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Guerrilla drive-ins more about community than $5 candy barsLike John Young, who for four years has been showing classic films outdoors at odd locales, mobile movies are popping up and drawing crowds
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:15 pm 4 more bodies found from Air France disasterRECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- Four more bodies from Air France Flight 447 were recovered Tuesday, and helicopters began ferrying other remains to shore. Air France rushed to replace instruments suspected of feeding false information to the doomed jet's computers, while Brazil announced it was doing the same on the president's plane....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:14 pm 4 more bodies found from Air France disaster (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:13 pm Conn. judge approves foreclosure over $50 tax billBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A man in Connecticut says he's losing his home because he owes $50 in back taxes. The city of Bridgeport is foreclosing on Jean Castro's home...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:12 pm Creativity can boost education, job searchSome may think creativity is a gift: You either have it or you don't. Not so, according to Leslie Seabury, life coach and foundation member of the Creative Problem Solving...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:12 pm No thanks, TARPBanks repay bailout funds
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:12 pm Guantanamo al Qaeda suspect in New York for trial (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:11 pm Pete Doherty busted 'injecting drugs on plane'BRITISH rocker Pete Doherty has been arrested and fined by police in after allegedly injecting drugs during a British Airways flight.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Why Isn't Tiller's Murderer a "Domestic Terrorist?"As used in this chapter...(5) the term "domestic terrorism" means activities that - (A)involve acts dangerous to human life
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm This is probably the most well-placed airport runway ever*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Battling Termites? Just Add SugarIf you've ever had to battle the tenacious termite, sweet revenge may be near. A substance derived from glucose has been shown to weaken the insects' immune systems, making them vulnerable to infections from lethal microbes, a new study says. The findings could give rise to a whole new class of safer pest-control treatments, the authors say.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Reality 101: In rough economy, college-bound teens face tough choicesThe college acceptance season was more stressful than usual for many Boston high school seniors. Paltry financial aid packages and a bad economy made for tough decisions...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Senior Singapore leader meets Myanmar junta chief+(Kyodo) _ Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong met Myanmar junta chief Sr. Gen. Than Shwe at the country's administrative capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday, state TV and radio reported.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Quebec police stage raids to round up drug-trafficking gangsMONTREAL - Hundreds of police officers have struck a blow at drug gangs in the Montreal and Quebec City areas. More than 800 police from Montreal, the RCMP, Quebec provincial police,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:09 pm 'Dear Miss Garland' a love letter to entertainment iconJudy Garland's 1961 comeback at Carnegie Hall is the stuff of entertainment legend. The recording of the historic event has never been out of print. In 2006, baroque-pop...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:08 pm North Korea steps up nuclear rhetoricIf provoked, country says it would use weapons in a ‘merciless offensive,' after long claiming its program is a deterrent and only for self-defence
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:08 pm Sutter expected to leave DevilsAfter two seasons in New Jersey, coach will announce he's resigning to return to Alberta
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:08 pm Talbots to cut corporate workforce 20 percent as losses mountTalbots Inc. today reported an $23.57 million first-quarter net loss and said it would further cut its corporate workforce by approximately 20 percent. The Hingham retailer...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:06 pm Mich. cemetery marker now lists 61 long-dead boysThe names of 61 boys who died decades ago at a Michigan school for orphans and troubled youth have been engraved on a cemetery monument.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:06 pm 10 big banks get OK to repay $68B in bailout money (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:05 pm UN: Atrocities in Somalia force 100,000 to fleeMOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalis are experiencing near-daily atrocities, including rape, the shelling of civilian areas and fighting that has forced more than 100,000 to flee...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:05 pm 'American Idol' Runner-Up Comes Clean About Sexuality to Rolling Stone - ABC News
ABC News By SHEILA MARIKAR After months of speculation about his sexuality, "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert has finally come out, telling Rolling Stone magazine "I don't think it should be a surprise to for anyone to hear that I'm gay. Adam Lambert officially signed to 19, RCA Idol Adam Lambert 'comes out' in print Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:04 pm Meaning lessWith Waveland, Frederick Barthelme has written a funny novel about sad people living in the wake of the Katrina disaster. Seeing more in it than that might be to miss the point
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:04 pm Newfound fame is tickling the IvoryUp-and-coming band Thriving Ivory is Thriving in Newton. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based group is so big-time now in the Boston 'burb, their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:03 pm INSTANT VIEW: US approves 10 banks repaying bailout funds - Reuters
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - US officials on Tuesday gave 10 of the nation's biggest banks approval to pay back a combined $68 billion of taxpayer money pumped into them to combat the credit crisis. 10 big banks get OK to repay $68B in bailout money Ten banks win approval to pay back TARP Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Edward E. Whitacre - Forbes
Forbes Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Principal Occupation: Chairman Emeritus, AT&T. Business Experience: Mr. Whitacre was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T upon its merger with SBC Communications in 2005, and retired in 2007. Edward Whitacre Jr. named new GM chairman GM gets new board chairman Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm NTSB opens hearings on plane's Hudson River landingDuring a three-day hearing starting Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will look at safety issues raised by the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm US urges quick return to Mid-East talksUS Middle East envoy George Mitchell urges a swift return to peace talks as he begins meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm US frees Iraqi accused in 5 soldier deathsBAGHDAD - The U.S. military has released a Shiite militant accused of being involved in the 2007 killing of five American soldiers, officials said today. Laith al-Khazali's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Clinton calls charges 'unfounded'U.S. Secretary of State says U.S. is 'pursuing every possible approach' to secure the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm LEAD: Gov't-linked farm body decides to go bankrupt after misusing funds+TOKYO, June 9 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NEW INFO AT 3RD, 4TH AND LAST GRAFS) A government-affiliated agricultural body said Tuesday it has decided to file for bankruptcy with a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm IMF hails China's plan to buy up to $50 bil. in bonds+(Kyodo) _ The International Monetary Fund welcomes China's plan to purchase up to $50 billion worth of the Washington-based lender's first-ever bonds, IMF Managing Director Dominique...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm 10 cars that seem to last foreverWith the economy in the tank and more folks looking for these used diamonds in the rough, we compiled a list of 'forever cars' from research, reviews from places like Edmunds and Consumer Reports.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm NKorea steps up rhetoric amid nuclear crisisSEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said today it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked - its latest rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:59 pm U.S. envoy assures Israel of strong allianceJERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. envoy George Mitchell said on Tuesday that Washington was seeking swift renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and promised Israel its alliance with the United States would remain strong despite differences.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:58 pm 4 Hiroshima reformatory instructors arrested over assault of inmates+(Kyodo) _ Prosecutors arrested four instructors at a reformatory in Hiroshima Prefecture on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting minors at the institution, highlighting a scandal involving a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:58 pm BMO hires U.S. tech analystBMO Captial Markets expanded its U.S. stock coverage by hiring a tech analyst from Banc of America Securities
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:58 pm Lightning stike kills landscaper in FloridaCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Authorities say lightning killed a South Florida landscaper trying to squeeze in a few more minutes of mowing before an intense thunderstorm. Dessalines...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:57 pm Union: All Air France jets have new speed monitorsA spokesman for a pilots' union says all Air France jets taking off now have been equipped with two new-generation speed sensors. The so-called Pitot tubes on the outside of an aircaft...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:57 pm German retailer Arcandor files for protection from creditors in effort to restructureBERLIN - German retailer Arcandor AG filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in an effort to salvage its department stores and its mail- order arm, a day after the government rejected itsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:57 pm NYT: In Lebanese vote, hopeful signs for U.S.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:54 pm Study: Megachurch attenders tend to be youngerDespite their reputation as symbols of baby-boomer America, Protestant megachurches attract a younger crowd and more singles than the average Protestant church, according to large-scale study released Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:54 pm Snow Leopard Will Make Macs Business Class - PC World
PC World The biggest thing coming to Apple desktops and notebooks is something they have needed forever: First-class support for Microsoft Exchange users. Apple Polishes Enterprise Appeal At WWDC The Apple Core Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:52 pm French police: notebook of Picasso sketches stolenA police official says a notebook full of Pablo Picasso's sketches worth several million euros (dollars) has been stolen from the Paris museum that bears the painter's name.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:52 pm Market Movers: Looking for a correctionSubodh Kumar, chief investment strategist, Subodh Kumar&Associates, talks to BNN about where earnings and share prices are headed
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:52 pm US eyes South Pacific to resettle Uighur detaineesThe Associated Press has learned the Obama administration is in talks with the remote South Pacific island nation of Palau (PA'-lau) to resettle some or all of 17 Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:51 pm Pakistan Shelling Taliban Hide-Outs in Tribal DistrictA local government official says Pakistan's military has started shelling Taliban hide-outs in Bannu district in the country's northwest.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:51 pm Kyodo news summary -9-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Political stability important for Bangladesh economy: Aso TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso told visiting Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:51 pm Nadal will try physical therapy, hopes to be ready for Wimbledon - USA Today
USA Today MADRID (AP) - Rafael Nadal will travel to London next Tuesday in hopes of defending his Wimbledon title despite having played with pain in his knees for months. Nadal undergoing treatment for knees; Wimbledon still in question Nadal says he's had pain for months Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:50 pm 10 U.S. banks can repay bailout money: Treasury+(Kyodo) _ Ten of the biggest U.S. banks have been cleared to repay a combined $68 billion in taxpayer money they received to avert a financial catastrophe, the Treasury said Tuesday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:50 pm Conn. man says city taking house over $50 tax billA man in Connecticut says he's losing his home because he owes $50 in back taxes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:50 pm Boston Globe imposes steep wage cutsUnion members at the Boston Globe narrowly rejected steep cuts in their pay and benefits, but now face even deeper reductions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:50 pm AP Sources: House Dems consider taxing benefits (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:49 pm Treasury: 10 big banks can repay bailoutThe Treasury Department has approved 10 of the nation's largest banks to repay $68 billion in government bailout money.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:48 pm NKorea steps up rhetoric amid nuclear crisisSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Tuesday it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked - its latest rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:48 pm Sotomayor rests ankle during Senate meetings - Washington Post
Washington Post By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS AP WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is resting her broken ankle, having senators come see her in the Capitol instead of hobbling through hallways to visit them. Video: Raw Video: Sotomayor in Cast, Airport Stumble Behind the Supreme Court Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:47 pm UN: Atrocities in Somalia force 100,000 to fleeMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalis are experiencing near-daily atrocities, including rape, the shelling of civilian areas and fighting that has forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes since May, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:47 pm LEAD: Amano leads straw poll in race for IAEA chief+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH JULY 2 VOTING IN 6TH GRAF) Yukiya Amano of Japan led other candidates in an informal nonbinding straw poll Tuesday ahead of the election for the next...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:47 pm Cairo dormitory under swine flu quarantineFive more residents test positive for swine flu at a dormitory belonging to the American University in Cairo, Egypt.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:46 pm Palm Pre Sales: A Victory, Yes, But It'll Be Short-Lived - ChannelWeb
ChannelWeb Palm Pre has arrived -- and units were here and gone before most folks knew it. No, Sprint and Palm aren't waving the white flag over Palm Pre's lack of success as a new entry in the smartphone wars. Apple iPhone: It's All About the Apps Sprint breaks sales records, looks to keep Pre momentum going Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:45 pm Captain Testifies at Flight 1549 Hearing - New York Times
New York Times By MATTHEW L. WALD and LIZ ROBBINS WASHINGTON - When Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III spoke to the 150 passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 on the La Guardia runway on the afternoon of Jan. 15, he remarked what a nice day it was to fly. Video: Sullenberger Testifies About Bird Strikes Sully: I 'couldn't afford to be wrong' about Hudson landing Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:44 pm Former AT&T CEO appointed GM chairmanEdward Whitacre Jr., 67, will replace Kent Kresa when the auto maker emerges from bankruptcy protection
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:44 pm Natalie Cole announces first post-surgery concertNatalie Cole is preparing for her comeback performance less than a month after a successful kidney transplant.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:43 pm Former AT&T CEO to become new GM chairmanGeneral Motors Corp. says the former chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc. will become the chairman of the reorganized automaker later this summer.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:43 pm New York Yankees (34-23) at Boston Red Sox (33-24), 7:10 pm - MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network First place in the American League East will be on the line this evening at Fenway Park, as the Boston Red Sox welcome the New York Yankees to town for the start of a three-game series. Yankees look to end 6-game losing string vs. Red Sox Red-hot Yankees roll into Fenway to try and get 1st win vs. Red Sox Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:42 pm Sotomayor rests ankle during Senate meetingsSupreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is resting her broken ankle, having senators come see her in the Capitol instead of hobbling through hallways to visit them.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:41 pm Egypt: Five more Americans test positive for swine fluAnother four students and a faculty member at the American University in Cairo have contracted swine flu, said Egypt's health ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:41 pm Russia source says North Korea readying launches: report (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm Russia source says North Korea readying launches: reportMOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Foreign Ministry source on Tuesday said there were signs that North Korea was preparing new missile launches, Interfax news agency reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm Developer of Chili's restaurant chain Brinker diesNorman Brinker, the restaurant mogul who developed the salad bar and built a worldwide casual dining empire that includes Chili's Grill & Bar, has died at age 78.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm Chrysler to sever dealers, but move may be delayed - Reuters
Reuters By Tom Hals NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chrysler is expected to get approval from bankruptcy court on Tuesday to trim its dealer network by a quarter, although opponents want any order delayed until the US Supreme Court rules on the sale of the company. Video: USA: court puts Chrysler sale on hold Fiat To Chrysler: We'll Stand By You Source: Google News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm Heritage Oil agrees to buy Turkey's Genel EnerjiCanada's Heritage Oil Ltd. says it has agreed to buy the privately-held Turkish oil producer Genel Enerji AS for shares worth more than 3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.7 billion).Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:39 pm Air France to replace sensors at once: unionPARIS (Reuters) - Air France has said all its flights using long-haul Airbus jets will be equipped immediately with new speed sensors after last week's disaster over the Atlantic, a pilots' union said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:38 pm U.S. approves 10 banks repaying bailout fundsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Tuesday gave 10 of the nation's biggest banks approval to pay back a combined $68 billion of taxpayer money pumped into them to combat the credit crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:37 pm Guantanamo al Qaeda suspect in New York for trialWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An al Qaeda suspect accused in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa was transferred from Guantanamo Bay Tuesday for prosecution in a New York court, the Justice Department said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:36 pm Bodies From Air France Crash Flown to Mainland for IDTwo Brazilian helicopters took off Tuesday morning from the islands of Fernando de Noronha to pick up 16 bodies of Air France crash victims, as airline chiefs at a conference insisted the Airbus A330 was one of the safest planes in the world to fly.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:35 pm Fiat to stay course on Chrysler despite court delayMILAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Italian automaker Fiat SpA will not walk away from its deal to buy bankrupt Chrysler LLC, a spokesman said on Tuesday after a U.S. Supreme Court order put the sale in doubt.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:35 pm 10 big banks get OK to repay $68 billion in bailout moneyThe Treasury Department has approved 10 of the nation's largest banks to repay $68 billion in government bailout money.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:35 pm Chimps Mentally Map Fruit TreesChimpanzees remember the exact location of all their favourite fruit trees. Their spatial memory is so precise that they can find a single tree among more than 12,000 others within a patch of forest, primatologists have found.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:33 pm South Africa sees hope on AIDSCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- The number of new HIV infections among South African teens has dropped significantly, prompting hope that national efforts to tackle the epidemic have finally turned a corner after years of denial and delay....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:31 pm Bird-proof engines top safety panel’s agenda
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:29 pm Reporters' families seek mercy from North KoreaSEOUL (Reuters) - Relatives of two U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea called on the reclusive state to show compassion, while Pyongyang threatened to use nuclear weapons if outside countries invade.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:24 pm Justice Dept.: 1st Gitmo detainee arrives in US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:23 pm Officials to boost inspection, training at regional airlinesFederal officials said Tuesday they will beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines in response to safety ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:19 pm Ten US banks to pay back bail-outTen of the largest US banks will be allowed to repay $68bn in government bail-out money, the US Treasury says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:13 pm China to Mandate Web Filtering Software On All New PCsSometimes, even a great firewall isn't enough. China has apparently ordered PC makers to bundle access control software - ostensibly to protect its citizens from porn - that may allow it to remotely update a blacklist of sites.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:12 pm April wholesale inventories fall 1.4 percent (AP)AP - Wholesalers slashed inventories more than expected in April as businesses struggled to get stockpiles in line with falling sales.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:12 pm Nigeria victims hail $15.5 mln Shell payout (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:11 pm Homer Simpson on Entertainment (PICS)Here are 11 of the best Homer quotes relating to the world of film and television. Entertainment executives take note: there may be some lessons here for you to learn.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:11 pm Jet crash bodies brought to BrazilThe first human remains from the Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic a week ago are flown back to Brazil.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:06 pm U.S. approves 10 banks repaying bailout funds (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. officials on Tuesday gave 10 of the nation's biggest banks approval to pay back a combined $68 billion of taxpayer money pumped into them to combat the credit crisis.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:59 pm Angry Locals Trap Taliban in PakistanTaliban find themselves cornered in northwest Pakistan by angry locals.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:56 pm Pakistan shelling Taliban in tribal districtPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The military started shelling Taliban hide-outs in the Bannu district in Pakistan's northwest Tuesday, a local government official said....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:56 pm Pakistan shelling Taliban in tribal district (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:56 pm Jet's Tail Could Lead to AnswersDebris surrounds divers recovering wreckage from Air France flight 447.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:53 pm Gordon Brown refuses to publish report into finances of Labour MP Shahid MalikGordon Brown is refusing to publish the independent report which Downing Street says clears Labour MP who stepped down as Justice Minister over his housing arrangements.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm Lambert says he's gay in interview
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:44 pm Kashmir hit by renewed protestsStudents in Indian-administered Kashmir hold further protests over the rape and killing of two women last month.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:42 pm CIA warns over terror documentsCIA chief Leon Panetta says releasing documents on al-Qaeda suspects' interrogation would gravely damage US security.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pm HIV in South Africa 'levels off'South Africa's HIV epidemic is levelling off and the rate of infection in children and teenagers is falling, a study says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pm Creative & Funny Shipping Notice [PIC]...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Acid Thrown on Crowd at Hong Kong Shopping DistrictA bottle of acid thrown into a crowd in one of Hong Kong's popular shopping districts injured 24 pedestrians, police said Tuesday, the third in a series of attacks that have injured nearly 100 people.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:33 pm Brazilian forensic officers check a container that will store human remains recovered from the doomed AF 447 flightBrazilian forensic officers check a container that will store human remains recovered from the Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1. A helicopter bearing the first human remains...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:32 pm 1st Guantanamo Bay Detainee Arrives In N.Y.According to the Justice Department, the first Guantanamo Bay detainee is in New York to face trial for bombing U.S. embassies. Officials said Ahmed Ghailani arrived early Tuesday morning. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm Drinking Water From Air HumidityNot a plant to be seen, the desert ground is too dry. But the air contains water, and research scientists have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The system is based completely on renewable energy and is therefore autonomous.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:30 pm Diplomats: Japanese favored in vote to lead IAEAA veteran Japanese diplomat emerged Tuesday as the favorite to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the U.N nuclear agency, after ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:28 pm U.S. Frees Militant Accused of 5 Soldier Deaths in IraqThe U.S. military has released a Shiite militant accused of being involved in the 2007 killing of five American soldiers, officials said Tuesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm Myanmar court grants Suu Kyi 1 more witnessYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A Myanmar court ruled Tuesday that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to have one more defense witness at a trial that has sparked global outrage....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Sheehan leads group of protesters near Bush homeAround 50 people joined anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan as she led a brief protest Monday afternoon near former President George ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:10 pm Nadal hopes to play at WimbledonWorld number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal says he will give "200%" in his bid to be fully fit for Wimbledon.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:09 pm Obama's Afghan surge changes game, commander saysCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AP) -- The surge of U.S. troops into southern Afghanistan will be a major "game changer" in the largely Taliban-controlled region as American forces target insurgent transportation routes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an American commander said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:03 pm 'Shock' Over Retirees' Alleged SpyingNeighbors shocked by accused Cuban spies, but area has a history of espionage.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm Journalists' Families Appeal To N. KoreaThe families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor prison urged its hard-line government to grant them clemency, amid hopes the U.S. government would send an envoy to negotiate their release.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm N. Korea Talks Tough; Reporters Await FateNorth Korea said it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked - its latest rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm Pilots, Execs Clash Over Air France CrashSeveral airline chiefs dismissed safety fears over the Airbus A330, saying they were confident of the plane's reliability despite last week's Air France jet crash.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm Brazil flies bodies to mainland; Pitot tubes eyedTwo Brazilian helicopters took off Tuesday morning from the islands of Fernando de Noronha to pick up the bodies of Air France ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:56 pm Catch of the day: Angler hooks live missileA commercial fisherman reeled in a live missile in the Gulf of Mexico and kept it on his boat for 10 days, authorities in Florida said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:56 pm TV chef Gordon Ramsay angers Australian PMThe Australian Prime Minister criticises Gordon Ramsay after the chef made insulting remarks about TV host Tracy Grimshaw.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pm Arcandor files for bankruptcyGermany retailer Arcandor, which owns 52% of travel firm Thomas Cook, has filed for bankruptcy protection.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pm Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. for terror trial
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:43 pm Gordon Brown's new cabinet meets as he agrees to be 'more collegiate'New cabinet meets for the first time as ministers say PM has agreed to adopt a more 'collegiate' style of leadership.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pm N. Korea steps up rhetoric amid nuclear crisisNorth Korea said Tuesday it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked its latest rhetoric apparently ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:29 pm Reporters’ kin ask N. Korea for ‘compassion’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:28 pm Chrysler faces challenge beyond high court
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:27 pm Germs and flu are up; infection control is down
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:27 pm Auto suppliers to seek new government aid: report(Reuters) - U.S. auto suppliers, who negotiated federal loans earlier this year, plan to ask the Obama administration's auto task force this week for $8-$10 billion in loan guarantees, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm U.S. bailout panel: more bank stress tests neededWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank stress tests should be repeated if the U.S. unemployment rate rises beyond levels assumed by regulators in a recent round of examinations that provided relief to markets, according to a report released by a bailout watchdog panel on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:17 pm Journos' Family Pleads for 'Compassion'Families of US journalists jailed in North Korea plead for clemency.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:15 pm Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani will face charges over the 1998 bombing of two US embassies in AfricaAhmed Khalfan Ghailani will face charges over his involvement in the 1998 bombing of two US embassies in Africa. The Justice Department says the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:14 pm Details on the Guantanamo military tribunalThe Justice Department says the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil has arrived in New York to face terrorism charges.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:14 pm US President Barack Obama has vowed to close the detention center by January 2010Map and details on the prison based in Cuba. President Barack Obama gained support for closing Guantanamo from a current and a former military leader despite opposition in Congress to moving "war on terror"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:14 pm There are still 240 prisoners at the notorious prison in CubaPrisoners sit in a holding area at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Justice Department says the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil has arrived in New York to face terrorism...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:14 pm Nonprofits learn to stretch a buck
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:10 pm US frees Iraqi accused in 5 soldier deathsBAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military has released a Shiite militant accused of being involved in the 2007 killing of five American soldiers, officials said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:56 am First Guantanamo inmate transferred to U.S. for trialAhmed Khalfan Ghailani is to appear in a New York court today in connection with the 1998 bombings that killed 224 people at U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.The first detainee from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to arrive in the United States has been moved to New York City to face criminal charges in connection with the bombings of U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, according to the Justice Department.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:44 am US Envoy Begins Mideast Peace PushUS envoy in Mideast push tensions with Israel over settlement constructionSource: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:35 am Grenade Wounds 3 U.S. Troops, Afghan ChildAfghan officials say an explosion in a crowded bazaar in northeastern Afghanistan near a convoy of U.S. troops has killed one child and wounded 54 people - about half of them school children.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Shell Settles Human Rights Suit for $15.5MShell settles claims it supported the 1995 executions of Nigerian activists.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:28 am Suu Kyi's Fight For Fair Trial Goes OnA Myanmar court ruled pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to have one more defense witness - not three as requested by her lawyers - at a trial that has sparked global outrage.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am China Defends Web-Filtering Software RequirementChina defends requiring PCs to carry filtering software, says it targets porn.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:16 am Barack Obama has described the Palestinian situation as "intolerable"US President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call from the Oval Office on June 8. Washington wants the stalled Middle East peace talks to resume soon and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am Israeli soldiers look at the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old CityIsraeli soldiers look at the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. Washington wants the stalled Middle East peace talks to resume soon and wrap up quickly, US envoy George Mitchell...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am George Mitchell has sought to play down tensions over Washington's peace driveUS special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell sits in front of an Israeli flag during his meeting with Israel's President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. Washington wants the stalled Middle East peace...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 11:12 am An anxious Veronique Courjault struggled to breathe during the trialA sketch of Veronique Courjault during her murder trial in Tours, France. The 41-year-old has confessed to killing three of her newborn babies -- hiding two corpses in the freezer of her home in South...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am The freezer where Veronique Courjault hid two infants in southern SeoulThe freezer where Veronique Courjault hid two infants in southern Seoul. A 41-year-old woman who confessed to killing three of her newborn babies -- hiding two corpses in the freezer of her home in South...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am Smuggled Bear Paws Seized in ChinaChinese authorities seize van with 173 bear paws, dead pangolin and python skin.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am UN's Gaza war crimes investigation faces obstaclesGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A veteran U.N. war crimes investigator acknowledged his probe of possible war crimes by Israel and Hamas - which included interviewing dozens of victims and poring through the files of human rights groups - is unlikely to lead to prosecutions....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am Pakistan: Locals Corner Taliban FightersA group of Taliban fighters under siege by hundreds of angry tribesmen tried to sneak to another village in northwest Pakistan, only to find themselves cornered there too, an official says.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am Senate Advances Tobacco LegislationCongress is edging closer to putting tobacco products under the FDA's purview. The Senate has voted to move forward on the bill and could pass it by the end of the week. The House already has passed a similar measure allowing the FDA to regulate the content and marketing of tobacco products. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Obama Plans To Build On Stimulus ProgressThe Obama administration says it expects 600,000 jobs to be created, or saved, in the second 100 days since President Obama signed the stimulus package. The number for the first 100 days was 150,000 jobs. Despite that, the Labor Department continues to report hundreds of thousands of jobs lost each month. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am High Court Says Judge Should Have Stepped AsideThe Supreme Court has ruled that a West Virginia judge should have stepped aside from a case involving one of his big campaign contributors. The chief executive of a company involved in a lawsuit had given $3 million to the judge's election campaign. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am N. Korea Warns of 'Merciless' Nuclear OffensiveNorth Korea said Tuesday it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked its latest bellicose rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 9:52 am US women's families ask NKorea to show compassionSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor prison urged its hard-line government to grant them clemency, amid hopes the U.S. government would send an envoy to negotiate their release....Source: AP Top International News At 11:15 ... | 9 Jun 2009 | 9:19 am Moderates in Congress feel health care pushAs Congress considers an overhaul of the nation's health care system, pressure is mounting on a small circle of Senate moderates ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:58 am David Miliband: Alan Johnson is 'leading candidate' to succeed Gordon BrownDavid Miliband has described Alan Johnson the Home Secretary as the "leading candidate" to succeed Gordon Brown.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:51 am FA offer refunds to fans as Wembley travel chaos looms for England World Cup tieFA warn of major disruptions and offer refunds to fans unable to attend Andorra match due to 48hour Tube strike.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:42 am British Hacker Fights U.S. ExtraditionThe self-confessed British hacker charged with illegally accessing about 100 computers at the Pentagon and NASA is to hear whether his diagnosis with a mild type of autism can prevent his extradition to the United States.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:34 am Obama confronts doubts on stimulus, vows faster spendingHis assertions -- that 150,000 jobs have been saved or created already, and that the summer goal is 600,000 more -- appear to be elastic and are hard to verify.President Obama billed it as an adrenaline jolt -- a $787-billion stimulus package that not only would put people back to work, but also underwrite construction and energy projects the country had long neglected.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am L.A. County considers congestion pricing for 110 and 10 freewaysUnder the proposal, tolls of 25 cents to $1.40 per mile would be charged for solo motorists in HOV lanes. Fees would rise and fall in relation to the volume of traffic.Los Angeles County transportation officials are considering prices of 25 cents to $1.40 per mile for solo motorists who use the high-occupancy toll lanes that have been proposed for the 110 and 10 freeways.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Man accused of threatening Obama appears in courtDaniel James Murray allegedly told a bank teller his job was 'messenger of God.' His mother had a restraining order.The customer had mussed hair, an $85,000 check and an odd question for the teller: Was her bank solvent?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Migrating gray whale using Marina del Rey channel as rest stopThe 20-foot-long California gray whale has been coming in and out of the channel for about a week. Experts say it appears healthy, so they have no plans to lure it out yet.Blanca Wilterdink was on her regular walk Friday along the Marina del Rey channel when a stranger stopped and asked if she had heard about the whale.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am High court keeps Chrysler deal on holdThe Supreme Court extends a stay, saying it needs more time to consider the proposed sale to Fiat.The U.S. Supreme Court in a surprise move ordered a temporary delay Monday in the bankruptcy sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat, saying it needed more time to decide on complaints that the government-engineered deal was unfair to some bondholders.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Part of Air France jet's tail found by Brazil navyThe nearly intact vertical stabilizer shows the Airbus probably broke apart in the air, much like one that crashed in 2001 in New York, a U.S. consultant says.The Brazilian navy on Monday found a huge piece of tail section from Air France Flight 447 floating in the Atlantic Ocean, raising hopes that crews will be able to find more wreckage to help determine what caused the plane to crash.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am LAPD detective charged 23 years after being suggested as a suspect in slayingSherri Rasmussen's father says he told police about an 'ex-girlfriend' who had 'threatened' his daughter in the months leading up to her killing. That allegation wasn't investigated until this year.After Sherri Rae Rasmussen was beaten and shot to death in 1986, her father urged Los Angeles police to investigate a fellow officer who had had confrontations with his daughter in the months leading up to her death, according to attorneys for the victim's family.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am North Korean labor camps a ghastly prospect for U.S. journalistsIf their sentence is carried out, Laura Ling and Euna Lee face possible torture and even death in North Korea's notorious gulag system, experts say.North Korea's sentencing of two American TV journalists to 12 years of hard labor Monday could imperil the Obama administration's already difficult goal of curtailing the authoritarian nation's nuclear weapons ambitions.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am What's Next For Slain Abortion Doctor's Clinic?Dr. George Tiller's family is expected to decide this week whether to reopen his Wichita, Kan., clinic. While abortion rights supporters worry about what will happen if the clinic does not reopen, anti-abortion advocates have been working to get it shut down for years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:37 am Obama vows to speed up economic stimulus effortPresident Obama's pledge Monday to speed up stimulus spending and "create or save" 600,000 jobs drew a sharp attack from Republicans, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:29 am Giant prehistoric elephant unearthedSYDNEY - Australian and Indonesian researchers have excavated the 200,000-year-old skeleton of a giant elephant which remained preserved in east Java thanks to its extraordinary death. A research team from the University of Wollongong...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:25 am Special Forces Fighting To Win Afghans' TrustCivilian casualties from bombings by U.S. warplanes have generated public outrage in Afghanistan and strained U.S. relations with the government in Kabul. To repair relations, Special Forces soldiers have been tasked with rebuilding homes and trying to gain the trust of Afghan villagers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:06 am FDA Debates Safety Of Antipsychotic Drugs In KidsMore and more children are getting prescriptions for three powerful antipsychotic medications that have been approved for use by adults. Many doctors and parents say the drugs help children, but questions remain about their side effects. The FDA is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to approve the drugs for children. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:02 am Study links teen depression to bedtimesTeens whose parents let them stay up after midnight on weeknights have a much higher chance of being depressed or suicidal than ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:01 am British Politics Gone WildWith an expense-account scandal claiming the jobs of Labour and Tory lawmakers alike and threatening to bring down Prime Minister Gordon Brown, all hell has broken lose in Britain. How did it come to this?Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:51 am Boston Globe union rejects cuts, Times to slash payNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boston Globe's largest union narrowly rejected concessions on Monday that owner New York Times Co said would save $10 million, raising the possibility of the 137-year-old daily newspaper's demise.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:47 am Kiwi charged with wife's killing jailedThe Auckland University graduate charged with cutting the throat of his new wife has been transferred to a Pennsylvania jail cell. Police spokesman Richard Haas said Blazej Kot was well enough to be moved from hospital to a county...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:17 am NZ graduate accused of wife's murder moved to jailThe Auckland University graduate charged with cutting the throat of his new wife has been transferred from hospital to a Pennsylvania jail cell. Police spokesman Richard Haas said Blazej Kot was well enough to be moved from hospital...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:04 am Stephen Colbert shaves his head for the troopsBAGHDAD - It's official. Stephen Colbert has declared victory in the war in Iraq. But the top US commander in the country says not so fast. Colbert, wearing a camouflage suit and tie, brought The Colbert Report - Comedy Central's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 1:03 am Alistair Darling: Labour to blame for BNP successThe Chancellor Alistair Darling has said that Labour was to blame for the success of the British National Party at the European elections admitting that people felt disillusioned with Labour and did not vote.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:45 am Alan Johnson would scupper Tory majority at election if he replaced Gordon BrownAlan Johnson could deny the Tories an overall majority at the next general election if he replaced Gordon Brown as Labour Party leader according to a poll.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:27 am Cocaine filled suitcase left at airportLONDON - Here's a piece of lost luggage whose owner is unlikely to make a claim. Customs officials in London say someone left a suitcase packed with 20kg of cocaine on a Heathrow Airport carousel. Investigator Stuart Robinson...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:18 am Khmer Rouge chief says babies were 'smashed to death'The former head of a prison run by the Khmer Rouge has confessed to one of the darkest crimes committed during the regime's brutal rule - smashing the skulls of babies and children against the trunks of trees. In testimony before...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:48 pm U.S., N. Korea At Odds Over ReportersNorth Korea convicted two American journalists and sentenced them Monday to 12 years of hard labor for crossing into its territory, intensifying the reclusive nation's confrontation with the United States.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:30 pm Shootout Kills 17 In Acapulco ResortAttackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others in the Pacific coast resort city plagued by drug violence.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pm Plot to knife Gordon Brown ends in failure amid 'bullying and smears'A plot to oust Gordon Brown ended in failure last night as the Prime Minister's allies were accused of using scare tactics and smears to terrorise Labour MPs and quell the rebellion over his leadership.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jun 2009 | 10:18 pm Sketch: Gordon Brown wins over Parliamentary Labour PartyNot since the fall of Margaret Thatcher has there been such a buzz in the committee corridor. So many MPs and peers arrived for the meeting of the parliamentary Labour party that they could not all squeeze into the Gladstone Room.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jun 2009 | 9:10 pm Gabon Leader Dies After 42 Years In PowerGabon's President Omar Bongo, the world's longest-serving president whose 42-year rule was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by "Big Men," died of cardiac arrest in a Spanish hospital. He was 73.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm The corrupt nepotist who ruled Gabon for 40 yearsOmar Bongo was so successful at the art of holding on to power that by the end of his life there was no one left in his country with enough authority to pronounce him dead. It took more than 24 hours for the death of the 73-year-old...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jun 2009 | 8:54 pm U.S. Troop Surge Begins in Afghanistan7,000 US Marines patrolling southern Afghan desert as part of troop surge.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jun 2009 | 8:50 pm FBI Encountered Accused Ark. Shooter In YemenFBI agents first encountered Abdulhakim Muhammad, the suspect in the deadly shooting at a military recruiting center in Arkansas last week, in a Yemeni prison. They say he claimed to study religion, but he was linked to a school that was well-known for its terrorist ties. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jun 2009 | 8:42 pm Concerns for US journalists facing hard labour in North KoreaTwo American journalists accused of illegally entering North Korea have been sentenced to 12 years' hard labour, dramatically increasing their market value in what US negotiators described as a "high-stakes diplomatic poker game"...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jun 2009 | 8:34 pm Arizona: Ten lose lives in jam-packed 4WDTen illegal immigrants "stacked like wood" in the back of a 4WD crammed with at least 27 people were killed when the driver lost control and rolled over on a remote southern Arizona highway. The Ford Excursion had no rear seat...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jun 2009 | 8:15 pm Using Psychology To Save You From YourselfHuman beings don't always behave rationally. Now, policymakers are using research about human decision-making to design policies to protect humans from their own poor judgment — including everything from unwanted pregnancies to failing to save for retirement. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jun 2009 | 8:10 pm Gordon Brown staves off rebels with emotional speech to Labour MPsGordon Brown recognises he is not infallible in a speech to a supportive Parliamentary Labour Party.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jun 2009 | 7:44 pm Stowaway in US cargo holdUS federal authorities say they have discovered a stowaway who arrived at a Washington-area airport in the cargo hold of a flight from Ethiopia. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Steve Sapp says ground personnel at Dulles...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jun 2009 | 7:15 pm Iran's main nuclear plant expanding rapidly says IAEAUN inspectors have asked Tehran for improved safeguards against the production of weaponsgrade uranium.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jun 2009 | 6:51 pm Smart Phones & Small Hands (Or Mouths) Don't MixLittle kids are fascinated by hand-held electronics and, if given the opportunity, they do all sorts of things with — and to — these devices. One solution: Install software that locks a smart phone but allows your kids to draw on its screen. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jun 2009 | 6:41 pm Irish Catholic Leaders: Pope Upset by Abuse ReportIreland's Catholic leaders said the pontiff was deeply upset when they met with him in the Vatican last week to discuss scathing report about child abuse by religious authorities in Ireland.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 5:12 pm 7,000 U.S. Marines Patrolling Southern Afghan DesertSome 7,000 of the new U.S. troops ordered to Afghanistan are stretching out across the dangerous south this week on a mission to defeat the Taliban insurgency and to change the course of a war claiming American lives at a record pace.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 4:58 pm Report: Ex-Liberian President Converts to JudaismThe former warlord president of Liberia, on trial for genocide, has converted to Judaism, one of his wives told the BBC.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 4:32 pm Bomb Hits Minibus in Baghdad Shiite Area, 9 KilledA bomb tore through a minibus during morning rush hour Monday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least nine people and wounding 24.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 4:01 pm Spanish Civil War Grave Uncovers Victims of DictatorCrews began digging up an unmarked grave believed to be holding victims of the Spanish Civil War, in the country's first such court-ordered exhumation.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jun 2009 | 3:46 pm
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