U.S. May Expand Anti-Militant Efforts To Baluchistan

The Obama administration is said to be considering missile attacks on militant targets in the province in western Pakistan. Taliban leaders from neighboring Afghanistan are believed to be in and around the provincial capital, Quetta.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:54 pm

'Mini-Tsunami' Near Indonesian Capital Kills 58

Torrential rain caused an earthen dam to burst early Friday, sending a wall of water crashing into a crowded neighborhood just outside Indonesia's capital. The flood killed at least 58 people, left dozens missing and submerged hundreds of homes.
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm

Sewage Overflows Near Carroll, Howard Border

Health officials said about 160,000 gallons of sewage have overflowed near Mount Airy in Carroll County.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Suicide attack kills 48 at Pakistani mosque

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber demolished a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers attending Friday prayers close the Afghan border, killing at least 48 people and injuring scores more, officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am

Obama to meet with bank CEOs on recovery

President Obama is set to take the temperature of the bank CEOs on Friday at the White House.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:57 am

EURweb.com - ISAIAH WASHINGTON TO PORTRAY LOU RAWLS: Biopic said to be 'uncensored take' on singer based on son's script.

Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:57 am

Instead of bail (out), how about jail?

It sure seems that there was a lot of fraud in unregulated financial instruments which facilitated speculation and led to the current economic mess. Wouldn't public confidence in our economic system be restored more quickly if some of the fraudsters went to jail?
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am

Detroit Sold For Scrap

Detroit, a former industrial metropolis in southeastern Michigan with a population of just under 1 million, was sold at auction Tuesday to bulk scrap dealers and smelting foundries across the United States.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

EURweb.com - 'FOR COLORED GIRLS' ACQUIRED BY LIONSGATE: Studio to adapt stage play for big screen under director Nzingha Stewart.

It's been a long time coming but very deserving that this play will finally be brought to the big screen.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

YouTube - Teen Faces Porn Charges for Nude Pics of Herself

They really should have a different law for minors......
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am

City Unemployment Jumps to 8.1%

New York City's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 8.1 percent in February, up from 6.9 percent in January. State officials say that's the biggest one-month jump on record.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am

7 Key Steps to Greater Happiness and Contentment (Poll)

1. Being Yourself. The first guaranteed way of bringing real happiness into your life is to BE YOURSELF. Let no one take away the essence of you. Those who don't like you being yourself usually mean you no good.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am

Little girl saved after Natasha Richardson's death - MSN Movies News

A young girl in Ohio who suffered the same brain injury as Natasha Richardson is alive today because her parents took her to the hospital after hearing about Richardson's brain injury and death.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am

Palestinian Unity and the Threat to Israel

Success in the ongoing attempts to establish a national reconciliation government composed of the Hamas and the Fatah is likely to affect Israel. Even a pretense of unity will pave the way for the international community to recognize the Hamas.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am

AT&T to start sending copyright warnings (AP)

AP - AT&T Inc., the nation's largest Internet service provider, will start sending warnings to its subscribers when music labels and movie studios allege that they are trafficking in pirated material, according to an executive.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am

Obama seeks input of bank CEOs on recovery plans (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama wants to hear from the chief executives of some of the country's biggest banks as he caps a week in which he clarified his overall plan for stabilizing the financial system.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am

Bomb kills nearly 50 at Pakistan mosque (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 48 people and injuring scores more, officials said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:49 am

Pakistan mosque attack kills 48

A bomb explodes at a mosque in Jamrud in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 48 people, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:48 am

Cash-strapped former TV star holds garage sale (AP)

AP - Cash-strapped former "Eight is Enough" and "Charles in Charge" star Willie Aames is selling off his belongings in suburban Kansas City.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am

Deflation stalks Japan, resentment rises before G20 (Reuters)

Reuters - Japan slipped to the brink of deflation and inflation in Europe slid closer to zero, underlining a threat to the world economy before next week's G20 summit which is supposed to produce a cure for the crisis.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am

Deflation stalks Japan, resentment rises before G20

TOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Japan slipped to the brink of deflation and inflation in Europe slid closer to zero, underlining a threat to the world economy before next week's G20 summit which is supposed to produce a cure for the crisis.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am

Japan begins deploying Patriot missiles ahead of rocket launch+

(Kyodo) _ The Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot guided-missile fire units began being moved Friday evening in response to the government's decision to intercept a North Korean rocket in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am

PM and Palace 'discussed reform'

Gordon Brown and Buckingham Palace have discussed royal succession reform, which has public support in a BBC poll.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am

LEAD: Amano, Minty fail in IAEA election+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Both Yukiya Amano of Japan and Abdul Samad Minty of South Africa failed in an election Friday to pick the next chief of the International Atomic Energy...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am

Japan OKs deployment of missile defense system

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's military mobilized Friday to protect the country from any threat if North Korea's looming rocket launch fails, ordering two missile-equipped destroyers to the Sea of Japan and sending batteries of Patriot missile interceptors to protect the northern coastline....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am

Japan OKs deployment of missile defense system (AP)

AP - Japan's military mobilized Friday to protect the country from any threat if North Korea's looming rocket launch fails, ordering two missile-equipped destroyers to the Sea of Japan and sending batteries of Patriot missile interceptors to protect the northern coastline.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am

Obama says automakers need 'drastic changes' (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama plans to announce a new aid package for General Motors and Chrysler in the coming days and says the carmakers must make "pretty drastic changes" to save their industry.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am

UConn, Pitt advance in NCAA; Memphis, Duke lose (AP)

AP - Top regional seeds Connecticut and Pittsburgh won their NCAA games last night but both number-two seeds, Memphis and Duke, lost.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am

Sources: More US troops for Afghan war (AP)

AP - Grappling with a war gone awry, President Barack Obama plans to send thousands more U.S. forces into Afghanistan, hoping to hasten the end of a conflict that still has no clear end in sight.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am

Lights out in 84 countries for Earth Hour 2009

CHICAGO - The lights are going down from the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis, the Eiffel Tower to Sears Tower, as more than 2,800 municipalities in 84 countries plan Saturday...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am

IAEA fails to elect new leader

VIENNA (AP) -- Diplomats say the board of the International Atomic Energy agency has failed in its initial attempt to elect a new head for the U.N. nuclear monitor....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am

Obama's new Afghan plan to target al Qaeda havens

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to send thousands of troops to train Afghan forces as part of a new war strategy that will focus U.S. efforts on destroying al Qaeda safe havens and rolling back the Taliban insurgency.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am

IAEA fails to elect new leader

Diplomats say the board of the International Atomic Energy agency has failed in its initial attempt to elect a new head for the U.N. nuclear monitor. Yukiya Amano of Japan and South...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am

Vote deadlock throws open race to head IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - Governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog failed to agree on a successor to Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday after five rounds of voting, opening the field to new candidates, diplomats said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Vote deadlock throws open race to head IAEA (Reuters)

Reuters - Governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog failed to agree on a successor to Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday after five rounds of voting, opening the field to new candidates, diplomats said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Bomb at Pakistani mosque, at least 48 dead: official

LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Pakistani mosque during prayers on Friday, killing at least 48 people, a government official said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Obama limits stimulus lobbying

President Obama says lobbyists pushing for projects in the stimulus package can't utter a word about them to administration ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Beep Beep, get your 1.06.11 stickers!

Another rainy day for the taxpayers.Today we learn from Hillary Chabot's article that Governor Deval Patrick renewed the lease on his Cadillac for $14,958.I'm not...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am

Red River tops historic marker, undermines dike

FARGO, N.D. - The Red River broke a 112-year-old record early Friday and was eroding a dike in an area south of downtown, forcing authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am

At least 58 killed as dam bursts in Indonesia

Dozens more missing in hundreds of submerged homes

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am

Tesla Rolls Out Electric Sedan For Less Than $50K

California's Tesla Motors made a name for itself with its sleek but very expensive all-electric sports car. But the company always planned to build a more affordable, family-style sedan. Now it's debuting the Model S, with a price tag under $50,000.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am

China: 17 die when bus tumbles into mountain gorge

BEIJING - Chinese state media says a bus has tumbled into a mountain gorge in southeastern China, killing 17 people. The accident comes the same day a minibus collided...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am

Gujarat 'riot minister' resigns

A minister in India's Gujarat state, Mayaben Kodnani, accused over anti-Muslim riots in 2002, surrenders to police and resigns.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am

Bomb destroys Pakistan mosque, at least 48 killed

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in a town near the Afghan ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:34 am

Red River reaches record level; Fargo prepares for flooding

Doubts are growing over whether the swollen Red River can be held off, but even as some residents flee their homes, officials ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am

Japan lifts suspension on beef imports from U.S. factory+

(Kyodo) _ The Japanese government said Friday it has lifted a suspension on beef imports from a U.S. factory as measures have been reaffirmed to prevent the factory's incompliance with a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am

Somalis Missing From Minn. May Have Returned

For months, young Somali men and teenagers have been turning up missing from their homes in Minneapolis. Law enforcement officials have traced them to Somalia, where they are believed to have linked up with a Somali group on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations. Now there's word that some of the boys may have returned home.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am

Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel has successfully tested a high-tech system designed to protect civilians from rocket attacks by militant groups in Gaza and south Lebanon, the Defense Ministry said....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:31 am

52 killed when dam bursts in Indonesia

Officials search frantically for dozens missing after a wall of mud and water flattens homes outside the capital, Jakarta.

Rescue workers searched desperately for dozens of missing people today after a dam burst just outside this capital city and a wall of mud killed at least 52 victims as they slept.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:31 am

Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system

Israel has successfully tested a high-tech system designed to protect civilians from rocket attacks by militant groups in Gaza and south Lebanon, the Defense Ministry said. Defense...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am

Amano, Minty fail in IAEA election+

(Kyodo) _ Both Yukiya Amano of Japan and Abdul Samad Minty of South Africa failed in an election Friday to pick the next chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomatic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:26 am

Recession dampens Obama negotiators' climate debut

OSLO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's negotiators make their debut at U.N. climate talks on Sunday but U.S. promises of tougher action are unlikely to brighten prospects for strong treaty now overshadowed by recession.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am

LEAD: Aomori teen sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 3+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: CLARIFYING 10TH GRAF) The Aomori District Court sentenced a 19-year-old man to life imprisonment Friday for murdering his mother and two younger siblings in Aomori...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:24 am

Health Care: Obama Hints At Strategy - Atlantic Online

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am

Houston gets another wet day before cool, clear weekend - Houston Chronicle

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am

Dam bursts, killing dozens in Indonesia

Torrential rain caused a colonial-era dam to burst its banks early Friday, sending a wall of muddy water crashing into a suburb of the Indonesian capital. The flood killed at least 58 people, left scores missing and submerged hundreds of homes.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am

Japan, China differ on military transparency, agree over peacekeeping+

(Kyodo) _ Japan and China continued to differ over the transparency of Beijing's military expenditures but they agreed in security dialogue Friday to work together on recently dispatched...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am

Cheesy book takes prize for year's oddest title

LONDON - A heavyweight study of the future of soft cheese won Britain's annual competition to find the year's oddest book title on Friday. "The 2009-2014...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:18 am

Iraq kidnappers claim deal to free Britons: report

A group that kidnapped five British men in Baghdad nearly two years ago claims a deal is in place to release the hostages in exchange for prisoners being held by US forces in Iraq. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:18 am

Red River rises to record level

North Dakota residents scramble in freezing temperatures to pile sandbags as thousands forced from homes

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:18 am

2ND LD: Dam breaks near Jakarta, 54 die in flood waters+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING DEATH TOLL TO 54) At least 54 people are dead after a dam burst near Indonesia's capital Jakarta early Friday, instantly flooding a crowded area, an official ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:15 am

Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 58

CIRENDEU, Indonesia - Torrential rain caused a colonial-era dam to burst its banks early Friday, sending a wall of muddy water crashing into a suburb of the Indonesian capital....
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am

Scores Killed In Pakistan Mosque Attack

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 48 people and injuring scores more, officials said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am

Japan MOF Official: G20 Focus Not On New Key Currency - Wall Street Journal

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am

RI man charged with using MySpace to solicit sex

WEST WARWICK, R.I. - Police have arrested a West Warwick man on charges that he tried to solicit sex from underage girls using a popular social networking Web site. West...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:11 am

Dam bursts in Indonesia; flooding killing at least 58

Torrential rain caused a colonial-era dam to burst its banks early Friday, sending a wall of muddy water crashing into a suburb ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:11 am

Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 58 - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

First Afghan community policing force graduates

KABUL (AP) -- The first group of Afghans have completed training for a U.S.-backed community policing force that some warn will arm local militias, but the government has touted as vital to confronting an increasingly virulent insurgency....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

U.S. official: Talks on Kyrgyzstan base continue

A senior U.S. official said Friday that Kyrgyzstan and Washington have agreed to continue talks over a key American air base ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am

Medics 'can mend a broken heart'

Scientists have found it is possible to mend a broken heart.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am

Thai PM rejects calls for his resignation

BANGKOK (AP) -- The Thai prime minister rejected calls for his resignation by thousands of anti-government protesters who ringed his office for a second day Friday in a boisterous rally....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am

Madonna seeks to adopt baby girl Mercy in Malawi - Reuters

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am

Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 58

CIRENDEU, Indonesia (AP) -- Torrential rain caused a colonial-era dam to burst its banks early Friday, sending a wall of muddy water crashing into a suburb of the Indonesian capital. The flood killed at least 58 people, left scores missing and submerged hundreds of homes....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:04 am

Suicide attack in Pakistan kills 48

Officials in Khyber region say toll likely to rise after mosque targeted

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:03 am

US man apologises in Delhi for 'hurt' over Gandhi auction

The US collector who sold rare belongings of Mahatma Gandhi apologises in Delhi for "unintentionally hurting" Indian sentiments.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am

US official: talks on Kyrgyzstan base continue

MOSCOW (AP) -- A senior U.S. official said Friday that Kyrgyzstan and Washington have agreed to continue talks over a key American air base that American forces had been told to leave within six months....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:59 am

Dozens dead in Pakistan mosque attack - CNN

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:59 am

A nosh during labour not 'a bad thing'

New research overturns old advice that women keep stomach empty in case they need an emergency cesarean section

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:59 am

Judges Accused of Jailing Kids for Cash - ABC News

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:55 am

Israel army punishes Gaza soldier - BBC News

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am

U.S. changes its war strategy

Obama announcing new troops for Afghanistan and will reach out to Russia, China, India and Iran for help

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am

Strapped and stripping

In the economic grind, more women are turning to exotic dancing and the adult film industry for employment

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:53 am

Israel army punishes Gaza soldier

Israeli soldier is removed from combat for shooting a Palestinian woman in the leg 'by mistake' during the Gaza offensive.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:52 am

Chinese 'find' radioactive ball

Chinese officials say a missing lead ball containing potentially deadly radioactive material may have been found at a steel mill.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:51 am

I admire your lifestyle, but you must apologize for your hot-tub arousal

You must apologize for your hot-tub arousal

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:51 am

Indonesia Dam Bursts, Flood Kills Scores

Torrential rain caused an old dam to burst its banks early Friday, sending a wall of muddy water crashing into a suburb of the Indonesian capital. The flood killed at least 50 people, left scores missing and submerged hundreds of homes.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:45 am

Japan Readies Defense for Planned North Korea Rocket Launch - Voice of America

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am

Bomber kills dozens at Pakistan mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in northwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 48 people, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am

Victim in fatal RI fire had gas in his room

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Investigators say a high school freshman who died in a fire at his family's Cranston home was storing containers of gasoline in his bedroom. Kyle...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:41 am

NH man charged with filing 13 fake tax returns

CONCORD, N.H. - A Hollis, N.H., man has been charged with filing 13 fraudulent tax returns in one year seeking $4 million in refunds. Thirty-seven-year-old Todd Silver...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am

US to unveil new Afghan strategy

US President Barack Obama is to unveil his new Afghan strategy, with thousands more troops expected to be sent.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am

Jurors risk post-trial trauma, study finds

Jurors in tough criminal trials need more social and psychological support, says a new report.

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am

Vietnamese Catholics lose appeal in land dispute

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A Hanoi court rejected the appeals Friday of eight Roman Catholics convicted last year of disturbing public order and damaging property during a series of demonstrations to demand the return of former church land....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:38 am

New England summer camps see enrollments slow

BOSTON - Summer camps across New England are anticipating possible lower enrollment this year as families struggle to make ends meet. Bette Bussel, executive director...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:38 am

Obama to Boost Forces in Afghanistan, Set Benchmarks - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:34 am

Eastern China bus crash kills 20

Chinese state media says 20 people have died after a bus collided with two trucks on a highway in eastern China.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:33 am

Prescription sales rise by $1.2-billion, even as generics gain popularity

The recession has not slowed Canadians' consumption of medical drugs

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:33 am

Pissed off French Workers Kidnap Bosses

LE HOSTAGE! The business leaders in France better watch their necks. It's the second so-called "bossnapping" in a week in protest of layoffs. CEO of 3M is one of the victims.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:31 am

Mother cooks and eats friend in front of 7year old son..

Sick bitch.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:28 am

Iranian technicians remove a container of radioactive uranium from the Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF) at Isfahan

Iranian technicians remove a container of radioactive uranium from the Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF) at Isfahan in 2005. The UN atomic watchdog will hold a crunch ballot to elect its new chief, a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

Yukiya Amano (left) talks to Abdul Samad Minty

Japanese ambassador to the IAEA Yukiya Amano (left) speaks with his South African counterpart Abdul Samad Minty in Vienna. The UN atomic watchdog will hold a crunch ballot to elect its new chief, a day...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

Mohamed ElBaradei and the IAEA were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005

The UN atomic watchdog will hold a crunch ballot to elect a successor to Mohamed ElBaradei, seen here in 2008, a day after the Japanese and South African candidates failed to win a clear lead in the first...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

Key facts on the IAEA

The UN atomic watchdog will hold a crunch ballot to elect its new chief, a day after the Japanese and South African candidates failed to win a clear lead in the first rounds of voting.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am

Call for higher circumcision rate

Circumcision should be routinely considered as a way to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections, argue US experts.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:24 am

Who Says Insurance Can't be funny

Five Insurance Ads That Make Us Forget How Much We Hate AIG

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:23 am

$38 for a Cup of Coffee?

Would you pay $38 for a cup of coffee? Clifford Phillips of Wash., did. He used his debit card to pay for a latte, not knowing there wasn’t enough money in his checking account to cover it. The bank could have declined the transaction for insufficient funds. Instead it approved the electronic payment and hit his account with a $34 overdraft fee.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:22 am

NATO froze formal relations with Moscow following Russia's invasion of Georgia in 2008

Russian soldiers guard a checkpoint near the Georgian village of Khurvaleti in 2008. Russia's ambassador to NATO says Moscow has still not taken a decision on restoring full cooperation with NATO which...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am

Indonesia dam burst kills dozens

Dozens of people die after a dam bursts on the outskirts of the Indonesia capital Jakarta, flooding hundreds of homes.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:17 am

Obama to dispatch more troops to Afghanistan

Grappling with a war gone awry, President Barack Obama plans to send thousands more U.S. forces into Afghanistan, hoping to hasten the end of a conflict that still has no clear end in sight.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:15 am

More than 1,000 foreign soldiers are stationed at the US airbase in Manas, Kyrgyzstan

The Manas airbase on the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A senior US official says Kyrgyzstan has invited the United States to discuss retaining the Manas air base outside Bishkek that serves as a key...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:05 am

The Manas airbase was set up to assist coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan

Map locating the US airbase at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. A senior US official says Kyrgyzstan has invited the United States to discuss retaining the Manas air base outside Bishkek that serves as a key supply...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:05 am

Obama's Paris Hilton Problem

Do the president’s constant interviews, news conferences, and multimedia gimmicks leave him overexposed and less effective? The Daily Beast dissects how Obama’s press blitz affects his agenda.
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:02 am

NCAA Women's Sweet Sixteen Set

In the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, the field is down to the Sweet Sixteen — and it's not all the usual suspects. Steve Inskeep talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the competition.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

General Motors At Standoff With Union, Bondholders

When the government agreed to rescue General Motors last year, it set terms: Both the autoworkers union and GM bondholders would have to take big losses on what the company owed them. As a deadline looms for the carmaker to prove it can survive, the bondholders and the union refuse to make a deal.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Geithner Pushes New Financial Rules; GOP Skeptical

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner went to Capitol Hill on Thursday with expansive plans to reduce "systemic risk" in the financial system. He called for new rules and better referees. And he was met with skepticism, particularly from Republicans.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Kenya holds 'war crimes suspect'

Kenyan police detain a man who they say may be wanted by The Hague tribunal for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:56 am

Residents flee fast-rising Red River

Residents of a Fargo neighborhood south of downtown were roused from sleep early Friday and forced to evacuate their homes after authorities found a significant leak in a dike along the swollen Red River.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:52 am

China Marks 50 Years of Communist Rule in Tibet

China applauds itself for overthrowing Tibet's feudal system 50 years ago.
Source: ABC News: International | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:45 am

Fish Mega-Shoals Could be World's Biggest Animal Group!

When Atlantic herring get together, they don't mess around with small gatherings. Using a new ocean imaging technology, scientists have found that the fish form "mega-shoals" of hundreds of millions of fish, covering dozens of square kilometres. Such observations could help conserve dwindling fish stocks...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:40 am

Dam Burst Leaves At Least 50 Dead

Dam bursts in outskirts of Indonesian capital, at least 50 dead, 100s homeless.
Source: ABC News: International | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:25 am

Suicide Blast Rips Through Pakistan Mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 48 people and injuring scores more, officials said. The area has been beset by Taliban attacks as well as vicious feuds between rival tribes and militant groups.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:24 am

Japan readies defences for North Korea rocket launch

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday ordered its military to prepare to intercept any dangerous debris that might fall on its territory if a rocket launch planned by North Korea goes wrong.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:13 am

Solo on the high seas

Olly Hicks tells Hayley Mick that he needs two things to cope with the mind-boggling solitude of circling Antarctica – a 16,000-song iPod and Don Quixote

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:13 am

GOP Budget Fizzles Amid Lack of Details, Infighting, Mockery

House Republicans today made a big show about how they were going to drop their own brand-new alternate budget proposal, packed with urban-suburban hip-hop "flava" and dance moves Eric Cantor learned at the Verizon Center, watching Britney Spears. As it turns out, READY THEY WERE NOT, and so everyone is making fun of them, and it.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:52 am

N. Korea nuclear test a growing possibility

A looming long-range missile launch may indicate North Korea is close to building a nuclear warhead, officials and analysts say.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:47 am

Ithaa, The Underwater Restaurant (PICS)

Ithaa, the world's first and only fully underwater restaurant. Conrad Hotel, Maldives. Breathtaking.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:30 am

Obama's economic remedies may face pushback at G20

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama will make his debut as president on the world stage next week with calls for global economies to use government spending to jumpstart growth and work on a reshaping of the chaotic financial system.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:12 am

Man investigated in Kenya over Yugoslav war crimes

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenyan police on Friday were investigating the identity of a man detained at a luxury resort on suspicion that he may be wanted for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia....
Source: AP Top International News At 7:50 a... | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:57 am

Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system

Israel's Defense Ministry says it has successfully tested a high-tech system designed to intercept incoming rockets.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:10 am

Two more octuplets go home

Two more of the world's longest surviving octuplets went home Thursday night, and Nadya Suleman's spacious four-bedroom home is quickly filling up.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:06 am

Satellite Shot: Dubai Artificial Islands in Shape of "World"

Fascinating, enlargeable NASA pics. Ambition & concept: to create artificial island resorts off Gulf Coast in configuration of world continents. Finally... [Pics show before & after shots]

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Consultants for LAUSD construction program scrutinized

Such contractors cost taxpayers 70% more than if district employees had been hired for the work, audit finds. And some lacked proper qualifications and overstepped their authority.

Consultants working for the Los Angeles Unified School District's school construction program cost taxpayers 70% more than if district employees had been used to do the same work, according to a draft internal audit obtained Thursday by The Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Vows of hope for a dwindling Catholic community

One black veil represents a future for Maryland's Oblate Sisters of Providence, the nation's oldest religious order of African American women.

As incense smoke danced in the sunlight streaming through the stained-glass windows, Anthonia Nwoga knelt in the hushed chapel for the long-awaited moment. It took but a few seconds. Off came the white veil she had worn for the last year. On went a black one that she may keep for life.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Ethanol investors try to derail California's carbon-emissions proposal

A group of ethanol investors met with Gov. Schwarzenegger in an effort to derail the proposal, which they say would cripple the nation's biofuels industry.

Ethanol investors met with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week in an effort to derail California’s far-reaching proposal to slash carbon emissions from transportation fuels.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

California jobs go to those with connections

Lawmakers can hire anyone they choose. Sometimes that means friends and family.

Unemployment in California may be at its highest since 1983, but there are jobs with the state Legislature for the well-connected.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Geithner seeks authority to seize firms deemed a threat

Treasury secretary outlines measures that would for the first time regulate hedge funds and give government the power to dismantle companies whose failure threatens the nation's financial stability.

Reporting from New York and Washington Walter Hamilton -- The Obama administration is proposing the farthest-reaching set of new rules for the financial industry since the Great Depression -- including measures that would for the first time regulate hedge funds and give government the power to seize and dismantle companies deemed a threat to the economy.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

A risky new push for immigration legislation

Advocates of legalization have crafted a plan that could alienate businesses and key Republicans, including Sen. John McCain. But it is designed to lure a powerful new ally -- organized labor.

With their prospects in Congress sinking along with the economy, liberal advocates of giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship are launching a risky strategy to push lawmakers and the White House to take up their cause.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

To a South Korean farmer, this cow was sacred

A South Korean documentary made instant stars of two elderly farmers and their aged ox. Now if the public would just stop sticking its nose into the couple's lives.

The stampede to see South Korea's most reluctant celebrities starts early, often before they're out of bed.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Israel suspected in Sudan airstrikes

Sudanese officials say hundreds were killed early this year when bombs hit smuggling convoys moving migrants headed for Israel and Europe as well as arms possibly meant for Gaza.

A Sudanese official said Thursday that hundreds of people were killed early this year when foreign warplanes bombed three convoys smuggling African migrants through Sudan along with weapons that apparently were destined for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Ice That Burns Could Be A Green Fossil Fuel

Natural gas locked up in water crystals could be a source of enormous amounts of energy – and if a new technology delivers what scientists are claiming, then it could even be emissions-free too.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:50 am

Opinion: 'Nova’s rout caps statement for Big East

Opinion: For Big East followers, the icing on the cake to an impressive night at the Sweet 16 had to be Villanova’s total domination of the ACC tournament champions.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:44 am

Japan Issues Order to 'Destroy' N. Korea Rocket

Japan's defense minister ordered the military to prepare to shoot down any debris that could fall on Japanese territory if a North Korean rocket launch fails, mobilizing interceptor missiles and sending two warships to the Sea of Japan.
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:35 am

Thai PM rejects calls for his resignation

The Thai prime minister rejected calls for his resignation by thousands of anti-government protesters who ringed his office for ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:09 am

Pitt wins squeaker vs. Xavier

Levance Fields took the big shots himself, hitting a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left, then scoring off his steal as the top-seeded Panthers reached the regional finals for the first time in 35 years with a 60-55 win over Xavier on Thursday night.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:09 am

Missouri beats No. 2 Memphis at its own game

J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 23 points — 15 more than his season average — and Missouri held off Memphis’ frantic rally for a 102-91 win Thursday night in the semifinals of the West Regional.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 5:46 am

The 50th Anniversary of Democratic Reforms in Tibet Exhibition in Beijing

The 50th Anniversary of Democratic Reforms in Tibet Exhibition in Beijing. China's controversial choice as the second highest Tibetan spiritual figure is increasingly being used by Beijing as a tool in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 5:23 am

Taliban's Enigmatic Spiritual Leader Still At Large

Seven years after the fall of the Taliban, the whereabouts of Mullah Omar are still unknown. U.S. and Afghan intelligence officials believe the mysterious one-eyed cleric may hiding out in Pakistan.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 5:15 am

Counting Stimulus Jobs Is No Easy Task

When President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus bill, he promised it would create or save 3.5 million jobs. Federal and state officials are ramping up efforts to count those jobs, but it won't be easy. In the past, government agencies have used different approaches. What's needed now is a yardstick.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:44 am

Scientists Race To Create Better TB Vaccine

More than 1.7 million people died of tuberculosis last year, and that number is rising.The most widely used vaccine is 100 years old, and scientists say it's not up to the task of preventing the global spread of TB.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:39 am

Baby starves to death after parents go on binge - report

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A news report says Malaysian police are investigating claims that an infant starved to death because his parents allegedly went on a drinking binge and forgot to feed him. The Star reports the less than...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:34 am

2 more octuplets go home

Two more of the world's longest surviving octuplets have been discharged from a Southern California hospital.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:26 am

11 militants killed in firefight in Afghanistan

U.S. forces say international and Afghan troops have killed 11 militants in a firefight in southern Afghanistan.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:22 am

Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon

Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, seen here, was under pressure to resign Friday after admitting he accepted gifts from a wealthy Chinese businesswoman and failed to declare them
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:12 am

China's guided missile destroyer "Shenzhen"

China's guided missile destroyer "Shenzhen". Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon was under pressure to resign Friday after admitting he accepted gifts from a wealthy Chinese businesswoman and failed...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Mar 2009 | 4:12 am

U.S. Official: Mexico Not Near Collapse

The Mexican government is not on the verge of collapse, the top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, seeking to tamp down increasing alarm over the powerful and violent drug cartels operating near the southern U.S. border.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 2:30 am

China says Pentagon report will hurt military ties

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States' latest report on China's growing military power throws new obstacles in the way of restoring defense ties between the two powers, a Chinese spokesman said in the latest broadside at Washington.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 1:23 am

World's 'biggest model train set' a massive hit

HAMBURG - It's billed as the world's largest model train set - a miniature world that snakes along 12km of track, amid fields, cities, even the snowcapped Swiss Alps. And it's quickly becoming one of Germany's biggest tourist attractions. Twin...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Mar 2009 | 1:10 am

Obama To Unveil Revamped Afghan War Plan

President Barack Obama plans to dispatch additional U.S. troops plus hundreds of civilian advisers in hopes of turning around a faltering war in Afghanistan and will recommend increasing aid to neighboring Pakistan, sources said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 27 Mar 2009 | 1:00 am

WATCH: All Aboard the Largest Train Set

Source: ABC News: International | 27 Mar 2009 | 12:26 am

Cherubic boy-child 'not a father after all'

Reports have surfaced that the British boy who allegedly fathered a child aged just 12, is not, in fact, the father. British tabloids reported that a DNA test showed Alfie Patten was not the father of his school friend Chantelle...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 27 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am

Obama says to help U.S. automakers

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that his administration would unveil in the coming days the next part of its plan to help the troubled U.S. auto industry, provided the companies push ahead with sweeping restructurings.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:35 pm

Washington Post, New York Times seek new cost cuts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two of the most respected U.S. newspaper publishers, The Washington Post Co and The New York Times Co, are embarking on new cost cuts in the face of dramatic declines in advertising revenue.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:15 pm

North Dakota trying to stave off flooding with sandbags, salt -- and explosives

In Fargo, volunteers are desperately filling sandbags to hold back the rising Red River as the National Weather Service issues a revised forecast for the flood level.

The National Weather Service has raised its Red River crest forecast at Fargo to as much as 43 feet as North Dakota's largest city struggles to protect itself from potentially disastrous flooding.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:03 pm

Jewish group angry over Gaza cartoon

LOS ANGELES - A Jewish human rights group has denounced a political cartoon as anti-Semitic, comparing it to Nazi imagery of the 1930s that led up to the Holocaust. The syndicated cartoon by Pat Oliphant published yesterday in...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 8:15 pm

Intelligence from torture 'can save lives'

Britain uses intelligence gained from torture because although 'abhorrent' it can sometimes save lives the government has said.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 26 Mar 2009 | 7:23 pm

Malaysia's Abdullah warns party to change

Malaysia's outgoing leader warned that the ruling party would perish if it continued with its old autocratic ways of silencing critics, jailing opponents and discriminating against minorities. "We must come to our senses," Prime...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 7:15 pm

Former Taiwanese President on trial

Taiwan's defiant former President stood in the dock of a Taipei courtroom last night, as the formal phase of his multimillion-dollar graft trial began amid high security and mixed expectations. Chen Shui Bian, 58, faces life imprisonment...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 6:15 pm

Ejected Pilot Survives Crash, Dies in Rescue Accident

A fighter pilot who survived the crash of his training jet plunged to his death with a rescuer Wednesday after a cord broke as they were being pulled up to a helicopter, an Ecuador military official said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:44 pm

Figure in Castle Window Has Photo Experts Stumped

An eerie image of a figure at a Scottish castle has experts spooked.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:28 pm

Irish suspects released

Northern Ireland's senior judge ordered the immediate release of six suspected republican dissidents being interrogated over recent killings of soldiers and police, ruling that their 11-day detention was illegal. Detectives released...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:15 pm

Teen Paints Giant Dirty Picture on Parents' Roof

A British teenager has some scrubbing to do after his parents discovered he'd painted an 60-foot-long penis on their roof to get his home noticed on Google Earth.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:00 pm

Engine Parts From U.S. Plane Fall on Brazilian Town

Engine pieces from a U.S. plane have fallen from the sky in Brazil, hitting 22 houses and a car but sparing passengers and residents on the ground.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:58 pm

Headless Body Exhumed in 18-Year-Old Murder Mystery

British police will reveal more details Thursday about a headless man whose identity has remained a mystery since he was murdered 18 years ago.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:53 pm

Flooding turns North Dakota into disaster zone

BISMARCK - President Barack Obama declared flood-stricken North Dakota a federal disaster area as some living along the Missouri River evacuated their homes and others worked on sandbagging and shoring up its banks. Demolition...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm

BB Gun Injures 10 Near French Nursery

A gunman armed with a BB gun shot at people Friday near a nursery school in the French city of Lyon, injuring 10 adults but no children, authorities said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm

Sanlu brothers have sentences upheld

A news report said a court in China has upheld the convictions of two brothers involved in the country's deadly tainted-milk scandal. Yesterday's report by state broadcaster CCTV said the decision came against Geng Jinping who...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm

Rocket in place as Pyongyang gets ready

SEOUL - South Korea warned Pyongyang last night that firing a long-range rocket would be "a serious challenge and provocation" threatening regional stability. The warning was issued as a report said North Korea was "technically"...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm

N. Korea Could Test Fire a Missile This Weekend

Many believe N. Korea's planned launch is a cover to test a Taepodong-2 missile.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Mar 2009 | 3:29 pm

Iraqi Women Now Can Say No to Hijab

Security improvements mean greater freedom of choice for Iraqi women.
Source: ABC News: International | 26 Mar 2009 | 3:04 pm

Report: Pakistan Aiding Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan

The Taliban offensive in Afghanistan is aided partly by support from operatives in Pakistan's military intelligence agency, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 2:51 pm

Israel Accused of Sudan Airstrike on Gaza Arms Convoy

The Israeli government is refusing to comment on reported American claims that its air force carried out a long-range air strike in Sudan.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:55 pm

Baghdad Car Bomb Kills At Least 20

A car bomb exploded near a crowded market in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing as many as 20 people, Iraqi officials said, in the fifth major attack in Iraq this month.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:30 pm

Man Arrested at Orphanage Used as Islamist Camp

Faisal Mostafa of Stockport, Greater Manchester, who was acquitted in 2002 of being part of an Al Qaeda bomb plot, was arrested Wednesday in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:22 pm

China Rejects Appeal Of Tainted Milk Boss

A Chinese court has rejected the appeal of a dairy boss sentenced to life in prison for her role in last year's milk scandal that sickened hundreds of thousands of babies.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

Thai Protestors Surround PM's Office

More than 20,000 red-shirted protesters ringed the prime minister's office, demanding the government resign and scoffing at its handout of checks to millions of low-income workers as a buy off.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

Clinton: Mexico Violence Could "Mushroom"

CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports that the U.S. Secretary of State came to Mexico this week with a very deliberate message: that America is partly to blame for Mexico's crime wave and the war against the drug cartels.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

N. Korea Warns Against Rocket Criticism

North Korea says it will take "strong steps" if the U.N. Security Council criticizes its upcoming rocket launch.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm