Texas Gov. Under Fire For Rejecting Stimulus Funds

Rick Perry, who is running for re-election next year, has refused $555 million in unemployment insurance from the federal government. He says that if he accepted it, businesses would have to pay more when the funding runs out. But his decision doesn't sit well with job seekers.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 4:04 pm

Jones: Afghanistan Strategy A 'Three-Legged Stool'

National Security Adviser James Jones says that retooling strategy in Afghanistan will mean addressing not only security issues but those involving economic development and rule of law.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:04 pm

Netanyahu prepares to assume power in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Benjamin Netanyahu's government prepared to take power Tuesday after a hard-fought election and weeks of furious coalition negotiations and political maneuvering....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:49 pm

Doubts over Mumbai suspect lawyer

The sole known surviving suspect from last November's Mumbai attacks may once again be without proper legal representation.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:47 pm

Expert: NKorea has several nuclear warheads

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea is believed to have several nuclear warheads that could be mounted on a missile, an international security expert said Tuesday ahead of a rocket launch that regional powers suspect will test weapon delivery technology....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:47 pm

Afghan leader offers deal to non-Al-Qaida Taliban

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered an olive branch Tuesday to Taliban fighters who reject al-Qaida and pressed an international conference for help in strengthening Afghanistan's security forces....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm

Hundreds feared drowned off Libya

More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:40 pm

Khmer Rouge torturer accepts blame for 14,000 deaths (Reuters)

Reuters - The chief Khmer Rouge torturer formally apologized Tuesday for the deaths of more than 14,000 people at S-21 prison, the first Pol Pot cadre to accept blame for crimes committed by the regime 30 years ago.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm

Khmer Rouge torturer accepts blame for 14,000 deaths

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The chief Khmer Rouge torturer formally apologized Tuesday for the deaths of more than 14,000 people at S-21 prison, the first Pol Pot cadre to accept blame for crimes committed by the regime 30 years ago.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm

Henderson's Job To Keep GM From Fritzing Out

General Motors has a new CEO and his name is Fritz Henderson. He replaces Rick Wagoner who is stepping down as chairman and chief executive. Those who know Henderson say he may be the best person to take on the daunting task of rescuing the auto giant. Tracy Samilton reports for Michigan Radio.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:38 pm

U.S. offers olive branch to non-violent Taliban

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The United States offered Taliban fighters who renounce violence in Afghanistan an "honorable form of reconciliation" on Tuesday as part of a revamped strategy to tackle a deepening insurgency.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:37 pm

U.S. offers olive branch to non-violent Taliban (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States offered Taliban fighters who renounce violence in Afghanistan an "honorable form of reconciliation" on Tuesday as part of a revamped strategy to tackle a deepening insurgency.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:37 pm

Obama leaves White House for European meetings (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama left for Europe Tuesday, packing a weighty agenda as he heads for critical economic and political talks in his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two months ago.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm

North Korea to try U.S. journalists as launch nears

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it would put on trial two U.S. journalists arrested this month on its border with China, stoking tensions with Washington ahead of a planned rocket launch that has already alarmed the region.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm

Migrant boat sinks off Libya, hundreds feared dead

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- An overcrowded boat packed with migrants capsized in stormy seas off the coast of Libya, killing at least 20 and leaving 200 missing and feared dead four days after the accident, officials said Tuesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm

Migrant boat sinks off Libya, hundreds feared dead (AP)

AP - An overcrowded boat packed with migrants capsized in stormy seas off the coast of Libya, killing at least 20 and leaving 200 missing and feared dead four days after the accident, officials said Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm

Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore raid

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud said Tuesday his group had carried out an assault on a police academy in the city of Lahore in retaliation for U.S. drone attacks on militants in Pakistan.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm

Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore raid (Reuters)

Reuters - Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud said Tuesday his group had carried out an assault on a police academy in the city of Lahore in retaliation for U.S. drone attacks on militants in Pakistan.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm

Father arrested after child left in car outside casino

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Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm

CPPIB buys Australian broadcast towers

Pays $1.16-billion for Macquarie's TV and radio transmission business

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:32 pm

15 workers fired for accessing Octomom Nadya Suleman's file

LOS ANGELES - Fifteen hospital workers have been fired and another eight disciplined for looking at medical records of octuplet mother Nadya Suleman without permission, hospital...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:28 pm

Obama bringing hefty agenda on European trip

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads to Europe on Tuesday with a hefty agenda for tackling the economic crisis and seeking support for his new Afghanistan strategy on a trip that will test his global leadership.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:27 pm

Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat sinks

An overcrowded boat packed with migrants capsized in stormy seas off the coast of Libya, killing at least 20 and leaving 200 missing and feared dead four days after the accident, officials said Tuesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm

Chinese go online to expose corruption

Communist Party officials being outed for enjoying luxury overseas holidays or wearing expensive-looking watches

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm

World Bank creates trade fund, OECD casts G20 pall

LONDON (Reuters) - The World Bank announced a $50 billion program on Tuesday to counter a decline in global trade and Britain called on G20 leaders to supply "the oxygen of confidence" to save the world economy from recession.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:24 pm

David Ortiz determined to be a big hit without Manny Ramirez

FORT MYERS - From 2003 through 2007, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz made up one of the most formidable slugging duos of the modern era. The pair bashed homers and delivered...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:23 pm

More than 200 migrants feared drowned off Libya (AFP)

AFP - At least 21 illegal migrants died and 213 are missing presumed dead after as many as three boats sank in a violent storm off Libya, the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm

Boats Carrying Migrants Sink Off Libyan Coast - Voice of America

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With Madoff mess, SEC again ignored evidence

Call it a case of deja vu all over again. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is vowing to never again ignore tipsters such as Harry Markopolos, the Whitman man...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm

Madonna says she is awaiting judge's ruling - The Associated Press

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Ford to cover car payments if buyer laid off

In a bid to boost U.S. sales, auto maker offers up to $700 a month for a year if customer loses job

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm

You are invited...

Had enough? Want to change Massachusetts for the better? We need some good people to run for office! If you have ever thought about being a candidate, then you are...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:18 pm

Obama pitches economic recovery to get budget passed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday tried to sway skeptical Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to back an expensive budget plan for 2010 by arguing it was needed to reverse the economy's sharp downward spiral.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:18 pm

Iraq: suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 12 in Mosul

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide truck bomber plowed through a sandbag barrier to strike a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 12, U.S. and Iraqi officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:17 pm

FDA: Pistachios Latest Salmonella Scare

The Food and Drug Administration said central California-based Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., the nation's second-largest pistachio processor, was voluntarily recalling more than 2 million pounds of its roasted nuts shipped since last fall.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:17 pm

Rosberg criticises twilight races

Williams driver Nico Rosberg criticises the decision to start races late in the afternoon as he believes twilight racing is too dangerous.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm

Lucky Dube pair 'try to escape'

Two men accused of murdering a South African reggae star appear in court with head wounds after a failed escape bid.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm

Agbonlahor handed England call-up

Gabriel Agbonlahor is called up by England after Darren Bent limps out of training ahead of the World Cup qualifer against Ukraine.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:13 pm

France threatens G20 walkout

France will walk away from the G20 summit if its demands for stricter financial rules are not met, the finance minister says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm

Pakistani Taliban claim police academy attack

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on Washington that would "amaze" the world....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm

Pakistani Taliban claim police academy attack (AP)

AP - The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on Washington that would "amaze" the world.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm

Chiefs' top draft choice likely depends on Lions' willingness to gamble

DANA POINT, Calif. - With the NFL draft inching closer, the Kansas City Chiefs aren't saying as much, but they're hoping the Detroit Lions are in a gambling mood...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:11 pm

U.S. voters don't blame Obama for economy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama benefits from a broadly held perception that others bear the bulk of responsibility for state of the U.S. economy, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm

Sony has 'no plans for a PS3 price drop,' calls rumors 'fals

All those rumors of a PS3 price drop, like as soon as tomorrow? There's absolutely nothing to them according to Sony, who has contacted us with an official comment on the matter. "As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation," the statement from...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm

Busy agenda fuels Obama’s Europe trip

In his first trip across the Atlantic since assuming the Oval Office, President Barack Obama hopes to sway allies that his young administration could improve the global economy and the U.S. image.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm

Obama bringing hefty agenda on European trip (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama heads to Europe on Tuesday with a hefty agenda for tackling the economic crisis and seeking support for his new Afghanistan strategy on a trip that will test his global leadership.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm

Iran Offers Help on Afghan Drug Trade - New York Times

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:08 pm

Union official charged with larceny

BROCKTON - An official with the union representing 400 Brockton city workers has been charged with making nearly $20,000 in unauthorized withdrawals from a union bank account. Susan...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm

ANALYSIS-Lahore attacks heighten fears for fate of Pakistan - Reuters

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm

Q+A: Hamas, Fatah to resume search for unity - Reuters

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm

Pistachios recalled due to salmonella risk - Reuters

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm

Miley Cyrus: No more 'Hannah Montana' films (AP)

AP - Miley Cyrus plans to be back on the big screen, and soon. Hannah Montana? Not likely after her latest film.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm

Sony Cuts playstation 2 Price by 25 Percent - PC World

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm

Chief of notorious Khmer Rouge torture center testifies, apologizes - Los Angeles Times

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm

Icahn group makes cut-rate $200M bid for Tropicana

A group led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn is offering $200 million to buy the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am

Maine port eyed for ferry expansion

PORTLAND, Maine - Portland is being considered along with other New England ports for a new year-round ferry service to Nova Scotia. Officials in Yarmouth on the province's...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am

Wall Street ready for a rebound as quarter ends (AP)

AP - Wall Street is set to resume its rise as the quarter ends on hopes that it will get more budding signs of economic recovery.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am

Clerical error leads to mistaken release

Robbery suspect in Nova Scotia on the lam, and nobody noticed for six days

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am

Tuesday eye-opener: Is Calipari worth the cash? - USA Today

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am

Roof being lifted into place at 2012 Olympic site

LONDON - A sweeping, wave-shaped roof has begun to be lifted into place on the Olympic aquatics center that will be used for the 2012 London Games. Although it was scaled...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am

The Case for Saying Bye to Burress - New York Times

Source: Google News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

Snowstorm puts Fargo on edge after flooding

FARGO, N.D. - Dick Schafer hoisted his shovel and scraped away ice on his driveway as heavy, wet snowflakes fell from the sky - painful reminders of the epic struggle with...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

Migrant Ship Capsizes Off Libya, Hundreds Missing

At least 20 migrants died and hundreds more are missing and feared dead after their overcrowded boat capsized in stormy seas off the coast of Libya, an international migration official and Libyan police said Tuesday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am

A look at forces in Afghanistan

A look at NATO, U.S., Afghan government forces in Afghanistan who are battling about 15,000 Taliban and other insurgents:
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am

Braille Label Maker

Make a label for the Blind

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am

World’s Most Powerful Laser has same energy as hydrogen bomb

cientists working at the National Ignition Facility of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, have built the most powerful laser in the world, capable of simulating the energy force of a hydrogen bomb and the sun itself.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am

Disney cruise ship Wonder to relocate to LA

The Walt Disney Co. says it plans to have one of its cruise ships, Disney Wonder, make Los Angeles its home port in 2011.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:48 am

Ford to cover car payments if buyer loses job

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it is offering a payment protection plan to help reassure consumers who may be putting off buying a new car because of worries about losing their job.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:48 am

Congress Considers Curbs On Credit Card Costs

Consumer groups complain that a lot of credit card issuers charge hefty fees and high interest rates. This week congressional committees will take up legislation that would force the card companies to change the way they operate.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am

Olmert leaves office after unfulfilled promises

Ehud Olmert took office with bold promises of a broad withdrawal from the West Bank and a push for peace with the Palestinians. He goes home empty-handed, tainted by corruption scandals, remembered as the mastermind of two inconclusive wars, and with peace prospects as elusive as ever.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am

Germany bans far-right group that targeted youth

BERLIN - Germany's top security official on Tuesday banned a far-right group on the ground that it organizes seemingly harmless activities to promote racist and Nazi...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am

Sharif's brother back in office

Pakistan's Supreme Court restores Nawaz Sharif's brother, Shahbaz, as chief minister of Punjab province.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am

Roof being lifted into place at 2012 Olympic site

A sweeping, wave-shaped roof has begun to be lifted into place on the Olympic aquatics center that will be used for the 2012 London Games.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am

World Bank creates multi-billion-dollar fund

On heels of OECD issuing bleak economic forecast, program announced in London to counter decline in global trade

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:34 am

Obama's aunt becomes symbol in immigration debate

Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt lost her bid for asylum more than four years ago, and a judge ordered her deported. Instead, Zeituni Onyango stayed, living for years in public housing.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:28 am

Clinton offers olive branch to non-violent Taliban

U.S. Secretary of State extends support to ‘those who have joined their ranks not out of conviction, but out of desperation'

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:27 am

Japan PM orders fresh economic stimulus package

Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso ordered his government Tuesday to compile fresh stimulus measures to help lift the country out of recession.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:26 am

OECD says govt policies will avert Depression

Haunted perhaps by the ghost of Herbert Hoover, global leaders have steered the world away from a 1930s-style Great Depression by a "very, very, high level of awareness" of the policy errors of his era, a top international economist said as he released an OECD study of efforts to save the world economy.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am

Abbas' moderate Palestinian PM to remain in office

A Palestinian official says the prime minister appointed by President Mahmoud Abbas will remain in office despite an earlier announcement that he would step down.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am

Sanjay Dutt barred from election

India's Supreme Court rules that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt cannot contest elections because of a previous conviction.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am

UK troops begin Iraqi withdrawal

Britain's official pull-out from Iraq begins, as the top general in the south of the country hands over to the US.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am

Khmer Rouge defendant says sorry

The man who ran a notorious Khmer Rouge prison in Cambodia accepted responsibility for torturing and executing thousands of inmates and expressed "heartfelt sorrow" for his crimes.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am

If bit.ly Is Worth $8M, TinyURL Is Worth At Least $46M

In a world gone mad...

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am

Players 'knew of dead' before match

A Malawian player tells the BBC his team was aware people had died before starting the match against Ivory Coast.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am

Retool or else, Ottawa tells car makers

Government is demanding big changes from GM and Chrysler, including union concessions. Trouble is, the union's in no mood to bargain

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:11 am

Zach Gilford talks Friday Night Lights

With just a few episodes of Friday Night Lights remaining in Season 3, SI.com's Jimmy Traina spoke with Zach Gilford, who plays quarterback Matt Saracen, about the show's future, his own future, various FNL storylines and, of course, Minka Kelly.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am

NKorea says 2 US journalists will stand trial

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Two American journalists suspected of committing "hostile acts" against North Korea and entering the country illegally will be indicted and put on trial, Pyongyang's state-run agency said Tuesday. Conviction on the charges could mean more than 10 years in a prison labor camp....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:08 am

Taliban Promises Attack to 'Amaze' World

Taliban chief claims responsibility for police attack, vows to attack U.S.
Source: ABC News: International | 31 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am

JetBlue worker flies N.Y.-Boston in cargo bin

A JetBlue employee says he took a free flight from New York to Boston — after falling asleep in a plane's cargo bin.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am

Khmer Rouge defendant expresses 'heartfelt sorrow'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- The man who ran the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison in Cambodia accepted responsibility Tuesday for torturing and executing thousands of inmates and expressed "heartfelt sorrow" for his crimes....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:29 am

Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libyan coast

Several vessels have capsized in strong winds off Libyan coast over past two days

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am

Developing countries want say in world finance

As leaders from the world's richest countries argue this week over how to tackle the global economic crisis, developing nations will be shouting even louder for a bigger say in any global solution.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:20 am

Pakistani Taliban claim police academy attack

Commander says assault was retaliation for U.S. missile strikes against militants along Afghan border

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am

Netanyahu shows pragmatic side as he takes power

JERUSALEM (AP) -- During the election campaign, Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed peace talks with the Palestinians, supported expanding West Bank settlements and warned that concessions only embolden Israel's enemies....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:17 am

'Great Expectations' to Help Afghanistan

Dozens of Afghan neighbors, NATO allies to meet on stabilizing the region.
Source: ABC News: International | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:16 am

Israeli warplanes bombed Sudan convoy: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli fighter-bombers, backed by drones, ships and helicopters, attacked a convoy in Sudan in January after agents told it the trucks were taking Iranian missiles to Hamas, Time magazine said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:14 am

WHO’S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU?

The American moment can be summed up in one word: rage. From anger over bonuses and bailouts for the corporations who wrecked the economy to frustration with rising unemployment and exploding deficits, media personalities who can harness America's...
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:12 am

Women's shopping habits linked to periods

Women's shopping habits are linked to their menstrual cycles, a study has shown.

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

One-Day Meeting Hopes To Boost Afghanistan

More than 70 nations are meeting in The Hague Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan. The conference brings together Afghanistan's neighbors and all nations that contribute NATO troops in the effort to oust the Taliban from Afghanistan.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

Obama Gets Tough With GM, Chrsyler

The Obama administration is setting deadlines for General Motors and Chrysler to force them into a painful restructuring. The government is pumping just enough cash into the automakers to help them survive for a month or two. Obama says it may take bankruptcy to give the two auto giants the fresh start they need.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

It Is Anti-American to Try to Keep Newspapers Afloat

Whether you’re a horse and buggy maker or a newspaper publisher, the bottom line is you’re a business. And when you stop making something that people want or need, you go out of business-that’s capitalism . . . that’s America.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:59 am

New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience

BAGHDAD (AP) -- During his first tour, Capt. Nathan Williams worried for the safety of his soldiers fighting insurgents in west Baghdad. This time, he fears his troops may drop their guard as violence wanes....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:50 a... | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:48 am

Tibetan Monk Beaten to Death in China

Report says Tibetan monkt beaten to death by Chinese security.
Source: ABC News: International | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:48 am

Do Not Mess With This Guy... [PIC]

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:43 am

Panel: All teens should be tested for depression

An influential government-appointed medical panel is urging doctors to routinely screen all American teens for depression.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:42 am

Women's Right to Vote, the Beginning of the End for America?

Opinions in this article are not the opinions of the submitter. I just think this stuff needs to be seen on digg after I've had conservatives tell me that the republicans really are the equal rights party.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:34 am

Taliban Leader Vows To Attack D.C. "Soon"

The top Taliban commander in Pakistan promised an assault on Washington "soon" - one he says will "amaze" the world. Baitullah Mehsud also claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a police academy in Pakistan.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:24 am

Pakistan Taliban claims siege credit

The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the U.S. capital.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am

Obama's tough auto stance may include bankruptcy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama ordered General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC to accelerate their survival efforts and brace for possible bankruptcy, saying neither company had done enough to justify the taxpayer money they were seeking.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am

Stocks fall as White House rejects GM, Chrysler plans

Markets sink as Washington takes an aggressive stance on the automakers, which may go into bankruptcy. Hints of more trouble among banks also help reverse the recent Wall Street rally.

The stock-market rubber band snapped back Monday, stinging investors who had been enjoying a powerful rally in recent weeks, as the threat of carmaker bankruptcies underscored the economy's problems.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

U.S. destroyers move from South Korean port

They are repositioned as the North Korean government prepares to launch a rocket, which it says is only intended to carry a satellite. The U.S. says it has no plans to intercept the rocket.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers, including one that is capable of intercepting missiles, were moved out of a South Korean port Monday amid expectations that North Korea may launch a rocket over the Pacific Ocean by the end of the week.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Disney plans to base cruise ship in Port of Los Angeles

An agreement calls for the Disney Wonder to come to San Pedro in 2011. The vessel could remain for five years and potentially create 2,600 jobs.

In the face of slumping travel and tourism spending, Disney Cruise Lines and Los Angeles city officials announced plans Monday to base a Disney cruise ship in the Port of Los Angeles beginning in 2011, which could create an estimated 2,600 jobs in the region.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Former KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz pleads not guilty

Karatz is accused of backdating stock options for personal profit. If convicted on all 20 felony charges, he could face 415 years in prison.

Former KB Home Chief Executive Bruce Karatz pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday to charges that he secretly backdated stock options to enrich himself, then concealed the scheme from regulators and investors.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Urban beekeepers know it's more than just honey and money

As concern about pollination and 'colony collapse disorder' spreads, urban beekeepers are helping preserve the local honeybee population, one insect at a time.

Kirk Anderson bought his first honeybees from a Montgomery Ward catalog in 1970.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Entrepreneurs bounce business ideas off bar crowds

Organizers bill Bloblive, which includes events in the L.A. area, as a marriage between the Open Mic Night of the club scene and the quick elevator pitch of the business world.

It's a Monday night at a loud bar, and in one corner stands a microphone.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Senators take their concerns to the border

In a hearing in El Paso, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is told that U.S. troops are not necessary. Experts support more aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels.

The United States does not need to send troops to the border in response to Mexico's drug war, nor is Mexico in danger of becoming a failed state, law enforcement officials told a congressional panel Monday.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am

Health care where less is more

In an industry that makes its money by selling more -- more tests, more surgeries, more drugs -- Geisinger Health System officials gambled that they could succeed by doing less, but doing it better.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 6:49 am

Insurgent threat shifts in Pakistan

The siege of a Pakistani police academy by gunmen near the eastern city of Lahore was an indication that Islamist terrorism, once confined to Pakistan's tribal belt, now threatens stability nationwide.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 6:30 am

Kaiser fires staffers who snooped into Suleman's files

Fifteen employees were fired and eight disciplined after testing revealed computer breaches at the Bellflower hospital, where Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January.

Nearly two dozen hospital employees have been fired or disciplined for snooping into the medical records of octuplet mother Nadya Suleman, according to Kaiser Permanete officials.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 5:52 am

Blame for downturn not fixed on Obama

Most respondents point to financial industry as culprit, but doubts are rising about some of the administration's recovery plans.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 5:49 am

Stanford star nearly outscores Iowa St. in win

Jayne Appel had a career-high 46 points and 16 rebounds in the third highest-scoring performance in NCAA tournament history, overwhelming Iowa State’s helpless defense and carrying Stanford back to the Final Four.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 Mar 2009 | 4:58 am

Plan for GM may involve bankruptcy

Experts say a filing, with careful help from the government, could be the best thing for the automaker.

The government's sweeping plan to reshape General Motors Corp. makes it increasingly likely that the struggling carmaker will enter bankruptcy, a possibility signaled Monday by President Obama.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 Mar 2009 | 4:37 am

Old NZ coins, notes net big dollars at Aussie auction

If you are looking to invest in old New Zealand coins or banknotes, an Australian sale has the goods but you will need deep pockets. A three-day auction of important Australian and world coins, medals and banknotes which began...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Mar 2009 | 4:28 am

Diamond-stuffed jacket found on Italian street

ROME - Police in Italy say they are trying to find out who left a jacket with its pockets stuffed with diamonds worth 40,000 euros (NZ$93,351) on a street in northern Italy. Police in the Mediterranean seaside town of Savona say...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 Mar 2009 | 4:21 am

G-20 Summit To Test Obama's Leadership

Thursday's economic summit will be the first test of President Obama's leadership on the world stage. A draft of the communique being prepared for the economic meeting includes calls for greater regulation, more resources for developing nations and reviving global growth.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 Mar 2009 | 4:01 am

SKorea: No Military Response to NKorea

SKorea's president opposes military response to NKorea's rocket launch.
Source: ABC News: International | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:59 am

Woman again pleads not guilty over killing husband+

(Kyodo) _ The defense for a 34-year-old woman convicted of killing her husband and dismembering his body in 2006 pleaded not guilty Tuesday at her first appeal hearing, arguing she was...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:51 am

Dollar rises above 98 yen line on buying ahead of book-closing+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar rose above the 98 yen line Tuesday morning in Tokyo on buying by Japanese players on the final day of the current fiscal year, but its gains were capped on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:45 am

Top Bush advisor denounces Spanish torture probe

A former top US government advisor who faces possible indictment in Spain for his role in establishing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp described the case against him as "outrageous." ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:42 am

The case against Douglas Feith, seen in 2005, is being considered by high-profile Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzon

Douglas Feith, a former top US government advisor who faces possible indictment in Spain for his role in establishing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, described the case against him as "outrageous."
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:42 am

LEAD: Amount of fresh Japanese spending yet undecided: Yosano+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Prime Minister Taro Aso is expected to announce Japan's plan for additional spending to combat the global recession when he takes part in the upcoming...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:39 am

Aso orders gov't to draw up fresh stimulus, eyes extra budget+

(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Taro Aso ordered the government Tuesday to compile fresh economic steps, with an eye toward drafting a supplementary budget for fiscal 2009 in a bid to weather...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:35 am

LEAD: Tokyo stocks rebound amid fiscal year-end buying, U.S. auto woes+

TOKYO, March 31 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS AND PRICES) Tokyo stocks rebounded modestly Tuesday morning after a steep fall the previous day, as buying related to the end of Japan's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:27 am

2ND LD: Japan's jobless rate at worst level in over 3 yrs in February+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, COMMENTS) Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 4.4 percent in February, the worst level in more than three years, reflecting the current...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 3:19 am

Growth in developing Asia to slow this year+

(Kyodo) _ The Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday that 2009 will be a difficult year for developing Asia, saying the region's economic growth will shrink to 3.4 percent this year as the
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:51 am

British forces to start Iraq pullout

British forces will officially start to pull out of Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:47 am

Lord Mayor of Leicester, Manjula Sood, meets soldiers from the 9th/12th Royal Lancers on their return from Iraq

Lord Mayor of Leicester, Manjula Sood, meets soldiers from the 9th/12th Royal Lancers March 16, on their return from Iraq. British forces will officially start to pull out of Iraq on Tuesday, signalling...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:47 am

British troop numbers peaked at 46,000 during the invasion

British soldiers keeping watch as a tank drives by near the airport in Basra, southern Iraq. British forces will officially start to pull out of Iraq this week signalling the end of six years of military...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:47 am

China, Taiwan military to meet in U.S.: report

BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese and Taiwanese military officers will meet for the first time since the end of a civil war in 1949 at a forum in Hawaii this summer, state media said on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:32 am

Afghan president Hamid Karzai -R- meets with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende

Afghan president Hamid Karzai -R- meets with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende in The Hague. President Hamid Karzai headed today to a major conference on Afghanistan in The Hague which will build...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:05 am

US soldiers prepare to be transported from their combat outpost in the Sabari district of Khost Province

File photo s hows US soldiers preparing to be transported from their combat outpost in the Sabari district of Khost Province along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:05 am

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves inside the limousine shortly after her arrival at Schiphol airport to attend the UN-conference on the future of Afghanistan. The Hague conference is officially...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:05 am

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister State Mahdi Akhounzadeh (C) arrives at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister State Mahdi Akhounzadeh (C) arrives at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for the conference on Afghanistan in The Hague. The meeting on bringing security and stability to the war-torn...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 2:05 am

Barack Obama's administration has abandoned the expression "war on terror", Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Seoul. The new US administration of Barack Obama has discreetly abandoned the expression "war on terror" adopted by former president George W. Bush, Clinton has...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:50 am

Financial Crisis A Global Problem

All the G20 countries are suffering from falling production and rising unemployment. Mark Phillips reports the group formed to foster global financial stability is needed now, more than ever.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 Mar 2009 | 12:30 am

Global Web 'Phishing' Scam Yields First Sentence

A Romanian citizen was sentenced Monday in Connecticut to more than four years in prison. He's the first foreign defendant convicted in a global crime ring that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Internet users.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 30 Mar 2009 | 10:36 pm

Clinton: Term "War On Terror" Is History

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration has indeed abandoned the term "global war on terror."
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 10:30 pm

Madonna Awaits Decision On 2nd Adoption

A Malawi court official says Madonna won't know until Friday whether she will be allowed to adopt a 4-year-old girl as her second child from the southern African nation.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 10:30 pm

Cambodia: Foreigners burned in the streets under Pol Pot regime

PHNOM PENH - Foreign prisoners at Tuol Sleng prison, New Zealander Kerry Hamill possibly among them, were burned in the streets of Phnom Penh during the Pol Pot regime, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal was told yesterday. The public trial...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 10:14 pm

Opponent of Chechen leader slain in Dubai - reports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A bitter foe of Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader was shot at close range in a brazen midday attack in Dubai, local and Russian news reports say. Sulim Yamadayev, a former Chechen rebel who went over...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 9:34 pm

Gunman's wife worked at nursing home

Police believe that a domestic crisis may have propelled Robert Stewart to go to a North Carolina nursing home where his estranged wife worked and shoot dead seven elderly residents and one of their carers, in a rampage that has shocked...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 8:47 pm

Jacqui Smith facing demotion in reshuffle over pornography expenses

Gordon Brown is under pressure to demote Jacqui Smith the Home Secretary amid claims that her authority has been critically undermined by the pornography on expenses row.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 30 Mar 2009 | 8:28 pm

Patxi Lopez

Leader of Basque Socialist Party PSE-PSOE, Patxi Lopez, gives a press conference in the northern Spanish Basque city of Bilbao, on March 3, 2009. The conservative party in Spain's Basque Country said on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Mar 2009 | 8:16 pm

MPs in line for £1500 salary increase

MPs are in line for a £1500 salary increase even as inflation hits zero and thousands of private sector workers face pay freezes or even real cuts in their wages.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 30 Mar 2009 | 8:16 pm

Ivory Coast reels after stadium disaster

The prime minister of Ivory Coast was convening an emergency Cabinet meeting yesterday after 22 people were killed and 132 injured during a stadium stampede at a World Cup qualifying match. Thousands of fans at the capital's main...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 8:15 pm

Sinn Fein MPs claiming almost £1 million a year from British taxpayers

Sinn Fein MPs are claiming almost £1 million a year from British taxpayers despite their refusal to sit in the House of Commons.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 30 Mar 2009 | 8:09 pm

North Korea Journalists Held

These undated photos show American journalists Laura Ling, right, and Euna Lee. North Korea's state-run news agency says the two reporters detained in March 2009 will be tried for illegal entry and hostile...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Mar 2009 | 7:57 pm

Eric Joyce is most expensive MP at £187334

Eric Joyce the Labour MP for Falkirk has emerged as Britain's most expensive member of parliament after claiming £187334 in allowances and expenses in 20078.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 30 Mar 2009 | 7:44 pm

MPs claiming average of £144000 on taxpayer funded expenses £8000 more than last year

MPs claimed an average of almost £145000 each in taxpayerfunded allowances last year a rise of more than £8000 new figures show.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 30 Mar 2009 | 7:33 pm

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper claim more than £300000 in allowances

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper the Cabinet's "golden couple" claimed almost £310000 in expenses and allowances the figures disclosed.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 30 Mar 2009 | 7:26 pm

U.S. Soldier Gets 35 Years For Iraq Deaths

A second U.S. soldier was convicted of murder in the execution-style slayings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees in 2007 and sentenced to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty at his court-martial.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 7:00 pm

Gunmen kill at least 11 in Pakistan police academy siege

LAHORE, Pakistan - A group of gunmen, some in police uniforms, attacked a police academy, seizing hostages, throwing grenades and killing at least 11 people before being overpowered by Pakistani commandos. Six militants were arrested...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 7:00 pm

1500 penguins found dead in Chile

Chilean authorities are investigating what caused the deaths of nearly 1500 penguins found in a southern bay. They say the dead birds were found yesterday at Caleta Queule, more than 2000km north of Antarctica. Navy Lieutenant...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 6:15 pm

Gunmen Rampage At Pakistani Police Center

Attackers armed with assault rifles and hand grenades have struck a police training academy in eastern Pakistan, killing as many as 22 people in the same area where Sri Lanka's cricket team was ambushed less than a month ago.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm

Obama gets tough on 'too little too late' car firms

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has pushed out the head of General Motors and set a one-month deadline for Chrysler to merge with Italy's Fiat SpA, branding the car firms' restructuring plans as too little too late. Obama...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm

U.S. Deploys Missile Destroyers to N. Korea

The U.S. deployed two missile-interceptor ships from South Korea on Monday, days ahead of a North Korean rocket launch seen by many as a test of its longest-range missile.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 5:54 pm

Libya's Gadhafi Says He's 'the Dean of Arab Rulers'

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stormed out of an Arab summit on Monday after denouncing the Saudi king and declaring himself "the dean of Arab rulers."
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 5:49 pm

Chrysler says it has framework for Fiat alliance; GM's new leaders take charge

The moves come less than an hour after Obama tells the two carmakers to take another stab at redesigning their companies, a requisite for receiving more federal funds.

Less than an hour after President Obama said a major overhaul was needed to save the auto industry, Chrysler announced that it had formed the framework of an alliance with Fiat, while at General Motors Corp., new leaders took charge after the chairman was forced to step down

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Mar 2009 | 5:44 pm

Israel Ends Gaza Deaths Probe Citing 'Hearsay'

Citing insufficient evidence and hearsay, the Israeli military on Monday closed an investigation into two cases of alleged killings of Gaza civilians that had caused an uproar in Israel and around the world.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 5:23 pm

Million-dollar ring stolen in Melbourne

Staff at an exclusive Melbourne jewellery store are shattered after the theft of a million-dollar diamond ring, described as a stunning handcrafted nine-carat round-cut solitaire. On Sunday, a brazen thief used a distinctive...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Mar 2009 | 5:15 pm

Pimp Paid Teen Prostitute With Chicken Nuggets

27-year-old Australian man who pimped a 16-year-old girl so he and his girlfriend could afford their apartment, would pay the schoolgirl with chicken nuggets.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 4:58 pm

U.S. Soldier Gets 35 Years in Deaths of 4 Iraqis

A second U.S. soldier was convicted of murder in the execution-style slayings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees in 2007 and sentenced to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty at his court-martial.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 4:31 pm

Bomber in Uniform Kills 9 Afghans at Police HQ

A homicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a police headquarters in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing eight people, an official said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 4:16 pm

Khmer Rouge Accused Faces Survivors as Trial Starts

The man accused of overseeing the torture and execution of enemies of Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge rulers faced scores of his victims.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 3:32 pm

S. Korea: U.S. To Monitor Rocket Launch

Two U.S. destroyers capable of tracking and intercepting missiles were believed to be bound for a mission to monitor the North's upcoming rocket launch.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 3:30 pm

Sudan's Wanted President Lashes Out at U.N.

Speaking at an Arab League summit in Qatar, Omar al-Bashir criticized the Security Council for asking the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into war crimes in Darfur.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 2:54 pm

Extremists Set Deadline for Beheading of Hostage

Al Qaeda-linked extremists threatened to behead one of three Red Cross hostages -- two Europeans and a Filipino -- at 2 p.m. Tuesday unless police and militiamen withdraw from 15 villages on Jolo island
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 2:27 pm

Pond Search for Natalee Holloway Almost Complete

A private investigator scouring a drained pond in Aruba for clues that could help solve the mystery of a missing U.S. teen is preparing to wrap up his latest search and report any findings, an official on the Dutch Caribbean island said Monday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 2:15 pm

Malaysia Wants More Zip In Electric Cars

Malaysia's national car maker Proton and a Dutch-based company will collaborate to make zero emission electric cars, which its developer said will be more powerful that any existing model in its price range.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

Bomber Attacks Afghan Police Headquarters

A suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a police headquarters in southern Afghanistan, killing eight people, an official said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm

Japanese Anxious Over U.S. Auto Woes

Japanese automakers reacted with anxiety to news that ailing U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler had failed to submit acceptable plans to receive more government money, increasing the odds they may have to file for bankruptcy protection.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm