CIA Officials Won't Face Charges For Waterboarding

The Obama administration told CIA officials Thursday that they will not be prosecuted for waterboarding terrorism suspects during the Bush administration. The message came as the administration released four Bush-era memos from 2002 and 2005 authorizing the harsh interrogation techniques.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:09 pm

CIA 'amnesty' dismays campaigners

Rights groups criticise President Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA agents who used harsh interrogation methods.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:18 pm

LEAD: Donors hoping to ensure aid for Pakistan will be spent properly+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING MORE INFO IN 3RD GRAF FROM BOTTOM) While international donors including Japan and the United States pledged more than $5 billion in assistance to Pakistan on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:18 pm

GE profit falls, but beats expectations

General Electric's first-quarter earnings fell 36 percent on sharply lower profits at its troubled finance arm, but the results beat Wall Street forecasts.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:17 pm

Citigroup, GE post better-than-expected earnings - Washington Post

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2ND LD: Trial begins for gunman in Mumbai terrorist attacks+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE DETAILS IN 5TH-7TH GRAFS) A trial began Friday for a gunman captured after militants attacked Mumbai last November in an incident that left more than...
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Mumbai attacker Kasab wants to retract confession - Xinhua

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UK Tamil Tigers head found guilty

The head of the Tamil Tigers in the UK has been convicted of two terrorism charges at Kingston Crown Court.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:12 pm

GE's 1Q Non-Finance Profit Comes In At Low-End Of Target - CNNMoney.com

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Boston Symphony Orchestra 2009-10 season program listing

(All programs and artists are subject to change) Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 p.m. Opening Night at Symphony James Levine, conductor Evgeny...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:05 pm

LEAD: Gov't says economy in 'severe situation,' assessment intact+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO AT 3RD-5TH GRAFS) Japan's economy is "worsening rapidly" and is "in a severe situation," the government said Friday, leaving its economic assessment...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:03 pm

Citigroup, GE post better-than-expected earnings (AP)

AP - Citigroup lost money and General Electric's profits fell but both beat Wall Street's expectations as investors look for signs that the economy has begun to stabilize.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:02 pm

Marathon: No comeback on cards yet for Athens champion Noguchi+

(Kyodo) _ Athens Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi still has some way to go before she can return to action from a left groin injury, her coach said Friday. "Getting the
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:59 am

Pirates attack Singaporean tugboat in South China Sea+

(Kyodo) _ Pirates attacked a Singapore-registered tugboat as it was towing a barge in the South China Sea last week, a Singapore-based piracy monitoring center said Friday. The...
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Zac Efron Wants To 'Grow Up' With '17 Again' -- But Not Too Much - MTV.com

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Search on for Craigslist masseuses' killer

Boston police are investigating attacks on two masseuses-for-hire at luxury hotels, including the killing of one woman at the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am

Obama Gives Mexico Assurances On Drug War

President Obama said Thursday that the United States remains committed to fighting drug trafficking fueled in part by the American appetite for narcotics. But he said he would urge enforcement of existing laws banning the transfer of guns across the border instead of pushing for an assault-weapons ban.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am

RI cops: Case similar to Boston Craigslist slaying (AP)

AP - Police in Rhode Island say an attempted robbery of a woman at a hotel may be linked to the slaying at an upscale Boston hotel of a woman who advertised massage on Craigslist.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am

RI cops: Case similar to Boston Craigslist slaying

Police in Rhode Island say an attempted robbery of a woman at a hotel may be linked to the slaying at an upscale Boston hotel of a woman who advertised massage on Craigslist.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am

'Naples' speaks romance language

Huntington Theatre Company has a bit of a love affair with the Italian Renaissance. It got off to a dull start with last month's "Two Men of Florence,"...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am

Dozens feared killed in Afghanistan quake

MIR GADKHEL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Villagers in eastern Afghanistan wailed in grief and scrambled through rubble on Friday to recover the bodies of dozens of people feared killed by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am

YouTube Adds Movies and Shows - Goes After Hulu - PC World

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Cuba ready for U.S. talks on rights, prisoners

CUMANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Cuba is open to talks with the United States about "everything" including political prisoners, President Raul Castro said on Thursday, a major softening of the communist island's stance toward its long-term foe.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:52 am

Sony Ericsson Cuts 2000 Jobs, Swings To Loss - Wall Street Journal

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LEAD: U.S. nuclear experts expelled from N. Korea arrive in Beijing+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, CHANGING DATELINE) U.S. nuclear experts who were involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex arrived in Beijing from Pyongyang on ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:50 am

Citigroup Profit Exceeds Estimates on Trading, Accounting Rule - Bloomberg

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US nuclear experts depart North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- U.S. monitors of North Korea's nuclear program pulled out of the communist nation Friday after the regime expelled them and vowed to restart its reactor in anger over U.N. criticism of its recent rocket launch....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am

US nuclear experts depart North Korea (AP)

AP - U.S. monitors of North Korea's nuclear program pulled out of the communist nation Friday after the regime expelled them and vowed to restart its reactor in anger over U.N. criticism of its recent rocket launch.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am

US nuclear experts depart North Korea

U.S. monitors of North Korea's nuclear program pulled out of the communist nation Friday after the regime expelled them and vowed to restart its reactor in anger over U.N. criticism of its...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am

Obama to extend hand to Latin America at summit

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama meets his counterparts in Latin America and the Caribbean on Friday, offering practical cooperation over the ideological differences that have strained U.S. ties with the region.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:46 am

Craigslist killer may have struck again - Boston Herald

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Mayor loses job after posting blog entry on assembly members' popularity+

KAGOSHIMA, Japan, April 17 (Kyodo) _ The mayor of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture lost his job Friday after the city assembly passed a no-confidence motion against him for posting a poll...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:44 am

Cuba ready for U.S. talks on rights, prisoners (Reuters)

Reuters - Cuba is open to talks with the United States about "everything" including political prisoners, President Raul Castro said on Thursday, a major softening of the communist island's stance toward its long-term foe.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:44 am

Slain beauty, doting sis, a mystery to pals

As cops continued to hunt the cold-blooded Craigslist killer, a portrait of the slain woman emerged yesterday as a wide-eyed femme fatale who knew her siren-like beauty came...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am

Rocker Mellencamp's son wins Indiana Golden Gloves

The 14-year-old son of rock singer John Mellencamp has won a division title in the Indiana Golden Gloves boxing tournament.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am

Craigslist killer may have struck again

The Craigslist killer stalking Hub hookers for their cash appears to have struck again, but this time he attempted to rob a woman offering "private dances" in a...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am

Pace of inflation slows in March

Rising food costs were offset by cheaper gas and cars; CPI falls to 1.2 per cent, from 1.4 per cent in February

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am

Obama heads to Americas summit with Cuba focus

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- After backing Mexico's ongoing battle against drug cartels, President Barack Obama is heading to a Western Hemisphere summit with a sudden spotlight on Cuba. The president is to fly Friday to the island of Trinidad for the 34-nation Summit of the Americas, a gathering to which Cuba, as the region's only non-democracy, is not invited. Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, a staunch ally of Cuba's communist government, vowed to torpedo a final summit communique in protest o...
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am

Obama heads to Americas summit with Cuba focus (AP)

AP - After backing Mexico's ongoing battle against drug cartels, President Barack Obama is heading to a Western Hemisphere summit with a sudden spotlight on Cuba.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am

Afghan earthquakes kill 21, destroy homes

BHEZAD KHEIL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, collapsing mud-brick homes on top of villagers while they slept and killing at least 21 people....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am

Afghan earthquakes kill 21, destroy homes (AP)

AP - Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, collapsing mud-brick homes on top of villagers while they slept and killing at least 21 people.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am

LEAD: FY 2008 department store sales mark biggest drop+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Department store sales in Japan in fiscal 2008 through March fell 6.8 percent from the previous year on a same-store basis, matching the sharpest-ever fall
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:39 am

Captain of ship seized by pirates to come home (AP)

AP - Richard Phillips' crew missed out on a reunion with him. His hometown won't. Balloons, "Welcome Home" signs and spirits are up as the small Vermont town where the freed sea captain lives gears up to welcome the "biggest celebrity in Underhill." Phillips is scheduled to return Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:38 am

Mumbai siege suspect goes on trial

The trial of the only surviving suspected gunman in the bloody Mumbai siege began Friday with the prosecutor calling the attacks "a criminal conspiracy hatched in Pakistan to attack India."

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:38 am

LEAD: Bills for consumer affairs agency clear lower house+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH GOV'T SPOKESMAN'S REMARKS, OTHER INFO) Bills to form a new government agency to comprehensively deal with consumer affairs cleared the House of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:37 am

Trial begins of suspect in Mumbai attacks

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- The trial of the only surviving suspected gunman in the bloody Mumbai siege began Friday with the prosecutor calling the attacks "a criminal conspiracy hatched in Pakistan to attack India."...
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:36 am

YouTube boosts full-length movies, TV show lineup (AP)

AP - Google Inc.'s YouTube said Thursday it is vastly expanding its library of full-length movies and TV shows it offers online, while also launching a new advertising service and adding about a dozen new content partners.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:33 am

Gunmen attack Thai 'yellow-shirt' protest leader

BANGKOK (AP) -- The founder of Thailand's "yellow-shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok's airports last year was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt Friday, just days after troops cracked down on rioting protesters from the rival, anti-government "red-shirt" group....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:33 am

BSO, Al Pacino on tap

Somewhere Schroeder is smiling: Beethoven rules the Boston Symphony Orchestra next season. The BSO announced its 2009-2010 season today, which will feature music director...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:32 am

GE profit falls 36%, but still beats estimates

Conglomerate made $2.7-billion in the first quarter

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:32 am

Hiller gets shutout, Ducks stun top-seeded Sharks (AP)

AP - Jonas Hiller coolly stopped every puck like a seasoned playoff veteran, showing all the postseason poise that the top-seeded San Jose Sharks still haven't found. Hiller made 35 saves in a sparkling playoff debut for eighth-seeded Anaheim, and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist in the third period of the Ducks' 2-0 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am

Chara's late PPG gives Bruins early jump on Canadiens - Boston Globe

Source: Google News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am

Mumbai confession 'was coerced'

The leading suspect in the Mumbai attacks trial retracts his confession, saying it was coerced by the authorities.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am

Lawyer survives Hudson River flight, loses job

In seat 24B as US Airways Flight 1549 fell silently toward the Hudson River, attorney Frank Scudere did not know that his name was on the list of lawyers that his firm planned to lay off the next morning.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am

Lawyer survives Hudson River flight, loses job

A lawyer who survived the flight that ditched in New York's Hudson River was laid off. He's not sure whether to consider himself saved or lost. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am

Stewart and Colbert Give Teabaggers a Tongue-Lashing

on and Stephen take a hard, veinous look at the not-at-all-Fox-News-organized teabagging parties that spontaneously occurred all around the nation yesterday, led mostly by representatives of Fox News. And what better place for Glenn Beck to hold his own Boston Tea Party than the Alamo? Remember the Ewoks!

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:29 am

Are champagne corks on the way out?

A leading champagne producer will unveil the world's first metallic capsule to replace bark corks next month.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:28 am

U.S. monitors arrive in China after N. Korea expels them

U.S. monitors of North Korea's nuclear program have arrived in China after the North expelled them.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:27 am

Captain held by pirates heads home

Five days after being rescued from the clutches of Somali pirates, cargo ship captain Richard Phillips is headed home. And the "Welcome Home" balloons and signs are already up.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:27 am

Man finally might see Tyra Banks — in NY courtroom (AP)

AP - Brady Green turned up at television studios from coast to coast in search of Tyra Banks and said he and the supermodel "had a thing together."

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:27 am

Polaroid sold to joint venture for $85.9M

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Polaroid Corp. has been sold in bankruptcy court for $85.9 million in cash and equity. The winning bid from liquidators Hilco Consumer Capital of...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:27 am

Choi takes second-round lead at China Open - USA Today

Source: Google News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:25 am

New pet airline bids passengers a 'bone voyage'

A new pets-only airline will transport animals in creature comfort between five major US cities.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:24 am

Botswana slashes diamond output

Falling demand for precious stones forces Botswana, a major diamond producer, to cut output by more than half this year.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:23 am

Relations between US, Cuba seem within reach

HAVANA (AP) -- Talks toward a thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations seemed to be a real possibility after the new presidents of both countries reached out to each other with surprisingly straightforward language about their desire to revive a relationship frozen by 50 years of cold war....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am

Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Propaganda Under Bush.

Critics said the office overstepped its mandate by trying to organize information operations that violated Pentagon guidelines for accuracy and transparency....

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am

Cops: Quincy woman kills daughter, unborn child

QUINCY - Police say a Quincy woman killed her 9-year-old daughter and an unborn child in an apparent case of domestic violence. The 38-year-old suspect is being treated...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:16 am

Citigroup results top expectations

Bank loses 18 cents a share in first quarter against average analyst forecast of 34 cents

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:11 am

10 years on, Columbine's hold remains strong

No school shooting in the past decade has cast a shadow as long or dark as the rampage at Columbine High School, where 13 people were gunned down 10 years ago Monday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:09 am

Botswana is going to produce 15 million carats of diamonds this year

Diamonds are sorted at the new Diamond Trading Company in Botswana in Gaborone on March 17, 2008. Botswana, the world's largest diamond producer, will slash its output by more than half this year due to...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am

Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds by value and by volume

Japanese sisters at a diamond jewellry collection hosted by the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Tokyo in 2006. Botswana, the world's largest diamond producer, will slash its output by more than half...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am

The mining industry in Botswana has cut 4,500 jobs in the global economic slowdown

A diamond cutter checks a 2 carat diamond she is polishing at Belgium outfit's Eurostar diamond centre in Gaborone in 2008. Botswana, the world's largest diamond producer, will slash its output by more...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am

4 convicted in Pirate Bay file-sharing trial

STOCKHOLM - Four men behind popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay were convicted Friday of breaking Sweden's copyright law by helping millions of users freely download...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:02 am

Hamilton surprised by departure of mentor Dennis

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was surprised but not disappointed by the resignation of his mentor and longtime McLaren team principal Ron Dennis.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:02 am

Pirate Bay founders sent to jail

The founders of Pirate Bay, the world's most famous file-sharing site, are jailed by a Swedish court on copyright charges.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:02 am

NH police searching for 3 home invaders

ROCHESTER, N.H. - Police in Rochester, N.H., are searching for three men who allegedly broke into a woman's apartment in a targeted invasion and brandished a firearm...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:01 am

Spain: No torture probe of US officials

MADRID - Spanish prosecutors on Friday formally recommended against an investigation into allegations that six senior Bush administration officials gave legal cover for the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:59 am

Donors led by U.S., Japan pledge $5B to stabilize Pakistan

International donors, led by the United States and Japan, pledged more than $5 billion Friday to stabilize Pakistan's troubled ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:59 am

Afghan earthquakes kill 21, destroy homes

Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, collapsing mud-brick homes on top of villagers while they slept and killing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:56 am

Freed Red Mosque cleric defiant

A hardline cleric delivers a defiant Red Mosque sermon, his first since being freed from detention over the 2007 siege.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am

GE earnings fall but are better than expected

General Electric Co. said Friday its first-quarter earnings fell 36 percent on sharply lower profits at its troubled finance arm, but the results beat Wall Street forecasts in a glimmer of good news for the struggling company.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:51 am

Citigroup posts better-than-expected results

Citigroup's problems are far from over, but it reported its smallest quarterly loss since 2007.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:50 am

Rescued U.S. captain heads home from Kenya

The U.S. sea captain rescued by Navy snipers left Kenya on an executive jet before dawn Friday on a long-awaited journey home ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am

How Barack Obama resurrected The Dead

He's still got a little work to do on the economy, but already President Barack Obama has accomplished at least one task that had appeared all but impossible just a year ago: He's put The Dead back on the road.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:43 am

Thai 'yellow shirt' leader shot

The leader of the movement which helped bring down former Thai PM Thaksin in 2006 is shot and injured in Bangkok.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:42 am

What could make Jane Austen better? Zombies

Jane Austen's works have inspired unauthorized biographies, cookbooks and TV miniseries. And now writers are turning to what is inhumanly possible. Pemberley has been overrun by zombies.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:41 am

German authorities bust child porn ring

Five of Germany's leading Internet providers agreed Friday to block access to sites identified by national criminal investigators as hosting child pornography, as authorities reported the breakup of an international ring.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:39 am

More Turks in 'coup plot' charges

Eight people are charged in Turkey over an alleged plot to topple the government - making 150 in total.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:36 am

Rescued banks balk at Chrysler deal

An auto task force plan has creditors — J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs  — surrendering claims to billions that Chrysler owes them, but those banks balk at the suggestion.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:35 am

Paulus would need waiver for football eligibility

The NCAA says former Duke basketball player Greg Paulus would need a transfer waiver for football eligibility at another Division I college.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:28 am

Thai "yellow shirt" leader Sondhi survives shooting

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement, which was behind the week-long occupation of Bangkok's main airports last year, was shot and wounded on Friday, but a doctor said his life was not in danger.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:28 am

Swedish court jails 4 linked to file-sharing site

Pirate Bay also ordered to pay $3.6-million in damages to entertainment companies

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:28 am

Donors Pledge Over $5 Billion in Aid to Pakistan

Donors pledge over $5 billion in assistance to Pakistan at Tokyo conference.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:25 am

Donors pledge $5 billion to stabilize Pakistan

TOKYO (AP) -- International donors, led by the United States and Japan, pledged more than $5 billion Friday to stabilize Pakistan's troubled economy and fight the spread of terrorism in the Islamic nation and neighboring Afghanistan....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:25 am

Mattel posts wider loss in 1st quarter

Mattel Inc., the largest U.S. toymaker, said Friday weak sales overseas and cautious retailer orders lead to a wider first-quarter loss that just missed analyst expectations.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:21 am

IS THE BANKING CRISIS OVER?

Is the worst finally behind us? Banks recently vilified for their taxpayer-funded bailouts are now getting back to doing what we’re accustomed to them doing: banking money. Many companies are posting surprising profits that have Wall Street investors...
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:20 am

Scarface sings: Say Hello to my musical friend

He never sang to the feds, but it turns out Al Capone had a song in his heart. All it took was a stint in Alcatraz to bring it out

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:20 am

U.S. captain held by pirates arrives safe in Kenya

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A U.S. ship's captain captured by Somali pirates last week arrived in Kenya on Thursday on a U.S. destroyer.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:18 am

Man bites off tip of own penis

A convicted sex offender from Brooklyn took a bite out of crime and a bite out of himself too, police said. Police found him after receiving an anonymous tip.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:12 am

EU SWEDEN PIRATE BAY

A crowd of journalists press to get a copy of the Pirate Bay trial verdict Friday April 17, 2009 at the court house in Stockholm, Sweden. Four men linked to popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay were...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:06 am

Obama Promises To Slow U.S. Arms Flow To Mexico

President Obama is promising new help for Mexico in its battle with drug traffickers. The President met one-on-one Thursday with his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon. Their meeting marked the beginning of a four-day Latin American tour, in which Obama is hoping to show that the U.S. is once again paying attention to the region.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am

Thai Protest Leader Survives 84 Gunshots

Thai police say gunmen attack leader of protests that shutdown Bangkok airports.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:58 am

Rescued US captain heads home from Kenya

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) -- The U.S. sea captain rescued by Navy snipers left Kenya on an executive jet before dawn Friday on a long-awaited journey home to America....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:46 am

Orthodox Christians Mark Good Friday in Jerusalem

Jerusalem: Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday at site of Jesus' crucifixion.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:42 am

The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict - Guilty

The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict - Guilty

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:42 am

Global manhunt over $40 million fuel theft

An ex-U.S. Army contractor convicted of stealing $40 million worth of fuel from a military base in Iraq is helping authorities in a global search for other suspects, according to court records.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:37 am

How to Raise Our I.Q.

Poor people have I.Q.’s significantly lower than those of rich people, and the awkward conventional wisdom has been that this is in large part a function of genetics.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:32 am

W/NASA Moving Backwards, How Do We Get Out of Solar System?

With NASA dithering & corporate titans more interested in space tourism, exploration of the stars is limited more by lack of vision than technology. But a few scientists think they can use the sun's light to cheaply get us into space & to real exploring of other potentially life-sustaining planets.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:31 am

U.S. business worried China stimulus favors locals

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. companies are concerned that they are not getting a fair chance at contracts linked to China's 4 trillion yuan ($585 billion) stimulus package, a leading U.S. business group said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:31 am

Susan Boyle sings! What's the science?

The internet is abuzz with Susan Boyle's singing talents. The unemployed 47-year-old wowed audiences and judges recently on Britain's Got Talent. Even notorious curmudgeon and judge Simon Cowell (who also portrays notorious curmudgeon and judge Simon Cowell on American Idol), was left nearly speechless by her beautiful singing.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:28 am

The bar which gets you tipsy on its air

Adults are often reminded to drink responsibly but customers entering a new cocktail bar where they are literally enveloped in a mist of alcohol are warned to breathe responsibly.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:14 am

Vodka: The handy household cleaner

Check out these 19 uses for vodka. You might be surprised just how much this liquid can do when you're not imbibing it.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:14 am

Cristiano Ronaldo: That Was My Best Goal Yet

Cristiano Ronaldo teed up a Champions League semi-final clash against Arsenal with the "best goal I've ever scored" as Manchester United ended Porto's unbeaten home record against English opposition with a 1-0 victory in Estadio do Dragao.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:13 am

State, local changes seen as key to U.S. food safety

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to overhaul the U.S. food safety system could suffer unless major gaps in state and local programs are repaired and integrated with changes taking place in Washington, experts said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:09 am

Afghan earthquakes kill at least 19

Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, killing at least 19 people and destroying dozens of homes, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:02 am

Nations look to Kenya as venue for piracy trials

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch prosecutors are dusting off the oldest international felony in their country's books to tackle the 21st-century wave of piracy....
Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:01 am

World Blog: China child abductions rise

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:49 am

Regional powers aim to rein in North Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister will visit North Korea next week, a source said on Friday, as regional powers try to prevent the state from restarting its nuclear arms plant and defuse tensions that have rattled regional security.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:33 am

Iran could respond to changed U.S.: Mottaki

TOKYO (Reuters) - Iran could respond to U.S. efforts to engage with Tehran if Washington turns the new tenor of its words into reality, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying by a Japanese newspaper.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:32 am

Love triangle drove killing, court told

Roommate on trial after man hacked to death in apartment

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:29 am

Climate change could mean a walk in the Arctic woods

While global warming is expected to endanger most of the globe's woodlands, trees may prosper in Canada's Far North, scientists say

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:22 am

'Suicide' ad irks transit authority

Virgin Radio pulls controversial campaign at Toronto's request

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:18 am

Let MPs vet G-G candidates, and show hearings, Clarkson says

Former governor-general says confirmation hearings - possibly televised - would give post a higher visibility

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:02 am

China calls for N. Korea, U.S. to improve relations

China's top diplomat said his country wants to restart stalled international negotiations on North Korea's nuclear disarmament ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:52 am

University, a career – and chemo: Cancer rates rising among young adults

Researchers say there is 'lack of appreciation' in health community for challenges young cancer patients face in getting proper support

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:52 am

Gunmen attack Thai 'yellow shirt' protest leader

The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok airports last year was shot and wounded in an ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:40 am

A Slum on the Edge of the Americas Summit

Leaders need not look far to see poverty and violence outside summit venue.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:32 am

AS India Shootings

Abbas Kazmi, second left, the newly appointed lawyer for the Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal Kasab charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, is escorted by security personnel as he arrives at the Arthur...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:30 am

Australian PM condemns 'scum' people smugglers

SYDNEY ? Australia's prime minister has pledged to step up efforts to thwart smugglers who set hopeful refugees adrift in rickety boats aimed for Australia, after one vessel exploded at sea and killed three people. The small wooden...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:04 am

Mayor is what puts ruined Sicily town on the map

Vittorio Sgarbi, a man in the public eye who courts controversy, has taken up the case of Salemi, a Sicilian town destroyed in an earthquake. He's offering homes for barely more than a dollar.

In 1968, an earthquake devastated this ancient hilltop town crowned by a castle, littering the place with thousands of abandoned homes and submerging it in a slumber that lasted decades.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

DirecTV, Comcast violate their own Do Not Call lists

The satellite TV provider agrees to pay $2.31 million, and the cable company $900,000, to settle charges of contacting customers who opted out of direct marketing telephone calls, the FTC says.

Federal government to DirecTV and Comcast cable: What part of Do Not Call didn't you understand?

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Gunman kills 2 and takes own life at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Hospital pharmacy worker shoots boss and another manager. Colleagues remember him as a nice man with a family. He had apparently heard a rumor about approaching layoffs.

A pharmacy technician showed up for work at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center on Thursday brandishing two handguns, killed his boss and another manager and then fatally shot himself, witnesses said.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Kaiser Permanente to settle kidney transplant claims for $1 million

Patients and relatives alleged that the HMO mishandled its San Francisco-based kidney transplant program, endangering lives and causing deaths.

Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims on behalf of five patients alleging that the HMO mishandled its kidney transplant program, endangering lives and causing deaths.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Memos reveal harsh CIA interrogation methods

Obama releases Justice Department documents that guided the CIA on how to use waterboarding and other tactics with terror suspects. Intelligence officials won't be prosecuted over the interrogations.

Prisoners could be kept awake for more than a week. They could be stripped of their clothes, fed nothing but liquid and thrown against a wall 30 consecutive times.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Injured war zone contractors fight to get care

They're crucial to U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, but civilian workers wounded on the job must battle an insurance system marked by long delays and high costs, an investigation finds.

Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

2010 Camaro SS: Subtle it's not

The Camaro SS's 6.2-liter V8 delivers raw power and its retro styling is spot on.

Despite some published reports, the 2010 Camaro SS is not really what you'd call a sports car, unless you tend to shave with a chain saw or sign your name with a piece of burning timber or make scrambled eggs by dropping a piano on a chicken. The consonant quality of this car, from the moment you turn the key to the moment you gratefully leave it in the chiropractor's parking lot, is a wanton and cheerful disregard for finesse and delicacy.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Rocked by recession, music festivals are rolling over

Hard times are forcing some events to cancel or go on hiatus. Coachella seems to be humming right along.

The shaky economy is rattling the summer music festival.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Obama pledges help in Mexico's war on drug lords, with an exception

Obama promises to step up efforts to curb guns flowing into Mexico, but says a revival of the U.S. assault weapon ban is not in the offing.

President Obama pledged Thursday that the U.S. would become a better partner in curbing the flow of arms that have aggravated a bloody drug war in Mexico, but acknowledged that political realities make it tough for him to ban some of the most potent weapons in the arsenals of drug cartels.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Founder of protest movement shot in Bangkok

BANGKOK - The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok airports last year was shot and wounded in a drive-by attack today, just days after troops cracked down on rioting protesters from the rival,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:49 am

A detainee is escorted by military guards at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

File photo shows a detainee being escorted by military guards at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. US President Barack Obama has granted immunity to CIA officers involved in tough terror interrogations...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:29 am

Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama in Mexico City. Civil rights groups reacted with dismay and disappointment over Obama's insistence that CIA officers not be prosecuted for the use of torture in "war on terror"...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:29 am

A US flag at Camp V inside Camp Delta at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

File photo shows a US flag at Camp V inside Camp Delta at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Barack Obama granted immunity to CIA officers involved in tough terror interrogations as...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:29 am

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia. President Barack Obama granted immunity to CIA officers involved in tough terror interrogations as he released graphic memos...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:29 am

Russian and Chechen special forces soldiers examine passports in a village outside Grozny, capital of wartorn Chechnya

File photo shows Russian and Chechen special forces soldiers examining passports in a village outside Grozny, capital of wartorn republic of Chechnya. Russian security forces have clashed in Chechnya with...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:12 am

WATCH: Afghanistan's Culture War

Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 5:59 am

Quakes in Afghanistan kill at least 19

Two earthquakes have shaken eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying dozens of homes, officials say. The quakes destroyed an estimated 100 houses in two villages in Nangarhar province, said the governor's...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Apr 2009 | 5:40 am

Fewer Travelers Flying To Vegas Airport

The recession has hit every part of the airline industry hard. There are fewer tourists dragging suitcases past the ringing slot machines and glitzy billboards that line the terminals at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, where air traffic is down 15 percent.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:56 am

Treatment Lacking For Afghanistan's Addicts

Afghanistan's growing drug abuse problem is outpacing meager efforts to combat it. A U.N. program in Kabul is overwhelmed with up to 1,500 heroin and opium users a day. Experts say U.S. efforts to stabilize the country are being undermined by too little support from the West for drug prevention and treatment programs.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:43 am

Obama doesn't budge on key policy issues with Mexico

President Obama arrives in Mexico on Thursday, trying to show support for the country's battle against drug cartels while healing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:42 am

Obama: CIA interrogators won't face charges

President Obama threw open the curtain Thursday on harsh interrogation techniques used by the Bush administration against terrorism ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:39 am

Maersk Alabama crew recalls pirate attack

When Somali pirates rushed onto the Maersk Alabama last week, deckhand Miguel Ruiz thought his life was over. He grabbed a knife, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:28 am

Despite Promises, Elderly Evicted From Housing

John Myers was evicted from his assisted living facility two months before his death. He is just one of scores of elderly people evicted after Assisted Living Concepts broke promises to accept Medicaid funds. A New Jersey report finds that assisted living facilities across the country are not regulated adequately, and that the already vulnerable elderly are "ripe for exploitation."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:20 am

The Bankers Who Warned About 'Too Big To Fail'

In their 2004 book, Gary Stern and Ron Feldman, top executives at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, cautioned the world about systemic financial risk and the need for more oversight. They admit to a fleeting sense of "I told you so."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:12 am

Feds Plan to Prosecute Captive Pirate in N.Y.

Suspect was aboard U.S. warship when snipers killed alleged accomplices.
Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 3:29 am

Primate vasectomies spell end of monkey business

SAO PAULO - The monkey business is about to end for some Brazilian primates. Health officials in the central city of Goiania plan to perform vasectomies on 25 wild, urban-dwelling monkeys to keep their population in check and control...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:49 am

Law would ban California businesses from language discrimination

The state Senate passes the measure in response to a proposal last year by the Ladies Professional Golf Assn. to suspend golfers who aren't proficient in English. The measure now moves to the Assembly

Alarmed that a professional golf organization proposed excluding competitors who don't speak English, the state Senate acted Thursday to prohibit businesses in California from discriminating against customers, including refusal of service, based on the language they use.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:35 am

WATCH: Terror Interrogation Docs Released

Source: ABC News: International | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:28 am

Fiji: Military extends grip on power as new vice president sworn in

SUVA - Fiji's military government extended its grip on power today as a former army commander was sworn in as vice president of the volatile South Pacific nation. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau was military chief in the 1980s and supported...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:09 am

Fed officials see signs of improvement

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve policy-makers took divergent views on the U.S. economy on Thursday, with the head of the Atlanta Fed seeing a return to growth later this year, while the head of the San Francisco Fed saw the potential for an even deeper contraction.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:04 am

Obama: Mexican Drug War "Sowing Chaos"

President Barack Obama signaled Thursday he will not seek the reinstatement of a U.S. assault weapons ban but instead step up enforcement of existing laws against taking such weapons across the border.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 1:00 am

In Mexico, Kidnapping A Persistent Threat

One outgrowth of Mexico's drug wars is a disturbing rise in kidnappings. According to official estimates, 60 to 70 people are kidnapped there each month, though the actual number is probably much higher, and anyone with cash is in danger.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:30 am

Source: Captured Somali Pirate To Face Trial In N.Y.

The suspect was taken aboard a U.S. Navy ship shortly before Navy SEAL snipers killed the three remaining pirates holding Capt. Richard Phillips hostage on a lifeboat.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:30 am

Pythons on a plane lead to flight cancellations

MELBOURNE, Australia - Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said yesterday. On Tuesday, twelve non-venomous...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:20 am

Obama, Calderon Discuss U.S.-Mexico Ties

President Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Mexico City today and pledged to work toward strengthening the relationship between the two neighbors.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Apr 2009 | 11:44 pm

More Bush-Era Torture Memos Released

The Obama administration releases more Bush administration memos on the use of torture against terrorism suspects. The Justice Dept. is expected to announce that it will not prosecute CIA officials who approved harsh interrogation procedures.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Apr 2009 | 11:40 pm

Attacker In Uniform Bombs Iraqi Army Base

A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi military base Thursday in an attack that Iraqi officials first said killed 16 soldiers but later maintained no one died but the attacker.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 10:00 pm

WATCH: American Artists Exhibit in Cuba

Source: ABC News: International | 16 Apr 2009 | 8:32 pm

CIA interrogators will not be prosecuted - Obama

WASHINGTON - Seeking to move beyond what he calls a "a dark and painful chapter in our history," President Barack Obama has said CIA officials who used harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration will not...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Apr 2009 | 8:25 pm

Awash in celebrities, Americans hunger for heroes

Americans, awash in celebrities, hunger for genuine heroes, never more so than in dreary times like these. So it is that sea captain Richard Phillips, who surrendered himself to Somali pirates to safeguard his crew and boldly tried...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Apr 2009 | 8:15 pm

Concerts for bushfire victims raises $10m

The Sound Relief concerts in Melbourne and Sydney in aid of victims of Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires and the Queensland floods raised more than A$8 million ($10.1 million), smashing earlier estimates by A$3 million. Red Cross...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Apr 2009 | 8:15 pm

Shaft may hold famous lovers' remains

CAIRO - Archaeologists will begin excavating sites next week in a bid to solve a mystery that has stymied historians for hundreds of years: Where is the final resting place of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Marc Antony? Archaeologists...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Apr 2009 | 8:00 pm

U.S., Israel Differ On Palestinian State

Stark differences between U.S. and Israeli policy toward peace talks with the Palestinians emerged clearly Thursday in the first meetings between President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy and top leaders of the new Israeli government.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 7:30 pm

Putting Out Foreign Policy Fires

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton likened Somalia's piracy problem to "a fire raging." The U.S. is also trying to put out fires related to North Korea's nuclear program and Mexico"s war against drug cartels, says Charles Wolfson.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 7:00 pm

Somali Prime Minister Asks for More Aid to Fight Pirates

Somalia's prime minister says his government has identified many pirate leaders and would be willing to share that information with other countries, including the United States, to get the resources needed to go after them.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 5:05 pm

For Sale: A (Really Old) Taste Of Royalty

A slice of cake from one of Britain's most controversial royal weddings was placed on sale at an antiques fair in Birmingham on Thursday.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 4:30 pm

Mom Drops $15G on Surgery to Look Like Daughter

At first glance it is hard to tell British mother and daughter Janet and Jane Cunliffe apart. But it is not due to genetics. Mom Janet, 50, has spent almost $15,000 on plastic surgery to look identical to her daughter, The Daily Mail reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 3:58 pm

U.S. Nonprofit Group Sues Venezuelan President

Freedom Watch has sued Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for alleged acts of terrorism and human rights violations, including conspiring with Colombian guerrillas, al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 3:54 pm

Baby Pythons Escape on Australian Passenger Flight

Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 2:59 pm

U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Leave North Korea

U.N. nuclear experts left North Korea on Thursday after the communist regime ordered their expulsion amid an escalating standoff over the regime's recent rocket launch.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 2:49 pm

United Pilots Unaware Fire Had Broken Out on Plane

Pilots prepared a Boeing 777 for take off from Heathrow airport unaware that a fire had broken out on the plane, an accident report has said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 2:27 pm

Russian Brothers Kill, Cannibalize Older Sibling

Two men have reportedly admitted killing their elder brother and eating parts of his body which they kept in the fridge for months.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 2:04 pm

India Begins Voting in World's Largest Election

In tiny villages and sprawling concrete cities, tens of millions of Indians voted Thursday at the start of a monthlong process expected to yield no clear winner as this Asian giant grapples with global economic malaise.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 1:54 pm

Shimon Peres Dismisses Talk of Israel Attacking Iran

Israel's president dismissed talk of attacking Iranian nuclear facilities in talks with the U.S. Mideast envoy Thursday, saying there is no military solution to the nuclear threat from Tehran.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 12:24 pm

'Listen': Lessons for Obama's Man in the Middle East

European Union special envoy Marc Otte has some advice for President Obama's Middle East liaison, George Mitchell.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am