Applying Peace Corps Ideas To Hometown In Need

Mark Rembert and Taylor Stuckert decided to put aside work in the Peace Corps to see if they could help their own community of Wilmington, Ohio. They hatched a plan to try to get funding for an environmentally friendly project that they hope will put hundreds back to work.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2009 | 12:02 am

Clinton says US to dispatch envoys to Syria

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will dispatch two envoys to Syria for "preliminary conversations."...
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm

Obama aides to defend budget plan to Congress (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is sending his Treasury secretary and budget director to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his proposed tax increases, which are being met with misgivings by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm

Clinton says US to dispatch envoys to Syria

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will dispatch two envoys to Syria for "preliminary conversations." The statement is the most significant sign yet that the Obama...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm

Clinton says US to dispatch envoys to Syria (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will dispatch two envoys to Syria for "preliminary conversations."
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm

Bush-era memos claim broad powers for president

In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration determined that certain constitutional rights would not apply as ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:37 pm

US 'offers Russia deal over Iran'

US President Barack Obama has written to his Russian counterpart suggesting co-operation over Iran's plans, reports suggest.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm

City assembly calls on state to allow Filipino family to stay+

(Kyodo) _ The city assembly of Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, unanimously adopted a statement Tuesday that calls on the state to grant special residence permission to an overstayed Filipino...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm

Obama writes Russia president about Iran, missiles (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama has offered to back off deploying a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Russia helps stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:33 pm

Clinton: US to support Palestinian state

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will "vigorously" pursue the creation of a Palestinian state. Clinton is making her first visit to the Mideast as the top U.S....
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:31 pm

Clerk recounts horror of armed robbery

Padel, a 26-year-old Indian immigrant, was working at Quickeez in Carver on Saturday night when a masked man in a black hoodie thrust a gun into his face. Padel, who didn't...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:31 pm

Gunmen wound Sri Lanka cricketers in Pakistan attack

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A dozen gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team on Tuesday with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach and killing at least eight Pakistanis in Lahore, officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm

Michelle Obama to visit Arlington cemetery

First lady Michelle Obama plans to visit a women's center at Arlington National Cemetery.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm

U.S. Continues Push For Palestinian State

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. will continue to work closely with Israel's new government, but will also "vigorously" pursue the creation of a Palestinian state.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm

Obama considers funds to buy bad assets: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering a plan to purchase bad loans and other distressed assets by creating multiple investments funds, according to The Wall Street Journal, quoting people familiar with the matter.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:29 pm

Carver cops seek aid in hunt for suspect

Carver cops are asking for the public's help to catch an armed crook who cleaned out the cash register of a local convenience store this past weekend in what could be...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:28 pm

Gunmen wound Sri Lanka cricketers in Pakistan attack (Reuters)

Reuters - A dozen gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team on Tuesday with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach and killing at least eight Pakistanis in Lahore, officials said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:27 pm

Jimmy Fallon debuts as ‘Late Night’ host

Almost a year after Jimmy Fallon was named new host of NBC’s “Late Night,” and 10 days after predecessor Conan O’Brien departed, Fallon makes his debut Monday.  Fallon’s scheduled opening-night guests include Robert De Niro and Justin Timberlake.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pm

Lawmakers take first whack at Obama budget plan

President Obama is sending his Treasury secretary and budget director to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his proposed tax increases, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pm

Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka cricketers

Several Sri Lankan cricketers are injured by gunmen in the Pakistani city of Lahore, and at least six other people are killed.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm

Attack leaves Pakistan facing uncertain future at home - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm

Gaza reconstruction faces a bumpy road ahead - Xinhua

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm

Palestinian state in Israel's interests: Clinton (Reuters)

Reuters - Hillary Clinton, on her first visit to Israel as secretary of state, said on Tuesday that establishing a Palestinian state was in the best interests of the Jewish state and a two-state solution was "inescapable."
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm

Palestinian state in Israel's interests: Clinton

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, on her first visit to Israel as secretary of state, said on Tuesday that establishing a Palestinian state was in the best interests of the Jewish state and a two-state solution was "inescapable."
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm

Driver charged after car clocked at about 250 km/h on Toronto highway

TORONTO - Toronto police have charged a driver with stunt driving after stopping a car reportedly clocked at about 250 kilometres an hour. The high-performance Infiniti was stopped...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:19 pm

Sacked teacher seeks nullification of dismissal by Oita Prefecture+

(Kyodo) _ A temporary elementary school teacher filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to nullify the Oita prefectural education board's decision to terminate his regular employment on the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:18 pm

Bank of Montreal profit drops 12 per cent

Bank leaves quarterly dividend unchanged at 70 cents per share

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:17 pm

Jim Calhoun proud of big salary even in troubled times

John Calipari seems to get it, even if Jim Calhoun doesn't. It's OK to make a lot of money, even in today's terrible economy. It's called capitalism,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm

Asian markets extend slump

Most Asian stock markets extended their slump after unremitting troubles at financial giants like American International Group sent Wall Street tumbling to new multiyear lows overnight. 
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm

Eight dead in attack on Sri Lanka cricketers in Pakistan (AFP)

AFP - Gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team in a gun and grenade assault Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Lahore that killed eight people and wounded seven members of the squad.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:08 pm

Clinton: US supports two-state solution in Mideast

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will "vigorously" pursue the creation of a Palestinian state. Clinton is making her first visit to the region as the top U.S. diplomat....
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm

AIG meltdown has roots in Greenberg era - Reuters

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm

Intel adds four Atoms to embedded line-up - Inquirer

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:06 pm

Resistance of Type A strain attributed to mutation - Baltimore Sun

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm

Economic Meltdown Dominates Obama, Brown Talks

President Obama meets in the Oval Office with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The economy will be the top issue. Brown is expected to press Obama for details on his plans to help the U.S. financial sector. Brown has called for a "Global New Deal,"and he talks about it with Steve Inskeep.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm

Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- At least a dozen men attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday ahead of a match in Pakistan, wounding seven players, an umpire and an assistant coach from Britain in a brazen assault on South Asia's most beloved sport. Six policemen and a civilian were killed....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:04 pm

Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan (AP)

AP - At least a dozen men attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday ahead of a match in Pakistan, wounding seven players, an umpire and an assistant coach from Britain in a brazen assault on South Asia's most beloved sport. Six policemen and a civilian were killed.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm

New US North Korea Envoy Arrives in Beijing - Voice of America

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm

RI teen charged in fatal beating

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- A Providence teenager has been ordered held without bail in connection with a robbery and beating last August that left a Central Falls man dead. Kayborn...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am

Clinton Meets Israeli Leaders in Jerusalem

Clinton meets with Israeli leaders; Netanyahu to say peace talks will continue.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:57 am

Clinton meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message that Washington is committed to the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

India Pakistan Cricketers Attacked Reax

Indian cricket enthusiasts burn an effigy of Pakistan and a placard featuring Pakistan's national flag during a protest in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, as they condemn the attack on Sri Lankan...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

Japan Toyota

Visitors look at Toyota Motor Corp.'s ultra-compact vehicle iQ at the Toyota booth during the latest environmentally friendly technologies and products fair "Eco-Products Exhibition 2008" in Tokyo Thursday,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am

Bush administration memos claimed vast war powers - International Herald Tribune

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am

Sask suspending funds to First Nations University; wants accountability

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has suspended funding to First Nations University Of Canada, saying it wants to see steps taken to restore the institution's accountability. The...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am

Calgary woman dies from injuries after husband's vehicle pins her in garage

CALGARY - An elderly woman has died after being pinned by her husband's vehicle at the family home in Calgary. Paramedics say the 74-year-old woman died from her injuries at the scene...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am

The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am

Russian Oligarch Back in The Dock

Jailed Russian oil tycoon Khodorkovsky calmly smiles at start of new hearing.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:49 am

In Prison or Jail, on Probation or on Parole - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am

Hong Kong People Juliette Binoche

Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche, left, poses with British choreographer Akram Khan during a press conference to promote their dance performance "In-I" in Hong Kong Tuesday, March 3, 2009...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am

Aussies will play Pakistan in UAE

Australia's one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates will go ahead as planned despite Tuesday's terror attack in Lahore.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am

Citigroup to lower some mortgage payments

Struggling bank Citigroup says it will lower mortgage payments for some homeowners to an average of $500 a month for three months ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am

Germany Portugal

German President Horst Koehler, left, welcomes the President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, right, with military honors in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am

Emergency summit in Guinea-Bissau

Regional leaders visit Guinea-Bissau in an effort to defuse the crisis sparked by the assassination of the president and army chief.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am

Cuba shake-up raises questions about US relations

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro's decision to oust powerful officials close to his brother Fidel raises questions both about who will succeed him and how the biggest government shakeup since he took power a year ago will impact U.S.-Cuba relations....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Cuba shake-up raises questions about US relations

Cuban President Raul Castro's decision to oust powerful officials close to his brother Fidel raises questions both about who will succeed him and how the biggest government shakeup since...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Clinton pledges support for Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised to work with the incoming Israeli government, easing tensions ahead of a meeting with the country's hardline prime minister-designate.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Spanish jobless total leaps higher

The number of unemployed people in Spain rose by 154,058 to almost 3.5 million in February - up 10% in just two months.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am

Toyota arm seeks government loan

Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, says it is seeking a Japanese government loan to help its car financing unit.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am

Chatham approves swimming at dangerous beach

CHATHAM - A beloved but dangerous public beach near Chatham Light will open in June in light of last night's vote of the board of health, pending funding approval for...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am

US Israel support 'unshakeable'

Hillary Clinton declares "unshakeable" US support for Israel during her first visit to the region as secretary of state.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am

Citigroup to lower some mortgage payments

Struggling bank Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that it will lower mortgage payments for some homeowners to an average of $500 a month for three months as part of a new program to help the unemployed.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am

Hospital to use gene testing to treat cancer

BOSTON - Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are planning to start genetic testing on cancer patients' tumors in an effort to more effectively focus treatment. The...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am

Sri Lankan cricketers injured in terror attack in Pakistan

Eight Sri Lankan cricketers were injured and at least eight people killed in a terrorist attack in Lahore Pakistan.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am

Gaza Aid Money Won't Go To "Wrong Hands"

International donors pledged $5.2 billion to rebuild the devastated Gaza Strip and boost the Palestinian president at a conference Monday, while pushing the Palestinians to end their divisions and revive the peace process with Israel.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am

Friendflation

Should you keep just five friends and cull the rest?
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:27 am

Report: Obama sought Russian deal in exchange for Iran help

President Barack Obama suggested to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that the United States would back off plans for a missile ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:26 am

Jimmy Fallon makes his debut as 'Late Night' host (AP)

AP - As Jimmy Fallon prepared to debut as host of NBC's "Late Night," he found his predecessor, Conan O'Brien, in his dressing room, still packing up.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:26 am

LeBron scores 42 in Cavs 107-100 win over Heat (AP)

AP - This time, the Miami Heat were witnesses, not winners, because of a fourth-quarter comeback. LeBron James scored 42 points, Mo Williams got 17 of his 30 in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final minutes to beat the Heat 107-100 on Monday night.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Libya case gets lobbyists $2M (AP)

AP - Two decades after a bomb blew Pan Am Flight 103 from the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, the victims' families have finally received the full compensation Libya promised. And a lobbying firm that helped them collect is getting its share: A tidy $2 million.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:24 am

US monitoring NKorea missile activity from Japan

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) -- The U.S. military is closely monitoring activities in North Korea from its bases in Japan ahead of the expected launch of a long-range missile that could be capable of striking U.S. territory, officials said Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am

UK PM to hold Obama economy talks

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives in the US for his first meeting with new President Barack Obama.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:21 am

Brazen Attack: Gunmen Hit Cricket Team

Gunmen wounded Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan and killed police guards.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:21 am

4 Indonesians die of bird flu; toll climbs to 119

Four Indonesians have died of bird flu, bringing the death toll in the country hardest hit by the disease over the past several ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am

Zuma aide freed from prison in SA

The former financial adviser of Jacob Zuma, South Africa's governing ANC leader, is freed from prison on medical grounds.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am

Bangladesh: 6 army officers missing after mutiny

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The Bangladeshi army said Tuesday only six army officers remain missing after a deadly border guard mutiny, revising an initial estimate that 71 were unaccounted for....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:18 am

Iran: U.S. journalist being held in prison

Iran's judiciary spokesman says a U.S. journalist detained about a month ago is being held in a prison north of the capital Tehran.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:16 am

U.S. to go ahead with military drills in S. Korea

North Korea vowed Tuesday to punish U.S. and South Korean "warmongers" after the American military said it would go ahead with ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am

Calm returns after Guinea-Bissau president's death

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) -- Shops opened and taxis crisscrossed this potholed capital on Tuesday as calm returned a day after armed men assassinated the president, plunging the small, coup-prone nation into a power vacuum....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am

7 Canadians in running for 'best job in the world'

Among 50 on short list to become well-paid caretaker of tropical Australian island

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am

Bangladesh: 6 army officers missing after mutiny - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

Michael Steele Caved To Rush Limbaugh in Less Than 48 hrs!

Yesterday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called Rush Limbaugh the “intellectual force” of the GOP. “And whenever a Republican criticize him, they have to run back and apologize to him, and say they were misunderstood,” he observed. Today, ThinkProgress first reported that Steele dismissed Limbaugh as an “entertainer” this weekend on CNN:

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

New Terminator Salvation Trailer Is Up!

New Terminator Salvation Trailer!

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

Oldest fossilized Brain Found in Fish from Midwest

WASHINGTON – A 300-million-year-old fossilized brain has been discovered by researchers studying a type of fish that once lived in what is now Kansas and Oklahoma. "Fossilized brains are unusual, and this is by far the oldest known example," said John Maisey, curator in the division of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History in NY.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan

At least a dozen men attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday ahead of a match in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:09 am

Gunmen ambush cricket team in Pakistan

Masked gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team as it traveled to a match in Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding several players and killing 6 police officers and 1 civilian, officials said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am

Clinton meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, easing tensions ahead ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am

Bush-era memos saw rights limits in U.S. terror war

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could have kicked in doors to raid a suspected terrorist cell in the United States without a warrant under a Bush-era legal memo the Justice Department made public on Monday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:02 am

Germany Earns Munich Re

Nikolaus von Bomhard, CEO of the Munich Re Group is seen during the annual balance press conference of the re-insurer in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:02 am

Germany Schwarzenegger

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, are seen during their opening walk at the CeBIT in Hanover, northern Germany, on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. The world's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am

Sri Lankan cricketer attacks: Umpires describe watching driver die

Cricket umpires who were travelling with the Sri Lankan team which was attacked by terrorists in Pakistan have described how their driver was shot dead in front of their eyes.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

U.K. Leader Seeks A Boost From Obama

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was looking for a boost to his political fortunes from President Barack Obama as the two leaders grappled with the global economic crisis at a White House meeting.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

7 Killed In Pakistan Attack On Cricketers

A dozen men attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers ahead of a match in Pakistan, killing seven people and wounding seven players and a coach from Britain in a brazen assault on South Asia's most beloved sport.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

3/3/09: Math fans to celebrate Square Root Day

Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Clinton: U.S. May Cooperate With Syria

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has kicked off two days of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. In Egypt Monday, Clinton said the U.S. is determining what — if any — areas of cooperation and engagement are possible with Syria. Clinton has made clear that she wants to push for comprehensive Arab/Israeli peace — suggesting the U.S. may encourage the Israeli-Syrian track as well as the Israeli-Palestinian track.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Stocks Hit Lowest Level Since 1997

The expanded bailout of AIG wasn't greeted too enthusiastically on Wall Street. The stock market plunged sharply Monday — closing down below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Gay Rights Activists Want Marriage Act Overturned

The same lawyer who convinced Massachusetts' highest court to give the green light to gay marriages there, is taking her argument to the federal courts. Gay rights activists will file suit Tuesday seeking to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, that bars federal recognition of gay marriage.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Obama To Meet With British Prime Minister Brown

The global economic crisis tops the agenda as President Barack Obama meets with Britain's prime minister Tuesday. Gordon Brown is the first European leader to visit the new president. Brown will also address Congress during his U.S. visit.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

'He had the stapler open ... he was in a combative stance'

Mountie who wielded taser tells inquiry he felt threatened when victim grabbed stapler

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

White House: CIA Destroyed Interrogation Tapes

The Obama administration has revealed anti-terror memos from the Bush administration showing the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Will AIG Need More Taxpayer Money?

The U.S. government has again propped up insurance giant AIG. It's the fourth time the government has intervened to save the company. The question is whether an additional $30 billion, on top of the $150 billion already committed, will be enough to save the company. Some analysts believe government aid to AIG will peak at $250 billion.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Sri Lanka's Cricket Team Attacked In Pakistan

Officials say gunmen in east Pakistan opened fire on a vehicle carrying members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team. Several players were wounded and five police officers were killed. Security concerns have plagued Pakistan for years and some foreign sports teams have refused to play there.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Hot and bothered

For women, lust and arousal aren't the same thing, Dr. Meredith Chivers argues.

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Japan Unwanted Handout

In this Feb. 19, 2009 file photo, Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso answers to questions during the Lower House Budget Committee session at Parliament in Tokyo, Japan. Aso is touting a one-time cash handout...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:57 am

Sri Lanka's cricket team attacked in Pakistan

6 police officers and a civilian killed, seven players wounded in co-ordinated attack

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am

Downturn to be considerably deeper than IMF forecast: OECD

PARIS (Reuters) - The global economic downturn will be considerably deeper than even the International Monetary Fund forecast a month ago, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's chief economist Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel told Reuters.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:50 am

Size really does matter - at least in football

Football sides are more successful if their best players are taller and leaner, academics have claimed.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:50 am

Dad fined for bullying Chuck E. Cheese mascot

NEW BEDFORD - A Fairhaven man who assaulted a Chuck E. Cheese mascot in Dartmouth was fined $500 yesterday. Trahan Pires, 34, ripped the mascot's headwear off,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:46 am

Witness causes headaches for Gotti offspring

The murder trial of a reputed Mafia assassin has become an embarrassment for both the family of late mob boss John Gotti and police, thanks to testimony by the government's star witness.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:45 am

'X' marks the line between rich and poor

Here's a quiz. Question No. 1: What do the following five people have in common? Jacqueline Trinidad of Boston. James "Jim" Burke of Chelsea. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:40 am

The Flaming Lips take Oklahoma rock song prize

A song by the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips has been given a big statewide kiss in Oklahoma.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:36 am

