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Israel briefly halts Gaza attacksIsrael halts military operations in Gaza for three hours in the first of planned daily suspensions, it says, as ceasefire calls mount.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:06 pm Putin orders halt in gas supplies to UkraineMOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered Gazprom to stop all shipments of natural gas to Europe through Ukraine....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:06 pm New man to take office in GhanaThousands of people gather in Ghana's capital to see President-elect John Atta Mills sworn in after his narrow poll win.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:05 pm French leader: Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza planFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted an Egyptian-French plan for Gaza. Sarkozy made no mention of Hamas, the group...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm French leader: Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza planPARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted an Egyptian-French plan for Gaza....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposalGAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- Israel said Wednesday that it "welcomes" an Egyptian-French cease-fire proposal for Gaza as long as it halts militant rockets and weapons smuggling in a possible sign that the bloody 12-day offensive could be winding down. Hamas said it would only support a deal that included an opening of Gaza's borders....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposalIsrael said Wednesday that it "welcomes" an Egyptian-French cease-fire proposal for Gaza as long as it halts militant rockets and weapons smuggling in a possible sign that the bloody...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm French leader: Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza planFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy says Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted an Egyptian-French plan for Gaza. Sarkozy made no mention of Hamas, the group that controls...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:55 pm Rain douses Rose Garden presidential class pictureThat photographers' dream shot of the current president, the next president and the still-living presidents posing for a picture in the Rose Garden? Forget it! An unrelenting rain has forced the class picture inside.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:55 pm Israel eases Gaza bombing but no end to warGAZA CITY, Jan 7, 2009 (AFP) - Israel on Wednesday gave Gaza a brief respite from its daily bombing which has left hundreds dead but the cabinet debated stepping up the war on Hamas despite an Egyptian ceasefire initiative.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:53 pm Israel, Hamas say still considering Gaza planJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday that talks were still underway with Egypt over a ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip despite French President Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement that the plan had been accepted by the Jewish state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:51 pm Israel, Hamas say still considering Gaza plan (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:51 pm Israel eases Gaza bombing but no end to war (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:48 pm U.S. Troops Kill 32 in Afghan FirefightU.S. says coalition troops kill 32 insurgents in eastern AfghanistanSource: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:47 pm US: Troops kill 32 insurgents in east AfghanistanKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Forces from the U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:47 pm Civilian Casualties Factor Into War DecisionsThe fighting in Gaza has killed more than 600 Palestinians — many of them civilians. Col. Jim Hellis is chairman of the U.S. Army War College's department of national security and strategy. He talks with Ari Shapiro about how the U.S. military factors in civilian casualties when assessing war strategy. Hellis says it's a balance among legal, ethical and political concerns. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:46 pm Private sector shed 693,000 jobs in December (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:45 pm Private sector shed 693,000 jobs in DecemberNEW YORK (Reuters) - Private employers shed 693,000 jobs in December, up sharply from the revised 476,000 jobs lost in November and far more than economists estimated, a report by a private employment service said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:45 pm Opposition to seating Burris in Senate weakensSenate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Illinois seat of President-elect ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:43 pm Stock futures dip as employment worries escalate (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:41 pm Israel 'welcomes' end to fightingA government spokesman says Israel "welcomes" a proposal from France and Egypt to end fighting in the Gaza Strip.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:41 pm Dakar Rally says French motorcyclist found deadPARIS - French motorcyclist Pascal Terry has been found dead during the Dakar Rally in Argentina. The 49-year-old Terry had gone missing Sunday during the second stage...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm China, US mark ties warmed by 'pingpong diplomacy'BEIJING (AP) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that relations with China have deepened over the past decades and would strengthen further, as the countries played a friendly game of table tennis to commemorate 30 years of ties warmed by "pingpong diplomacy."...Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor EndsPresident Hugo Chavez needs money "to buy friends in Latin America."Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm China, US mark ties warmed by 'pingpong diplomacy'A senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that relations with China have deepened over the past decades and would strengthen further, as the countries played a friendly game of table tennis to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm Most EU banks not using looser accounting rulesMost European banks and blue chip companies are not using looser accounting rules allowing them to revise upward the value of complex investments which depreciated during the financial crisis, EU market supervisors said Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm 45% of open tenders in FY 2007 received bids from only 1 firm+(Kyodo) _ Nearly half of the open tenders conducted by state- administered independent institutions in fiscal 2007 received bids from only one company, according to a survey by an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:40 pm Obama, Bush to lunch with 3 ex-presidents
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:39 pm Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via UkraineRussia shut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday _ leaving tens of thousands of people in more than a dozen countries without heat during a winter cold snap. The EU...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:36 pm Kenya anger over massacre burialRelatives of Kenyans killed in a church burnt down in election violence a year ago protest at burial plans.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Germany adds to global job woes after Alcoa cuts (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Germany adds to global job woes after Alcoa cutsLONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Global job woes deepened on Wednesday as Germany reported its first rise in unemployment in almost three years, a day after U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa said 15,000 jobs would go.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Injured Davydenko to miss Australian OpenNikolay Davydenko will miss the Australian Open because of an injury in his left heel.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:34 pm Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposalA government spokesman says Israel "welcomes" a proposal from France and Egypt to end fighting in the Gaza Strip. Mark Regev says Israel could accept the proposal if it halts "hostile...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:34 pm U.S. Wants Sustainable Cease-Fire In GazaSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice has held off calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, preferring what she calls a more durable solution to make sure Hamas can't continue to fire rockets into Israel. But others say waiting too long to get a truce won't help. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:34 pm Opposition to seating Burris in Senate weakening (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:33 pm Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to EuropeMOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russian gas flows to Europe through Ukraine shut down completely on Wednesday, reducing power to industries and homes in south-east Europe and disrupting supplies to major economies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:33 pm Obama set for presidential lunchBarack Obama is to join President George W Bush and the other three living ex-presidents for a special White House lunch.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC saysMississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm Snow, freezing rain blanket Southern OntarioIt's the first significant storm of 2009 in the region.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm 'Everyday Americans' invited to whistle stop tourPresident-elect Barack Obama has invited a group of "everyday Americans" to join him and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on their Whistle Stop Tour to the nation's capital on the Saturday before Inauguration Day.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm Japan's public sector moving to cope with unemployment problem+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: INCORPORATING EARLIER STORY HEADLINED 'JAPAN TO DISCLOSE NAMES OF FIRMS CANCELING JOB OFFERS THIS SPRING') Japan's public sector has begun taking various measures to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm Larry Flynt sues nephews over use of his nameHustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt has sued two of his nephews for selling their own line of adult movies under the same family name.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm Mississippi now has highest teen birth rateMississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm Cease-Fire Coming? Israel Agrees to Pause for Gaza Relief AidIsrael to pause Gaza offensive 3 hours for food aid as it weighs cease-fire planSource: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:29 pm Obama wax figure free for Yanks in London Jan. 20Stuck in Britain on inauguration day? Madame Tussauds, the famous London waxwork museum, is offering U.S. tourists the chance to see their new president up close for free.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:27 pm U.S. 2008 planned layoffs most in five yearsPlanned layoffs at U.S. firms eased in December from the previous month’s seven-year high but they were up an astounding 275 percent annually, according to a new report.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:27 pm Sarkozy says Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza planFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy says Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted an Egyptian-French plan for Gaza.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:26 pm Private sector shed 693000 jobs in December: report - Reuters
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private employers shed 693000 jobs in December, up sharply from the revised 476000 jobs lost in November and far more than economists estimated, a report by a private employment service said on Wednesday. ADP National Employment Report Shows US Employment Decreased by ... ADP employment index shows 693000 jobs lost in December Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:26 pm Monsanto 1Q profit doubles, raises outlookMonsanto Co. says its fiscal first-quarter profit more than doubled on higher sales to Latin America, and the world's biggest seed maker raised its expectations for the year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:26 pm Cross-dressing doctor found dead in his cellThe notorious wife-killing, cross-dressing doctor found hanging from a makeshift noose in his prison cell was trying to reinvent himself from behind bars as a wizard of medical...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:25 pm Stolen $100K diamond returned to ownerGLOUCESTER - A 7.5-carat diamond worth an estimated $100,000 that had been stolen from a Gloucester home has been returned to its owner by a jeweler who faced legal action...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm Halt in Russian gas supplies to Europe deepens crisisKIEV (AFP) - All deliveries of Russian gas through Ukraine were halted on Wednesday, intensifying a bitter dispute between Moscow and Kiev which risks depriving Europeans of gas amid freezing weather.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm U.S.: Troops kill 32 insurgents in AfghanistanForces from the U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:19 pm Halt in Russian gas supplies to Europe deepens crisis (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:18 pm Are you impressed?Are you impressed with Governor Patrick's sweeping reforms on ethics and lobbying? His proposed changes won't hurt, but what the Governor does not understand...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:17 pm Turkish police detain 40 in coup probeISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained about 40 people including three retired generals on Wednesday, media said, widening an investigation into an alleged plot to topple EU aspirant...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:17 pm Storm brings messy mix of snow, sleet, rainBOSTON - A sloppy mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet is making for a messy morning commute in Massachusetts. The freezing rain that coated the region early Wednesday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:14 pm US: Troops kill 32 insurgents in east AfghanistanForces from the U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday. The firefight broke out Tuesday during a strike on a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:13 pm Pakistan angrily denies Mumbai claims - United Press International
United Press International - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Pakistani leaders say Indian suggestions that official agencies may have been involved in training November's Mumbai terrorists are pushing the region to war. Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks SCENARIOS - What next after India presents Mumbai evidence? Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm Mogwai pay tribute The Stooges' Ron Asheton - NME.com
NME.com - "I think the way he played guitar and the way The Stooges played as a band took rock music back to the primeval basics," Braithwaite told NME. Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop' Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm 'Damages': A delectable must-see drama - Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune - Why does the word "melodrama" get such a bad rap? If the word is used as an adjective, it's usually meant as a warning sign. 'Damages' returns with more big names The verdict is in: 'Damages' second season doesn't disappoint Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Announced job cuts remain high, firm says - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com - By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of announced job cuts in December fell 8.4% from a month earlier, but were nearly four times the total of the same month in 2007, according to a report released ... US December Job Cuts Quadruple From Year Ago, Challenger Says US 2008 planned layoffs most in 5 years: Challenger Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm Satyam chief quits, fraud scandal hammers shares - Reuters
Reuters - By Sumeet Chatterjee BANGALORE (Reuters) - The head of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services resigned on Wednesday, disclosing that profits had been falsely inflated for years and sending its shares tumbling nearly 80 percent. Collateral Damage Feared From 'India's Enron' The Shame of Satyam Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm US STOCKS-Futures drop before ADP jobs data; Alcoa off - Reuters
Reuters - By Ellis Mnyandu NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US stock index futures fell on Wednesday due to caution ahead of an economic report likely to show further deterioration in the labor market. Video: Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed Minutes Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm Ground war in Gaza drives up civilian casualtiesJERUSALEM (AP) -- The rising civilian death toll in Israel's campaign in Gaza highlights the pitfalls of Israel's powerful army using lethal force against often invisible Hamas guerrillas taking cover among civilians....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Pope Benedict Jokes About Hoarse VoicePope Benedict asks faithful to be patient with his hoarse voice.Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm No reopening for Zimbabwe schoolsThe reopening of Zimbabwe's schools is delayed, officially to mark exams, but many teachers refuse to work.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Barclays bank announces 400 UK job cutsBritish bank Barclays PLC said Wednesday it was cutting more than 400 technology jobs after a review of its operations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:01 pm Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - To a public wary of government spending, President-elect Barack Obama is offering a salve with his massive economic stimulus package: the promise of long-term fiscal discipline. Video: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending Plan Obama: $1 trillion deficits 'for years' Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:00 pm Israel Mulls New Gaza Cease-Fire ProposalIsraeli leaders are weighing their options in the Gaza Strip and are expected to decide whether their devastating military campaign in the tiny Palestinian territory had served its purpose, or should continue despite mounting civilian casualties.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:00 pm The readers speak on who should be No. 1 in college football - USA Today
USA Today - Unlike the BCS we had no rules and you were eligible to vote your head and your heart. The voting continues below. But so far 38% like Utah, followed by USC (22%), Florida (17%), Texas (13%) and Oklahoma (9%). Title game doubles as argument settler Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Who's No. 1, Too? Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:58 pm Fideltiy finds recession good time to hireFidelity Investments is taking advantage of the historic churn within the financial world. The Boston mutual-fund giant yesterday announced that Peter Cieszko - once...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Israel halts Gaza offensive for three hours
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Bull Riders Wait All Day for a Few Seconds of FuryLuke Snyder is known in bull-riding circles for an ironman streak of 236 consecutive Professional Bull Riders events.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:50 pm Measles is reviving in Europe, doctors warnPARIS (AFP) - Cases of measles have risen sharply in parts of Europe, reflecting the mobility of people carrying the disease and the failure to complete vaccination strategies among key communities, The Lancet reported on Wednesday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:45 pm Marks & Spencer says will axe 1,230 jobs and close 27 storesLONDON (AFP) - British clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer said Wednesday it would cut as many as 1,230 jobs and shut 27 stores as the group struggled with falling sales and a looming recession.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Illegal Trade Endangers Box TurtlesHunted for meat, medicine, box turtles disappearing fast in Malaysia.Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm Bush adviser: Iran poses top challenge for ObamaIsrael and militant Palestinians are locked in deadly battle in the Middle East, but Iran poses the biggest challenge in the ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm Hostages freed from pirates off Somalia, NigeriaPirates freed 20 hostages aboard a Turkish freighter commandeered off the Somali coast, as nine captives on a French boat were ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:39 pm Dispute hits Europe gas suppliesExports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls - New York Times
New York Times - By STEVEN ERLANGER JERUSALEM - This time, Israeli military commanders are leading from the front, not trying to direct the infantry from television screens. 'Hamas suicide bombers can reach Israel' Lebanese PM: Israel committing "war crimes" against civilians Source: Google News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:35 pm Russia cuts off gas through UkraineMore European countries face energy shortage as pricing spat escalatesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:35 pm Hostages freed from pirates off Somalia, NigeriaPARIS (AP) -- Pirates freed 20 hostages aboard a Turkish freighter commandeered off the Somali coast, as nine captives on a French boat were released off southern Nigeria, the boat owners said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Man sues ex-wife for putting recorder in toyOMAHA, Neb. - An Omaha man has filed a lawsuit accusing his ex-wife and former father-in-law of hiding a recording device inside his daughter's teddy bear in order to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Pietersen out as England captainKevin Pietersen has left his position as England captain and coach Peter Moores will follow, BBC Sport understands.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm A device that mimics one of nature's key transport machines.To help protect its genes, a cell is highly selective about what it allows to move in and out of its nucleus. Yet that choosiness is regulated by just a thin barrier, perforated with tiny transport machines called nuclear pore complexes: protein-coated holes surrounded by flimsy, unfolded protein strands.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm India truck strike begins to bitePrices of fruit and vegetables start to rise in some Indian cities as a nationwide strike by lorry drivers enters a third day.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm India rocked by financial scandal at large computer companyCountry's stock index plunges 7 per cent after Satyam reveals balance sheet is a fakeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Polls apartCharting President Bush's approval ratingsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Report: al-Qaeda No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza fightal-Qaeda's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm Germany sees higher jobless totalGerman unemployment levels rose for the first time in nearly three years in December, according to government figures.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm 'Kill Them': Mumbai Leader Phoned OrdersTranscript shows handlers used phones to give chilling commands to Mumbai gunmenSource: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phoneNEW DELHI (AP) -- "We have three foreigners, including women," the gunman said into the phone. The response was brutally simple: "Kill them." Gunshots then rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by cheering that could be heard over the phone....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Mom of teen shot by Plymouth police suesPLYMOUTH - The mother of a teenager shot to death by Plymouth police has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit filed Monday in federal court in Boston by Denise McGrath...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Macvs. PC: Is it a 'tax' if users happily pay a premium?With MacWorld Expo here, you should expect that Microsoft officials are out talking up the idea of the “Apple tax” again.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Atta-Mills takes over reins of power in GhanaACCRA (AFP) - John Atta-Mills was to officially take over the running of Ghana from John Kufuor on Wednesday after cliffhanger elections in this west African country seen as a pioneer of political progression.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:07 pm Britain SuchetBritish actor David Suchet receives the Freedom of the City of London, alongside wife Sheila, at the Guildhall in London, Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:05 pm APTOPIX Serbia Orthodox ChristmasChristian Serb Orthodox believers break traditional Christmas bread, to mark the Orthodox Christmas Day festivities in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The giant loaf was baked by the city bakers,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:05 pm John Atta-MillsJohn Atta-Mills, seen here in December 2008, is set to officially take over the running of Ghana from John Kufuor after cliffhanger elections in this west African country seen as a pioneer of political...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:04 pm Ghana achieve independence from Britain in 1957Map locating Ghana, which achieved independence from Britain in 1957. John Atta-Mills is set to officially take over the running of Ghana from John Kufuor after cliffhanger elections in this west African...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:04 pm A woman votes at an Accra polling station where President John Kufuor is set to hand over to incoming John Atta-MillsA woman votes at an Accra polling station in late December. John Atta-Mills is set to officially take over the running of Ghana from John Kufuor after cliffhanger elections in this west African country...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:04 pm Israel Halts Gaza Assault for 3 Hours, Hamas AgreesIsrael's military paused its Gaza offensive for three hours Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and the country's leaders debated whether to accept an international cease-fire plan or expand the assault against Hamas.Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm APTOPIX China MarketsAn investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares declined Wednesday after a short-lived rally on profit-taking in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:56 am Cubans pin hopes on Obama
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am Obama Immortalized In Pop Art (And Peeps!)Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am 30,000 Troops to Guard Iraq PilgrimsIraqi official: 30,000 troops sent to Karbala to protect 2m pilgrims at ritual.Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am Iraq sends 30,000 troops to guard Karbala pilgrimsBAGHDAD (AP) -- A female suicide bomber allegedly planning to blow herself up among Shiite pilgrims was arrested Wednesday in northern Iraq, as millions joined processions across the country to honor the martyrdom of one of their most revered saints, Iraqi police said....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am Japan's Emperor Marks 20th AnniversaryJapanese emperor commemorates 20th year of reign with visit to father's grave.Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:45 am KENYA CONGOFormer Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa opens the Congo conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. A top mediator at U.N.-backed talks for war-battered eastern Congo is urging a truce. Former...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:44 am China, US upbeat on future of bilateral relationshipBEIJING (AFP) - Top Chinese and US diplomats applauded 30 years of formal ties on Wednesday and expressed hope that one of the world's key bilateral relationships will stay on an even keel in the years ahead.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:42 am Crayon Physics brings out inner (physics-loving) childEver since the initial game was developed in the summer of 2007, it has managed to garner much press and acclaim, especially since developer Petri Purho revealed that he was working on a deluxe version that would include improved physics and more levels. Now Crayon Physics Deluxe has finally been released.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am Israel briefly suspends Gaza attacksBoth sides also study Egyptian ceasefire proposal which has won immediate backing from the U.S. and Europe.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am Too early for emerging markets: PIMCOBond fund manager will focus on quality credits in Europe, U.S.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:39 am Germany Financial SuicidesA commuter train passes the site in Blaubeuren, southern Germany, Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009, where billionaire Adolf Merckle committed suicide on Monday. His spirit broken by financial fears, Merckle took...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am M&S axes jobs as UK rate cut loomsRetailer will eliminate 1,230 jobs, close storesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:33 am France Winter SalesPeople walk past a shop during the first day of the winter sales in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Shop window signs read,"sales, 50% and 70%. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:31 am Ben Affleck's a dad again!It's another girl for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. The celeb couple's spokespeople said Garner gave birth to their second daughter, but did not provide any...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:22 am CORRECTION Britain Defiance PremiereCast members, from left, actors Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig pose for photographers as they arrive at the European premiere of the film Defiance at a cinema in London, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am Tom Brady brings home the bacon to GiseleNew England Patriots QB/QT Tom Brady returned to action as designated grocery schlepper the other day at Gelson's in Pacific Palisades, Calif., where he crammed his chi-chi...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am Gunmen Attack TV Station in North MexicoGunmen attack TV station in Mexican city of Monterrey; no injuries reported.Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:20 am Gaza: Tell us what you thinkToday, we offer an editor-moderated forum for your comments on the crisis.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:15 am Iraq sends 30,000 troops to guard Karbala pilgrimsThousands of Iraqi security forces have been deployed to protect an estimated 2 million Shiite pilgrims joining a procession ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:09 am Cambodians mark 30 years since fall of Pol PotPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields" marked 30 years Wednesday since the fall of Pol Pot's ultra-Maoist regime, blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:06 am Madoff victims may get some cash within a month: report(Reuters) - Investors who lost money in Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion fraud might begin recovering some of their funds as soon as next month, Securities Investor Protection Corp, President Stephen Harbeck told Bloomberg in an interview.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:03 am Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:02 am Community Concerned Over Spill's Long-Term EffectTwo weeks after one of the nation's worst coal waste accidents, officials in eastern Tennessee are trying to ease public health concerns. About 300 acres of land and water were inundated with coal ash — sludgy residue that spilled from a holding pond at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant. Officials say the health risk is minor, but some people near the plant are skeptical. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phoneIndian newspaper obtains transcripts of calls intercepted during November attacksSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am CNN's Dr. Gupta May Be Next Surgeon GeneralPresident-elect Barack Obama is looking for a surgeon general. And CNN says its chief medical correspondent is under consideration for the job. Should the offer come, CNN says Dr. Sanjay Gupta has indicated he's likely to take it. The 39-year-old Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Israel Debates Moving Deeper Into Gaza CityIsrael is under growing pressure to end its military operations in Gaza, following the terrible bloodshed that occurred in the territory over the past 24 hours. However, Israeli leaders are discussing whether to expand military operations in Gaza. That would be a significant escalation of the assault and would inevitably bring even greater casualties among the civilian population. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Rep. Obey: Cash Needs Pumped Into Economy NowPresident-elect Barack Obama and Congress are working on a stimulus plan to prop up the ailing U.S. economy. It's expected to cost about $775 billion. Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, tells Ari Shapiro he worried the stimulus package won't be big enough. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Missing 2 Senators 111th Congress Starts WorkOn the opening day of the 111th Congress, Roland Burris showed up as promised to claim Barack Obama's seat as junior senator from Illinois. And as promised, he was rejected. Burris and his attorneys left the Capitol to consider their options, and the Senate carried on with the day's ceremonies. A Senate from Minnesota also is vacant because of an election dispute. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am U.S.: Dozens of insurgents killed in AfghanistanForces from the U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:48 am Russia halts all gas through Ukraine
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:35 am Japanese Game Market Experienced Shrinkage in 2008According to Famitsu's publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The 2007 data reflects the period from January 1, 2007 to December 3, 2007. The 2008 data reflects the period from December 31, 2007 to December 28, 2008.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:20 am 23 Dumbest Moments in Business 2008.Fortune's annual list of the year's most laughable moves proves that, even in moments of crisis, stupidity lives on.From former Countrywide CEO's accidental reply-all e-mail to reports of Steve Jobs' death(he's still alive), click through our gallery as Fortune picks the 21 dumbest moments in business for 2008.You won't know whether to laugh or crySource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:20 am Worried parents can track children with GPS locator watchA satellite tracking device that will plot a child's location to within 10ft is being launched by a British firm. The Nu.M8 digital watch uses GPS satellite technology like car sat nav systems.The watch can be securely fastened to a child's wrist and will trigger an alert if forcibly removed. Parents can then track their children on a website.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:10 am Lovesick teen's boyfriend jailed over murdersA 20-year-old man who helped kill a lovesick girl's family because the two were forbidden to date has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am The Big Chill: Russia Cuts Gas to EuropeThousands without heat as Ukraine says Russia stopped all natural gas to Europe.Source: ABC News: International | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:57 am Crossword House [PIC]This house is situated in the Ukrainian town of Lviv.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:40 am Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found deadStooges frontman Iggy Pop says he's in shock about the death of 'my best friend'Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:40 am Homeland Security rules on data collection rile businessesThe Department of Homeland Security will collect millions of new electronic records about private planes, imported cargo, foreign ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:37 am Japan's emperor marks 20th anniversary of reignTOKYO (AP) -- Japanese Emperor Akihito commemorated the 20th anniversary of his reign Wednesday with a visit to the grave of his father, Hirohito....Source: AP Top International News At 9:05 a... | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:34 am Smoking in pregnancy, aggressive children linkedOffspring of mothers-to-be who light up more likely to engage in violent behaviour, study findsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:31 am Thinnest (Hottest?) All-in-One PC on the BlockLenovo's IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that's supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Pakistani spy chief says no war with IndiaISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The chief of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has said there will not be a war with India over November's militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, Der Spiegel reported. Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shujaa Pasha told the German magazine in an interview terrorism, not India, was Pakistan's enemy, and he said he took orders from the civilian president.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 8:52 am Apartment rents show first decline in over 5 yearsBOSTON (Reuters) - Average rents for U.S. apartments fell in the fourth quarter, as a sharp economic downturn and rising unemployment left Americans unwilling to pay higher prices, according to data released on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 8:46 am Serbia Plays Key Role In Russian Gas Pipeline PlansBelgrade is part of a fierce struggle between Russia and the West over the future of energy supplies to Europe. Russia has taken control of Serbia's state oil and gas industry, while the Serbian capital hopes to be a hub for a major Russian gas pipeline. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 8:43 am CEO of India IT giant Satyam quits over billion-dollar fraud scandalMUMBAI (AFP) - The head of one of India's biggest outsourcing firms, Satyam Computer, resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal over a billion dollar fraud that sent company stocks tumbling 70 percent.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 8:40 am Israel OK's Gaza "Humanitarian Corridor"Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to ship vital supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school in Gaza, killing dozens.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 8:30 am Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to EuropeUkrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 7:57 am Analysis: Obama's challenges in Mideast
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 7:43 am McCully calls on Israel, Hamas to stop bloodshedThe Government has called for Israel and Hamas to stop their attacks in the Gaza Strip. Attacks on United Nations facilities, including schools, in the Gaza Strip are of grave concern and underline the need for both sides of the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Jan 2009 | 5:23 am Undecided We Stand: Debating Bush's LegacyPresident Bush leaves office as one of the least popular presidents ever, but he says it's up to history to judge him. Bush likes to recall that Harry Truman was widely reviled when he left the White House 56 years ago but decades later became an icon of strength in adversity. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 5:19 am Rights Case Could Alter Handling Of Terror SuspectsThe Supreme Court ruled in June that detainees at Guantanamo Bay had the constitutional right to challenge their detentions in U.S. courts. On Wednesday, a federal judge will begin exploring whether detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan have that same right. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 7 Jan 2009 | 5:14 am Congress hears call to 'get something done'House and Senate leaders marked the first day of the 111th Congress by preaching bipartisanship Tuesday and promising to start ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 7 Jan 2009 | 4:53 am Obama says deficit may approach $1 trillionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Tuesday he expects to inherit a U.S. budget deficit approaching $1 trillion and his administration would have to make some tough budget choices.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 4:13 am Obama considers CNN correspondent for top jobNEW YORK (AP) - If Barack Obama wants a surgeon general with visibility to promote health issues in his administration, it can't hurt to hire a CNN correspondent called one of People magazine's "sexiest men alive." Dr. Sanjay Gupta,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Jan 2009 | 3:59 am Voting On Nature's New 7 Wonders UnderwayThe Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:00 am Benazir Bhutto's daughter raps for slain mumLONDON, AP - The teenage daughter of slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has found an unusual way to honour her late mother - by placing a rap song on the video website YouTube. The song, called I Would Take the Pain Away, pays...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 am Israel Fights On, Gaza Death Toll Tops 500Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers, taking more civilian lives as Israel ignores mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:30 am Famous Crystal Company Goes BustAfter losing money for five years, the British luxury company Waterford Wedgwood has filed for bankruptcy. With thousands of jobs at risk, Elizabeth Palmer report on the effort to preserve an icon.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:30 am Prince Harry, William granted own royal staffLONDON, AP - Princes William and Harry say they have been granted their own royal "household" by their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. While called a household, it isn't where the princes live. Having a household means having...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:26 am Alcoa to slash jobs and sell 4 unitsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Tuesday it would slash more than 15,000 jobs, halve capital spending and sell four businesses as it reduces aluminum production in the face of the global economic downturn.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:44 am Venezuela Expels Israeli AmbassadorVenezuela ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and some embassy staff on Tuesday to protest Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Wave Of Suicides In Wake Of Financial WoesHis spirit broken by financial fears, German billionaire Adolf Merckle took his own life this week — becoming the latest high-profile casualty of a global economic crisis that already has claimed the lives of executives in Europe and the U.S.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:30 pm Israel to open 'humanitarian corridor', school blast kills 30Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to ship vital supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip. The office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says in a statement that the humanitarian corridor idea came from the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:00 pm Burris denied seat in US Senate to succeed ObamaWASHINGTON - An appointee of Illinois' embattled governor failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat yesterday in a scripted piece of political theatre staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress. "My...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:41 pm Blackwater Guards Plead Not GuiltyFive Blackwater Worldwide security guards have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:30 pm Aust woman accused of husband's fatal penis burningAn Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair. Prosecutors told the Adelaide Magistrates Court that 44-year-old Rajini Narayan...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:05 pm Renewed increase in Zimbabwe cholera casesHARARE - The UN reported a one-day jump in new cholera cases and deaths in Zimbabwe yesterday, following a week in which the epidemic had showed signs of slowing. The UN's World Health Organization reported 751 new cases and 59...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:15 pm Too Fat To Fly? Indian Crew Members FiredNine flight attendants who couldn't meet the weight standards of India's national airlines have been fired, an official said Tuesday.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm Crying in the chapel as Vegas loses shineThis is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise. It is a deal people enter, a set of givens agreed upon: More is better. Biggest is best. To live in Las Vegas is to stake your future on this enterprise...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:00 pm Israeli-Gaza Tensions Flare In EuropeSigns are mounting that the conflict in Gaza is starting to spill over into violence in Europe's towns and cities, with assaults against Jews and arson attacks on Jewish congregations in France, Sweden and Britain.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:00 pm Bush protects vast Pacific tractsWASHINGTON - Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President George W. Bush as national monuments to protect them from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:00 pm German Billionaire Kills Self Over Economic CrisisGerman billionaire Adolf Merckle killed himself after his business empire fell victim to the global financial crisis, his family said.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:54 pm Russia, Ukraine Dispute Cuts Gas to European NationsAt least two Bulgarian cities were totally without gas Tuesday, and nations like Turkey were turning to Iran to bolster their supplies, as a natural gas crisis looms over Europe after a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:51 pm Cuba Grants Electronic Access to Hemingway PapersCuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:07 pm India: Pakistanis 'Must Have' Backed Mumbai AttackPakistani authorities 'must have had' a hand in the deadly Mumbai siege, India's prime minister said Tuesday, stopping just short of directly accusing Islamabad of aiding the gunmen.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Natalee Holloway Investigation Could End SoonChief Prosecutor Hans Mos said his office still needs "at least another few months" to investigate statements made by the only remaining suspect, Joran van der Sloot, during a hidden-camera interview which was broadcast on Dutch television last year.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:54 pm TV Station in Sri Lanka Hit With Grenades, GunfireArmed men attacked a private Sri Lankan television station early Tuesday, tossing hand grenades, spraying the building with gunfire and sparking a blaze that caused heavy damage, witnesses and police said.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:43 pm Cleric Shot to Death in Southern Afghanistan MosqueTwo gunmen shot a Muslim cleric to death inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, while a NATO serviceman was killed elsewhere in the south.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:27 pm Wife Charged With Murder in Husband's Burning DeathAn Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm
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