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Chavez Makes Surprise Visit to Cuba, Meets With CastroVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has met twice with the ailing 82-year-old Fidel Castro during a surprise 24-hour visit to Cuba.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:07 pm EU leaders seek finance oversightEuropean leaders agree in Berlin on the need to regulate all financial markets including hedge funds, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:02 pm Germany: Top EU nations to double funding for IMFBERLIN (AP) -- German officials say European leaders gathered in Berlin have agreed to double contributions to the International Monetary Fund to help nations struggling in the global financial crisis....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Kyle Busch makes history with second win of the dayFONTANA, Calif. - Day or night, car or truck, it didn't matter. Nobody could touch Kyle Busch on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway. Busch finished off an absolutely dominant...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Europe backs hedge fund oversight, haven crackdown (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:57 pm Meteorite hunters flock to TexasFORT WORTH, Texas - As the first television images of a meteor breaking apart over Central Texas were aired last Sunday, meteorite hunters from around the world started grabbing...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm Iraqi lawmaker accused in parliament suicide blastBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Sunni lawmaker accused of masterminding a series of high-profile attacks, including mortar strikes on the Green Zone and a 2007 suicide bombing inside the parliament building, a military official said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:50 pm Iraqi lawmaker accused in parliament suicide blastIraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Sunni lawmaker accused of masterminding a series of high-profile attacks, including mortar strikes on the Green Zone and a 2007...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:50 pm EU leaders back oversight, tax haven sanctionsBERLIN (Reuters) - European leaders meeting in Berlin on Sunday have backed oversight of all financial markets and products, including hedge funds, and urged that sanctions be drawn up to punish tax havens, according to a final statement seen by Reuters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:50 pm Germany: EU backs blanket financial regulationEuropean leaders backed sweeping new regulations for financial markets and hedge funds at a summit Sunday in Berlin, German officials reported, as politicians and nations scrambled to tame...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:49 pm Italy's 3 Champions League teams winMILAN - All three of Italy's Champions League teams recorded wins Saturday, just days ahead of their Anglo-Italian matches in Europe's top club competition. League...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:46 pm Liedson leads Sporting over Benfica 3-2LISBON, Portugal - Liedson scored two goals Sunday to lead Sporting over Benfica 3-2 and join its crosstown rival in second place in the Portuguese league. Liedson first...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:44 pm Barcelona gets upset while Madrid wins bigMADRID - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Raul Gonzalez scored two goals each Saturday to help Real Madrid beat Real Betis 6-1 and gain on Spanish league leader Barcelona, which lost...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm Lyon beats Nancy 2-0 in French leaguePARIS - Lyon fielded a makeshift team to beat mid-table Nancy 2-0 Saturday and increase its lead in the French league. Brazilian defender Cris headed in a corner kick from...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm Microsoft wants refund from some laid off employeesSoftware giant sends a letter to some of the 1,400 employees it laid off last month letting them know they were overcompensated and that it would like the money back. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Microsoft.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm Sri Lanka pair break Test recordMahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera break Peter May and Colin Cowdrey's Test fourth-wicket record with a stand of 437 against Pakistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm More than 20 people were wounded in the lunchtime blastThe destroyed restaurant inside the Iraqi parliament building after a suicide attack on April 12 2007. A Sunni Muslim MP has been accused of ordering the deadly blast in the parliament canteen that killed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm MP accused in Iraq parliament suicide bombingA Sunni Muslim MP in Iraq was accused on Sunday of ordering an April 2007 suicide bombing in the parliament canteen that killed eight people including a fellow lawmaker. Major General...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm Man United bans players from signing autographsMANCHESTER, England - Manchester United has banned its players from signing autographs for fans at the team's training ground. The decision was communicated to fans...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm Resende beats favorite Flamengo in Guanabara CupRIO DE JANEIRO - Striker Bruno Meneghel scored twice Saturday to lead Resende to a 3-1 upset victory over favorite Flamengo and into the final of the Guanabara Cup - the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm Clinton: US, China leadership key to aid economyBEIJING (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Washington and Beijing must work together if the world is to rebound from the financial crisis and she wants the Chinese to remain committed to investing in America....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm Clinton: US, China leadership key to aid economy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm Suwon Bluewings beat Galaxy for Pan-Pacific titleCARSON, California - South Korea's Suwon Bluewings claimed the Pan-Pacific football tournament after beating the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-2 in a penalty shootout Saturday. Suwon's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:35 pm European economies 'agree need for greater regulation' (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:32 pm Netanyahu eyes broad Israeli coalitionIsraeli hawk Benjamin Netanyahu will try to entice centrist rival Tzipi Livni into his government on Sunday in a bid to form a broad coalition in the notoriously unstable world of Israeli...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm German officials: EU backs financial regulationEuropean leaders backed sweeping new regulations for financial markets and hedge funds at a summit Sunday in Berlin, German officials reported, as politicians and nations scrambled to tame...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Poetry passionNicaragua hosts International Poetry festivalSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Dartmouth marks 50th anniversary of tragic crashHANOVER, N.H. - Handmade snowshoes in a Dartmouth College office are more than rustic wall decorations. They break a trail through time to the heartbreaking story of two...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:29 pm TV: Iran to feature new satellite on currencyIran's state-run English language network says the Cabinet has approved a Central Bank proposal to feature the logo of the country's first domestically built satellite on new coins and bank notes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm ADVISORY - End of KWS news cycle for Feb. 22+(Kyodo) _ Kyodo World Service now closes the news cycle for Sunday, Feb. 22. The service will reopen at 7 a.m. Monday Tokyo time. We may reopen the service at any moment to cover breakingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm China mine blast claims 73Another 113 injured when gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern ChinaSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm 2ND LD: Police launch investigation into explosion at NHK Fukuoka bureau+FUKUOKA, Feb. 22 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO, CORRECTING DISTANCE FROM STATION IN LAST GRAF) An explosion occurred Sunday at an entrance of the Fukuoka bureau of Japan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:21 pm Australia mourns bushfire victimsAustralia observes a day of mourning for victims of bushfires which swept across Victoria state, killing more than 200.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm Pa. boy, 11, accused of killing dad's girlfriend - The Associated Press
The Associated Press WAMPUM, Pa. (AP) - Fifth-grader Jordan Brown boarded the bus and headed to school like he did most other mornings in this rural western Pennsylvania community. Pennsylvania boy, 11, charged with murder of father's pregnant ... Boy, 11, accused of killing father's pregnant girlfriend Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm Supreme Court hears immigrant's ID theft caseIgnacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa, an undocumented worker from Mexico, made a curious and undeniably bad decision. After working under an assumed name for six years, he decided to use his real name and exchanged one set of phony identification numbers for another.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm Pa. boy, 11, accused of killing dad's girlfriend (AP)AP - Fifth-grader Jordan Brown boarded the bus and headed to school like he did most other mornings in this rural western Pennsylvania community.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm Official: Obama plans to slash deficit in half (AP)AP - President Barack Obama has committed hundreds of billions of dollars to help revive the economy and is working on a plan to cut the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:12 pm Iran to "pre-commission" Bushehr nuclear power plantTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to "pre-commission" its Bushehr nuclear power plant at a ceremony this week to be attended by a senior Russian official, an important step toward its launch,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm Top Afghan diplomat heads to US for war-review talksAfghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta will travel to Washington on Sunday to participate in the reassessment of the US "war on terror" in Afghanistan, his office said. Once...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm French soldiers on patrol in NijrabFrench soldiers in Nijrab, Afghanistan. Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta is to travel to Washington to participate in the reassessment of the US "war on terror" in Afghanistan, his office...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm Rangeen Dadfar Spanta will meet with his US and Pakistani counterpartsAfghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, seen here in Islamabad last year, is to travel to Washington to participate in the reassessment of the US "war on terror" in Afghanistan, his office has said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm Bush turns down job in hardware storeFormer US President George W Bush visits the Dallas, Texas, hardware store that offered him a job earlier this month.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm Iraq Seeks Sunni Lawmaker Suspected in AttacksIraq seeks Sunni lawmaker suspected in 2007 blast inside parliament buildingSource: ABC News: International | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:05 pm Iraq seeks Sunni lawmaker suspected in attacksIraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Sunni lawmaker accused of masterminding a series of high-profile attacks, including mortar strikes on the Green Zone and a 2007...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm Sudan leader in Cairo for talksSudan's president arrives in Cairo for talks with Egypt's leader, amid expectation he may soon be indicted for war crimes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm Clinton ends China visit with church, Web chat - Reuters
