A Temperature Hike Can Trigger Migraines

Researchers know that migraine headaches can be triggered by factors like a lack of sleep, certain foods or stress. A new study shows that weather can also trigger severe headaches, with some people suffering migraines when the temperature rises.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2009 | 12:57 pm

Principal prevented casualties in Germany shooting

WINNENDEN, Germany (AP) -- The composed principal of a German high school was able to warn teachers with a pre-arranged code over the public address system when a gunman burst into the school, likely preventing the teenager from killing any more than the 12 students and teachers slain there, media reports said Thursday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:06 am

Principal prevented casualties in Germany shooting (AP)

AP - The composed principal of a German high school was able to warn teachers with a pre-arranged code over the public address system when a gunman burst into the school, likely preventing the teenager from killing any more than the 12 students and teachers slain there, media reports said Thursday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:06 am

Robert Morris, Portland St. head to NCAA tourney (AP)

AP - Robert Morris and Portland State have become the 13th and 14th teams to receive automatic berths in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Both teams needed a bucket in the closing seconds to win their respective tourneys.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am

Principal prevented casualties in German shooting

WINNENDEN, Germany _ The composed principal of a German high school was able to warn teachers with a pre-arranged code over the public address system when a gunman burst into the school,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am

Report: Health care 'value gap' hurts U.S.

If the global economy were a 100-yard dash, the U.S. would start 23 yards behind its closest competitors because of health care that costs too much and delivers too little.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:04 am

Condominium developer S-Grant files for bankruptcy protection+

(Kyodo) _ Condominium developer S-Grant Co. said Thursday it has filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court, with 19.1 billion yen in debts. The company, listed on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:03 am

Roy Bennett said prisoners suffer gross human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) aide Roy Bennett, seen here in 2005, has been released on bail after a legal battle that has raised doubts about Zimbabwe's new unity government. Bennett is a key aide...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:03 am

A policeman guards the entrance to the Mutare magistrates court in Zimbabwe

A Zimbabwean policeman guards the entrance to the Mutare magistrates court where Roy Bennett faced terrorism charges in February 2009. Bennett -- a top aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai -- was released...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:03 am

Ala. town stunned by gunman's terrifying ride (AP)

AP - Many residents of this quiet, close-knit farming community could hear the rapid crackling of automatic gunfire that killed nine of their neighbors. Others got frantic phone calls from friends or relatives.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:02 am

Thaksin urges end to Thai splits

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he wants to bury the hatchet with political foes and jokes about his assets.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Madoff due in court for plea in massive fraud case (AP)

AP - The day of reckoning for Bernard Madoff arrives with expectations that the decades spent by the financier soliciting billions of dollars with bogus promises of safe returns will end with a public confession to history's worst Ponzi scheme.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

Report: US on short end of health care 'value gap' (AP)

AP - If the global economy were a 100-yard dash, the U.S. would start 23 yards behind its closest competitors because of health care that costs too much and delivers too little, a business group says in a report to be released Thursday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:57 am

Foreclosures up 30 percent in February (AP)

AP - Despite halts on new foreclosures by several major lenders, the number of households threatened with losing their homes rose 30 percent in February from last year's levels, RealtyTrac reported Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:55 am

Blatter: MLS should switch to traditional schedule

MANCHESTER, England - FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants Major League Soccer to switch to a traditional schedule that starts in late summer and ends in the late spring. Currently,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am

Tokyo, Seoul to cooperate on abduction info from N. Korean defectors+

(Kyodo) _ Japan has decided to team up with South Korea for gathering information on Japanese abductees remaining in North Korea from defectors who now live in South Korea, diplomatic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am

Roche to acquire Genentech in $46.8-billion deal

Agreement ends a long corporate struggle between pharmaceutical giant and its cancer-drug partner

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:52 am

Standoff over Sudan president could drag on

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- State radio has been broadcasting a message each morning since Sudan's president became a wanted man: "Long live Sudan, free and defiant."...
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:50 am

Finally a winner, Rays work to fill more seats

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Talk about poor timing, now that the Tampa Bay Rays are winning they have to sell tickets through the biggest recession in decades. The Rays stunned...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:50 am

Standoff over Sudan president could drag on (AP)

AP - State radio has been broadcasting a message each morning since Sudan's president became a wanted man: "Long live Sudan, free and defiant."

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:50 am

Aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

Five staff with Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) have been kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, the aid agency says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:49 am

Roche to take over Genentech for $47 billion (AP)

AP - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Thursday it has agreed to buy California-based Genentech for $46.8 billion in a takeover described as the largest in Swiss corporate history.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:47 am

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes gets 3 years

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and sentenced to three years in prison, lawyers said. He shouted "long live Iraq" when the sentence was read....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:47 am

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes gets 3 years (AP)

AP - The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and sentenced to three years in prison, lawyers said. He shouted "long live Iraq" when the sentence was read.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:47 am

Philadelphia Orchestra cuts staff 20 percent

The sour notes of job losses are being heard at the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:46 am

LEAD: Baseball: Kawasaki, Aoki lead Japan to exhibition win over SF Giants+

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 12 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING WBC GAME RESULTS) Munenori Kawasaki and Norichika Aoki had key hits in a four-run sixth inning as defending World Baseball Classic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:46 am

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush sentenced to 3 years

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:45 am

Madoff 'due to enter guilty plea'

Disgraced Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty later to all 11 charges linked to his alleged $50bn fraud.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:45 am

Google rolls out controversial behavioral advertising for beta testing - TopNews United States

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am

Doctors Without Borders workers abducted in Darfur

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Five people working for humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders' Belgian office were kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, officials said Thursday, a week after the government in Khartoum ordered the expulsion of aid groups as a response to the International Criminal Court's decision to indict the president....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:43 am

Doctors Without Borders workers abducted in Darfur

Five people working for humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders' Belgian office were kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, officials said Thursday, a week after the government in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:43 am

The UN says up to 300,000 people have died since conflict broke out in Darfur in 2003

A map of Sudan showing the Darfur region. Five employees with the Belgian branch of Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), including three international staff, have been kidnapped in Darfur...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am

Five aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

Five employees with the Belgian branch of Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), including three international staff, have been kidnapped in Darfur, officials said Thursday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am

The UN has warned that Sudan's expulsion of aid agencies will leave 1.1 million people without food in Darfur

Malnourished children are fed at a Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) centre in western Darfur. Sudan has accused Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) and 12 other aid groups...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am

The UN says 2.7 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Darfur

Sudanese women carrying sacks of relief food in Boro Medina, southern Sudan. Five employees with the Belgian branch of Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), including three international...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am

African Union soldiers patrol a village near El-Fasher in northern Darfur

African Union soldiers patrol a village near El-Fasher in northern Darfur. Five employees with the Belgian branch of Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), including three international staff,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am

Stage set for Madoff plea in fraud case

The day of reckoning for Bernard Madoff arrives with expectations that the decades spent by the financier soliciting billions of dollars with bogus promises of safe returns will end with a public confession.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes gets 3 years - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:40 am

Joaquin Phoenix leaps into crowd at hip-hop show (AP)

AP - Joaquin Phoenix appears to be getting into the act of being a petulant hip-hop star.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:40 am

BRIC countries to meet ahead of G20: source

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bankers from Brazil, Russia, India and China will convene ahead of the Group of 20 finance chiefs' meeting in London on Friday, a Russian delegation source told Reuters on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am

Prominent Zimbabwe politician Bennett released

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A prominent member of the prime minister's party, arrested last month on weapons charges, was released on bail Thursday....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:38 am

Homicide unit investigating bath-tub death of two-year-old Calgary boy

CALGARY - The homicide unit is now involved in the investigation of the death of a two-year-old boy who reportedly drowned in a bathtub. On Monday, emergency services received a call...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:38 am

Hurt Celtics come up short

MIAMI - Doc Rivers is holding strong. There probably was an overwhelming public urge back home to do something - anything - to push Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo back...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:37 am

Jonathan Papelbon pops off on Manny Ramirez

FORT MYERS - Jonathan Papelbon minced few words about the dark, final days of Manny Ramirez' tenure with the Red Sox in an interview in the April issue of Esquire magazine. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:37 am

Roche wins Genentech with raised $46.8 billion offer

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG has struck a deal with Genentech Inc to acquire all outstanding shares in the U.S. biotech group for $46.8 billion, or $95 a share, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:36 am

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes gets 3 years

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and sentenced to three years in prison, lawyers said. He shouted...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:35 am

Jasmine Murray, Jorge Nunez dismissed from 'Idol'

LOS ANGELES - A nice guy - and a nice girl - finished last on "American Idol." Jorge Nunez, the affable 20-year-old college student from Carolina, Puerto Rico,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:34 am

Insurer Aegon posts net loss of euro1.2 billion in 4Q

Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer that owns Transamerica in the U.S., reported a net loss of euro1.2 billion ($1.53 billion) in the fourth quarter, due mostly to falling values of investments.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:34 am

Boston man gets 50 years for burning his baby

BOSTON - A Boston man convicted of severely burning his 14-month-old daughter and her 66-year-old nanny has been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison. Dung Van Tran was...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:31 am

Man pleads guilty to landing fatal punch

WORCESTER - A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for punching his friend in the mouth outside a bar, a blow that led to the other man's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:30 am

Hungary NATO

Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom, left, and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, show together the Hungarian state award of the "Grand Cross Order of Merit" after it was awarded to Jaap...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:29 am

Hydrogen leak grounds Discovery - Register

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:28 am

Canadian actor held for alleged marijuana smuggling+

(Kyodo) _ Police arrested Japan-based Canadian actor Jai West on Thursday on suspicion of smuggling into Japan cookies containing marijuana from his country, police officials said. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:28 am

China angry over U.S. resolution on Tibet

China criticized the United States on Thursday for damaging bilateral ties and meddling in its internal affairs by passing a ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:28 am

SKorea: NKorea to launch satellite April 4-8

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea told an international organization it will fire a satellite into space between April 4 and 8, South Korea said Thursday, giving a time frame for a launch that neighboring governments suspect will test long-range missile technology....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

SKorea: NKorea to launch satellite April 4-8

North Korea told an international organization it will fire a satellite into space between April 4 and 8, South Korea said Thursday, giving a time frame for a launch that neighboring...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

Spain Migrants

Migrants rest after arriving in Mareta beach in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain, on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Spanish soldiers, background, were training on the same beach at the time of the migrant's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

UMass bows out

Melquan Bolding had 23 points to lead five Duquesne players in double figures in the Dukes' 91-81 victory against Massachusetts in the first round of the Atlantic 10...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:26 am

China output growth hit, world economy to shrink

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - The world economy could shrink 1-2 percent this year, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said, as industrial output in global growth engine China grew at its slowest rate on record.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:26 am

Canadian said among aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

Kidnapping of 5 workers from Belgian arm of Médecins Sans Frontières comes as tension escalates in Sudan

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:26 am

Clashes mark protest in Pakistan

Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi use sticks to beat up protesters as lawyers begin an anti-government protest march.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:23 am

How Do We Get Our Money Back?

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating Merrill Lynch for allegedly cooking the books in order to justify $3.6 billion in bonuses as the company tanked. Is there any way to get that money back? The Daily Beast talked to five experts,...
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:22 am

Soldiers stand guard at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka

Soldiers stand guard at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka on March 1. Investigators in Bangladesh have found evidence suggesting Islamic militants helped plot a mutiny in the capital in which...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:22 am

Zimbabwe cabinet nominee is freed

Zimbabwe authorities free MDC official Roy Bennett from jail, a day after the country's Supreme Court ordered his release on bail.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:22 am

ZIMBABWE BENNETT

Roy Bennett, centre, upon his release from prison in Mutare about 300 km (186miles) east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, March 12, 2009. The Supreme Court dismissed a State application to deny bail to...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am

Hernando foreclosures down, but Manatee skyrockets - Bizjournals.com

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am

Educated, urban and suddenly unemployed

China's middle class had grown accustomed to getting ahead. Being tossed out of work was not in the plan

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am

US men 'joined Somali Islamists'

US officials say they are investigating cases of US citizens of Somali origin joining a group linked to al-Qaeda.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:20 am

Pakistan Extends Crackdown Ahead of Rally

Pakistan extends crackdown ahead of anti-government rally.
Source: ABC News: International | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am

North Korea gives notice of April rocket launch

Japan calls for halt of plans; Russian envoy questions if it would violate sanctions

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am

In Iraq, 'no one values the victims'

As America and its Iraqi allies seem to be winning  the battle against insurgents n Iraq, attacks such as Tuesday's blast that killed 33 people fail to make front -page news.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:16 am

Northern Ireland bomb alert sparks cross-border hunt - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:15 am

Under-construction condo burns in Indianapolis

A large fire is burning at an under-construction condominium complex just a few blocks north of the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:15 am

U.S. unemployment to near 10 percent as slump worsens

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. unemployment will approach 10 percent as the country endures its worst recession since World War Two, leaving more than 13 million Americans jobless, according to a Reuters poll of economists.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:14 am

Pope 'admits Holocaust row error'

The Pope has sent a letter to all Roman Catholic bishops admitting mistakes in the handling of a Holocaust-denying bishop, reports say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:11 am

Roche seals $47bn Genentech deal

Swiss drugs company Roche agrees to merge with Genentech, buying the remaining shares in the US firm for $46.8bn.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:11 am

Pakistan protests set stage for confrontation with government - Los Angeles Times

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:08 am

Rock legends serve up 'Magnificent' treat

U2 rocked Somerville! It's not an exclamation any of us ever expected to hear, but last night the surreal became real as the iconic Irish rockers assaulted the tiny...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:08 am

S Lanka medical base 'captured'

Sri Lanka's army says it has captured a makeshift hospital in rebel-held territory amid reports of civilian casualties.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:08 am

White House Cheat Sheet: Michelle Obama Steps Out - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:07 am

Michigan St. player pleads in fight, is suspended

Michigan State freshman running back and kick returner Glenn Winston has been suspended indefinitely from the team after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges in a brawl last year that left a Spartans hockey player seriously injured.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:07 am

Man survives Niagara plunge, resists help

A man survived a 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls on Wednesday and then resisted rescuers' efforts to pull him from the icy water, police said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:07 am

North Korea gives notice of April rocket launch

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has given global agencies notice of its plans to launch a satellite from April 4-8, an official said on Thursday in a move Washington has called "provocative" and views as a disguised test of a missile.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:04 am

What a Way To Take a Dump [PIC]

Japanese coffee company, Goeorgia Max Coffee, modified the bathrooms of ski areas around Japan to promote their coffee energy drinks. This is probably the most exciting bathroom I've ever seen!

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

A Nintendo DS for every student! No fair!

This is one of those articles that will make you happy, and very angry at the same time. About ten elementary and middle schools in the Osaka area will begin plans to distribute Nintendo DS consoles, plus educational software, to their students; though the kids won’t get their grubby hands on them until January.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Obama To Name Hamburg To Head FDA

President Obama is expected to name former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to lead the troubled Food and Drug Administration.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

SEC May Reinstate 'Uptick Rule'

The federal government has been moving on many fronts to try to untangle the financial mess. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday it is considering reinstating something called the "uptick rule." It's aimed at helping the stock market. The rule helps prevent the plunge in a stock price caused by a rush of short sellers.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Economy Shakes Up Billionaires List

The recession isn't only hurting the poor and middle class, the net-worth of billionaires is also plunging. Forbes Magazine has released its annual list of the world's top billionaires. Observers of the rich and famous were eager to see whether economic hard times changed the pecking order of the super-wealthy.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Pakistan extends crackdown

Aimed at thwarting opposition activists' plans to march on capital and surround parliament

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Protests begin in Pakistan despite ban

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Cheering opposition activists and lawyers set off for the Pakistani capital Thursday vowing to stage a sit-in outside the parliament building, defying a government ban on protests and hundreds of arrests nationwide....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:59 am

Rihanna saga showing vicious cycle

Fans of r & b stars Rihanna, 21, and Chris Brown, 19, are stunned. Tyra Banks, Usher, Jamie Foxx and Tina Turner have weighed in. Now even Oprah's warned, "He...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:57 am

Lawyer: S. Korean star's cancellation 'shameful'

A promoter's lawyer told federal jurors that South Korean pop star Rain and his agency engaged in "shameful and dishonest business practices" when they canceled a 2007 concert in Hawaii without explanation and kept a $500,000 appearance fee.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:56 am

Stage set for Madoff plea in New York court drama

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff, accused of running the biggest fraud in Wall Street history, is expected to plead guilty on Thursday in what is shaping up to be a courtroom drama featuring denunciations by investors and a renewed push by prosecutors to jail him immediately.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:54 am

Treasury seeks $100 billion to aid ailing nations

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner yesterday unveiled a sweeping plan that calls on the United States and other nations to offer billions more to bail out economies in crisis.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:53 am

Liechtenstein eases bank secrecy

Liechtenstein is to conform with OECD rules on tax co-operation and swap data with governments to combat tax fraud.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am

Under-construction condo burns in downtown Indy

A large fire is burning at an under-construction condominium complex just a few blocks north of the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am

Prominent Zimbabwe politician Bennett released

A prominent member of the prime minister's party, arrested last month on weapons charges, was released on bail Thursday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am

London Restaurant Uses Touchpads for Orders .

The Imano restaurant in London's fashionable SoHo district isn't known for its splendid food or outstandingly accomodating waitresses.Instead, the new Asian fusion eatery is getting raves for its use of a touchpad-projection system that allows diners to send food orders directly to the chefs and makes the dining experience fully

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am

Iraqi shoe thrower sentenced to three years jail

Reporter hurled his shoes at former U.S. president George W. Bush during Baghdad press conference

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:48 am

Doctors Without Borders workers abducted in Darfur

Five people working for humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders' Belgian office were kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, officials said Thursday, a week after the government in Khartoum ordered the expulsion of aid groups as a response to the International Criminal Court's decision to indict the president.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:47 am

Quotations of the day

"People can't even afford rent anymore. He can't go on in this palace of denial." — Matt Weinstein, a motivational speaker who lost the bulk of his savings in the scheme, saying Madoff should not be allowed to await sentencing in his $7 million Manhattan penthouse if the financier pleads guilty.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:47 am

No real beer for supermarkets in Colorado

Convenience stores and supermarkets in Colorado won't be allowed to sell full-strength beer following protests by liquor store owners, who said a proposed law change could drive many of them out of business.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:44 am

Saudi Academy in Va. revises Islamic history books

An Islamic school in northern Virginia with close ties to the Saudi government has revised its religious textbooks in an effort to end years of criticism that the school fosters hatred and intolerance.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:42 am

New record for kidney transplants - BBC News

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am

Colbert Pops a Cap in Michael Steele's POP Mail

Stephen prepared some fresh rhymes to drop like the approval rating of the congressional GOP on Michael Steele during their rap battle, but Steele didn't show up. Now Stephen's rhymes are stale.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am

America to Obama: Hurry up and fix the economy

Some Democrats (should read Americans) are increasingly concerned about President Obama's $787 billion financial fix for the ailing economy, and are demanding greater transparency on further spending.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am

The Federal Government Can't Inflate A Burst Bubble

It's reasonable to yearn for the boom days of yore, when the Dow Jones industrial average was topping 14,000. Alas, those days aren't returning anytime soon. That economy collapsed because it was erected on a rickety foundation of debt, leverage, speculation and interest rates held unreasonably low by the Federal Reserve.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am

Lawyer: Iraqi shoe-hurler is jailed for 3 years

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush has been jailed for three years, his defense lawyer said on Thursday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am

iPod Introduces Proprietary Headphones

Apple released a new iPod. Isn't it a beauty? But note the proprietary headphones.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am

The Wrap: Speculation over German gunman's motives - guardian.co.uk

Source: Google News | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am

Will the NBA Ever Produce Another Quadruple-Double?

In his first game with the Chicago Bulls, on Oct. 18, 1974, Nate Thurmond amassed 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocked shots in a 120-115 overtime win against Atlanta. More than 11 years would pass before Alvin Robertson would join Thurmond in the quadruple-double club...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am

Man survives 180ft plunge over Niagara Falls - Times Online

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Biden announces Seattle police chief as drug czar

Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske will face a daunting set of challenges as the next drug czar, particularly in the Southwest, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am

Mr. Obama’s Trade Agenda

Vigorous trade will help the world recover. For that to happen, the United States will have to provide strong leadership and a clear commitment to fighting protectionism.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am

Glass pyramid that could house 1m people

With its sharp angles and its glass walls shimmering in the sunlight it looks like a piece of modern art.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 12 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am

Roche secures Genentech in $47 billion deal

Switzerland's Roche said Thursday it has agreed to buy all the remaining shares in Genentech for $46.8 billion in a takeover described as the largest in Swiss corporate history.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:46 am

Report: N. Korea to launch satellite next month

North Korea told an international organization it will fire a satellite into space between April 4-8, a report said Thursday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am

UN warns of widespread water shortages

Constantly rising demand for a finite resource raises risk of political upheaval and economic stagnation over next 20 years, report says

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:29 am

S. Korea: N. Korea to launch satellite from April 4-8

North Korea told an international organization it will fire a satellite into space between April 4-8, South Korea said Thursday, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:18 am

Van Loan mulling Ontario PC leadership bid: sources

Public Safety Minister looking at making the jump from federal to provincial politics

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:17 am

Ontario under fire for policy on cabinet ministers' vehicles

Government says Ontario-made environmentally friendly autos in short supply

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:17 am

Speaker orders MPs to curb personal attacks

Tory members' disparaging comments about Ignatieff in Commons are precursor to negative ads, strategist believes

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 12 Mar 2009 | 8:10 am

Police agencies buried in resumes

Job seekers are swamping federal, state and local police agencies during the economic downturn, a reversal from recent years ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:40 am

Somali pirates keep up attacks but seizures fall

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A Chinese crew fought off Somali pirates using homemade Molotov cocktails while a Filipino crew showered the pirates' path with old oil drums and wooden pallets....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:09 am

Plan could lead to reopening of King hospital

A tentative agreement would allow the troubled Los Angeles County facility near Watts to resume inpatient and emergency services by 2012 in cooperation with UC. Hiring would start from scratch.

Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital near Watts would reopen in three years with an emergency room and inpatient services under a tentative agreement that would substantially improve access to care in one of the most underserved areas of the nation, according to state and county officials.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Stocks extend rally on Wall Street

The major indexes post gains for a second straight day, with financial shares again leading the way. The Dow edges up 3 points.

Most major stock indexes finished higher Wednesday, building on Tuesday's big rally and fueling hope that Wall Street's turnaround has some legs to it.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Alabama gunman recalled as 'friendly with everyone'

Michael McLendon's rampage left 11 dead, including himself and his mother. He is remembered as well-liked by co-workers, but he might also have been seeking vengeance for perceived slights.

First, he killed his mother.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Tariq Aziz guilty in 1992 killing of Iraqi merchants

The former foreign minister of Iraq is sentenced to 15 years in the deaths of 42 merchants accused of price-fixing. He once represented Saddam Hussein's regime to the world.

Tariq Aziz, who once represented Saddam Hussein's Iraq to the world, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for his involvement in the 1992 killing of 42 merchants accused of price-fixing.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

California panel urges 'immediate action' to protect against rising sea levels

Global warming is projected to cause ocean levels to rise 55 inches or more by the end of the century. Report recommends phased abandonment of coastal areas and moving state infrastructure inland.

As California officials see it, global warming is happening so there's no time to waste in figuring out what to do.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Obama calls for earmark reform, signs earmark-laden spending bill

The president, who said he was signing the $410-billion legislation in order to keep the federal government running, pledges to revamp the process.

President Obama railed against pork barrel projects on Wednesday. Then he signed a massive spending bill stuffed with them.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Stressed Gazans turn to meditation after war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Deeply conservative Gaza isn't exactly fertile ground for New Age practices. But women in head scarves and men in suits flapped their arms with gusto while breathing in rhythm in what looked like a yogic chicken dance....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 6:57 am

Germany school shootings: Video footage of final moments of gunman Tim Kretschmer

Video has emerged of Tim Kretschmer the 17yearold gunman responsible for the German shooting spree.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Mar 2009 | 6:46 am

Drug war to focus on treatment

Choice of drug czar and emphasis on alternative drug courts signal a shift from incarceration.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 6:41 am

Teen Gunman Kills 15 in Rampage Before Killing Self

A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire inside his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday killing 15 people before he turned the gun on himself, authorities said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 6:01 am

U.S. tries to play down naval confrontation with China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sought on Wednesday to play down a confrontation between Chinese and U.S. naval vessels as the two sides held high-level talks on reviving growth and reining in North Korea's nuclear program.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 5:30 am

Panel questions oversight of bailout

The federal official policing how the $700 billion financial rescue package is spent told Congress on Wednesday that he is ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 5:11 am

Obama Team Pushes To Redefine Afghanistan Goals

President Obama has promised to lay out a new strategy for the nearly 40,000 U.S. troops already in Afghanistan and the 17,000 more on the way. Officials in his administration are trying to redefine what a "win" in the country looks like.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:58 am

Alabama gunman kept a list of those who had 'done him wrong'

Authorities said Wednesday the Alabama gunman who killed 10 people and himself in a killing spree fired more than 200 rounds ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:49 am

China demands end of US Navy surveillance

BEIJING (AP) -- China's Defense Ministry has demanded that the U.S. Navy end surveillance missions off the country's southern coast following a weekend confrontation between an American vessel and Chinese ships....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:07 a... | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:47 am

U.S. foreclosure filings rise in February

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home foreclosure activity resumed its upturn in February after a brief dip, despite numerous programs meant to quell the record pace of failing mortgages, RealtyTrac reported on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:28 am

Bad times can be boon at pawnshops

In China, where pawnshops first appeared 2,000 years ago, the government reports a 10% increase in requests to open new stores. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:16 am

Australia's billionaires tumble down the rich list

SYDNEY - Almost all of Australia's billionaires have sunk dramatically in the annual Forbes magazine rich list rankings, after the fallout from the global financial crisis took big chunks out of their fortunes. Ten Australians...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:14 am

FBI probes possible terrorist recruitments

The FBI acknowledged Wednesday that it is investigating the recruitment of young Somali men from Minneapolis and other U.S. cities ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:11 am

Teenage gunman kills 15 in German school attack

WINNENDEN, Germany (Reuters) - A 17-year-old in black combat gear killed 15 people in southwest Germany on Wednesday in a shooting spree that started at his former school.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:04 am

Foreclosures continue to rise

Despite halts on new foreclosures by several major lenders, the number of households threatened with losing their homes rose 30 percent from last year's levels.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:01 am

Bored? Try Doodling To Keep The Brain On Task

"Yes, I am paying attention!" Everyone from presidents to rock stars to students has at some point doodled when the mind wanders. But a new study says doodles can actually help the brain avoid distraction.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2009 | 4:01 am

Crocodile bites off 10-year-old's head

MANILA - A huge crocodile knocked over a canoe in a southern Philippine lake and decapitated a 10-year-old girl, police said. The girl and a classmate were on their way to their floating school on Mihaba Lake in Agusan del Sur...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Mar 2009 | 3:59 am

France Puts A Cork In Teen Drinking

Lawmakers in France's National Assembly adopted an amendment Monday that would ban the sale of alcohol to teens under the age of 18 and fine the vendors up to 7,500 euros. The effective drinking age is currently 16.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 3:00 am

Palin's daughter breaks up with fiance

WASILLA, Alaska - Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement. The announcement came about 2 months after the couple had a baby. Johnston, 19, told The Associated Press...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Mar 2009 | 2:12 am

Teen Kills 16 at High School in Germany

A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire at his former high school.
Source: ABC News: International | 12 Mar 2009 | 1:12 am

Former Nazi Guard Charged 29,000 Times

Prosecutors charge former Nazi camp guard 29,000 times for accessory to murder.
Source: ABC News: International | 12 Mar 2009 | 12:51 am

This is a coca leaf, not cocaine, insists Bolivian leader

Evo Morales, the Bolivian leader, ate a coca leaf in front of delegates at the UN summit on drugs yesterday, to underline his demand that the raw ingredient of cocaine should be allowed for medicinal and other uses. President Morales,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Mar 2009 | 12:48 am

France to rejoin Nato after 43 years self-exile

France's semi-detached relationship with Nato is to die the death of other, once-cherished "French exceptions", from yellow headlights to yellow cigarettes. After months of hints, promises and background negotiations, President...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Mar 2009 | 12:40 am

Germany school shooting: Gunman returned to classroom three times

By the time Tim Kretschmer's former schoolmates at the Albertville Realschule looked up to see him entering their classroom he was already firing relentlessly as he set about one of the world's worst school massacres.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 12 Mar 2009 | 12:28 am

Gunman Kills 16 At German School

A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire inside his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday killing 15 people before he turned the gun on himself, authorities said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 12 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am

World's richest not so rich, Gates regains top spot

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates is the richest man again, overtaking investor Warren Buffett, as the global financial meltdown wiped out $2 trillion from the net worth of the world's billionaires, Forbes Magazine said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:54 pm

Alaska Gov. Palin's Daughter, Boyfriend Break Up

The engagement is off for the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the father of her baby. Levi Johnston told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he and Bristol Palin mutually decided "a while ago" to end their relationship.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:43 pm

Germany shootings: Crowds in Winnenden pay respects to victims outside Albertville High school

Hundreds of young people from the town of Winnenden gathered outside the Albertville High school the scene of one of Europe's worst school shooting massacres late on Wednesday night to pay their respects to the victims.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 11 Mar 2009 | 10:58 pm

Omagh prosecutions 'could have prevented latest Northern Ireland attacks'

Prosecutions in 1998 Omagh bomb case could have avoided latest attacks in Northern Ireland says father of a victim.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 11 Mar 2009 | 10:52 pm

Germany school shooting: Teachers sacrificed themselves to save pupils

Three female teachers sacrificed their own lives to protect their students from a teenage gunman Tim Kretschmer who murdered 15 people in in Germany in one of Europe's worst high school massacres.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 11 Mar 2009 | 10:47 pm

Hospital waiting lists will soar due to European laws surgeons warn

Patients face a significant increase in waiting times for operations due to 'insane' European rules surgeons have warned.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 11 Mar 2009 | 10:46 pm

Obama To Tap Ex-New York Health Official To FDA

Former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret "Peggy" Hamburg is expected to be President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration. Hamburg is currently with the Nuclear Threat Initiative in Washington.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Mar 2009 | 10:12 pm

Smoggy Skies May Cause Respiratory Death

Just living in a smoggy city can make you 30 percent more likely to die from lung disease, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Nearly 1 out of every 3 Americans lives in a city with unhealthy levels of smog, and there are few ways to limit exposure without cleaning it up.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Northern Ireland shootings: Omagh failings led to killings

The father of one of the victims of the Omagh bombing has said that the failure to catch his son's killers contributed to the deaths of three members of the security forces in Northern Ireland this week.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 11 Mar 2009 | 8:48 pm

Pakistan Suppresses Opposition Ahead Of Protests

Pakistani authorities arrested hundreds of opposition activists and banned public demonstrations ahead of an opposition march scheduled to begin Thursday. But the opposition, along with the lawyers who are spearheading the protests, are vowing to go ahead.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Mar 2009 | 8:38 pm

US family gets mortgage keep cave home

An American family expect they can stay in their home built in a cave after accepting an offer of a private mortgage contract. Curt Sleeper said a New Jersey business offered a 15-year loan with a low interest rate that should...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Mar 2009 | 8:15 pm

Teen kills 15 at former high school

WINNENDEN, Germany - A 17-year-old wielding a Beretta 9 mm pistol burst into classrooms at his former high school overnight (NZ time) and gunned down 15 people before he took his own life, German authorities said. There was no...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Mar 2009 | 8:00 pm

Blimp to aid Thai security

Thailand's Cabinet has approved buying a blimp to help to survey the country's insurgency-plagued southern provinces. More than 3300 people have been killed in Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani since early 2004, when an Islamic separatist...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Mar 2009 | 7:15 pm

Teen gunman dead after killing 15 in Germany

A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire inside his former high school in southwestern Germany today killing 15 people, 11 of them women and girls, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Mar 2009 | 6:16 pm

Bizet aria goes Indian

A Chilean Mapuche Indian has recorded an aria from French composer Georges Bizet's opera Carmen in her native tongue, Mapudungun, in a bid to preserve a culture whose traditions are disappearing. Opera student Maria Pasten Curilen,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Mar 2009 | 6:15 pm

Venezuelan drug labs destroyed

Venezuela's National Guard has destroyed an elaborate network of clandestine cocaine-processing laboratories along the country's 2300km border with Colombia as part of its anti-drug efforts. Troops armed with assault rifles secured...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:15 pm

Sandstorm Strikes Saudi Capital

Saudi Arabian capital covered in dust after severe sandstorm closes airport.
Source: ABC News: International | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:14 pm

Australian Fisherman Survives 25 Hours Lost in Ocean

An Australian fisherman has been rescued after surviving a horrific 25 hours in the water in cyclonic conditions.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 4:48 pm

Iraqi PM: Terrorists Are Losing Capability

Iraq's leader called recent deadly bombings in Baghdad a "lapse" after a calm period, insisting Thursday that terrorists were no longer capable of disrupting efforts to bring security to the country.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 4:24 pm

Officials: Ship Harassed by China Was Hunting Subs

The U.S. Navy ship that got into a scrape with five Chinese vessels last weekend in the South China Sea was looking for threats such as submarines, presumably Chinese, in waters that China claims as its own.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 4:24 pm

Muslim Preacher Mocks Fallen British Soldiers

Muslim war protesters disrupted a homecoming parade for British troops Tuesday, with one preacher praising the disruption and branding the homecoming a 'vile parade' of 'brutal murderers.'
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 4:12 pm

Yemen Charges 16 Al Qaeda Suspects With Terrorism

Yemeni prosecutors brought 16 suspected Al Qaeda members to trial Wednesday on terrorism charges that include an attack on the American embassy and killings of foreigners in Yemen.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 3:33 pm

German Prosecutors Charge Ex-Nazi 29,000 Times

German prosecutors said Wednesday they have charged retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk with more than 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his time as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, and will seek his extradition from the U.S.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 3:09 pm

Former Gitmo Detainee Now A Taliban Boss

Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul was Guantanamo prisoner No. 008. He is now known as Mullah Abdullah Zakir, a nom de guerre that Pentagon and intelligence officials say is used by the Taliban leader in charge of operations in southern Afghanistan.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 3:00 pm

Somali Cabinet Votes to Base Legal System on Islam

The Somali Cabinet voted to make Islam the basis of the country's legal system in a bid to undercut an increasingly fractured Islamic insurgency.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 2:33 pm

Former Saddam Cabinet Minister Sentenced

An Iraqi court has sentenced Saddam Hussein's former foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, to 15 years in prison.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 2:30 pm

Man Alive After Plunging Into Niagara Falls

A man jumped into Niagara Falls on Wednesday and survived the 180-foot plunge, then resisted rescue attempts before he eventually was pulled from the icy water to safety, police said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 2:25 pm

Germany Charges Ohio Man As Nazi Guard

German prosecutors say they've charged retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk with more than 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his time as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, and will seek his extradition from the U.S.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:44 pm

Report: Shoe Hurled at Iranian President Ahmadinejad

Several months after an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at President Bush, a shoe has been hurled at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while he was on the way to an election rally in Urmia, Haaretz.com reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:29 pm

Ship Row Threatens U.S., China Cooperation

The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats have work to do to keep a confrontation between American and Chinese naval vessels from damaging a relationship that President Obama deems crucial to confronting the world's toughest crises.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

PHOTOS: Amazonas, Brazil

Explore the Amazonian rainforest with Sam Champion on GMA's latest BIG stop.
Source: ABC News: International | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am