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Salty Sea May Lurk Under Saturn MoonSalty ice grains inside in Saturn's outer ring point to a possible underground ocean on the moon Enceladus. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Jun 2009 | 5:00 pm Pakistan Urges U.S. To Stop Drone AttacksIslamabad has called for an end to U.S. missile attacks on its soil, two days after a suspected drone strike killed 80 people in the country's northwest.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:06 pm Kyrgyz Lawmakers Approve U.S. Air Base DealKyrgyzstan's parliament has unanimously approved a deal allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Iran reform leader says he won't end his challenge (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:35 pm Google's Social-networkng 'Hero' Mobile Set to Topple iPhoneGoogle are expected to unveil a social-networking mobile phone today, which integrates online-sharing sites Twitter and Facebook and Flickr into its software.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm The Papergirl Street Art ProjectBerlin artist Aisha Ronniger started the project, Papergirl, in 2005 when the police force was intent on cracking down on street art. Ronniger started brainstorming about new ways to show and distribute art in public spaces. A friend told her, “You should be throwing your art around, like the paperboys in America do.”
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria dealGazprom signs a $2.5bn deal with Nigeria's NNPC, which could boost Russia's control over European energy supplies.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pm Israel reduces control of 4 West Bank townsJERUSALEM (AP) -- Bowing to pressure from Washington, Israel granted U.S.-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four major West Bank cities, Israeli and Palestinian defense officials said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pm Israel reduces control of 4 West Bank townsBowing to pressure from Washington, Israel granted U.S.-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four major West Bank cities, Israeli and Palestinian defense officials said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pm On Sanford: Humanity, Hypocrisy of it All - Washington Post
Washington Post There's nothing like a political sex scandal to drive web site page views or bring out the creativity in our Readers Who Comment, who are having a field day with South Carolina Gov. Video: SC Gov's Vanishing Act, Affair 'Disappointing' Live on Television: US politicians confess sins Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:22 pm Text Of Bernanke's Prepared Remarks To House Oversight Panel - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The following is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared testimony on Bank of America's (BAC) acquisition of Merrill Lynch before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday, June 25 . Bernanke Says Fed Acted With Highest Integrity in Merrill Deal Bernanke Defends Fed's Role in BofA-Merrill Deal Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:21 pm Iraq rocked by more bomb attacksAt least six people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Iraq, just days before US troops are due to leave Iraqi cities.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:21 pm US billionaire Stanford in courtTexan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford arrives at court to hear if he will remain in custody until his trial on $7bn (£.4.3bn) fraud charges.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm Iran's Mousavi defies crackdownIran's protest leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says those who "rigged" its elections are responsible for the ensuing bloodshed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm French Guy Discovers Hidden Feature in The New Mac Books!*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm 35,000-year-old flute oldest instrument ever foundA bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm I Pledge Not To Eat My Pet HorseEating pet horses is being banned under new EU legislation, it has been reported. The rule is aimed at continental Europe where two million horses are reportedly eaten every year. Anyone who refuses to sign up to the regulations could face prison or an unlimited fine, according to The Sun.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm 'Transformers 2' Takes $16M First Night - TheCelebrityCafe.com
TheCelebrityCafe.com The sequel to the 2007 summer blockbuster, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", hit 3000 theaters in the US and snatched $16 million for the first screening. 'Transformers' gets panned but may still find Oscar gold 'Transformers 2' racks up record $16 million in Wednesday midnight ... Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:19 pm Mousavi Faces Heat, But Vows Not To CrackOpposition Leader Says He Won't Drop Election Challenge Despite Appearance That Protests Have Lost SteamSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:17 pm Al Qaeda Claims Slaying Of U.S. Aid WorkerAudio Message From Terror Group Cites "Christianizing Activities" Of American Killed in MauritaniaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:17 pm N.K. Threatens 'Fire Shower' of NukesNKorea vows to enlarge atomic arsenal, warns of 'fire shower of nuclear' attack.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:16 pm N. Koreans mass at rally in capital to denounce USSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Tens of thousands of North Koreans shouted slogans to denounce international sanctions at a rally in central Pyongyang on Thursday, as the communist country vowed to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warned of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of a U.S. attack....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:16 pm N. Koreans mass at rally in capital to denounce US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:16 pm Narita airport firm to support operations at Egyptian airport+(Kyodo) _ Narita International Airport Corp. said Thursday it will support operations at Egypt's Borg el Arab international airport as part of a yen loan project under the Japanese...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:15 pm Bernanke: I did not threaten BofA over Merrill
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:14 pm Bay State chefs don't mind if Gordon Ramsay gives 'em 'Hell'Two Massachusetts chefs have put their culinary egos on the line to appear as contestants on Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" reality TV show. Boston chef Andy...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:11 pm Leonard Fujita's earliest work to be displayed for 1st time+(Kyodo) _ The earliest work discovered so far by Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968), who is also known as "Leonard Foujita," will be displayed for the first time at a museum of the Tokyo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:11 pm Kimberly-Clark to Cut 1600 Salaried Workers - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal By TESS STYNES Kimberly-Clark Corp. on Thursday said will cut its global salaried work force by 1600 positions, as the household-products maker provided some details of cost-cutting actions previewed in April. Video: Kimberly-Clark cutting jobs Kimberly-Clark to cut about 1600 jobs Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:10 pm Bernanke says he didn't pressure Bank of America (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:10 pm New Research Reveals1908 Tunguska Explosion Caused by CometThe mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell University research. The conclusion is supported by an unlikely source: the exhaust plume from the NASA space shuttle launched a century later.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:10 pm Somber welcome as hero returnsThe body of a highly decorated Templeton soldier who died June 17 from injuries sustained in Afghanistan was returned to his hometown of Chicopee yesterday, becoming the first...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:02 pm Indicted Stanford taken to courthouse
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:01 pm Iran's Ahmadinejad compares Obama to BushTEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama on Thursday of behaving like his predecessor toward Iran and said there was not much point in talking to Washington unless the U.S. president apologized.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Iran's Ahmadinejad compares Obama to Bush (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Biden: $19B in highway stimulus already set asideWASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden says more than half of the economic stimulus money set aside for highway projects has been allocated. Biden plans to tell the Cabinet...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Iraq Attacks Up Ahead Of U.S. PulloutBaghdad Bus Station Bombing Kills At Least 7, Injures More Than 30Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Obama, Merkel to meet under cloud of disagreementPresident Obama sits down this week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel under a cloud of disagreement over the way out of the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:59 pm Ahmadinejad Blasts Obama; Opposition Comes Under Crushing PressureIran reform leader says he's under pressure to withdraw election challenge.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:58 pm Iran reform leader says he won't end his challengeEDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm Britain eyes hackers for security unitGovernment is looking for young computer geeks, including those previously involved in low-level cyber crime, to help overhaul the country's defences
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm Iran reform leader says he won't end his challengeEDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm World Agenda: Pakistan and US unite in pursuit of Taleban leader - Times Online
Times Online At last Pakistan and the United States appear to be genuinely co-operating in the battle against the Taleban and al-Qaeda militants in the mountainous tribal areas along the porous border with Afghanistan. Pakistan PM urges Obama aide to halt drone strikes Pakistan urges US to end drone attacks Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm U.S. economy contracts less but jobless claims upWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy shrank slightly less in early 2009 than previously thought, the government reported on Thursday, though there was widespread weakness in activity and demand was soft.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm Microsoft Discloses Windows 7 Pricing - InformationWeek
InformationWeek Microsoft has disclosed what you'll have to pay to get hold of its next operating system. By Paul McDougall Microsoft on Thursday unveiled pricing details for its highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system, which is expected to be available in ... Microsoft to cut prices on Windows 7 Microsoft Reveals Windows 7 Pricing, Including Home For $50 Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm Reports: Suns agree to deal Shaquille O'Neal to Cavs to join ... - New York Daily News
New York Daily News BY Mitch Lawrence The Cavs are hoping LeBron James can team up with an aging Shaquille O'Neal to win it all. In their latest effort to keep LeBron James in the fold, the Cavaliers have landed Shaquille O'Neal from the Suns in the revival of a deal they ... Arizona Republic: Suns dealing Shaq to Cavaliers Shaq trade won't answer Bron question Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm Indicted billionaire Stanford in courtFaces life in jail if convicted of $7-billion Ponzi scheme
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:54 pm Climate Bill Is Expected to Reverberate in 2010 Vote - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal By GREG HITT and STEPHEN POWER The climate-change bill headed for a House vote Friday is likely to be a defining issue of the 2010 midterm election. House Democrats, Obama Lobby Last Batch of Climate Bill Fence-Sitters Farm Belt wins US climate bill points: lawmaker Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:53 pm Reports: Friends Gather Near Farrah Fawcett as Actress' Condition ... - FOXNews
FOXNews AP Farrah Fawcett's condition has reportedly continued to decline since the actress entered the hospital some time during the last few weeks. Report: Farrah Fawcett Near Death, Priest Summoned Farrah Fawcett: The News is Bad...or Good Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:53 pm 3RD LD: Aso dismisses idea of holding LDP presidential race before election+TOKYO, June 25 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday dismissed the idea of holding a Liberal Democratic Party presidential race in the run-up to a generalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:53 pm North Korea threatens nuclear 'fire shower' if attacked - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk North Korea today threatened to retaliate with a nuclear "fire shower" if it is attacked by the US and warned it would expand its nuclear arsenal, a month after it carried out a controlled nuclear explosion in defiance of the UN security council. Burma denies link to N Korea ship North Korea Warns of Nuclear Retaliation Source: Google News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:52 pm Stocks open lower after rise in jobless claimsNEW YORK - An unexpected rise in U.S. jobless claims is causing investors to sell again. A day after the Federal Reserve expressed confidence in the economy, the government...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:52 pm Cyprus police airlift rescued Canadian couple who abandoned damaged yacht at seaNICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus police say they have rescued a Canadian couple who had to abandon their sinking yacht off the island's southwestern coast. Police spokeswoman Lefki Solomontos...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:52 pm Off-duty cop shoots 2 in lot after Angels gameAn off-duty police officer shot and wounded two men who had assaulted him in the crowded Angel Stadium parking lot after Wednesday night’s Colorado Rockies-Los Angeles Angels game, authorities said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:51 pm Pakistan urges US to end drone attacksISLAMABAD - President Barack Obama's national security adviser reiterated the United States' strong support for Pakistan in its battle with Taliban militants during...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:50 pm Somalis watch double amputationsSome 300 people watch as four men have their hands and feet cut off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:49 pm Angry Iraqis demand protection from bombings (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm Angry Iraqis demand protection from bombingsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of angry Iraqis gathered on Thursday around the wreckage of a market bombing in Baghdad where 78 people died, demanding better protection from the government after U.S. troops pull back to bases.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm At the open: Down, but no carnageDisappointing jobless claims weigh on sentiment
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm Iran opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi lashes out; 70 professors arrestedMousavi blasts Iran's supreme leader and state media. He says the ongoing government crackdown on post-election protests puts the nation at risk. Meanwhile, teachers who met with Mousavi are arrested.Iran's leading opposition figure, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, launched a lengthy broadside against the Iranian leadership and state-owned media in comments published today on his website as authorities arrested 70 university professors who had just held a meeting with Mousavi.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm Pakistan urges US to end drone attacksISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's national security adviser reiterated the United States' strong support for Pakistan in its battle with Taliban militants during talks with senior Pakistani leaders on Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Russian Court Overturns Journo Murder AcquittalRussian Supreme Court overturns not guilty verdict in Politkovskaya murder.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Politkovskaya murder acquittal overturnedMOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of three men charged with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist whose reporting directly challenged the country's most powerful leaders....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Spanish lawmakers vote to limit justice lawMADRID (AP) -- Spanish legislators voted Thursday to change a law that let judges indict Osama bin Laden and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, narrowing its scope to cases with a clear link to this country and yielding to criticism that Spain should not be a global cop....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Politkovskaya murder acquittal overturnedRussia's Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of three men charged with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist whose reporting directly challenged the country's most...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Spanish lawmakers vote to limit justice lawSpanish legislators voted Thursday to change a law that let judges indict Osama bin Laden and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, narrowing its scope to cases with a clear link to this...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Tourists get scary welcome to New YorkFive French tourists got a harrowing start to their New York visit: a wild police chase
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:44 pm Iran opposition leader under pressure to back down (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:44 pm Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7 (AP)AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:43 pm Cyprus police rescue Canadian couplePair had to abandon their sinking yacht off the island's southwestern coast after colliding with another ship and taking on water
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:42 pm Spaniards admit being second bestCasillas says Americans deserved semi-final win with swift counterattacks and solid defensive effort
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:42 pm What would you do for money?PayPal’s newest service lets you pay people to do stuff for you - like clean out the litter, says personal finance blogger Chaya Cooperberg
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:42 pm Manley will speak for CEOsFormer federal cabinet minister John Manley will be the next head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pm Israel pulling forces out of 4 West Bank citiesJERUSALEM - Bowing to pressure from Washington, Israel granted U.S.-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four major West Bank cities, Israeli and Palestinian...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pm U.S. rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomatsThe Obama administration has rescinded an offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties as the violent crackdown in Tehran continues.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Brazilian v Brazilian in battle for football's Confederations Cup finalFor the first time in a Fifa tournament, two Brazilian football coaches go head to head, as their teams, Brazil and South Africa, vie for a place in Sunday's Confederations Cup final.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Live - WimbledonElena Baltacha is in action on day four at Wimbledon after wins for Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova, with Andy Murray up against Ernests Gulbis later.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm Allen Stanford to seek bail in Houston on Thursday (Reuters)Reuters - After spending a week in jail, Texas financier Allen Stanford on Thursday will face a U.S. judge who will decide whether the he must remain behind bars while he awaits trial for an alleged $7 billion swindle.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm Allen Stanford to seek bail in Houston on ThursdayHOUSTON (Reuters) - After spending a week in jail, Texas financier Allen Stanford on Thursday will face a U.S. judge who will decide whether the he must remain behind bars while he awaits trial for an alleged $7 billion swindle.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm Google slammed as China, U.S. quarrel over InternetBEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content over the Internet, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm Paris BeatRandom journey through the world of the Naked LunchSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:33 pm New Guild terms decrease pay cutThere are no real winners in the newspaper industry. But the new cost-cutting deal struck between the Boston Globe and its biggest union would lessen the salary cut for...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:33 pm Persian radio in Holland gives Iranians newsUntil the Iranian election this month, Holland's Radio Zamaneh was more interested in underground music, alternative literature and interviews with Iranian cultural figures than in politics.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:32 pm North Korea rally denounces sanctionsProtest size estimated at 100,000 as country vows to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warns of a ‘fire shower of nuclear retaliation' in the event of a U.S. attack
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm Son ‘needs to be with me,’ says angry N.J. dad
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:26 pm NKoreans mass at rally in capital to denounce USSEOUL, South Korea - Tens of thousands of North Koreans shouted slogans to denounce international sanctions at a rally in central Pyongyang on Thursday, as the communist country...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:25 pm Contador, Armstong to lead AstanaTeam's challenge in next month's Tour de France will be built around two former champions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:25 pm Athletics: Ueno wins 5,000 meters, books spot at world c'ships+(Kyodo) _ Yuichiro Ueno qualified for the world athletics championships for the first time Thursday when he won the 5,000 meters at the national championships. Ueno clocked 13 minutes,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:25 pm Video: Blair On Iran: Change Is "Fundamental"Katie Couric interviewed former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who spoke about the protests in Iran.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:24 pm Pakistan urges US to end drone attacksPresident Barack Obama's national security adviser reiterated the United States' strong support for Pakistan in its battle with Taliban militants during talks with senior Pakistani leaders...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:22 pm Video: Tony Blair Speaks OutIn Full: Katie Couric speaks with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair about Iran, President Obama, and defending his decision on Iraq.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:22 pm Pa. man admits peeping on women tenants for decadeA suburban Philadelphia landlord has admitted setting up spy cameras and secretly recording women tenants for nearly a decade.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:19 pm U.S. economy contracts less but jobless claims up (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:18 pm BofA raises more than the $33.9B required by gov'tBank of America Corp. said Thursday that upon the completion of a debt exchange later this week, it will have raised more than the $33.9 billion required by the government.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:15 pm 1st quarter GDP dips at 5.5 percent paceThe economy tumbled at a 5.5 percent pace in the first quarter, but appears to be doing better now.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Kimberly-Clark to cut 1,600 jobsKimberly-Clark Corp. said Thursday it will cut 1,600 jobs, or 3 percent of its global work force, as it slims down in the tough economy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Woman left in CT scan machine 5 hoursAfter being diagnosed with bone cancer, 67-year-old Elvira Tellez of Tucson was understandably stressed. But that stress quickly elevated to panic last week when she went for a CT scan and was left in the machine for five hours after a technician forgot about her.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:10 pm Ky. man charged in Pitino extortion caseFederal prosecutors have charged a Kentucky man with helping an alleged extortion attempt against University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:09 pm UK looks to young geeks to secure cyberspaceLONDON - Britain is hiring former computer hackers to join a new security unit aimed at protecting cyberspace from foreign spies, thieves and terrorists, the country's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:09 pm Egyptian Mogul to Be Executed for Pop Star's MurderA real estate mogul has been convicted of paying a hitman $2 million to kill Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim, 30, at her apartment in Dubai.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:08 pm Video: Burnham Market's Local FareAmanda Holden toured the delis and pubs of Burnham Market in North Norfolk, England and indulged in some of the local fare.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:08 pm Economy dips at slightly lower pace in 1QWASHINGTON - The economy tumbled at a 5.5 percent pace in the first quarter, but appears to be doing better now, even though heavy layoffs persist. The revised reading...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm Weather headlines: More heat for nation's midsectionWhile parts of the upper Midwest will get relief from the heat in the form of thunderstorms today, the central and southern Plains, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm New jobless claims rise unexpectedly to 627,000WASHINGTON -- The number of people filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, and the total unemployment benefit rolls rose to more than 6.7 million.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm Spanish lawmakers vote to limit justice lawSpanish legislators voted Thursday to change a law that let judges indict Osama bin Laden and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, narrowing its scope to cases with a clear link to this country and yielding to criticism that Spain should not be a global cop.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:06 pm Economy dips at slightly lower pace in 1Q (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm New jobless claims rise unexpectedly to 627KThe government says the number of people filing first-time claims for jobless benefits increased last week, partly due to layoffs related to the end of the school year.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm Puzzling disparities found in childbirth injuries
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:03 pm Air France: Pilot’s body retrievedSearch crews in the mid-Atlantic have retrieved the bodies of the chief pilot of Flight 447 and a flight attendant, Air France said Thursday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm South Carolina Governor Sanford admits extramarital affairATLANTA (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford tearfully admitted on Wednesday he had been unfaithful to his wife, likely ending any chance he might be a Republican contender for the U.S. presidency in 2012.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:52 pm TV: Al Qaeda Claims to Have Killed U.S. Aid WorkerAl-Jazeera TV said Al Qaeda's North Africa branch claimed responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker who was shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:42 pm Memo: Nixon administration pressed Israel on nukesInside the Nixon administration four decades ago, American officials weighed options to pressure Israel to declare that it had ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:35 pm Lebanese veteran is speaker againLebanon's newly-elected parliament convenes for the first time and re-elects long-standing speaker Nabih Berri.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:34 pm Bone Flute Found in Cave Is World's Oldest InstrumentNine-inch flute dates back 35,000 years, archaeologists figure.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:28 pm U.S. General: Troops Need New View of Afghan WarU.S. general says troops need to make protecting Afghan civilians top mission.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Brutality in Iran!This is beyond belief!The world must stand up against such brutality!Women of Iran: remove your head scarfs in silent peaceful protest!Men of Iran: Refuse to work! Hold your girlfriends hands in peaceful protest!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdictJammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's name
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm Two-year-old 'world's youngest smoker'A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy from the city of Tianjin in China is the world's youngest smoker. The father said his son was born with a hernia, and being too young for an operation, has taken up smoking to help him deal with the pain. He's now a pack a day toddler he won't give up, screaming and throwing himself on the floor if he's refused a smoke.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm U.S. On Course to Leave Iraq Despite AttacksDespite rise in bombings, Obama on course for pullback of U.S. troops from Iraq.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:19 pm Russia Reporter Murder Acquittals RejectedHigh Court Throws Out 3 Mens' Acquittals In Murder Of Outspoken Journalist Anna PolitkovskayaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:18 pm Slain coach called 'best of the best'A prominent central Iowa high school football coach died after being shot Wednesday in the school's weight room.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm China: Google's Spreading PornographyChina accuses Google of spreading porn following outage in Chinese access.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:08 pm Police say bomb kills 7 in southwest BaghdadBAGHDAD (AP) -- A bombing at a bus station in a Shiite neighborhood in southwest Baghdad on Thursday killed at least seven people and wounded 31 others, police said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks ahead of a U.S. military withdrawal from cities next week....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:05 pm Alleged Lover of Asia's Richest Woman in CourtAlleged lover of Asia's richest woman defends claim to her estate.Source: ABC News: International | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:05 pm D.C. mayor concedes subway system needs improvementDistrict of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty says this week's deadly crash of a Metro subway train dramatizes the need for city officials ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:02 pm Air France Claims Pilot's Body FoundAirline Also Says Flight Attendant's Body Recovered From Crashed Jet In AtlanticSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Iran expected to dominate G8 meeting in ItalyItaly hopes foreign ministers of the industrialized Group of Eight meeting Thursday will send Iran a "tough" message over its violent crackdown on protesters, the foreign minister said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:58 am Air France: Flight 447 pilot's body retrievedSearch crews in the mid-Atlantic have retrieved the bodies of the chief pilot of Flight 447 and a flight attendant, Air France ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:57 am Deadly floods hit Czech Republic, Austria
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:55 am Iran opposition leader says pressure to drop challengeIran's key opposition leader said Thursday for the first time that he is being isolated by authorities and pressured to drop ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:50 am ConAgra Foods 4Q profit drops 13 percentConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 13 percent as the prior-year period benefited from the sale of its commodity-trading unit.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:49 am Ex-staff chief says next few days key for SC govThe former chief of staff for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he was completely surprised by his friend's confession to having an affair and the next few days will be key to show whether his apology is sincere.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:45 am Mousavi Says Iran Regime Pressuring HimLead Opposition Candidate Says On Web Site He Is Being Pushed To Abandon Claims OF Election FraudSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:45 am Burma denies link to N Korea shipBurma's junta says it has no links with a N Korean ship in the South China Sea which the US believes could be heading its way.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:33 am Jailed Journalist Says Prison "Bearable"Laura Ling, Held In North Korea With Fellow Reporter, Sounded Scared In Phone Call, Husband SaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am AlQaeda China and Russia 'pose cyber war threat to Britain' warns Lord WestTargets include key businesses the power grid financial markets and Whitehall Lord West the Security Minister has warned.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:59 am MPs' expenses: Conservative MPs to pay back up to £250000Tory MPs' claims reviewed by a special "scrutiny panel" set up in response to the MPs' Expenses investigation by The Telegraph.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:54 am Acquittals in slaying of Russian journalist overturnedRussia's Supreme Court orders a fresh trial for two Chechen brothers and a former police officer, who were charged with low-level involvement as lookouts and couriers.Russia's Supreme Court today overturned the acquittal of three men charged as accomplices in the assassination of crusading investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:44 am Air France says pilot's body identified after crashPARIS (Reuters) - The body of the pilot of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 has been identified among dozens that have been recovered from the ocean, the airline said Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:41 am Kyrgyz parliament approves U.S. base dealBISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's lawmakers unanimously backed a deal on Thursday that allows the United States to keep open its sole air base in Central Asia, reversing an earlier move to shut it.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:28 am European markets down as Fed enthusiasm wanesLONDON (AP) -- European stock markets fell modestly Thursday as early enthusiasm over the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy statement dissipated amid concerns that borrowing costs may rise sooner than many investors were predicting....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:26 am Heads of top U.S. companies snub blogs, Facebook: studyNEW YORK (Reuters) - The heads of the top U.S. companies might be engaged in the boardroom, but they're switched off when it comes to social media, according to a new study that said CEOs should be more connected to their customers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:23 am Off-duty officer shoots 2 in lot after Anaheim Angels gameAn off-duty police officer shot and wounded two men who had assaulted him in the crowded Angel Stadium parking lot after Wednesday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:13 am Is Apple Obliged To Say More About CEO's Health?Apple has been all but mum about CEO Steve Jobs' health status. Then a hospital disclosed this week that he got a liver transplant because he had "end-stage liver disease" and was the sickest patient on the list, raising questions about whether the company should have disclosed more about his condition to investors. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am N. Korea Warns U.S. of Nuclear 'Fire Shower' AttackNorth Korea vowed Thursday to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warned of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of a U.S. attack, as the regime marked the 1950 outbreak of the Korean War.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:51 am Lawyer: Russian court overturns Politkovskaya murder acquittalRussia's Supreme Court has thrown out the acquittal of three men accused of murdering journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:37 am Ahmadinejad Tells Obama Not to Interfere in IranIran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on President Obama on Thursday not to interfere in Iranian affairs after the U.S. president said he was "appalled and outraged" by post-election violence, a news agency reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:37 am TV report: al-Qaeda claims it killed American in MauritaniaAl-Jazeera TV said al-Qaeda's North Africa branch claimed responsibility Thursday for the killing of an American aid worker who ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:26 am More than 1,000 troops from 10 NATO countries took part in military exercises in GeorgiaUS soldiers participate in NATO exercises at the Vaziani military base in Georgia, May 2009. NATO and Russia will hold their highest-level talks this weekend since relations broke down over last year's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:19 am Georgia and Russia fought a five-day war last year over South OssetiaGeorgia and Russia fought a five-day war last year over Abkhazia and South Ossetia.NATO and Russia will hold their highest-level talks this weekend since relations broke down over last year's war in Georgia,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:19 am Russia's war with Georgia damaged its relations with NATO and the European UnionRussian soldiers guard a checkpoint near the Georgian village of Khurvaleti in 2008. NATO and Russia will hold their highest-level talks this weekend since relations broke down over last year's war in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:19 am AlQaeda planning cyber war against Britain warns Lord WestTargets include key businesses the power grid financial markets and Whitehall Lord West the Security Minister has warned.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am Anna Politkovskaya was killed in 2006Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya at a 2005 book fair in Leipzig, Germany. Russia's supreme court has annulled innocent verdicts handed in February to all suspects in the trial in the murder of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:07 am Boris BerezovskyA Moscow court has found exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky, seen here in 2007, guilty of embezzlement during Russia's era of wild capitalism in the 1990s.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:00 am TV: Al-Qaida says it killed American in MauritaniaNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- Al-Jazeera TV said Al-Qaida's North Africa branch claimed responsibility Thursday for the killing of an American aid worker who was shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 8:42 am 'High' wallabies blamed for Aussie crop circlesSYDNEY (AP) -- Wallabies snacking in Tasmania's legally grown opium poppy fields are getting "high as a kite" and hopping around in circles, trampling the crops, a state official said....Source: AP Top International News At 10:30 ... | 25 Jun 2009 | 8:17 am The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCainFile photo of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain in the Pacific Ocean. Myanmar downplayed reports that a possibly weapons-bearing North Korean ship was headed for its shores, saying it expected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:56 am South Korean soldiers ride on a military truck in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two KoreasSouth Korean soldiers ride on a military truck in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on June 8. Tensions in Asia have soared since North Korea's long-range rocket launch in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:56 am A Colombian bomb disposal expert gets ready to start the controlled detonation of a cluster bombA Colombian bomb disposal expert gets ready to start the controlled detonation of a cluster bomb. Delegates from over 80 countries pledging to destroy their cluster bombs started a two-day conference in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:54 am A member of UXO Laos demining team stands amongst unexploded cluster bombs left over from the Vietnam WarA member of UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) Laos demining team stands amongst unexploded cluster bombs left over from the Vietnam War. Delegates from over 80 countries pledging to destroy their cluster bombs...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:54 am Demining personnel test their equipment before searching for cluster bombs in southern LebanonDemining personnel test their equipment before searching for cluster bombs in a field in southern Lebanon in 2008. Delegates from over 80 countries pledging to destroy their cluster bombs started a two-day...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:54 am Lucky Escape: Four-year-old survives runaway carLONDON - A four-year-old boy has had a lucky escape after being hit by a runaway car and thrown down a flight of stairs, apparently after the driver swerved to avoid running over a puppy on the road. CCTV footage shows the boy...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:32 am U.S. stuns Spain, 2-0Americans upend the No. 1 team in the world in the Confederations Cup in South Africa.Now, President Obama has more reason than ever to visit South Africa.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Obama discusses deathbed measuresAt a healthcare town hall, he says stopping futile procedures for the terminally ill can lower costs.President Obama suggested at a town hall event Wednesday night that one way to shave medical costs is to stop expensive and ultimately futile procedures performed on people who are about to die and don't stand to gain from the extra care.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Tourism industry is L.A. County's No. 1 job generator, report showsBut that's not necessarily a good thing: Tourism and hospitality do not pay out as much in wages and salaries as do other industries such as trade and manufacturing, both of which are struggling.Tourism has surpassed international trade as Los Angeles County's top industry in a new ranking that reflects the growing effect of hotels, shops and restaurants as job creators in Southern California.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Gov. Sanford disclosure deepens Republican turmoilThe governor's admission of an affair is the latest setback for a party trying to forge a new generation of national leaders. He had been considered a presidential contender for 2012.Mark Sanford's extramarital excursion to Latin America is just the latest -- albeit the most lurid -- in a series of setbacks that have plagued Republicans as they struggle to recast the party and promote a new generation of national leaders.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Iran supreme leader's son seen as power broker with big ambitionsMojtaba Khamenei is being positioned to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but he lacks the stature to overcome any opposition from a key panel, analysts say.There are few anecdotes about him, and pictures, at least ones that have appeared in public, are scarce. But Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's supreme leader, wields considerable power and is a key figure in orchestrating the crackdown against anti-government protesters, analysts say.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Lawmakers reject budget fix; state could begin issuing IOUs next weekThe core piece of a Democrat-backed package designed to fill the $24-billion gap flops. Last-ditch talks between party leaders and Schwarzenegger expected.As lawmakers rejected the core of a Democrat-backed budget plan intended to tame California's $24-billion deficit, a top finance official warned that the budget crisis could force him to begin issuing IOUs next week.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Iranian Election Divides Arabs, Their LeadersAround the Arab world, reactions to the Iranian election have ranged from demonstrations to Internet protests. But Arab leaders, many of whom are wary of the regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have either remained silent or embraced his re-election. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Jun 2009 | 4:53 am Tracking The Money In The Health Care DebateAs Congress prepares to overhaul the nation's health care system, anyone with a financial stake in the outcome wants to be in on the action. NPR's Dollar Politics series is tracking the lobbying money in the debate, and the interests at stake. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Jun 2009 | 4:09 am Savage: Obama Denies Gays 'Gold Standard' RightsGay activist Dan Savage says, "President Obama should be very angry with candidate Obama" because the latter raised the expectations of his gay supporters and the former has failed to deliver results. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 25 Jun 2009 | 4:02 am California set to issue IOUs as fiscal crisis weighsLOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - California's controller said on Wednesday that he would have to issue IOUs in a week if lawmakers can't quickly solve a $24 billion budget deficit, and the state's treasurer plans to tap a reserve fund to meet debt service costs.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:00 am Cambodia: Prosecutor quits Killing Fields war crimes tribunalAn international prosecutor who has quit the Cambodian genocide trial has delivered a parting broadside, saying that the tribunal needs to guard against corruption, political meddling and a debilitating lack of funds. Robert Petit,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:21 pm Iran: Protesters turn to less visible tactics of dissensionTEHRAN - Iran's hardline leadership seemed to have gained the upper hand yesterday, with riot police and Basiji militia combining to keep opposition demonstrators from Tehran's squares and Mir-Hossein Mousavi reportedly under 24-hour...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pm Britain named 'cocaine capital of Europe' by UNBritain is the cocaine capital of Europe with more than one million regular users of the drug, according to a United Nations report. Its findings reveal that 5 per cent of 16 year-olds have used cocaine, undermining government...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:05 pm South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford: 'I've been unfaithful to my wife'Sanford, who went to South America without informing family or staff, admits to a love affair with an Argentine woman. He apologizes to everyone including the 'moral people of the nation.'South Carolina's wandering governor, Mark Sanford, said today he had had an affair with an Argentine woman and that was why he disappeared without telling anyone that he went to South America.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:49 pm Berlusconi: 'I Have Never Paid for a Woman'Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denies sex scandal allegations.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:01 pm World's Top 'No Go' DestinationsWith so many places in the world worth seeing, avoid these danger zones.Source: ABC News: International | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm BBC bows to viewers and curbs swearing after 9pm watershedFollowing complaints 9pm will no longer be the cutoff point after which viewers can be subjected to swearing and sexual content.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:47 pm Sanford's Secret Trip Unwise, But ConstitutionalWhen South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford jetted off to Buenos Aires for a secret tryst, he left not just his family but an entire state in the dark. By going incommunicado, Sanford acted imprudently — but doesn't seem to have violated any legal requirements of his office. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:40 pm Gordon Brown forced into climbdown over MPs' pensionsPM abandons plan to increase taxpayers' contributions to MPs' goldplated pensions.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:37 pm Disastrous Political TripsMark Sanford's bizarre trip to write his memoirs hike the Appalachian trail have an affair in Buenos Aires has all but wrecked his presidential aspirations. But how does Sanford's road trip to nowhere stack up against the most ill-conceived political...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:35 pm South Carolina's Governor Admits AffairSouth Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, in an emotional news conference Wednesday, admitted he had been having an affair with a woman from Argentina. The married father of four, whose whereabouts had been the object of intense speculation since last week, also resigned as chairman of the Republican Governors' Association. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:23 pm South Carolina Governor Says He Was 'Unfaithful'Ending days of speculation about his whereabouts, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he had been "unfaithful to my wife" during a secret trip to Argentina. Sanford said he was resigning his post as head of the Republican Governors Association. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:23 pm Oscars Doubling Best Picture NomineesThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided Wednesday to double the number of Best Picture nominees from five to 10. Sid Ganis, president of the academy, explains the move. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:20 pm One Question To Obama, One Heck Of A BacklashWhen President Obama called on Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney during Tuesday's news conference, he set off criticism from mainstream news organizations. There have been charges that the question was a plant or, at the least, a departure from protocol. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:19 pm US plans envoy for SyriaPresident Barack Obama has decided to return a United States ambassador to Syria after a four-year hiatus as talks between the two nations intensify, reports the Washington Post .Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 8:15 pm Chinese dissident arrestedOne of China's best known dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, has been formally arrested on suspicion of inciting subversion, after his detention late last year for promoting a petition calling for an end to one-party rule. If he is indicted...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 7:15 pm US drone kills 45 militantsA suspected United States drone killed at least 45 Pakistani Taleban militants when it struck after a funeral of an insurgent commander killed earlier in the day, Pakistani intelligence officials said.Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 6:15 pm Swiss angler reels in record breaking sharkBig? It's enormous. It's immense. It's the whopper of all whoppers, the largest fish ever caught on rod and line in the waters of the British Isles. And it was caught by a pensioner. It took Joe Waldis 35 minutes of almighty struggle...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 6:08 pm The return of blood diamondsThe leading architect of the international system to stop the trade in blood diamonds has warned that the safety net is close to collapse with governments and the industry failing to act against gross violations. Ian Smillie, the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 6:07 pm Romanian Gypsies flown homeMore than 100 Romanian Gypsies who suffered racist attacks and intimidation in Belfast in Northern Ireland are being flown back home at the taxpayers' expense. Twenty-five have already left.Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Jun 2009 | 5:15 pm Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran will not retreat on election result in face of protestsIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the country's regime would not back down in the face of protests over the disputed presidential election.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jun 2009 | 3:05 pm Mark Thompson accuses 'clique' of undermining BBC by 'topslicing' licence feeBBC director general says ITV Channel 4 and Ofcom trying to undermine BBC by "topslicing" the TV licence fee.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jun 2009 | 2:53 pm Suspected U.S. Missile Kills 80 in PakistanThe head of Pakistan's Taliban attended a funeral shortly before a suspected U.S. missile strike that killed about 55 people, two intelligence officials said Wednesday, but a top Taliban aide denied that the leader had a close call.Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 1:36 pm
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