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Dozens killed in Iraqi bombingsAt least 42 people are killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, the deadliest day since US troops withdrew from Iraqi towns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 10:01 am LEAD: Businesses reopen in riot-hit Urumqi amid heightened security+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING FOREIGN MINISTRY COMMENT, CORRECTING SPELLING OF 'HEIGHTENED' IN HEADLINE) Four days after bloody protests broke out in the capital of China's far western...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Military Ranks of The British Invasion#7 In A Series Of Pop-Cultural Charts from danmeth.comWhen the Royal British Army drafted all their nation’s greatest pop acts for the mid-1960’s invasion of America, it was one swinging’ surprise attack. Ready Steady Go!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Many killed in Afghan explosionAt least 25 people are killed in an explosion in Logar province in central Afghanistan, police officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:57 am Massive bomb blast in central Afghanistan kills 25KABUL (AP) -- A massive bomb blast Thursday in central Afghanistan killed 25 people including 13 primary school students, destroying shops and scattering pieces of the vehicle that carried the explosives over a huge area, police said. Another bombing in the south killed two NATO soldiers....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:56 am Massive bomb blast in central Afghanistan kills 25 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:56 am Massive bomb blast in central Afghanistan kills 25A massive bomb blast Thursday in central Afghanistan killed 25 people including 13 primary school students, destroying shops and scattering pieces of the vehicle that carried the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:56 am Larry Mize looks to break through at 3M ChampionshipBLAINE, Minn. - Larry Mize might be playing the most consistent golf on the Champions Tour, but he has yet to hoist a trophy. Mize has five top-10 finishes in his last...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am Massive Bomb Blast Kills 25 in Central Afghanistan - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am Blast outside school in Afghanistan kills 25MOHAMMAD AGHA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An explosion outside a school south of the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people, including 15 students, officials said, the worst toll from a single blast in a year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am China police patrol tense but calm city after riotURUMQI, China - Security forces kept a firm grip on the tense Xinjiang capital Thursday after days of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, as residents tentatively emerged...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:52 am Police to probe phone hack claims - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:51 am Michael Jackson memorial cost LA $1.4 millionLOS ANGELES - Los Angeles spent $1.4 million to provide security, traffic control and other services for Michael Jackson's memorial service, city officials said as they...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:50 am 7 Minutes Of Harold Ramis Talking Ghostbusters 3He talks about how the effects might be transformed in this new computer generated world, making it look low-tech, the unproduced draft of Ghostbusters in Hell script, and how the project is developing, and the danger of making sequels.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:50 am Russia makes no new proposals on territorial row at Aso-Medvedev talks+L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 (Kyodo) _ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made no new proposals over the territorial dispute between the two countries at a meeting with Japanese Prime MinisterSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:49 am Family, friends focus on Steve McNair's life, not endNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Fans of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair planned to focus on his incredible career and life with a memorial service on Thursday, not his sudden and tragic...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:47 am G8 eyes climate as summit includes emerging powersL'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest nations and major developing powers met on Thursday in Italy to seek common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries looking for concessions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am Developing nations join G8 talks on poverty, climate - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:45 am Six people were killed when two bombs exploded in a market in Baghdad's Sadr CityAn Iraqi army vehicle blocks the road following a double explosion in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. Six people were killed and 24 hurt when two bombs exploded in a market in the mainly Shiite district...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:45 am The bombings in Tal Afar mark the worst incident since US forces withdrew from Iraq's urban centres on June 30US soldiers and Iraqi police prepare to go out on their last joint patrol in Khan Bani Saad, just south of Baquba in late June 2009. A double suicide attack and two other bombings killed at least 42 people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:45 am Bombs in Baghdad, Tal Afar kill at least 41BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two suicide bombers on Thursday killed at least 34 people and injured 70 in an attack on the home of an anti-terrorism officer in northern Iraq, while three roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven others, authorities said....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:44 am Bombs in Baghdad, Tal Afar kill at least 41 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:44 am Bomb attacks kill 42 in Iraq (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:44 am Chinese, Japanese top nuclear envoys hold talks over N. Korea+(Kyodo) _ Chief nuclear negotiators from China and Japan met Thursday in Tokyo, with their talks likely to focus on ways to seek a breakthrough in the stalled six-party talks aimed at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:42 am US 'frees' five Iranian diplomatsFive Iranian diplomats held by the US military in Iraq since January 2007 have been freed, says Iranian state media.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:41 am Bombs in Baghdad, Tal Afar kill at least 41Two suicide bombers on Thursday killed at least 34 people and injured 70 in an attack on the home of an anti-terrorism officer ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am 'Hijab martyr' rally due in CairoProtests are expected in the Egyptian capital over the death of "headscarf martyr" Marwa Sherbini in Germany last week.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:38 am G8 eyes climate as summit includes emerging powers (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:38 am 2 Filipino personnel seriously injured during joint drill with Japan+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) A joint antipiracy drill by Japanese and Philippine coast guards off Manila was called off after two Filipino personnel were seriously injured Thursday, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:38 am Sotomayor rulings ‘extraordinarily thorough’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:35 am Bombings kill at least 41 in IraqMOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Bombs in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed at least 41 people and wounded more than 80 on Thursday, police said, just over a week after U.S. troops handed security in city centers to local forces.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:32 am Strife shows ethnic tension China hopes to ignore - The Associated Press
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:30 am Mount Rushmore takes the heat for Climate ChangeAs President Obama meets with G8 leaders in Italy to discuss global warming, a team of 11 Greenpeace climbers scaled Mount Rushmore today and unfurled a huge banner proclaiming "America honors leaders not politicians"
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:30 am Strife shows ethnic tension China hopes to ignoreURUMQI, China (AP) -- Ethnic strife in China is hardly unique to the western region of Xinjiang, where 156 were killed in recent unrest....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:28 am Strife shows ethnic tension China hopes to ignoreEthnic strife in China is hardly unique to the western region of Xinjiang, where 156 were killed in recent unrest. Communal and ethnic suspicions simmer across much of China, even...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:28 am Blast outside school in Afghanistan kills 25 (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:27 am 'Alpha Dog' drug dealer convictedA US court convicts a drug dealer of murdering a teenager - a case that inspired the film Alpha Dog starring Justin Timberlake.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:24 am John Prescott criticises David Cameron over 'relaxed' attitude to phone tapping claimsJohn Prescott has criticised David Cameron for his "relaxed" attitude towards his director of communications Andy Coulson who is currently embroiled in allegations over phone tapping.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:23 am Newspaper hacking row erupts in UKBritish ex-deputy PM John Prescott demands inquiries into claims that he and others were phone-tapped by a newspaper.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:21 am Iran vows tough answer to marchesThe Iranian authorities warn they will "smash" any attempt at protest amid plans for fresh demonstrations about elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am High Times In The HimalayasHigh in the Himalayas, the Malana grow some of the best cannabis in the world, but receive just a fraction of its sale price. Will they be willing to switch to cultivation of legal crops?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am Delicious Library for iPhone runs afoul of Amazon's APISudden removal of an item from the App Store isn't unheard of; sometimes an app has a hidden bug or a content problem, and if Apple hasn't seen fit to take it off the store shelves then the developer can take matters into his, her or its own hands.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am Incredible A-Z List Of TypographersSome play by the rules, while others systematically dispose of them. The more obscure the artist, the rarer professional web sites became. But as we all know, a web site does not a typographer make and, filtered through the glorious blogosphere, the cream eventually rose to the top.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am Bomb blasts kill 38 as violence surges in Iraq - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:19 am China police patrol tense but calm city after riotURUMQI, China (AP) -- Security forces kept a firm grip on the tense Xinjiang capital Thursday after days of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, as residents tentatively emerged to go about daily life....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am China police patrol tense but calm city after riotSecurity forces kept a firm grip on the tense Xinjiang capital Thursday after days of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, as residents tentatively emerged to go about daily life. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am China police patrol tense but calm city after riot (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am Ex-Livedoor execs ordered to pay 1.46 bil. yen to shareholders+(Kyodo) _ The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered former Livedoor Co. executives, including founder and former President Takafumi Horie, to pay some 1.46 billion yen in compensation...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am China arrest 'not linked to deal'Australia says it sees "no basis" to suggestions the arrest of a mining executive in China is payback for a cancelled deal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:16 am Iran envoy: Iranians held by US handed over to IraqTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's ambassador to Baghdad said on Thursday that five Iranian officials held by U.S. forces in Iraq for more than two years had been handed over to Iraqi authorities,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am Yousuf Raza GilaniThis handout picture released by Press Information Department in May 2009 shows Pakistan?s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani giving a speech in Islamabad. Gilani will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am Pakistani PM to meet Indian PM: IslamabadPakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt next week, a foreign ministry spokesman said in Islamabad.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am Ashes live - England v AustraliaEngland will try to push on towards 400 in their first innings on the second day of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am Michael Jackson memorial cost LA $1.4 million (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:13 am Key climate meeting looms at G8Heads of the G8 countries are to meet emerging nation leaders in Italy to try to push through a new deal on global warming.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:11 am FDA takes control of tobacco: Is it going to grow some teethThis week, the House of Representatives is considering a spending bill that would increase the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) budget by 11%. At the same time, the embattled agency is beginning to take on a new role as the primary regulator of tobacco products. In the case of tobacco, however, the agency has been given impressive powers.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am India Supreme Court steps into gay sex law disputeNEW DELHI (AP) -- India's Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a petition by a Hindu astrologer who is seeking to annul a landmark ruling by a lower court to decriminalize homosexuality....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:09 am Internet Attacks on US, South Korea May Continue - Bloomberg
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:09 am G-8 opens forum to developing market economiesThe leaders of the exclusive club of eight industrialized nations opened up their forum Thursday to the five fastest developing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am Horse Trading & Pork Accompany Climate Change Bill in SenateIf you thought automakers and banks were the only companies getting a blank check from the government -- think again. As part of climate change legislation under consideration in Congress, energy companies and utilities will receive hundreds of billions of dollars from taxpayers to help them comply with a new program to regulate greenhouse gases.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Kim Jong Il appearance spurs fresh health concernsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's latest public appearance is spurring fresh speculation that his health might be worsening, almost a year after he reportedly suffered a stroke....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:55 am G8 summit: Gordon Brown calls on developing nations to sign up to G8 climate pledgeGordon Brown has called on developing nations to sign up to a pledge to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius at the G8.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:53 am G-8 opens to developing market economies
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:52 am Bombings kill at least 41 in Iraq (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:50 am Google's Chrome OS poses long-term threat to MicrosoftGoogle's entry into operating systems poses a long-term threat to Microsoft, analysts said today of the news of Google Chrome OS. 'Will Microsoft be worried? Microsoft will always be worried...," said one leading analyst. But he said it would take a while to threaten Microsoft.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:50 am G8 opens to developing market economiesL'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- Leaders of the exclusive club of eight industrialized nations opened up their forum Thursday to the five fastest developing market economies - Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa - tacit admission that their leadership alone is not enough to fix the world's major problems....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:49 am G8 opens to developing market economies (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:49 am South Korea on high alert for more cyber attacksSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea was on high alert Thursday for more cyber attacks amid suspicions that North Korea was behind a recent wave of Web site outages in the South and in the United States. The South warned that computer networks of key infrastructure could be targeted....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am China flexes muscles in strife-torn XinjiangURUMQI, China (Reuters) - Armored vehicles and trucks carrying thousands of Chinese troops rumbled through riot-damaged streets of the regional capital of northwestern Xinjiang on Thursday, blaring out propaganda urging ethnic unity.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am Mass. files lawsuit against federal marriage law (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:42 am China confirms Rio Tinto detentionsSYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) - China confirmed on Thursday the arrest of an Australian mining executive and three others on spying allegations, in a case that has rattled currency markets and raised questions about China-Australia relations.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:41 am Google's a threat to you, not Microsoft - TG Daily
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:37 am Newspaper embroiled in alleged £1 million coverup of phone tappingAndy Coulson David Cameron's director of communications was deputy editor and then editor of The News of the World at the time.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:34 am Tehran governor: New protests will be smashedTEHRAN,Iran (AP) -- The governor of Tehran province warned that security forces will "smash" any attempt at protests on Thursday amid calls for the first significant opposition marches since a major crackdown more than a week ago....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:26 am North Korea Waging Cyber Warfare?Main Spy Agency in South Korea says North a Likely Suspect on Attacks Targeting U.S. Government SitesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:23 am More web attacks likely, North Korea suspectedSEOUL (Reuters) - A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week could come later on Thursday, a web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:16 am Tehran governor: New protests will be smashedThe governor of Tehran province warned that security forces will "smash" any attempt at protests on Thursday amid calls for the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:13 am Ahmadinehad has repeatedly insisted his election was fair despite allegations of widespread irregularitiesPresident Mahmud Ahmadinejad gives a televised address in Tehran. Iran authorities, still reeling from the massive public protests over last month?s election, warned of a harsh crackdown against any demonstration...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:11 am Iran has repeatedly accused the West of meddling in its affairsMembers of the Group of Eight meet during their summit in L'Aquila, central Italy, on issues ranging from the global financial crisis to climate change to the situations in Iran and Xinjiang, China. Iran...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:11 am Iranian students during a demonstration in the center of Tehran, July 1999File picture shows Iranian students during a demonstration in the center of Tehran, July 1999. Iran authorities, still reeling from the massive public protests over last month?s election, warned of a harsh...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:11 am South Korea is one of the world's most wired countries, with 95% of homes having broadband accessSouth Korean president and defence ministry home pages appear to be inaccessible. South Korea's intelligence agency warned of a possible third wave of cyber assaults, after naming North Korea as a suspect...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Seoul is working with the US to track the origin of a hacking programme that hit South Korean organisationsYoung South Korean army conscripts take a computerized adaption test in Seoul. South Korea announced it would set up a military command next year to tackle the threat of cyber warfare from North Korea,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Twenty-five US and South Korean sites were hit in the cyber attackSouth Korea's intelligence service believes North Korea or its sympathisers may have staged a major cyber attack that shut down US and South Korean websites, lawmakers were quoted saying.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Iowa becomes a gay wedding destinationSince the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in April, Iowans have been adjusting to their state's new status as ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:58 am Australian town bans bottled water sales
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:58 am Bomb-Rigged Afghan Lumber Truck Kills 25Officials Say Truck Carrying Explosives Hidden In Timber Overturned, Possibly On Way To CapitalSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:48 am Afghan bomb blast kills 25KABUL - A massive bomb blast triggered in central Afghanistan killed 25 people including primary school students Thursday, destroying shops and leaving pieces of the vehicle carrying the explosives more than a mile away. The bomb...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:46 am Election security personnel carry ballot boxes to a sub-distict office in JakartaElection security personnel carry ballot boxes to a sub-distict office in Jakarta.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:37 am N. Korea suspected in cyber attacks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:31 am Family, friends focus on McNair's life, not end - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:31 am Bomb near Iraq judge’s house kills dozensA suicide bomber on Thursday killed at least 34 people and injured 70 near a judge's house in northern Iraq, and a bomb attack in Baghdad killed six people, authorities said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:20 am Hospitals on board, not Congress - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:19 am Mexico accused of torture in drug war
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:10 am Gloves off on cost of Michael Jackson's servicesCity attorney plans investigation of $1.4-million bill, but some see long-term gains from global exposure.Hours after the last eulogy to Michael Jackson bounced off the rafters of Staples Center, discussion in Los Angeles civic circles turned to more down-to-earth matters: Were the pop star's death and memorial a net fiscal loss or gain to the city, and should taxpayers get stuck with the tab?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am China ramps up efforts to stop deadly ethnic violenceIn Urumqi, police fill the streets, where Han Chinese and minority Uighurs continue to battle, each side seeking revenge for earlier attacks.In an escalating campaign to stamp out ethnic violence, Chinese forces Wednesday saturated the northwestern city of Urumqi, helicopters dropped leaflets urging calm, and the local Communist Party boss warned of the death penalty for rioters convicted of killings.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass forces evacuationsVisitors to the Getty Center and Mount St. Mary's College are ushered from the facilities. The apparent accidental blaze shuts down part of Sepulveda Boulevard and two 405 offramps.Hundreds of visitors at the Getty Center and dozens more at Mount St. Mary's College were forced to evacuate Wednesday afternoon when a brush fire swept through the hillsides and canyon walls in the Sepulveda Pass, fire officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am LAPD's public database omits nearly 40% of this year's crimesThe map, touted as a way for residents to monitor the safety of their neighborhoods, doesn't include about 19,000 serious crimes reported in other LAPD data. Officials say they're looking into it.The Los Angeles Police Department's online crime map intended for public use has failed to include nearly 40% of serious crimes reported in the city, a Times analysis has found.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Consumers could pay for Google's powerThe Internet giant offers an abundance of popular free services and now plans to create its own computer operating system. What the company is capable of raises concern.At first glance, Google's latest plan for global domination sounds very cool.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Roads in Los Angeles, Orange counties most congested in the United StatesHowever, drivers faced slightly less delay because of rising gas prices, according to an annual report for 2007 by the Texas Transportation Institute.Los Angeles and Orange counties continued to have the worst traffic congestion in the country in 2007, although motorists experienced slightly less delay as a surge in gasoline prices discouraged travel, a new national study shows.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Iranian exile speaks out against militia he once supportedAmir Farshad Ebrahimi, a former child fighter and political prisoner, says Iran's bloody crackdown on protesters prompted him to 'out' ex-colleagues in Ansar-e Hezbollah who took part in the beatings.For people around the globe, the images of club-wielding men on motorcycles beating demonstrators on the streets of Tehran was just another case of brutality in a far-off land.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Blast in central Afghanistan kills 25A massive blast triggered Thursday in an overturned timber truck in central Afghanistan killed 25 people, destroyed shops and ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:53 am NYT: Cities lose out on stimulus funds
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:48 am Iran won't back down "one step" in atom rowTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not back down "even one step" over its nuclear work, a senior adviser to the country's top authority said in remarks published on Thursday, making clear Tehran's continued defiance in a row with the West.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:41 am State Sues US Over Marriage Law - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:20 am 25 people killed in powerful Afghan blastAn explosion in central Afghanistan killed 25 people, including 21 civilians and four policemen Thursday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Thursday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:16 am Talks to end Honduran crisis face low expectationsSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Honduras' ousted leader says he's not here to negotiate but to arrange his return to power. Coup leaders insist his reinstatement is not negotiable. And even the host of Thursday's talks sought to dampen expectations of a quick fix to the crisis....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:14 am Nanny Staters, just show some restraintIf seat belts save lives, how come you're not dead? For days now, horrified Nanny Staters have been wringing their hands over the fact that Massachusetts - liberal...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:07 am Tim Cahill could be in for a fallSo Republican Charlie Baker dove off the cliff first, putting the pressure back on Tim Cahill in what shapes up as an intriguing race for governor in 2010. If Treasurer...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:04 am L.A. brush fire forces Getty Center evacuationThe world-famous Getty Center art complex in Los Angeles is evacuating staff and visitors because of a nearby brush fire. Nearby ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:04 am U.S. interests seem set back by summitWe know the Obama administration blew the translation of the Russian word "reset" when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met her counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:03 am Election 2010 heats upIt is surely no coincidence that the worse the Massachusetts economy gets, the hotter the race for governor gets. As the president's advisers were quick to point out,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:02 am Still the reel dealMassachusetts is lousy with film crews and big stars this summer but leave it to the usual critics to try and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Yes, critics of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:01 am Conflicting goals clog deal on climateLeaders of 17 major economic powers will decline to sign off Thursday on precise targets for reducing carbon emissions that cause ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am A worthy legacyThe character that Michael Jackson's detractors have fastened upon is the one he morphed into after Hollywood and the pharmaceutical industry struck a gold mine (July...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am Rangers’ Andruw Jones hits 3 HRs vs. Angels
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:59 am Wives to be named on leasesU.S. trustee proposes communal land in Bountiful be privatized
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:54 am Plan to restore rare trout sparks protestsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game are moving forward with a plan to restore one ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:48 am Massive power outage hits west Los AngelesNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:43 am Roadside bomb kills 14No description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:42 am Honduras rivals to talk, but no sign of concessionsSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Veteran mediator and Nobel peace laureate President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica hosts talks on Thursday between the rivals for power in Honduras, but neither side seems willing to yield following last month's coup.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:29 am Preliminary results show Indonesian president sweeps electionSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono's opponents refuse to concede defeat, call the vote undemocratic
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:14 am Bay area child psychiatrist takes standA prominent San Francisco Bay area child psychiatrist accused of molesting several patients says he does not remember any of the alleged victims.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:13 am G8 opens to developing market economiesLeaders of the exclusive club of eight industrialized nations open up their forum Thursday to the five fastest developing market economies — Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa — tacit admission that their leadership alone is not enough to fix the world's major problems.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:07 am Homelessness in suburbs, rural areas increasesAs the recession took hold last year, homelessness shifted toward rural and suburban areas and gripped a growing number of families, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:06 am Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan shatter recordRoadside bomb attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are blowing past previous records, causing a rising number of wounded ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:04 am Amnesty: Peru's pregnant Indian get unequal carePeru's government doesn't provide adequate care for pregnant women in the impoverished highlands and jungle, a failure reflected in one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the hemisphere, a human rights group said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:01 am Jackson's dermatologist: I warned him about drugMichael Jackson's dermatologist says he on occasion gave the pop star the painkiller Demerol but warned him about using the powerful sedative Diprivan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:53 am Adu leaves US team to join BenficaFreddy Adu will not play for the United States in the remaining games of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said after Wednesday's 2-0 win against Honduras.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:40 am Dole sues 'Bananas!' filmmaker, alleges defamationDole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:37 am Ramirez homers, but Mets end skid, top Dodgers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:31 am New Cyber Attacks Expected in S. KoreaComputer Security Company Predicts Another Wave of Paralyzed SitesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:30 am Dole sues "Bananas!" filmmaker, alleges defamationDole Foods has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker for insisting on showing his documentary "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:21 am Ill. sheriff: Graves dug up to resell plotsWorkers at a historic Illinois cemetery may have dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped them in mass graves at the back of the 150-acre property in a scheme to resell plots to unsuspecting customers, authorities said Wednesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:14 am Mercury rout Sky 90-70Diana Taurasi scored the game's first six points to fuel a 22-2 opening run, and the Phoenix Mercury routed the Chicago Sky 90-70 Wednesday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:09 am Australia's jobless rate rises to six-year highAustralia's unemployment rate rose to a six-year high of 5.8 percent in June as companies shed workers despite the government's massive stimulus spending, official figures showed Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:05 am Veterans Call Out Obama On 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Nearly six months into his presidency, Obama has yet to make good on a promise to end the long-standing ban on openly gay service members. Now a group of veterans has launched a national campaign to push for the repeal of the policy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:05 am Carly Fiorina seems to be prepping for a bout with Barbara BoxerFiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard chief and economic advisor to John McCain, may be getting ready to seek the Republican nomination for the California senator's job in 2010.Carly Fiorina, whose rocky tenure as chief executive of Hewlett Packard ended with her firing, is making serious preparations to run next year for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:05 am Need For Campaign Cash Opens Door For LobbyistsLawmakers juggle the work of crafting legislation with their other big job — raising money to get re-elected. And that money often comes from the industries that will gain or lose from that legislation. Is it just the way the system works, or is it bribery? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:01 am Last WWII VC recipient diesMELBOURNE - Australia's last remaining World War II Victoria Cross recipient, Edward Kenna, has died in a Victorian nursing home, aged 90. On May 15, 1945, the then Private Kenna was involved in an action near Wewak, New Guinea,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2009 | 1:50 am Schoolgirl guilty in honey-trap killingA schoolgirl who acted as a "honey trap" to lure a besotted teenage boy to his death at the hands of a street gang has been convicted of murder. Samantha Joseph, 16, led Shakilus Townsend, also 16, to a quiet cul-de-sac in south...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2009 | 1:29 am Columns of Troops Pour Into China's WestChinese President Hu Jintao hurries home from G8 after rioting in the west.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Jul 2009 | 1:22 am US man takes ex-wife hostageHARTFORD, Connecticut - An advertising executive taken from his burning home after holding his ex-wife hostage in a 13-hour stand-off with police was arraigned on Wednesday while lying in a Connecticut hospital emergency room. Richard...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Jul 2009 | 12:40 am Budget solutions still evade some U.S. statesCHICAGO (Reuters) - A week after a new fiscal year began for the majority of U.S. states, several still lacked balanced budgets on Wednesday and a few of those were likely not to reach a deal for at least another week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 12:38 am Republicans: U.S. healthcare timetable may slipWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics assailed the Obama administration on Wednesday for a deal with hospitals meant to cut costs, and a top Republican said the U.S. Senate may need more than a planned month to pass a bipartisan healthcare reform bill.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jul 2009 | 12:03 am Video: The Non-Jackson NewsThe amount of news coverage devoted to Michael Jackson's death and subsequent memorial pushed many other relevant stories off the headlines. Jeff Glor looks at the headlines you may have missed.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 11:37 pm Marines: We Need More Afghan SoldiersOffensive to Clear Out Taliban from Helmand Province Needs Support, General Says; U.S. Soldier Killed on Recon PatrolSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 11:00 pm Environmentalists Protest G8 SummitDemonstrators Break into Power Stations Across Italy as World Leaders MeetSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 11:00 pm Turtles invade NY airportNEW YORK - A runway at New York City's Kennedy Airport was shut down on Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled onto the tarmac. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says grounds crews...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:52 pm Conman to pay duped investors with fake moneyPORT MORESBY - One of the most wanted men in the South Pacific, conman Noah Musingku, has promised duped investors he will pay them in his own currency printed with pictures of himself and Jesus Christ. But police are warning...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:45 pm Gotti Jnr denied bailNEW YORK - John "Junior" Gotti has lost another attempt to be freed on bail before his New York trial on racketeering charges. Judge Kevin Castel rejected his latest bid during a hearing on Wednesday afternoon in federal court...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:41 pm Suspected U.S. Strikes Kill 45 in PakistanMeanwhile, Pakistani Jet Attack Wounds Local Taliban Commander in the Swat ValleySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:30 pm Drunk tourist gives away thousandsMADRID - A British man who arrived at a Spanish airport after having too much to drink was taken into custody - not for bad behaviour but for being too generous. The tourist had recently received an inheritance, and he...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:22 pm ABC Producer Attacked While Covering Uighur ViolenceRiot fail to halt violence between Uighurs and Han Chinese.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:22 pm China vows executions for rioters behind killingsURUMQI, China, - China flooded the capital of western Xinjiang province with security forces Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. The city's Communist Party boss promised those behind the killings would be executed. Ethnic...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pm Silvio's scandals forgotten at G8Yesterday Silvio Berlusconi went back to the city of L'Aquila, and it was as if the past two months of garish revelations about his private life were nothing but a horrible dream. He guided the German Chancellor Angela Merkel through...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:43 pm MPs' expenses: the Tory MP an au pair and his £13000 on expensesJonathan Djanogly a millionaire claimed up to £640 a month to pay a number of students the Telegraph can disclose.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:05 pm McNair Shot Dead In Sleep By Girlfriend, Police SaySahel Kazemi was distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that the former NFL star was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday. Police believe after shooting McNair in the head, Kazemi shot him twice in the chest before shooting him again in the head and then shooting herself. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pm Iran Protests Go On Despite CrackdownProtests continue in Iran even as Ahmadinejad looks forward to a second term.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:53 pm Nick Clegg urges government to rethink Afghanistan missionLib Dem leader questions British military mission as Defence Secretary warned that more lives were likely to be lost.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:11 pm Video: U.S. Troops in AfghanistanCBS News RAW: DVIDS cameras captured U.S. Marines at the Forward Operating Base Dwyer outside of the district of Garmsir, Afghanistan.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:09 pm Is N.K. Behind a Massive Cyberattack?U.S. government and South Korean Web sites attacked; North Korea suspected.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:03 pm G8 Leaders Agree to Climate Change GoalAt Summit in Italy, World Leaders Call for Keeping Temperatures from Rising More Than 2 Degrees CelsuisSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm G8 Leaders: World Economy Still Needs HelpIn Italy, Leaders Agree It's Too Soon to Roll Back Stimulus Plans, But Commit to Prepare Exit PlansSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Hospitals Take Pay Cut To Ease Health Bill CostHospitals agreed to forgo $155 billion in payments over the next 10 years to help ease the costs of a new health care system. But some say hospitals aren't really giving up that much. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Obama Joins Global Warming DealPresident Obama and other world agreed Wednesday to back new targets to combat global warming. The leaders are supporting a goal to prevent the world's average temperature from rising more than 3.6 degrees. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Report: Holes Found In Federal SecurityFederal investigators easily smuggled bomb-making materials past guards at federal buildings, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says. Mark Goldstein, the GAO's director for physical infrastructure issues, testified before a Senate panel Wednesday on the report's findings. He offers his insight. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Attacks Highlight Flaws In U.S. CyberdefensesThe coordinated attacks that swamped Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea in the past several days may be a harbinger of things to come, cybersecurity experts say. The incident highlights the ease of launching such crippling attacks — and the lack of preparedness at some U.S. agencies. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 7:41 pm Is Israel Already at War With Iran?Experts believe Israeli security forces are hacking into Iranian networks.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 7:30 pm Leaders of developing nations shun plan to cut greenhouse gases in halfThe Group of 8, meeting in Italy, backs a reduction in overall emissions by half by 2050 and 80% for industrialized nations. But leaders of developing nations balk at the plan.The world's biggest polluters failed to reach an agreement today on a plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions in half by 2050, after developing nations decided not to sign on to the idea during an international summit here.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Jul 2009 | 6:53 pm French Tennis Pro Dies at Age 24Tennis player Mathieu Montcourt was found dead on his doorstep.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 6:38 pm Michael Jackson's children not mine 'to the best of my knowledge' says doctorArnold Klein alleged to be the biological father of Jackson's two eldest children says they are not his offspring "to the best of my knowledge".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jul 2009 | 6:28 pm Michael Jackson memorial: BBC receives 473 complaintsThe BBC has received 473 complaints about its coverage of the Michael Jackson funeral and memorial service.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jul 2009 | 6:07 pm Clinton Advisor to Help Afghan Challenger to KarzaiHe helped get Bill Clinton into the White House, and now Democratic Party strategist James Carville is trying to help a former Afghan finance minister unseat Afghan President Hamid Karzai.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 5:57 pm Stalker Arrested After Trying to Abduct 12-Year-Old GirlAn internet stalker has been arrested after trying to abduct a British schoolgirl while she was on a family vacation in France. The 12-year-old, from Glasgow, was lured from her holiday home and taken to an airport by a Belgian man she had met online.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 5:49 pm Tremors, Not Protests, Challenge G-8 OrganizersSecurity is intense around the venue for the G-8 summit being held in Italy's earthquake-devastated city of L'Aquila. But the biggest fear of organizers is not violent protests by anti-global activists, but continuing aftershocks. And months after the powerful quake, reconstruction lags. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 4:55 pm Customers Eat Up Fresh Fish Buying ProgramsYou probably know about produce "clubs" where farmers sell boxes of local produce to members. Picture that arrangement, but inside the basket are 2-foot-long cod. Fish-buying programs called community supported fishery have become popular in New England. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 4:47 pm Palin's Resignation Leaves Alaskans ReelingAlaskans say they were as shocked as the rest of the nation when Sarah Palin announced last week she was resigning as governor. Her approval ratings have dropped since last year, and many Alaskans who voted for her expressed dismay at her decision. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Jul 2009 | 4:27 pm North Korea May Be Behind Wave of Cyber AttacksSouth Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces committed cyber attacks that paralyzed major South Korean and U.S. government Web sites, aides to two lawmakers said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:45 pm China Vows Executions for Rioters Behind KillingsChina flooded the capital of western Xinjiang province with security forces Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. The city's Communist Party boss promised those behind the killings would be executed.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:37 pm 3 Months in the Hands of Somali Pirates'We can't take it any more': crew of hijacked German ship grow desperate.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:36 pm French Lawmaker Suggests Gradual Ban on BurqasFrench legislators took up the touchy subject of face-covering, body-length Muslim veils such as the burqa Wednesday, as a leading lawmaker softened his calls for an outright ban by suggesting the garments could be forbidden gradually.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:09 pm Hamas Tries to Detain Woman Walking With ManHamas already has political control of Gaza, and now there are concerns that the Islamic militant group may be trying to enforce a strict interpretation of Islamic law.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:06 pm Dissidents Organize Protests in Iran to Mark Uprising AnniversaryProtestors plan to march to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1999 student uprising.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 2:13 pm China's Facebook Status: BlockedChinese government focuses on internet censorship in light of Urumqi riots.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 1:36 pm Michael Jackson memorial: mayor pleads for cash donationsMichael Jackson's funeral cost the city of Los Angeles so much money that the city's mayor has set up a website asking for donations.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jul 2009 | 1:18 pm Ahmadinejad Declares New Era for IranIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to disperse the clouds of doubt surrounding his re-election in his first major television address. But even as he spoke, opponents went to their rooftops shouting "death to the dictator."Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 1:11 pm Michael Jackson: after the memorial the unanswered questionsMichael Jackson has been laid to rest in a starstudded memorial service but the saga surrounding his death is far from over.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 8 Jul 2009 | 12:56 pm Honduras First Lady Leads Fight for Zelaya's ReturnHonduras' first lady has emerged as the public face of the movement to restore President Manuel Zelaya to power, a role she took against her husband's wishes and despite her continuing fears for her safety.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 12:40 pm G-8 Leaders Look for Signs of Economic RecoveryG-8 leaders take stock of economic recovery so far.Source: ABC News: International | 8 Jul 2009 | 12:34 pm Thin-Looking Kim Jong Il Makes Rare AppearanceA thin-looking Kim Jong Il made a rare public appearance Wednesday as North Korea paid solemn respects to his father, the country's late founder, on the 15th anniversary of his death.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 12:15 pm U.N. Report Says Afghan Rape, Sexual Violence on RiseAfghan women are increasingly the victims of violence, including rapes and acid-throwing attacks at the hands of anti-government elements and local chieftains, according to new U.N. report.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am
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