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Yemenia crash jet signal 'heard'A signal is detected from the flight data recorders of the Yemenia plane that crashed in the Indian Ocean this week, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:47 am SKorea says NKorean missiles can hit key targetsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired this weekend were likely capable of striking key government and military facilities in South Korea, a defense official said Sunday, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's firepower....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am SKorea says NKorean missiles can hit key targets (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am Chinese floods kill 15, displace 400,000BEIJING (Reuters) - Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced 400,000 people to evacuate their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am Chinese floods kill 15, displace 400,000 (Reuters)Reuters - Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced 400,000 people to evacuate their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am Ex-NFL QB Steve McNair, woman found slain in Tenn. (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:12 am Earn our trust or go, Afghan villagers tell MarinesSORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The mullah's message was blunt. We don't trust you and if you don't earn our trust, our first meeting will be our last.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:09 am Saddam Hussein's last interviews revealedSaddam Hussein told his FBI interrogators that he had made a mistake when he destroyed Iraq's weapons of mass destruction without independent verification from United Nations inspectors.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:06 am Iran clerics defy election rulingA group of Iranian clerics calls the presidential vote's result invalid, underlining the splits in the ruling elite.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am Obama heads to Moscow for "reset" summitWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads to Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to "reset" U.S.-Russia relations that hit a post-Cold War low under the Bush administration.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am Federer takes on Roddick, history at Wimbledon (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:03 am Exiled Honduran leader vows return for showdownTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras braced for a threatened confrontation Sunday as ousted President Manuel Zelaya insisted he was coming home to reclaim his post, urging his supporters to mass at the airport for a showdown with the interim government in power since the army sent him into exile a week ago....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am Exiled Honduran leader vows return for showdown (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am Reformists resist Iranian government pressureTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The son of an Iranian revolutionary icon called on parliament to dismiss president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from his post, as the country's conservative political establishment upped pressure Sunday on the reformists....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am Reformists resist Iranian government pressure (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:01 am Pakistani jets bomb N. Waziristan, killing up to 6MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban positions in a tribal region that could end up the focus of a future military offensive, killing as many as six people Sunday, intelligence officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:01 am Palin takes to Web for hints of political future (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am LEAD: Weightlifting: Ota nails 3-peat at nationals+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDS QUOTE, FIXING TYPO IN 2ND GRAF) Kazuomi Ota clinched his third consecutive men's over 105-kilogram title on the final day of the national weightlifting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:59 am Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requests (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:57 am Rioters battle with police in HamburgBERLIN (Reuters) - Around a thousand demonstrators threw stones and bottles at police after a riot broke out in Hamburg Saturday night and stretched into the early hours of Sunday, a policeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:57 am LEAD: Baseball: Houlton solid, Matsunaka homers in Hawks win over F's+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING 2 GAMES) D.J. Houlton pitched seven solid innings and Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit a two-run homer as the Softbank Hawks edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 to move intoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it attacked "the Shell well head at Cawthorn Channel 1"A member of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) poses with a heavy machine-gun in the Niger Delta in 2008. MEND rebels announced on Sunday they had launched a fresh attack on an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am Nigerian rebels claim new attack on Shell facilityNigerian rebels announced on Sunday they had launched a fresh attack on an oil facility run by the Anglo-Dutch group Shell in the restive Niger Delta. The Movement for the Emancipation...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am Greek, Russian Orthodox leaders show unityISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Newly elected Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has led Sunday prayers with Istanbul Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in a show of unity....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am Greek, Russian Orthodox leaders show unityNewly elected Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has led Sunday prayers with Istanbul Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in a show of unity. The churches in Istanbul and Moscow have...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am Obama seeks new start in US-Russia relationsMOSCOW (AP) -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with both men declaring their determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:52 am 4 die in pachinko parlor fire in Osaka+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Four people died and at least 18 people were injured in a fire at a pachinko parlor in the city of Osaka on Sunday afternoon, police and firefighters said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:52 am P2P Collection Costs Man Huge Fine, Suspended SentenceA man who downloaded 12,591 music tracks, 426 movies and 16 full TV-series has been sentenced in France. The police searched the 55 year-old’s house in connection with an unrelated matter and stumbled across his collection. The man was sentenced to 33,000 euros ($46,200) in damages and a 2 month suspended jail sentence.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:50 am Dirtiest Dreads You've Ever Seen*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:50 am The deaths bring the number of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion in 2001 to 173British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky in southern Afghanistan. Britain's Ministry of Defence has confirmed that two British soldiers were killed this weekend during a major assault on a Taliban...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:47 am Two British soldiers killed in Afghan assaultTwo British soldiers were killed this weekend during a major assault on a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Sunday. One soldier died as aSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:47 am Volleyball: Japan edges Bulgaria in World League+(Kyodo) _ Japan picked up its second win of the men's World League on Sunday with a hard-fought victory over Bulgaria in the second match of a two-game series in Pool C. Yu Koshikawa...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 4MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 47. Seven were in critical condition....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:44 am Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 4Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 47. Seven were in critical...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:44 am Greek, Russian Orthodox leaders show unityNewly elected Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has led Sunday prayers with Istanbul Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in a show of unity.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:41 am Settlements, regional peace on Israel-U.S. agendaJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he would discuss with a U.S. envoy Monday a compromise over a peace plan calling for an Israeli settlement freeze and seek ways to promote regional peace.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am Obama seeks new start in US-Russia relationsPresidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with both men declaring their determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:38 am Joe Biden slap shot at Sarah Palin: Says quittin' gov isn't any victim - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:31 am Bust nets heroin stuffed in toysA dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:25 am 2 British soldiers killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- A roadside bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in southern Afghanistan killed two British soldiers, while gunmen in the east abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations, officials said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:17 am Deadly floods hit China, VietnamHeavy rains in south-central China and northern Vietnam kill at least 31 people, state media say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Statue of Liberty crown reopens - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am 16 U.N. deminers kidnapped in Afghanistan
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:04 am Michael Jackson: 1.6 million apply for 17500 memorial service ticketsA total of 1.6 million people have entered the global lottery for 17500 tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:01 am No Deal! Jammie Thomas to Appeal $1.92 Million FineIs it constitutional to fine someone $1.9 Million for sharing 24 songs? Is it copyright infringement to merely place songs in a shared folder?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am UK spy chief's family details posted on FacebookPhotos and family details about the newly appointed head of Britain's international spy agency have been removed from a social networking Web site.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:59 am Iran 'to free UK embassy worker' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am First Asian elephant born in Australian zooA 265-pound (120-kilogram), big-eared and long-nosed bundle of joy was welcomed in Australia as an important step in helping to save the endangered Asian elephant.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:53 am Iranian hardliners poised for revenge on dissenters - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am North Korea may have shot mid-range missileSEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea begins talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am Shifting focusHas Obama administration taken eye off Iraq?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:45 am Russia to U.S.: Compromise on missile defense
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:29 am The death of quarterback Steve McNair is a titanic loss felt ... - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:29 am Two British soldiers killed in AfghanistanTwo British soldiers have been killed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:27 am UK soldiers die in Afghan blastTwo British service personnel have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:25 am Strange Patriotism: American Flag's Weirdest Movie Moments#5 America Gets A Sponsor In Idiocracy - In the future of Idiocracy, politicians have traded in their business suits for stars and stripes jumpers and the American flag has traded in its colors for sponsorships.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:20 am Obama heads to Moscow for "reset" summit - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:12 am Fiancée pays tribute to childhood sweetheart killed by TalibanTrooper Joshua Hammond the 18yearold British soldier killed in Afghanistan promised his fiancée he would "come home safe" in his last telephone call to her she has said.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:12 am Palin hints on political futureRepublican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin hints on playing a wider role in the US, after quitting as Alaska governor.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:01 am North Korean Missiles Defy U.N. Resolution - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:54 am Audit Commission boss says public sector pay cuts is way out of recessionSteve Bundredthe head of the Audit Commission the public spending watchdog said real terms pay cuts for public sector workers would be a "pain free" way to help Britain recover from the recession.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:51 am Bomb hits Philippine church-goersThe Philippine army blames Islamist militants after a bomb blast outside a cathedral in the south kills at least five people.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:42 am Drugs, economy weigh on Mexico's election
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:39 am Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's junta after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meeting Myanmar junta leader Than ShweUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meeting Myanmar junta leader Than Shwe in Naypyidaw. Ban headed home empty-handed from a trip to Myanmar after the ruling junta brazenly snubbed his attempts to visit...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visiting the village of Kyondah in the Delta of MyanmarUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visiting the village of Kyondah in the Delta of Myanmar to see the progress of reconstruction from last year's devastating cyclone which killed over 130,000 people. Ban...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) studies a map of Myanmar's southwestern Ayeyarwaddy deltaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) studying a map of Myanmar's southwestern Ayeyarwaddy delta as he travels in a helicopter to the Cyclone Nargis-affected area. Ban delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am Americas group suspends HondurasThe Organization of American States suspends Honduras for ousting President Zelaya, who says he will return on Sunday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am A brilliant reminder of what forever looks like... [PIC]...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:10 am Coast Guard plucks French kayaker from Bering SeaA U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a French kayaker who became fatigued in the Bering Sea during his quest to circumnavigate the world.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:06 am Cancellara wins time trial, Armstrong finishes 10thA review of what happened Saturday and a look at what to expect in today's stage.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Allen Klein, powerful figure in music world, dies at 77The brash, tenacious mogul had clients that included the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke and Bobby Darin. He ended up feuding with some of his biggest stars.Allen Klein, the brash music mogul whose five-decade career included stints as the business manager for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Saturday in New York. He was 77.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Iran newspaper calls for Mousavi to face trialThe opposition figure is accused of acting on behalf of Iran's foreign enemies. In response, Mousavi releases a detailed account of alleged voting irregularities in last month's election.A right-wing newspaper close to Iran's supreme leader on Saturday accused the country's main opposition figure of being a dupe for Iran's foreign enemies and said he should face trial.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Investigators focus on five Jackson doctorsThey want to know who prescribed drugs for the singer, especially the powerful sedative Diprivan.Investigators are focusing on at least five doctors who prescribed drugs to Michael Jackson as they try to unravel the circumstances surrounding the pop star's death, according to law enforcement sources.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Statue of Liberty crown reopens to the publicThe top of Lady Liberty welcomes its first visitors since the Sept. 11 attacks. A view awaited, and for one woman, a ring.Erica Breder, a first-generation American, stood mesmerized inside the Statue of Liberty's crown. Out one window, the statue's massive arm and golden torch rose above her. Hundreds of feet below early Saturday, the blue, sparkling waters of New York Harbor stretched to infinity. On the floor beside Breder, was her . . . boyfriend?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Russia calls on U.S. to compromise on missile defenseMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published Sunday that the United States must compromise on plans for a missile defense system in Europe to get a deal on cutting back nuclear warheads.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:57 am OAS suspends Honduras over coup against ZelayaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Organization of American States suspended Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled in a coup a week ago.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:56 am Drug war, economy weigh on Mexico midterm electionMEXICO CITY (AP) -- Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weigh heavily on Mexico's midterm congressional elections Sunday, a vote that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon's anti-crime and economic policies....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:45 am Report says NKorea's Kim convalescing by the seaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living at an east coast villa since mid-May and is likely convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, a newspaper said Sunday citing U.S. and South Korean intelligence.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:44 am Bulgarians elect new parliamentBulgarians vote in a general election overshadowed by the economic crisis and its fight against corruption.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:42 am Fully reveals the shocking truth
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:41 am Twitter Cops [Video]An independent vigilante group fights against bad tweets. And iPhones.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:20 am Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein diesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:09 am Marines march in grueling Afghan sun for July FourthTaliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:07 am Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Taro AsoJapanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Taro Aso speaks during the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election. Voters went to the polls in central Japan to elect a new governor...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:02 am What Your Gadget Really CostsMarket research company iSuppli takes it upon itself to tear down popular gadgets to find out the price of the component parts and the vendors supplying those ingredients. A rundown of several recent iSuppli teardowns follows...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am Anti-government protesters protest at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok in 2008Anti-government protesters protest at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok in November 2008. Thailand's foreign minister is among dozens of "Yellow Shirt" protest leaders who will face charges...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am Four people were killed and 34 hurt in a bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern PhilippinesGovernment security forces conduct military deployment exercise in Cotabato on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in March. Four people were killed and 34 wounded in a bomb attack outside a Catholic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:58 am A boy looks down the barrel of a canon during a military exercise in Cotabato cityA boy looks down the barrel of a canon during a military exercise in Cotabato city, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in March. Four people were killed and 34 wounded in a bomb attack outside...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:58 am Sister Serena's betterWIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final yesterday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:53 am Matter of inches painful yardstickYou often hear people say in sports, "It's a game of inches," and that's actually what it was for the Red Sox and a disappointed Fourth of July crowd of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:52 am Takashi Saito sets Red Sox up for failure vs. MarinersTakashi Saito made his name in Japan as a flamethrowing starter and reliever. The four-time Japanese All-Star then came to the United States in 2006 as a 36-year-old...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:52 am Joe Maddon pondering WakeJoe Maddon isn't going to tip his hand on Tim Wakefield's All-Star chances, but the American League skipper will admit this much - sentimentality enters the equation. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:52 am Alaska Gov. Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, abruptly announced she is resigning from office at ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:51 am Lack of support pinches PennyThe run support that Red Sox right-hander Brad Penny received through the first third of the season has disappeared in his last two starts. Penny notched his ninth quality...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:51 am Lou Gehrig's message still gets throughJust like observances across Major League Baseball yesterday, the Independence Day festivities at Fenway Park included a tribute to a New York Yankees first baseman and the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:51 am Ex-QB McNair, woman found shot dead
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:49 am Andy Roddick in Roger Federer's wayWIMBLEDON, England - A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or - believe it or not - tennis...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:46 am George L. BarryGeorge Lyman Barry of Medford, a World War II veteran and engineer, died June 26 at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford. He was 90. Born in Stoneham and raised in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:40 am Eskandarian's goal gives Galaxy win vs. RevolutionRecently acquired Alecko Eskandarian scored in the eighth minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:37 am Cannons win fourth in rowDENVER - The Cannons extended their own winning streak while slamming the brakes on the first-place Denver Outlaws' run of six straight victories with last night's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:36 am 'Pat Patriot' creator and his 'son' happily get back in the gameCARTOON CORNER-- Who knew? Certainly Pat Patriot's Pa didn't. Not, at least, until he stumbled across an item on eBay last year. Only then did the true value...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:35 am Biggest fireworks show in U.S. lights up skyThe U.S. Independence Day weekend is shaping up as a celebration for Americans watching fireworks around the country and for ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:29 am Steve McNair's death sends shock waves around NFLRetired quarterback is found shot in Nashville, and police reportedly are treating case as possible murder-suicide. Players, coaches recall a good friend and great teammate.Details trickled out of Tennessee late Saturday about the death of quarterback Steve McNair, a onetime NFL co-most valuable player who, along with a female companion, was found shot in a Nashville condominium.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requestsThe more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service will wait until Monday to learn if they received one of the 11,000 tickets for Tuesday's ceremony.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:26 am McCain says Palin to play leadership role as ex-GovernorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:22 am Faults And Earthquakes In China Monitored From SpaceChina is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation across major continental faults in China to understand better the seismic cycle and how faults behave.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:20 am 16 dead, about 320,000 flee homes in China floodsAt least 16 people have died and more than 320,000 have evacuated homes in southern and central China after heavy rains toppled houses, flooded roads and damaged a dam, news reports say.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:12 am Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein diesRecord label mogul Allen Klein, who handled the affairs of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:01 am Evangelist Warren to Muslims: Let's partner
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:43 am Zelaya: I return to Honduras on Sunday
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:32 am Americas group suspends Honduras - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:19 am Today in History - July 5Today is Sunday, July 5, the 186th day of 2009. There are 179 days left in the year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:02 am Bomb blast near Philippine cathedral kills 1Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonate a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding more than two dozen others.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:00 am B.C.'s Tyee wins prestigious journalism awardIndependent web magazine earns Edward R. Murrow Award for best non-broadcast affiliated news website
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:51 am Conde, Pappa ignite Fire in win over RapidsChicago Fire ended a three-game losing streak — and a 10-game skid in Colorado — with a 2-1 victory over the Rapids on Saturday night.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:50 am Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Klein diesSome Beatles fan blame no-holds-barred businessman for contributing to tensions that broke up the group
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am No shortage of TV coverage for Jackson memorialMany networks sending top anchors to host live coverage of ceremony at Los Angeles' Staples Center
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:47 am 1.2 million seek tickets for Jackson memorialHuge number flock to register online for tickets to Tuesday service in L.A., but only 11,000 tickets will be distributed
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:46 am Hundreds attend funeral for former MP BattersPrime Minister among those who honoured life of former Regina MP who committed suicide after battle with depression
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:44 am Former NFL star McNair found dead in NashvilleNASHVILLE (Reuters) - Former star NFL quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death in a Nashville condominium on Saturday, police said. A woman's body was also found at the scene.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:33 am United States route Grenada 4-0The Americans returned home from the FIFA Confederations Cup and used one of its youngest lineups in recent memory to rout Grenada 4-0 Saturday night as it opened the title defence of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:32 am McNair remembered for toughness, leadershipMcNair threw for over 31,000 yards during his career — including 27,141 with the Titans — and made the Pro Bowl four times, yet his trademark wasn't his sometimes shaky spiral but the way he played, more like a linebacker than a quarterback.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:28 am In Myanmar, expectations were low for UN visit - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:26 am Marines march in grueling Afghan sun for July 4NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit....Source: AP Top International News At 6:38 a... | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:24 am Venezuela top Canada in softballMaria Soto's RBI single in the eighth inning of of Canada's Danielle Lawrie was all the offence Venezuela needed in a 1-0 win Saturday at the Canada Cup women's softball tournament
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:17 am Colin Powell worries Obama tackling too muchColin Powell worries that President Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offers this advice: take ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:16 am NFL star McNair found shot deadRecently retired American football star Steve "Air" McNair is found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in Nashville. along with a dead woman.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:15 am Mark Reynolds: The Day afterDisgruntled Diamondbacks third baseman said he hopes his fiery speech was taken by his teammates in the vein it was meant — he simply wants the team to get their act together.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:05 am NYC sees biggest fireworks show in the U.S.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am The Corruption Expose Too Hot to Sell"It's Our Turn to Eat" not officially sold in Kenya, but read aloud in churches.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:46 am Thunderous applause greets Bush on July 4
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:45 am Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pulloutWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from U.S. forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on behalf of the country's security and prosperity.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:22 am Independence Day celebrations light up New York skylineNEW YORK - Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colours shooting 300 metres into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for theSource: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 1:17 am Fireworks explosion on N.C. island kills 2A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 1:09 am Australia: Defence force told to investigate sex allegationsCANBERRA - An alleged contest among sailors to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible needs to be fully investigated by the Australian Defence Force, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Ms Gillard said nothing...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jul 2009 | 1:00 am North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvoSEOUL - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles yesterday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied UN resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern. The salvo, confirmed...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jul 2009 | 12:10 am Wimbledon: Serena Wins; Roddick, Federer On DeckSisters Venus and Serena Williams faced off in the Wimbledon championship Saturday. This time, younger sister Serena proved the victor. On Sunday, it's on to the men's championship, where American Andy Roddick will face off against the indomitable Roger Federer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:12 pm Myanmar: Suu Kyi's 5000th day in detentionToday, like most days, Aung San Suu Kyi will sit and wait. She will spend the day with the two women she has been detained with since 2003. That she is being held in a "guesthouse" in the grounds of Rangoon's Insein jail, as opposed...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:11 pm Honduras' Coup Prompts Meeting Of OASThe Organization of American States held an emergency meeting Saturday in Washington, D.C., to discuss whether to suspend Honduras' membership. Last week, a military coup sent leftist president Manuel Zelaya into exile. Without recognition, it could be difficult for the country to receive loans and aid. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:09 pm July Fourth Festivities Around The U.S.Guy Raz takes a look at the festivities across the nation honoring this Fourth of July. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:08 pm Over one million seek Jackson memorial ticketsMore than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week. Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Another...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:38 pm Foot-shooting season opens in AlaskaAbout the only thing political junkies were able to agree on, after Sarah Palin's bombshell announcement that she is quitting as governor of Alaska, was that anticipation of her memoirs next year just went through the roof. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:36 pm Statue Of Liberty's Crown ReopensFor the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, New Yorkers can view their city from Lady Liberty's crown. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:32 pm South Korea says North fires 7 missiles off east coastNorth Korea launched seven ballistic missiles today into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:26 pm Friends Defend Amanda Knox's Ex-BoyfriendWitnesses described Raffaele Sollecito, on trial for Meredith Kercher's murder.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:50 pm Biden celebrates July Fourth with U.S. troops in IraqVice President Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi government ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:45 pm Pachyderms beat people in cross-species eating contestNEW YORK - In the fight of pachyderms v people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest on Friday, chomping...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:33 pm Armstrong Back Among Tour De France CyclistsThe Tour de France began Saturday with the first of its 21 stages. And for the first time in four years, Lance Armstrong was among the participants. Guy Raz talks with Joe Lindsey, a writer for Bicycling Magazine. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Decades After WWII, Female Pilots Finally HonoredA hotshot fighter pilot teamed up with one of her heroes to get the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to a group of women most Americans have never heard of. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 7:49 pm Khamenei Aide: Try Mousavi for TreasonIranian Hardliner Calls Opposition Leader a U.S. Agent; Police Acknowledge 20 "Rioters" Killed, Over 1,000 ArrestedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2009 | 7:30 pm Biden on N. Korea Missiles: 'Predictable'"It seems like almost attention-seeking behavior," vice president tells "This Week."Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 7:11 pm Iranian Rips Prez Loser as U.S. AgentAide to supreme leader accuses Mousavi of being U.S. agent and committing treason.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 7:06 pm Arizona woman accused of leading sons on crime spreePolice say Cynthia Mary Roberson led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 7:02 pm Tour De France Takes OffThe Tour de France starts today in Monaco, and despite all the turmoil and troubles of recent times, this year's Tour is forecast to be one of the most exciting ever. The organizers hope to re-emphasize the race as a test of the riders, not their supporting technology. Drug testing will be tougher than ever, and Lance Armstrong will be hoping to restore his reputation as king of the Tour against some fierce competition. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:40 pm Acetaminophen Levels Prompt FDA ConcernThis week, an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration raised a red flag about a very popular and very effective painkiller — acetaminophen. The panel of experts has recommended lowering levels of acetaminophen in prescription and over-the-counter drugs because of concerns about liver damage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm Targets On Their Backs, Marines Enter Afghan TownThe Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment — known as "America's Battalion" — are prepared for anything as they move into the southern village of Sorhodez in the Marine offensive to wrest Afghanistan's Helmand River valley from Taliban control. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:33 pm Fire victim pleaded to be rescuedShe begged her husband to save her and their two young children as smoke poured into their 11th floor flat.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:24 pm Statue of Liberty's crown reopensThe Statue of Liberty's crown gets its first visitors in almost eight years. One couple marked the occasion by getting engaged.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:22 pm Madoff's Fate Little Comfort For VictimsMany investors lost everything in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and there have been some pretty heartbreaking stories. Host Scott Simon talks to New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera about Madoff's 150-year sentence and what it means for the victims. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:20 pm Mexico: Midget wrestlers die in hotelMEXICO CITY - Two professional midget wrestlers - twin brothers - found dead in a cheap hotel room may have been drugged by female robbers, say Mexican authorities. Post mortem examinations are being carried out on La Parkita -...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pm Serena Williams Beats Venus in Wimbledon FinalSerena Williams has defeated Venus Williams to win the women's final at Wimbledon.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:45 pm Honduras quits OAS over coup criticismHonduras rebuffed demands to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and pulled out of the Organization of American States.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:35 pm Biden on Iran: 'Everything' on the TableGeorge's Bottom Line: Vice President Joe Biden responds to Iranian nuclear threat.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:27 pm Forceful flu tactics too late for someAs swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Only yesterday did Argentina's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:00 pm The dark side of the moon menThe astronauts on Apollo 11 soared to heights never before reached by humankind. The return to Earth was, perhaps inevitably, traumatic, as Craig Nelson reveals in an exclusive extract from his upcoming book, Rocket Men . Just...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:00 pm Serena Williams wins WimbledonWilliams beats her defending champion sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 to win her first singles Wimbledon title in six years.Heightening a second, separate phase of Grand Slam dominance in a long and still-burgeoning career, Serena Williams won Wimbledon today and completed a Serena Near-Slam.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:55 pm Recounting Rescue of Child Crash SurvivorOfficials: "Courageous" 12-Year-Old Girl Was Afloat off Comoros for 13 Hours Following Jet DisasterSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:51 pm 2 U.S. Troops Die as Base Is AttackedTaliban attack US base in Afghanistan with truck bomb, rockets, mortars.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:37 pm First Lady Bringing Glamour to MoscowMichelle Obama accompanies President Obama to summit with Russian president.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:34 pm Serena Beats Venus at WimbledonLittle sister Serena triumphs in 4th Wimbledon final.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:32 pm Pakistani Airstrike Kills at Least 12 Taliban MilitantsPakistani warplanes pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents as the government kept up pressure on Islamist militants along the Afghan border.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:29 pm Search Crew Recalls Yemen Plane Crash RescueDoe Cyrille and his crew searched for hours in crashing winds and waves up to 16 feet high for any sign of Yemenia Flight 626. Then they spotted a girl impossibly clinging to a piece of debris.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm 2 U.S. Troops Killed in Attack on Base in AfghanistanMilitants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, exploding a truck outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:45 pm Knox Trial: Window Broken from OutsideAt Italian Murder Trial of American Student, Official Says Signs of Burglary Were Not StagedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2009 | 12:58 pm North Korea Fires 7 Missiles Off Eastern CoastSouth Korea says North Korea has fired a seventh missile off its eastern coast, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jul 2009 | 12:55 pm 2 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Blast4 Injured by Truck Bomb and Firefight Outside American Base; Captured Marine Still MissingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2009 | 12:30 pm Harriet Harman calls for investigation into tower blocks following lethal blazeLeader of the House of Commons has demanded an investigation into the design of tower blocks similar to one in London where a fire killed six people.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Jul 2009 | 12:22 pm Aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Calls Mousavi a U.S. AgentA top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and said in an editorial Saturday he should be tried for committing crimes against the nation.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm N. Korea Fires 7 Missiles on July 4S. Korea Gives Word; Analysts Say Launches Seem Timed to Thumb Nose at U.S.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:56 am Iranian lawyer 'to meet' detained British Embassy officialLawyer seeking permission to see detained British embassy staffer accused of "acting against national security".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am
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