Reuters By Arshad Mohammed BEIJING, Feb 22 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended her visit to China on Sunday by attending services at a state-sanctioned church, having a conversation with women's rights activists and doing a brief Web chat. Video: Hillary Clinton Aims For China Clinton Wraps Asian Trip Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm Iran to Begin Operation of 1st Nuclear Power PlantReport: Iran to begin preliminary phase operation of first nuclear power plant on WednesdaySource: ABC News: International | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Iran to begin operation of 1st nuclear power plantTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's official news agency says the country's first nuclear power plant will begin preliminary phase operation on Wednesday after a series of delays....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Iran to begin operation of 1st nuclear power plantIran's official news agency says the country's first nuclear power plant will begin preliminary phase operation on Wednesday after a series of delays.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Darling says Swiss must take action on tax - Reuters
Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - Switzerland must make its tax system more open, Chancellor Alistair Darling said on Sunday, as world leaders seek to crack down on tax avoidance in the wake of the credit crunch. Swiss to avoid Senate hearing on tax havens UBS admitted "improper activities" by some of its employees in the ... Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm Sri Lanka kamikaze attack targeted air force - The Associated Press
The Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A rebel kamikaze attack on Sri Lanka's capital could have destroyed the air force but didn't because the two explosives-packed planes were shot down before reaching their targets, the government said Sunday. Sri Lanka says 65 Tiger rebels killed T. Nadu peaceful, Karunanidhi offers to send aid to Sri Lanka Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Right To Die Cases Roil EuropeTwo "right-to-die" controversies have dominated headlines in Europe in recent weeks. The cases have highlighted sharp divisions in how the continent deals with its terminally ill. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli sent us her latest "Letter from Europe." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Little Regard For Khmer Rouge TrialNPR's Michael Sullivan reports on why Cambodians are so ambivalent about the trial of a notorious Khmer Rouge leader, one of several who is accused of causing the death of one and a half million countrymen in the late 1970s. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Gubernatorial Grievances Over The StimulusHost Liane Hansen speaks with Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, about the the Obama stimulus package, why there's opposition by some Republican governors and how the plan affects his state. The nation's governors are meeting in Washington, D.C. this weekend and will be attending a White House dinner tonight. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Clinton Wraps Trip By Urging China's InvestmentSecretary of State Hillary Clinton spent the last day of her first overseas trip going to church and meeting with Chinese women's leaders. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR's Anthony Kuhn in Bejing about Secretary Clinton's trip to China. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Upcoming Address Is Obama's Next ChallengeNPR's David Welna speaks with Weekend Edition Host Liane Hansen about President Obama's upcoming joint address to Congress. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Sri Lanka kamikaze attack targeted air forceCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A rebel kamikaze attack on Sri Lanka's capital could have destroyed the air force but didn't because the two explosives-packed planes were shot down before reaching their targets, the government said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm Clinton To China: Keep Buying Our DebtU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wants China to continue investing in the United States because the two countries' financial futures are closely tied together.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm One of the planes hit the Inland Revenue building in ColomboThe damaged facade of Sri Lanka's main tax office in Colombo, a day after Tamil Tiger rebels crashed an explosives-laden light aircraft into the building. The kamikaze-style attack may have been a last...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm Soldiers patrol an area outside of the capitalSri Lankan soldiers patrol Katunayaka near Colombo. Sri Lankan security forces have killed at least 65 Tamil Tigers in a week of intense fighting that has further reduced the territory under rebel control,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm 74 Miners Die, 114 Injured in China Mine BlastChina coal mine explosion kills 74 miners, traps dozens below groundSource: ABC News: International | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm 74 miners die, 114 injured in China mine blastGUJIAO, China (AP) -- A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, killing at least 74 miners and trapping dozens, state media said. It was the country's deadliest coal mine accident in more than a year....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm 74 miners die, 114 injured in China mine blast (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm Omar al-BeshirSudanese President Omar al-Beshir, seen here in 2008, was in Cairo on Sunday for talks on efforts to end the six-year conflict in Darfur, following a deal between his government and the strongest rebel...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm Pakistan to allay U.S. fears on pact with IslamistsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign minister has said he will try to allay U.S. fears about a pact with a group of Islamists in the troubled northwest, during a trip to Washington this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:45 pm McDonald's Employee Shot At Work Entitled to Worker's Comp?Last August, a McDonalds employee was shot after he intervened in a domestic fight. He survived, but his employers insurer now says, they're not responsible. After fighting for his life in the hospital, McDonalds employee Nigel Haskett may now be fighting for reimbursement of his nearly $300,000 worth medical bills.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:40 pm Clinton says U.S. and China are in the same economic boatBEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States are both dependent on a revival of the U.S. economy and will rise or fall together, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a visit to Beijing on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:38 pm Official in Pakistan 'kidnapped' - BBC News
BBC News A government administrator in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley has been abducted by gunmen, officials say. Kushal Khan was seized by "miscreants" on his way to Mingora, Swat's main town, local commissioner Syed Mohammad Jawed told Reuters news agency. Video: Doubts raised over Swat sharia deal - 21 Feb 09 Official kidnapped in Pakistan, despite Swat Valley cease-fire Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:33 pm 73 Dead, 113 Injured In China Mine BlastA gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, an official said. It was the country's deadliest coal mine accident in more than a year.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm Live text - Premier LeagueFulham entertain West Brom in Sunday's early game, ahead of Liverpool v Man City and Newcastle v Everton.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm Obama has plan to slash deficit, despite stimulus bill - International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune By Jackie Calmes WASHINGTON: After a string of costly bailout and stimulus measures, President Barack Obama will set a goal this week to cut the annual deficit at least in half by the end of his term, administration officials said. Obama's first budget aims to cut away at deficit Obama's first budget aims to halve deficit Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm How To NOT Sell Rock Band on eBay [PIC]Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm Arrests in India after hepatitis B kills 32Authorities were carrying out raids at medical stores in India's western Gujarat state for bogus drugs and recycled syringes after a hepatitis B outbreak left 32 people dead, officials said Saturday.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm Official in Pakistan 'kidnapped'An administrator is abducted in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials say, but the Taleban describe the man as a "guest".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm CY&H: I'm Pouring Salt On Snails [Comic]I'm Pouring Salt On SnailsSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Aussie bush fire victims remembered - United Press International
United Press International MELBOURNE, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Church bells rang out across the state of Victoria Sunday as mourners remembered the 209 victims of Australia's bush fire disaster, observers said. Australia mourns victims of deadly wildfires Bushfire relief burning hole in budget surplus Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Octuplet doc just wanted 8 more live births for his clinicLike clockwork, Suleman had babies every year but one between 2001 and 2006. The six children she had during that period accounted for a big share of the success stories at Dr. Michael Kamrava's clinic. No wonder he was so quick to work with her again if it was going to mean 8 more live births on his record. He's as crazy as she is!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:10 pm 7 Free Resources for Eye-Popping Graphics and AnimationA picture will always be worth a thousand words. The good news is that in the open source world, there are many excellent, free graphics and animation tools, plus free resources for getting started with them right away.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:10 pm Vonn wins World Cup super-G - USA Today
USA Today TARVISIO, Italy (AP) - Lindsey Vonn set an American record with her 19th women's World Cup win Sunday, finishing first in the super-G. Vonn seals 19th win with super-G victory Suter secures second place in super-G race Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm China mine blast kills 74, traps dozens - AFP
AFP BEIJING (AFP) - Seventy-four workers were confirmed dead and dozens trapped underground after a gas blast early on Sunday at a colliery in northern China, the worst accident to hit the nation's mines in over 14 months. 73 dead in China mine blast: state media One killed, one injured in central China coal mine cave-in Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm What Would a Microsoft Store Look Like?Microsoft has announced that it will be opening its own retail stores, a la the Apple Store. eWEEK imagines what you may find when you walk through the doors. Slideshow.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Blast in China coal mine kills 74BEIJING (Reuters) - A blast in a coal mine killed 74 miners in China's Shanxi province on Sunday and scores more were rescued after being trapped underground for hours, Xinhua news agency reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:58 am Blast in China coal mine kills 74 (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:58 am Swiss to avoid Senate hearing on tax havensThe Swiss government said Sunday it will not attend a U.S. Senate hearing on tax havens an apparent protest against a U.S. lawsuit ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:56 am Dying TV star Jade Goody's marriage grips BritainA British reality TV star who is dying of cervical cancer will go ahead with plans to get married Sunday in full glare of the cameras, her publicist said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:55 am 6,473 texts a month, but at what cost?As text messaging explodes across the formative years of the nation's youngest generation, parents, educators and researchers are grappling concerns and questions over this new way of communicating.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:54 am Israeli coalition bargaining picks up steamJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's outgoing prime minister called on hard-line Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government quickly as coalition bargaining shifted into high gear Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:50 am Israeli coalition bargaining picks up steam (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:50 am Map locating Taiyuan in China's northern Shanxi province.Map locating Taiyuan in China's northern Shanxi province. Seventy-four workers have been confirmed dead and dozens left trapped underground after a gas blast at a colliery in north China, the worst accident...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:45 am More than 400 miners were on the job when the blast occurredTwo coal miners walk a mosaic showing Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin in Xiaoqinghe, a small market town in Shanxi province, 2006. Seventy-four workers have been confirmed dead and dozens left...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:45 am The blast occurred before dawnA coal miner outside the state-owned Ximing mine in the western hills outside of Taiyuan in northern China's Shanxi province. Seventy-four workers have been confirmed dead and dozens left trapped underground...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:45 am It was the most lethal mining accident since 2007A miner pushes a cart full of coal from a mine in Qianwei county in China's southwestern Sichuan province. Seventy-four workers have been confirmed dead and dozens left trapped underground after a gas...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:45 am Comedy flop earns Golden Raspberries triple for MyersMike Myers' The Love Guru wins three Golden Raspberries, the mock awards for the worst Hollywood films of the year.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:44 am China mine blast kills 74, traps dozens (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:43 am Rourke steals Spirit award show - BBC News
BBC News By Neil Smith Comeback king Mickey Rourke was the star of the show at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, Hollywood's pre-Oscars celebration of independent film. Spirits regain some independence from Oscars "The Wrestler" wins big at Spirit Awards Source: Google News | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:36 am 8-year mystery of Chandra Levy's slaying may endA Salvadoran immigrant convicted of attacking two women in the park where Chandra Levy's remains were found was expected to be ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:33 am Kuwaiti oil official: Sandstorm halts oil exportsThe state-owned Kuwait National Petroleum Co. says it has suspended all oil exports for a second time this month because of bad weather.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:31 am 8-year mystery of Chandra Levy's slaying may end (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:25 am Top 10 Favourite Boss BattlesI love boss fights in video games. Everyone looks forward to them, and they usually provide some of the funnest/hardest/most memorable bits of any game. They also usually have the best music, best cutscenes, and in general, they're a blast to play. But what makes a perfect boss battle?Well as I said, great music helps a lot, and there has to beSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:20 am Sri Lanka says averted kamikaze attackSri Lanka's government says it foiled kamikaze attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels two days ago that could have destroyed the country's air force.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:14 am 14 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan14 militants killed in southern Afghanistan as fighting rages outside Kandahar citySource: ABC News: International | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:10 am 14 militants killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A battle just outside southern Afghanistan's largest city has killed at least six Taliban fighters, while an airstrike against militants elsewhere in the south killed eight, officials said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:08 am Sri Lanka's war on several fronts
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:06 am Oscars set to shake up their actLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After three months of movie critics awards, audience awards and industry awards, Hollywood on Sunday finally gets down to the business of giving out its Academy Awards, the world's top film honors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:03 am Blast Bigger Than 9000 Exploding Stars DetectedAstronomers have detected the strongest radiation blast from deep space ever known, exceeding the power of almost 9,000 exploding stars.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Obama aims to halve deficit by 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to slash the ballooning deficit in half by 2013, U.S. officials said on Saturday, after massively increasing public spending to stem the worst economic crisis in decades.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:53 am Chronology of Chandra Levy caseA chronology of events in the disappearance and slaying of Chandra Levy, 24, of Modesto, Calif., a former U.S. Bureau of Prisons intern:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:32 am Pakistani kidnapped in Somalia; AU base attackedGunmen kidnapped a Pakistani agricultural expert in northern Somalia, officials said Sunday, and Islamic insurgents claimed to have carried out a suicide attack on an African Union peacekeeping base in the capital.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:23 am Pirates seize vessel off SomaliaPirates in the Gulf of Aden seize a Greek-owned cargo ship, says a BBC correspondent aboard a nearby Royal Navy vessel.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:18 am Terror victims seeking Persian relics in court
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:01 am Governors unlikely to turn down stimulus fundsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even Republican governors who have said they will reject some of Washington's stimulus money will end up taking much of the funding, the leader of the National Governors' Association said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:48 am Border official: Egypt opens Gaza crossing to someGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Egyptian authorities on Sunday started letting stranded students, third-country residents and medical patients leave Gaza through the usually closed border, a spokesman for Palestinian officials at the crossing said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:47 am U.S. bank stress tests to show capital needs: sourceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial regulators will soon launch a series of "stress tests" to determine which of the largest U.S. banks should get bigger capital cushions in case of a deeper recession, a person familiar with Obama administration plans said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:24 am Australian bushfire mourners joined by Princess RoyalThe Princess Royal joined mourners at a national remembrance ceremony for the bushfire victims in Melbourne.Source: Telegraph Major News | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:13 am Australian Wildfire Victims Remembered in Day of MourningCommunities devastated by bushfires will rebuild and Australia will never forget the dead, a memorial service for the Victoria fires victims, in Melbourne has been told.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:08 am Australia Holds National Mourning Day After FiresAustralia holds national day of mourning after country's deadliest wildfiresSource: ABC News: International | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:45 am Australia holds national mourning day after firesMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Australians held a national day of mourning for the victims of wildfires that killed hundreds this month, and survivors were promised the nation would support them in the massive task of rebuilding....Source: AP Top International News At 8:51 a... | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:44 am Border official: Egypt opens Gaza crossing to someEgyptian authorities on Sunday started letting stranded students, third-country residents and medical patients leave Gaza through the usually closed border, a spokesman for Palestinian officials at the crossing said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:38 am 14 Militants Killed in Southern AfghanistanA battle just outside southern Afghanistan's largest city has killed at least six Taliban fighters, while an airstrike against militants elsewhere in the south killed eight, officials said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:28 am 73 miners die in China mine blast
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:25 am Official: Obama plans to slash deficit in halfHaving committed hundreds of billions of taxpayers' dollars to revive the economy, President Barack Obama has another plan: to cut the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:20 am 73 Miners Dead, Dozens Injured in China Mine BlastA gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, state media said.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:20 am Australia mourns after deadly wildfires
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:11 am Political prisoners part of Myanmar amnestyAt least three members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party were among the more than 6,300 prisoners released by Myanmar's junta in an amnesty, a party spokesman says.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:38 am Official: Obama aims to halve federal deficitPresident Obama wants to cut the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term, mostly by scaling back Iraq war spending, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:31 am No. 17 Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 92-58Josh Heytvelt had a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds as No. 17 Gonzaga routed Pepperdine 92-58 on Saturday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:28 am Clinton hails continued Chinese investment in U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging China to continue investing in United States Treasury bonds and said Sunday ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:19 am 'We are in the same boat,' Clinton tells ChineseU.S. Secretary of State focuses on economy over rights in meetings with China's leadersSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:41 am Screen Actors Guild rejects final offer from producersLast holdout among several unions that have agreed to long-term contractsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:36 am Obama: Stimulus tax cuts will be felt by April 1He said the Treasury Department has begun directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from people's paychecks ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:35 am Texas takes out Griffin, No. 2 Oklahoma
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:12 am Clinton to China: Don't stop investing in usSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging China to continue investing in the U.S. Treasury bonds and says that continued investment is a recognition that the two countries depend on each other.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:11 am Can Obama overhaul health care?Now for the hard part.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am Caution: Walking And Cell Phones Don't MixPedestrians preoccupied with cell phones and MP3 players, especially at high volume, risk more than hearing impairment. As with distracted drivers, inattention can have serious — even deadly — consequences on streets and railroad tracks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am Whistler track lives up to its billingLuge World Cup event filled with crashes and lightning-quick times on difficult Vancouver 2010 courseSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 4:53 am Election ballots sent to children by accidentChief of Manitoba's Peguis band says Indian and Northern Affairs has sent out letters addressing mistakeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 4:35 am U.S. Giving China A Pass On Human Rights?China is the last stop on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's four-nation Asian tour, and her message on human rights was much different this time than the one she delivered on a previous trip.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 22 Feb 2009 | 4:30 am Quebec would weather economic storm better without Ottawa: Marois‘Sovereignty is a pressing need,' PQ Leader tells national councilSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 4:19 am Razzies got nothin’ but love for ‘Guru’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 4:14 am NAACP head wants N.Y. Post editor, cartoonist axedThe head of the NAACP on Saturday urged readers to boycott the New York Post, calling a cartoon that the newspaper published ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 3:40 am Sundin ices Leafs in returnFormer captain turned Canuck nets shootout winner to give Vancouver win in first game back in TorontoSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:58 am US boy accused of shooting father's pregnant girlfriendWAMPUM, Pennsylvania - An 11-year-old boy shot his father's pregnant girlfriend in the back of the head while she was lying in bed in their western Pennsylvania farmhouse, then got on the school bus and went to school,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:57 am Journal Register seeks bankruptcy protectionNEW YORK (Reuters) - Journal Register Co sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Saturday, making it the latest U.S. newspaper company to buckle under deteriorating advertising revenue and debt that it cannot easily repay.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:42 am Miller leaves game with injurySabres hold their breath after star netminder limps off ice in third period of Saturday night's game against RangersSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 2:21 am Ontario Tories urged to court new CanadiansImmigration Minister tells provincial cousins that newcomers represent ‘demographic future' of partiesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:59 am Aust officer burns himself with TaserSYDNEY - A Sydney police officer has been treated for burns after shooting himself with a Taser stun gun. Police were called to a nightclub brawl on Elizabeth Street, near Martin Place, at about 3.40am on Sunday. They say...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:46 am Pakistan, Taliban agree to trucePakistan has agreed to an open-ended cease-fire with Taliban militants in the Swat Valley, government officials said, extending ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:39 am Clinton Seeks to Reassure China on T-BillsSec'y of state in Beijing: "I appreciate greatly" Chinese confidence in T-Bills.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:28 am Arrest warrant prepared in Chandra Levy caseFormer Washington intern disappeared in 2001; her remains were discovered a year laterSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:08 am Memorials held for 2 Buffalo plane crash victimsHundreds of mourners gathered Saturday to remember a Sept. 11 widow killed in a commuter plane crash and the owner of the suburban ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 am Sudan to release 24 Darfur detaineesThe Sudanese government will release 24 detainees involved in the Darfur conflict as a goodwill gesture before planned peace ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:41 pm Water Cutoff May Devastate California FarmersThe long-running California drought has so parched water resources in the state that federal water managers announced Friday they would likely completely cut surface water deliveries to some key growing areas. The state estimates the water cutoff could cost $1 billion in lost farm revenue and cost 40,000 jobs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:38 pm Secretary Clinton: 'We Want China To Grow'Hillary Clinton toured a low-emissions power plant in Beijing on Saturday before heading home from her first trip abroad as secretary of state. During her trip, she focused on economic and climate issues, avoiding the sensitive topic of China's human rights record. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:36 pm 100,000 Protest Irish Gov't Over RecessionAround 100,000 people filled the streets of the Irish capital Saturday in protest at the government's handling of the country's economic crisis, police said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:30 pm Thousands protest economic crisis in DublinLONDON - Around 100,000 people filled the streets of the Irish capital Saturday in protest at the government's handling of the country's economic crisis, police said. The march through the heart of Dublin - organized by the Irish...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:02 pm Stanford Fraud Allegations Rock AntiguaR. Allen Stanford was knighted by the Caribbean island of Antigua after he became the nation's largest private employer. But after Stanford got caught up in an alleged $8 billion financial fraud, islanders are extremely concerned about their financial future. Winston Derrick, who runs the Daily Observer, Antigua's largest newspaper, discusses the case. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:00 pm Australia mourns bushfire victimsMELBOURNE - Australia is a nation deep in mourning, Victorian Premier John Brumby has told a memorial service to remember those in died in Victoria's devastating bushfires. Tens of thousands gathered today in Melbourne, including...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm U.N. Warns Of Possible Sri Lanka BloodbathA top U.N. official condemned a kamikaze rebel attack on Sri Lanka's capital and urged both sides in the nation's civil war to avoid a "final bloodbath." Hours later, suspected Tamil separatists killed eight people in a shooting and stabbing attack.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:37 pm Iran Blocks Web Sites Promoting ReformistA reformist politician in Iran says authorities have blocked two Web sites promoting the presidential bid of challenger Mohammed Khatami.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:30 pm Who Will WIn?Soaring epics, gloomy dramasâevery year, Oscar seems to wear the same old hat. Thankfully, though, a few surprises spiced up the award show race this year, and Sundayâs ceremony wonât just be all red carpet pomp. The Daily Beast highlights the...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:25 pm Tables Turning On Saudi Arabia's Religious PoliceIn Saudi Arabia, religious police patrol the street, looking for what they see as violations of Islamic law — the mingling of unrelated men and women or shops remaining open during prayer time. The religious police once enjoyed wide public support. But now they're coming under harsh criticism — from Saudis themselves. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:25 pm U.S.: Civilians Died In Afghan AirstrikeU.S. military airstrikes in western Afghanistan killed 13 Afghan civilians and only three militants, the U.S. said, three days after an American general traveled to the site to investigate.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:37 pm Iran Blocks Web Sites Promoting Reformist KhatamiIranian authorities have blocked two Web sites promoting the presidential bid of Mohammed Khatami, reformists said Saturday.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:25 pm Abu Ghraib Reopens: New Name, Fake FlowersIraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison reopened, with a new name and official promises Saturday of humane treatment in a lockup notorious as a center for abuse - both under Saddam Hussein and the U.S. military.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm Heroic age of US newspapers ends with a whimperOscar Wilde once claimed that the one thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. If so, the New York Post did itself and every other US newspaper a favour this week when it published a cartoon that seemed to depict...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm US stimulus package 'only first step' - ObamaWASHINGTON - The US$787 billion ($1.53 trillion) US economic stimulus package is "only a first step on the road to economic recovery," President Barack Obama has said. In his weekly radio and internet address, Obama mapped out...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm 'Precision strike' killed 13 Afghan civilians, US saysKABUL - An operation the American military at first described as a "precision strike" killed 13 Afghan civilians and only three militants, a US general sent to investigate has found. Civilian casualties have been a huge source...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:00 pm Arrest of Sudan's leader would be a start, Clooney saysActor George Clooney said a possible arrest warrant against Sudan's president on charges of war crimes in Darfur would be a "start" but would not resolve the six-year conflict in the country. Clooney, a Darfur activist who has...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:00 pm Websites promoting reformist Khatami blocked in IranTEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities have blocked two websites promoting the presidential bid of Mohammed Khatami, reformists said overnight. The move is a first sign that powerful hard-liners might seek to thwart Khatami's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:00 pm Two killed by car as they walked homeTwo young friends were killed and a third critically injured when a car ploughed into them as they walked home from a party in Ipswich.Source: Telegraph Major News | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:26 pm Dissidents Held During Clinton China VisitMore than a dozen Chinese dissidents have been questioned, followed or detained during U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's weekend visit to Beijing, fellow activists said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:00 pm Transtasman 'domestic' routes could cut faresSYDNEY - Transtasman flights are set to be reclassified as domestic routes, removing stringent immigration procedures and cutting fares by up to 30 per cent, according to an Australian website. Quarantine, security and immigration...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:00 pm 5 Injured in Mexican Resort Town Grenade AttackAssailants in an SUV hurled two grenades at a police station in the Pacific resort town of Zihuatanejo on Saturday, wounding one officer and four civilians.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:53 pm
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