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Clinton Emerges, Reasserting Her Diplomatic StatureSecretary of State Hillary Clinton was sidelined in recent weeks by a broken elbow, and some observers say, was eclipsed on the world stage by President Obama. But Clinton has emerged to assert her diplomatic role in a series of recent appearances and an upcoming trip to India and Thailand. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:36 pm Nopalitos: Taming The Prickly Pear CactusSome summer foods beg to be eaten: fresh tomatoes, sweet corn on the cob. But one virtually screams, "Leave me alone!" Nopalitos are the pads of the prickly pear cactus. In Mexico and the American Southwest, they're a staple at farmers' markets. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:50 pm Israeli Warships in Suez Canal a Signal to Iran?Two Israeli warships reportedly sailed through the Suez Canal on Tuesday, ten days after a submarine believed to be nuclear-armed made the crossing.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:18 pm Man Kidnapped, Forced to Chug Beer, FreedA man in Utah told authorities he had been kidnapped, tied up, force-fed two beers and dumped by the side of the road over the weekend.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:37 am Can Jamming Technology Stop Prisoner Chatter?For most of us, our knowledge of this country's prison system is limited to a few episodes of "Prison Break" or that weathered DVD copy of "The Shawshank Redemption", and I imagine we'd like to keep it that way.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:36 am Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies - ScienceUpcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies, A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find -- grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:36 am Brown Bear Underwater in Search of Food [PIC]Bear in Kuril Lake, part of Russian territory that's one of largest salmon runs in world. Pic enlargeable, wallpaper.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:36 am Ex-Khmer Rouge jail guard testifies on executions at Killing Fields+(Kyodo) _ A former Khmer Rouge who worked as a guard at a torture and interrogation center in Phnom Penh in the late 1970s testified Thursday at the U.N.-backed tribunal about how...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:35 am CORRECTED: China warns Australia against 'interference' in Rio Tinto case+BEIJING, July 16 (Kyodo) _ Interference by Australia in a judicial case involving a Rio Tinto executive and Australian citizen detained in Shanghai for stealing state secrets will harm...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:32 am CIT won't get bailout, raising bankruptcy prospect (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am 2 black boxes from Iran's crashed plane recoveredTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Investigators have recovered two black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran's state radio reported Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am Sears' name is gone but still towers over iconThe sleek black building that looms over this city's skyline has for 36 years been instantly recognizable as the Sears Tower. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am 4TH LD: LDP dissidents' attempt to oust Aso hits stumbling block+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING, ADDING ASO'S COMMENTS) An attempt by Liberal Democratic Party members to hold a plenary party meeting and dismiss Prime Minister Taro Aso as LDP president hitSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am China grows faster amid worriesChina's economy grows at an annual rate of 7.9% in the second quarter, but officials warn challenges remain.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:28 am Capitol police say suspect killed near CapitolWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police said one suspect was killed and two officers injured in a shooting near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an incident police said was not related to Capitol security.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Pakistan vows to act on terrorismPakistan will do all it can to bring the suspects of the Mumbai terror attacks to justice, Prime Minister Gilani tells India.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am JPMorgan Chase posts $2.7 billion profitJPMorgan Chase said Thursday that its second-quarter profit easily surpassed expectations as profit was buoyed by strength in its investment banking business.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Talks fail to break California budget impasseSACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers failed on Wednesday night to agree to balance the state's budget by closing a $26.3 billion deficit, but officials said talks would continue.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am Talks fail to break California budget impasse (Reuters)Reuters - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers failed on Wednesday night to agree to balance the state's budget by closing a $26.3 billion deficit, but officials said talks would continue.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am Israel: Iran, Syria still send arms to HezbollahJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel accused Iran and Syria Thursday of sending weapons to Lebanon's Hezbollah in violation of a U.N. cease-fire after one of the militant group's arms warehouses in south Lebanon blew up....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:24 am Senden takes advantage of his British Open spot (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:23 am Japan, Mongolia agree to cooperate in uranium ore development+(Kyodo) _ The leaders of Japan and Mongolia agreed Thursday to cooperate in developing uranium and other minerals rich in Mongolia, with Tokyo promising to step up its aid to bolster the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:22 am Sotomayor hearing resuming ThursdayBarring a monumental mistake, Sonia Sotomayor has to endure only a few more hours in the witness chair before she can look ahead ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am Baxter 2Q profit rises 8 percent on marginsSpecialty drug and medical device maker Baxter International says its profit rose 8 percent in the second quarter on better margins, more than offsetting a decline in sales.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am Human rights group raises alarm over Congo rapesCongo must crack down on rampant sexual violence perpetrated by military generals and other top officers, a prominent international human rights group said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am An Iranian news agency says the head of the country's nuclear agency has resigned.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:20 am ARM Cortex + Google Chrome = Your Next Netbook?ARM thinks the combination of its low-power Cortex cores and Google's forthcoming OS will be the breakthrough netbooks need to succeed in the market. Intel may have other ideas, however. And what about Windows 7?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:20 am Eidos Trademarks Kane and Lynch 2: Dog DaysSuperannuation reports that last Wednesday Eidos filed a trademark registration for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, suggesting that a long-rumored sequel is
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:20 am Foreclosures rise 15 percent in first half of 2009 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:17 am Iranian nuclear chief 'resigns'The head of Iran's nuclear organisation, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, has resigned, the Isna news agency reports.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:15 am Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre (AP)AP - Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:14 am JPMorgan Chase posts 2Q profit, surpasses Street (AP)AP - JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted a 36 percent jump in second-quarter profit Thursday, easily surpassing Wall Street expectations as strength in its core consumer and investment banking businesses offset a jump in credit losses.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:13 am Khmer Rouge victims tricked on way to executionPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- A senior security guard at the most notorious Khmer Rouge prison told a genocide tribunal Thursday that prisoners were told they were being freed as they were led to Cambodia's killing fields....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:12 am 7-year hunt for missing NJ teen ends in NYCPISCATAWAY, N.J. - Family members are preparing to lay to rest a 17-year-old from New Jersey who vanished from a pool hall in 2002. DNA tests showed Ben Maurer died the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:11 am Pakistan promises to catch India attackers - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:10 am Microsoft to Open Retail Stores Next to Apple’sHere’s a tale of bad neighbors waiting to unravel: Microsoft is planning to set up shop right next to its worst enemy, Apple.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:10 am Urine Tapped as New Fuel SourceTopping off your hydrogen-fueled car's tank may soon have an entirely new meaning.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:10 am CIT talks fall apart, bankruptcy loomsWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc, a lender to hundreds of thousands of small and mid-sized U.S. businesses, said bailout talks with the government had ended, a development that could ultimately drive the company into bankruptcy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am JPMorgan profit surges, beats Street estimatesStrength in its core consumer and investment banking businesses offset a jump in credit losses
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Nokia profit drops 66% in second quarterWorld's largest cell phone maker global recession sapped demand for handsets made by
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Stock purchase body to start buying REITs, preferred shares, ETFs+(Kyodo) _ The Banks' Shareholdings Purchase Corp. said Thursday it will purchase real estate investment trusts, preferred shares and exchange-traded funds from commercial banks, starting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am For Sotomayor, One More Day On The Hot SeatTen senators must still take turns in the second round of questioning for Judge Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee turns to witnesses. Among them: firefighter Frank Ricci, lead plaintiff in a reverse discrimination lawsuit oft-cited during the hearings. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am Gunmen kill UN worker, guard in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Gunmen killed a U.N. employee and a guard during a failed kidnap attempt at a refugee camp in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, a blow to humanitarian efforts to help civilians displaced by army offensives against the Taliban....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:04 am East Europeans nervous as US courts RussiaFormer eastern European leaders urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to remember their interests as he seeks better ties with Russia, warning U.S. credibility would be damaged if Washington abandons plans for a missile shield.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:04 am Cops arrest ex-Serbia cycling coach in doping raidItalian police have arrested Serbia's former national cycling coach in an alleged doping ring involving both professional and amateur riders in northeastern Italy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:04 am Teen jailed for leaving cat in oven to dieA New York City teenager has admitted that she failed to let a kitten out of an oven after a friend put the animal inside and left it to roast to death.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:03 am Marriott 2Q profit declines 76 percentMarriott International says lower revenue and hefty restructuring charges pushed down its net income 76 percent in the second quarter.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Routing Taliban 'may take time' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Mark Calcavecchia turns back clock with 67 at TurnberryTURNBERRY, Scotland - Mark Calcavecchia always plays at a brisk pace. He was really eager to get started Thursday. Going out in the first group of the day with his wife...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:59 am Summer forecast starts to warm upWhile we're on track for the coldest July on record in the Prairies, new forecast models released today suggest the sizzle could still come back into summer
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:59 am RI electric scooter maker lays off workersMIDDLETOWN, R.I. - A manufacturer of high-end, electric scooters and motorcycles has laid off nearly all its employees and will file for bankruptcy within 30 days unless it...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:59 am China's population of Web users hits 338 millionBEIJING - More people now go online in China than there are people in the United States. The country's rapid economic growth and expansion of Internet access in more...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:57 am Comments on slaying of Russian activist EstemirovaInternational reaction to the kidnapping and murder of Russian human rights activist Natalya Estemirova in the Caucasus. Estemirova, 50, was a leading member of the Chechen branch of the Russian human rights group Memorial.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am Maine D-League team to hold mascot tryoutsPORTLAND, Maine - Portland's new NBA Development League team is looking for somebody with acrobatic skills to be its new mascot. The Maine Red Claws are holding auditions...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am China's population of Web users hits 338 millionMore people now go online in China than there are people in the United States.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am CIA assassin program was nearing new phase
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am Nokia profit drops 66 percent in 2QThe world's top cell phone maker, Nokia Corp., on Thursday said earnings fell 66 percent in the second quarter as the global recession sapped demand for handsets.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am Doctors blameless in death of Rangers draft pickMOSCOW - Team doctors are not to blame for the death of rising star Alexei Cherepanov, who collapsed during a Continental Hockey League game last year in Russia. Doctors...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am Female Indian politician arrested for rape comment - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:50 am Video of Jackson 1984 Pepsi burn accident surfaces (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:49 am Foreclosures up as unemployment soarsWASHINGTON - The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:49 am Gunmen Kill UN Official in Pakistan - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:48 am Black boxes recovered from Iran crash site
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:47 am JPMorgan Chase posts 2Q profit, surpasses StreetJPMorgan Chase says its second-quarter profit easily surpassed expectations as profit was buoyed by strength in its investment banking business.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:46 am Chechen leader vows to investigate activist murderGROZNY, Russia - Chechnya's Kremlin-installed leader vowed to personally oversee the investigation into the brazen murder of a top Russian human rights activist - even...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:46 am Green desertsCould climate change be good news for dry areas?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:45 am Accomplice hunted in Fla. couple’s slaying
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:44 am House Democrats prepare to vote on health bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:43 am China warns Australia against 'interference' in Rio Tinto case+(Kyodo) _ Interference by Australia in a judicial case involving a Rio Tinto executive and Australian citizen detained in Shanghai for stealing state secrets will harm the healthy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:43 am Japanese women's lifespan longest in the world for 24th straight year+(Kyodo) _ Japanese women had the world's longest lifespan for the 24th consecutive year in 2008 with an average life expectancy of 86.05 years, a health ministry report released Thursday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:43 am Global mobile phone shipments to fall 7.5% in 2009: study+(Kyodo) _ Global mobile phone shipments in 2009 are likely to fall 7.5 percent from a year earlier to 1,094,240,000 units due to the economic slump worldwide, marking the first decrease...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:42 am Chechen leader vows to investigate activist murderGROZNY, Russia (AP) -- Chechnya's Kremlin-installed leader vowed to personally oversee the investigation into the brazen murder of a top Russian human rights activist - even though the victim's colleagues accuse his own security forces of being involved in the slaying....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:40 am WTF? TVA ash spill site fails to make EPA hazard listThe Tennessee site of one of the nation's worst coal ash spills failed to make a federal list of ash storage ponds posing the highest potential threat to nearby residents - a list that was compiled in response to the massive Tennessee disaster. The system allows the TVA and other ash site operators to rate their own facilities. Hmm...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:40 am Shortage of helicopters undermining 'protection' of troops in AfghanistanA shortage of helicopters is undermining the "protection" of British troops in Afghanistan a group of senior MPs has warned.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am 2ND LD: Royal couple pay tribute to U.S. war dead, hail scholarship+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INF AT 7TH-10TH GRAFS) Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paid tribute Wednesday to more than 50,000 U.S. soldiers, including Japanese-American...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am Mexico rejects any drug gang dealThe Mexican government says it will never negotiate with drug traffickers, after a purported cartel leader suggests a pact.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:37 am Honduran interim leader: I'm willing to step downTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim leader said Wednesday he is willing to step down to help end his country's political crisis, but only if ousted President Manuel Zelaya isn't allowed to regain power....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:37 am 5 months later, no sign of little Haleigh CummingsSATSUMA, Fla. - For Haleigh Cummings' grandmother, it's not knowing what happened to the 5-year-old girl that tears her apart. Is Haleigh alive or dead? Did someone...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:34 am Pressure builds on Japan PM; calls to quit may grow - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:31 am National survey gives Maine Web site top markPORTLAND, Maine - A national survey of state government Web sites has given Maine the No. 1 ranking in e-government performance. The survey evaluated state Web sites in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:31 am 'The Office' Continues to Unfold OnlineThe employers of Dunder Mifflin may be on hiatus but at least, fans can still enjoy The Office online. NBC.com now offers more digital features than ever this summer, which allows fans to follow Twitter conversations between characters, vote on favorite Office moments, play The Office Golf Game for iPhone and iPod Touch, and complete summer...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:30 am Vow to catch Chechnya assassinsRussian-backed Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov vows to hunt down the killers of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:28 am Indian, Pakistani premiers meet in Egypt (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:27 am Man with gun shot, killed near U.S. CapitolAuthorities say the man sped away in a car after being told to stop. Police say he later brandished a weapon and refused to put it down.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:27 am Apollo 11 Anniversary: Debate Still Rages - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:27 am N. Korea defense commission member included in U.N. sanctions list+(Kyodo) _ North Korean National Defense Commission member Ju Kyu Chang is included in a list of officials on whom a U.N. sanctions committee plans to impose a travel ban for their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:22 am 2 black boxes from Iranian plane crash recovered - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:20 am UN worker shot dead in PakistanA UN refugee agency official is shot dead during a failed kidnap attempt at a relief camp in north-west Pakistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:18 am 1 more day of questions for Sotomayor (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:15 am Mousavi plans public appearanceIran's opposition candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, intends to make his first public appearance in weeks at Friday prayers.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:14 am Black Boxes Recovered from Iranian Plane2 of 3 Boxes will be sent to Manufacturers for AnalysisSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:13 am Sotomayor treads careful lineWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers stepped up pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, hoping to paint her as judicial activist who will stamp the court with President Barack Obama's liberal agenda.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:10 am Afghan Taliban says they are holding missing U.S. soldierKHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Taliban commander in southeastern Afghanistan said on Thursday that a missing U.S. soldier was being held unharmed by insurgents, but warned he would be killed if efforts were made to find him.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:07 am Indonesia to send more police to Freeport mineJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia is deploying police special forces to U.S.-based Freeport's gold mine - the world's largest - after a wave of shootings at the remote facility, a police official said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:05 am Chechnya's peace is built on murder - guardian.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:03 am Routing Taliban 'may take time'The top military commander in the US, Adm Michael Mullen, says he does not know how long it will take for security to improve in Afghanistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am China to issue arrest warrants for Xinjiang riotsURUMQI, China (AP) -- The initial investigation into ethnic riots that left 192 people dead in China's western Xinjiang region has been completed and arrest warrants will soon be issued, the region's chief prosecutor said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:55 am Tanker truck infernoA gas tanker exploded under an overpass near Detroit, shooting flames more than 70 metres into the air and destroying the bridge and part of the highway.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am China and Australia trade warnings on Rio caseBEIJING (Reuters) - Australia and China traded warnings on Thursday over the Rio Tinto spy case as the United States urged Beijing to ensure transparency and fair treatment for employees of foreign companies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:42 am US detainees hold protest at Bagram jailKABUL (AP) -- Hundreds of prisoners at the U.S. military's main detention center in Afghanistan are refusing privileges like recreation time and family visits to protest their lack of legal rights, U.S. military and humanitarian officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:33 am Tourists die in Egypt bus crashAt least eight European tourists and three Egyptians have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:32 am Destruction of e-mail records puts heat on B.C. PremierCourt filing says employee was ordered to delete records that lawyers in a government corruption trial have insisted are critical to the defence of their clients
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:30 am U.N. aid worker killed in botched Pakistan kidnappingGunmen attempt to seize the Pakistani citizen as he is leaving a refugee camp outside Peshawar. A guard is also slain.A U.N. official was shot and killed today during a botched kidnapping at a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan, underscoring the violence plaguing the country even as government leaders assert that it's safe for refugees to return to the volatile Swat Valley.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:22 am Houston, We Erased The Apollo 11 TapesAfter three years of painstakingly thorough searching, NASA has concluded that the original tapes of the first manned moon landing are most likely lost forever. However, with the help of tape restoration experts, the agency has refurbished the existing footage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am Yousuf Raza Gilani (left) shakes hands with Manmohan SinghPakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (left) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during a meeting on the sidelines of the 15th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Sharm...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 9:01 am Watson, Calcavecchia turning back the clock
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am 3 hurt as tanker explodes near Detroit
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 8:50 am NYT: ‘Vicious’ brawl lit fuse for China riotsHow a four-hour clash in a walkway between factory dormitories unleashed national bloodshed.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 8:36 am China's Self Fulfilling ProphesyChristina Larson: The Uighurs Aren't Extremists--But The Chinese Government May Change ThatSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Jul 2009 | 8:30 am UN Worker Killed in Pakistan Refugee CampBodyguard also Shot to Death in Failed Kidnapping in Country's Northwest, Police SaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Jul 2009 | 8:13 am Police: U.N. worker slain in botched kidnappingA senior police official says a U.N. employee and a bodyguard have been killed in a shooting at a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:52 am British police test theory crushed teacher sheltered in wheelie binBritish police initially suspected foul play in the death of the New Zealand teacher whose body was found at a rubbish depot in Brighton. But a post mortem indicated Scott Williams, 35, had been crushed - apparently in the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:34 am It will be the former premier's first public appearance in weeksA picture obtained from the election campaign website of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, shows the opposition leader waving to a crowd during a massive rally in Tehran's Imam...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:28 am Final table set for poker’s main event
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:27 am For Clinton, '09 Campaign Is for Her Turf - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:11 am N. Korea starts making 1st biopic about leader KimSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has started making its first documentary about Kim Jong Il's life amid renewed speculation about the 67-year-old leader's health and who will inherit leadership of the communist dynasty....Source: AP Top International News At 7:25 a... | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:08 am Senate panel approves healthcare overhaul billObama calls the vote a 'major milestone' in his bid to widen coverage. But hospitals and insurers warn about reduced care and costs.The Senate Health Committee, approving major healthcare legislation for the first time in 15 years, put forward a sweeping plan Wednesday to provide nearly every American with insurance regardless of income or medical condition and to create a government program to compete directly with private insurers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Foreclosure scams targeted in U.S., state and local crackdownUnder Operation Loan Lies, 189 lawsuits, cease-and-desist orders and other legal actions have been filed in 20 states. In Southern California, prosecutors have moved against 14 firms and 21 people.For Rene Ruelas, the calls came faster than weeds sprouting in the yard of an empty house.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am CIA was a long way from Jason BourneThe agency tried to assemble a team of anti-terrorist assassins. But officials could not solve logistical problems, including how to get close to targets while keeping U.S. involvement secret.In movies, the CIA has so many prolifically lethal assassins roaming the world that the main problem often seems to be reining them in.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Russian human rights activist abducted, killed in ChechnyaNatalia Estemirova is kidnapped in front of her Grozny home by a group of men. Her body is found a few hours later with gunshots to the head and chest.A human rights worker known for her fearless criticism of the Kremlin and its Chechen proxies was abducted in broad daylight and shot to death Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Jesse James Hollywood gets life sentence in killing of teenJury declines to issue the death penalty to the former drug dealer in the 2000 slaying of Nicholas Markowitz, 15. Defense plans to seek a new trial, citing possible jury misconduct.After three hours' deliberations, a jury on Wednesday gave a life sentence rather than the death penalty to Jesse James Hollywood, the former marijuana dealer convicted last week in the slaying of a 15-year-old West Hills boy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Government will not give lender CIT 2nd bailoutThe rejection moves the firm closer to bankruptcy and appears to mark the first time the Obama administration has denied aid to a large, troubled financial company.CIT Group Inc., an important lender to smaller companies, moved closer to a bankruptcy filing by failing to persuade the federal government to provide further financial assistance.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Fugitive politician is tied to gang targeting policeCongressman-elect Julio Cesar Godoy is suspected of helping protect La Familia, accused of killing 16 officers recently. That has brought pressure on his half-brother, Michoacan Gov. Leonel Godoy.Last week, Julio Cesar Godoy was a congressman-elect. This week, he is a fugitive.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am California Legislature keeps cloak of secrecy around misconduct claimsThe Assembly and Senate have paid thousands to settle workplace harassment cases. But because they're exempted from a 1968 open-records law, the details of the cases remain sealed.State Senate officials have secretly approved a $70,000 legal settlement that prohibits a staffer who accused a former colleague of harassment from going public with the charges.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Southern California median home sales price surges in JuneThe increase to $265,000 reflects a recent trend of higher-priced properties taking a greater market share. Sales volume reaches a 30-month high.Southern California home prices may have finally hit bottom, with median values rising last month for the first significant increase in two years, new data show.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am U.S. commander consults Pakistan on anti-Taliban campaignISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for talks with Pakistani generals, as both sides seek to crank up pressure on Taliban fighters either side of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:49 am Hockey Night in IsraelNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:47 am A map showing the route of the doomed jetA map of Iran locating plane crash in the province of Qazvin. An Iranian airliner en route to neighbouring Armenia caught fire mid-air and crashed in farmland, killing all 168 people on board in the worst...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am Iranian officials said 10 members of the junior national judo team were also among those killedThe black boxes from an Iranian airliner that crashed in flames near Tehran, killing all 168 people on board, have been found, a transport ministry official said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered a transport ministry probe into the disasterThe black boxes from an Iranian airliner that crashed in flames near Tehran, killing all 168 people on board, have been found, a transport ministry official said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am 168 people killed in Iran plane crash. Duration: 0:19An Iranian airliner en route to neighbouring Armenia crashed into farmland northwest of Tehran, killing all 168 people on board in the worst air disaster in Iran in recent years. Duration: 0:19Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am The Tupolev Tu-154 is a Soviet-designed medium-range three-engine aircraftFile picture shows a Caspian Airlines Tupolov. The black boxes from a Caspian Airlines Tupolev-154 that crashed in flames near Tehran, killing all 168 people on board, have been found, a transport ministry...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am The Caspian Airlines Tupolev-154 caught fire in mid-air en route to ArmeniaThe black boxes from an Iranian airliner that crashed in flames near Tehran, killing all 168 people on board, have been found, a transport ministry official said. Picture shows a section of the plane in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am Many of the madrassas have refused to accept government interventionA Pakistani religious student talks to his teacher at the Islamic seminary of Jamia Binoria University in Karachi In April. Pakistan has virtually shelved a US-aided, multi-million-dollar plan to reform...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:08 am Two hikers discovered the parched and disoriented hiker after he stumbled by chance into their campsiteRichard Cass (L) visits his son Jamie Neale (R) at the Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital in Katoomba near Sydney after the 19-year-old was found alive after surviving 12 days in the bush...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Jul 2009 | 6:08 am Endeavour finally blasts offThe space shuttle carrying Canadian astronaut Julie Payette and her six crewmates thunders into the skies over Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:53 am Australia: British backpacker Jamie Neale silent as questions about his ordeal growBritish student walked out of the Australian wilderness after 12 days surviving on seeds and a plant that "looked like rocket".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:51 am Phelps defeats Woods to win male athlete at ESPYsRecord-breaking Olympic swimmer edges world's top golfer for the honour; gymastics gold medalist Nastia Liukin wins women's award
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:45 am Perry Mason's stories 'molded' SotomayorLike Supreme Court nominees before her, Judge Sonia Sotomayor came to her confirmation hearings armed with names of legal greats ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:43 am Foreclosures at record high in first half 2009 despite aidNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home foreclosure activity galloped to a record in the first half of the year, overwhelming broad efforts to remedy failing loans while job losses escalated.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:22 am Clinton aims to deepen ties, dispel doubts in IndiaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves for India on Thursday on a high-profile mission to deepen ties and dispel any doubts about the U.S. commitment to New Delhi under U.S. President Barack Obama.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:13 am Sporting the glamourImages from the network's awards gala in Los Angeles
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:13 am Sotomayor's stance on business is moderate - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Jul 2009 | 5:13 am Air disasters raises concerns on safetyThe number of major crashes during the past five years is higher than recent five-year periods, a disturbing trend to aviation ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 4:43 am Car-share programs turn to more alternative-fuel optionsCar-sharing services are turning toward alternative-fuel vehicles as the technology improves and customers clamor to drive them.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 4:11 am Foreclosures rise 15% in first half of '09The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15% in the first half of the year as more people ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 4:08 am Congress Begins To Overhaul Consumer ProtectionsTreasury officials have sent draft legislation to Congress to create a one-stop financial protection agency for consumers. The agency would have authority over financial products from credit cards and home mortgages to payday loans. And it could ban practices it deems unfair. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jul 2009 | 4:01 am Suburbs get urban makeoverTrend of growing 'up, not out' in the suburbs expands housing choices, boosts mass transit and conserves land.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 3:51 am Public pays for congressional foreign tripsThough new ethics rules have curbed privately funded travel by members of Congress in recent years, taxpayers are increasingly ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 3:45 am Ethics rules alter travel by CongressMembers of Congress have cut by nearly 60% the number of trips they take at the expense of special-interest groups since voting ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 3:43 am Police: Man killed near CapitolPolice shot and killed a man Wednesday after he sped away from a traffic stop, injured two officers, approached the Capitol ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jul 2009 | 2:50 am July Is Deadliest Month Yet in AfghanistanSo far this month, 24 Americans have died in Afghanistan.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jul 2009 | 2:44 am Obama prods Congress on healthcare; Senate panel actsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying it was "time to get this done," President Barack Obama pressed on Wednesday for swift congressional action on healthcare after a Senate panel approved a bill to overhaul the $2.5 trillion industry.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2009 | 12:40 am Smoker pays $29 quadrillion for a packNEW HAMPSHIRE - A US man says he swiped his debit card at a service station to buy a packet of cigarettes and was charged over 29 quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski, from New Hampshire, checked his account online a few hours...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jul 2009 | 12:11 am Health Overhaul Bills Move Forward On Capitol HillA Senate committee approved a plan along party lines to remake the American health care system. The bill would cost $600 billion and provide subsidies to make it easier for many people to get health insurance. Meanwhile, House Democrats pushed forward their own version of health reform. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Jul 2009 | 11:46 pm Bombs Kill 11 in IraqThree Bombings in the Last Two Days Leave 11 DeadSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 11:00 pm Video: Shuttle Endeavour LaunchesJuly 25th, 2009: After a month of failed attempts due to inclement weather, the NASA space shuttle Endeavour finally launched into space, carrying 7 astronauts onboard.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 10:45 pm French Workers Threaten to Blow Up FactoryLaid-off Auto Workers Huddle around Gas Canisters Tied to Electrical Cable, Demanding MoneySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 10:30 pm Sotomayor Shies Away From Hot-Button IssuesFrom abortion and gun rights to gay marriage and assisted suicide, Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday repeatedly deflected questions on controversial issues from senators vetting her Supreme Court nomination. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Jul 2009 | 9:35 pm July May be Deadliest Month in AfghanistanThis Month's Death Toll for U.S.-led Forces in Afghanistan Has Already Matched the Deadliest Month of the WarSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 9:30 pm Haitians Seek Remedies For Environmental RuinMuch of Haiti is an environmental disaster area, its mountains stripped of trees, its soil easily eroded by heavy rains that produce deadly floods and mudslides. Activists and entrepreneurs are coming up with ideas to reverse that damage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Jul 2009 | 9:21 pm Protesters in training for G20 assaultPITTSBURGH - Protest groups targeting the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September are mobilising, holding meetings and workshops ahead of the event and posting information on topics from using handcuffs for mass demonstrations to how...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 9:18 pm Top KKK Fugitive Arrested in IsraelKlan fugitive Micky Mayon thought feds wouldn't look for him in Israel.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 9:02 pm Family of crushed teacher suspect foul playThe family of the New Zealand teacher crushed by a rubbish truck in Britain suspect foul play rather than a drunken incident was the cause of his death. Scott Williams' body was discovered when the truck emptied its load at the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pm Man blows up more than bedA German who tried to fix his leaky air mattress blew up his Duesseldorf apartment instead. The man used tyre repair solvent to plug a hole in his airbed and left it overnight. But it blew up when he went to inflate it. "A...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 8:15 pm Sotomayor Questioned On AbortionSupreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday that neither President Obama nor any member of the White House staff asker her substantive questions about abortion or any other issue prior to her nomination. This was the second long day of questioning for Sotomayor, with more expected Thursday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Jul 2009 | 8:10 pm To Confirm Sotomayor, Yawn. Rinse. Repeat.If Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee intended to finish off Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's critics by inducing boredom — and many privately suggested that was the point — consider the mission accomplished, or just about. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Jul 2009 | 8:07 pm Iran: 168 killed as plane crashes into fieldTEHRAN - An Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed a quarter-hour after takeoff last night, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering to pieces. State television said all on board the Tupolev Tu-154...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Ex-Israel Troops: Reckless Force Used in GazaFormer Israeli soldiers claim military used reckless force in Gaza fighting.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 7:28 pm Shark attack victims support the fish that bit themWASHINGTON - Nearly a dozen shark-attack victims - many of them badly scarred or missing limbs - pressed the US Congress yesterday to protect a sea creature they'd rather not run into again. The group wants to strengthen laws protecting...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 7:18 pm Airlines off EU blacklistIndonesia welcomed the European Union's decision to remove flag-carrier Garuda Airlines and three other Indonesian airlines from its aviation blacklist. The EU's executive commission announced that Indonesia had achieved "significant...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 7:15 pm Space shuttle finally gets off the groundCAPE CANAVERAL - After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit on Wednesday (local time) on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 7:01 pm Israeli soldiers give accounts of Gaza warJERUSALEM - Israeli troops were repeatedly encouraged by officers to prioritise their own safety over that of Palestinian civilians when they embarked on the ground invasion of Gaza in January, according to the first direct testimonies...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Jul 2009 | 7:00 pm Mousavi: Protesters' Blood Will Not Go in VainIran's opposition leader Mousavi vows protesters' blood will not go in vain.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 6:57 pm Russian Activist Found Dead after KidnapNatalya Estemirova, Who Investigated Human Rights Abuses, Was Abducted in ChechnyaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm Islamists Demand Revenge for China RiotsWeb Site Calls for Killing Han Chinese in Retaliation for Uighur Deaths; Toll of Riots Raised to 192Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm Al-Qaeda No. 2: U.S. Is a Threat to PakistanAl-Qaida No. 2 warns Pakistan that U.S. poses grave danger to its future.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 5:47 pm Photo Captures Marine Escaping Afghan BlastThe moment a U.S. Marine ran to safety as an explosion killed two of his comrades in Afghanistan was caught on camera.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 5:34 pm 168 Dead in Iran Plane CrashIranian plane headed to Armenia crashes, all 168 on board feared killed.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 5:33 pm N. Korea's Kim Jong Il Appears OK in New PhotosNorth Korea released new photographs of Kim Jong Il touring a factory following reports earlier this week that the 67-year-old leader has pancreatic cancer and fewer than five years to live.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 5:14 pm Liberia's Taylor: I Am No War CriminalLiberia's Taylor rejects war crimes charges, says he was a corruption fighter.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 4:54 pm Plane Crashes in Iran, All 168 On Board KilledAn Iranian passenger plane crashed Wednesday in northwest Iran, killing all 168 people on board, state media reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 4:36 pm 168 Killed in Iran Plane CrashCaspian Airlines Plane Crashes after Takeoff in Iran's Worst Air Disaster in 6 YearsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Jul 2009 | 4:30 pm Teen Missing Nearly 2 Weeks in Mountains Found AliveA British teenager lost for 12 days while hiking in Australia's Blue Mountains was found alive and well Wednesday, just hours before his father who had all but given up hope of ever seeing him again planned to fly back to England.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 4:27 pm Honduras Interim Leader Willing to Step DownHonduras' interim leader said Wednesday he is willing to step down to help end his country's political crisis, but only if ousted President Manuel Zelaya isn't allowed to regain power.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 3:32 pm In the Heat of Afghanistan, Shades of IraqAs Marines fight the Taliban in Helmand Province, there is no doubt that the lessons learned in Iraq are influencing the war in Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 2:55 pm Teenage Hiker Lost in Australia Found AliveTeenage hiker lost for 12 days in Australia's Blue Mountains found alive.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 2:39 pm Indian Brides Allegedly Forced to Take Virginity TestsBrides are reportedly being forced to take virginity and pregnancy tests before they are married in state-sponsored ceremonies in India.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 2:21 pm U.S. to China: Set 2050 Emissions TargetsU.S. energy chief urges China, developing nations to set emissions targets.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 2:10 pm 7.8 Quake Off New Zealand Triggers Small TsunamiA 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's western coast Wednesday generating a small tsunami. No injuries or major damage were reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 2:07 pm British backpacker Jamie Neale found by chance as police scaled down searchThe search of Australia's Blue Mountains for Jamie Neale 19 from north London was being scaled down.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Jul 2009 | 1:29 pm Khmer Rouge Interrogator Feared for His LifeSenior Khmer Rouge interrogator says even he feared the regime would kill him.Source: ABC News: International | 15 Jul 2009 | 1:25 pm Palestinian President Shuts Al-Jazeera After Arafat SlurThe Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera was forced today to suspend its operations in the West Bank, one day after a guest on the station accused the Palestinian President of playing a role in Yassir Arafats death.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jul 2009 | 10:31 am
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