39 pm ITALY VENICE NEW YEAR DAYA layer of snow covers some gondolas moored at the St. Mark basin, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 after a light snowfall blanketed the city. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:38 pm New Year brings new rules for Blackwater in IraqRALEIGH, N.C. - Private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide is continuing its operations in Iraq under new rules for contractors. The new status of forces agreement...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:37 pm Czechs take over leadership of EUThe Czech Republic takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union, amid doubts over its commitment.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:35 pm NYC revelers usher in '09 with cheer, optimismNEW YORK - Despite months of economic gloom, revelers throughout the United States welcomed the new year with merrymaking and even optimism, though some festivities fell to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:35 pm APTOPIX ITALY VENICE NEW YEAR DAYA layer of snow covers gondolas moored at the Orseolo basin, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, after a light snowfall blanketed the city. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:34 pm N. Korea vows to strengthen militaryNorth Korea ushered in 2009 with an appeal Thursday to unite around leader Kim Jong Il and bolster the country's military, but ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:31 pm Chelios to play at Wrigley Field - Rotoworld.com
Rotoworld.com - The Detroit Red Wings will go with seven defensemen on Thursday if necessary to get Chris Chelios in the lineup. The 46-year-old is a Chicago native. Blackhawks notes Wings enjoy fun but not the sun on Wrigley Field's outdoor rink Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:30 pm Russia's Gazprom cuts all gas supplies to UkraineMOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom cut all natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday morning after talks broke down over payments for past shipments and a new energy price contract for 2009....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:30 pm Russia's Gazprom cuts all gas supplies to Ukraine (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:30 pm S. African Activist Helen Suzman DiesSouth African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who was one of the few white lawmakers to fight against the injustices of racist rule, died. She was 91.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:30 pm How Important is Vitamin D? - NBC Washington
NBC Washington - By DR. BRUCE HENSEL "It turns out most of us are vitamin d deficient. Getting enough could prevent heart disease, stroke, and numerous other things; in short save your life," Dr. Health Buzz: Vitamin Pills and Cancer Prevention and Other Health News Vitamins Fail to Prevent Cancer: Study Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:27 pm Dozens die in New Year's club fire
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:26 pm Gazprom Cuts All Gas Supplies to UkraineRussia's Gazprom cuts off all gas supplies to Ukraine after contract talks fail.Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:23 pm Israeli aircraft kill senior Hamas figureGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas says one of its top figures has been killed in an Israeli airstrike. This is the first time aircraft have targeted a senior member of Gaza's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:22 pm South African activist Helen Suzman dies at 91 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:20 pm Israel raids kill Hamas leader, take Gaza death toll past 400 (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:20 pm Israel raids kill Hamas leader, take Gaza death toll past 400GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel launched dozens of New Year air and sea strikes Thursday on Gaza, killing a senior Hamas leader as the death toll from their six-day-old blitz spiralled above 400.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:20 pm No anti-U.S. tirade in N. Korea's New Year messageNorth Korea refrained from issuing its usual blistering New Year's Day diatribe against the U.S. and reaffirmed its commitment ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:19 pm From 'Auld Lang Syne' To 2009Despite months of economic gloom, revelers throughout the country welcomed the new year with merrymaking and even optimism, though some festivities fell to hard times and others were subdued. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:16 pm Cuba marks 50th anniversary of Castro revolution - Reuters
Reuters - By Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of a 1959 revolution whose leader Fidel Castro transformed the island into a communist state that has survived despite long years of opposition from the nearby United ... Video: Cuba will stay socialistic Comandante's death: Fidel's niece At 50, Cuba's revolution showing its age Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:12 pm Cuban revolution turns 50Juan Gonzalez loves Fidel Castro. But he is also a realistSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:11 pm Russia cuts off gas to UkraineMOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Thursday cut off gas supplies to its neighbour Ukraine after failing to agree a new contract, sparking renewed concern over Europe's dependence on Russian-controlled energy resources.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:10 pm Ledger 2008's biggest movie story - Reuters
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Australian actor Heath Ledger beat all-comers in a 2008 movie poll released on Thursday, sweeping the biggest news story, most missed star and best villain categories thanks to his posthumous hit film "The Dark Knight. Dark Knight,' ‘Milk' make AFI film list Hope, faith, optimism fill 2008 at the movies Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:08 pm Wells Fargo completes Wachovia purchase - Reuters
Reuters - NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it has completed its roughly $12.7 billion purchase of Wachovia Corp, a big bet that it properly assessed the risks in Wachovia's huge book of mortgage and real estate ... Wells Fargo’s Purchase of Wachovia Tested by Economic Crisis Wells Fargo completes acquisition of Wachovia Source: Google News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:07 pm Obamas seek to get settled for start of schoolWASHINGTON - Weighty issues like the presidential inauguration and the economic stimulus package are pending, but the first order of business for President-elect Barack Obama's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm We Sell More Seats Than The GovenorSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm SC band raises enough money for inauguration tripSUMTER, S.C. - The Manning High School band has raised enough money to go to Washington, D.C., for the inaugural parade for President-elect Barack Obama. A week ago, the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:59 pm Bomb blasts in India's northeast 'kill five'At least five people were killed on Thursday in separate bombings in the Indian city of Guwahati, police said, blaming a well-known insurgent group active in the northeast of the country.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:56 pm An injured bomb blast victim is taken to the MMC hospital in GuwahatiAn injured bomb blast victim is taken to the MMC hospital in the city of Guwahati, northeast India, on January 1. At least five people were killed on Thursday in separate bombings in Guwahati, police said,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:56 pm Bernard Madoff's stolen statue returned - with a 'lesson'PALM BEACH, Fla. - Thieves calling themselves "The Educators" have returned a statue stolen from disgraced investment guru Bernie Madoff. And they hope he's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:56 pm Merrill Lynch workers stand, applaud, say goodbyeNEW YORK - New York City investment bank Merrill Lynch has seen its last day. As of Thursday the company will be part of the Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America Corp. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:52 pm Russia cuts off gas to UkraineMOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia cut off the gas to its neighbor Ukraine on Thursday after a contract dispute but increased supplies to other European states to try to reassure customers worried about possible disruption.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:52 pm 3 blasts in India's northeast leave 5 deadThree bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding about 50, hours before ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:51 pm Israeli aircraft kill senior Hamas figureHamas says one of its top figures has been killed in an Israeli airstrike. This is the first time aircraft have targeted a senior member of Gaza's Hamas rulers since Israel launched a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:47 pm RELIGION!Get it for your brian today! But watch out for those side affects!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm Speeding car crashes, kills 4 adults, 1 childAuthorities in Dayton, Ohio say a speeding car hit a railroad track, went airborne and crashed, killing four adults and a child.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:39 pm U.S. toll in Afghanistan at record high in 2008KABUL (Reuters) - Foreign troops suffered their highest death toll in the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2008, and with thousands more troops scheduled to be deployed, this year could be even worse.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Leading S African anti-apartheid figure Helen Suzman deadJOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Leading South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who for decades served as a lone voice of parliamentary dissent against white minority rule, died Thursday at the age of 91, the SAPA news agency said quoting her daughter.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm Egyptian ship seized by Somali PiratesCAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- An Egyptian official says that Somali pirates have seized an Egyptian cargo ship with 28 crew members on board....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm Egyptian ship seized by Somali PiratesAn Egyptian official says that Somali pirates have seized an Egyptian cargo ship with 28 crew members on board. The vessel, called Blue Star, was carrying 6,000 tons of fertilizer when...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm Google: StormFront + WorldNetDaily = 1,450 hitsWhat happens when you search the White Nationalist website StormFront.org for the name WorldNetDaily? You get 1,450 hits returned. WND followers dispute connections to racism, bigotry and xenophobia; but racists, bigots and xenophobes sure aren't denying connections to WND.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm U.S. Rejects "Unbalanced" Gaza ResolutionA proposed U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Arab nations that would have forced a cease fire between Israel and Gaza has been immediately rejected by the U.S., which labeled the draft "one-sided". Meanwhile, humanitarian concerns grow.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm Brazil embraces spelling reformsChanges designed to standardise Portuguese spelling take effect in Brazil but other nations are yet to act on the controversial reforms.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:26 pm WATCH: Happy New Year Germany!Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:22 pm 3 blasts in India's northeast leave 5 deadThree bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding 50, about an hour before the nation's top security official arrived in the area.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:14 pm Iraq Britain HandoverMajor Gen. Andy Salmon, commander, Multi-National Division-Southeast, speaks joined by Iraqi officials as the British forces handed the Basra airport to the Iraqi authorities, in Basra, Iraq, Thursday,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:13 pm Rebels 'advancing towards CAR'The UN says it fears Lord's Resistance Army rebels are advancing towards Central African Republic (CAR).Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:11 pm WATCH: Happy New Year United Kingdom!Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm Iraq HandoverUS, right, and Iraqi soldiers, left, shake hands after the ceremony in which Iraqi forces took control of the Joint Security Station in Ghazaliyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. (AP Photo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm Report: Israeli Airstrike Kills Senior Hamas LeaderAn Israeli airstrike Thursday reportedly killed a senior Hamas leader at his home, Hamas security sources told Reuters.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm New Year, New Rules for U.S. Troops in IraqAre the changes that begin today the beginning of the end in Iraq?Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:08 pm 20 Afghan Police Killed in Taliban Ambush20 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambush, officer's mother shot dead.Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:07 pm Obit SuzmanIn this Feb. 26, 1990 file photo, veteran anti-apartheid ex-member of Parliament, Helen Suzman, right, holds hands with recently released ANC leader Nelson Mandela, when Suzman visited Mandela at his Soweto...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Economic Downturn Hurts Trash HaulersAllied Waste Management, a garbage collector in St. George, Utah, says its clients aren't throwing out as much as they used to. The company says trash tonnage is down 10 percent to 15 percent. St. George has seen an increase in new homes, but many of them are empty. The garbage truck drivers are paid per house and by tonnage, so less trash means drivers are taking home $25 to $50 less each week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm New Year's Day Marks Milestone In IraqThe U.S. formally handed over control of the Green Zone in Baghdad. Since 2003, U.S. forces have operated under a United Nation's Security Council resolution. But that expired at midnight on New Year's Eve, and now American troops are operating under the authority of the Iraqi government. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks with Steve Inskeep about the handover. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Russia's Gazprom Shuts Off Gas To UkraineRussia's gas monopoly Gazprom has begun shutting off natural gas supplies to Ukraine after a deadline passed for talks over a price dispute. There are fears that the cutoff could affect gas deliveries to parts of Europe at the height of the winter season. In 2006, Moscow cut off supplies to Ukraine and caused a brief disruption in gas supplies to Europe. NPR's Gregory Feifer talks with Steve Inskeep about Gazprom's decision. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm New Year's Day: No Letup In Gaza Air AttacksHuge explosions shook Gaza City as Israeli planes bombed three government buildings and the parliament on the sixth day of the Israeli offensive. On the diplomatic side, both Israel and Hamas are resisting international pressure to agree to a ceasefire. NPR's Mike Shuster talks with Steve Inskeep about the situation in Gaza. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Egg-Shipment Crash Results In A Highway OmeletPolice say a truck driver fell asleep near Detroit, crashed and spilled his payload of eggs. Hundreds of cartons of eggs were bounced across a 300 foot stretch of I-94. Single-digit temperatures made for a frozen mess. Cleanup crews used front-end loaders to scrape up the eggy hazard and then hauled it away in dump trucks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Oil Prices Keep Dropping Despite Production CutsOil producers are about to reduce output, and tensions are growing in the Middle East. Such developments usually tend to drive up oil prices, but the global economic recession is becoming so severe that energy consumption keeps falling. Oil prices are down more than 70 percent since last July. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Time Warner Cable, Viacom Reach DealViacom and Time Warner have settled on a new contract. They had disagreed over fee increases, and Viacom had threatened to pull the plug on its 19 cable channels, including MTV and Comedy Central. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Gaza Conflict May Affect Obama Peacekeeping VowThe conflict in Gaza presents a challenge for the incoming Obama administration, which already was facing a packed Middle East agenda. Leslie Gelb tells Steve Inskeep that the question now is whether the situation in Gaza will make it harder for President-elect Barack Obama to keep his campaign promises of active peacemaking between the Israelis and Palestinians. Gelb is a former state and defense department official and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Pope says economic crisis needs more than quick fixVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict ushered in the New Year on Thursday by appealing for solidarity worldwide to fight global poverty made worse by the financial crisis.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm VATICAN POPE NEW YEARPope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful from his studio window during a new year service in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI challenged world leaders on Thursday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Austria New Year's ConcertArgentine-born Israeli Maestro Daniel Barenboim conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during the traditional New Year's concert at the golden hall of Vienna's Musikverein, Austria, on Thursday, Jan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm ADVISORY - End of KWS news cycle for Jan. 1+(Kyodo) _ Kyodo World Service now closes the news cycle for Thursday, Jan. 1. The service will reopen at 9 a.m. Friday Tokyo time. We may reopen the service at any moment to cover...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm WATCH: Happy New Year Russia!Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:01 pm Livni: Hamas Would 'Abuse' Cease-FireForeign Minister: Cease-fire could put Hamas in a "better position" to strike.Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:52 pm Gaza violence goes into sixth dayIsraeli jets attack a parliament building in Gaza, as Hamas rockets land deep in Israel, after calls for a ceasefire founder.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:52 pm Iraq takes control of Green Zone from U.S.The United States handed over control of the Green Zone and Saddam Hussein's presidential palace to Iraqi authorities on Thursday ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm Russia shuts off gas to UkraineRussia stops gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to resolve a row over unpaid bills and gas prices.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm Anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman diesThe former politician, 91, was publicly critical of apartheid at a time when this was rare among whitesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm Anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman diesJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Helen Suzman, one of South Africa's most celebrated anti-apartheid campaigners, has died at the age of 91, the SAPA news agency reported Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm Viacom and Time Warner reach deal to avoid blackoutNEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom and Time Warner Cable reached an agreement in principle on Thursday that avoided a blackout that would have prevented more than 13 million U.S. subscribers from seeing popular TV shows like "Dora the Explorer" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:38 pm New Year's Club Fire Kills 61 In BangkokAt least 59 people, including a number of foreigners, died when a fire swept through a high-class nightclub jammed with as many as 1,000 New Year's revelers in the Thai capital, police at the scene said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:30 pm Sri Lanka seizes key rebel crossroadsFierce clashes leave at least 54 Tamil Tiger fighters dead, military saysSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear facilities+(Kyodo) _ Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged the lists of nuclear facilities covered by a bilateral agreement prohibiting attacks on such facilities. Paksitan's Foreign Ministry...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm Iraq takes control of Green Zone from USThe United States handed over control of the Green Zone and Saddam Hussein's presidential palace to Iraqi authorities on Thursday in a ceremonial move described by the country's prime...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Russia cuts all gas supplies to UkraineContract talks with Gazprom monopoly break down, prompting fears of fuel crisis, although supplies continue to rest of EuropeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Israel demands monitors for Gaza truceInternational deal to set up force would give Israel way to end devastating offensive against HamasSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm Special delivery - Baby girl born on US-bound flightA Ugandan woman gives birth to a baby girl in a rare mid-flight delivery on board a Northwest Airlines flight to Boston.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm Israel demands monitors as part of a Gaza truceIsrael demanded international monitors as a key term of any truce with Gaza militants, as its warplanes bombed the parliament building in Gaza City Thursday and its ships attacked...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm Bush stance on cease-fire shows support for IsraelBy insisting that Hamas go first in any cease-fire with Israel, the Bush administration is sticking to its support for the Jewish ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm New Year inferno at Bangkok nightclub kills at least 58BANGKOK (AFP) - Police forensic investigators sifted through the charred remains of an upscale Bangkok nightclub Thursday, seeking clues to a blaze that killed 58 revellers ringing in the New Year and injured 243.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Save of the Year Made With 3 Hours Left In Year [VID]Also, Pierre McGuire has an orgasm on air.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Suspected U.S. Strike Kills 3 in PakistanOfficials: Suspected U.S. strike in NW Pakistan kills 3 foreign militants.Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:03 pm Cuba marks 50 years of revolutionCuba celebrates the 50th anniversary of its revolution but economic difficulties mean the festivities are subdued.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:57 am Spearfisher Faked His Death And Got Caught For It .. Idiot!Friends reported John Sung Park missing after a spearfishing outing in September, just days before he was to appear at a sentencing hearing on felony charges.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am Pope seeks major changes to financial systemPope Benedict XVI challenged world leaders on Thursday to make major changes to the global financial system, saying short-term answers to the financial crisis weren't sufficient.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:49 am Bidding Adieu to '08 Amid Worries Over '09Financial fears dominate New Year's celebrations.Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:47 am Dozens Die in Nightclub Fire in BangkokDozens of New Year's revelers die as fire sweeps through Bangkok nightclub.Source: ABC News: International | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am Hiker killed by ice slide in Wash. stateAuthorities say a hiker has died after she was hit by an ice slide near Washington state's Crystal Mountain.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:30 am Wash. tribe seek to move away from flooding dangerFlooding used to be a problem every five or 10 years for the tiny Hoh Indian Reservation. These days it's an annual event.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:16 am China, US mark 30 years of diplomatic relationsChina and the United States should take their cooperation to new levels to tackle the ongoing global financial crisis, state media said Thursday, the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two sides.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:05 am Israel's attacks deepen Palestinian rift
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:01 am Consumers Union Buys The ConsumeristInternet's supply of Best Buy fiasco tales assured.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Open source in 2008: Everything but interest upWhile 2008 has been a bleak year for the financial markets and the global economy, it has been very kind to open source, at least based on market share. A review of Net Applications data suggests that there has never been a better time for open source; however, as Google Trends data suggests, it's no longer enough to rest on one's laurels....Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Russia Cuts Off Ukraine's Gas SupplyRussian gas monopoly Gazprom said it cut all gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday morning after talks broke down over payments for past shipments and a price for 2009.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:45 am Indecision '08's Top 8 Political Jews of 2008As 2008 draws to a close, we thought it appropriate to run Gladstone's year-end round-up of the the eight most important Jews in American politics of the past year, that he'd originally written to celebrate American Jewishyishness and the eight nights of Hanukkah.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:40 am Slovak euro entry, Czech presidency deepen Czechoslovak splitPRAGUE (AFP) - Former Czechoslovak federation peers made European Union history on Thursday as the Czech Republic took over the EU presidency while Slovakia became the 16th member of the eurozone.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:14 am Tough sentences in China over huge piracy ring: MicrosoftBEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese court has issued tough sentences to members of a huge software counterfeiting ring, which distributed more than two billion dollars' worth of fake Microsoft goods, the company said.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:13 am 61 New Year's Partiers Dead in Bangkok Nightclub FireA fire raced through a two-story nightclub packed with hundreds of well-heeled New Year's revelers early Thursday, killing at least 61 people as they stampeded to escape the raging flames.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:08 am Russia cuts off all gas to UkraineRussian gas monopoly Gazprom said it cut all gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday morning after talks broke down over payments ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:47 am Rose Parade stays afloat despite recessionThousands of campers and revelers gathered along the Rose Parade route before the first dawn of 2009, eagerly awaiting the floral floats that will proceed down Colorado Boulevard escorted by marching bands and well-groomed horses on New Year's Day.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:40 am U.N.: Gaza faces 'alarming' humanitarian situationGaza's 1.5 million residents are facing an "alarming" humanitarian situation under constant Israeli bombardment, with the main ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:37 am 20 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambushAn Afghan official says Taliban militants have ambushed a group of Afghan police while they ate lunch and killed 20 officers.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:36 am Castro's Revolution Turns 50Fidel Castro"s first military strike agains the Fulgencio Batista took place in eastern Cuba, near where Raul Castro will address a rally of government loyalists in a celebration of 50 years of revolutionary rule under Castro.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:30 am 20 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambushKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban militants ambushed a group of Afghan police while they were eating lunch in a remote and dangerous part of southern Afghanistan, killing 20 officers and one of the policeman's mother, an Afghan official said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:06 am Charter schools help jail inmates graduateAlbert Aragon dreams of working in real estate one day, but the 29-year-old jail inmate is a high school dropout who believes employers don't hire people with general equivalency diplomas.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:02 am Israel targets Gaza mosques used by HamasJERUSALEM (AP) -- Mosques and Muslim prayer halls have not escaped the relentless bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza by Israel, which claims the Islamic militants misuse some of the holy sites as weapons depots and command centers....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 7:34 am UN: Gaza faces 'alarming' humanitarian situationUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Gaza's 1.5 million residents are facing an "alarming" humanitarian situation under constant Israeli bombardment, with the main power plant shut down, overcrowded hospitals struggling to cope and very limited food supplies, U.N. officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 10:10 ... | 1 Jan 2009 | 7:32 am LSU rolls to easy win over No. 14 Georgia Tech
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 7:08 am World Rings In '09, Says Bye To Rocky '08Hundreds of thousands of revelers rang in 2009 from frigid Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signaling the end of a historic and troubled year.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 7:00 am Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach dealTime Warner Cable Inc. said it has reached a deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:45 am Five-point night for Iginla, CammalleriNew Year's Eve celebrations aplenty as Calgary disposes of EdmontonSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:03 am NASA chief's wife: Don't fire my husband
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 5:58 am N. Korea vows to strengthen military in 2009North Korea issued a New Year's message vowing to strengthen its military policy amid tension on the Korean peninsula.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 5:47 am The value of a good exJennifer Aniston is doing it. Pattie Boyd did it. So did Larry Fortensky. How to benefit from the ‘positive ex quotient'Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 5:44 am Teen defends evangelist Alamo in leaked videoState officials on Wednesday asked a judge to take steps to remove from the Internet a leaked video in which a teenage follower of Tony Alamo defends the jailed evangelist.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 5:33 am Insomnia costing economy $20-billion a yearNew Canadian research measures lost productivity and absenteeism among the sleep deprivedSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am B.C. minister wants to force homeless into sheltersRich Coleman says in frigid weather, making people get shelter is for their own goodSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 1 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Israel Puts More Soldiers On Gaza BorderIsrael sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground offensive as the next stage of its military assault on the coastal territory's Hamas rulers.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 4:30 am Avalanche Survivor Describes OrdealA group of 11 friends was struck by deadly avalanches in British Columbia Sunday, killing eight. Today, one of the survivors, Jeff Adams, spoke out about the harrowing ordeal.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:00 am High drama in Illinois over Obama Senate seatCHICAGO (Reuters) - Criticism rained down on embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday for his defiance in appointing the state's new U.S. senator but doubts persisted that anyone could block the move.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:54 am Lifeline smuggling tunnels destroyed in Gaza bombingsThe Gaza Strip has lost its last lifeline after five days of Israeli bombing raids that destroyed dozens of smuggling tunnels under the sandy border with Egypt. The passages did not just supply Hamas with arms, but brought in flour,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 11:35 pm Australians among those injured in Bangkok club blazeForeign Affairs officials are making enquiries to see whether any New Zealanders were injured in an horrific fire in Bangkok. According to police at least 59 people, including a number of foreigners, died when the fire swept through...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 10:29 pm More economic pain seen in 2009, but some hope tooSINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many investors said good riddance on Wednesday to one of the worst years on record and prayed that government rescue plans will pull the global economy out of its fierce tailspin later in the new year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2008 | 9:27 pm "High Time" To Move Marines To AfghanistanThe Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps says its "high time" his troops leave Iraq and take their battle skills to Afghanistan. "We are a fighting machine," Gen. James Conway tells CBS News, and the fight has relocated.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm Madoff complying with assets disclosure deadlineNEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused swindler Bernard Madoff was complying with a court-ordered deadline to tell U.S. regulators how much money he has left, as lawmakers prepared to take their first close look at the alleged scheme that duped investors worldwide.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2008 | 8:52 pm Denmark Mall Shooter Wounds Two IsraelisA gunman wounded two Israelis working at a packed central Denmark shopping mall, Danish police said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 7:30 pm Jobless claims dive while mortgage rates ease againWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. weekly jobless claims plummeted last week but the improvement was probably a seasonal quirk rather than a turning point for the recession-ravaged labor market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2008 | 7:06 pm Sanlu chief in court over tainted milkThe former chairwoman of the dairy company at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal has gone on trial for selling fake or substandard products. Tian Wenhua, who is also a former general manager of Sanlu Group Co, could face...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 5:15 pm Woman Out for Walk Finds Mummified Head in BagA human head was found in a bag by a British woman out for a morning walk Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm Activists to Spend New Year's in Jail in ZimbabweA respected human rights campaigner and 31 other activists in Zimbabwe will remain in jail over New Year's after a High Court judge postponed an application for their release until Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 4:25 pm Dolphin, whale playground found near East TimorThousands of dolphins and whales have been sighted in the deep waters off East Timor, with scientists hoping the migratory corridor will jumpstart tourism in the tiny country. The Australian Institute of Marine Science has conducted...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 4:15 pm World powers push for peaceIsraeli leaders decided last night to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in fighting and push ahead with the devastating air offensive against Hamas, sending jets and assault helicopters to pound targets through pouring rain as the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Illinois' Blagojevich defies critics with postingA defiant Governor Rod Blagojevich has named a black political trailblazer to Barack Obama's Senate seat, a move that put the Governor's opponents in the uncomfortable position of trying to block his choice from becoming the Senate's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Pakistan closes Khyber Pass lifelinePakistan has suspended truck shipments of United States military supplies through the famed Khyber Pass - but the US military is happy about it. Islamabad has launched an offensive against militants who are trying to cripple Washington's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Mirko Bagaric: Human nature expedient, brutal as everTwo lessons from the Middle East hostilities: consequences are the only end moral game and international law is a fiction. That's the only clarity to emerge from the latest conflict in the region. There's a lot of rhetoric by both...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Arab Leaders Call for Palestinian UnityThe "terrible massacre" occurring among the Palestinian people would never have happened if it hadn't been for the divisions among them, said Saudi Arabia's foreign minister at the opening of an emergency Arab League meeting Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 3:42 pm Arrested EMTs on Tape: Disabled Man 'Not Worth Saving'Two EMT workers in Britain were arrested after they were heard allegedly discussing whether they should bother to resuscitate a disabled man who had collapsed at home and subsequently died.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 3:25 pm Russian President Rings in the New YearPresident Dmitry Medvedev assured Russians on New Year's Eve that the government would help them cope with whatever difficulties they face in 2009 as the country suffers in the global economic storm.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 3:21 pm Iraqi Police Arrest Shiite Cult LeaderPolice on Wednesday announced the arrest of a leading figure in a messianic Shiite cult that has battled with Iraqi and U.S. forces.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 2:46 pm No Evidence of South Korean Policy Shift Toward NorthSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak indicated no softening of his hard-line stance on North Korea and vowed Wednesday to work closely with Washington to end the communist nation's nuclear ambitions.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 2:07 pm Bomb Explodes in Spain's Basque RegionA car bomb exploded Wednesday outside a regional television station in northern Spain following a warning call from the armed separatist group ETA, police said.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Dec 2008 | 1:49 pm
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