20 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits [PICS]

Today and tomorrow I want to talk about taking Portraits that are a little out of the box. You see it’s all very well and good to have a portrait that follows all the rules - but it hit me as I was surfing on Flickr today that often the most striking portraits are those that break all the rules.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:30 am

Wash. state nears repeal of dog-shooting laws

A dog may be man's best friend, but based on a few antiquated Washington state laws, you wouldn't necessarily know it: Two state statutes require dog owners and sheriffs to kill wandering dogs.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:25 am

Halo 3 reaches 1 Billion matches and 64k years of play time

Saturday night, while many of us were stuffing food into our faces, plenty of folks were still playing Halo 3. At precisely 6:36pm PST, in a three minute and nineteen second game of Infection on Foundry, four players participated in Halo 3's one billionth match.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:20 am

Forced To Flee? Tamils Leave Sri Lanka

Facing uncertain future, Sri Lanka's young Tamils leaving country in droves.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:19 am

Many Sri Lankan Tamils giving up on country

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The assailants broke in after the fighting between ethnic rebels and the military erupted again into full-scale war, storming through his family's home and calling his name....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am

Kin of Calif. man shot on train sues

The family of a man slain by a San Francisco Bay Area transit police officer early New Year's Day has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:16 am

Casey Anthony faces October trial on murder charge

ORLANDO, Fla. - A central Florida mother will go on trial in October on a charge of murdering her 2-year-old daughter under a timetable set Monday. Casey Anthony's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:16 am

Jindal defends message of speech

Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal offered his first defense of the speech, saying he sticks by the message, while acknowledging shortcomings in his delivery.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 10:07 am

Sri Lankan cricket attacks: Former England player will never return to Pakistan

The terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was narrowly avoided by former England cricketer Dominic Cork who has vowed never to return to Pakistan.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:49 am

Hypothermia a grim concern for missing NFL players

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Two NFL players and a third man missing since their boat capsized off the Florida coast face dwindling odds of survival after more than two days in the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:46 am

Indonesian boy hailed as a Messiah performs miracle healings

Villagers from a tiny village in Indonesia are hailing nine year old boy Mohammad Ponari as a miracle healer. He has reportedly healed a number of people including one who gained the ability to speak.At least 5,000 pilgrims a day now flock to be treated with Mohammad’s tonic — made by dipping a “magic stone” in water.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am

US military says number of Iraq detainees falling

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military says the number of detainees it is holding in Iraq has dropped to 13,832 from a peak of 26,000 two years ago....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am

Wife talks of Aussie coach's lucky escape

Just moments after three bullets shattered a window next to him on his Sri Lankan cricket team's bus in Lahore, Australian coach Trevor Bayliss was on the phone to his wife Julie in Sydney. He was shaken but not hurt, he assured...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:32 am

Cosplay Gallery: Wondercon 2009's Sexy Costumes

This past weekend, we roamed the halls of San Francisco's Wondercon to play Cosplay paparazzi. Keep an eye out for no fewer than four Rorschachs from the upcoming Watchmen movie, sexy slave Leia, and the most amazing Transformers costume we've ever seen!

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am

Amazing Photo Editing Tool, Great for Bloggers

If you frequently capture screenshots to add to your site or blog or to send to co-workers, here’s an app you’re sure to like! Screen Dash combines screenshot capturing, image-editing and paint tools, and instant image hosting, complete with HTML code for Web forums, for embedding, and for email. It is unmatched when it comes to instant hosting.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am

Tibetan Monks Protest Prayer Ban

Tibetan monks protest New Year prayer ban, now likely under police lock-down.
Source: ABC News: International | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:07 am

China to doctors: Heal thyself, quit smoking

China's health minister has urged doctors and medical workers to quit smoking to set an example to others as China struggles to stamp out the ingrained habit, the China Daily newspaper said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am

Pakistani minister: India to blame for cricket attack

A Pakistani minister has blamed India for the deadly terrorist attack which killed several police officers and a civilian, and wounded members of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore today. A dozen men attacked Sri Lanka's cricket...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am

New U.S. envoy on North Korea lands in China

BEIJING (Reuters) - The new U.S. envoy on North Korea arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks on how to coax the reclusive Communist country, which is thought to be preparing a missile launch, into fresh steps toward nuclear disarmament.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am

4 Indonesians die of bird flu; toll climbs to 119

Four Indonesians have died of bird flu, bringing the death toll in the country hardest hit by the disease over the past several years to 119, an official said Tuesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:55 am

More MRI cash helping rich more than poor, study finds

Wealthiest patients 38-per-cent more likely to get an MRI than the poorest

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:52 am

PM sounds like defeatist, father of slain soldier says

Says he's upset that Stephen Harper has called the Taliban insurgency unbeatable, arguing it's bad for troop morale

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:46 am

Arrest of Portuguese spy in 1942 altered history

Documents reveal role of radio operator

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:40 am

Nfld. health authority names new CEO on eve of report into botched cancer tests

Comes on eve of report into botched cancer tests

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:39 am

Boater found off Florida, NFL players still missing

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued one of four boaters on Monday missing in the Gulf of Mexico since Saturday and continued the search for two National Football League players and another man.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:38 am

Obama pushes centers as one focus of health reform

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has been vague about details of his healthcare reform efforts, but he provided a hint on Monday of one direction he could take -- community health centers.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:37 am

File picture shows Roxana Saberi filming in Tehran

File picture shows US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi filming in Tehran. Iran on Tuesday confirmed it was holding the freelance journalist in a Tehran prison but did not reveal the charges
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am

Hypothermia concerns for missing NFL players

Two NFL players and a third man missing since their boat capsized off the Florida coast face dwindling odds of survival after more than two days in the water, though their size and good health could help them fend off hypothermia, authorities said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am

Pfizer, Aurobindo in deal to sell generic drugs

Pfizer Inc. will begin selling dozens more generic drugs in the U.S. and Europe through new deals with an Indian generic company, part of a recent trend of brand-name drugmakers expanding in a growing generics market.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am

Lepage, Gross among this year's G-G honorees

Octet of artists take their first bow as laureates of the Governor-General's Performing Arts Awards

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:32 am

Arab homes on Jewish historical site stoke strife

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Yakoub Rishe fears returning from work one day to find his home wrecked. His wife, Aida, worries that any stranger knocking at the door was sent to kick them out....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:29 am

Arab homes on Jewish historical site stoke strife

Yakoub Rishe fears returning from work one day to find his home wrecked. His wife, Aida, worries that any stranger knocking at the door was sent to kick them out.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:29 am

Many Sri Lankan Tamils giving up on country

The assailants broke in after the fighting between ethnic rebels and the military erupted again into full-scale war, storming through his family's home and calling his name.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:23 am

Sri Lankan cricketers attack: Timeline of terrorist incidents disrupting cricket tours

Six Sri Lankan cricketers and their British assistant coach were wounded and five police were killed when gunmen attacked the team's bus as it drove to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Below is a timeline of other terrorist incidents to have disrupted tours to the region.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:21 am

Doyle: Dairy farmers should see milk payments soon

Gov. Jim Doyle says Wisconsin dairy farmers hurt by a collapse in milk prices should get help soon from the federal government.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:20 am

Sri Lankan cricketers attack: Witnesses describe how terrorists burst onto Lahore streets

The Sri Lankan cricket team bus was ambushed in a highly coordinated terrorist attack according to witnesses on the streets of the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:10 am

SPIN METER: Oh really? That wasn't bailout cash?

Ask a bailed-out bank about its Las Vegas retreat, its corporate jet or its evening in Beverly Hills and you'll probably get a response like this: Oh that? That wasn't taxpayer money.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:09 am

Britain's Brown looks for boost from Obama meeting

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is looking for a boost to his political fortunes by meeting President Barack Obama to discuss the global economic crisis.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:09 am

US commanders hone battlefield diplomacy in Iraq

DAWR, Iraq (AP) -- Sheik Sabah Mutasher appreciated the U.S. Army's efforts to build a school for his tribe. But he didn't embrace the American mission until Col. Walt Piatt showed up in a dusty pickup truck for a spur-of-the-moment courtesy call....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:39 a... | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:08 am

US commanders hone battlefield diplomacy in Iraq

Sheik Sabah Mutasher appreciated the U.S. Army's efforts to build a school for his tribe. But he didn't embrace the American mission until Col. Walt Piatt showed up in a dusty pickup truck for a spur-of-the-moment courtesy call.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:08 am

Inspectors found problems persisted at Pasadena psychiatric hospital

Government regulators have documented numerous failures in patient care at Las Encinas within the last year.

Those seeking treatment at Aurora Las Encinas Hospital pass through manicured gardens on their way to a facility that costs as much as $1,400 a night. For the money, the private Pasadena psychiatric hospital promises world-renowned care and privacy, with a decades-long reputation for service to the rich and famous.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Obama names healthcare reform team

The president picks Kathleen Sebelius, a Democratic governor from red-state Kansas, and Nancy-Ann DeParle, a former Clinton official, for the role Daschle was to play.

President Obama turned to a Washington insider and a Washington outsider Monday to lead his ambitious effort to reshape the nation's healthcare system.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Los Alamitos' ex-mayor now also ex-councilman

Dean Grose had stepped down after a furor over his watermelon-on-the-front-lawn-of-the-White-House e-mail but vowed to remain on the City Council. Further protests change his mind.

Until he made himself into an instant joke-line, Dean Grose was just another community good guy, a local businessman whose volunteer work helped vault him into the mayor's office in the small Orange County suburb of Los Alamitos.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Shell-shocked investors flee stocks

The Dow falls almost 300 points to close below 7,000 for the first time since 1997.

As stock prices tumble to fresh lows, investment strategy is coming down to this: How much pain can you stand?

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Supreme Court considers prisoners' rights to new DNA tests

The Obama administration urges the justices to be wary of giving inmates such access. A convicted rapist from Alaska says a new DNA test could show he's not guilty.

The new deputy solicitor general for the Obama administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to go slow in giving prisoners a right to seek DNA testing that could free them.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Cut! Actors take five to Twitter their fans

Celebrities using the blogging site to mold their online image might help the service hit the mainstream. But can it make money?

Some of the actors on NBC's drama "Heroes" are among those in Hollywood who may have the superpowers to help Twitter break into prime time.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Freddie Mac CEO David Moffett stepping down

The resignation comes amid rising losses and unresolved questions about the mortgage giant's path.

The government-appointed chief executive of Freddie Mac said Monday that he was resigning from the mortgage-finance giant, less than six months into the job.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Will 'Watchmen' be big enough?

Die-hard fans are pumped up for this week's opening, but a lack of strong interest among teenage boys could lower expectations for the Warner Bros. release.

Director Zack Snyder has said he labored to adapt the ground-breaking graphic novel “Watchmen” faithfully, so that comic book fanatics would not be disappointed.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

State to stop imprisoning some illegal-immigration repeat offenders

Federal government should deal with those with prior convictions who unlawfully return to the U.S. after being deported, because California prisons are crowded, state corrections chief says.

California corrections officials say the state will no longer spend the estimated $10 million a year it costs to lock up undocumented immigrants with prior convictions who reenter the country illegally after being deported.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am

Sri Lankan cricketers attack: Umpires describe horror of shootings in Pakistan

Two cricket umpires who were travelling alongside the Sri Lankan team bus when it was attacked by terrorists in Pakistan have described the carnage that left the driver of their own vehicle among the dead.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 7:56 am

Financial crisis to dominate Obama, Brown talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will press President Barack Obama for details on his plans to fix the ailing U.S. financial sector in talks on Tuesday that will focus on the global economic crisis.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 7:48 am

NZers shortlisted for world's best island job

BRISBANE - New Zealanders are among the 50 people shortlisted for "the best job in the world" - a A$150,000 ($195,000) gig as a tropical island caretaker. Tourism Queensland (TQ) on Tuesday announced those who had made the cut...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am

A police car is parked at Tiananmen Square in Beijing

A police car is parked at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. China's annual parliamentary season was to open in Beijing Tuesday under tight security with lawmakers focused on easing social pressures amid the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 6:11 am

Paramilitary policemen stand guard at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

Paramilitary policemen stand guard at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. China's annual parliamentary season was to open in Beijing Tuesday under tight security with lawmakers focused on easing social pressures...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Mar 2009 | 6:11 am

Sri Lankan cricketers injured in deadly gun attack in Pakistan

At least five people have been killed and eight Sri Lankan cricketers wounded in a shooting attack by a dozen gunmen in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 3 Mar 2009 | 6:02 am

Eastern U.S. snowstorm snarls transport, power

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 flights were canceled and hundreds of thousands were left without power on Monday after a late-winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow along the East Coast of the United States.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Mar 2009 | 2:58 am

Ferocious snow storm hits US east coast

NEW YORK - A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding hundreds of flights and closing school for millions of...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 2:24 am

Fishing: The world's most dangerous job

ROME - Thousands of people are killed every year because of incompetence and human error while fishing at sea, which could make it the most dangerous job in the world, a UN agency says. The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Mar 2009 | 1:14 am

Mexican woman kills child, steals baby

TOLUCA - Police in Mexico arrested a woman who allegedly killed an 11-year-old girl and stole her baby sister, because she wanted a child to show to her migrant husband when he returned from the United States. Prosecutors...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:58 pm

Texas mother gets $6m after son's taser death

HOUSTON - A jury in Texas has awarded $3 million (NZ$6m) to the mother of a mentally ill man who died after he was shocked 18 times with a stun gun and hogtied during an arrest. Shirley Nagel sued four deputies from the Precinct...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:34 pm

Cuba Ousts Top Government Officials

President Raul Castro shook up Cuba's top leadership on Monday, replacing key figures tied to his brother Fidel Castro with others apparently closer to him.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:30 pm

US stoner stuffs cat in bong

OMAHA, Neb. - A man who tried to cool out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges - and catcalls from animal lovers. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:05 pm

Obama Releases Secret Bush Anti-Terrorism Memos

The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terrorism memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed 92 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terrorism suspects.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Mar 2009 | 10:54 pm

Australia warned as wildfire threat becomes deadly

MELBOURNE, Australia - Hundreds of schools were ordered closed and millions of residents warned by mobile phone message yesterday that conditions in wildfire-scarred southern Australia could become deadly again. Forecasts...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Mar 2009 | 10:36 pm

Pope Rescinds Hiring Of "Katrina" Priest

Pope Benedict XVI formally rescinded the promotion of an ultraconservative priest who came under fire for suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 10:30 pm

NZ firefighters brace for tough day in Victoria

New Zealand firefighters in Victoria are bracing themselves for high temperatures and gale force winds that threaten to replicate the devastating firestorms of Black Saturday. Emergency services were pushed to limit by the February...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Mar 2009 | 10:21 pm

Incest Dad: We Had 'Normal Family Life'

Austrian who locked daughter in cellar says it was to stop her bad attitude.
Source: ABC News: International | 2 Mar 2009 | 8:55 pm

3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Rediscovered

Belgian archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old pharaonic official's tomb that had disappeared under sand in southern Egypt after it was first discovered about 130 years ago.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 8:00 pm

Gordon Brown to ask Barack Obama to renew the 'special relationship'

Gordon Brown hopes to "renew the special friendship" with America as he flies to Washington to meet President Obama.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 2 Mar 2009 | 5:35 pm

Journalist Arrested in Iran for 'Illegal' Activities

An Iranian-American journalist, whose family have not heard from her for three weeks, was arrested for engaging in “illegal” activities because she continued to work after the government revoked her press credentials Iran said.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 5:16 pm

Study: Fire Major Killer Of Indian Women

More than 100,000 young women were killed in fires in India in a single year, and many of those deaths were tied to domestic abuse, according to a recent study from a British Medical Journal.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 5:00 pm

Men Throw Grenades at Police Station, Chief's Home

A state prosecutor says attackers threw grenades at a city police chief's house and a police station in the western Mexican city of Uruapan.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 4:44 pm

Fire a Major Killer of Indian Women, Report Says

More than 100,000 young women were killed in fires in India in a single year, and many of those deaths were tied to domestic abuse, according to a new study.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 4:33 pm

Soldiers Kill Guinea-Bissau's President

Soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace Monday hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military insisted no coup was taking place in the West African nation.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm

Experts have 'grave concerns' over data sharing: the letter to Jack Straw in full

Doctors leaders urge rethink on law which would allow access to named confidential medical details.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:56 pm

Passing medical records to Government and companies will 'damage patient care'

Proposals to allow confidential NHS medical records to be passed to Government departments and private companies will 'corrode trust' in the doctorpatient relationship and have a 'disastrous impact' on public health doctors warn.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:51 pm

Australian Firefighters on Alert Amid High Winds

Thousands of firefighters in southern Australia were on alert Tuesday over fears that strong winds and dry conditions could whip still-burning wildfires into a dangerous new threat to residents.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:47 pm

Rescuers Work to Save Nearly 200 Beached Whales

Groups of volunteers used stretchers to lug dolphins into the shallows, and other officials used small boats and a jet ski to pull whales out to sea.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:37 pm

Minister Found Guilty of Murdering Emmy-Winning Wife

David Chenery-Wickens, 52, killed 48-year-old Diane Chenery-Wickens in January last year after she began to unravel his web of sexual and financial lies.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:18 pm

'Chemical Ali' Gets Third Death Sentence in Iraq

An Iraqi judge has given death sentences to three former officials in Saddam Hussein's regime for slayings and abuses against Shiites a decade ago.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:10 pm

600 Buddhist Monks Protest Tibetan New Year Prayer Ban

Defiant Buddhist monks banned from marking a key Tibetan New Year prayer festival marched in protest in China's southwest, rights groups and officials said. It was the latest resistance to Chinese rule ahead of sensitive anniversaries in Tibet.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:53 pm

Police Believe Canadian Girl Abducted by Cop Imposter

A sixteen-year-old Canadian girl was allegedly abducted outside her own home by a man posing as a police officer, complete with flashing lights on his car and a gun, officials said Monday.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:48 pm

Guatemala Creates Elite U.S.-Trained Drug Trafficking Force

The force consists of 24 members of the Guatemalan navy and 25 police. All received tactical training from the U.S. Border Patrol, and will be deployed on major drug raids.

Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:47 pm

Japan Auto Sales Take February Nosedive

Japanese auto sales plunged 32.4 percent in February, the biggest monthly drop since 1974 on sinking demand as the global economic downturn deepens, an industry group said Monday.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:30 pm