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China's Tibet action sparks pleaTibet's leaders-in-exile appeal for international intervention in a Chinese security crackdown in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:18 pm Labour peers: Police consider 'lords for hire' investigationPolice are looking into allegations that Labour peers were willing to take money in return for influence in the House of Lords.Source: Telegraph Major News | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:12 pm UN makes $613m appeal for GazaDAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - The United Nations will launch a 613 million dollar appeal to meet the "massive" needs of those hit by Israel's 22-day war in Gaza, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm Ford loses $5.9 blnCHICAGO (AFP) - Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday a quarterly loss of 5.9 billion dollars, capping a nightmarish year, but said it had "sufficient liquidity" to fund its turnaround plan without US government aid.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:06 pm UN evacuates wounded civilians from Sri Lanka war zoneThe United Nations evacuated hundreds of severely wounded civilians from behind rebel lines in Sri Lanka on Thursday as government troops fought to secure final victory over Tamil...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm UN makes $613m appeal for Gaza (AFP)
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm Officials: Army suicides at three-decade highDefense officials say suicide among U.S. soldiers increased again last year and is at a nearly three-decade high.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm Ford reports record yearly lossUS carmaker Ford reports the biggest full-year loss in its history, but says it still does not need federal loans.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:00 pm Federer ousts Roddick in Australian Open semis (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:59 pm Obama pushes for more European troops in AfghanistanPresident Obama is testing whether Europe will match its enthusiastic words about his administration, and now is pushing for ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm New iPhone in the Making? - Techtree.com
Techtree.com - Recently, Apple released firmware update 2.2.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch users. In this new firmware, MacRumors discovered impressions of evidential facts that lead to a possibility of new iPhone model in the making. New Apple iPhone In the Works, Latest Firmware Suggests. Evidence shows Apple testing next-gen iPhone Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:56 pm Israeli Warplanes Hit Gaza Following Rockets Attack on Israel - Voice of America
Voice of America - By VOA News Israeli warplanes have carried out more airstrikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip after militants fired two rockets into southern Israel. Video: Carter makes Hamas peace talks call 28 Jan 09 Obama envoy meets Palestinian leaders in West Bank Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:56 pm T. Nadu govt. softens tone on Lanka ceasefire issue - Hindu
Hindu - Chennai (PTI): After vehemently pressing for India's intervention to bring about a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, the DMK Government in Tamil Nadu on Thursday stepped back saying there were "limitations on discussing issues of another country". Man lights self on fire in India to protest plight of Tamils As war nears end, India's power blunted in Sri Lanka Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:55 pm Shell CEO Says Canadian Oil Sands Costs Are $38 a Barrel - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Steve Voss Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Jeroen van der Veer said the cost of producing Canadian oil sales, including fuel costs, is about $38 a barrel. Shell remains bullish on long-term energy prices Shell swings to $2.81 billion loss in 4Q Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:55 pm Strikes hobble services in France - International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune - By David Jolly PARIS: Hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike Thursday across France, snarling transportation and closing post offices and schools in a sign of discontent with President Nicolas Sarkozy's response to the economic crisis. France’s Schools, Ports, Trains Disrupted in General Strike Economic woes at heart of French strike Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:55 pm Food for thought for the Massachusetts GOPHere a few ideas for Massachusetts Republicans to consider for moving forward: 1. Offer a clear and concise message of government accountability and economic opportunity....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Reporter's diary: New era in Davos? - Aljazeera.net
Aljazeera.net - By Stephen Cole in Davos It is the second day of the World Economic Forum at Davos and the big players have shown their hands. Wen Jiabau, the Chinese Premier, was first to address the forum. China determined to keep yuan at sensible level-Wen Chinese economy to grow at 8 percent in 2009: Jiabao Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:52 pm Roddick angry, overmatched in loss to Federer
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm Pirates hijack tanker in Gulf of AdenSomali pirates on Thursday hijacked a tanker and its crew of 12 Filipinos and one Indonesian in the Gulf of Aden, a diplomat said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm Shell posts $2.8 bln loss on tumbling oil pricesLONDON (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it made a net loss of 2.81 billion dollars (2.15 billion euros) in the final quarter of 2008 as plunging oil prices slashed the value of inventories.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:50 pm Thousands may face frigid, lightless nights aheadLOUISVILLE, Ky. - More than a million people stranded in darkness Thursday in the wake of an icy winter storm could face a lengthy wait for electricity to course through their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:49 pm Le Strike: France in ShutdownFrance-wide strike delays traffic, chokes public services, disrupts classes.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:49 pm Nationwide French strike shuts trains, subwaysPARIS (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of angry and fearful French workers mounted nationwide strikes and protests Thursday to demand President Nicolas Sarkozy do far more to fight the economic crisis....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm Nationwide French strike shuts trains, subwaysHundreds of thousands of angry and fearful French workers mounted nationwide strikes and protests Thursday to demand President Nicolas Sarkozy do far more to fight the economic crisis. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm Ford posts $5.9-billion lossAuto maker says it will not seek government helpSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm IBM CEO urges support for $825B stimulus - Computerworld
Computerworld - By Patrick Thibodeau Before Palmisano and other executives, including Honeywell International Inc. Chairman and CEO David Cote, trooped out for a White House press briefing today, the group held a meeting that Obama described as "sober," according to a ... Tech Industry CEOs Back Obama's Rescue Package Obama makes a public appeal for his stimulus package Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Davos turns from economic gloom to politicsDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Israeli election front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu told a session of the World Economic Forum that keeping nuclear weapons out of Iran's hands was more important than the economy because the financial meltdown is reversible - and a nuclear Iran wouldn't be....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Davos turns from economic gloom to politicsIsraeli election front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu told a session of the World Economic Forum that keeping nuclear weapons out of Iran's hands was more important than the economy because the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Iraq Says Wants Blackwater OutIraq government says won't authorize Blackwater Worldwide to operate in country.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm Iraq won't allow Blackwater to operate in countryBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq will not allow Blackwater Worldwide to continue providing security protection for U.S. diplomats in the country, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Thursday, a move that would deprive U.S. officials of their primary protection force....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:45 pm Iraq won't allow Blackwater to operate in countryIraq will not allow Blackwater Worldwide to continue providing security protection for U.S. diplomats in the country, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Thursday, a move that would deprive U.S....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:45 pm No more free salt, sand for Buckland residentsBUCKLAND - Residents of Buckland who needed to treat their front steps and walkways after a snow storm used to be able to help themselves to a bucket of sand and salt from...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Afghan presidential poll delayed for poor securityKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's presidential elections will be delayed four months until Aug. 20 to allow extra international forces enough time to bolster security, the election commission said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Afghanistan delays presidential election - CNN International
CNN International - KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan is postponing its presidential elections until August 20 due to security and logistical concerns, the country's election commission said Thursday. Afghan officials set August date for presidential election Afghan Presidential Election Delayed Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm UN launches $613m appeal for GazaThe UN will launch an appeal for $613m to help people affected by Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the body's top official says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm Man charged with bloody beating of fatherLOWELL - A Lowell man charged with beating his father with a tea kettle, a television and pieces of a wooden table has been ordered held on $10,000 bail. Latt Heng pleaded...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm Policymakers sound alarm over protectionismDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Policymakers sounded the alarm about the growing threat of protectionism on Thursday as new data showed a sharp fall in air freight traffic that signaled a broader slowdown in world trade.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm The Life Sherpa's manly guide to the Super Bowl - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - By Joe Holleman When America's top felonious hostess infected the nation's women with the overwhelming desire to entertain, we - and by "we," I mean football-loving men - were forced to take part in elaborate theme parties we can't skip. Score big with these Super Bowl trivia facts Mr. January: Fitzgerald's star exploding on biggest stage Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm Obama seeks GOP help for recovery bill - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's economic stimulus legislation is headed for the Senate after a surprisingly partisan vote in the House in which Republicans united in opposition and 11 mostly conservative Democrats defected. Video: Obama stimulus plan passes in US House passes $819B economic stimulus bill Source: Google News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:40 pm Ford loses $5.9B in 4Q, says still won't seek aid (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm Obama team drafting letter to heal Iran rift: reportLONDON (Reuters) - Officials in U.S. President Barack Obama's administration are drafting a letter to Iran from the president aimed at unfreezing relations and opening the way for direct talks, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm Ford suffers $14.5 bil. net loss in 2008+(Kyodo) _ Struggling U.S. auto giant Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it incurred a net loss of $14.57 billion in 2008 amid a sharp decline in U.S. new car sales. Ford suffered a net loss...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm Federer storms into Australian Open finalMELBOURNE (AFP) - Switzerland's Roger Federer blasted Andy Roddick off-court in another fearsome display to reach the Australian Open final and stay on course for a record-tying 14th Grand Slam title on Thursday.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm Gov't to report on jobless claims as layoffs rise (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Pakistan says it arrests 3 alleged Indian agentsPolice arrested three men Thursday who they alleged carried out a deadly bombing in 2006 in Pakistan on the orders of India's intelligence agency, a top officer said. Lahore police...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Pakistan says it arrests 3 alleged Indian agentsLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police arrested three men Thursday who they alleged carried out a deadly bombing in 2006 in Pakistan on the orders of India's intelligence agency, a top officer said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Transport hit by French strikersFrench rail and air services are disrupted as hundreds of thousands of workers join a one-day strike over the economy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Will Blagojevich try last-minute mischief?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:32 pm Pelosi: Democrats will be accountable for spending (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:29 pm Pelosi on TV: Dems will be accountable for spendingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that while critics may quibble with some elements of spending in the $819 billion economic rescue ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm Iraq to deny license to Blackwater guardsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will not renew the license of Blackwater Worldwide, the private security firm accused of killing Iraqi civilians while protecting U.S. diplomats, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm Google sets up online broadband testing lab (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm The Grab For Arctic ResourcesArctic's thawing seas may bring security risks, new flash points for NATO.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Arctic's thaw brings security risks for NATOREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- An Arctic thaw will open up sea routes and competition for lucrative energy reserves in a multinational scramble sure to pose new security threats, NATO's chief said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm Soccer: Soma to play for Portuguese top division Maritimo+(Kyodo) _ Midfielder Takahito Soma, who recently ended a three-year contract with Urawa Reds, has signed an 18-month deal to play for Portuguese first-division club Maritimo, his...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm "Don't send us back to Myanmar," Rohingyas begJAKARTA (Reuters) - Sobbing in an Indonesian hospital, a Rohingya migrant from Myanmar said on Thursday he faced certain death if forced home, piling more pressure on countries in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm French workers go on strike, affecting transportation+(Kyodo) _ French public and private sector workers, demanding protection of their jobs and wages amid the global economic slowdown, went on strike Thursday, affecting train and airline...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm Asian Stocks Up After Stimulus Bill PassedAsian markets gains after House passes stimulus bill; Hang Seng up 4.6 percent.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm Policymakers sound alarm over protectionism (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm Gaza truce under fire as US envoy meets AbbasRAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - US envoy George Mitchell met with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday as spiralling Gaza violence threatened to shatter ceasefires that ended a war in the Hamas-run enclave.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm Glitch as Mars rover phones homeThe Mars rover Spirit failed to move on Sunday and is still confused about its location, according to Nasa.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Gaza truce under fire as US envoy meets Abbas (AFP)
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News: Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm Obama envoy meets Palestinian leadersPresident Obama's new Mideast envoy turned his attention to the Western-backed Palestinian government in the West Bank on Thursday, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm Britain's Royals Roll With the TimesA look at the royal family in the 21st century.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm Pakistani Detainee's Guantanamo TaleFormer detainee wonders how others released will cope in Pakistan.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:14 pm Man Held for Tossing Daughter Off BridgeAustralian man accused of throwing 4-year-old daughter to her death.Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Pakistan cops hold 3 allegedly trained by India spy agencyPolice say they have arrested three men allegedly trained by India's spy agency to carry out attacks inside Pakistan.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Funeral for Rockland soldier scheduledROCKLAND - A soldier from Rockland who died in Iraq last week will soon be laid to rest. The funeral for Spc. Matthew Pollini will be held Monday. The Enterprise of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Pakistan says it arrests 3 alleged Indian agentsPolice say they have arrested three men allegedly trained by India's spy agency to carry out attacks inside Pakistan. Lahore police chief Pervaiz Rathor says the three Pakistani...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Derek Conway censured for employing second sonParliamentary authorities officially censure MP for improperly employing another son using taxpayer money.Source: Telegraph Major News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:03 pm Faith and free speech in modern societyOur online panel debates the issue and takes your questionsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Bill Clinton jokes about Putin, backs ObamaFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton must have thought he'd heard it all.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:59 am NC police: Fleeing robber scared woman to deathLarry Whitfield was on foot, his getaway car wrecked, his rookie attempt at robbing a bank thwarted by a set of locked doors, according to detectives. Looking for a place to hide, police say, he found himself inside the home of a frightened old woman.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:58 am Pakistan says it arrests 3 alleged Indian agentsPolice arrested three men Thursday who they alleged carried out a deadly bombing in 2006 in Pakistan on the orders of India's intelligence agency, a top officer said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:58 am Somali rivals to seek MPs' votesPresidential candidates prepare to address the new Somali parliament ahead of a vote to choose the new head of state.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:55 am Eli Lilly reports 4Q loss on ImClone costsDrugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on charges from buying cancer-drug maker ImClone Systems Inc.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:54 am Newell Rubbermaid takes 4Q loss on asset chargeNewell Rubbermaid Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter due to falling sales and a large asset impairment charge.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:52 am Obama Envoy Heads to West BankGeorge Mitchell to West Bank for talks with Palestinians as Gaza violence flaresSource: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am Obama envoy meets Palestinian leaders in West BankJERUSALEM (AP) -- President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy turned his attention to the Western-backed Palestinian government in the West Bank on Thursday as rockets thudded into southern Israel and Israeli warplanes attacked new targets in Gaza....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am FBI: Money manager fled as outside audit loomedMoney manager Arthur Nadel owed investors $50 million out of funds that apparently contained far less when his predicament worsened: A concerned partner insisted that an outside accountant review their books after a separate scandal erupted involving financier Bernard Madoff.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am School can expel lesbian students, court rulesAn appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a business and therefore doesn't have to comply with a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am Investor's luxe life on the line in Madoff caseFairfield Greenwich Group's Walter Noel faces lawsuit over $7-billion in investmentsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:49 am 2009 Essence Music Festival has much to celebrateThe Essence Music Festival has plenty to celebrate this year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am Recipe for gluttony: Super-sized fare gains low marksWhat single food item has more calories than 49 Oreo cookies, more sugar than 20 bowls of Froot Loops cereal and the saturated fat equivalent of 59 strips of bacon? That...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:45 am Continental Airlines posts $266 million 4Q lossContinental Airlines Inc. lost $266 million in the fourth quarter as the recession bit into traffic, and fuel and labor costs increased.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am Sony sinks to loss, Nintendo cuts outlookAnemic demand, strong yen eat into earningsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am ECB could cut further; Japanese warn on profitsLONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could cut interest rates to new record lows, its president said on Thursday, as German unemployment showed its biggest rise in nearly four years and eurozone economic sentiment worsened.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am Xstrata plans $5.9-billion rights issueProspects of heavily discounted two-for-one issue sends shares tumbling 11 per centSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:34 am Wounded S Lanka civilians rescuedA UN convoy evacuates hundreds of civilians wounded in fighting between troops and Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:31 am Report: LA cardinal subject of federal probeLOS ANGELES - Eighteen months after a massive settlement with alleged victims appeared to bring the issue to rest, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles again faced...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:26 am Iraq ends licence for BlackwaterIraq will not renew the licence of US security firm Blackwater, involved in an incident in 2007 in which civilians were killed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am 2 Providence workers suspended following TV reportPROVIDENCE, R.I. - City officials have suspended two Providence public works employees without pay after an investigation prompted by a television news report. A spokeswoman...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am Hamas officials signal willingness to negotiateSenior officials in the Islamic group Hamas are indicating a willingness to negotiate a deal for a long-term truce with Israel ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:22 am Afghan presidential vote delayedAfghanistan will delay presidential elections until 20 August, the country's election commission has announced.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am Feds: Bonds took more than 'cream', 'clear'Federal prosecutors have evidence that Barry Bonds used performance-enhancing drugs beyond just the "cream" and the "clear," according to a report in the New York Times.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:20 am Petro-Canada loses $691-millionOil company takes $442-million hit from foreign exchange loss on long-term debt, cuts 2009 output targetSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:20 am Manager's luxe life on the line in Bernard Madoff caseGREENWICH, Conn. - Walter Noel Jr. and his wife Monica had it all: Luxurious houses on Connecticut's wealthy coast, Palm Beach and the Hamptons, a Park Avenue pied-a-terre...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:19 am Cops: Ohio family dead in likely murder-suicidePolice are investigating the deaths of a couple and their two children found dead in a suburban Columbus, Ohio home as a possible murder-suicide.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:19 am Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick to reach Aussie Open finalMELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer has advanced to the Australian Open final and could have his record-tying 14th Grand Slam title wrapped up by Sunday. The Swiss star...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:16 am For GOP, a case of misshapen identity
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:15 am Schwarzenegger warns of layoffs if furloughs failGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is warning state employees he will start issuing layoff notices if a court doesn't let him force workers to take off two unpaid days a month.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:14 am Blowfish Testicles Poison 7 In JapanThis is a true story, and in the words of Homer Simpson: Fugu me!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:10 am Netanyahu: Iran nukes trumps global economyIsraeli election front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu says that keeping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons ranks above the economy in the challenges facing the leaders of the 21st century.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:09 am Sublime Federer eases into finalRoger Federer strolls into the final of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over Andy Roddick 6-2 7-5 7-5.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am CIA Station Chief Accused Of Sexual AssaultsThe CIA's top officer in Algeria is under investigation for sexual assault. At least two Muslim women say he drugged them and then raped them. The story was first reported by ABC News. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am House Passes Stimulus Minus GOP 'Yes' VotesThe House has passed an $825 billion economic stimulus bill. However, no Republicans voted for the bill. They say it has too much spending and not enough tax cuts. It was a loss for bipartisanship but an early win for President Obama — just eight days into his presidency. The bill now goes to the Senate. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Fed Could Buy Up Long-Term BondsThe Federal Reserve's benchmark lending rate is already near zero, so it was no surprise when Fed policymakers announced they were leaving short-term rates alone. But the Fed is ready with options. One thing Fed policymakers mentioned is the possibility of buying up government treasury bonds in a bid to keep long-term interest rates low. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am More Bad News Brewing At StarbucksCoffee giant Starbucks says it is closing 200 more U.S. stores and 100 abroad. Nearly 7,000 employees may lose their jobs due to a new round of store closures and cost cuts. With quarterly profits down sharply and the economy getting weaker, Starbucks hopes to slash its costs by $500 million this year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Obama Still Focused On Bipartisan Stimulus PlanA day after traveling to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans about the economic stimulus bill, President Obama took his case to the American people. He assembled the media in the East Room of the White House, where he and corporate leaders made the case for quick action. Their efforts had no effect on the GOP. The bill passed the House without Republican support, but Obama continues to look ahead to final passage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Obama To Sign Fair Pay LegislationLilly Ledbetter just wanted what was fair — to earn the same pay as her male coworkers for the same work. She took on Goodyear, her employer in Alabama, and her case went to the Supreme Court. Thursday, her years-long battle ends in triumph with a fair pay act named in her honor. It will be signed by President Obama, his first major piece of legislation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Too Early To Give Up On Bipartisanship?There had been talk of making the economic stimulus package a bipartisan package, and President Obama went to the Capitol this week to appeal directly for Republican support. No Republicans in the House voted for the bill. Prospects in the Senate don't look much better. Does that mean the idea of cooperation between the parties is dead? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Spirit employees decry suggestive adsFlight attendants and pilots for Spirit Airlines Inc. want the company to pull a series of sexually suggestive advertisements, along with a new requirement they wear a Bud Light patch on service aprons.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:52 am Philippine fireworks factory blast kills 6
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:50 am Lamborghini Gallardo: Lots of Fun in the Snow [w/VIDEO]We want to be like Tiff Needell when we grow up. In this week's Fifth Gear, Tiff gets his hands on a green Lamborghini LP560-4 he calls Kermit and hits the snow, sans traction control.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:50 am Australian charged with daughter's death plungeMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A man pulled over on a highway bridge, took his 4-year-old daughter out of the car and dropped her over the side to her death Thursday in Australia's second-largest city, police said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:48 am Afghan presidential election delayed until AugustFour-month delay allow extra international forces time to bolster securitySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:41 am HOW TO: Survive a Social Media RevoltThere have been numerous ‘revolts’ on Digg (social news), hundreds of thousands of users have created numerous groups to stage protests on Facebook (social networking), and hundreds of blog posts have been written about how terrible Twitter’s service and up-time used to be and what a poor job they were doing in communicating their problems ..Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:40 am French strike over economic crisisWant President Nicolas Sarkozy and business leaders to do more to protect jobs and wagesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:36 am U.N. seeks $613 million in aid for Gaza war victimsThe United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for $613 million to help Palestinians recover from Israel's attack on Gaza.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:32 am Ill. governor to speak at impeachment trialAfter days of studiously avoiding the impeachment trial that could remove him from office, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:26 am China: Cautiously Optimistic on EconomyChina leader tells Davos reaching his country's growth goal will be "tall order"Source: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:20 am Why We Shouldn’t End Our Manned Space ProgramWe can't stop now, can we? Here's an argument against the impending end of NASA's human space program as the Shuttle preps for retirement. Now let YOUR voice be heard.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:20 am iPhone Software Update Breaks 3G UnlockApple has squeezed out the latest software update for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, v2.2.1. As always with Apple updates, the release notes are maddeningly sparse.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:20 am NYT: White House unbuttons dress code
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:19 am How to Arouse all 5 Senses on Valentines DayLove is a total-body experience that consumes you from head to toe, and then some. That’s why we at "Are You Human?" have you covered this Valentine’s Day with the perfect gifts to satisfy all your senses.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:10 am The Worst Games that Made it to Number OneA look at the suckage that has stained the top spot!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:10 am The War Just Across The BorderMexican drug cartels seem to be operating with near impunity as they wage bloody battle for control of lucrative smuggling routes into the U.S. Already 400 drug-slayings have taken place across Mexico this year alone, Bill Whitaker reports.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Iraq won't allow Blackwater to operate in countryIraq will not allow Blackwater Worldwide to continue providing security protection for U.S. diplomats in Iraq, Iraqi and U.S. ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:58 am New bank bailout could cost up to $2 trillion: report(Reuters) - U.S. government officials seeking to revamp the financial bailout have discussed spending another $1 trillion to $2 trillion to help restore banks to health, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:57 am Stan Lee: With Great Success Comes Great Lawsuit PotentialStan Lee Media shareholders sue Stan, claiming he lied about how much money he's made on Spiderman, X-Men, etc. due to the movie deals. Sad to see, anytime someone makes some money everyone wants a piece, and it clogs up our courtrooms.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:50 am 5 Tips for Buying a Home During a RecessionBuying real estate during an economic recession presents some serious risks. Here are five things to consider before you purchase a home this year:Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:50 am Are the Tamil Tigers being declawed in Toronto?Support for Sri Lankan rebels has been strong among city's 200,000-plus Tamils, but as the insurgents now sit cornered and facing defeat thousands of miles away, some see their influence in Canada waningSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:50 am Olympics security costs rise five-fold to $1-billionOttawa has yet to disclose publicly what will be far and away the Olympics' largest single, government-funded itemSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:43 am China New BirdIn this photo released by Birdtour Asia, a Nonggang babbler is seen in southwestern China's Guangxi in December 2008. A new species of the fist-sized, babbler bird has been found in network of underground...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 9:42 am WATCH: Troop Surge in AfghanistanSource: ABC News: International | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:59 am France's 'Black Thursday' not as bad as fearedPARIS, (AFP) - Strikes delayed French commuter traffic but, initially at least, the promised "Black Thursday" protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's government was less dramatic than expected.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:52 am South African President Kgalema Motlanthe (R) and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L)South African President Kgalema Motlanthe (R) and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) arrive for talks in Pretoria January 26. Mugabe's party has endorsed plans put forward by southern African leaders...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:51 am Despair spreads amid mounting job lossesOVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - It has been nearly a year since Todd Wilson last collected a paycheck. The Kansas computer salesman wasn't too worried at first, for he had a solid work history, decent savings, and a wife with a job.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:41 am Japan Earns SonyNobuyuki Oneda, Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sony Co,. reacts during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. Sony said Thursday its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:38 am Small Israeli parties promote offbeat agendasTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Even in the world of politics and its strange bedfellows, this coalition is odder than most....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:34 am Hamas officials signal willingness to negotiateGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Senior officials in the Islamic group Hamas are indicating a willingness to negotiate a deal for a long-term truce with Israel as long as the borders of Gaza are opened to the rest of the world....Source: AP Top International News At 8:13 a... | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:33 am US Federal Prosecutor Ken Cole after a meeting in December with victims' familiesUS Federal Prosecutor Ken Cole speaks during a meeting at the police station in central Baghdad in December with the families of victims of a September 2007 shooting involving security officers from the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:28 am Struggling Republicans to pick new party chiefWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Republican Party insiders pick a new leader on Friday, he will have to be more than just a nuts-and-bolts manager by rallying the faithful after two disastrous elections that transformed U.S. politics.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 8:07 am Japanese researchers develop all-round flu vaccineTOKYO (AFP) - Researchers in Japan said Thursday they had developed a flu vaccine that works against multiple viruses and could prevent a deadly pandemic of bird flu mutations.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 7:41 am Cost of Senate's stimulus plan hits $888BThe cost of President Obama's economic stimulus package rose to $888 billion in the Senate on Wednesday, even as an $819 billion ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:58 am Alzheimer's Attack On Inner Brain Kills MemoriesA new study may explain why people with Alzheimer's often remember events from the distant past, but not what they did yesterday. The area first damaged by the disease is the hippocampus, a structure deep inside the brain thought to be necessary to form new memories, but that may play little or no role as memories get older. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:44 am How Would Shift Toward Diplomacy Really Play Out?The Pentagon dwarfs the State Department and every other federal agency in terms of budget and manpower. President Obama has vowed to return diplomacy to the forefront of U.S. foreign policy, but what would it actually take to shift resources and clout from the military to diplomats? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:43 am Gore Urges Senate To Avoid Kyoto-Type FailureNearly 12 years after former Vice President Al Gore returned from Kyoto, Japan, he returned to the U.S. Senate to offer his former colleagues advice about how to approach international climate negotiations this year in Copenhagen. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:26 am Indians gather in front of the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites attacked by Islamist militants in Mumbai last yearIndians gather in front of the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites attacked by Islamist militants, in Mumbai in December, 2008. Just over two months after the deadly Mumbai attacks, only three people are...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:20 am Japan's human rights group members protest against Japan's death penaltyJapan's human rights group members protest against Japan's death penalty. Four death-row inmates have been executed in the country which has regularly come under fire from the European Union and international...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:20 am Poonam Singh (R), injured in last year's Mumbai attacks, looks on as her brother Pradeep inspects her legPoonam Singh (R), injured in last year's Mumbai attacks, looks on as her brother Pradeep inspects her leg at the J.J. Hospital in Mumbai on January 27. Just over two months after the deadly Mumbai attacks,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:20 am Four convicted murderers have been hung in Japan, officials have saidA Japanese prison cell in Tokyo. Four convicted murderers have been hung in the country, officials have said, carrying out its first executions of the year despite international criticism.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 5:20 am CIA Officer In Algeria Accused Of RapeA CIA officer in Africa is under investigation for two separate instances in which he was accused of rape, according to court documents and a government official.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 4:00 am U.S. peanut firm expands salmonella recallCHICAGO (Reuters) - A company at the center of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 people was broadening its recall of peanut products, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 3:43 am Dictators for ObamaDuring the presidential campaign, Joe Biden raised some eyebrows when he said, âMark my words: It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy.â Well, itâs only been a week, but so far those corners of the...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 29 Jan 2009 | 3:40 am Ice storm cuts power to 870,000 in MidwestNEW YORK (Reuters) - Snow and ice storms across the U.S. Midwest knocked out power to more than 870,000 homes and businesses from Oklahoma to West Virginia on Wednesday, local utilities reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 3:27 am Blagojevich asks to argue before impeachment trialCHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich told lawmakers on Wednesday he wants to deliver a closing argument at his impeachment trial where he faces likely removal from office amid charges he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 3:24 am APTOPIX Venezuela MaradonaVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, raises the arm of Argentina's national soccer team coach Diego Maradona in Caracas, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009. Maradona is on a two-day visit to Venezuela to lead...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 3:16 am Mother's anger over gay couple's adoption of her childrenA mother has spoken of her anger that her two young children have been taken from the care of their grandparents and adopted by a gay couple.Source: Telegraph Major News | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:32 am Fighting Corruption From The Top In KabulCorruption in politics: It's something the Afghan people deal with every day. But there's one man who's trying to fight it, Elizabeth Palmer reports from KabulSource: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:30 am Japan Airline Boss Sets Exec ExampleHe's out to set an example: a Japanese airline CEO who takes no corporate perks. Barry Petersen meets the executive who rides the bus, eats in the cafeteria, and even cut his own salary.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:30 am US Hunger StrikeNicaraguan Marisela Soza, 32, deported from U.S., displays pictures of her children during an interview with The Associated Press in Managua, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. Soza, has been in a south Florida...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:20 am Amid Gaza Violence, U.S. Pushes For PeaceAs Israeli-Hamas violence flared, President Barack Obama's new Mideast envoy promised on a vigorous push for peace, saying Gaza militants must end their weapons smuggling and the blockaded borders must be pried open if a cease-fire is to take hold.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:00 am Obama's US$819b stimulus package gets green lightWASHINGTON - In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives today approved a historically huge US$819 billion economic stimulus bill with spending increases and tax cuts at the heart...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jan 2009 | 1:00 am Four year old girl dies after 'thrown' off bridgeMELBOURNE - The four-year-old girl who was thrown from a 58-metre-high bridge this morning, allegedly by her father, has died. Victoria police said shocked motorists saw a man throw the girl from Melbourne's busy West Gate Bridge...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:45 am Separating Truth From Lies At GuantanamoBefore he was released from Guantanamo, a Saudi detainee insisted he had only wanted to help refugees. Now, as an al Qaeda field commander, he is threatening the United States and has been hailed by a militant Web site as "a fomenter of war."Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:30 am Man freezes after power company cuts off supplyA 93-year old man has frozen to death in his home in northern Michigan, prompting calls of scorn for the utility who cut off his power due to unpaid bills. World War 2 veteran Marvin Schur died last week in his home where a "limiter"...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:30 am US House of Representatives passes Obama's 825bn economic stimulus planUS House of Representatives passes economic stimulus plan central to President's economy rescue attempt.Source: Telegraph Major News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:05 am Obama: Tough Decisions On 2 Wars LoomPresident Barack Obama says his administration faces tough decisions on Iraq and Afghanistan. But the new commander in chief is offering no new details about his decisions on the wars in both countries.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Iceland poised to appoint world's first gay head of stateThe first government collapse of the global crisis is about to yield the world's first openly gay prime minister. Johanna Sigurdardottir, a former air hostess, is expected to be sworn in as Iceland's Prime Minister by the end...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Obama's Middle East envoy pushes for peace talksJERUSALEM - President Barack Obama's new Middle East envoy has promised a vigorous push for Israel-Palestinian peace, saying Gaza militants must end their weapons smuggling and the territory's blockaded borders must be pried open...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jan 2009 | 11:41 pm Britain to suffer worst recession of any advanced nation says IMFBritain will suffer the worst recession of any advanced nation the world's leading economic watchdog IMF has warned.Source: Telegraph Major News | 28 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm Karadzic tells war crimes tribunal to reduce indictment against himTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said in a motion published yesterday that judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal should order prosecutors to cut down his indictment or risk his trial taking...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:49 pm Octuplets being fed donated breast milk and 'doing well'Five of the octuplets born to a southern California woman have begun bottle feeding on donated breast milk.Source: Telegraph Major News | 28 Jan 2009 | 9:54 pm How Lords set up their own companies to advise paying clientsHouse of Lords members have set up companies enabling them to carry out consultancy work without declaring client identities.Source: Telegraph Major News | 28 Jan 2009 | 9:11 pm Plot to derail Queen's train revealed after 40 yearsSYDNEY, Australia - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II narrowly escaped disaster in 1970 when a large wooden log was placed on a railroad track in an apparent attempt to derail her train as she travelled across Australia, a retired detective...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm Facebook bans 'gunman' groupThe social-networking site Facebook has removed a group whose title advocated raising money so a gunman could be hired to "liquidate" Bolivia's leftist president, Evo Morales. The Spanish-language group, created in August, had...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jan 2009 | 8:15 pm Liberia caterpillar plague affects 400,000 peopleMONROVIA - A caterpillar plague in Liberia is spreading, and has now affected 400,000 people in more than 100 villages in the West African nation, the UN said yesterday. UN Food and Agriculture Representative Winfred Hammond told...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jan 2009 | 8:00 pm What the House of Lords rule book says about consultanciesThe House of Lords Code of Conduct states that peers must register all relevant interests and declare any relevant interests when speaking in the chamber.Source: Telegraph Major News | 28 Jan 2009 | 7:20 pm UK's Lords risk expulsionMembers of Britain's House of Lords will be expelled if they break new rules limiting outside earnings, the Guardian newspaper says. The Labour Party has ordered a parliamentary investigation into newspaper allegations that...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 28 Jan 2009 | 7:15 pm Judge OKs Holding Taliban Cook At GitmoA federal judge says being a cook for the Taliban is reason enough for the U.S. military to hold a Yemen man as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 7:00 pm Police Track Thieves Using Footprint Left on Man's FaceA footprint embedded into the bruised forehead of a robbery victim is the main piece of evidence that could lead investigators to his attacker.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 5:58 pm Israel's Chief Rabbinate Severs Ties With VaticanIsrael's chief rabbinate severed ties with the Vatican on Wednesday to protest a papal decision to reinstate a bishop who publicly denied 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 5:56 pm Pakistan to Restore Region Swarming With Islamist MilitantsPakistan's army chief vowed to restore government control of the Swat Valley, a scenic region increasingly under the sway of Islamist militants.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 4:56 pm Sir Paul Stephenson: The Commissioner's intraySir Paul Stephenson has been given the biggest job in policing at the time when Scotland Yard faces perhaps its greatest and most high profile challenge in its 180year history.Source: Telegraph Major News | 28 Jan 2009 | 4:37 pm Iran: Nuke Work to Continue Despite U.S. DemandsAn Iranian presidential aide said Wednesday the country will not stop its nuclear work despite the U.S. demand for it to be halted based on U.N. resolutions, Reuters reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 4:34 pm Israel Fired Shots at Diplomatic Convoy, France SaysThe ministry says the convoy was blocked by Israeli authorities for more than six hours as it tried to leave the Gaza Strip after an evaluation mission amid an edgy cease-fire.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 4:22 pm Iceland to Appoint Openly Gay Woman Prime MinisterThe woman expected to become Iceland's interim prime minister is an openly gay former flight attendant who rose through the political ranks to lead a new leftist government.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 4:15 pm Qantas Airlines to Re-Train Staff From CEO DownQantas is about to send 18,000 staff, from the chief executive down, back to school as part of a massive push to boost customer service standards.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 3:51 pm Mom Finds Son Screaming, Locked In Day Care CenterA woman broke the window of a Darwin, Australia, childcare center with a brick when she arrived to find the building locked, the lights out and her tiny son trapped inside.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 3:33 pm Islamic Militants Cut Off Convicted Thief's HandIslamic militants who are on Washington's list of terror groups have cut off the hand of a man convicted of stealing fishing nets, officials said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 2:36 pm New Zealand Man Gives Military Files to U.S. EmbassyU.S. officials took possession Wednesday of an MP3 player that a New Zealand man found held 60 U.S. military files, including names and telephone numbers of American soldiers, the man said.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:48 pm U.S. Had To Let Iranian Arms Shipment GoThe nation's top military officer said Tuesday the United States did all it could to intercept a suspected arms shipment to Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but its hands were tied.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm Dire Warnings Hang Over DavosThe worst financial crisis since the Great Depression cast gloom over the opening of the World Economic Forum with warnings against creeping protectionism and expectations that government bailouts alone will restore the world's economies.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm
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