Obama calls for new effort for 2-state solution

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) -- Prodding the international community, President Barack Obama called Friday "for all of us to redouble our efforts" toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states. "The moment is now for us to act," he declared....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:13 am

Obama calls for new effort for 2-state solution (AP)

AP - Prodding the international community, President Barack Obama called Friday "for all of us to redouble our efforts" toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states. "The moment is now for us to act," he declared.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:13 am

Mosque hit in northern Pakistan

A bomb explodes during prayers at a mosque in north-western Pakistan, with at least 10 people reported to have been killed.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:12 am

Japan's chief nuke negotiator to visit U.S. from Mon.+

(Kyodo) _ Japan's chief delegate to the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea will visit Washington from Monday to Wednesday for talks with U.S. officials, the Foreign Ministry...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:07 am

Australian new flu cases top 1,000+

(Kyodo) _ The number of cases of influenza H1N1 in Australia soared to 1,006 on Friday, with the southern state Victoria containing the bulk of the people infected. Victoria now has...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am

Russia to step up state ownership

Russia's president says increased state intervention in the country's economy during the global downturn is "inevitable".
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:05 am

Gauging the Palm Pre's success: It'll take time - ZDNet

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:03 am

NBA Today - SI.com

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:02 am

Rosberg fastest in practice for F1 Turkish GP - CBSSports.com

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:02 am

Obama hopeful of Mideast peace progress this year (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he was hopeful of making serious progress in reviving Middle East peace talks this year but made clear the path would be tough.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:02 am

Saving the Earth, one stapler at a time

Grand & Toy's “What a Difference a Day Makes” campaign urges customers to think of the environment when selecting delivery options

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Lured from Helsinki by TBWA

Anthony Wolch leaves the Scandinavian office of Publicis

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Radio is his medium, persuasion is his message

Terry O'Reilly, host of The Age of Persuasion, brings the art of advertising to the masses

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Local secrets shared

Forget the ramparts at Lucca. The Canadian Tourism Commission wants you to stay home this summer.

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

What a Keith's drinker is not

Keith's beer drinkers say it's uncool to pop your collar. We agree.

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

As Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor shows, law is not science - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

British prime minister reshuffling Cabinet

LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown began a shakeup of his ministerial team Friday, as he attempted to recover from a scandal over lawmakers' expenses, a string of high-profile resignations and poor election results that have seriously weakened his authority....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

British prime minister reshuffling Cabinet

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown began a shakeup of his ministerial team Friday, as he attempted to recover from a scandal over lawmakers' expenses, a string of high-profile...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Husband Hired Wife's Rapist off Craigslist

Police in North Carolina are hunting for a man they believe raped a woman at knifepoint. The assailant, police say, was hired by the woman's husband through Craigslist to feed his sexual fantasy.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Garmin recalls card with incorrect marine depths

Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is recalling a data card for some of its boating devices after reports the card sometimes give inaccurate readings of water depth off Sweden and Denmark.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:58 am

Fujisawa City ordered to pay compensation to bullying victim+

(Kyodo) _ The municipal government of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, was ordered Friday to pay 1.2 million yen in compensation to a 19- year-old woman who claimed she has trouble hearing...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:58 am

New iPhone to feature 3D graphics chip? - bit-tech.net

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:57 am

British PM seeks to save government with reshuffle

Gordon Brown backs down from ditching finance minister after the resignation of a third senior minister in as many days

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:57 am

Obama On Mideast: "Moment Is Now" To Act

Following his speech to the Muslim world, President Obama has called for a redoubling of efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states, saying "the moment is now for us to act on what we all know to be the truth."
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:57 am

Obama denies asking Germany for Gitmo commitments

US President Barack Obama said Friday he had neither asked for nor received any hard commitments from Germany on taking Guantanamo Bay detainees, after talks with German Chancellor Angela...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:57 am

There are still 240 prisoners at the notorious prison in Cuba

Prisoners sit in a holding area at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. US President Barack Obama told reporters he had neither asked nor received any hard commitment from Germany on taking detainees from...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:57 am

Under fire Brown reshuffles cabinet

UK PM Gordon Brown juggles his top ministers as his government is rocked by resignations and calls for him to quit.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:56 am

Paper: U.S. wants new N. Korea sanctions

The United States has told South Korea it will impose its own financial sanctions on the North over Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, a news report said Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:55 am

"Big Unit" gets 300th win in Giants' victory

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dominant left-hander Randy Johnson earned his place in history with his 300th career win in the San Francisco Giants' 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:53 am

Soccer: Japan ready for date with destiny in Tashkent+

(Kyodo) _ Japan coach Takeshi Okada is confident his players can accomplish their mission of reaching the 2010 World Cup finals with two qualifiers to spare with victory in Saturday's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:52 am

3RD LD: Hatoyama calls for 'stern measures' over N. Korea's threats+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MEETING WITH S KOREAN PRESIDENT) Japanese opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama called Friday for "stern measures" to deal with North Korea's military threats...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:51 am

Obama says nations must stop genocide

President Barack Obama says the international community has an obligation to stop genocide, even when it's inconvenient.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:50 am

How UFOs Work

This article looks into the myths and mysteries surrounding UFOs, highlighting the discoveries researchers have made so far and the great unknown that still surrounds these strange flying objects.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:50 am

Presidential candidate shot dead in Guinea-Bissau

Armed men wearing military uniforms burst into the home of a candidate in Guinea-Bissau's upcoming presidential election and shot him to death, officials and family said Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:49 am

John Hutton resigns, piling pressure on Gordon Brown - Telegraph.co.uk

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:47 am

Highway shoulders shaggy as states cut back mowing

America's highways are growing green: Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers are exploding across median strips and road shoulders this summer as shrinking maintenance budgets prompt mowing cutbacks in many states.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:47 am

Alabama Man Jailed in Wife's Scuba Diving Death

An American man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday for the manslaughter of his wife, who drowned during their honeymoon scuba diving trip in Australia. Her body was found on the ocean floor.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:46 am

John Hutton resigns piling pressure on Gordon Brown

Defence Secretary becomes the latest in a series of high profile ministerial resignations that are destabilising the Government.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:45 am

Israeli media have mixed reactions to Obama's Cairo speech - Xinhua

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:44 am

Police: Blast at mosque in Pakistan kills 10

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say a bomb has exploded in a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing 10 people....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:43 am

Police: Blast at mosque in Pakistan kills 10

Police say a bomb has exploded in a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing 10 people. Police say the blast occurred during Friday prayers in the Haya Gai area of Upper Dir district,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:43 am

UK's PM seeks to save government with reshuffle

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed down from replacing his finance minister on Friday in a bid to hold his government together and end a political crisis that has knocked sterling.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:43 am

Fiat CEO says still interested in Opel - Reuters

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:41 am

The Life & Times of David Carradine [in Pics]

He's worked with Chuck Norris and Uma Thurman. He's played martial arts masters both young and old. Check out this retrospective of David Carradine.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am

Obama: 'Moment is Now' to Press for Mideast Peace - Voice of America

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:37 am

UK's PM seeks to save government with reshuffle (Reuters)

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed down from replacing his finance minister on Friday in a bid to hold his government together and end a political crisis that has knocked sterling.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:36 am

U.S. to impose financial sanctions on North Korea: report

SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States has told South Korea it is preparing financial measures to punish North Korea for illicit weapons trade and counterfeit activities in the wake of its nuclear test last week, a newspaper report said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:36 am

U.S. to impose financial sanctions on North Korea: report (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States has told South Korea it is preparing financial measures to punish North Korea for illicit weapons trade and counterfeit activities in the wake of its nuclear test last week, a newspaper report said on Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:36 am

Report: US to put its own sanctions on NKorea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The United States will impose its own financial sanctions on North Korea apart from punishments that the U.N. has been considering for Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, a news report said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:35 am

Report: US to put its own sanctions on NKorea

The United States will impose its own financial sanctions on North Korea apart from punishments that the U.N. has been considering for Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, a news report said...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:35 am

Bissau poll candidate shot dead

Armed men kill a candidate in this month's presidential elections in Guinea Bissau as he sleeps next to his wife.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:33 am

The disputed Yellow Sea border was the scene of bloody clashes between North and South Korea in 1999 and 2002

Map showing the western sea border between North and South Korea. North Korea has agreed to hold talks with South Korea on June 11, amid high tensions between the two nations.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am

N.Korea agrees to talks with S.Korea: officials

North Korea on Friday agreed to hold talks with South Korea next week, Seoul officials said, amid high tensions between the two nations. The North has accepted a proposal for...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am

South Korea is on heightened alert since North Korea staged a nuclear test in May 2009

A South Korean soldier aims his rifle during a military drill on Yeonpyeong. North Korea has agreed to hold talks with South Korea on June 11, amid high tensions between the two nations.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am

Rio dumps Chinalco for iron ore tie-up with BHP

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Miner Rio Tinto scrapped a planned $19.5 billion tie-up with China's Chinalco struck at the height of a global financial crisis, turning instead to an iron ore joint venture with rival BHP Billiton and a share sale to slash its debts.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am

'Slumdog' kids visit Hong Kong for charity show

The child stars of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" traded the shanties of Mumbai for Hong Kong's skyscrapers Friday as they arrived for a charity fundraising performance.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am

Math is a Religion [Comic]

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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am

American jailed in wife's Australia honeymoon death

Victim's family outraged that he'll serve only one year of 41/2 -year sentence for manslaughter

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:28 am

Debris 'not from Air France jet'

Brazilian officials say debris recovered at sea is not, as earlier announced, from the lost Air France Airbus.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:27 am

Changes to British Cabinet after reshuffle

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is finalizing changes to his Cabinet to recover from the scandal over lawmakers' excessive expense claims. These are the key lawmakers likely to be involved:
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:27 am

In Germany, Obama to target Holocaust denial

President Barack Obama met Friday with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Dresden, which was crushed by allied bombing in World War II before visiting a scene of the 20th century's great horror.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:27 am

Rio Scraps Chinalco Deal for Share Sale, BHP Venture - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:25 am

Oil hovers under $69 in Asia

BANGKOK (AP) -- Oil hovered just under $69 a barrel Friday in Asia as the first drop in U.S. unemployment claims in five months provided another sign that weak demand for crude could improve....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:24 am

Mitsubishi unveils $47,000 electric car

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s electric vehicle is twice as expensive as popular hybrid cars by rivals Toyota and Honda, but Japan's No. 4 automaker said Friday the i-MiEV will help it survive increasingly intense global competition.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:22 am

Berlusconi probed over plane use

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated for misuse of public funds after he used state aircraft to fly friends to Sardinia.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:22 am

Reports question Chinese Hummer acquisition

General Motors Corp.'s planned sale of its Hummer brand to a little-known Chinese truck maker could be blocked by regulators who have not approved the deal and are questioning its wisdom.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:21 am

Susan Boyle released from mental health clinic

The brother of talent-show contestant Susan Boyle says the singer has left a mental health care facility and is doing better.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:21 am

Obama vows Mid-East peace effort

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel vow to "redouble" efforts on the Middle East, at talks in Dresden.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:18 am

UN hearings on Gaza war crimes

A UN team investigating possible war crimes in Gaza says it is to hold public hearings with the war victims in Gaza and Geneva.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:18 am

Bryant's 40 lead Lakers in Game 1 rout of Magic (AP)

AP - One step toward redemption, one step toward a ring.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:16 am

Staal's goal starts Pens' comeback, evens finals (AP)

AP - The Pittsburgh Penguins' fresh legs and fast feet changed the Stanley Cup finals in a flash, and now a series that looked to be over is only getting started.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am

Carradine death may have been accidental: police

72-year-old actor's body was found in his luxury hotel suite in Bangkok

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am

Armstrong announces birth of son on Twitter (AP)

AP - This was one special tweet for Lance Armstrong.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am

Appeals court to hear argument vs. Chrysler sale (AP)

AP - The decision on whether Chrysler can sell the bulk of its assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat as part of its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection heads to a federal appeals court Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:14 am

Despite fewer cuts, May jobless rate seen rising (AP)

AP - With companies in no mood to hire, the unemployment rate is still rising. But the furious pace of layoffs is easing as the recession loosens its hold on the country.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:12 am

Obama to visit Nazi concentration camp site

President Barack Obama will visit the site of a notorious Nazi concentration camp during his one-day visit to Germany.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:10 am

Gender and heritage a frequent topic for Sotomayor (AP)

AP - Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate on Thursday that the White House never questioned her about cases or issues she might have to decide as a Supreme Court justice, a disclosure gleaned from reams of documents that reveal she has spoken repeatedly about how her gender and Latina heritage affect her judging.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:09 am

Obama Makes A Symbolic Stop In Germany

The eastern city of Dresden, ravaged by Allied bombs and only fully rebuilt after German was reunified, has been chosen as the backdrop for President Obama's visit as much for its symbolism as for its Baroque palaces and soaring stone dome.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:00 am

WHO backs anti-diarrhoea vaccine

The World Health Organization says a jab which can prevent a diarrhoea and vomiting virus should be given to all children.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:59 am

'I was there'

Obama's great-uncle was present at camp liberation
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:55 am

Cops: Carradine death may be accidental

The body of American actor David Carradine was found in a hotel room closet with ropes tied to his neck and genitals, and his death may have been accidental suffocation, Thai police said Friday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:51 am

