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Italy's Fiat Says It Still Wants A Piece Of ChryslerIn exchange for part of the troubled U.S. automaker, Fiat plans to help it build small, fuel-efficient cars. But Fiat has its own financial troubles, making the proposed deal controversial. Fiat doesn't plan to put cash into Chrysler, which has some worried that bailout money meant for Detroit could end up going to Italy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:31 pm Aso returns home after White House talks with Obama+(Kyodo) _ Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso returned to Tokyo on Wednesday from Washington, where he met with U.S. President Barack Obama and agreed to strengthen the bilateral alliance.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm Baseball: Matsuzaka shaky, but Japan trounces Australia again in WBC warm-up+OSAKA, Feb. 25 (Kyodo) _ Japan overcame a shaky start by Daisuke Matsuzaka with quality at-bats en route to an 11-2 victory over Australia in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm Netanyahu turns to the right to form Israel coalition (Reuters)Reuters - Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish Likud party launched talks on Wednesday with right-wing parties on forming Israel's next government after he failed in initial efforts to enlist his main centrist rival in a broad coalition.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm Mumbai attacks suspect is chargedThe man identified as the sole surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks is charged with "waging war" against India.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:07 pm 9 dead in Turkish plane crash in AmsterdamAMSTERDAM (AP) -- A Turkish Airlines plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a field Wednesday while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, the area's acting mayor said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm 9 dead in Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm India charges Mumbai gunman with murderMUMBAI, India (AP) -- Investigators charged the lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks with 12 crimes on Wednesday, including murder and waging war against India....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm India charges Mumbai gunman with murderInvestigators charged the lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks with 12 crimes on Wednesday, including murder and waging war against India. Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab has...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm Turkish Airlines plane crashes at Schiphol airport Amsterdam: at least nine deadAt least nine people have been killed and 25 injured when a Turkish Airlines plane crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.Source: Telegraph Major News | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm Tylenol victims' families wait for break, againCHICAGO - Michelle Rosen hoped a Boston-area FBI raid this month meant she might finally be able to stop wondering if the grocery bagger or the gardener down the block could...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Red Sox, snacks float N.H. fan's boatA short stop to watch the Red Sox shape up in Fort Myers, Fla., has turned into a springlong furlough for faithful fan Scott Kinney of New Hampshire, who with his fiancee...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm Nine dead in Amsterdam plane crash: official (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Turkish airliner crashes at Amsterdam airport, 9 deadAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Turkish Airlines passenger plane with 135 people aboard crashed in light fog while trying to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, killing nine, a local official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Turkish airliner crashes at Amsterdam airport, 9 dead (Reuters)Reuters - A Turkish Airlines passenger plane with 135 people aboard crashed in light fog while trying to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, killing nine, a local official said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Obama tells nation: 'We are not quitters' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Bangladeshi mutineers to surrender, given amnestyDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- Bangladeshi officials and mutinous border guards say the guards will surrender after being promised an amnesty in a meeting with the country's prime minister....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Bangladeshi mutineers to surrender, given amnestyBangladeshi officials and mutinous border guards say the guards will surrender after being promised an amnesty in a meeting with the country's prime minister. The guards, angry over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Cable companies want a way to win with online TVPHILADELPHIA - HBO on your PC? It could happen sooner than you think. Wary of the growing number of consumers watching TV shows online for free - and yet reluctant to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:55 pm Sarkozy U-turn on French jobs? - BBC NewsBBC News The day in Brussels started bright, sunny and warm. I woke to birdsong for the first time this year. But the first day of spring is not warmed by any rays of economic sunshine. We will fight car protectionism in Europe, US, Brussels vows EU businesses, workers call for economy stimulus Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:55 pm Russia rejects Khodorkovsky sex assault lawsuit: reportsA Moscow court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit brought against jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky by a former inmate alleging the ex-Yukos chief sexually assaulted him in jail, news...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:55 pm UK opposition leader's son diesDavid and Samantha Cameron pass on their thanks for messages of sympathy after the death of son Ivan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm Son of UK Conservative Cameron Dies at Age of Six - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Mark Deen and Robert Hutton Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Ivan Cameron, the son of UK Conservative Party leader David Cameron, died at the age of six. 'Country's prayers' with Camerons Ivan Cameron's medical condition Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:54 pm Rockets, airstrikes in absence of firm Gaza truce - The Associated Press
The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel on Wednesday and Israeli planes attacked smuggling tunnels as a stable truce between the two sides remained elusive. PNA to reveal Gaza economic plan at Egypt conference Hamas, Fatah meet in Cairo before national dialogue Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm Turkey plane crashes in HollandA Turkish Airlines plane breaks up after landing short of the runway at Amsterdam airport, killing nine people.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm Biden: It will take time to heal ailing economy - The Associated Press
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday there is no "magic bullet" for curing the country's economic woes, urging patience and saying he hopes a recovery can be achieved in the next two years. Biden Vows To "Follow The Money" Biden is blunt contrast to Obama's Mr. Smooth Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm LEAD: Turkish Airlines plane crashes on landing at Amsterdam+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) A Turkish Airlines passenger plane with 134 people aboard crashed while attempting to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, according to news...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:49 pm Rockets, airstrikes in absence of firm Gaza truceJERUSALEM (AP) -- Militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel on Wednesday and Israeli planes attacked smuggling tunnels as a stable truce between the two sides remained elusive....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:47 pm Rockets, airstrikes in absence of firm Gaza truceMilitants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel on Wednesday and Israeli planes attacked smuggling tunnels as a stable truce between the two sides remained elusive. Militants...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:47 pm Gmail phishing attack hits on heels of outage - Register
Register By John Leyden • Get more from this author Gmail users, still swooning from the extended outage on Tuesday, were hit with a widespread phishing attack hours after the blackout. With Gmail Offline, Google's Package Is Almost Too Good to Pass Up Google explains Gmail troubles Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm On 'day of reckoning' Obama vows US will recover (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm In Asia, suicides rise due to financial crisisAsia normally has among the world's highest suicide rates and many experts fear this will worsen as the economic downturn deepens.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm Several killed after Amsterdam airliner crash
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm San Francisco May Lose Its Main PaperThe owner of the San Francisco Chronicle says if it can't reduce expenses dramatically soon, it will close or sell the newspaper. Hearst Corp. has made it clear that the cost-cutting will require a significant number of layoffs at Northern California's largest newspaper. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm Democrats boosting domestic spending atop stimulus (AP)
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Christian Science Monitor His national address Tuesday was part acknowledgment of the grave economic challenges, part pep talk. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama spoke of “the fierce urgency of now. Video: Obama-Congress:" we will rebuild, we will recover" Obama promises better days, calls for nation to pull together Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:43 pm Troops to leave Iraq in 18 months, officials say (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm Chinese set themselves on fireThree people set themselves on fire near Tiananmen Square in the Chinese capital, Beijing, state media reports.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:40 pm A-B/ARLINGTON CATHOLIC GIRLS HOCKEY NEWSFriday's girls ice hockey game between Acton-Boxboro and Arlington Catholic is scheduled to be held at Nashoba Valley Olympia in Boxborough, MA. and not at Nashoba Regional...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:39 pm Rwanda begins DR Congo pullout after joint operationRwandan troops began pulling out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday after a controversial joint operation with Congolese troops against Rwandan Hutu rebels. Rwandan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:39 pm Rwandan and Congolese soldiers in the town of Tchengerero, north-east of Goma, DR CongoRwandan and Congolese soldiers in the town of Tchengerero, north-east of Goma, DR Congo. Rwandan troops have started pulling out of eastern DR Congo after completing a controversial joint operation with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:39 pm Iran says moves closer to nuclear plant launchBUSHEHR, Iran (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it had carried out successful tests at its Russian-built Bushehr atom power plant in a step toward its launch, part of a nuclear program which the West fears also has military aims.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm Schwarzenegger to play himself in Stallone film (AP)
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New York Times By KAREN CROUSE MARANA, Ariz. - Midway through his “Hello (Again) World” press conference Tuesday, Tiger Woods got a faraway look, as if he had left the room filled with 200 reporters for a more agreeable place. Video: Fit As Ever, Woods Ready for Rush of Competing Tiger returns to PGA at Match Play Championship Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:35 pm WTO urges G20 to uphold pledge to fight protectionismTOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of the G20 developed and emerging countries should not backtrack on their agreement last year to fight protectionism when they meet in London in April, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:34 pm All-American team to join F1 grid next year - CNN InternationalCNN International (CNN) -- An all-American team is set to enter Formula One in 2010 -- bucking the global economic downturn which has forced motorsport's elite category to introduce a series of cost-cutting measures. Sports Briefing | Auto Racing Group Plans US F1 Team Mario Andretti plugs grandson for American F1 ride Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm LEAD: Infectious diseases reported after Lasik surgery at Tokyo clinic+TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING DETAILS) Lasik eye surgery performed at an ophthalmology clinic in Tokyo has resulted in dozens of patients developing infectious...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Turkish Airlines Jet Crashes in Amsterdam - Washington Post
Washington Post By Kevin Sullivan and Debbi Wilgoren LONDON, Feb. 25 -- A Turkish Airlines passenger jet crashed into a muddy field in Amsterdam and broke into at least three pieces while attempting to land near Schiphol International Airport Wednesday morning. Experts: Why many air crashes are survivable 20 Hurt as Turkish Plane Crashes in Amsterdam Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Airline: All 134 aboard survive plane crash in AmsterdamAMSTERDAM - A Turkish Airlines plane with 134 people aboard slammed into a field and broke into three pieces while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport on Wednesday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Airline: All 134 survive plane crash in AmsterdamA Turkish Airlines plane with 134 people aboard slammed into a field and broke into three pieces while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport on Wednesday and broke into three...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:23 pm Man convicted of rape 10 years agoWORCESTER - A Spencer man who raped a 14-year-old girl in 1998 while holding a gun to her 15-year-old boyfriend's head has been sentenced to up to 18 years in prison. Collins...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:22 pm Iraq Welcomes Faster US Withdrawal ReportsIraq welcomes reports of US forces leaving the battlefield by next year.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm Possible Fatalities in Amsterdam CrashTurkish airliner crashes on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Pakistani Court Bars Sharif Brothers From Office - Voice of America
Voice of America By VOA News Pakistan's Supreme Court maintained a ban that prevents opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from seeking elected office. Pakistan Stocks Fall Most in 32 Months After Court Bars Sharif Court bars Pakistan opposition leader Source: Google News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Obama vows: We will be 'stronger'WASHINGTON - President Obama promised a nation in economic crisis last night he would lead it from a dire "day of reckoning" to a brighter future, summoning politicians...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm Netanyahu turns to the right to form Israel coalitionJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish Likud party launched talks on Wednesday with right-wing parties on forming Israel's next government after he failed in initial efforts to enlist his main centrist rival in a broad coalition.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Iran Tests Its First Nuclear Power PlantIranian, Russian officials test first nuclear power plant built in Iran.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Frosty reception for embattled senator
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Iran tests its first nuclear power plantBUSHEHR, Iran (AP) -- Iranian and Russian officials began a test-run of Iran's first nuclear plant on Wednesday, a major step toward launching full operations at the facility, which has long raised concerns in the U.S. and its allies over Iran's nuclear ambitions....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Rwanda marks Congo troop pull-outThousands of Rwandan troops start to leave DR Congo five weeks after they entered to attack Hutu rebels.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Mardi Gras gunfire wounds sevenShootings along the parade route marred the annual festivities in New OrleansSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm France's Sarkozy finds time in busy schedule to collect stampsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is still finding time in his busy schedule to collect stamps, it has been revealed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Record-Breaking Auction Nets $382 Million So FarYves Saint Laurent estate auction nets $382 million, and it's not over yet.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm 7 wounded by gunfire on Mardi Gras parade routeNEW ORLEANS - The shootings of seven people, including a toddler, marred Fat Tuesday partying as ear-piercing gunfire sent revelers ducking for cover and brought Mardi Gras'...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:09 pm Turkish Plane Crash Lands In AmsterdamDutch media report that a Turkish plane crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and broke into three pieces, leaving five people dead and others wounded.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:08 pm Pakistan court bars opposition leader from officeISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday barred opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from elected office, raising the prospect of fresh political instability in the country as its shaky government struggles against rising Islamist militancy....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm A Chinese policeman stands guard at Tiananmen Square in BeijingA Chinese policeman stands guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Three men attempted to set themselves on fire near Tiananmen Square in protest over an unspecified grievance.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:04 pm The Wangfujing shopping district in BeijingThe Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing. Three men attempted to set themselves on fire near Tiananmen Square in protest over an unspecified grievance.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:04 pm Many protesters have attempted self-immolation at Tiananmen Square and surrounding areas in recent yearsA police car is parked at Beijing's Wangfujing shopping district where three men attempted to set themselves on fire. Three men attempted to set themselves on fire near Tiananmen Square in protest over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:04 pm What Part of ‘Stimulus’ Don’t They Get?The Republican Party seems more interested in ideological warfare than in working on policies that get the country back on track.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:03 pm Murdoch’s Love of Newspapers Has Become Drag on His CompanyRupert Murdoch’s love of old print media is weighing on the fortunes of his company, the News Corporation.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:03 pm Borg-like cybots may patrol government networksThe Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created software that uses colonies of borg-like cyber-robots it says will help government agencies to detect and fend off attacks on the nation's computer network infrastructure.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:02 pm San Francisco Chronicle parent threatens to close paperThe Hearst Corp. today announced an effort to reverse the deepening operating losses of its San Francisco Chronicle by seeking near-term cost savings. In a posted statement, Hearst said if the savings cannot be accomplished "quickly" the company will seek a buyer, and if none comes forward, it will close the Chronicle.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm It isn't Atlantis we saw on Google Earth - Confirms GoogleLast week we saw some interesting speculation that Atlantis had been found in Google Earth. As much as we'd love for that to be the case, there is a scientific explanation for the odd markings found on the seafloor. We've invited two of the scientists who gathered the data that appears in Google Earth to answer some questions that came up.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm NJ company settles Mass. suit for $239,000BOSTON - A New Jersey insurance company agreed Tuesday to pay just over $239,000 to settle allegations that it offered improper incentives to a Boston-based brokerage firm. Massachusetts...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:59 am Border guard mutiny in BangladeshA mutiny takes places at a paramilitary HQ in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, with talks now under way to end the action.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:59 am Iran tests country's first nuke plant
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:58 am Largest Mass. hospital chain names new CEOBOSTON - The board of directors at New England's largest hospital chain has named Dr. Gary Gottlieb its new chief executive officer. Gottlieb, currently the president...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:56 am Young Revolutionary United Front (RUF) soldiers pictured in Sierra Leone in 2000Young Revolutionary United Front (RUF) soldiers sit under a veranda with some of their comrades in the village of Makot, 150km north-east of Freetown, August 2000. Sierra Leone's war crimes tribunal on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:52 am Cranky Doctor? [or] Annoying Patient?A current study polled doctors practicing across the US about how often they experienced eight different types of difficult encounters. Doctors fell into three clusters based on how often they reported such difficulties, with 27% having a high number of difficult encounters, 63% a medium number, and 10% a low number.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:50 am Top 10 Social Sites for Finding a JobSome of these sites allow you to craft a resume, while others are networking platforms that contain job listings. By signing up for all ten, you increase your chances of getting a job and decrease the amount of time you’ll spend searching for a new one.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:50 am City bans board from texting during meetingsMembers of the Billerica board of selectmen voted 3-2 Monday night to ban its members from sending text messages and e-mails during its public meetings.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:49 am Islamist rebels seize Somali townSomalia's hardline Islamist al-Shabab rebels take a town near the Ethiopian border, as fighting continues in Mogadishu.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:49 am Reports: Uzbekistan, NATO reach Afghanistan dealUzbekistan has reached an agreement with NATO allowing the alliance to send non-military supplies through the Central Asian nation en route to Afghanistan, news agencies quoted the Uzbek president as saying Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:48 am Spain Could Accept Guantanamo PrisonersSpain tells US it is open 'in principle' to accepting Guantanamo prisonersSource: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:46 am Spain open to accepting Guantanamo prisonersMADRID (AP) -- Spain has told the United States it is open 'in principle' to accepting prisoners from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:45 am Wisconsin ice fishing contest ends with big switchLee Shehow had a whopper of a fish tale.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:44 am UK opposition leader David Cameron's son dies at 6The disabled 6-year-old son of Britain's top opposition leader David Cameron died Wednesday, the Conservative Party said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:43 am Turkish Airlines plane crashes at Schiphol airport Amsterdam: five passengers killedFive people were killed when a Turkish Airlines plane crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.Source: Telegraph Major News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:41 am Senator presses Ticketmaster to sell TicketsNowSen. Charles Schumer has urged Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. to sell off its TicketsNow resale subsidiary that was at the core of an uproar over Bruce Springsteen concert tickets.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:41 am Ivan was the Camerons' first childThe six-year-old son of Conservative Party leader David Cameron, who was suffering from cerebral palsy, died early at a London hospital after being taken ill.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:39 am Gondry in talks to direct 'Green Hornet'Columbia Pictures says it is in talks with "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" director Michel Gondry to replace Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow at the helm of its adaptation of "The Green Hornet."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:36 am Export drop hits Japan, GermanyJapan exports almost halved to 10-year low; German GDP registers record contractionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:34 am Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko arrives at a Harare magistrate's court in December 2008Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko arrives at a Harare magistrate's court, December 2008. UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to free around 30 jailed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:33 am Saint Laurent auction nets euro300 million _ so farPARIS (AP) -- An auction of artworks and treasures collected by the late designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner has already brought in more than euro300 million ($382 million) and broken several world records - and it's not over yet....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:33 am Plane crashes at Amsterdam airportTurkish Airlines first reported one dead but now says everyone miraculously survivedSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:31 am Uzbeks, Turkmens agree to NATO Afghan transitALMATY (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have both agreed to allow NATO non-military cargo to transit through their territories en route to Afghanistan, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:29 am Octuplet mom fears hospital may not release babiesNadya Suleman apparently has bigger worries than taking care of her 14 children. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw says she may have to prove she can handle the load, or else have hospital officials withhold her newborn octuplets.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:23 am 3 Man United fans attacked after match in MilanThree Manchester United supporters were attacked by four Inter Milan fans in the aftermath of the Champions League match between the teams on Tuesday, ANSA news agency reported.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:23 am UBS in $31bn bond order mistakeA Japanese unit of banking group UBS says a computer error caused it to mistakenly place a $31bn bond order.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:22 am Truth Squad: Evaluating Obama's SpeechPresident Barack Obama stressed hope and determination as he challenged America to come together to work its way back to economic health. In a speech to Congress and the nation Obama said it's time for the U.S. to take charge of its future. Steve Inskeep talks to a team of NPR reporters about the accuracy of the President's remarks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:21 am CLUE Remake Coming From Pirates of the Caribbean DirectorUniversal has attached Gore Verbinski to develop "Clue," a live-action murder mystery based on the Hasbro board game that he would direct.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:20 am Study: Antarctic glaciers slipping swiftly seawardAntarctic glaciers are melting faster than previously thought, which could lead to an unprecedented rise in sea levels, scientists said Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:19 am Try at passing old $1,000 bill foils safe-robbersAuthorities say an antique $1,000 bill proved the downfall of three teenagers on the run in Michigan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:16 am Japan exports drop 46% in JanuaryJapan's trade deficit hits a record as exports fall 45.7% in January compared with a year ago to hit a 10-year low.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:07 am North Korean leader Kim near missile site: reportSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been touring the province where the country has been preparing for a rocket launch, the North's media said on Wednesday, in what a South Korean daily said could be a precursor of a launch.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:01 am Celtics may have deal in works with Marbury, add Mikki MooreThe New York Knicks and Stephon Marbury were nearing a buyout agreement Tuesday afternoon that would clear the way for Marbury to sign with the Boston Celtics, according to sources close to the situation. Earlier Tuesday, Boston signed center Mikki Moore, who was waived by Sacramento after last Thursday's trading deadline.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Sen. Grassley Comments On Obama's SpeechPresident Obama spelled out more of his ambitious economic agenda Tuesday night when he addressed a joint session of Congress. Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, talks with Renee Montagne about what items in the president's speech he could support. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Small Businesses Want Affordable InsuranceIn his speech to Congress, President Obama said bringing health care costs down would be a big step toward fixing the nation's economy. Small business owners are among the most eager for some kind of action. For them, the recession is making the already tough job of offering health insurance even tougher. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Obama Warns Tough Challenges AheadPresident Obama described an America ready for the daunting challenges it faces — from an economy in crisis, to wars and terror threats from abroad. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, the president called on politicians and the public to embrace shared sacrifice and new efforts to improve health care, schools and the environment. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am China Demands Art Auction Be CancelledThe private art collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent went on sale this week in Paris. While generating record sales, the three-day event also is generating controversy. The collection contains two pieces of Chinese art that the Chinese government says were illegally plundered around 1860. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am What Does Bank Nationalization Mean?Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that he didn't see why bank nationalization would be necessary. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Renee Montagne about what nationalization means. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Ban Ki-moon is in Johannesburg as part of a regional tour of AfricaUN chief Ban Ki-moon waves to reporters after arriving at Johannesburg airport on February 24. Ban has called on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to free around 30 jailed activists to help "heal the nation"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:56 am Jindal: GOP must return to fiscal disciplineRepublicans responded to President Obama's first address to Congress on Tuesday by vowing to work with the White House while ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:45 am Bishop Richard Williamson was asked to leave Argentina after denying the HolocaustRoman Catholic bishop Richard Williamson -- who has denied the Holocaust -- has arrived back in Britain after being asked to leave Argentina.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:39 am The OptimistsFed Chairman Ben Bernanke shocked the financial world Tuesday when he expressed guarded hope that the recession could end in 2009. But heâs not alone. Despite mounting job losses, housing price collapses, and failing banks, a handful of economists...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:16 am Busted! 1,382 cans of beer seized from boatIt was a beer run on the high seas. Brunei's customs officers arrested two men who tried to smuggle 1,382 cans of contraband beer by boat into the Muslim-majority country, a news report said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:52 am Republican Jindal says Americans will solve U.S. problemsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a rising star of the Republican party, on Tuesday said the answer to America's problems lay in its citizens and not in big government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:41 am David Cameron's son Ivan diesConservative party leader David Cameron's son Ivan has died it has been announced.Source: Telegraph Major News | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:41 am Holocaust-denying bishop flies back to BritainLONDON (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic bishop who caused an international uproar by denying the scale of the Holocaust arrived back in his native Britain on Wednesday after the Argentine government ordered him out.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:33 am 'Slumdog' actors to be moved out of slums
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:26 am Romance market goes from bullish to sheepish
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:17 am Bishop Who Denied Holocaust Back in BritainCatholic bishop who denied Holocaust back in Britain after being ordered out of ArgentinaSource: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:17 am Bishop who denied Holocaust back in BritainLONDON (AP) -- A British bishop whose denial of the Holocaust led Argentina to expel him has arrived in London....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:17 am Obama to nation: 'We will recover'President Obama proclaimed that the "day of reckoning has arrived" after an era of greed and instant gratification, and he called ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:08 am Change in the Wind for U.S-Cuba RelationsWith a new U.S. president, both countries look forward to improved relations.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:07 am Benjamin Netanyahu (C-R) looks at far-right Yisrael Beitenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman (C-L)Israeli right-wing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu (C-R) looks at far-right Yisrael Beitenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman (C-L) as new knesset members take their seats during their swearing-in ceremony...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Feb 2009 | 8:59 am Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid To Deliver V-8 Power At 26+ MPGPure electric propulsion is the name of the game for cutting gas/electric hybrid fuel consumption, and Porsche claims to have taken it to a whole new level with the upcoming 2010 Cayenne S Hybrid. It is capable of traveling at speeds up to 86 mph solely on electric propulsion!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Feb 2009 | 8:50 am Obama's gamble: Big plans have big risksUntil Tuesday, President Obama was already dealing with the worst economy since the Depression: failing industries, teetering ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 8:31 am Diplomats: Syria puts missile facility on hit siteVIENNA (AP) -- Syria's nuclear chief has told the U.N.'s nuclear agency that his nation built a new missile facility on the site of what the U.S. says was a nearly finished nuclear reactor bombed by Israel, diplomats said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 25 Feb 2009 | 7:53 am Autistic son charged in professor's deathMurder charges have been filed against the 18-year-old autistic son of a Kent State University professor who was beaten in her home and later died.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 7:48 am 33 dead after bus plunges into river in IndiaVehicle plunges 76 metresSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 7:04 am Brunei smugglers caught with 1380 beersBRUNEI - It was a beer run on the high seas. Brunei's customs officers arrested two men who tried to smuggle 1,382 cans of contraband beer by boat into the Muslim-majority country, a news report said Wednesday. The men...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 7:01 am States, cities line up for slice of Obama stimulus package's pieThe federal economic stimulus bill will give Connecticut something like $600 million for public works projects. This city has ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:39 am Ottawa urged to sell controlling interest in AECLFate of flagship company is in limbo until Ontario decides whether to buy Candu technologySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:36 am Celizic: Finally, spring baseball is here!
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:29 am Tight-lipped in the G-G's officeNo one will talk about Michaëlle Jean's supposed invite to WashingtonSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:27 am CanWest unloads stake in sports specialty channelMajority owner Score Media Inc. buys back The Score for $6.62-millionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:25 am Obama: U.S. to survive economic "day of reckoning"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to strike a delicate balance between hope and reality on Tuesday to reassure Americans mired in economic crisis that they would survive a "day of reckoning."Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:21 am Oilers snap losing skidSouray scores pair of goals as Edmonton keeps pace for playoff positionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:02 am Iginla burns Blue JacketsCalgary captain has two goals and two assists in victory over ColumbusSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 6:01 am High Court Hears Illegal Worker's ID Theft CaseThe Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case testing a policy pioneered by the Bush administration to leverage plea bargains from illegal immigrants. At issue is a 2004 federal law that imposes a mandatory two-year prison term for aggravated identity theft. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 5:50 am Power proposal in Gros Morne sparking frictionControversial plan to run power lines through national park has Premier's support but is yet to be approved by OttawaSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 25 Feb 2009 | 5:41 am Obama says US faces 'day of reckoning'WASHINGTON - In his first address to Congress, President Barack Obama said the United States has reached a dire "day of reckoning" after years of short-sighted economic decisions. But he promised worried Americans that better days...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 5:08 am House Lawmakers Ponder Pork And Campaign CashThe House is scheduled to take up a government spending package Wednesday that is loaded with earmarks — nearly 8,600 of them. At the same time, lawmakers also will consider a resolution on investigating the links between earmarks and campaign contributions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Feb 2009 | 5:05 am Slaughter of the elephantsThere has been an "unprecedented" surge in elephant poaching in one of Kenya's principal national parks since a large-scale ivory sale late last year, which gave a renewed boost to the international ivory market. The sale was of...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am Fact check: Obama glosses over some realities
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:51 am Victoria wildfires may flare again, warn officialsMELBOURNE, Australia - Officials have warned that the wildfires that devastated southern Australia this month could flare anew when high winds and hot temperatures sweep the region later this week. The death toll from the blazes...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:22 am Upbeat Barack Obama vows to pull US out of recessionBarack Obama has told Americans that their best days were still ahead as he attempted to lift the gloom surrounding the stagnant economy of the nation he has led for just 36 days.Source: Telegraph Major News | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:21 am Toddler's mom testifies in video sex caseA woman told a Nevada jury Tuesday that her young daughter whispered to her that she was molested by a man who also is accused ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:19 am Obama to withdraw troops in Iraq by August 2010WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to remove all US combat troops from Iraq by August of next year, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war that helped define his upstart presidential campaign - although a little...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:16 am Pay cuts driving experienced pilots from the job, says Hudson crash heroWASHINGTON - The US air traffic controller who handled Flight 1549 thought ditching in the Hudson River amounted to a death sentence for all aboard. Now the veteran pilot who pulled off the feat safely says harsh pay cuts are driving...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:15 am Protesters demand fresh elections for ThailandBANGKOK - Thousands of protesters surrounded the prime minister's office on Tuesday demanding Thailand's Parliament be dissolved and new elections held. The rally by demonstrators allied with exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:14 am Yemenis convicted for terror plotsSAN'A, Yemen - Four Yemenis have been convicted of forming an al-Qaida cell to attack government and foreign targets in the country. They received prison sentences of between two and seven years. The court ruled Tuesday...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 4:04 am Hudson 'miracle' haunts air-traffic controllerThe air traffic controller who handled US Airways Flight 1549 thought he was hearing a death sentence when the pilot said he ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 3:54 am Better security lifts housing market in IraqIn contrast with the rest of the world, parts of Iraq are experiencing a rare real estate boom thanks to the dramatic improvement ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 3:53 am Prison guards charged with failing to foil escapeATHENS, Greece - Four prison guards and a pilot are due to appear in a Greek court Tuesday charged with negligence over the helicopter escape of two convicts from a maximum security prison in Athens. They face misdemeanor charges,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 3:10 am Burris dismisses senator's advice to resignIllinois Sen. Roland Burris refused to relinquish his seat Tuesday despite public pressure to resign from a top Senate Democrat.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 3:09 am Union leaders urge vote for Ford agreementDETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers union leaders urged members on Tuesday to approve a concessionary deal with Ford Motor Co, stepping up the pressure on General Motors Corp and Chrysler to reach similar cost-cutting labor agreements in coming weeks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2009 | 2:58 am Foreign Companies React To Mexico ViolenceRising violence in Mexico is forcing foreign companies to change their operating procedures and shipping routes, and to tighten security for their employees, businessmen said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 2:30 am For some, shadow of regret cast over gender switchSportswriter Mike Penner's story, heralded in its early days as a triumphant example of transgender progress, has instead become ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 2:20 am Infant, 6 others shot at Mardi Gras paradeA Mardi Gras parade erupted into chaos on Fat Tuesday when a series of gunshots struck seven people, including a toddler. The ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Feb 2009 | 2:08 am Obama Aides: U.S. Out Of Iraq In 19 MonthsAdministration officials say President Barack Obama is planning to announce that most U.S. troops will be out of Iraq in less than 19 months.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:30 am Mystery Ends: Agatha Christie's Home OpensThe house has everything an Agatha Christie fan could want - except a body in the library. The stuccoed Georgian villa where the writer spent her vacations is opening to the public for the first time.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:30 am NZ consul makes contact with NZer held in PakistanNew Zealand authorities have finally made contact with New Zealander Mark Taylor, almost two weeks after his capture in Pakistan. Mr Taylor, 35, was detained by Pakistani security forces on February 11 after trying to enter a tribal...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Feb 2009 | 12:10 am Syria Puts Missile Center On Reactor SiteSyria has revealed that it has built a missile facility over the ruins of what the U.S. says was a nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel warplanes, diplomats said Tuesday.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 11:00 pm Paris Court Acquits Ex-Gitmo DetaineesA Paris appeals court overturned terror convictions for five former Guantanamo inmates, ruling that French intelligence officials improperly questioned them while they were in U.S. custody.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:30 pm Afghan Bomb Kills 4 U.S. TroopsA roadside bomb killed four U.S. troops patrolling in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday in the deadliest single attack on international forces this year. An Afghan civilian working with the Americans also died.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:00 pm Release of Iraq war Cabinet minutes blocked by Jack StrawThe release of minutes of key Cabinet meetings in the run up to the Iraq war was last night blocked by Jack Straw sparking anger from Labour MPs who accused him of a "shameful" decision.Source: Telegraph Major News | 24 Feb 2009 | 7:48 pm Union threatens to withdraw £1 million Labour funding over Post Office rowThe Communication Workers Union is threatening to withdraw its £1 million annual donation to the Labour party over the Government's plans to selloff part of the Royal Mail.Source: Telegraph Major News | 24 Feb 2009 | 7:33 pm RBS and Lloyds 'will pledge to increase mortgage lending by £40bn'RBS and Lloyds will this week pledge to increase new mortgage lending by more than £40bn as part of thelatest bank.Source: Telegraph Major News | 24 Feb 2009 | 7:31 pm Obama Wants To Strengthen U.S.-Japan TiesPresident Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso that the United States wants to strengthen ties with Japan, a country Obama described as the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia and a major U.S. economic partner.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm GI's Wounded, Interpreter Killed In IraqU.S. soldiers were wounded and an interpreter was killed in an attack on a police station Tuesday, the U.S. military announced - the third brazen assault in the past two weeks on American forces in northern Iraq.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 6:00 pm Greek Guards Charged in Daring Helicopter JailbreakFour prison guards and a pilot appeared in court Tuesday to face misdemeanor negligence charges that they failed to stop the daring helicopter escape of two convicts from an Athens prison.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 4:35 pm Protesters Demand Thai Parliament DissolveThousands of protesters surrounded the prime minister's office demanding Thailand's parliament be dissolved and new elections held, the latest challenge to the two-month old coalition government.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 4:30 pm Roadside Bomb Kills 4 U.S. Troops in AfghanistanA roadside bomb killed four U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday in the deadliest single attack on international forces this year.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 4:16 pm Crude Time Bomb Used in Deadly Cairo Bazaar BlastThe crude bomb that killed a French teenager and injured 24 others at a famous Cairo bazaar was made of gunpowder and detonated by a washing machine timer, according to a crime lab report carried in newspapers Tuesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 4:03 pm Lawyer Denied Gitmo Meeting With Client Accused of MurderOfficials abruptly canceled a lawyer's visit Tuesday to Guantanamo amid an internal probe involving the defense of a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 3:25 pm Female Khmer Rouge Defendant Blames ComradesThe sole female defendant charged by Cambodia's genocide tribunal blamed two Khmer Rouge colleagues Tuesday for the atrocities the group is accused of committing in the late 1970s.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:23 pm 'Cocaine Smuggler' Thought Diamonds Were in BagsA British man accused of trying to smuggle 52 pounds of cocaine home from a Venezuelan island vacation says he thought he was carrying diamonds not drugs.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:12 pm Truce Could Release Palestinian Leader From PrisonMarwan Barghouti has spent the last seven years in an Israeli prison after being convicted of playing a role in attacks that killed four Israelis and a Greek monk.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm 17 Africans Dead After Smugglers Toss Them Off BoatSix African migrants drowned and 11 more are presumed dead after smugglers in the Gulf of Aden forced their passengers overboard in deep water off Yemen, the U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm Climax of Carnival Season Celebrated WorldwideTuesday marks the climax of pre-Lent Carnival celebrations around the world. In Rio de Janeiro, nearly-nude dancing beauties led elaborate floats past 70,000 revelers in the city's Sambodrome stadium, AFP reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm PHOTOS: Carnival Celebrations Around the WorldIt's carnival time around the world - from France to Brazil to Bolivia.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:11 pm Official: N.K. is Month Away From Launching MissileNorth Korea said Tuesday it is preparing to shoot a satellite into orbit, its clearest reference yet to an impending launch that neighbors and the U.S. suspect will be a provocative test of a long-range missile.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:09 pm
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