Astronaut's Video Satirizes NASA Bureaucracy

An astronaut films a YouTube video showing the hurdles that can get in the way of new ideas at NASA. One NASA manager called the movie "extraordinarily funny and not at all funny."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:23 pm

Celtics squander lead, fall again at home

If yesterday's nationally televised doubleheader with the Celtics vs. Spurs and Cavaliers vs. Lakers was the NBA's version of a Final Four preview, then a few repairs...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:08 pm

Docked pay fine by Doc Rivers

A certain kind of satisfaction is priceless. Just ask Celtics coach Doc Rivers, who was fined $15,000 yesterday for running after the officiating crew in the seconds...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:08 pm

Celtics must tend to Garden

The Celtics knew they would be in the 2009 playoffs even as they drove down Route 24 to start training camp in Newport, R.I., last September. It was a given. Beyond the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:06 pm

Australia counts deadly fire toll

Arsonists who started some of the bushfires in Australia that have killed 135 people are guilty of mass murder, the prime minister says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:04 pm

Kyrgyzstan stalls U.S. airbase closure vote (Reuters)

Reuters - Kyrgyzstan delayed a parliamentary vote on the closure of a U.S. air base on Monday by agreeing to send additional paperwork to the chamber, potentially giving Washington more time to try to dissuade it.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:00 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene; 135 killed

Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and Australia's prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm

Fires In Australia Claim At Least 135 Lives

The blazes, some believed to have been deliberately set, have consumed a large swath of land north and east of Melbourne and are the worst natural disaster in Australia in 110 years.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:53 pm

Boxing: Japanese female boxer denied chance to make history+

(Kyodo) _ Kazumi Izaki, the oldest active Japanese boxer at 45, will not have a scheduled fight against WBC female super flyweight champion Ana Maria Torres in Mexico on Feb. 28, sources...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:52 pm

30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt (AP)

AP - A storehouse of 30 Egyptians mummies has been unearthed inside a 2,600-year-old tomb, in a new round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara outside Cairo, archeologists said Monday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:51 pm

Use it before you lose it

Canadian eyeglass companies, masseuses and dentists report a bump in traffic as more people get pink slips, anticipate layoffs or calculate that their employers will soon trim group benefit plans

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:51 pm

China premier asks Cambridge to pardon shoe hurler

BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month. The...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:50 pm

How to make Space Invader cookies [PICS]

We made these space invader cookies, courtesy of the Play-Doh fun factory.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:50 pm

It's a boy! Tiger Woods' wife gives birth

On the day Tiger Woods usually hoists a trophy at Torrey Pines, the world's No. 1 golfer was busy with the birth of his first son. Woods announced on his Web site early Monday that his wife, Elin, had given birth to a boy, Charlie Axel Woods.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:47 pm

China premier asks Cambridge to pardon shoe hurler

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:45 pm

China premier asks Cambridge to pardon shoe hurler

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month. The Feb. 2 incident prompted...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:45 pm

Housing starts plunge by 11%

January's decline prompts second-guessing on when markets will bounce back

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:45 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene

‘There are no words to describe it other than mass murder,' PM says as death toll from bushfires rises to 135

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:45 pm

Plant, Krauss sweep Grammys with folk tribute

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant received a "whole lotta love" at the Grammy Awards Sunday, winning five prizes including album of the year for an acclaimed collaboration with bluegrass queen Alison Krauss.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:44 pm

Kyodo economic news summary -7-+

(Kyodo) _ ---------- Furukawa Electric to cut several thousand nonregular jobs abroad TOKYO - Furukawa Electric Co. President Masao Yoshida said Monday the company plans to shed...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:44 pm

GM said to be in talks to reclaim Delphi plants

A person familiar with the talks says General Motors is discussing taking back some factories from its former parts division, Delphi Corp.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm

Female suicide bomber kills 28 in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A woman with a bomb strapped to her body hid in a crowd of Sri Lankan civilians on Monday, blowing herself up as security forces frisked people fleeing the northern war zone and killing 28 people, the military said....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm

Female suicide bomber kills 28 in Sri Lanka

A woman with a bomb strapped to her body hid in a crowd of Sri Lankan civilians on Monday, blowing herself up as security forces frisked people fleeing the northern war zone and killing 28...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm

Bargain bling

Grooms-to-be are bypassing diamonds and platinum, opting to shop around for birthstones and rocks made in a lab

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene; 135 killed

WHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) -- Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and Australia's prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of the country's worst wildfires in history. The death toll rose to 135....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene; 135 killed (AP)

AP - Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and Australia's prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of the country's worst wildfires in history. The death toll rose to 135.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene; 135 killed

Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and Australia's prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of the country's worst...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm

Pilot describes birds hitting plane over Hudson (AP)

AP - The pilot who ditched his jetliner in the Hudson River and saved the lives of everyone on board said he had a "sickening" feeling when a flock of birds disabled both engines with violent thuds, crippling the plane at 3,000 feet over the nation's most populous city.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm

Pregnancy No Hindrance to Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Says - ABC News

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm

Thirty mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered 30 mummies inside a 4,600-year-old tomb, in the latest round of excavations ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm

WEEKLY BASKETBALL POLLS

Here is the poll which appears in the Sunday Boston Herald along with the notebook. BOYS BASKETBALL POLL 1. CENTRAL CATHOLIC (15-1) - Raiders getting ready for...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm

Biden Promises Foreign Policy Shifts

Vice President Joe Biden attended the 45th Munich Security Conference over the weekend. The Obama administration has promised sweeping changes in American foreign policy. In the past, the conference has been an unfriendly setting for the United States. European leaders have roundly criticized American foreign policy, however, things were different this year.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm

President seeks grass-roots support for stimulus (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama faces a barrage of questions on his plans to reinvigorate the economy with a massive stimulus bill and additional billions in bailout money for the financial markets.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm

Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Cast of Season 8 - BuddyTV

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm

Australian bushfires kill 135, dozens missing

WHITTLESEA, Australia (Reuters) - Weary firefighters and rescuers pulled the remains of dozens of people from charred buildings on Monday as the toll from Australia's deadliest bushfires rose to 135.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:27 pm

Kyrgyzstan stalls U.S. airbase closure vote

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan effectively delayed a parliamentary vote on the closure of a U.S. airbase Monday by submitting additional paperwork to the chamber, buying time for more negotiations with the United States.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm

Nissan to slash 20,000 jobs, sees annual loss

Nissan sank into a loss for the fiscal third quarter and forecast its first full-year loss in nearly a decade, forcing Japan's third-biggest automaker to slash  8.5 percent of its work force.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm

Pakistan wants more Mumbai attack evidence

Pakistan says it wants to prosecute suspects in the Mumbai attacks but that it needs more evidence from India.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm

'Sully' Sullenberger Meets Grateful Passengers - ABC News

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm

First look: Octuplets mom shows off babies

In more from her exclusive interview, single mom Nadya Suleman gives Ann Curry an exclusive look at her 2-week-old octuplets. The eight babies are expected to stay in the hospital for several more weeks. "I can't wait until they're all together,'' Suleman told Curry about her six other kids at home. ''We are not a whole family."

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm

Educators See Spike in Number of Homeless Students - FOXNews

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:21 pm

The Indy 800? Obama campaigns for stimulus in Hoosier-land - Christian Science Monitor

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Tiger, wife welcome second child - Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Hamas says it accepts 18-month truce with Israel - Xinhua

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm

Israeli election battle too close to call

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's national election is likely to be a cliff-hanger, pollsters said on Monday, on the eve of a vote in which right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party had been forecast to emerge victorious.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm

Court backs S Africa exile vote

South Africans abroad should be able to vote, a court rules - possibly delaying elections.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm

Sri Lanka bomber 'kills dozens'

A female Tamil Tiger rebel blows herself up in north-east Sri Lanka, killing 28 people and injuring dozens, the military says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm

Israel enters final campaign day

Politicians in Israel are making their final campaign appeals to voters a day before the general election on Tuesday.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm

County hosting Obama has 15.3 percent unemployment

Almost no place in the country has been hit as hard by the recession as the northern Indiana towns that make up the heart of the nation's RV industry.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:16 pm

China wants IMF to be tougher with rich states

BEIJING (Reuters) - China, setting out its stall for the next global financial summit, wants the International Monetary Fund to get tougher with developed countries that let their economies run off the rails.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:15 pm

China wants IMF to be tougher with rich states (Reuters)

Reuters - China, setting out its stall for the next global financial summit, wants the International Monetary Fund to get tougher with developed countries that let their economies run off the rails.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:15 pm

Nissan to Slash Payroll, Pare Japanese Output - Wall Street Journal

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm

Australian Wildfires Called 'Mass Murder' After 141 Killed

Suspicions that the worst wildfires ever to strike Australia were deliberately set led police to declare crime scenes Monday in towns incinerated by blazes, while investigators moving into the charred landscape discovered more bodies.

Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm

Vonn wins 2d world gold, makes more history - Chicago Tribune

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm

Obama to push stimulus in rally, news conference

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chafing over congressional delays, an energized President Barack Obama on Monday rallies supporters in Indiana and addresses his first presidential news conference in a new drive for passage of an $800 billion economic recovery plan.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:13 pm

Octuplets' grandmother criticizes daughter

The mother of the woman who used a fertility doctor to give birth to octuplets, despite already having six young children, called ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:12 pm

MIA's Grammy performance: Give that girl a solo! - Entertainment Weekly

Source: Google News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:10 pm

David Beckham's letter to America

PARIS - Loaned to AC Milan to resuscitate his football career, David Beckham is perhaps too busy to write a "Dear John" letter to his American fans, to explain that...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:10 pm

Fernando Torres says he's fit for Spain's match vs. England

MADRID - Spain striker Fernando Torres said Monday his injury woes are over and he is fit to play against England in a friendly on Wednesday. Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:07 pm

Fire-raisers

On the trail of Australia's shadowy 'enemy within'
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm

Portsmouth sacks Tony Adams

LONDON - Tony Adams on Monday became the latest England captain to flop as a topflight club manager when Premier League side Portsmouth announced he had been fired after four...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:05 pm

Tiger's wife gives birth to son - Charlie Axel

On the day Tiger Woods usually hoists a trophy at Torrey Pines, the world's No. 1 golfer was busy with the birth of his first son. Woods announced on his Web site...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm

Brown held after alleged attack on Rihanna

Jail records show Chris Brown being held on $50,000 bail after an alleged battery incident. The L.A. Times is reporting that the woman in the incident is Brown's girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm

Treasury delays bank bailout announcement (Reuters)

Reuters - The Obama administration pushed back the announcement of a keenly awaited bank rescue plan until Tuesday as it pressed lawmakers to settle their differences over a huge economic stimulus package.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm

Treasury delays bank bailout announcement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration pushed back the announcement of a keenly awaited bank rescue plan until Tuesday as it pressed lawmakers to settle their differences over a huge economic stimulus package.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm

Soldiers remains buried together

LAWRENCE - A soldier from Lawrence who was missing for a year before his body was found in Iraq is getting a second burial service. The Army says the remains of Staff Sgt....
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm

Reports: Argentine seminary ousts Holocaust denier

A Roman Catholic bishop whose denials that the Holocaust ever happened led to Vatican demands he recant has been removed as the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm

Kyodo economic news summary -6-+

(Kyodo) _ ---------- Aso says he thought postal plan OK 'at the end,' corrects remark TOKYO - Prime Minister Taro Aso on Monday revised his earlier controversial remark that he was not
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm

Kyodo news summary -6-+

(Kyodo) _ ---------- Crown Prince Naruhito visits Vietnam HANOI - Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in Vietnam on Monday on his first trip to the country until Feb. 15. During the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:55 pm

Portsmouth confirm Adams sacking

Tony Adams is sacked as manager of Premier League strugglers Portsmouth.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm

'Mass Murder?' Arson Probe in Aussie Fires

At leaset 131 dead as 400 fires ravage Australia's Victoria State.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm

Obama to push stimulus in rally, news conference (Reuters)

Reuters - Chafing over congressional delays, an energized President Barack Obama on Monday rallies supporters in Indiana and addresses his first presidential news conference in a new drive for passage of an $800 billion economic recovery plan.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene; 135 killed

Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and Australia's prime minister spoke of mass murder after investigators said arsonists may have set some of the country's worst...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:53 pm

Baseball: Yomiuri adds former major leaguer Alfonzo+

(Kyodo) _ The Yomiuri Giants said Monday they have signed former major league infielder Edgardo Alfonzo to a one-year contract worth 35 million yen plus performance bonuses. The...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:53 pm

Israeli election battle too close to call (Reuters)

Reuters - Israel's national election is likely to be a cliff-hanger, pollsters said on Monday, on the eve of a vote in which right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party had been forecast to emerge victorious.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm

Protest Resignation For 'Full Army of Widows'

Iraqi women's minister resigns to protest lack of support for 'army of widows'.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:49 pm

Madagascar defence minister quits over bloodbath (AFP)

AFP - Madagascar's defence minister on Monday announced her resignation in protest at the police shooting of opposition supporters this weekend that left 28 dead and drew international condemnation.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:47 pm

NYT: Obama back on trail — as a salesman

After a two-year-campaign, President Obama will travel this week in an attempt to build support for his economic stimulus proposal.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm

Over 200 Americans killed in Mexico since '04

More than 200 American citizens have been killed since 2004 in Mexico's escalating wave of violence, according to the U.S. State Department.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm

Madagascar defence minister quits

Madagascar's defence minister resigns after police shot dead 28 opposition protesters at the weekend.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:43 pm

Video seems to show Pole's beheading in Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- A video delivered to media outlets appears to show Pakistani militants beheading a kidnapped Polish engineer, underscoring security fears in the Muslim nation ahead of a debut visit Monday by a newly appointed Obama administration envoy....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:42 pm

REFILING: Protests in southern China leaves handful in hospital: watchdog+

HONG KONG, Feb. 9 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: FIXING 2ND GRAF FROM BOTTOM) A Hong Kong-based human rights watchdog said Monday a dispute between dragon dancers and police who demanded different...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm

Plant-Krauss collaboration has big night at Grammys.

The odd couple of rock god Robert Plant and bluegrass queen Alison Krauss dominated Sunday night's Grammys, winning five times, including for album and record of the year.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:40 pm

Injured deer shows up at PetSmart for treatment

Injured deer shows up at PetSmart, patiently waits for vet to show up. Gets treated for injuries then heads off to the great unknown to be target practice for some hunter

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:40 pm

Kazakhstan to allow US shipments

Kazakhstan says it will allow the US to ship non-military cargo through its territory to Afghanistan.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm

Mideast Violence Persists Amid Truce Talks

Sporadic violence continues to test the strength of a pair of shaky unilateral cease-fires keeping the relative peace between Israel and Palestinian militants, even as progress is reportedly made in peace talks between Israel and Hamas.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm

Mass grave for Kenya fire victims

Some 100 Kenyan victims of an oil tanker fire which killed at least 135 people are buried.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:28 pm

Oil sludge spills near Chicago

A holding tank at a Caterpillar facility in a Chicago suburb broke Sunday, spilling about 65,000 gallons of oil sludge and contaminating a 3-mile section of the Des Plaines River, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:23 pm

Windows 7 UAC flaws and how to fix them

A number of security flaws have been found in Windows 7's streamlined UAC—flaws that Windows Vista is immune to—prompting a series of surprising responses from Microsoft. We take a look at what the flaws are, and what's being done about them.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm

Man, 47, marries 8 year-old girl

A Saudi judge recently refused to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man -- a union apparently arranged by the girl's father to settle his debts -- a lawyer in the case told CNN.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm

Mumbai airport 'near miss' probed

A probe is launched after a plane aborts take-off at Mumbai airport to avoid a helicopter from the presidential fleet.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm

Nissan to Slash 20,000 Jobs Worldwide

Japan's Nissan to slash 20,000 jobs over next year and sees full-year net loss.
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm

Rio Tinto's chairman-elect quits unexpectedly

Dispute over Rio's sale of assets to Chinalco leads to Jim Leng's sudden resignation

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm

Gaza militant dies in clash as cease-fire tarries

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A Palestinian fighter died in a clash with Israeli troops and Israeli aircraft attacked two targets in Gaza on Monday as mediators tried to broker a long-term cease-fire a day before Israel holds national elections....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm

U.S. surgeon faces manslaughter charges in Australia

An American doctor charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three patients at a rural Australian hospital repeatedly botched ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:05 pm

Australian fire zone a crime scene

Suspicions that the worst wildfires ever to strike Australia were deliberately set led police to declare crime scenes in towns incinerated by blazes. The death toll stood at 131.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:02 pm

Hasbro 4Q profit falls partly on stronger dollar

Hasbro Inc., the nation's second biggest toy maker, said Monday its fourth-quarter profit fell a sharper-than-expected 30 percent on a stronger U.S. dollar and the economic slowdown that has depressed discretionary spending.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:53 am

Church of England weighs consecretion of women bishops

The Church of England opened its national assembly Monday to discuss draft legislation on allowing the consecration of women ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:44 am

The High Notes

Coldplay took home three, Jennifer Hudson came up big, and Alison Krauss and Robert Plant owned the night—but the greatest controversy concerned two superstars who were no-shows. Our guide to music’s biggest night
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:42 am

Nissan to slash 20,000 jobs

Japan's third-largest automaker forecasts annual loss, first under CEO Carlos Ghosn

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:41 am

Poll: US, allies, Kabul government losing ground

Support for the Kabul government and the United States and European troops trying to bolster it against insurgents is plummeting among the Afghan people, a new poll reports.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:39 am

The Nation's Weather

Rain and high elevation snow was to continue in the West on Monday. Snow levels were to lower as cold air poured into the West Coast.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:36 am

Bombs kill 3 Afghan troops, 2 civilians

KABUL (AP) -- Two bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed three Afghan security forces and two civilians, officials said Monday....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:22 am

Plane carrying 6 crashes off Puerto Rico

The U.S. Coast Guard says a small plane carrying six people has crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:19 am

Car bomb explodes in Spanish capital

A car bomb exploded at a trade fair center on Madrid's outskirts early Monday, but no one was reported injured, police said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:16 am

Australian bush fires: Fears death toll could reach 230 as Rudd blames 'mass murder'

The death toll from the devastating Australian bush fires could rise as high as 230 as rescue teams move into new firedamaged areas authorities have warned.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:14 am

Ted Ligety disqualified from super-combi at worlds

Olympic champion Ted Ligety was disqualified from the super-combi at the World Championships on Monday for a breach of equipment rules.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:12 am

Mo. struggles to restore power after ice storm

A no-frills office building next to agricultural rice paddies has become the nerve center for efforts to restore power to three of the hardest-hit counties in southern Missouri's worst ice storm in memory.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:11 am

U.S. Examining Options To Central Asian Air Bases

The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan last week said it planned to close an American air base that has played an important role in the U.S. military operations in neighboring Afghanistan. This comes at a time when the Obama administration plans to step up the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. U.S. officials say they are looking at other options. Uzbekistan evicted the U.S. from its air base in 2005.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:11 am

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 28 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan military: Female suicide bomber kills 28 in attack on soldiers, civilians in north
Source: ABC News: International | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:09 am

SKorea will talk to North but maintains hard line

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that he is ready for dialogue with North Korea, though he vowed not to veer from the hard-line principles that have angered the communist state and strained ties over the past year....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:07 am

Deadliest-ever Aussie wildfires kill 130

Entire towns have been seared off the map by wildfires raging through southeastern Australia, burning people in their homes and ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am

Fake Steve Jobs on the Supposed High-Tech Fairy Tale

I learned the hard way: while blogs can do many wonderful things, making huge amounts of money isn't one of them.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am

Plant, Krauss Big Winners At Grammy Awards

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss took home the highest honor at Sunday's Grammy Awards: album of the year for Raising Sand. The duo also won record of the year for their song, "Please Read the Letter." In all, Plant and Krauss won five Grammys, the most of the night. Coldplay and Lil Wayne each won three Grammys.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am

30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

A storehouse of 30 Egyptians mummies has been unearthed inside a 2,600-year-old tomb, in a new round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara outside Cairo, archeologists said Monday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

VIDEO SNL: The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat (ft. T-Pain)

SNL Digital short (the lonely island)

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:50 am

Plane carrying 6 people crashes off Puerto Rico

A single-engine plane carrying six people crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:44 am

South Korea to stand firm despite North's threats

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president said on Monday he has no intention of backing down to North Korea, which may be preparing to test-fire its longest-range missile and in recent weeks has threatened to reduce its neighbor to ashes.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:24 am

Most Wanted DS Games of 2009

The DS has the luxury of guaranteeing a somewhat-different experience compared to any other platform, by virtue of its touchscreen. Though, the games we're looking forward to aren't just a bunch of gimmicky tap-intensive affairs, but a variety of intriguing RPGs, platformers, adventure games, and even a GTA title. And of course, Mario and Luigi.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:10 am

The man who would be kingmaker

Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party is poised to finish a very strong third in Tuesday's Israeli election

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:54 am

Paycheque errors cost tax department millions of dollars, report says

Canada Revenue Agency has issued at least $3-million in paycheques to people who don't work there, says a new audit

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:50 am

4-per-cent tax hike expected for Toronto homeowners

Miller scheduled to unveil city efforts to ease access to services for residents, businesses during economic downturn

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:45 am

When physicians behave badly

Regulatory bodies are introducing initiatives to deal with disrespectful, rude and abusive doctors

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:43 am

APOD: Inside the Eagle Nebula [PIC]

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:40 am

Australia's Worst-Ever Wildfires Kill 130

The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials discovered Sunday as they reached farther into the fire zone. The death toll rose to 130.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:30 am

SKorean police cleared over deadly clash

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean prosecutors cleared police of any wrongdoing Monday over a commando raid last month that left six people dead in a clash with displaced tenants in central Seoul....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:29 am

Australian bushfires: Survivors describe their frantic rush to escape the flames

As the clean up from the Australian bushfires begins incredible stories of survival have started to emerge.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:15 am

Official: 4 Gitmo prisoners transferred to Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A senior Iraqi security official says that four prisoners have been transferred from the U.S. military detention center in Guantanamo Bay to Iraqi custody....
Source: AP Top International News At 9:04 a... | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:04 am

New Yorkers Complain $500,000 Is Not Enough

Therefore, even if it is not for sympathy but for sport, consider the numbers.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am

Australian bushfires: The Queen sends condolences to victims

The Queen has expressed her shock and sadness at the 'terrible' death toll of Australia's worst bush fires that have killed at least 130 people.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:38 am

Country Fire Authority volunteers pack away their hoses as a barn burns in the background

Country Fire Authority volunteers pack away their hoses as a barn burns in the background after they managed to save a house close to Labertouche, west of Melbourne, on February 7.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:29 am

Vehicles and a barn burn in bushfires close to Labertouche, west of Melbourne

Vehicles and a barn burn in bushfires close to Labertouche, west of Melbourne, on February 7. Huddled under a dampened blanket as Australia's deadly bushfires roared over her head "like a jet engine",...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:29 am

A burnt out car is inspected by a policeman as it sits in the main street of Kinglake

A burnt out car is inspected by a policeman as it sits in the main street of Kinglake where scores of houses were destroyed and 29 people died, north of Melbourne.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:29 am

People sift through the burnt-out ruins of the Kerami Gardens Resort in Marysville after bushfires destroyed the town

Two people sift through the burnt-out ruins of the Kerami Gardens Resort in Marysville after bushfires destroyed the town, some 100 kilometres northeast of Melbourne on February 9 as raging Australian...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:29 am

A farming couple monitor a giant fire raging in the Bunyip State Park near Labertouche

A farming couple monitor a giant fire raging in the Bunyip State Park near Labertouche, west of Melbourne. Huddled under a dampened blanket as Australia's deadly bushfires roared over her head "like a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:29 am

British Bishop Richard Williamson

A TV grab shows British Bishop Richard Williamson. The conservative Argentine seminary led by Williamson has ousted the British born cleric and repudiated his statements denying that Nazis used gas chambers...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:22 am

The seminary of the Saint Pius X Society for Latin America in La Reja, west of Buenos Aires

View of the seminary of the Saint Pius X Society for Latin America in La Reja, west of Buenos Aires on January 28. The conservative Argentine seminary led by Bishop Richard Williamson has ousted the British...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:22 am

View of the Nuestra Senora Corredentora seminary in La Reja

View of the Nuestra Senora Corredentora seminary in La Reja, west of Buenos Aires. The Argentine seminary led by Bishop Richard Williamson has ousted the British born cleric and repudiated his statements...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:42 am

Australia Wild Fire

A Whittlesea farm house destroyed by wildfires is seen in Whittlesea, Australia, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:06 am

Country Fire Authority volunteers prepare to move to save another house

Country Fire Authority volunteers prepare to move to save another house as a barn burns in the background close to Labertouche, west of Melbourne. Troops and firefighters battled raging Australian wildfires...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:06 am

Australian bushfires: death toll rises to 130 as Kevin Rudd calls arson 'mass murder'

The death toll from the bushfires in Australia has risen to 130 as attempts began to assess the full extent of the damage wrought by the worst blazes ever to affect the country.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 6:39 am

Recession limits Americans' ability to find work by moving

When it comes to the U.S. job market, there are few places to turn. Every U.S. state and 95% of the nation's metropolitan areas ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 6:37 am

Report: Seminary Fires Holocaust Denier

An Argentine news agency is reporting that a local seminary has dismissed a Roman Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust led the Vatican to demand he recant.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 6:30 am

Areas of Kentucky dark 2 weeks after storm

Power has been returned to many who lost power in an ice storm two weeks ago, but for some hard-hit counties in western Kentucky ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 6:12 am

In Anbar, new partnerships are taking root

A strong showing in preliminary election results allowed Abu Risha to form a coalition that will change which party controls ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Feb 2009 | 5:43 am

Race For Israel's Next Leader Heating Up

It is coming down to the wire in Israel where voters will go to the polls Tuesday to pick a new prime minister, reports Richard Roth.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am

WATCH: Brazil Missionary Controversy

Source: ABC News: International | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:31 am

Holocaust-denier removed from Argentine seminary

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An ultra-traditionalist Roman Catholic bishop who has drawn sharp criticism from the Vatican and Jewish groups for denying the extent of the Holocaust was removed as the head of an Argentine seminary, a Catholic Church official said on Sunday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:12 am

Australian fire victims tell of miracle survival

Stories of survival are now filtering through the media after entire towns were burnt off the map of Australia by raging bushfires. Mandy Darkin told the Associated Press that she was working at a restaurant "like nothing was going...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:03 am

Baftas 2009: Danny Boyle profile

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle's acceptance speech at the Baftas was something of a family affair.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:41 am

Baftas 2009: Jonathan Ross puts odd word in speech

Jonathan Ross kept a promise he made on Twitter to slip an unlikely word into his Bafta script - and the word was "salad".
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:35 am

Baftas 2009: Kate Winslet's speech

Kate Winslet kept the tears at bay in her speech for the best actress Bafta but only just.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:31 am

Netanyahu: Gaza Offensive Stopped Too Soon

The front-runner for Israel's election next week, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Wednesday that Israel's offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza last month did not go far enough.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:30 am

Former Reformist President Of Iran Will Run Again

Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami declared Sunday he would run again for president, setting the stage for a major political showdown in coming months between the popular reformist leader — who made dialogue with the West a centerpiece of his eight years in office — and the country's ruling hard-liners.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:01 am

Baftas 2009: Mickey Rourke swears his way through best actor acceptance speech

BBC executives who feared Jonathan Ross might overstep the mark at the Baftas instead found themselves reaching for the bleeper when Rourke took to the stage.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:57 am

Baftas 2009: Heath Ledger profile

Heath Ledger's posthumous Bafta for Batman film The Dark Knight was an emotional moment in the ceremony.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:56 am

Baftas 2009: Kate Winslet profile

Actress Kate Winslet began her career with a Bafta but had to wait 14 years to win another one.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:31 am

Harrowing images as bushfire toll stands at 131

They're among the most harrowing images to emerge from the Victorian bushfires, clusters of charred vehicles on scorched roads, the occupants killed trying to get away. Many of the 131 people so far confirmed dead perished this...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:02 am

Official: Yemen Releases 170 Al-Qaida Suspects

Yemen releases 170 al-Qaida suspects after they sign pledges to refrain from terrorism
Source: ABC News: International | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:17 pm

Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Trial Begins Next Week

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at ex-President George W. Bush faces trial next week for allegedly assaulting a foreign leader after an appellate court refused to reduce the charge, a judicial official said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:00 pm

Victoria residents, doctor describe bushfire hell

Stephen Collins is manager of a resort in Marysville which has been wiped from the map with up to 11 dead. He told " target="_blank">The Australian : "I aske
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:00 pm

Video shows alleged beheading of Polish hostage

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A graphic video delivered to The Associated Press yesterday appeared to show the execution of a Polish engineer by Pakistani militants who had held him captive for more than four months. Pakistan has...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:49 pm

Fannie, Freddie to channel mortgage rescue: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is crafting a mortgage-rescue program that would see Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ease payments for hundreds of thousands of borrowers and offer a model for Wall Street to do the same, sources familiar with the plan said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:28 pm

Australian Bush Fires Kill More Than 100

More than 80 people have died in southern Australia from wild bush fires. Firefighters are battling the fires, but the death toll is expected to rise. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Melissa Brown of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. about the devastation.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:14 pm

Venezuelans decide Chavez' s future after 10 years

GUATIRE, Venezuela - Ramshackle homes with dirt floors straddle the highway in the forested hills outside Venezuela's capital. So it was before Hugo Chavez came to power a decade ago, and so it is today. A hand-lettered cardboard...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:32 pm

Study: Brain Substance May Halt Alzheimer's

A study in the journal Nature Medicine shows infusions of a substance called BDNF can halt Alzheimer's disease — at least in rodents and monkeys.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 pm

Iranian-American Professor's Story Of Revolution

Afshin Matin-Asgari was born in Iran and came to the United States to go to a university. But when the revolution began, he went back home to join in the student protests. When he became disillusioned with the revolution, he returned to the U.S. and was prevented from going home for 18 years. He tells his story to NPR's Amy Walters.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 pm

The Trouble With Troubled Assets

With the Senate about to vote on the economic stimulus plan, and the Treasury Department about to overhaul the bank bailout, NPR looks at the next piece of the economic puzzle: troubled assets. They're hard — but not impossible — to value, adding to the government's challenge in bailing out banks.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 pm

Brazil: Few survivors in plane crash that killed 24

SAO PAULO - Four people at the rear of a plane that crashed in a muddy Amazon river managed to open an emergency door and swim to safety as the aircraft sank, dragging at least 24 others to their death. Most victims were members...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 7:43 pm

Ohio fishermen trapped on ice floe

A kilometres-wide ice floe broke away from Lake Erie's shoreline in Ohio, trapping more than 130 fishermen, some for as long as four hours. One man fell into the water and later died. A Coast Guard spokesman, Chief Petty Officer...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 6:15 pm

Sea levels may rise 25pc more than expected

Melting ice from global warming may raise sea levels even more than had been expected, an analysis suggests. Previous studies have indicated long-term melting of ice in Antarctica and other areas could raise sea levels by 5m to...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 5:15 pm

Ex-Reformist President Will Challenge Ahmadinejad

The 65-year-old was Iran's president from 1997 to 2005, and his landslide victory in 1997 defeated hard-liners who ruled the Islamic Republic since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 5:03 pm

Gaza Rocket Hits Southern Israel

A rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck southern Israel on Sunday, violating an informal truce even as Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers appeared to be moving closer to cementing a long-term cease-fire.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:24 pm

Solving mystery of what we inherit from parents

Untangling the mystery of inherited versus acquired traits may be a step closer. Arguments have been long and contentious over how much people inherit and how much they are influenced by their environments. Researchers led by...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:15 pm

Obama seeks to win public over stimulus

Fresh from a nail-biting triumph with his economic stimulus package, President Barack Obama will head to the US heartland today in an attempt to win public support for his massive rescue bill. Adopting the no-holds-barred tactics...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm

170 Al Qaeda Suspects Released in Yemen

The men were freed Friday and Saturday after signing pledges not to engage in terrorism — a strategy the Yemeni government has often used with those suspected of fighting in militant causes abroad.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 3:33 pm

2 U.S. Soldiers Defusing Bomb Killed in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers died in Afghanistan on Sunday when a roadside bomb they were trying to defuse exploded, a U.S. spokeswoman said. An Afghan interpreter and a policeman also died in the blast.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 2:23 pm

Venezuela Detains 11 After Synagogue Attacks

Authorities arrested 11 people, including seven police officers, suspected of carrying out an attack on a Caracas synagogue that raised concerns of rising of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, officials said Sunday.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 2:20 pm

Trial Date Set for Iraq Shoe-Thrower

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush will face trial next week on the original charge of assaulting a foreign leader, a judicial official said.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm

Passenger Ferries Collide, Sink in Eastern Bangladesh

Most of the passengers swam to shore safely but 10 women and children died.

Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm