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Expulsion Of Aid Groups To Affect Millions In DarfurThe Sudanese government has shut down more than a dozen aid groups working in Darfur in the wake of the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. As a result, millions of people will go without the basic necessities of life. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:05 pm Mattel Hopes Shanghai Is A Barbie WorldAs Barbie celebrates turning 50, toymaker Mattel has spent millions on the world's first House of Barbie. The six-story, hot-pink shrine to the 11 1/2 inch doll is built around a wall of a thousand Barbies, each adorned in her own specially designed fuchsia dress. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:15 pm Fear Descends On Ciudad Juarez As Girls Go MissingAmid the unrelenting violence of the drug war in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, another fear has befallen the city: At least 18 young women have disappeared in the past 14 months. The cases echo an earlier crime spree in which hundreds of women were mutilated and murdered. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 4:57 pm Clinton defends thaw with RussiaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells the BBC that re-engaging with Russia does not mean abandoning US allies.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:49 pm Police, spokesman: Amy Winehouse charged with assaultLONDON - Police and a spokesman say singer Amy Winehouse has been charged with hitting a fan at an end-of-summer ball in London last year. Spokesman Chris Goodman says...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:48 pm Japan, EU to jointly develop advanced eco-friendly technologies+(Kyodo) _ Japan has decided to work with the European Union to develop next-generation photovoltaic technologies as part of their efforts to combat climate change, industry ministry...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:47 pm Clinton to meet with her Russian counterpart (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm UN to see if Sudan's aid group ban is war crimeGENEVA (AP) -- The U.N. human rights office will examine whether Sudan's decision to expel aid groups constitutes a breach of basic human rights and possibly a war crime, a spokesman said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm India to deploy Sri Lanka medicsIndia is to send a medical team to aid Sri Lanka's north-east conflict zone, its first presence there since a failed 1980s intervention.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Obama to speak to police recruits about stimulus (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm SKorean airlines stay clear of NKorea after threatSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean airlines are rerouting their flights away from North Korean airspace, hours after the North threatened Seoul's passenger planes amid heightened tensions on the divided peninsula....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:40 pm Stock futures fall ahead of Feb. jobs report (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:38 pm Losses on securitized products fall after review of accounting+(Kyodo) _ Losses on securitized products owned by domestic banks, "shinkin" credit banks and credit cooperatives fell 35 billion yen from Sept. 30 to 3,238 billion yen as of Dec. 31, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm Top 13 finalists chosen on 'American Idol' (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:33 pm Police arrest Thai website editorThai police arrest the editor of a leading political website, on charges of carrying content that threatens national security.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:28 pm Four-alarm blaze in WorcesterWORCESTER - A large fire at an apartment building Thursday forced firefighters to rescue trapped residents from their windows and left five firefighters with injuries including...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:28 pm Bruins troubles pile upThis is no longer just a blip, a slide or a hiccup. The Bruins are now in a full-fledged, old-fashioned slump. The B's did some appropriate soul-searching after...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pm Baby Jack's No. 1 for our No. 12 Tom BradyJocks aren't known to giddily towel-snap each other for being great family guys. But NFL Father-of-the-Year Jason Taylor gave Tom Brady...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm U.N. to see if Sudan aid group ban is war crime
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm Trespass charges dropped against former Boston College hoopsterFormer Boston College hoop star Sean Williams wants to return to his alma mater and graduate after he has played in the NBA, according to an attoroney for the New Jersey Nets...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm 'Watchmen' a flight of fan-tasyThe fanboys, of course, have been counting down the days until "Watchmen" opened. They can rattle off the characters and their back stories, and even debate the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm US Stock Futures Fall Before Jobs Report; Europe Shares Drop - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Daniela Silberstein March 6 (Bloomberg) -- US stock-index futures and European shares fell on speculation the American economy lost more jobs last month than at any time since 1949. US Futures Fall Ahead of Jobs Data Stock Markets: When Will the Bull Return? Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm US, Russian foreign ministers to hold first meeting (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:24 pm Craigslist sued over erotic adsA US sheriff files a lawsuit against the online ad site Craigslist, accusing its of knowingly promoting prostitution.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:24 pm Europe seeks specifics on GM's plans in region (Reuters)Reuters - Europe called for clarity on crisis-hit carmaker GM's plans for assets in the region with a German minister saying insolvency could be an option for Opel, while the Continental board met on Friday to discuss Schaeffler.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:23 pm Octopus gets 'boxed in' at aquariumBOSTON - What is 7-feet-long, weighs 30 pounds, has eight arms and fits in a 14-inch square box? Answer: Truman, a hungry octopus who lives at the New England Aquarium. Truman...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm Outrage at Kenya assassinationsA UN investigator calls for an international inquiry into the murder of two Kenyan human rights activists.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm Fears grow for Darfur over aid agency expulsion (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:17 pm 2ND LD: Japan, U.S. warn N. Korea against launch, urge resolution of abductions+TOKYO, March 6 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING THROUGHOUT WITH BOSWORTH QUOTES, OTHER DETAILS) Japan and the United States renewed their warning Friday for North Korea to refrain from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm China warns on Xinjiang stabilityMaintaining stability in the restive Xinjiang region will be a more difficult task this year, a top Chinese official says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Mauritania tells Israel embassy to leaveNOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania has ordered staff at Israel's embassy to leave the country within 48 hours after freezing ties with the Jewish state over its invasion of Gaza, a senior...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Slain suspect jumped judge with 6-inch metal spikeSAN FRANCISCO - Investigators on Thursday were trying to figure out how a murder suspect sneaked a 6-inch metal spike into the Stockton courtroom where he attacked a judge...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Indian emergency hospital to serve war-displaced in Sri Lanka+(Kyodo) _ India is setting up an emergency medical unit in Sri Lanka to provide humanitarian relief and emergency medical care to people displaced by the civil war in the island's north,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:08 pm 14 years later, a civil case against 2 ex-NYC copsNEW YORK - In 1995, two detectives staking out a Bronx apartment unleashed a deadly barrage of 28 bullets on a pair of young robbery suspects, setting off angry protests...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm FY 2008 domestic electricity demand to mark 1st fall in 7 yrs+(Kyodo) _ Japan's domestic electricity demand is expected to amount to 916,969 million kilowatts in fiscal 2008 through March 31, down 1.9 percent from the previous year and marking the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm Q+A: Why does US want Iran's help on Afghanistan? - Reuters
Reuters (Reuters) - The United States intends to invite Iran to an international conference on Afghanistan later this month, the first overture from the Obama administration toward Tehran. Video: Clinton and Lavrov hold first talks US-Russia keen to reset ties, questions remain Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Kyrgyzstan denies US-led coalition use of baseBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Kyrgyz lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Friday to suspend an agreement that allows U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan to use an air base on its territory....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Kyrgyzstan denies US-led coalition use of baseKyrgyz lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Friday to suspend an agreement that allows U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan to use an air base on its territory. The Central...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm AC Milan VP confident Beckham will stay on
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm FBI raid on Ga-based food charity raises questionsATLANTA - For more than a decade, Angel Food Ministries seemed like a godsend for families who purchased its low-cost food boxes and the churches that shared millions in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Doctors say Alex Rodriguez's hip injury isn't steroid-related - New York Daily News
New York Daily News BY Teri Thompson, Tracy Connor and Nathaniel Vinton How will the potential loss of Alex Rodriguez to start the season impact the Yankees? A-Rod will rest, hopes to avoid hip surgery Yanks Could Be Without A-Rod For Four Months Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am Chinese activists to send boats to Japanese-held isles in May+(Kyodo) _ Activists from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao plan to send a fleet of boats in May to disputed islets in the East China Sea that are known as Diaoyu in China and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Germany Opel GMGerman Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, left, and GM Europe president Carl-Peter Forster, right, deliver a statement in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 6, 2009 after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am 5 Ways That You'll Know the Recession is Over (w/CHART)The measurements of economic health reveal a patient that requires a stint in the I.C.U. and some time to heal. Luckily, the prognosis isn’t terminal. The American economy is resilient, and since the 1960’s economic growth phases have dwarfed periods of recessions.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am Cycling team Fuji-Servetto barred from Paris-NiceThe Fuji-Servetto cycling team has lost its bid to compete in the Paris-Nice classic because of its doping history.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am A Bully Gets BulliedIn 1990, a year or two before he became super-famous, Rush Limbaugh guest-hosted Pat Sajak's short-lived talk show. It didn't go so well.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am H&R Block Swings To 3Q Profit, Discloses Feb Retail Woes - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com H&R Block Inc. (HRB) swung to a fiscal third-quarter profit on fewer losses from discontinued operations as the company disclosed that tax-return activity slowed in February at its retail outlets. H&R Block profit beats estimates H&R Block posts profit in fiscal 3rd quarter Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am Gaza ruinsThe tale of a homeless family in sound and picturesSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am Rihanna: 9 Days Before Chris Apologized - FOXNews
FOXNews By Roger Friedman AP Mar. 5: Chris Brown is seen during his arraignment on charges of assault in downtown Los Angeles. Mar. 5: Chris Brown is seen during his arraignment on charges of assault in downtown Los Angeles. Video: Chris Brown Appears in Court on Felony Charges Chris Brown charged Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Malnourished children are fed at a Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) centre in DarfurMalnourished children are fed at a Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) centre in western Darfur, 2004. UN agencies warned Friday that Sudan's decision to expel 13 international aid groups...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Sudan aid expulsion will put millions at risk: UNUN agencies warned Friday that Sudan's decision to expel 13 international aid groups will leave more than a million people without food or health care and could threaten thousands of lives.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Opel 'should consider insolvency'German carmaker Opel should consider insolvency instead of state aid, the country's interior minister has said.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:49 am Business lobby calls for 700,000 new jobs in stimulus steps+(Kyodo) _ The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked the government Friday to implement large-scale stimulus measures, including the creation of 500,000 to 700,000 new jobs, to rev...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:49 am Philips Stops Selling BPA Baby Bottles In N America -Media - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- Royal Philips Electronics NV (PHG) has stopped selling its Avent baby products in North America , which contain the controversial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, according to US press reports Friday. PRESS DIGEST - Canada - March 6 6 Makers Announce Decision on Chemical Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am Coke plans $2 billion investment in ChinaThe Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it plans to invest $2 billion in China over the next three years on top of the billions of dollars it has already committed to buying out a major Chinese juice producer.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am Kenya rights body: pattern of official killingsNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's top human rights group charged Friday that the slaying of two activists who investigated extrajudicial killings was part of a pattern of assassinations of people who made allegations about police death squads....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am Is Obama Out of His Freakin' Mind?"President Obama blames the continuing global financial crisis for the unmitigated carnage on Monday, when the Dow fell below 7000 and closed down 300 points (or 4.2 percent) at a 12-year low of 6763. Bullspit! The man is in denial.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am Clinton Faces Diplomatic Test With RussianClinton will face Russian in a first test of her diplomatic skills and strategy.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Cops hunt husband after woman, 4 kids killed
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am NASA search for Earth-like planets - CNN International
CNN International By Hilary Whiteman LONDON, England (CNN) -- The US space agency NASA will launch its first ever mission Friday to find Earth-like planets in our region of the Milky Way. NASA's Kepler seeks another Earth among the stars NASA to launch planet-hunting telescope Friday Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am Kyrgyzstan cancels remaining air base agreementsBISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan, which last month decided to close a U.S. military air base, on Friday canceled similar agreements with other members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am Worldwide downturn 'to hit women'The economic crisis could add 22 million to the number of unemployed women in 2009, a Labour group says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am India state enlists former rebelsIndia's north-eastern state of Assam recruits 700 surrendered rebels as "special police officers" to fight separatists.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am China sees signs of economy recoveringBEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic leaders struck a note of quiet confidence on Friday that the economy is already reviving in response to swift action to counter the shock of the global financial crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am Who's Paying To Overhaul Nation's Health System?One measure of President Obama's commitment to health care overhaul can be found in his budget. The administration's ten-year spending plan includes more than $630 billion to help cover the cost of expanding coverage and improving care. But some members of Congress, including Democrats, are challenging the President's plan to raise that money. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am Obama: Crushing Health Care Costs Must Be FixedPresident Obama invited more than 120 people to the White House Forum on Health Reform on Thursday. The participants have a wide range of views on how to fix the system. Obama told everyone to keep an "open mind." He added to get the federal budget under control, the "crushing cost of health care" must be addressed this year by this administration. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:36 am German lawmker Joerg TaussGerman MP Joerg Tauss, seen here on March 05 and under investigation for possession of child pornography, said he resigned from all his political offices Friday to avoid damage to his party six months...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am South Korea tells North to withdraw airline threatSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea told the North on Friday to immediately withdraw a threat it made against the South's commercial airliners that has forced them to stop flying near the airspace of the communist neighbor.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Spain: hobbling drug smuggler wore cocaine castSpanish police have arrested a 66-year-old Chilean who tried to smuggle drugs into Barcelona with a cast made of cocaine fitted on a truly broken leg, an official said Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am New Delhi says it helped in bid for Gandhi itemsNEW DELHI (AP) -- India's government said Friday it assisted an Indian businessman in his successful $1.8 million bid for Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other items, despite initially protesting the auction as a "crass commercialization" of the pacifist leader's legacy....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am Has $50 billion really vanished in Madoff case?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am Shark attack in New Caledonia kills French surferNOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) -- Police say a shark has killed a young French surfer in the waters off the French territory of New Caledonia in the south Pacific....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am Sudan expulsions could spark conflict-aid groups - Reuters
Reuters By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, March 6 (Reuters) - Aid officials warned on Friday that an expulsion of humanitarian agencies from Sudan could lead to fresh conflict in flashpoint oil-producing border regions where hundreds of thousands people will be left ... AU in dilemma over Bashir warrant Mbeki named to heal Bashir rift Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:29 am Iran says U.S.-Iran journalist to be freed soon: reportTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's investigation of an Iranian-American freelance journalist has been completed and Roxana Saberi will be freed soon, a senior official said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:28 am Spitzer back in D.C. — as an investorDisgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is working as a commercial real estate investor and has bought an office building just a block from the site of the infamous encounter with a high-class prostitute that led to his downfall.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:28 am China sees recovery; rich countries sink deeperBeijing to decide on new stimulus in light of data flow; Fed's Lacker says late 2009 recovery possibleSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:27 am Europe seeks specifics on GM's plans in regionBERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Europe called for clarity on crisis-hit carmaker GM's plans for assets in the region with a German minister saying insolvency could be an option for Opel, while the Continental board met on Friday to discuss Schaeffler. As carmakers worldwide battle a sales slump, debate continued over the future of General Motors' European assets, with attention focusing on German brand Opel. German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that insolvency could be an option for Opel.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am H&R Block posts profit in fiscal 3rd quarterH&R Block Inc. said Friday its third-quarter profits surged as it prepared more tax returns in the early season and saw smaller losses from discontinued operations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am Ask AP: Pitching speed, traces of lead in dishesIt's classic barroom debate fodder: Is it easier to hit a home run off a blazing fastball or off a pitch that's served up more gently?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am 'American Idol' recap: Boys gone Wild Card! - Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly Two more men and a pair of women sail through to the finals, as Ryan reveals the 'shocking twist': Season 8 will feature a top 13! SPOILER ALERT: Idol’s Top 12 Surprise Pretend Judging on 'American Idol' Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am New Delhi says it helped in bid for Gandhi itemsBusinessman bought Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other items for $1.8-million (U.S.)Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am India takes services from liquor baron to get back Gandhi memorabilia - Xinhua
Xinhua NEW DELHI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- India took the services of one of the country's foremost liquor barons to get back the personal belongings of its legendary Independence leader Mahatma Gandhi from an auction in New York as an Indian court order prohibits ... Video: Ghandi items spark frenzy at New York auction - 06 Mar 09 New Delhi says it helped in bid for Gandhi items Source: Google News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am Army captain allegedly stole $690,000An Army captain accused of stealing nearly $700,000 from the U.S. government while serving in Iraq pleaded not guilty Thursday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am Correlation [XKCD]Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am Sudan Boots Charities, Risks Darfur AidU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Sudan's expulsion of 13 major aid organizations will cause "irrevocable damage" to humanitarian operations in Darfur and has called on the government to urgently reconsider its decision.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am Shark attack in New Caledonia kills French surferPolice say a shark has killed a young French surfer in the waters off the French territory of New Caledonia in the south Pacific.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am Clinton assures Europe on efforts with RussiaU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is assuring Europeans that the Obama administration's push for closer ties to Russia will not undermine U.S. support for Europe.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am For sale: The house that Michael Vick builtFor sale: the remains of an American success story gone horribly wrong.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Unemployment Rate Expected To JumpThe Labor Department releases the unemployment report for February on Friday. The White House acknowledged Thursday that the news will not be good. The nation's unemployment rate is expected to jump to 7.9 percent. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am House Approves Mortgage Bankruptcy OverhaulThe House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would allow bankruptcy judges to rewrite the terms of failing mortgages. For example, a judge could lower a homeowner's interest rate, or even slash the principle loan amount. The bill is expected to face more opposition in the Senate. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Guns on sale at a shop in Las VegasGuns for sale at The Gun Store in Las Vegas, Nevada. Four children and an adult woman were killed and a child seriously wounded in a shooting rampage in the midwestern US city of Cleveland, Ohio, police...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:58 am Report: Bill seeks $500 billion for FDIC fundSenate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has moved to allow the FDIC to temporarily borrow up to $500 billion from the Treasury Department, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:56 am Mattel opens flagship Barbie store in ShanghaiWhat better way for a fashion icon to mark her 50th birthday but with a bash in China's city of chic — Shanghai?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:54 am Taiwanese official indicted on spying for ChinaA senior employee of Taiwan's presidential office was indicted Friday on charges of providing classified information to rival China, a prosecutor said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:49 am Iraqi prime minister calls for reconciliationBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister on Friday called for Iraqis to forgive and reconcile with those who collaborated with the former Sunni-dominated regime of Saddam Hussein....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:37 am Study: High levels of cartoon violence makes kids aggressiveCartoon favourites such as Scooby Doo and Pokemon can increase aggression among children because they feature high levels of violence, a controversial study has claimed.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:30 am Video Killed the Video StoreThe Blockbuster is dead, long live the blockbuster!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:30 am Felon who fled by drain on the run againA felon who escaped jail through a storm drain in 2003 is on the run again in Southern California.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:29 am 'Merchant of Death Calls Trial 'Theater'Alleged Russian arms smuggler demands proof of crimes, complains of treatment.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:26 am Top UN official Philip Alston was invited by the Kenyan government to probe killingsUN special rapporteur Philip Alston in Nairobi on February 25, 2009. Alston called Friday for an independent probe into the assassination of two Kenyan rights activists behind protests by a banned criminal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am Residents carry the body of a Mungiki member after Kenya police raided a slum in NairobiResidents carry the body of a Mungiki member after Kenya police raided a slum in Nairobi in 2007. A senior UN official called Friday for an independent probe into the assassination of two Kenyan rights...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am Ann Coulter: Full of BaloneyYes, he did attend Cornell. FTA: "For 5,000 seniors, their families and friends, broadcaster and Cornell alumnus Keith Olbermann '79 spared the bologna. Instead, he served his May 23 Senior Convocation address with wry." In response to: http://digg.com/politics/Keith_Olberman_Academic_FraudSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:09 am South Korean airlines stay clear of North after threatSeoul calls for Pyongyang to immediately retract threatSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:09 am Ex-wrestler accused in nursing home death
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Windows 7 test build 'turns off' Internet Explorer 8Microsoft’s latest test build of Windows 7 comes loaded with an option to delete Internet Explorer 8's executable file - making it unusable on the OS.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Iran Will Be Invited To Afghan ConferenceIn a sign of the new emphasis on diplomacy, the Obama administration says Iran would be invited to a high-level conference on Afghanistan's future.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:58 am Analysis: Swiss bracing for change in bank secrecyBERN, Switzerland (AP) -- Switzerland is bracing for a monumental change in a tradition of banking secrecy that survived pressure from Nazi Germany, World War II and numerous other crises over the last 75 years....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:51 am Pakistan says knows kidnappers of U.N. officialMULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have identified the kidnappers of an American working for the U.N. refugee agency but want to avoid any hasty action that may endanger him, the country's foreign minister said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:43 am STAR TREK Full Theatrical Trailer Has ArrivedAnd it's badass.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am Oppal gambles on running in Delta SouthB.C. Attorney-General will soon announce he is switching ridings in the coming provincial election, The Globe and Mail has learnedSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:39 am Treasury secretary's pick for deputy withdraws
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am Sri Lanka to open safe passage for civiliansCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The Sri Lankan government appealed Friday for tens of thousands of civilians to flee the northern war zone and said it would open two safe passages in the area for the exodus....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:36 am Gorbachev Blasts Putin, Super-ConsumerismIn some of his strongest criticism of his successors, Mikhail Gorbachev has likened Vladimir Putin's United Russia party to the worst of the communists he once led and helped bring down.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am Great Big Sea front man cast in film with Russell CroweAlan Doyle will play a troubadour in upcoming film Untitled Robin Hood AdventureSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:29 am Competing visions put rifle range in their sightsTown of Grimsby wants prime site to be lakefront park but military sees new forward operating base 'right out of Afghanistan'Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:16 am U.S. plans to invite Iran to Afghanistan conferenceWashington's first public overture to TehranSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:15 am Toronto housing market slide slows in FebruaryWhile GTA sales are down a third, the industry takes some comfort as the rate of decline easesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am India Gandhi AuctionVisitors look at Mohandas Gandhi's spinning wheel and other belongings in his room at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 6, 2009. Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other items were sold...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:08 am Canada to push for 'super-envoy' in Afghan regionNATO allies are lining up to appoint such super diplomats as the West's strategy for Afghanistan shifts toward regional diplomacySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:03 am 10 Things To Consider When Choosing The Perfect CMSChoosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly defined set of requirements, you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS?Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am A Zimbabwean man pushes a relative in a cart to a cholera clinicA Zimbabwean man pushes a relative in a cart to a cholera clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe. The International Monetary Fund will next week send a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe, the global lender said Friday,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:58 am Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said that restoring ties with global financial bodies is a priorityPrime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said that restoring ties with global financial bodies is a priority for turning around the economySource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:58 am The mission: Pinpoint other planets like EarthThe Kepler space telescope, to be launched from Cape Canaveral tonight, will seek to find the Holy Grail of astrobiologySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:58 am Dye Another Gray: UK Spies Getting OlderNobody does it better: British spy chief wants to keep veterans past age 65.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:42 am Barack ObamaUS President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the White House Forum on Health Reform in Washington, DC. Juggling the roles of professor, conciliator, salesman and crafty political strategist, Obama launched...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:27 am U.S. job losses seen jumping to 648,000 in FebruaryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Job losses in the United States likely accelerated last month and the unemployment rate probably surged to a 25-year high as recession-hit companies took drastic steps to cut costs, according to economists.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:15 am World's Heaviest Man Gets a LiftToo hefty to walk, world's heaviest man ready to roll in special bed-mobile.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:06 am Alleged arms smuggler calls Thai trial 'theater'BANGKOK (AP) -- A Russian businessman dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly arming dictators and warlords said Friday there is no proof showing he's the world's biggest arms dealer and accused the U.S. of pressuring Thailand to extradite him....Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:02 am Loudly and colorfully, opposing sides debate Proposition 8Attorneys argue, demonstrators shout and entrepreneurs hawk as the debate over same-sex marriage fills the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza.God was in the eye of the beholder Thursday morning at the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza, where hundreds of spectators gathered to watch the California Supreme Court on a massive outdoor TV screen and wrangle over the sanctity of marriage. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Refusing to forget the Iraq warJournalist Thomas E. Ricks provides little solace to those who want to believe a U.S. victory in Iraq is at hand. But those who want to pull out now won't find much comfort either.Layoff notices, bank failures and plummeting stock markets seem to fill every minute of our newscasts and every corner of our consciences. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am NASA's Kepler seeks another Earth among the starsThe spacecraft launches Friday night to embark on the most exhaustive hunt for a potentially habitable planet beyond our solar system.The first spacecraft dedicated to finding potentially habitable planets beyond our solar system is poised to blast off from Cape Canaveral tonight on a three-year mission to probe 150,000 stars in the most sweeping hunt for Earthlike objects ever undertaken by NASA. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Metrolink jettisons 2 managersThe employees of contractor Connex were supervisors of the engineer involved in the deadly Chatsworth crash.Two top managers who supervised the train engineer suspected of causing last year's Chatsworth rail crash were ordered off the Metrolink system Thursday after disclosures of repeated and serious safety violations. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Schwarzenegger cabinet member resigns after accepting speaking feesRosario Marin, head of the State and Consumer Services Agency, received income from speeches to private companies, including some that lobby her agency.A member of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's cabinet resigned Thursday after questions about income she received for giving speeches to private companies, including some that were doing business with her agency. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am California Supreme Court looks unlikely to kill Proposition 8State justices appear unwilling to overturn the gay-marriage ban but suggest that pre-vote weddings are valid.The California Supreme Court strongly indicated Thursday it would rule that Proposition 8 validly abolished the right for gays to marry but would allow same-sex couples who wed before the November election to remain legally married. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am KB Home ex-CEO Bruce Karatz accused of stock option fraudA federal grand jury indictment alleges that Karatz, who resigned under fire in 2006, orchestrated the backdating of options to his own benefit.Bruce Karatz, who rode the housing boom to become one of the highest-paid executives in the country, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of manipulating stock options -- becoming one of the few executives to face criminal charges in the nation's options backdating scandal. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Sell-off brings stock indexes down 4%, setting new bear-market lowsThe Dow falls 281 points to 6,594, the S&P 500 sinks 30 points to 682, and the Nasdaq drops 54 points to 1,299 as investors grow increasingly despondent about the prospects for an economic recovery.During the painful slide in stocks that began early last fall, even many investors who expected the bear market to deepen further were counting on an extended breather before another nose dive. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Most foreclosures pack into a few countiesMore than half of the nation's foreclosures last year took place in 35 counties, a sign that the financial crisis devastating ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 7:30 am Sri Lankan government says it will open 2 safe passages for civilians to flee war zoneSource: ABC News: International | 6 Mar 2009 | 7:11 am Obama veers from Bush's environmental coursePresident Obama has changed many of the environmental policies put in place by his predecessor, but the hardest work of such ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 6:54 am Bank of England gambles on printing extra moneyThe Bank of England took a historic "step into the unknown" yesterday by pledging to create £150 billion of cash to pour into Britain's stricken financial system.Source: Telegraph Major News | 6 Mar 2009 | 6:51 am Despite official ban, spyware is hot seller in ChinaThe Chinese government doesn't have a monopoly on spying here anymore. Despite an official ban on James Bond-like hidden surveillance ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 6:32 am Black leaders set records in state legislaturesPresident Obama is not the only black leader making history. As of last month, a record five African Americans lead state legislative ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:59 am College newspapers face weak ad revenueStudents working on college newspapers across the USA are learning an all-too-real-world lesson: Their papers face the same advertising ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:55 am Aging Satellites Threaten Climate Research FutureMany of the U.S. satellites that collect climate change data were launched in the 1990s. With replacement satellites years away, the United States faces a big data gap when the current orbiters go out of service. It's like sitting on the edge of a cliff, says one climate researcher. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:50 am 360-degree health care forum has rousing startFifteen years after the last Democratic president failed to overhaul the nation's troubled health care system, President Obama ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:49 am Posts Remain Empty As White House Vetting SlowsStepped-up vetting of President Obama's nominees has slowed the process of filling hundreds of government jobs. The delay means several federal agencies have no administration appointees beneath the Cabinet level to help form and carry out the president's policies. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:20 am Flustered thief busted after using debit cardCHARLESTON, West Virginia - Would-be robbers take note: Don't use your debit card during a holdup. A West Virginia man who police say attempted to rob a convenience store instead ended up buying a soft drink with his debit card...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:10 am Brad Pitt, Obama in secret meetingWASHINGTON - First of all, no, Brad Pitt is not short. Yes, he's handsome enough to stand out in any crowd. And, sorry, Angie wasn't with him. From the moment he stepped into the Capitol today, sunglassed and goateed, Pitt's star...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:01 am Does A Strong Dollar Help The U.S. Economy?While the U.S. stock market is falling sharply, the U.S. dollar is heading in the opposite direction. In the last two months, the dollar has risen steadily against currencies from Europe to Japan. But economists debate whether that's a good sign for the U.S. economy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:01 am World's Heaviest Man Gets Custom VanThe world's heaviest man still can't walk, but he will soon be able to roll. Manuel Uribe said he is having a 1989 Chevrolet Astrovan outfitted to support his huge weight, giving him mobility after more than six years of being confined to his bed.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am S. Korea urges N. Korea to retract its threatSouth Korea on Friday urged North Korea to retract its threat against South Korean passenger planes flying near its airspace, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 4:30 am Michael Jackson sues to get memorabilia backJulien's Auction House denies it broke the terms of its contract with the singer to sell his famous glove, cars and other items next month.A faded superstar claims memorabilia was stolen from him, but this time it's not O.J. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 3:50 am Ultralights up ante in war against pot smugglersAn ultralight is a one-person motorized aircraft that resembles a hang glider. It is one of the newest tools smugglers are using ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 3:18 am Statin study: Lower cholesterol, diminished joy of sex linkedThe greater the drop in cholesterol from taking statin drugs, the more sexual pleasure is reduced, research suggests.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 2:04 am Ginsburg plans to stay on high court for years, despite cancerOne month after her surgery for pancreatic cancer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she expects to be on the Supreme Court for ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Mar 2009 | 1:51 am Gay marriage backers grilled by California judgesSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court justices on Thursday grilled lawyers seeking to overturn a ban on gay marriage, signaling to some that the court would uphold the state constitutional amendment on same-sex weddings passed by voters in November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 1:05 am House approves mortgage bankruptcy overhaulWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bankruptcy judges could cut the mortgage debt of homeowners in bankruptcy court as a last resort to avert foreclosure, under a bill approved by a 234-191 vote on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:54 am Obama says U.S. can't afford to wait on healthcareWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying Americans cannot afford to put off an overhaul of healthcare, President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to break the political stalemate that has blocked past efforts and pass a comprehensive plan this year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Mar 2009 | 12:50 am Printing money: £150 billion leap in the dark for Bank of EnglandThe Bank of England has taken an historic "step into the unknown" by pledging to create £150 billion of cash and pour it into Britain's stricken financial system.Source: Telegraph Major News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:47 pm British millionaires commit suicide together at Dignitas clinic in ZurichMillionaire couple become only second British man and wife to die together at the controversial Swiss clinic.Source: Telegraph Major News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:05 pm Gandhi Items Sold To Indian Co. For $1.8MMohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other items have been sold at auction for $1.8 million to an Indian freight company that says it wants to donate the possessions to the Indian government.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:00 pm Gordon Brown aides overruled statisticians to release dodgy knife crime statsKey aides to Gordon Brown and Alan Johnson overruled Government statisticians to force the publication of misleading figures on knife crime Whitehall emails show.Source: Telegraph Major News | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:27 pm Michael Jackson announces comeback gigsThe pop superstar Michael Jackson made a rare public appearance in front of his fans last night to announced plans to stage a string of 10 comeback concerts at London's 02 arena.Source: Telegraph Major News | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:19 pm Car Bomb Kills 13 At Iraq Cattle MarketA car bomb tore through a crowded livestock market south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in a mainly Shiite area where the U.S. believed the threat from extremists has greatly diminished.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 9:30 pm Costly error sees school trailer sold for $1 on eBayEAST STROUDSBURG - Education officials in Pennsylvania are red-faced after making a costly mistake on eBay. The East Stroudsburg School District was attempting to sell seven used classroom trailers, but an error in its advertisement...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 9:23 pm Pope Pius XII 'helped Jews'Documentary evidence has been found that Pope Pius XII ordered monasteries to shelter Jews being persecuted by the Nazis, a Vatican prelate said yesterday. Peter Gumpel, the late Pope's official advocate in the process to have...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:15 pm Accused killed in courtA man on trial for murder in California has been shot dead after leaving the witness stand and stabbing the judge hearing his case, police and local media reports say. David Paradiso, 29, was killed after attacking Judge Cinda...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:15 pm Missionary Plane Vanishes In VenezuelaA mission pilot from Alabama whose father died doing similar work three decades ago has been missing more than three weeks along with six others since their small plane likely crashed in the dense jungles of Venezuela, the pilot's mother said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:00 pm Chris Brown charged with felonies in alleged attack on RihannaNearly a month after pop star Rihanna was found battered and bleeding on a Hancock Park street, prosecutors have charged singer Chris Brown with felony assault and making criminal threats.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:22 pm US extends Zimbabwe sanctionsPresident Barack Obama says he is extending existing US sanctions on Zimbabwe for one year, on the grounds that the deep political crisis gripping the country remains unresolved. Under US law, Obama was required to inform Congress...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:15 pm Judge: Beheading Suspect Not ResponsibleA judge has ruled that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible due to mental illness.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm Sudan Dubs The ICC "White Man's Court"The International Criminal Court's decision to pursue a sitting head of state on war crimes charges puts others around the world on notice, but it's also raising questions about which leaders are being targeted.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:30 pm Driver Killed After Jerusalem RampageA Palestinian driver rammed a construction vehicle into a bus and police car on a highway Thursday, wounding two officers before he was shot dead - the latest in a string of attacks by militants using heavy machinery against Israeli targets.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:30 pm Surgery for Barbara BushA family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush has had successful open heart surgery. Jim McGrath says yesterday's surgery was scheduled last week after Bush experienced shortness of breath. He says doctors had noticed...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:15 pm Somali Pirates Free Egyptian Ship Held for Two MonthsSomali pirates freed an Egyptian cargo ship and its crew of 28 after holding the vessel for more than two months, an Egyptian ambassador said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 4:15 pm George Bush could be next on the war crimes listTHE HAGUE ? George W. Bush could one day be the International Criminal Court's next target. David Crane, an international law professor at Syracuse University, said the principle of law used to issue an arrest warrant for Omar...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm Female judges help women get justice in Islamic courtsRAMALLAH ? The Islamic courts were among the last male-only bastions in Palestinian society, where women have been presidential candidates, police officers and even suicide bombers. But Khuloud Faqih, 34, and Asmahan Wuheidi, 31,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm Little light at end of tunnel smugglingRAFAH - Even some rugged tunnel smugglers who profit from Gaza's blockaded borders say they'd rather import legally through open crossings than risk Israeli bombing raids and shaft collapses. As the world's top diplomats gathered...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm Putin Warns of New Russian Gas Cutoff to UkraineRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is warning that Russia will cut natural gas to Ukraine if the country doesn't make payments by Saturday.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 3:38 pm Foreign Drivers Face Steep Traffic Fines in BritainForeign drivers will have to pay on-the-spot fines of up to about $1,200 for flouting traffic laws under new legislation to be introduced next month.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 3:36 pm North Korea, UN Command Talk Amid TensionsSenior military officials from North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command in South Korea opened talks at the border Friday, a day after the North threatened passenger planes flying near its airspace.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 3:08 pm Woman Bites Off Boyfriend's Tongue During KissA British woman deliberately bit off her boyfriend's tongue during a kiss after complaining she wanted a baby and wasn't getting pregnant, the BBC reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:51 pm 2 Cuban Officials Resign From Communist Party PostsTwo of Cuba's most prominent officials have resigned from all Communist Party and government posts after they were criticized by Fidel Castro, as a major leadership house-cleaning continued to send shock-waves through the country's power structure.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:38 pm Colombia Extradites Warlord to U.S. for Drug TraffickingA Colombian warlord who has cooperated closely with prosecutors was extradited to the United States on Thursday despite human rights groups' objections that sending him away could leave hundreds of murders unsolved.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:56 pm Kenyan Activists Slain After Report on Death SquadsKenyan university students clashed with riot police Thursday night over the bodies of a former student leader and a slain activist who documented alleged extrajudicial killings.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm Creationists Blast Vatican Over EvolutionA Vatican-backed conference on evolution is under attack from people who weren't invited to participate: those espousing creationism and intelligent design.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:50 pm Guinea-Bissau Collapse Deepens After President KilledThe apathy surrounding the slaying of President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira in his own home as well as the bombing attack that killed his main rival hours earlier symbolizes just how far this drug-wracked state has fallen.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:40 pm Prop 8 Goes To CourtItâs been four months since California voters approved the electionâs most contentious ballot initiative, the anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8. The state constitutional amendmentâwhich defines marriage as only between a man and a womanâsparked...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:21 am
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