Investigators focus on plane's speed

Theory in Air France crash suggests faulty instruments may have led plane to enter storm too fast or too slow

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:50 am

American jailed in wife's Australia vacation death

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- An American man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday for the manslaughter of his wife, who drowned during their honeymoon scuba diving trip in Australia. Her body was found on the ocean floor....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:45 am

French minister warns about alleged Airbus debris

PARIS (AP) -- France's transportation minister said Friday that French forces have found no evidence of an Airbus A330 airplane that vanished over the Atlantic and urged "extreme prudence" about suspected debris fished from the ocean....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:40 am

Seriouslly... Learn to Spell

The only thing that's really wrong with online discussion groups are the people who use them. It's difficult to go in and get some help when you're stuck on a game or ask advice on an upcoming purchase when the only people who answer your questions type like they're in the second grade, and they're not sure if they're going to make it to the third.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:30 am

Why the Digg Ad System Will Help Digg (and Digg Users)

Yesterday, Digg announced the release of “Digg Ads” a new advertising platform that will hopefully pull their finances out of the red. What is different about this form of advertising on Digg, is that it is the first time that they have mixed the content in with the ads.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:30 am

Irish, Czechs mull anti-treaty voices in EU vote

DUBLIN (AP) -- Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic faced a choice between pro-European establishment politicians and an upstart movement hostile to the EU bureaucracy as they filled seats Friday for the European Parliament....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:28 am

Man jailed in wife’s scuba death

An American man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday for the manslaughter of his wife, who drowned during their honeymoon scuba diving trip in Australia. Her body was found on the ocean floor.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:16 am

Colbert: We Have a Death Star! (Video)

We might not have hoverboards or robot butlers yet, but we've finally got ourselves a Death Star.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:10 am

Alan Johnson new Home Secretary in Cabinet reshuffle

The Health Secretary who was tipped to take over from Gordon Brown as Prime Minister to become Home Secretary.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:02 am

Supporters of Myanmar opposition democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside Myanmar's embassy in Kuala Lumpur

Supporters of Myanmar opposition democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside Myanmar's embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Lawyers for Suu Kyi were to challenge a ruling over the witnesses who can testify on her behalf,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:01 am

Best & Worst Movie Time Machines [infographic]

We here at Screen Junkies decided to take a closer look into movie’s most iconic time-traveling devices. Truly, any time machine is pretty cool, but given a huge selection of methods, we’ve pinpointed our favorites.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Hackers Targeting Windows XP-Based ATM Machines

We're not going to start hiding our millions under our mattress (that's right, all bloggers roll in obscene amounts of money and own private jets), but the next time we withdraw a wad of cash, it might be a good idea to skip the ATM and flirt with a real live teller instead.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Report: U.S. To Impose N. Korea Sanctions

The United States has told South Korea it will impose its own financial sanctions on the North apart from punishments that the U.N. has been mulling for Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, a news report said Friday.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:59 am

New iPhone Coming Out Next Week

When you're suffering from a case of NDA-itis that badly, it's no surprise when things slip out around the edges. In this case, Mossberg confirmed that Apple will indeed release an iPhone next week.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:40 am

In Normandy, D-Day gratitude is lasting

Up and down the Normandy coast, the memory of what U.S. troops did in that fateful June has remained tenaciously alive, enduring through political disputes that often divide Washington and Paris.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:37 am

Gordon Brown could reshuffle Cabinet within hours in wake of James Purnell's resignation

Gordon Brown could reshuffle the Cabinet as early as this morning in the wake of the dramatic resignation of James Purnell the Work and Pensions Secretary Downing Street sources have indicated.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:14 am

Rio Tinto calls off $19.5-billion deal with Chinalco

Miner to now raise $15.2-billion in share sale and set up joint production venture with rival BHP Billiton

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:07 am

North Korea silent about US journalists' trial

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea was silent Friday about the trial of two American journalists facing the secretive communist nation's highest court on allegations that they crossed into the country illegally and engaged in "hostile acts."...
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:02 am

Obama calls for end to discord with Muslim world

'America and Islam are not exclusive,' the president declares in a speech in Cairo. Muslims around the world welcome the overture -- though some of them skeptically.

President Obama's sweeping call Thursday for a "new beginning" between the United States and the Islamic world was greeted by Muslims of many countries as a conciliatory gesture aimed at setting aside suspicion and moving ahead on problems that include terrorism and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am

Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo is target of federal lawsuit

The company's co-founder -- along with two former associates -- is accused of failing to tell shareholders how far lending standards had declined at the mortgage lender as the housing boom went bust.

Regulators took on the mortgage industry's best-known figure Thursday, accusing former Countrywide Financial Corp. Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo of hiding his alarm about risky loans the company was making at the height of the housing boom while he was reaping nearly $140 million in profits on stock sales.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am

David Carradine dies at 72; star of 'Kung Fu'

Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, where he was working on a movie. A Thai newspaper indicates he committed suicide.

David Carradine, who became a TV icon in the early 1970s starring as an enigmatic Buddhist monk with a flair for martial arts in "Kung Fu" and more recently played the head of a group of assassins in the "Kill Bill" movies, has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am

Lakers roll in Game 1 victory over the Magic

Kobe Bryant scores 40 points and the Lakers hold Orlando to 29.9% shooting, as Dwight Howard is not a factor.

Wait, which one was supposed to be Superman?

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am

Muslims not sure President Obama's speech means real change

President Obama's speech in Cairo is eloquent, the rhetoric soaring, but many in the audience are left wondering whether the charismatic president can back it with new policies and actions.

He came with goodwill and pretty sentences, but the question kept echoing: Were they enough?

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am

Thai coroner seeks cause of "Kung Fu" actor's death

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai coroners completed an autopsy on Friday on the body of actor David Carradine, a day after the star of the U.S. television show "Kung Fu" was found naked and hanging dead in his luxury Bangkok hotel room.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:55 am

Australia Rio Tinto

In this undated photo released by Rio Tinto, iron ore mining is seen in the Pibara region of Western Australia. Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto PLC on Friday, June 5, 2009 scrapped its US$19.5 billion...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:31 am

Local elections 2009: dramatic Labour slide early poll results show

Dramatic drop in support for Labour revealed in early poll results.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:23 am

Opinion: Bryant wants NBA title ‘so bad’ and it shows

Ventre: Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers through his motivation for a fourth NBA title.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:22 am

In Buchenwald, Obama to target Holocaust denial

DRESDEN, Germany - In a solemn rendezvous with history, President Barack Obama will visit a scene of the 20th century's great European horror to make an urgent point...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:09 am

David Ortiz plans to see eye doctor for help

DETROIT - Although his batting average remained shriveled, David Ortiz was in an expansive mood yesterday at Comerica Park. Ortiz hit two balls solidly the night before,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:01 am

Tim Wakefield does his thing

DETROIT - Tim Wakefield was a little edgy yesterday morning when he arrived at Comerica Park. By late afternoon, he'd made the Detroit Tigers a lot edgier. For the...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:00 am

Kevin Youkilis hurting

DETROIT - First baseman Kevin Youkilis will be re-evaluated today to find out if he can play tonight, after leaving yesterday's 6-3 win over the Tigers in the fourth...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:00 am

Red Sox' trip flips with rotation

DETROIT - There is no secret formula or magic trick to going 6-4 on a road trip. Especially when that trip begins 2-4, something had to turn around for the Red Sox, and...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:00 am

NESN, Sox go dark

Red Sox fans who tuned into NESN to watch yesterday's game against the Tigers in Detroit struck out for an hour. The screen went black just before the first pitch...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:59 am

11 bodies found inside abandoned car in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican police found 11 bodies - most with their hands and feet cut off - inside an abandoned car in the border state of Sonora Thursday in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling for control of the region....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:10 a... | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:58 am

French student murders: parents to sue Jack straw over blunders

Justice Secretary to be sued over blunders that left killers free.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:46 am

Lakers, loud and clear

LOS ANGELES - One step toward redemption, one step toward a ring. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers began the NBA Finals with power and purpose. Bryant, playing...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:40 am

David Stern fines LeBron James

NBA commissioner David Stern has fined LeBron James $25,000 for skipping the postgame news conference after Cleveland lost to Orlando in the Eastern Conference finals. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:34 am

Penguins get even

PITTSBURGH - The Stanley Cup finals won't duplicate last year's, and a momentum-swinging period by the Pittsburgh Penguins put in doubt whether there will be a repeat...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:29 am

Air France Investigators Eye Speed Sensors

Investigators trying to determine why Air France Flight 447 broke apart in a violent storm over the Atlantic are looking at the possibility that speed sensors failed in unusual weather.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:26 am

Hungry bass show their stripes

As the ocean water warms in June, bait and game fish stay on the move, making it especially difficult to forecast whether yesterday's hot spot will be anything more than...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:20 am

Brown’s U.K. government teeters near collapse

Results of a European Parliament run-off — as well as local elections deciding 2,300 seats on town and city councils — may well determine future of prime minister rocked by expenses scandal.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:14 am

Armstrong announces birth of son on Twitter

Seven-time Tour de France winner says child, girlfriend are doing fine
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:13 am

James Purnell was tipped as a rising star within the Labour Party

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a battle to salvage his authority after James Purnell, pictured, stepped down as work and pensions secretary insisting Brown's continued leadership would spell...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:08 am

Cameron said Purnell's departure showed the government was "falling apart in front of our eyes"

British Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) accompanied by his wife Samantha, leave a polling station in west London. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a battle to salvage his authority...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:08 am

People stop for a chat after casting their vote

People stop for a chat after casting their vote at a polling station in Hampshire, southern England. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a battle to salvage his authority after a minister quit the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:08 am

Brown now faces a difficult Cabinet reshuffle

Front pages of a selection of British national newspapers featuring headlines about Prime Minister Gordon Brown who is facing a battle to salvage his authority after a minister insisted his continued leadership...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:08 am

Lakers blow out Magic in Game 1

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and the Lakers, who have waited nearly one year for a chance to erase bitter memories of a Boston beatdown, pounded the Orlando Magic 100-75 in Game 1 on Thursday night.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:04 am

Wichita readies for funeral of slain doctor

Wichita police and federal marshals are preparing for the funeral Saturday of late-term abortion provider George Tiller.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:04 am

Airports urged to study bird-strike risks

One in three of the nation's commercial airports have failed to take legally required action to reduce the hazards of planes ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:02 am

Obama Urges "New Beginning" With Muslims

President Barack Obama is calling for "a new beginning" between the United States and the Muslim world, saying it's time to focus on the interests they share rather than their differences.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:00 am

Mideast, Islamic countries react to President Obama's speech

President Obama's speech in Cairo was aimed at the Muslim world and beyond. Here are excerpts from the speech and reactions from ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:59 am

Key Dem not a fan of Obama's health pitch

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Thursday that he disagreed with a major proposal President Obama advanced this week to ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:54 am

Sotomayor's Judicial History: Racially Biased?

In a few weeks, the Supreme Court could reverse what is widely viewed as Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's most controversial decision on racial discrimination. Experts debate whether Sotomayor's judicial record substantiates widely publicized accusations that she is racist and a reverse discriminator.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:39 am

Larger Populations Triggered Stone Age Learning

During the Stone Age, a series of "creative explosions" led to the rise of sophisticated tools, better weapons and art. A new study shows how large population sizes may have been key in allowing inventions to proliferate.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:35 am

'Big battle' mounts over bigger big rigs

Debate is heating up over an issue likely to strike terror in the heart of any driver who has spied an 18-wheeler looming in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:29 am

President Obama's speech to Muslim world strikes general tone

Muslims from Arab nations, other Islamic countries and the U.S. expressed gratitude that President Obama traveled to Egypt to ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:21 am

Muslims in U.S.: Speech hit 'right notes'

President Obama's call for Arabs, Israelis and Americans to abandon their suspicions and work together for a more secure future ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:12 am

Man charged with threat against Obama

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with making threats against President Obama after he allegedly told a bank employee in ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:07 am

Economy Got You Down? Many Blame Rating Firms

Credit ratings agencies are supposed to let investors know which bonds are relatively safe and which are particularly risky. They ended up giving their highest grades to the same bonds we now consider toxic assets.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:01 am

Muslim Nations Glued To Obama's Speech

Some experts say President Obama's speech contained something for just about everyone to dislike. But Lara Logan reports every Muslim nation was paying attention.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am

24 killed, 44 injured in China bus fire

A fire aboard a public bus killed 24 people and left another 44 hospitalized Friday morning in southwestern China, state media ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:59 am

Billionaire Smackdown

They're at it again. Billionaire media moguls Silvio Berlusconi and Rupert Murdoch are feuding, as Berlusconi has blamed the brouhaha over his divorce and alleged affairs with underage women on "foreign newspapers which are critical [and] are inspired...
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:58 am

Police deter Tiananmen observances

Chinese police swarmed Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday to deter any attempts to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:58 am

Police said the killings were aimed at generating panic

Mexican Federal Police display an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a van seized last month in Sonora, northern Mexico, along with other weapons. The shot and mutilated bodies of 11 men, victims of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:58 am

U.S. Envoy Promises Aid to Pakistani Refugees

U.S. envoy Holbrooke meets Pakistanis made refugees by military-Taliban fight.
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:46 am

Air France Tells Families No Hope of Survivors

Official: "There's no chance the escape slides came out."
Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:26 am

China security tight in Tiananmen

BEIJING (Reuters) - China smothered Tiananmen Square with police on Thursday to prevent commemoration of the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters 20 years ago and the United States demanded Beijing account for those killed.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:17 am

Report: Apple’s Jobs ready to return from leave

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is on track to return to the company from his medical leave of absence as planned, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person who had seen Jobs in recent weeks.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jun 2009 | 2:52 am

First piece of flight 447 wreckage recovered

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil - Brazil's air force says a helicopter crew recovered the first wreckage from Air France Flight 447. A structural support piece of the jet about eight feet (2.5 meters) long was fished from the ocean....
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 2:49 am

Obama seeks to change Muslim perceptions of U.S.

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to change Muslim perceptions of the United States on Thursday in a speech that urged Arabs and Israelis to declare in public the realities he said they accept in private.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 2:03 am

Chrysler sale heads to appeals court on Friday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday will hear arguments that Chrysler LLC's sale to a group including Italian carmaker Fiat SpA and the U.S. government violates long-standing bankruptcy law and should not be allowed to go forward.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 1:59 am

One Mother's Painful Memories Of Tiananmen

Thursday is the 20th anniversary of the brutal assault on demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. One mother still yearns for the freedom her son died for, reports Barry Petersen.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 1:00 am

20 Years After Tiananmen, China Defiant

Chinese police aggressively deterred dissent on the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, amid calls by Hillary Clinton and even Taiwan's China-friendly president for Beijing to face up to the 1989 violence.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 1:00 am

Speed an issue in Air France crash, search goes on

RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian search teams on Thursday scoured choppy Atlantic waters for remains of a crashed Air France jet after the first debris retrieved by helicopter turned out to be trash.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:50 am

Medical bills underlie 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical bills are behind more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a report they said demonstrates that healthcare reform is on the wrong track.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:48 am

LAPD Chief William J. Bratton awarded major British title

The queen makes Bratton a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to honor his work in promoting cooperation between police in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

In the world of the LAPD, rumors fly fast and furious. One of the most persistent in recent years has been that it is only a matter of time before Chief William J. Bratton hops the pond to become the head of Scotland Yard in London.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:44 am

N. Korea Weighs Fate Of 2 U.S. Journalists

North Korea's top court began hearing the case Thursday of two American journalists accused of crossing into the country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts" - charges that could draw a 10-year sentence in a labor camp.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:30 am

James Purnell knifes Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown was dealt a potentially fatal blow on Thursday night as James Purnell dramatically quit the Cabinet and called on the Prime Minister to resign to save Labour from an inevitable general election defeat.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:26 am

Don't humiliate the Chancellor No 10 told

Before James Purnell's resignation Labour MPs were involved in an eleventhhour attempt to shore up Alistair Darling's position as Gordon Brown considered replacing him at the Treasury.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:15 am

MPs expenses: MPs block bid to stop golden farewells

Senior Labour and Conservative MPs privately blocked a Whitehall recommendation to scrap parachute payments for their fellow members who voluntarily leave Parliament The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:13 am

James Purnell's resignation: what the Labour MPs said

Here is what the Labour backbenchers had to say about the resignation of James Purnell the former work and pensions secretary.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:11 am

James Purnell's resignation: what the other parties said

Here is what Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians had to say about James Purnell's resignation from his post as work and pensions secretary:
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:09 am

Obama: 'New Beginning' For U.S., Muslims

Speech takes on 6 issues -- including Israel and Palestine, and women's rights.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:55 pm

DOJ Admits More Errors In Alaska Corruption Cases

Attorney General Eric Holder asked a court to release two imprisoned former Alaska state lawmakers after finding prosecutors had failed to turn over evidence to the defense. Similar errors sank the case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens in April.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 10:28 pm

Brazil recovers first Air France debris

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil ? A Brazilian helicopter crew has recovered the first wreckage from Air France Flight 447, pulling a cargo pallet from the sea. No sign of human remains have been spotted, and Air France has told families...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jun 2009 | 10:20 pm

Fifth UK minister resigns, piling pressure on Brown

LONDON ? Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been dealt a devastating blow to his leadership after one of his most ambitious ministers resigned ? hours after Britain voted in European elections ? and called on him to step down. Work...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jun 2009 | 10:16 pm

SEC Charges Ex-Countrywide CEO With Fraud

The SEC also accuses Angelo Mozilo of illegal insider trading. Countrywide was a major player in the subprime mortgage market, the collapse of which touched off the financial crisis. Mozilo is the most high-profile individual to face formal charges from the federal government in the aftermath of the crisis.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 8:24 pm

3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Bomb Attack

Afghan insurgents kill 3 U.S. soldiers with small-arms attack on their vehicle
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jun 2009 | 6:52 pm

Do Apes Laugh When Tickled?

Apes often make weird sounds when they're tickled, and a new study says these noises are related to human laughter. The researchers think laughter may have evolved from a primordial, laughlike sound made by a common ancestor of apes and humans.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 6:04 pm

Is the U.S. Pushing Financial Sanctions on NKorea?

Report: U.S. pushing hard to slap strong financial sanctions on North Korea.
Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:36 pm

British Navy Captures 10 Pirates But Must Let Them Go

Nearly a dozen pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades, machineguns and grappling hooks have been seized in the Gulf of Aden, after being intercepted by a British Royal Navy warship.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:36 pm

Pair Convicted in Torture, Murder of French Students

Two British men have been jailed for torturing and murdering a pair of French students — in a case that highlighted horrific blunders in the country's criminal justice system.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:09 pm

Obama calls for new beginning between US, Muslims

CAIRO - Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama called for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims" Thursday and said together, they could confront violent extremism across the globe and advance...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm

Labour may desert PM to have chance

For weeks, the British parliamentary expenses scandal has carried a pungent whiff of farce. The scale of grasping greed on display was such that a good dose of black humour was needed to process it. There have been the pathetically...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm

North Korea opens U.S. Journalists' Trial

North Korea's top court began hearing the case Thursday of two American journalists accused of crossing into the country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts" — charges that could draw a 10-year sentence in a labor camp.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:33 pm

Catholic Orders Meet Irish Gov't to Discuss Victim Aid

Leaders of 18 Roman Catholic religious orders responsible for the abuse of thousands of Irish children in their care met government leaders Thursday to discuss what more they can contribute to the victims.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:29 pm

Crash Investigation Eyes Speed Instrument Malfunction

Brazil's air force says a helicopter crew recovered the first wreckage from Air France Flight 447.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:17 pm

N. Korea Nuclear Program Undercuts U.N. Relief Efforts

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which has delivered more than $1 billion in food aid to North Korea since 2000, hopes to deliver another half-billion dollars worth of similar aid this year — but is falling far short of its goal.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:09 pm

N. Korea Silent About Fate of 2 U.S. Journalists on Trial

North Korea stayed silent Friday about the fate of two U.S. journalists who were supposed to go on trial a day earlier on charges they entered the country illegally.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm

"Tank Man": The Picture That Almost Wasn't

Photographer Jeff Widener remembers his famous photo nearly never happened. "I almost blew it," he said. Listening to him retell his story, it would have been understandable if he had.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

Tiananmen Mothers Press For Answers, 20 Years On

Grass-roots activism has grown in China in recent years. But the demands of one group continue to fall on deaf ears: the Tiananmen Mothers. The parents of children who were killed 20 years ago in the crackdown on democracy protests want a full public accounting of the incident.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:57 pm

Is Sotomayor A Friend To Business?

According to legal experts who have reviewed the Supreme Court nominee's rulings, she is neither for business interests nor against them. But even those who conclude she has been a pro-plaintiff, anti-business judge say it does not justify a vote against her confirmation.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:41 pm

WATCH: Obama's Message to Muslims

Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:21 pm

Bomb Explodes Outside Tax Office in Athens

Police in Greece say a bomb has exploded outside a tax office in Athens, causing limited damage and no injuries.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:19 pm

U.N. Acknowledges Discussing 'Inaccurate Reporting'

A U.N. spokeswoman acknowledged Thursday that five U.N. officials discussed what they believed was "inaccurate reporting" in a meeting last month, clarifying a statement made one day earlier.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:04 pm

China Aggressively Cracks Down on Tiananmen Anniversary

Chinese police aggressively deterred dissent on Thursday's 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, ignoring calls from Hillary Rodham Clinton for Beijing to face up to the 1989 violence.
Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:58 pm

Jobless benefit rolls fall, initial claims dip

WASHINGTON -- The number of people on the unemployment insurance rolls fell slightly for the first time in 20 weeks, while the tally of new jobless claims also dipped, the government said Thursday.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm

Obama's Speech Prompts Guarded Optimism

Much of the Muslim world reacts with guarded optimism to President Obama's speech in Egypt, with some calling it a "good start" and others saying they need to see actions go with the conciliatory rhetoric. But Iran's supreme leader says mere words cannot erase the "deep hatred" of the United States.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:59 pm

WATCH: Resolving Arab-Israeli Conflict

Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm