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To Many Iraqis, U.S. Troops Have Not Faded AwayNearly two weeks after U.S. combat troops officially pulled out of Iraq's cities, the government in Baghdad says the arrangement is going smoothly. Many Iraqis, however, aren't so sure and are questioning why American soldiers are still on their streets. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:17 pm Software Helps Block Illegal Government SnoopingLaw enforcement agencies vacuum up vast quantities of data in search of patterns that might suggest terrorist activity – raising fears that privacy may be violated in the process. New software helps track who is looking at what to enforce government accountability. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jul 2009 | 6:12 pm Sotomayor set for Senate hearingConfirmation hearings are due in the US Senate for President Obama's nominee to serve on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:20 pm LEAD: S. Korea, EU announce conclusion of free-trade accord+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF FTA) South Korea and the European Union said Monday they have concluded negotiations for a bilateral free-trade agreement. South Korea'sSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:20 pm Two shot dead in renewed unrest in China's Xinjiang (Reuters)
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:18 pm Police kill 2 Uighur men, wound 3rd in west ChinaURUMQI, China (AP) -- Police shot dead two Uighur men and wounded a third Monday after they attacked officers who broke up a street fight, a week after deadly ethnic riots erupted in this western Chinese city....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:14 pm Police kill 2 Uighur men, wound 3rd in west China (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:13 pm Obama 'examining Afghan killings'President Obama says he is looking into an alleged Afghan massacre in 2001 - amid claims the Bush administration resisted an investigation.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:12 pm Senators clash ahead of Sotomayor hearing
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:10 pm Democrats push for probe into Bush policiesPresident Obama has been reluctant to probe Bush-era torture and anti-terrorism policies, but his Democratic allies aren't likely ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm 'Sex' BFF a happy camper!"Sex and the City" star Willie Garson was just as excited about swatting mosquitoes and rolling in the mud with campers in western Massachusetts...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm LEAD: China's security forces kill 2 Uyghurs in restive Xinjiang+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: MORE DETAILS) China's security forces shot dead two Uyghurs and wounded a third on Monday after they were attacked while breaking up a "violent incident," security...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm LEAD: Soccer: Oita poised to decide on Chamusca's future+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Oita Trinita are hoping to finally reach a decision on the future of manager Pericles Chamusca on Tuesday, Oita official Yasushi Hara said Monday. Oita...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm For disabled kids, a unique bus shelterFor students at the tiny William Carter School in the South End, the difficult road to get to class has long begun and ended with wheelchair lifts and staff scrambling for...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:07 pm Man allegedly punched over barking dog diesBOSTON - An Abington man sent to the hospital with severe brain injuries after allegedly being punched in the head in a dispute over a barking dog has died. A Massachusetts...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:07 pm Obama urges patience on stimulusWith the U.S. economy still firmly in the grip of a tenacious recession, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to have patience and give his economic recovery plan time to work.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:06 pm Some 911 centers can’t keep tabs on cell phones
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:05 pm Toy-gun robber foiled by cricket bat-wielding store workerBAY MINETTE, Ala. - Authorities in south Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun. The Baldwin County...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:05 pm Netanyahu offers key aide post to Jewish settler - Reuters
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:01 pm LEAD: Gov't upgrades view on Japan economy for 3rd straight month+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NEWS CONFERENCE, REMARKS FROM ECONOMIC MINISTER INSERTED IN 16TH-18TH GRAFS) The government upgraded on Monday its assessment of the Japanese economy for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:01 pm Democrats push for probe into Bush policies - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm Obama team sees jobs growth in health, environmentWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs in the healthcare and environmental sectors are growing at a faster rate than those of the U.S. economy as a whole, President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers will say a report to be released on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:57 am Stocks futures drift ahead of busy earnings weekNEW YORK - Stock futures traded in a narrow range Monday morning as investors brace for a crush of earnings reports, including key readings from the banking sector, this week. Overseas,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:56 am RHJ says Opel talks at advanced stageInvestor RHJ International SA said Monday it is in advanced negotiations with General Motors Corp. on possibly taking a majority stake in the U.S. auto maker's European Opel unit.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:56 am Body found on New Hampshire mountain is missing Ontario man, 70MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. - Officials in the U.S. confirm that the remains of a man found on a mountain in New Hampshire last week are that of a missing man from Napanee, Ont. Peter...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:56 am SAS plane makes 2 unscheduled landings in NorwayScandinavian airline SAS says a plane carrying 41 passengers made two unscheduled landings because of a problem with the flaps.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:55 am Democrats push for probe into Bush policies (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:54 am Pope on vacation in the Italian AlpsThe Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has traveled to a village in the Italian Alps for two weeks of vacation.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:53 am Man found dead in RI lakeBURRILLVILLE, R.I. - Police are investigating an apparent drowning at a Burrillville lake. Authorities say the 29-year-old local man went to Spring Lake Beach with family...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:52 am Unification Church leader in Japan resigns after church-member arrests+TOKYO, July 13 (Kyodo) _ The head of the Unification Church in Japan said Monday he will resign to take responsibility for stirring public concern after some church members were arrestedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:52 am Sotomayor hearings have a broader purpose
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:51 am For many, a simpler life is betterA third, 32%, say they have been spending less and intend to make that their "new, normal" pattern; 27% say they are saving more ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:51 am Iraq beefs up security after attacks on ChristiansIraqi authorities Monday imposed vehicle bans in two mostly Christian towns and increased security around churches in Baghdad after attacks targeting the Christian minority.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:51 am Pakistan's displaced families begin to return home (AFP)
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am 2 due in court on charges of slaying Fla. couple (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am NH church's response to vandal: Jesus loves youKEENE, N.H. - The sign in front of a Keene church now reads: "Mr. Vandal Jesus loves you too." The sign is a message to whoever vandalized the Hope Chapel on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:48 am Obama's day: Facing the court, the economy, and health care - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:48 am China's security forces kill 2 Uyghurs in restive Xinjiang+(Kyodo) _ China's security forces shot dead two Uyghurs on Monday after they were attacked while breaking up a "violent incident," security authorities said. Urumqi, capital of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:48 am 17-year-old arrested in NH fireworks shootingMANCHESTER, N.H. - A 17-year-old has been arrested in the shootings that wounded two people at a July 5 fireworks display in Manchester, N.H. Police heard late Saturday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am LEAD: Diet panel chief to reject gov't denial of secret Japan-U.S. pact+TOKYO, July 13 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENTS) The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said Monday he will...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am Two shot dead in renewed unrest in China's XinjiangURUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese police shot dead two people on Monday in renewed unrest in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media said, after at least 184 people died in riots last week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:46 am Water skier hurt on NH's Lovell LakeWAKEFIELD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Marine Patrol says a water-skier was hurt when he fell in Lovell Lake and was pulled into the propeller of the boat that was with him. Forty-three-year-old...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:46 am Iraq veteran missing after falling off boatLAWRENCE - An Iraq war veteran and father of four is missing after falling off a boat that was struck by another vessel on the Merrimack River in Lawrence. Authorities...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:43 am 2 due in court on charges of slaying Fla. couple
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:42 am Report: N. Korea's Kim Has Pancreatic CancerNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after new images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health might be worsening following a reported stroke last year.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:42 am Honda president pushes founder energy, hybridsHonda's new president promised to draw inspiration from the legacy of the company's founder to ride out hard times while pushing an aggressive strategy built around hybrid green technology.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:40 am Kyodo economic news summary -6-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- ANA to raise up to 141 bil. yen in public offering TOKYO - All Nippon Airways Co. said Monday it will raise up to 141.67 billion yen in a public offering and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:39 am White House starts urban policy outreachPresident Obama has invited political leaders, city advocates and policy experts to the White House to help his administration ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:38 am List of charges against Liberia's ex-leader TaylorProsecutors at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone have accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of arming and leading rebels in 1996-2002 and being "part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against the civilian population."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:38 am Turkey, EU countries sign gas pipeline dealTurkey and four European Union countries formally agreed Monday to route a new gas pipeline across their territories in an attempt to reduce Europe's reliance on Russian gas.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:37 am Education no substitute for regulationTeaching financial literacy should not become an excuse to refrain from creating regulatory instruments to protect investors
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:36 am Recession makes it easier to catch scammersThe downturn in the economy is outing more con artists, attorneys say. Since the start of 2009, the SEC has filed 34 cases alleging investor scams, up from the pace just a year earlier.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:33 am 'Two shot dead' by Chinese policeTwo ethnic Uighurs are reportedly shot dead by police in the Chinese city of Urumqi a week after scores were killed in riots.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:32 am Kia in the rearview mirror, but gaining fastWhen you’re taking on a tough market, like the U.S., it helps to do a little Soul-searching.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:32 am Germany charges accused Nazi guard DemjanjukBERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors Monday charged suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk with helping to kill nearly 28,000 Jews in World War Two, setting the stage for what may be Germany's last big Nazi war crimes trial.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Germany charges accused Nazi guard Demjanjuk (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Day in picturesStriking images from around the worldSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Train-mooning draws smaller, calmer crowdIt's the annual "Moon Over Amtrak" event in the Orange County community of Laguna Niguel in which people line up to moon passing commuter trains.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Dems seek probe of anti-terror policies
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Mugabe loyalists disrupt meeting in ZimbabweMilitants from President Robert Mugabe's party disrupted the opening of a national conference to draw up a new constitution for Zimbabwe.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Philips vows to contest EU probeDutch electronics firm Philips says it will "vigorously oppose" a European Commission probe into LCD flat screen price-fixing.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Gunfire Erupts in Urumqi; Chinese Police Beat ManChinese authorities ease security in Urumqi as roads and shops reopen.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am Pamplona Runner Gored in The Chest by 1,268lb bull, SurvivesThe man was caught in the chest and legs when the large bull became separated from the pack on the slipper cobblestone streets of Spain's Pamplona.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am Miners survive 25 days under groundTrapped in a flooded coal mine in southern China, three men drank dirty water and chewed coal before rescuers burrowed through a collapsed tunnel to reach them
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:27 am Report: CIA had plan to kill al-QaidaThe Wall Street Journal reports that the CIA program concealed from Congress was a secret plan to kill or capture al-Qaida operatives.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Kompany may miss start of seasonManchester City midfielder Vincent Kompany is set to miss the start of the season because he is scheduled to have a foot operation.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am NYT: Palin's route to resignation
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am Russian leader visits S OssetiaRussian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia for the first time since last year's war.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:17 am Nigeria rebels claim Lagos attackNigeria's most prominent militant group says it has carried out an attack on an oil tanker loading facility near Lagos.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:16 am Sotomayor faces Senate hearingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to fill his first U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Sonia Sotomayor, goes before a Senate hearing on Monday with most people betting she already has enough votes to win confirmation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:15 am Swat Refugees Head HomeSwat refugees begin returning home, as blast kills 9 in Pakistan's east.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:15 am Geithner to reassure Gulf allies on dollar assetsRIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will seek to reassure Gulf Arab states this week that U.S. dollar assets they hold in large quantities remain a strong investment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:14 am Top Japan MSDF officer arrives in China for defense exchange+(Kyodo) _ Adm. Keiji Akahoshi, chief of staff of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, arrived in Beijing on Monday for talks with China's top defense and military officials, making him...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:14 am German prosecutors formally charge DemjanjukGerman prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk on Monday with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:10 am Accused Nazi Demjanjuk Charged Over WWII KillingsGerman prosecutors charge Demjanjuk as accessory to murder at Nazi death camp.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Demjanjuk charged in Germany over WWII killingsMUNICH (AP) -- German prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk on Monday with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp during World War II....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Demjanjuk charged in Germany over WWII killings (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Deadly blast in Pakistani villageSeven children are among nine people killed in a blast at a village in Pakistan's southern Punjab province, hospital officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am U.S. stock futures mixed ahead of earningsInvestors are cautious as they prepare for a spate of earnings reports throughout the week, including from some of the largest banks
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:07 am Gold slips below $910/ozEconomic woes, firmer dollar, weak oil all weigh on gold
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am Copper under pressure, inventories dropAluminum inventories strike record high
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am CIT in talks with regulators over liquidityLender will try to participate in Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s temporary liquidity guarantee scheme, or else seek other funding
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:03 am 3 Freed After 25 Days in Flooded MineMen chewed coal, drank dirty water to stay alive 25 days in flooded mine.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:02 am Chinese miners freed after 25 days in flooded mineBEIJING (AP) -- Three miners survived 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China by drinking dirty water and chewing coal before rescuers burrowed through a collapsed tunnel to reach them, a local official and state media said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:02 am Geithner to reassure Gulf allies on dollar assets (Reuters)Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will seek to reassure Gulf Arab states this week that U.S. dollar assets they hold in large quantities remain a strong investment.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:01 am Can a six-month old save himself from drowning?Infant Swimming Resource aims to teach youngsters how to 'self rescue' but critics caution it only gives parents false security
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:01 am Police Invade Wisconsin man's property to pull down flag hunThe Washington post says "An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it - an Iraq war veteran - claims the officers trespassed and stole his property. "
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am 'Bruno' sashays to box-office fame with $30.4M (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am Police Detain Wife In Boxer's DeathFormer Champion Arturo Gatti Found Dead at Brazilian Hotel, Apparently StrangledSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am Stephen Hawking: Why Isn't the Milky Way Crawling With Life?"What are the chances that we will encounter some alien form of life, as we explore the galaxy?" If the argument about the time scale for the appearance of life on Earth is correct, Hawking says "there ought to be many other stars, whose planets have life on them. Some of these stellar systems could have formed 5 billion years before the Earth.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:52 am Redneck Games: Your Front-Row SeatBarbara 'Redneck Queen' Bailey shows the crowd the proper way to do the Bellyflop during the 13th Annual Summer Redneck Games July 11, 2009 in East Dublin, Georgia.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:52 am Pakistani displaced begin returnPakistan's government starts to send home some of the two million people displaced by fighting in the Swat valley.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:51 am New accident at Delhi Metro site - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:50 am New Honda CEO wants to accelerate hybrid rolloutAutomaker plans to launch CR-Z sports hybrid in February, Fit hybrid by end-2010 in Japan
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:50 am Sarah Palin's Messy Exit Strategy Could Really Cost AlaskaSince her sudden resignation from the Alaskan governor’s office on July 3, Sarah Palin has created a constitutional crisis that could cost state legislators hundreds of thousands in taxpayer money to resolve.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:50 am Police Detain Wife of Former Boxing Champion Arturo GattiBrazilian authorities say they have detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect following his death at a posh seaside resort in Brazil.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:50 am Young British gardeners unable to identify a hoeThe new breed of 'Instant Bloomers' don't understand latin names, don't know what a perennial is and aren't able to identify a hoe.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:48 am Turkey wants Iranian, Russian gas in NabuccoPrime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's statement runs counter to U.S. demands that Iran be excluded
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:47 am Forty workers locked out at ArcelorMittal DofascoEmployees of Hamilton steel recycling firm Multiserv were escorted out Friday after contract expired, union voted for strike
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:46 am Report: N. Korea's Kim has pancreatic cancerNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after fresh images of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:45 am Bombs Target Iraq Church, U.S. Ambassador4 Civilians Killed by Car Bomb after Church Service; 2nd Blast Near U.S. Convoy, But No CasualtiesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:42 am Report: North Korea's Kim has pancreatic cancerSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after fresh images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health was worsening following a reported stroke last year....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:37 am Researchers Search For 3-ft Long, Spitting WormThe giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle — its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from "Dune" or those vicious creatures from the movie "Tremors."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:37 am Delhi Metro Accident Site Hit by New Crash3 cranes crash at New Delhi's metro accident site in fresh blow to project.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:35 am Gunfire erupts in Urumqi; Chinese police beat manFrightened Urumqi residents watched Monday as police in bulletproof vests carrying pistols, shotguns and batons chased down a ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:33 am 2 held over brazen attacks on Mexico feds
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:33 am Cameron condemns 'scandal' of UK helicopter shortage in Afghanistan - guardian.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:32 am U.S. ambassador to Iraq unhurt by convoy bombBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy carrying U.S. ambassador to Baghdad Chris Hill in southern Iraq, but the envoy was unhurt, the U.S. embassy said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:26 am Angelita Pires was the girlfirend of rebel leader Alfredo ReinadoEast Timor-born Angelita Pires has been accused of taking part in the attack President Jose Ramos-Horta. An East Timor court has begun the trial of 28 people accused of trying to kill the president and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am Jose Ramos-Horta won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996An East Timor court has begun the trial under tight security of 28 people accused of trying to kill President Jose Ramos-Horta, seen here iin 2008, and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in a failed twin assassination...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am Pakistanis return to Swat; blast elsewhere kills 9Some Pakistani refugees refused to go home to the battle-scarred northwest Swat Valley under a government repatriation program ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:21 am Baha Mousa inquiry: deaths in custody 'act as rallying cry for extremists'Deaths in British custody such as that of the Iraqi receptionist can act as a "rallying cry" for extremists inquiry hears.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:20 am Japan PM Agrees On Aug. 30 Election To Buy Time - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:17 am Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer, report saysSouth Korea television says the cancer was diagnosed last summer, when the North Korean ruler had a stroke.SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after fresh images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health was worsening following a reported stroke last year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:10 am Stage Set For Sotomayor's Confirmation HearingsThe Senate Judiciary Committee opens confirmation hearings Monday on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Barring some surprise, her ascent to the high court is seen as inevitable. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:08 am MEND said its fighters carried out the "unprecedented attack" in LagosA fighter of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) pictured with a heavy machine-gun at the militia's creek camp in the Niger Delta. Nigerian rebels have taken their battle with the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:05 am MEND said its fighters carried out and attack on the Atlas Cove Jetty in Lagos harbourMap showing the location of Lagos in Nigeria where a rebel group claimed reponsibility for an attack on an oil jetty.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:05 am The MEND campaign against Nigeria's oil facilities have badly hit much needed oil revenuesA fighter from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) pictured with a heavy machine-gun in the troubled region in September 2008. Nigerian rebels have taken their battle with the government...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:05 am Nigeria's main rebel group have claimed responsibility for a strike on an oil jetty in LagosGas flares at an oil platform in the Niger Delta in April. Nigerian rebels have taken their battle with the government into the country's main city, targetting an oil tanker loading facility in Lagos harbour...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:05 am Israel's Spy Memorial Hides More Than It ShowsIsrael's intelligence memorial hides more than it reveals.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am Honduras Lifts Curfew 2 Weeks After CoupInterim Government Says Normalcy Restored; Supporters of Ousted President Continue to DemonstrateSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am Liberia's Charles Taylor Begins His War Crimes DefenseCharles Taylor begins his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:58 am Charles Taylor begins his war crimes defenseTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Lawyers for Charles Taylor began his defense against war crimes charges Monday, arguing that the former Liberian president was not responsible for the murder, rape and mutilation of civilians by rebels in Sierra Leone and should not be blamed simply out of disgust at the atrocities....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:58 am Japanese PM to Call National ElectionJapan PM to call national election, opposition submits no-confidence motion.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:57 am Japan PM to call national elections next monthTOKYO (AP) -- Japan's struggling prime minister decided Monday to dissolve parliament and hold national elections next month, following a crushing defeat for his party in a Tokyo municipal election seen as a barometer of voter sentiment....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:57 am Skepticism Greets Media Report on Kim's Health - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:56 am Afghanistan: David Miliband claims war is making Britain saferDavid Miliband the Foreign Secretary has insisted that the UK's strategy in Afghanistan is "very clear" and said it would "make us safer here" following severe criticism of the bloody escalation in the conflict.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am Japan's P.M., to dissolve parlimant, calls for national electionsJapan's struggling prime minister decided Monday to dissolve parliament and hold national elections next month, following a crushing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:52 am Demjanjuk charged over WWII killingsGerman prosecutors have formally charged John Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:49 am Australia pushes China on Rio Tinto detentionsCANBERRA/BEIJING (Reuters) - Australia summoned China's ambassador on Monday for a second time to press for details of the detention of Rio Tinto's top iron ore salesman in China and three other staff accused of spying.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:45 am A total of 16 suspected Al-Qaeda militants were put on trial in YemenSuspected Al-Qaeda militants react during their trial in Sanaa. A Yemen court has sentenced six militants to death for a spate of deadly attacks on government and Western targets in the impoverished country...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am Yemeni soldiers on patrol outside the courthouse in SanaaYemeni soldiers on patrol outside the courthouse in Sanaa. A Yemen court ohas sentenced six suspected Al-Qaeda militants to death for a spate of deadly attacks on government and Western targets in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am Dick Cheney allegedly ordered the CIA not to disclose details of the programDemocrats have accused former vice president Dick Cheney, seen here in June, of abusing power by ordering the CIA to withhold information from Congress about a secret counter-terrorism program.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:25 am The alleged failure was described as "a serious breach" of the lawThe CIA logo in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Democrats accused former vice president Dick Cheney of abusing his power for allegedly ordering the CIA to withhold information from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:25 am Charles Taylor Begins War Crimes DefenseDefense Begins in Trial of Former Liberian Leader, Accused of Murder, Rape and Torture of Villagers in Sierra LeoneSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:23 am War in Afghanistan: timeline of British deathsHow eight young soldiers lost their lives over two days as British troops in Afghanistan experience their bloodiest battles since the Falklands.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am American Service Member Killed in Afghan AttackAmerican service member killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.Source: ABC News: International | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:17 am U.S. Troop Killed In Afghan AttackMilitary Provides Few Details on Latest Casualty, 2009 Death Toll Climbing Fast, Now at 105Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Honduras lifts curfew 2 weeks after military coupTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Hondurans enjoyed their first night of unfettered freedom in two weeks after the interim government lifted a curfew imposed following the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am 2 Marines Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast3rd U.S. Service Member Dies of Wounds; Americans Being Killed in Afghanistan at Record PaceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am Relatives of plane crash victims to visit ComorosPARIS (AP) -- At least 150 family members of those who died on Yemenia Airways Flight 626 were flying to the Comoros Islands on Monday aboard a chartered French airplane....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am North Korea leader Kim has life-threatening cancer: TVSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday, citing information gathered from Chinese and South Korean intelligence sources.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:39 am South Korea's spy agency lowers cyberattack alertSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's spy agency lowered the country's cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:05 am Baha Mousa inquiry: timeline of key eventsThe family of Baha Mousa who died while being detained by soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment battled for fourandahalf years to win a public inquiry into his death.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:47 am Report: Battered Japan PM to Call ElectionJapanese Media Say Taro Aso Will First Dissolve Parliament After His Party's Defeat in Key Local ElectionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:26 am American service member killed in Afghan attackKABUL (AP) -- An American service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:37 a... | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am Activists push ballot initiative to end state benefits for illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born childrenThe measure would end public benefits to illegal residents, challenge the citizenship of their U.S.-born children, cut welfare payments to those children and impose new birth certificate requirements.In a stretch of desert just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, men and women in khakis and the colors of the American flag recently gathered at a border watch post they call Camp Vigilance and discussed their next offensive in the nation's immigration wars.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Calderon's drug offensive stirs 'wasp nest'The 2 1/2-year offensive has uncovered deep corruption and sparked violent gang wars, presenting a stark reality: The longer and harder the war is fought, the more complex and daunting it becomes.Reporting from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and Mexico City -- In the baddest precinct of Mexico's most violent city, Jose Manuel Resendiz is the law.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Republican pundits open fire on Sarah PalinTheir harsh views conflict with those of grass-roots GOP voters, revealing a serious split within the party.Since announcing her resignation, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been pummeled by critics who have called her incoherent, a quitter, a joke and a "political train wreck."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Baha Mousa public inquiry to examine allegations of torture in British custodyPublic inquiry into death of Iraqi civilian in British military custody with the former Queen's Lancashire Regiment begins.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jul 2009 | 6:44 am Pair accused of murdering Florida couple known for adoptionsTwo men were held on open murder charges in the slaying of a wealthy couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 5:43 am With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politicsThe hearings that begin at 10 a.m. ET Monday will focus on a woman who grew up in a Bronx, N.Y., housing project and climbed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jul 2009 | 4:46 am Stress, Anxiety May Keep Women SmokingWomen may have a harder time kicking their smoking habit than men do. Researchers say women are more likely to get stressed and reach for a cigarette when trying to quit, meaning it takes them more tries to stop for good. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jul 2009 | 4:08 am Anti-Smoking Drugs May Have Psychological EffectsThe FDA will now require warning labels on Chantix and Zyban, two popular anti-smoking prescription drugs that it says could spark changes in a patient, including depression, hostility and suicidal thoughts. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jul 2009 | 4:01 am Report: Kim Jong Il Has Pancreatic CancerSouth Korean Television Says N. Korean Leader's Cancer Is Life-Threatening; Looked Weak in Recent PhotosSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jul 2009 | 2:36 am Kim Jong Il has cancer: reportNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said today, days after new images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health might be worsening following a reported stroke last year. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jul 2009 | 2:00 am Honduras leader may allow Zelaya amnesty, curfew offTEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' interim president held out the possibility of an amnesty for ousted President Manuel Zelaya Sunday after the lifting of a curfew that had been imposed on the country since the June 28 coup.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 1:35 am Cheney hid CIA program from Congress: senatorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA withheld information from the U.S. Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, a senator said on Sunday as Democrats called for an investigation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 1:18 am Al Gore full of praise for Aussie PMMELBOURNE - Climate change guru Al Gore has heaped praise on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, backing his decision to push ahead with emissions trading legislation before global talks in Copenhagen. Mr Rudd wants to push emissions...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jul 2009 | 1:00 am Hondurans get curfew liftedHonduran authorities today lifted a curfew imposed since the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago - a sign the interim government is trying to restore normality to life in the crisis-gripped country. In a nationally...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:20 am Body in skyscraper was murder victimNEW YORK - A woman found dead in a skyscraper where a cleaning woman had vanished days earlier was bound and gagged and had a gold crucifix taped to her mouth, police said today. Police searching for the missing cleaning woman...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Video: Eating-In Replaces Eating-OutAs millions of consumers in the UK cut back their expenditure significantly by eating-out less, London restaurants reported a 60% business decrease since March 2008. Sheila MacVicar reports from London.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:46 pm Clozapine 'may have saved' schizophrenicsThousands of people with schizophrenia worldwide could have been saved if doctors had prescribed them the anti-psychotic drug clozapine, a new study says. Clozapine was introduced in the 1970s, but was banned for about a decade...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:30 pm Cheney told CIA not to tell Congress of new programmeFormer US vice-president Dick Cheney is today at the centre of a bitter new row, after charges he had directly ordered the CIA to keep Congress in the dark about a secret intelligence programme set up after the 9/11 attacks - an action...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:00 pm More mining killings in PapuaIndonesian police have confirmed a second man has been killed in Papua (Irian Jaya) in another ambush targeting passing mine vehicles. But there is still speculation as to whether Papuan separatist rebels or Indonesian military...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Jul 2009 | 10:40 pm Sotomayor Hearings Set To BeginSupreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor takes the stand Monday as her confirmation hearings begin on Capitol Hill. Slate legal eagle Dahlia Lithwick talks to NPR's Guy Raz about what we can expect as the hearings progress — and whether newly minted Judiciary Committee member Al Franken will get off any good jokes. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Jul 2009 | 9:22 pm Afghani war costing Britain dearlySangin is little more than a small town on a remote river running down to the desert plains of southern Afghanistan. It is a scatter of battered concrete administrative buildings, a scruffy bazaar and narrow lanes between mud-walled...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Plug pulled on shuttle launch - againCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Thunderstorms forced Nasa to call off today's launch of shuttle Endeavour , the fourth delay for the space station construction mission. The launch team came within minutes of sending Endeavour and...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Jul 2009 | 7:00 pm Mexico: Drug arrest retaliationMexican gunmen attacked federal forces across Michoacan, killing seven after the capture of a suspected drug cartel operative. Convoys of gunmen tossed grenades and opened fire on police stations in Morelia and five other cities....Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:15 pm American Citizen Arrested in Iran, Family SaysSecurity forces arrested Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh late Thursday, family member says. The relative was in contact with Tajbakhsh's wife, who witnessed arrest in Tehran.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 5:57 pm Pakistan: Usama Bin Laden Isn't HereUsama bin Laden and the top Al Qaeda leadership are not in Pakistan, making U.S. missile attacks against them futile, according to the countrys interior minister.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 5:21 pm Al Qaeda-Linked Filipino Militants Free Italian HostageAl Qaeda-linked militants released one of three Red Cross hostages, a Filipino woman, on Thursday after 10 weeks in jungle captivity on a southern island, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 5:11 pm Why Honduran Crisis Has Latin America WorriedTo understand Honduras today, it helps to know about Latin America's long love affair with caudillos, larger-than-life but power-hungry men, and why so many people are terrified that they're making a comeback.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 4:52 pm Iraq Military: Insurgent Attacks Decline, But Could ContinueThe Iraqi military says insurgent attacks are on the decline, but predicts they could continue for a few more years.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 4:49 pm 26 Women Drown When Boats Capsized in Western IndiaTwo boats capsized in western India on Sunday when the passengers panicked after seeing a bolt of lightning, police said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 4:35 pm Tour The Tiny Island Taking Guantanamo DetaineesThe Pacific island nation of Palau (population 20,000) offered to take in 13 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo at the United States' request. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Jul 2009 | 3:33 pm Stimulus Money Trickles Through OhioOhio is one state that's had a lot of trouble translating the money from President Obama's stimulus package into new jobs — and a poll indicates they're holding the President accountable. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Jul 2009 | 3:31 pm New Delhi Metro Bridge Collapse Kills 5One section of a bridge being built for the Indian capital's metro rail system collapsed Sunday, crushing to death five workers and injuring 13 in a major setback to the project that officials hope to complete before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 3:09 pm Different Rules Strain Ties With China's MinoritiesChina's government says the recent violence in Xinjiang is just terrorism and is not related to government policies. But the differing policies for Han and Uighur peoples lead to a gap in understanding and life experiences that can fuel mistrust. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Jul 2009 | 3:08 pm Obama Challenges Africa To Take ControlPresident Obama is back in the White House Sunday morning after a weeklong trip overseas. His last stop was the West African nation of Ghana, where Obama noted that his family has shared in the tragedies of Africa's past, but added that today's Africans must take responsibility for their own future. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Jul 2009 | 3:07 pm Red Cross Worker Held Hostage in Philippines ReleasedOn the worst days, kidnapped Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni couldn't stop himself from picturing how he feared his monthslong jungle captivity in the southern Philippines would end: with his decapitated head in a basket.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:59 pm Car Bomb Kills 4 Outside Church in IraqA car bomb exploded near a church as worshippers left Sunday Mass, killing at least four civilians and injuring 18 in one of several attacks on Iraq's beleaguered Christian minority.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:08 pm Six soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Britain's bloodiest day namedSix soldiers killed in Afghanistan on the bloodiest day for frontline combat troops since the Falklands War have been named.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:07 pm 5 Iranian Officials Released by U.S.Diplomats Held for 2.5 Years in Iraq Return Home to Hero's WelcomeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm PHOTOS: Northern Ireland's 'The Giant's Causeway'Spectacular rock formation inspires legend.Source: ABC News: International | 12 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm
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