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Pakistan Sharif election ban liftedPakistan's Supreme Court rules that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother are eligible to stand for public office.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 12:23 pm Calif. court to rule on gay marriage
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 12:21 pm Israel to Propose Settlement Compromise to USIsrael to propose to US dismantling outposts but expanding existing settlements.Source: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 12:21 pm 3 US Troops Killed in Suicide Blast in Afghanistan3 US troops, 3 Afghan civilian killed in suicide blast in eastern AfghanistanSource: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 12:18 pm 3 US troops killed in suicide blast in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- A suicide bomber killed three American troops and three Afghan civilians after ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 12:18 pm 3 US troops killed in suicide blast in AfghanistanA suicide bomber killed three American troops and three Afghan civilians after ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday. The convoy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 12:18 pm Obama to make Supreme Court announcementSeveral officials say President Barack Obama has settled on his pick for the Supreme Court and intends to make a midmorning announcement.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 12:18 pm Israel police: U.S.-born teen slain by serial killerIsraeli detectives say they have arrested a suspect in the 2003 killing of a U.S.- born teenager and he has confessed to three ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 12:16 pm Crunch time looms for GM, Chrysler restructuring (Reuters)Reuters - United Auto Workers' officials will gather on Tuesday to hear how many more U.S. factory jobs GM will cut as the embattled automaker enters what could be its last week outside bankruptcy.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 12:14 pm Crunch time looms for GM, Chrysler restructuringDETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Auto Workers' officials will gather on Tuesday to hear how many more U.S. factory jobs GM will cut as the embattled automaker enters what could be its last week outside bankruptcy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 12:14 pm NYC trash depot pushed for LaGuardia area ruffles feathersAbout 700 yards from the end of a LaGuardia Airport runway, where thousands of planes take off and land, New York officials want ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 12:12 pm Obama to announce Supreme Court pick today
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Starting June 1, passports become the norm for all trips to Mexico and CanadaTravelers driving or taking a cruise to Mexico or Canada have something new to worry about: the right identification. Beginning June 1, Americans traveling by road or ship...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Top court rejects 2 suits on poison gas left in China by Japanese army+TOKYO, May 26 (Kyodo) _ The Supreme Court turned down on Tuesday appeals by a total of 22 Chinese plaintiffs in two separate suits who sought damages from the Japanese government for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 12:09 pm US says roadside bomb in Iraq kills 3 AmericansBAGHDAD - Three Americans, including a State Department employee, were killed by a roadside bomb that struck a convoy west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 12:08 pm Traffic, business flowing again at NYC blast siteNEW YORK - Traffic and business are back to normal on Manhattan's Upper East Side after a small bomb blast. No one was injured in the explosion early Monday. It...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 12:05 pm Supreme Court says Sharif brothers fit to contest elections+(Kyodo) _ Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a two-year ban barring former Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif from running for elected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 12:04 pm Northampton experiences 3rd apparent drowningNORTHAMPTON - Law enforcement officials say Northampton residents have nothing to fear despite the discovery of three men found dead in bodies of water in the city this month. District...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 12:02 pm Nepal's new premier urges Maoists to join government+(Kyodo) _ Nepal's new Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Tuesday urged former Maoist rebels to join the government led by him. "I urge friends from the Unified Communist Party of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 12:02 pm Alleged gay-basher called 'good kid' at homeA Winthrop man charged in an alleged gay-bashing attack in Provincetown this weekend was described in his well-heeled, waterfront neighborhood yesterday as a "good kid." ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 pm European Final Promises Glorious Contrasts - New York Times
New York Times By ROB HUGHES ROME - “In Rome,” the satirist Juvenal wrote, “all things can be had at a price.” News and features from around the world of soccer and the Web. Video: Manchester United in Rome for Champions League final Fans arrive in Rome for Champions League final Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:59 am Family of slain mom seeks helpA 29-year-old mother of three who was slain in front of her family last week had just made it out of a shelter, furnished her new apartment and enrolled in a job-training...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 11:59 am Town backed by ex-Domino's chief gets 1st pizzeriaDomino's Pizza money may have helped build the new town of Ave Maria, but the first pizza place in the south Florida development will not be part of that chain.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:58 am Coed tied to killing fights graduation banA lawyer for a senior banned from Harvard's graduation ceremonies after last week's murder on the Crimson campus said yesterday the Ivy League school is wrong to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 11:57 am After nuclear blast, NKorea fires missiles (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:57 am Red Sox charged by Joe Mauer shortageMINNEAPOLIS - Before a single pitch was thrown yesterday, the Red Sox caught a break when they learned Joe Mauer, the hottest hitter and maybe the best player on either side...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 11:56 am Abbas to ask Obama to press Israel on settlementsRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will urge U.S. President Barack Obama at their first White House talks to press Israel to halt expansion of Jewish settlements, Palestinian officials said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 11:55 am Peace stone from Hiroshima presented to Egypt+(Kyodo) _ A Hiroshima-based civic group presented Egypt on Tuesday with a stone hit by the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city, engraved with an image of a Buddhist goddess of mercy.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 11:55 am North Korea poses test for Obama
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 11:53 am Home sales worst since '90; prices down 13 percentSales of single-family homes and condominiums fell by double-digit percentages in April while median prices continued to decline, according to The Warren Group. "April...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 11:53 am Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, India (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:52 am Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, IndiaDHAKA (Reuters) - Nearly 120 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, officials and local media said on Tuesday, while millions remained marooned by floodwaters or living in shelters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 11:52 am Report: N. Korea tests 2 missiles
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 11:51 am North Korea fires more rockets, says U.S. hostileSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, defiant in the face of international condemnation of its latest nuclear test, fired two more short-range missiles off its east coast on Tuesday and accused the United States of plotting against its government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 11:50 am Rights group: Pakistan should airlift food to Swat - The Associated Press
The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan must immediately lift a curfew in the Swat Valley and airlift food, water and medicine to residents trapped by battles between the military and the Taliban or risk a humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch warned Tuesday. Video: Pakistani Troops Fight Taliban in Main Swat Town Rights Group Fears 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' in Northwest Pakistan Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:50 am Apple Raised To Overweight By Morgan Stanley - Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal By Robert Daniel Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares were upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley, where analyst Kathryn Huberty increased her target price on the Cupertino, Calif. Morgan Stanley raises Apple to overweight Apple Raised at Morgan Stanley on IPhone Outlook Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:50 am New York City reopening schools closed by fluStudents are returning to more than two dozen New York City public schools that had been closed because of swine flu.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:47 am Rights group: Pakistan should airlift food to SwatISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan must immediately lift a curfew in the Swat Valley and airlift food, water and medicine to residents trapped by battles between the military and the Taliban or risk a humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch warned Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 11:47 am Day with honorsBridging Boston's veteran and Vietnamese communities, locals joined together on a gorgeous Memorial Day to honor fallen comrades with a wreath-laying ceremony at the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2009 | 11:47 am Pakistanis in Swat "face catastrophe" as clashes spreadISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani civilians trapped by an offensive against the Taliban in Swat face catastrophe, a rights group said on Tuesday, as fighting flared in another militant-plagued region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 11:46 am Ancelotti says his future to be decided next weekAC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his future with the club will be decided next week.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:43 am 2ND LD: Aso, Obama agree on need for new U.N. resolution on N. Korea+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS IN 3RD-4TH GRAFS) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council must swiftly adopt a newSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 11:41 am Diplomat: N. Korea Tests Are Intimidation TacticU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says North Korea is "trying to test whether they can intimidate the international community" with an underground nuclear test and launching of short-range missiles. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 11:41 am Austrian cyclist Kohl retires after doping scandalDisgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl has announced his retirement, ending a controversial career marred by a doping scandal seen as a major blow to the sport.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:40 am CORRECT: UPDATE: BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Point To Weaker Start - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal 'UPDATE: BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Point To Weaker Start' at 7:24 am, EDT, the day of the week was incorrectly identified as Monday. Stocks set for shaky start Stock futures decline after N. Korea nuclear tests Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:40 am Zimbabwe cholera 'to top 100,000'The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is forecast to reach 100,000 this week.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 11:39 am Weather headlines: Showers and storms for much of the EastThe nation will be divided rainfall-wise today, with showers and thunderstorms expected from the Texas Coast to the Great Lakes ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:39 am BMO profit falls on loan provisionsBank of Montreal posts better-than-expected earnings of $358-million
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 11:39 am Sri Lanka rejects Tigers' offerSri Lanka dismisses a Tamil Tiger offer to enter politics, as a UN panel prepares to discuss aid needs.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 11:38 am Diego moving from Werder Bremen to JuventusWerder Bremen midfielder Diego is moving to Juventus, the Bundesliga club confirmed Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:37 am Candidates for next IAEA chief present nominations+(Kyodo) _ The five new candidates in the race to be the next chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency presented their candidacies to the members of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 11:33 am North Korea 'fires more missiles'North Korea reportedly fires two short range missiles, a day after its second nuclear test provoked international outrage.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 11:32 am Reshaping PolandYoung Poles sing praises of EU single marketSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 11:31 am Sister Urges Viewers Not to Watch 'Jon & Kate +8' PremiereKate Gosselin's sister-in-law Julie is urging viewers not to watch TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 premiere tonight. She says everything is fake, especially the idea that Jon and Kate pay for things. The shows are actually "written" based on viewer complaints. She just wants the kids to get their lives back and that won't happen with people still watching.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 11:31 am Fiat CEO Met Germany's Merkel, Outlined Opel Bid - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal MILAN (Dow Jones)--Fiat SpA (F.MI) Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday to outline Fiat's bid for General Motors Corp's (GM) German unit Adam Opel GmBH, a Fiat spokesman said. Bidders make final push for GM unit Opel Fiat CEO discusses Opel bid with Merkel Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:31 am Fans arrive in Rome for Champions League finalManchester United and Barcelona fans began to arrive in the Italian capital Tuesday ahead of the Champions League final.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:30 am Boy Avoiding Chemo Returns Home, Mom Won't Be ChargedA 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled the state with his mother to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy has returned, Minnesota officials said today. The warrants issued for Colleen Hauser, mother of Daniel, 13, while they were on the run have been quashed and she will not be charged, Brown County Sheriff Rich Hoffmann said at a press conference.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 11:30 am Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or joint venture? - ZDNet
ZDNet Microsoft last week registered a limited liability company (LLC) in Delaware stoking speculation that it is planning an acquisition or joint venture. Microsoft May Rename Live Search 'Bing': Massive Ad Campaign Planned “Bing It” Instead of Google It? Microsoft Thinks So Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:30 am Daniel Hauser faces custody hearing today - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune NEW ULM, MINN. - Colleen and Daniel Hauser ended a dramatic weeklong manhunt Monday, returning home to Minnesota on a predawn charter flight after turning themselves in to authorities with the assistance of a lawyer in Southern California. Doctor of Boy Who Fled Chemo Says Hausers Are 'Good People' Minn. cancer patient back home, sees doctor Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:29 am Nuke test puts U.S., Obama on noticeNorth Korea's test of a nuclear device Monday is just the sort of national security crisis that President Obama's campaign rivals ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:29 am Rudd expresses support for Japan's efforts to seek UNSC resolution+(Kyodo) _ Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Tuesday expressed support for Japan's efforts in seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution over North Korea's second nuclear test,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 11:29 am BMO expanding global mining coverageBMO Nesbitt Burns doubles its coverage of iron ore plays as analysts follow mining global companies
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 11:28 am Shell's top gas executive resignsShell's top gas executive and highest-ranking woman, Linda Cook, is stepping down June 1, the company said Tuesday, without giving a reason.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:28 am France urges US to catch up on emissions cutsThe man hosting climate talks among the world's biggest polluters in Paris issued a report card Tuesday: the United States is lagging, Australia is catching up and China is "absolutely determined" to cut emissions to fight global warming.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:27 am B'way ticket availability through Sunday, May 31Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of May 25. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:27 am LEAD: 2 U.S. citizens confirmed as having new flu in Japan+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Two U.S. citizens who flew from Los Angeles to Tokyo have been confirmed as infected with the new H1N1 strain of influenza, the health ministry said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 11:27 am Report: N. Korea tests more short-range missilesNorth Korea launched tests Tuesday of two more short-range missiles a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, a news ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:27 am 3 US troops killed in suicide blast in AfghanistanA suicide bomber killed three American troops and an Afghan civilian after ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday. The vehicle was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 26 May 2009 | 11:26 am Accused Rockefeller impersonator's trial starts - Newsday
Newsday The defendant is accused of using aliases to insinuate himself into highbrow circles in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, culminating in a well-orchestrated kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter. Kidnapping trial of 'Rockefeller' set to start Jury selection to being in Clark Rockefeller case Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:25 am Israel to propose settlement compromise to USJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel would dismantle nearly two dozen wildcat settlement outposts in the West Bank in the next few weeks if the U.S. drops its objections to continued building in existing, government-sanctioned settlements, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 11:22 am UN Amb.: NKorea feeling sting of global scornThe U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says the international community won't allow North Korea to have a nuclear weapons program or export its technology to other nations and rogue states.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 26 May 2009 | 11:20 am South Africa goes into recessionSouth Africa goes into recession for the first time since 1992 after a slowdown in the manufacturing and mining sectors.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 11:16 am Sri Lanka to Add Soldiers to Prevent Tiger ReturnSri Lanka plans to recruit 100,000 more soldiers to prevent a Tamil Tiger comebackSource: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 11:15 am Stiller film terminates Salvation - BBC News
BBC News Ben Stiller sequel Night at the Museum 2 made more at the North American box office over the four-day Memorial Day weekend than the new Terminator film. 'Night' Moves: Campaign Promotes DC, Tie-Ins With Major Brands 'Museum' Sequel Stomps 'Terminator' Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:13 am U.S. stock futures decline amid global uncertaintyInvestors were already nervous about sustainability of stock market's two-month rally
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 11:12 am The Fed's next task: combating inflationFears are growing that the Federal Reserve's efforts to steer the economy away from a 1930s-era depression would push the country toward '70s-style inflation.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 11:12 am Humidity descends on Houston, more rain ahead - Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle Thick humidity returned to the Houston area this morning, and the National Weather Service says showers or thunderstorms also are possible today. AM roundup: Rainy, high of 59 today Chattahoochee Valley weather: T-storms and showers today and tomorrow Source: Google News | 26 May 2009 | 11:10 am Minn. cancer patient back home, sees doctor (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:10 am UK opposition leader Cameron outlines reformsLONDON (AP) -- Britain's top opposition leader proposed a radical redistribution of power on Tuesday as a way to restore faith in government following a scandal over the misuse of public funds....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 11:09 am China defends economic data as quality questionedBeijing says power consumption is no longer indicative of industrial activity as energy-efficiency increases
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 11:09 am Oil falls below $60 a barrelInvestors seek signs of crude demand to justify recent rally
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 11:08 am Report: North Korea test-fires 2 more missilesSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea launched tests Tuesday of two more short-range missiles a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, a news report said, pushing the regime's confrontation with world powers further despite the threat of U.N. Security Council action....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 11:06 am Report: North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:06 am California awaits court's gay marriage decision (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:05 am Tyson's daughter on life support after accident
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 11:04 am If Classic Fairy Tales Took Place in Jersey (Comic)It's all about location.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 11:04 am Make-or-break week for GM as deadline nears (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:04 am Memorial Day, 2009 [PICS]Today is observed as Memorial Day in the United States, a day for remembering the men and women of our armed services who died while at war. Collected here are a handful of photographs for remembrance, acknowledging some of the men and women who have passed in conflicts from the U.S. Civil War through Iraq and Afghanistan today.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 11:04 am Rapper T.I. to report to Ark. federal prison (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:03 am Stock futures decline after N. Korea nuclear tests (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:03 am EU pushes music industry to open up online rights (AP)AP - EU antitrust regulators told the music industry Tuesday to move quickly and change licenses that currently restrict online music stores such as iTunes from offering the same songs for sale across Europe.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 11:02 am Minn. boy, mom who dodged chemo returnA 13-year-old cancer patient and his mother, who fled Minnesota to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy, returned voluntarily Monday.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 10:59 am Four states adopt 'no-smiles' policy for driver's licensesTo help prevent ID fraud, "neutral facial expressions" are required at departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) in Arkansas, Indiana, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 10:55 am Ruffled feathers over trash depot near airport
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 10:55 am States take steps to cut down on driver's license fraudStates across the USA are taking unprecedented steps to cut down on driver's license fraud, making forgeries and alterations ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 10:54 am Rio sets 33 per cent iron ore price cutDeal shifts pressure onto Chinese steel mills seeking deeper cut
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 10:52 am Copper drops with shares, demand jitters persistChina quietly selling 50,000 T of imported copper locally
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 10:52 am State Dept. has few who speak language of area where Taliban operatesComplicating the Obama administration's plan to ramp up civilian aid to Pakistan and Afghanistan, the State Department employs ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 26 May 2009 | 10:51 am Suu Kyi to testify as Myanmar opens court againYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will take the stand at her trial on Tuesday, her lawyers said, as the ruling generals tried again to justify a case that has drawn international condemnation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 10:51 am Scores killed as cyclone hits South Asia
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 10:50 am World markets shaken by NKorea's missile testsSabre-rattling unnerves investors in Europe, Asia
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 10:39 am Bidders make final push for GM unit OpelMagna, RHJ to present plans to Opel labour representatives; Merkel meets Fiat chief Marchionne in Berlin
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 10:38 am Cyclone Aila Hits India, BangladeshHeavy rains, strong winds from Cyclone Aila kill 73 in India, BangladeshSource: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 10:37 am Cyclone floods east India, Bangladesh, kills 73CALCUTTA, India (AP) -- Cyclone Aila lashed low-lying areas in eastern India and Bangladesh, destroying thousands of homes, stranding tens of thousands of people in flooded villages and killing at least 73 before it began to ease Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 10:36 am China farmers raid police stationHundreds of Chinese tea farmers attack a police station over a row about social security payments, state media reports.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 10:35 am US journalists got Watergate tip, but missed scoop of the centuryTwo former New York Times journalists admit that they knew first about the Watergate bugging scandal - but did nothing about it.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 10:29 am Germany bans cola after drug testSix German states order retailers to stop selling Red Bull Cola energy drinks after traces of cocaine are found in a sample.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 10:29 am Budget crises swamp state after state
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 10:28 am Oxford poet 'sorry' over vote rowThe first woman to be Oxford Professor of Poetry apologises for her role in the alleged smear campaign which led her to resign.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 26 May 2009 | 10:12 am Vancouver still draws the deal makersTransactions such as Bentall V show sellers can get ‘true market value' even as real estate prices suffer elsewhere
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 26 May 2009 | 10:00 am Calif. Poised For Court's Gay Marriage DecisionCalifornia's Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the fate of Proposition 8, the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 10:00 am Chrysler Restructuring Moving QuicklyThe Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings have been moving quickly and smoothly. In fact, the automaker has a hearing Wednesday that could help a new, healthier version of the company emerge from court next month. But some legal scholars say the rights of people who loaned Chrysler money have been trampled in the process. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 10:00 am Ill. Lawmakers Considering Civil UnionsGay and lesbian couples in Illinois looking to get married can do so in the neighboring state of Iowa. Illinois is home to a number of gay rights groups, but the state is far from approving same-sex marriages. A bill that would legalize civil unions awaits a vote in the Illinois General Assembly. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 10:00 am 3 NATO troops killed in AfghanistanA suicide bomber rammed into a military vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing three international troops and one Afghan civilian, officials said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2009 | 9:56 am Ning: The future of online social networking?Whether you're into baseball or backgammon, Harry Potter or heavy metal, Ning has an online network for you. A fast-growing, free Web site launched two years ago, Ning lets members custom build their own social-networking platforms based around their passions and pastimes.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 9:50 am Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout at the ASEM Foreign Ministers' MeetingCzech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout speaks during the opening of the 9th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi. More than 40 foreign ministers were to jointly call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 9:47 am Aung San Suu Kyi faces has been under house arrest or in jail for 13 of the last 19 yearsA Nepalese human rights activist takes part in a protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Kathmandu. Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told her trial Tuesday that she did not violate her house...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 9:47 am Aung San Suu Kyi's party won the last elections in 1990, but was never allowed to take powerFact file on Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader on trial in Myanmar.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 9:47 am Myanmar Buddhist monks protest in front of United Nations offices in BangkokMyanmar Buddhist monks protest in front of the United Nations offices in Bangkok. Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told her trial Tuesday that she did not violate her house arrest, saying she...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 9:47 am Aung San Suu Kyi faces up to five years in jail if convictedMyanmar activists hold posters of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of UN offices in Bangkok, May 22. Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told her trial Tuesday that she did not violate...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 9:47 am What could possibly go wrong?Close to 200 prisoners will cycle around France next month, watched by scores of guards on bicycles, in the first penal version of the Tour de France, authorities said Monday.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 9:42 am How to Bring Bringing Star Power to Earth Star Trek StyleThe $3.5 billion site is known as the National Ignition Facility, or NIF. For more than half a century, physicists have dreamed of creating tiny stars that would inaugurate an era of bold science and cheap energy, and NIF is meant to kindle that blaze.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 9:42 am Slain wife 'controlled toilet access' | News Top storyA MAN accused of stangling and burying his wife said she wouldn't let him use the home toilet.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 9:40 am 10 Events That Changed HistoryCountless events have changed history, but some stand like a switch that sends a train on a completely different track. They alter the course of civilization, even if their impact isn't felt right away. From ancient Greek politics to modern technology, here are 10 of the most significant historical events.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 9:33 am Cyclone Kills 40 In India, BangladeshThe death toll from Cyclone Aila reached 40 on Tuesday after it lashed eastern India and Bangladesh and stranded thousands in their flooded villages, officials said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 May 2009 | 9:30 am Using Human skins he has created Flags, Boots & Maps.Some will find it shocking, macabre, echoing the worst allegations of Nazi atrocities. An American artist has spent the past 20 years making sculptures out of human skin, and is to exhibit his work in public in the UK for the first time later this year.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 26 May 2009 | 9:30 am Iran's Ahmadinejad rejects Western nuclear proposalTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday rejected a Western proposal for it to "freeze" its nuclear work in return for no new sanctions and ruled out any talks with major powers on the issue.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 9:26 am Pelosi calls for US-Chinese climate cooperationBEIJING (AP) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a frequent, fierce critic of China, called for U.S.-Chinese cooperation to fight climate change in a speech Tuesday that skirted human rights and other contentious issues....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 9:24 am Myanmar's Suu Kyi testifies about American visitorYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told a court Tuesday she didn't think she was violating the terms of her house arrest when she gave "temporary shelter" to a surprise American visitor earlier this month....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 9:20 am New Detroit Mayor Has Tall Order To FillDave Bing was sworn in as mayor of Detroit earlier this month. The NBA star turned businessman turned politician will have to draw from all of his years of experience to help this city, which is failing financially and adrift politically. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 9:15 am Russia to sign new uranium contract with USMOSCOW (AP) -- Russia will sign a groundbreaking commercial contract on Tuesday to supply U.S. utility companies with enriched uranium fuel, a Russian atomic industry official said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 9:03 am S. Korea: North Has Launched More MissilesA South Korean news agency says North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, one day after conducting an underground nuclear test and other missile launches that drew unanimous condemnation from the United Nations.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am U.N. Condemns North Korea's Nuclear TestThe United Nations swiftly condemned North Korea for its test of a powerful nuclear bomb and South Korean announced Tuesday it would join a U.S.-led initiative to intercept ships suspected of spreading weapons of mass destruction.Source: FOXNews.com | 26 May 2009 | 8:36 am Amazon Hit by Climate Chaos of Floods, DroughtChaotic Brazil floods, drought spur fears of extreme Amazon climate swingsSource: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 8:26 am Pelosi says climate change could change U.S.-China gameBEIJING (Reuters) - Ties between the United States and China could be transformed by cooperation on climate change, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, linking environmental concerns to human rights and the rule of law.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 8:26 am Curfew impose in India's Punjab after riotsCHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - Troops and police patrolled towns, highways and train stations to enforce a curfew in India's northern state of Punjab on Tuesday after two people were killed in riots sparked by the killing of a Sikh preacher in Austria.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 8:09 am Reformist accuses Ahmadinejad of driving inflationTABRIZ, Iran (AP) -- Iran's leading reformist presidential candidate attacked hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the economy, accusing him of mismanagement and driving a once rich Iran into poverty....Source: AP Top International News At 8:20 a... | 26 May 2009 | 7:54 am 3 NATO Troops Killed In Afghan AttackNATO forces say three international troops have been killed in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, where many American soldiers are on patrol.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 May 2009 | 7:48 am A rifle and a helmet as a token of respect are pictured during a ceremony at Bagram air baseA rifle and a helmet as a token of respect are pictured during a ceremony at Bagram air base, north of Kabul on May 25. US forces based at Bagram air base gathered at an emotional Memorial Day commemoration...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 7:36 am An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard near US vehicles at the site of an explosion on the Kabul-Bagram roadAn Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard near US vehicles at the site of an explosion on the Kabul-Bagram road on the outskirts of Kabul on May 20. A bomb attack on US troops Tuesday north of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 7:36 am China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks at the opening ceremony of the 9th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in HanoiChina's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asia-Europe (ASEM) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 7:36 am Foreign Ministers from Singapore, George Yeo (L) Slovakia's Miroslav Lajcak (C) and Sweden Carl BildtSingapore Foreign Minister George Yeo (L) talks with Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak (C) and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt before a closed session titled "Joint efforts to Cope with Global...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 7:36 am Asian and European Foreign Ministers attend a closed session of the 9th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in HanoiAsian and European Foreign Ministers attend a closed session of the 9th Asia-Europe (ASEM) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2009 | 7:36 am North Korea tests missiles as US vows to defend South Korea and JapanNorth Korea has fired two shortrange missiles hours after the US said it would protect South Korea and Japan following a nuclear test by the rogue state.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2009 | 7:27 am Terminally ill dog saves owner from burning houseMICHIGAN - A man's decision not to end his terminally ill bulldog's life has ended up saving his own. Scott Seymour said his dog, Brittney, awakened him from sleep with her barking in time for both of them to escape from his burning...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 May 2009 | 7:17 am Aussie grandma finds old Lotto ticket while cleaning - wins $2.5mSYDNEY - A grandmother who won A$2 million (NZ$2.5m) after stumbling across a four-year-old Powerball ticket in a drawer plans to keep it a secret from her family - for now. The 73-year-old retired dairy farmer says she and her...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 May 2009 | 7:13 am California court to rule Tuesday on gay marriageSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court decides on Tuesday whether gay marriage is legal in the most populous U.S. state, a key battleground in American culture wars.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:11 am Tensions rise on Korean peninsulaSeoul announces that it will join an effort to prevent Pyongyang from getting nuclear materials. The North has said such a move would be considered a declaration of war, and it test-launches two more missiles.A day after North Korea's nuclear test, tensions on the Korean Peninsula rose further as Seoul announced that it would join a U.S.-led initiative to curb nuclear trade and the North reportedly test-launched two more short-range missiles.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:09 am Nth Korea fires two short range missiles - reportNorth Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast, Yonhap news agency quoted a South Korean government source as saying. - NZHERALD STAFFSource: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 May 2009 | 7:05 am Credit cards may go charging into the pastNew regulations signed into law by Obama could bring back the tight access and low limits of the '50s.Norman Hockett didn't realize that the small plastic rectangle that arrived in his Fresno mailbox in the fall of 1958 put him at the vanguard of the credit revolution.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am Retired chef caught up in gang sweepRamon Huerta spent two nights in a federal lockup in downtown L.A. before questions raised by his daughter and a reporter set him free.As Ramon Huerta stood shirtless and shivering in the frontyard of the Pico Rivera house he's called home for more than four decades, the 64-year-old retired chef struggled to comprehend the questions being shouted by the heavily armed police who began pounding on his front door some time before dawn.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am California Supreme Court to issue Prop. 8 decision todayRulings are expected on the legality of the measure barring same-sex marriage and the status of those who married before it was approved by voters.What is being decided by the California Supreme Court?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am 'Unfortunate error' in oral surgeon's backgroundDr. Suzanne McCormick is president of the Dental Board of California. The governor's office didn't know she agreed to a malpractice settlement for taking out two wrong teeth from a 13-year-old boy.Patients of Dr. Suzanne McCormick can get a glowing picture of her qualifications from the Dental Board of California, where she serves as president. They can learn that the oral surgeon teaches at Loma Linda University, lectures worldwide and has never been professionally disciplined.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am U.S., U.N. condemn North Korea nuclear testPresident Obama calls the test a 'blatant violation of international law.' But it's unclear whether penalties would deter Kim Jong Il's regime.The United States and allied powers threatened Monday to impose new penalties on North Korea after the defiant regime announced its second nuclear bomb test, but their leverage in derailing the weapons program appeared limited.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am Mike Tyson's daughter on life support after choking accidentThe 4-year-old was found at home in Phoenix with her neck in a looped treadmill cord, police say. Tyson, who was in Las Vegas, rushed to Arizona after learning of the incident.Boxer Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is on life support after she was found with her neck caught in a cord of a treadmill machine Monday, police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am Obama marks Memorial Day with tribute at ArlingtonSeeking to avoid controversy, he sends wreaths to separate memorials for Confederates and for black soldiers who fought for the North.President Obama sought to avoid a racial controversy on his first Memorial Day in office by sending wreaths to separate memorials for Confederate soldiers and for blacks who fought against them during the Civil War.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am North Korea's nuclear test may be for Kim's legacyPrevious tests have appeared aimed at getting attention from the U.S. But this time, analysts say, the regime may be trying to ensure that power remains within the Kim family in any succession.North Korea's previous nuclear test and missile launches had a ring of foot-stamping about them, certainly a modest security threat, but also a demand that Washington pay the nation some attention.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 am Virgin flight in emergency Brisbane landingBRISBANE - A Virgin Blue flight has made an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport after one of its tyres burst. Flight DJ523 from Sydney to Coolangatta made an unscheduled precautionary landing at Brisbane about 2.30pm AEST, a...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 May 2009 | 6:29 am North Korea nuclear test: US vows to defend South Korea and JapanBarack Obama the US president has promised to defend Japan and South Korea from any attack by North Korean following Monday's test of a second nuclear device by the renegade Communist state.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2009 | 5:56 am Is Vaccine Refusal Worth The Risk?Over the past 10 years, pertussis has been on the rise. However, more and more parents, worried about vaccine safety issues, are refusing to inoculate their children. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 5:27 am WATCH: Power PlaySource: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 4:48 am World Condemns N. Korea's Nuclear TestPresident Obama says North Korea's latest nuclear test should be "a matter of grave concern to all nations" and accused Pyongyang of behaving recklessly and defying international will.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 May 2009 | 3:30 am Mike Tyson's Daughter, 4, On Life SupportBoxer Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is on life support after she was found with her neck on a treadmill cable Monday, police said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2009 | 1:57 am North Korea to fire more missiles as UN Security Council condemns nuclear bombNorth Korea is preparing to testfire shortrange missiles in the Yellow Sea one day after it staged a nuclear test South Korea's Yonhap news agency has said.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2009 | 1:12 am U.S. military: No doubt of North Korea nuclear test'We were not taken by surprise,' says one official. Agencies are still determining the magnitude of the blast, although preliminary evidence suggests it was slightly larger than a 2006 test.U.S. intelligence agencies were still collecting data Monday following North Korea's announcement that it had carried out a nuclear test, but analysts expressed little doubt that the regime had exploded such a device.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2009 | 1:09 am Syu Kyi to testify at Myanmar trial todayYANGON, Myanmar - Prosecutors in the trial of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Syu Kyi have withdrawn nine remaining witnesses, paving the way for her to testify Tuesday and suggesting that the military government wants to...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 26 May 2009 | 1:07 am Mexico Spending $90M on Ads for TourismCeleb ad campaign with targets tourists scared away from Mexico by swine fluSource: ABC News: International | 26 May 2009 | 1:06 am U.N. Plans New Resolution On N. KoreaThe U.N. Security Council swiftly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Monday as "a clear violation" of a 2006 resolution banning them and said it will start work immediately on a new one that could result in stronger measures.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 26 May 2009 | 12:30 am Taliban Pleads With Swat CiviliansPakistani Taliban urges civilians to return to Swat city, won't fire at troops.Source: ABC News: International | 25 May 2009 | 11:49 pm UN Security Council condemns North Korea nuclear testThe United Nations Security Council met in emergency session following worldwide condemnation of North Korea's testing of a nuclear device as powerful as the Nagasaki bomb.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 May 2009 | 10:06 pm NZ slams N Korea test after UN statementPrime Minister John Key and Opposition leader Phil Goff have joined the UN Security Council in condemning North Korea's nuclear test. The five permanent veto-wielding members of the Security Council - the United States, Russia,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 May 2009 | 10:00 pm Ex NY Times journalists: We fumbled Watergate tipThe reporter rushed up to his editor, thunderstruck by what the FBI's acting director had just let him know: The former attorney general - maybe even the president - was complicit in the Watergate break-in two months before. But...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 May 2009 | 9:55 pm Tom Cruise and a trial that could drive Scientology out of FranceThe Scientology movement went on trial in Paris yesterday for "organised fraud" in a case which could lead to the cult's organising bodies being outlawed in France. The French state prosecution service has failed to back the trial...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 May 2009 | 9:06 pm MPs' expenses: Tories paid Nick Wood party's former spin doctor £66000 for adviceNick Wood a former Conservative spin doctor has been paid tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money by the party's MPs.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 May 2009 | 9:01 pm Ahmadinejad Proposes Debate With ObamaMahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed on Monday a face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama at the United Nations if he is re-elected next month as Iran's president.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 9:00 pm MPs' expenses: A Conservative's office essentials: mugs mints and McVitie's biscuitsThe Telegraph investigation unveils some of the more unusual office expenses claims of the shadow cabinet.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 May 2009 | 8:55 pm MPs' expenses: new inquiry into MPs' tax affairsHM Revenue and Customs has begun a fresh investigation into whether MPs could be liable for millions of pounds of unpaid tax for items they claimed on expenses The Telegraph can disclose.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 May 2009 | 8:35 pm Soccer Mob Beats Catholic Man to DeathN. Ireland police appeal for no retaliation after Protestant soccer fans kill Catholic manSource: ABC News: International | 25 May 2009 | 8:34 pm Dublin's archbishop says church needs to pay more to victimsDUBLIN, Ireland - Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin slammed Irish Catholic orders yesterday for concealing their culpability in decades of child abuse, and said they needed to come up with much more money to compensate victims. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 May 2009 | 8:30 pm MPs' expenses: Ann and Nicholas Winterton resign as MPsSir Nicholas and Lady Ann Winterton the veteran Conservative MPs are to resign from parliament at the next election.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 May 2009 | 8:30 pm US toddler a prodigy at playing poolJOHNSTOWN, New York - A New York toddler still in diapers has a growing reputation as a pool shark with a mean bank shot - even though he has to stand on a chair to reach the table. Two-year-old Keith O'Dell Jr. from upstate New...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 May 2009 | 8:25 pm MPs' expenses: Dennis Watts husband of MP Meg Munn paid for tax advice by ministersThe husband of a Labour MP has been paid more than £5000 in parliamentary expenses to provide personal tax advice to at least five ministers including David Miliband the Foreign Secretary.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 May 2009 | 8:17 pm Roadside Bomb Kills 4 Civilians in Southern AfghanistanA roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed four civilians while an operation by U.S.-led forces left three people dead and a woman and child wounded on Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 5:51 pm Police: Explosion, Shrapnel Injure 16 CampersSwiss police say a gas explosion at a campground near Zurich sent shrapnel flying and injured 16 people Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 5:50 pm Obama Calls Fighting Forces 'Best Of America'He marked his first Memorial Day as president on Monday by participating in a solemn holiday tradition: laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, the burial ground for American veterans dating to the Revolutionary War. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 May 2009 | 5:47 pm Swiss Police End Search for Missing U.S. Boy, 12Swis police ended their search for a missing boy, 12, from Indiana who disappeared last week while hiking near a powerful waterfall at a popular Swiss resort.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 5:20 pm U.S. Troops Honor Fallen Comrades in AfghanistanArmy Sgt. Juan Hendricks lost two men in a bomb blast four months ago. Col. David Everett lost a friend in March who was hit by a suicide attacker.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 4:55 pm U.N. Security Council Condemns N. Korea Nuke TestThe U.N. Security Council said it will start work immediately on a new resolution that could result in stronger measures against the reclusive nation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 May 2009 | 4:15 pm Democracy Icon Set To Testify At Myanmar TrialPro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is widely expected to be found guilty of violating terms of her house arrest by allegedly harboring an American who swam across a lake to her residence. She faces up to five years in prison. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 May 2009 | 2:57 pm Children Playing in Pond Find 98 Human SkullsIndian officials say they dug up 98 human skulls from a dried up pond after children at play made the grisly discovery of many of their remains, likely dumped there following road accidents and other mishaps.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 1:52 pm Lawyer: Burmese Opposition Leader to Testify at Own TrialBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will testify at her own trial Tuesday, a lawyer for the pro-democracy activist said Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 1:32 pm Israeli Party to Introduce Loyalty Bill Targeting ArabsThe far-right nationalist party led by Israel's foreign minister said Monday it plans to introduce a bill making citizenship in that country contingent on taking a loyalty oath.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 1:16 pm Explosion at Georgian TV Program Criticizing PresidentGeorgian police say an explosion tore through a television station in the middle of a live show criticizing the country's president in what rights activists are calling an attack on free speech.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 May 2009 | 1:09 pm WATCH: Fighting Two WarsSource: ABC News: International | 25 May 2009 | 1:00 pm
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