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Jewish Settlements Squeeze Bedouin EnclaveIn the hills east of Jerusalem, a Palestinian Bedouin tribe lives in tents and huts between two Jewish settlements. Unable to bus their children to nearby schools, they invited an aid group to help them build a school. But Israeli authorities have slated the primitive buildings for demolition. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:59 pm Georgia to Ask Biden for Weapons, Observers Along Border With RussiaGeorgia to ask Biden for US weapons, observers to beef up security near enclavesSource: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am Call to speed up Karadzic trialJudges ask prosecutors at The Hague to find ways to speed up the genocide trial of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am LEAD: Gov't proposes all households share solar power generation costs+TOKYO, July 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH LATEST INFO) The industry ministry proposed Thursday that electric power companies should be allowed to pass on to all households the costSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am Mexico's airline groundings spark protestsA recent spate of safety issues at Mexican discount airlines has led the government to ground several carriers, forcing some ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:43 am JetBlue posts 2Q profitJetBlue says it posted a second-quarter profit as cost cuts and lower fuel prices balanced out declining passenger demand.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:42 am Safety violations ground Mexican airlinesSeveral Mexican discount airlines have recently been grounded because of safety violations, and regulators are closely watching ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:42 am Tweeting Your Way to Heaven?!Twitter allows supplicants to place a prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall.Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:41 am South Africa vows to stop riotsThe government vows to crack down on township riots in South Africa, as protesters say they will continue.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:41 am Fifth Third posts 2Q profit on unit saleFifth Third Bancorp says it posted a profit for the second quarter because of a $1.1 billion gain from the sale of a controlling interest in its processing business.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:40 am Ford returns to black in 2nd qtr, posts $2.3 billion net profit+(Kyodo) _ Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it posted a net profit of around $2.3 billion in the April-June quarter, a turnaround from red ink through the previous three-month period.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:40 am New WHITEOUT Movie Trailer Looks Pretty BadassThe official trailer has finally arrived and Kate Beckinsale doesn't look bad at all...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:40 am Debt reduction pushes Ford to $2.3B 2Q profit (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:38 am Opposition pulls out of Kyrgyz presidential voteBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- The main opposition candidate in Kyrgyzstan abruptly withdrew from Thursday's presidential election, claiming widespread fraud and calling for a new vote....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:37 am Obama: Cops ‘acted stupidly’ in scholar’s arrest
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:36 am 'Eternal Sunshine' director to do 'Green Hornet'"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" director Michel Gondry has replaced Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow as director of the Columbia Pictures adaptation of the TV series "The Green Hornet," a studio spokesman said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:33 am U.S. military says kills two Iraqi gunmen (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. soldiers killed two Iraqi gunmen when their convoy was attacked in Abu Ghraib in Baghdad's western outskirts, the U.S. military said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:32 am Strong sales boost Bristol-Myers 2Q profitBristol-Myers Squibb Co. posts a 29 percent jump in second-quarter profit due to higher sales of several key products and lots of cost cuts.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:32 am Alaska Air Group 2Q profit slips 53.9 pctAlaska Air Group Inc., operator of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, says its second-quarter profit plunged 53.9 percent to $29.1 million as sales slipped 9.3 percent.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am EMC 2Q profit falls 43 pct but tops Street viewsSAN FRANCISCO - Data storage company EMC says second-quarter profit plunged 43 percent on a sales decline of 11 percent. The results still topped Wall Street's forecasts...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Clinton lays out terms for N. Korea on nukesFaced with a fresh refusal by North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Georgia to ask Biden for weapons, observersTBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgia's president asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday for advanced U.S. weaponry, military aid and unarmed observers to monitor a cease-fire along the boundaries of two Moscow-backed breakaway regions, a senior U.S. administration official said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Georgia to ask Biden for weapons, observersGeorgia's president asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday for advanced U.S. weaponry, military aid and unarmed observers to monitor a cease-fire along the boundaries of two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Ten of the Worst Artery Cloggers in AmericaWhen it comes to eating out, America has no shortage of unhealthy options. While many of the artery-clogging, calorie-packing, and waist-expanding choices are obvious, other fast food items are deceptively deleterious. And although some can be enjoyed on occasion, most you're better off avoiding - for good.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Raytheon 2Q earns up 15 percentWASHINGTON - Defense contractor Raytheon Co. says its second-quarter earnings rose 15 percent on higher profits from satellite equipment, information technology and Army training...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am Michelle Obama on cutting edge againWe knew she had great arms. But thanks to a new, cropped hairstyle, Michelle Obama's flashing another sleek feature: her neck. The first lady's lighter, layered...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:27 am Heidi Watney: 'I did cover the peephole'The hotel perv who secretly videotaped ESPN siren Erin Andrews in the buff has prompted NESN Red Sox reporter Heidi Watney to take measures to ensure the same doesn't...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Philippines halts offensives against Muslim rebelsThe Philippine government ordered its military Thursday to stop offensives against Muslim separatist rebels in a bid to restart peace talks, a move welcomed by the guerrillas.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Clinton Laying out Terms for North Korea on NukesClinton to lead talks with Asian partners on incentives for NKorea to end nukes.Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Kyrgyz candidate in poll pulloutThe main opposition candidate in Kyrgyzstan's presidential election pulls out on polling day, claiming widespread vote fraud.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Clinton: NKorea running out of options on nukesPHUKET, Thailand (AP) -- Faced with a fresh refusal by North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the communist regime has "no friends left" to shield it from punishing U.N. penalties....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Clinton: NKorea running out of options on nukes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am ESPN bans NY Post reporters over nude videoHARTFORD, Connecticut - ESPN banned staffers from the New York Post from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published photos this week taken...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am Raytheon 2Q earns up 15 percentDefense contractor Raytheon Co. says its second-quarter earnings rose 15 percent on higher profits from satellite equipment, information technology and Army training programs. The results topped Wall Street expectations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am EMC 2Q profit falls 43 pct but tops Street viewsData storage company EMC says second-quarter profit plunged 43 percent on a sales decline of 11 percent.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:23 am Microsoft says Windows 7 is ready for PC companies (AP)AP - Microsoft Corp. says Windows 7 is complete.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:23 am Taco Bell ad star Gidget the Chihuahua dies at 15 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:22 am Hershey sees 72 pct profit jump, raises projectionHershey, the nation's second-largest candymaker, says first-quarter profit leaped 72 percent because of a price increase and a muscular new advertising effort.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:22 am Xerox posts smaller 2Q profit, tops forecastXerox Corp. says its second-quarter profit tumbled 35 percent but topped Wall Street forecasts, as cost cutting helped offset another weak period for sales.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am 4 dead, 53 missing in southwest China landslide+(Kyodo) _ At least four people have died and 53 are missing in a landslide Thursday in China's Sichuan province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The landslide in Kanding...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am Synchronized swimming: Adachi 5th in solo free at world c'ships+(Kyodo) _ Japan's disappointing showing in synchronized swimming at the world championships continued Thursday as Yumi Adachi finished fifth in the solo free routine final. Adachi...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:19 am Mass. sergeant who arrested Gates won't apologizeA white police sergeant accused of racism after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home insisted ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:16 am Ford posts quarterly profit after debt restructuring - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:11 am Ford posts $2.3-billion profitProfit is a vast improvement from the record $8.7-billion loss the auto maker posted a year ago
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:11 am China media say 4 dead, 53 missing in landslideBEIJING (AP) -- A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 53 others missing, state media said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:09 am China media say 4 dead, 53 missing in landslide (AP)AP - A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 53 others missing, state media said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:09 am Ford posts quarterly profit after debt restructuring (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Ford posts quarterly profit after debt restructuringDETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a $2.3 billion quarterly net profit, mainly due to debt restructuring actions, with global markets still reeling from a recession that helped to push U.S. rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Judge Accepts Mumbai Gunman's Confession, Trial to Continue - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Biden: Expect more casualties in AfghanistanThe United States, Britain and other NATO allies can expect to make more sacrifices and take new casualties as the war in Afghanistan ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:08 am Newmont Mining profit slides 40 per centEarnings miss analyst expectations
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:07 am Oil hovers above $65U.S. inventory data sends mixed signals to traders
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:07 am Gold hits six-week highSPDR, ETF Securities gold ETFs see outflow
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:07 am Breakers GM Joe Cummings to resignBreakers president and general manager Joe Cummings will resign his post at the end of the WPS season to become the new CEO and executive director of the National Soccer Coaches...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:07 am Live text - Tour de FranceBritain's Bradley Wiggins looks to move back into the podium places in stage 18, a 40.5km time trial around Lake Annecy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:06 am Alaska's Mystery Blob Leaves Scientists PuzzledA huge mat of oily goo caught everyone by surprise when it showed up off the shore of Wainwright, Alaska nearly two weeks ago. Since then, the mysteries have only deepened. Preliminary testing showed that the goo was made of algae, even though it looked like an oil spill.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:06 am LEAD: Death toll from Yamaguchi mudslides, heavy rain rises to 11+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE DEATH) The death toll from Tuesday's mudslides and flooding caused by torrential downpours in Yamaguchi Prefecture has risen to 11, local police saidSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am GM Teams With Army To Open Ariz. Vehicle Test SiteIn a joint project with the Department of Defense, GM just opened a new hot-weather auto testing facility in Yuma, Ariz. The Army will also test vehicles on the track there. While GM was teetering into bankruptcy, there was a lot of concern in the area that it would scrap the track. Now it looks like a boon for GM, Defense AND this tiny desert town. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am Family wants boy's 2003 death case reopenedCONCORD, N.H. - Family members of a 10-year-old Massachusetts boy who was found dead nearly six years ago in the White Mountains believe he didn't die of hyopthermia,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:03 am Badass Piranhas Even Try to Bite Through Metal... (VID)In less than a couple of minutes a pack of piranhas strip a duck to the bone. These are extremely scary fish that will even try to bite through metal. From the BBC.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:03 am Bits: Amazon to Acquire Zappos.com for $847 MillionAmazon says it is acquiring shoe retailer Zappos for $800 million in stock
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:02 am Indonesian unaware husband was fugitive Noordin Top-lawyer - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:02 am Kyrgyzstan election 'illegitimate': oppositionThe presidential election under way Thursday in Kyrgyzstan is "illegitimate" due to massive voting fraud, said the main opposition candidate, Almazbek Atambayev.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:01 am Presidential Vote Under Way in Kyrgyzstan - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Mexico Arrests 4 in Murder of 12 Police"La Familia" Cartel Members Accused of Slaying Federal Police, Dumping Bodies Along HighwaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Drive-by shooting at Texas Southern University wounds 6Gunfire on the Texas Southern University campus wounded six people and scattered the crowd at a community rally, and police on ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Fla. official fired over marriage to porn star
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:57 am ObamaCare may have negative consequences - Buffalo News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am Rugby: Mashimo determined to bring Rugby World Cup to Japan+(Kyodo) _ Japan Rugby Football Union chief Noboru Mashimo expressed determination Thursday to bring the Rugby World Cup to Japan, saying that hosting the sport's showcase event would...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am Taliban say Swat leader 'alive'The Taliban deny reports that their leader in Pakistan's Swat valley, Maulana Fazlullah, is close to death.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:54 am Starwood profit rises on Italian tax benefitsWorldwide revenue available per room slips sharply
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:53 am Opposition candidate pulls out of Kyrgyz prez voteThe main opposition candidate in Kyrgyzstan is pulling out of the presidential election, claiming widespread fraud and calling for a new vote. Voting began earlier Thursday in this...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:53 am Black scholar arrest angers Obama - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:52 am Credit Suisse profit beats forecastsInvestment bank gains market share, wealth client inflows; CEO sees challenging environment
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:52 am Fury at French army over wildfireThe French army comes under stinging criticism after a military exercise causes a forest fire that reaches Marseille.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:52 am Toyota to liquidate joint production firm with GM in California+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Toyota Motor Corp. is set to liquidate a joint production firm with General Motors Corp. in California, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:52 am Drive-by shooting at Texas Southern wounds 6 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:49 am Japan train workers check grins with smile meter (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:48 am Adam LaRoche deal baby stepARLINGTON, Texas - Just because the Red Sox made a fairly significant deal yesterday, nine days before the arrival of the non-waiver trading deadline, doesn't mean their...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:45 am Porsche's Wiedeking falls on VW gambleGermany's highest-paid CEO loses power struggles over sportscar maker's future
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:44 am Black scholar arrest angers ObamaUS President Barack Obama says police acted "stupidly" when arresting a black Harvard scholar outside his own home.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:44 am More than a million callers to flood swine flu helplineThe phone line is being accompanied by an internet service where people answer a questionnaire to receive a diagnosis of swine flu.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:42 am Clinton Trades Jibes With North Korea - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:40 am UK men pirate more than women; everyone confused over rightsNew survey results show that men seem to pirate more music, TV, and movies than women do—at least in the UK. A majority of users don't feel that musicians should profit from their music on the Internet, and many don't understand who holds the rights to content posted online.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:40 am Steely Dan's 'Aja' moment is well worth the waitWhy did a crowd jam-pack the Wang Theatre last night to hear a duo of old fogeys play an album from 1977? Because the old fogeys were Steely Dan - Walter Becker and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am Amy Winehouse reacted with 'unjustifiable violence' when asked for a photograph court hearsSinger accused of attacking fan who asked for an autograph.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:37 am Potash Corp. profit plungesFertilizer company's earnings drop by 80 per cent as sales tumble
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:36 am Clinton: North Korea has "no friends"; must denuclearizePHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - North Korea has no friends left to shield it from the international community's demands that the country scrap its nuclear activities, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:33 am Obama turns health care focus to families, voters (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:33 am Israel sees Brazil help with IranVisiting Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says Brazil can play a key role in talks on Iran's nuclear programme.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:32 am A little Brady behind Rampage move?Could it be that Gisele Bundchen won't be able to squeeze into those teeny-weeny Rampage short-shorts for very much longer?...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:30 am Voters go to polls in expenses byelectionVoters in Norwich North go to the polls today it what has been dubbed the "expenses byelection".Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:29 am Dozens missing in China landslideAt least 53 people are missing after a landslide strikes a road-building crew in south-west China's Sichuan province.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:29 am Despite Confession Trial Continues For Mumbai GunmanJudge accepts Mumbai gunman's confession, defense lawyer asks to be recused.Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:29 am Judge accepts Mumbai gunman's confessionMUMBAI, India (AP) -- An Indian judge accepted the confession of the lone surviving gunman from the shooting attacks in Mumbai, but said Thursday the trial would proceed anyway....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:28 am Tens of thousands of Nigerien demonstrate in the streets of NiameyTens of thousands of Nigerien demonstrate in the streets of Niamey, July 2008. A Niger court has banned a 48 hour general strike called by the African nation's seven main trade unions to protest against...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:24 am Bin Laden son 'believed killed'A US missile is thought to have killed one of Osama Bin Laden's sons in Pakistan this year, a US intelligence official says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am Iceland formally applies to join European UnionSweden says that Iceland has formally applied to join the European Union.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:16 am Blue Dogs flex muscles on health care
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:15 am Senate Narrowly Defeats Conceal-Carry Measure - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:12 am Clinton: N. Korea Has "No Friends Left"Faced with Fresh Refusal by Communist Regime to Negotiate, Secretary of State Says They're Running Out of OptionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:12 am Russia warns Georgia as Biden visitsTBILISI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia vowed on Thursday to prevent its pro-Western neighbor Georgia from rearming and threatened nations who helped it, in a harsh warning timed to coincide with U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden's visit to Tbilisi.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:08 am 'Change' Party Rallies Ahead Of Kurdistan ElectionThe autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan is experiencing something it's unaccustomed to: an election in which no one knows the results in advance. The election will have consequences for the tense standoff between Arabs and Kurds in Iraq — friction that threatens to derail the Obama administration's plan for an orderly withdrawal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:06 am NYT: Swine flu changes summer camp life
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:03 am 8 Old Television Commercials from PixarShortly before Toy Story, Pixar was forced to create television commercials.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Obama Aims To Calm Health Care FearsPresident Obama used a prime-time news conference Wednesday night to try to win support for major changes to the nation's health care system. With polls showing the public wary of his handling of the issue, Obama tried to allay the concerns of those who now have health insurance and fear their coverage will be reduced. He also criticized police in Cambridge, Mass., for last week's arrest of prominent Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am British PM Under Fire For Deaths In AfghanistanBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced fierce criticism in parliament yesterday over the number of helicopters available for British troops fighting in Afghanistan. Fifteen soldiers were killed in 10 days at the beginning of July, prompting a stream of complaints that Britain's forces fighting in Helmand province lack sufficient airborne transport — a charge Brown has stoutly denied. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am GM Dumps Montana Mine For Foreign SupplierA bankruptcy judge has granted General Motors' request to drop its precious metals contract with a Montana mining company. The automaker will instead use cheaper foreign suppliers for the same materials. Emilie Ritter of Montana Public Radio reports from Helena. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am House Set To Vote On 'Pay As You Go' Budget PlanThe House votes Thursday on a budget proposal known as "pay as you go," or PAYGO. It requires that mandatory spending and tax cuts be offset by revenue increases or spending cuts elsewhere. President Obama supports the concept and has promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Mumbai Gunman Trial Goes On Despite ConfessionThe lone surviving Pakistani gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks surprised the Indian court where he is being tried when he confessed to the crime Monday. But the judge ruled today that the trial will continue despite the confession. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Australian Spies Giant Hole On Jupiter's South PoleAn amateur astronomer in Australia saw something remarkable the other night: a hole the size of the Pacific Ocean near Jupiter's south pole, probably caused by a comet striking the planet. Linda Wertheimer talks with Anthony Wesley, the man who discovered the impact site. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Swine Flu Vaccine Poses Challenges To FDAAs vaccine manufacturers start to roll out vaccines against the new H1N1 swine flu, the Food and Drug Administration has to decide whether they're safe. It's a high-pressure situation. The agency will only have weeks to pass judgment. There's the memory of what happened in 1976, when a quickly introduced vaccine against swine flu was associated with a serious neurological condition. And some manufacturers are experimenting with an ingredient that has never been used in flu vaccines. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Joe Biden (right) and Mikheil SaakashviliUS Vice President Joe Biden (right) and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili walk past a Georgian honour guard in Tbilisi. Biden has held talks with Saakashvili, pledging US support a year after the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:50 am Wall Street jacks up pay after bailoutsWall Street's biggest banks are setting aside billions of dollars more to pay their executives and other employees just months after these firms were rescued with a taxpayer bailout.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:49 am Pakistani troops patrol a street in Mingora, the main town in Swat valleyPakistani troops patrol a street in Mingora, the main town in Swat valley, June 2009. The Taliban has denied claims that Maulana Fazlullah, architect of a brutal uprising in Pakistan's Swat valley, has...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:34 am GM to continue Opel talks with Magna, RHJDivisions emerge in German camp over government's preference for Magna
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:33 am Who is America's most trusted newscaster? [Poll Results]Now that Walter Cronkite has passed on, who is America's most trusted newscaster?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:30 am "Barbie": Brutal Mexican Cartel Hit ManDrug Traffickers Hiding Identities by Adopting Nicknames, Including "Smurf" and "Bunny Commander"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:29 am Sotomayor gains one GOP vote; loses oneA key conservative Republican announced his support Wednesday for Judge Sonia Sotomayor while another said he'd vote against ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:26 am Raging Floods Leave 8 Dead, 9 Missing in Japan8 dead, 9 missing in southern Japan as heavy rain triggers floods, landslides.Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:23 am Schwarzenegger wields knife, touts cuts
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:21 am HGTV has a new Dream Home. Here's how they're building it.HGTV's newest Dream Home is in Sandia Park, New Mexico. They're setting up a time-lapse camera so you can watch it go up.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am China's Military to Launch Official Web SiteChina's secretive military to launch Web site in bid to show more openness.Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am The French military has accepted responsibility for the fireLocal residents watch a fire threatening their homes on the outskirts of Marseille on July 22. A Foreign Legion drill instructor has been suspended after what was branded an "imbecilic" shooting exercise...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:13 am Residents of a retirement home were evacuated in the early morning hours as the fire continued to rageResidents of a retirement home on the outskirts of Marseille are evacuated as a wildfire approaches. A Foreign Legion drill instructor was suspended after what was branded an "imbecilic" shooting exercise...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:13 am Kucinich: 'Is the Fed paying banks not to loan money?'Ohio Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich wants to know: “If [the Troubled Asset Relief Program] isn’t about keeping people in their homes or providing credit to businesses, what is it for?”
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Exiled Honduran Leader to Start Return to BidExiled Honduran leader says he'll launch return bid after talks to return him to power falterSource: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am Analysis: Health pitch at critical point
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am Mexican Drug Lords Sport Flashy NicknamesWhat do flashy names mean for law enforcement?Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:01 am Memoir reveals regret of Soviet spy Anthony Blunt30,000-word memoir kept secret for 25 years calls decision to give British secrets to the Kremlin ‘the biggest mistake of my life'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Interim leaders have maintained that Manuel Zelaya will be arrested if he attempts to return to the countryOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya answers questions during a news conference at the Honduras Embassy in Managua on July 22. Honduras's de facto government has shot down a last-gasp deal to resolve...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am Hondurans remain deeply split over the possibility of Manuel Zelaya's returnA supporter of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya shouts slogans at police in riot gear in Tegucigalpa on July 22. Honduras's de facto government has shot down a last-gasp deal to resolve the country's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am Hundreds of white-clad demonstrators have protested against Manuel Zelaya's returnA supporter of the Honduran de facto government takes part in a rally against ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa on July 22. Honduras's de facto government has shot down a last-gasp deal to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am Georgia asks Biden for Weapons, ObserversPresident Saakashvili Wants More U.S. Help Along Boundaries of Two Moscow-Backed Breakaway RegionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:53 am Obama says recovery depends on healthcareWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he realized Americans were skeptical about his healthcare overhaul, but that the country's economic recovery depended on implementing the $1 trillion plan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:48 am Risking Wrath of North Korea For Soap OperasNKoreans are smuggling in SKorean soap operas despite risk of public execution.Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:28 am At huge risk, NKoreans watch smuggled soap operasSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Koreans are hungry for movies and soap operas from South Korea and are smuggling them into the reclusive country at a rapid rate - even at the risk of public execution, a Seoul think tank said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:23 am Israeli missile-defense test abortedIsraeli defense officials say three tests in the U.S. of a missile defense system meant to shield Israel from Iranian attack ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:21 am An Indian paramilitary soldier on patrol in MumbaiAn Indian paramilitary soldier patrols outside the special bomb-proof court at Arthur Road jail in Mumbai in April 2009. An Indian judge has ruled the trial of the sole surviving gunman of the Mumbai attacks...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:20 am N. Korea: "Six-Party Talks Are Over"Regime Officials at Summit in Thailand Cite U.S. "Anti-North Korean Policy," Rule Out Rejoining Nuke TalksSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:14 am "Would-Be" American Jihadist Charged in NYOfficials, Court Documents say Man Gave Al Qaeda Info on NYC Transit System After Training in PakistanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:14 am Efforts to Reinstate Honduras Leader FailExiled President Manuel Zelaya says Coup Leaders are "Totally Refusing my Reinstatement"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:12 am Exiled Honduran leader to start return to bidMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) -- Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said he will head to Nicaragua's northern border Thursday and cross over into Honduras the next day after internationally mediated talks failed to return him to power....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:06 am Thai security destroy motorcycle near conferencePHUKET, Thailand (AP) -- Security forces guarding an Asian security conference on this resort island Thursday destroyed a motorcycle they suspected was loaded with explosives. It was later determined that the bike was not armed, an army official said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:29 am California lawmakers to vote on budget deal Thursday - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:20 am Indonesian policemen arrive at the Ritz Carlton hotel in JakartaIndonesian policemen arrive at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Jakarta. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a message of defiance Thursday to the perpetrators of last week's deadly suicide attacks...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:13 am California issues formal apology for past discrimination against ChineseThe wave of immigrants who worked dangerous jobs building railroads and early California infrastructure faced decades of discrimination, marriage restrictions and private injustices.The documents Chan Share clutched as he left China were forged. It was 1939 and Asians were not allowed to immigrate to the United States. So, like many others, Share claimed he was a "paper son" and had a California-born relative whose records were lost in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am South Korean creates kimchi that won't smellKim Soon-ja says her freeze-dried pickled cabbage, which has the taste but not the odor many associate with the national dish, will appeal to foreigners and fussy Koreans.As a connoisseur of kimchi, South Korea's national dish, Kim Soon-ja takes a package of the fermented cabbage everywhere -- even overseas.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am White House releases list of health executive visitorsThe list shows that executives and lobbyists began visiting in early February for private meetings on healthcare policy.President Obama's administration began holding private meetings with health industry executives and lobbyists at the White House a few weeks after he took office, a visitor list released Wednesday night by the White House shows.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Senate rejects bid to carry concealed weapons across state linesDianne Feinstein, who voted against the bill, called it a 'grave threat to public safety.' But the NRA argued that 'the right to self-defense does not end at state lines.'The Senate on Wednesday narrowly defeated an effort to allow gun owners to carry their concealed weapons across state lines.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am California budget deal could help Industry stadium groupA provision that would extend the length of redevelopment status could provide key assistance to backers of an Industry stadium.State leaders have said there are no winners in California's budget deal to erase a $26.3-billion deficit.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Obama strives to personalize healthcare debate for AmericansHe explains how people would gain from an overhaul and argues that sticking with the status quo will impose huge costs on ordinary families. 'This isn't about me,' he says in answer to foes' claims.With many Americans growing anxious about his plans to overhaul the nation's healthcare system, President Obama on Wednesday sought to lay out in personal terms how they stand to gain from the legislation that he has made one of the top goals of his presidency.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am L.A. County coroner's staff improperly viewed Jackson death certificateSome employees may have printed the document, officials say. In addition, vulnerabilities found in the agency's computer system may have allowed workers access to confidential investigation files.Los Angeles County coroner's officials said Wednesday that they have discovered security breaches involving the investigation into Michael Jackson's death, including hundreds of improper views of the pop star's death certificate and the discovery of weaknesses in two other computer systems in which more sensitive records are stored.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Vote on prison plan in California budget is delayedThe controversial proposal to cut the inmate population, which is backed by a police chiefs association, is set aside until next month in an effort to pass the rest of the budget deal.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders on Wednesday held together their plan to close California's $26.3-billion deficit by delaying until next month a vote on a controversial provision to reduce the amount of time that thousands of inmates spend in prison.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am U.S.-born militant who fought for Al Qaeda is in custodySince his capture at an Al Qaeda training camp last year in Pakistan, Bryant Neal Vinas of Long Island, N.Y., is working with authorities in investigations rooted in many countries, authorities say.An American Muslim convert from Long Island, N.Y., who was captured while fighting for Al Qaeda in Pakistan is now cooperating with authorities, opening a rare window into the world of Western militants in the network's hide-outs, U.S. and European anti-terrorism officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Mexican cartels target polygamist Mormon sectIn the past three months, American Mormon communities in Mexico have been sucked into a dust devil of violence sweeping the borderlands.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:46 am 6 hurt in Texas Southern drive-by shootingSix people were shot and wounded at a community rally on the Texas Southern University campus Wednesday in what police believe was a gang-related drive-by shooting.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:17 am Mass. has lessons for health care debateThe state that pioneered health care for all is about to take another leap into the unknown: paying for it.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:06 am Bin Laden's Son Believed Killed in U.S. AirstrikeU.S. officials believe Usama bin Laden's son, Saad bin Laden, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:05 am He didn't deliver ? postal worker took 5,000 letters homeSYDNEY - Thousands of letters went undelivered on Sydney's upper north shore because an Australia Post worker hoarded them at his home. More than 5000 letters were found, most of them unopened, at the 38-year-old man's Wahroonga...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:44 am Bin Laden son thought killed in U.S. drone strike: NPRISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad was probably killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, U.S. National Public Radio has reported, citing U.S. intelligence officials.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:31 am Slumping Sox slide right out of Texas
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:40 am Suspicious motorbike destroyed at Thai security meetPHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - A loud blast near a major Asia security meeting in Thailand on Thursday was caused by a suspicious motorbike being destroyed, Thai security officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:22 am U.S. Citizen Admits al Qaeda Ties - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:05 am ESPN reporter shocked by secret nude videoHARTFORD, Connecticut - ESPN banned staffers from the New York Post from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published photos this week taken from a video showing sideline reporter Erin Andrews nude...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:45 am 'Hang me' says unrepentant Mumbai terror attackerMUMBAI, India - The young Pakistani gunman who confessed to his role in the Mumbai attacks says he would rather be hanged in this world than face "God's punishment" in the next. The Indian court trying Ajmal Kasab has yet to accept...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:40 am Obama: Police acted "stupidly" arresting black scholarWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday police had acted "stupidly" in arresting a prominent black Harvard University scholar at his own home, weighing in on escalating debate over the treatment of minorities by U.S. law enforcement officers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:37 am Honduran talks restart, Zelaya vows returnTEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' rival governments opened new talks on Wednesday to solve a crisis set off by a coup last month, but its de facto rulers sent mixed signals over allowing toppled President Manuel Zelaya's return to power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:28 am Iran president defies supreme leader over deputyTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad showed rare defiance of his strongest backer, Iran's supreme leader, by insisting on his choice for vice president Wednesday despite vehement opposition from hard-liners that has opened a deep rift in the conservative leadership....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:27 am Bitten baby bled to death: reportLOUISIANA - A three-month-old suburban New Orleans girl whose body was covered with rodent bites bled to death before she was found in her crib, according to an autopsy released yesterday. Westwego Police Chief Dwayne Munch said...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 12:33 am Proposal Would Restore Zelaya in 2 DaysUnder Costa Rican Counterpart's Plan, Honduran Pres. Would Drop Efforts to Amend ConstitutionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 12:28 am Video: Longest Eclipse Of The CenturyAcross Asia, millions of people watched the longest eclipse of the century, which lasted up to six minutes and 39 seconds. The next eclipse this long won't come until 2132. Terry McCarthy reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:47 pm Obama set to fight for US health reformsWASHINGTON - Barack Obama goes before the American public today (local time) to press his fight for a health care overhaul that has become the defining issue of his young presidency. Obama's nationally televised news conference...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:12 pm AP IMPACT: Many translators unfit in any languageNAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Josh Habib lay in a dirt field, gasping for air. Two days of hiking with Marines through southern Afghanistan's 115-degree heat had exhausted him. This was not what he signed up for....Source: AP Top International News At 7:31 a... | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:57 pm Man charged with giving al Qaeda NY transit dataNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. man has been charged with giving al Qaeda details about the New York City transit system and the Long Island Railroad, as well as firing rockets at American troops in Afghanistan, according to court papers unsealed on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:28 pm Australia ramps up anti-terror legislationAustralia is preparing to expand its arsenal of laws against terrorism with new legislation targeting radicals inciting followers to violence. The proposed new powers - aimed at heading off home-grown terrorism - will be joined...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:20 pm Naked Cowboy runs for NY mayor - in his undiesNEW YORK - The Naked Cowboy might be considered a quirky asset to New York City's tourism industry. Now the Times Square traffic-stopper says he'd make a mighty fine mayor. Robert Burck, who performs in his underwear, made his...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pm Russian activist found deadMOSCOW - A colleague says a Russian human rights activist has been found dead weeks after going missing. Andrei Stolbunov, head of a rights group called Justice, says he believes his colleague Andrei Kulagin was murdered. Stolbunov...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pm Woman auctions virginity to care for sick mumA young woman living in Valencia has put her virginity up for auction to pay for care for her mother who is suffering from Alzheimer's. Evelyn Duenas, 28, originally from Ecuador, is selling her virginity to the top bidder on a...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:47 pm 8 dead, 9 missing in Japanese landslidesTOKYO - Hundreds of police, soldiers and rescue workers were today searching for nine people missing after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides in southern Japan. Eight people, including elderly residents of a nursing...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:44 pm Anthony Blunt: confessions of spy who passed secrets to Russia during the warMemoirs of a spy who passed secrets to Moscow during the Second World War are published for the first time.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:30 pm Education spending to be cut by £100m despite Gordon Brown's pledgeCuts for first time in more than two decades despite repeated pledges by Gordon Brown to safeguard spending.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:58 pm Mumbai Gunman Says He's Ready for GallowsPakistani Man's Surprise Confession has Court Debating Next StepSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm Early critic of Sotomayor says will back herWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, an early critic of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, said Wednesday he will vote to confirm her as the first Hispanic on the top U.S. court.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 7:43 pm Police look for evidence of manslaughter in Jackson's death, attorney saysA search warrant executed today at the Houston offices of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal doctor, indicates that authorities are investigating "the offense of manslaughter" in relation to the pop star's death, Murray's attorney said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:52 pm British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion taking death toll to 188Soldier from Coldstream Guards killed in Helmand province bringing the British military death toll to 188.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:40 pm Berlusconi's 'No Saint,' Doesn't Deny RecordingItalian prime minister laughs off recordings that sound like him and an escort.Source: ABC News: International | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:52 pm Debate Ends With Massive Brawl in S. Korean ParliamentHundreds of competing lawmakers screamed and wrestled in South Korea's parliament Wednesday as a rivalry over contentious media reform bills descended into a brawl that sent at least one to a hospital.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 4:08 pm Israel Deletes 1948 'Catastrophe' From Arabic TextbooksThe Israeli government will remove references to what Palestinians call the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation from textbooks for Arab schoolchildren, the education minister said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 3:38 pm Six Dead, 10 Missing in Floods, Landslides in JapanTorrential rains triggered floods and landslides in southern Japan, leaving at least six people dead and 10 others missing, including elderly residents at a nursing home, officials said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 3:20 pm Pakistan: Afghan Offensive Pushes Taliban Across BorderPakistan's government raised concerns Wednesday about a U.S.-led offensive in neighboring southern Afghanistan with visiting U.S. regional envoy Richard Holbrooke.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 2:47 pm North Korea Airs New Biopic About Leader Kim Jong IlNorth Korean state TV has aired a new documentary showing leader Kim Jong Il touring industrial facilities in March.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 2:28 pm British military in Afghanistan 'insufficiently resourced' says former commanderThe former commander of British troops in Helmand Brigadier Ed Butler has said the military effort in Afghanistan is "insufficiently resourced" to counter a widespread insurgency.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:45 pm British Pubs Close at Higher Rate in Tough EconomyThe rate of pub closures in the United Kingdom is accelerating, with 52 of the country's drinking spots going out of business every week at a cost of 24,000 jobs over the past year.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:37 pm Calls for Romania Mayor to Resign Over Nazi UniformAn anti-Semitism monitoring organization in Romania has filed an official complaint with prosecutors against a mayor for taking part in a fashion show dressed as a Nazi officer and wearing a swastika.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:17 pm Arias Proposes Honduran Leader's Return in 2 DaysCosta Rican President Oscar Arias says the proposal is the last plan he will submit as mediator in the conflict.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:01 pm Ministers should "search souls" over troops in Afghanistan say family of dead soldierThe family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan criticised the lack of protection he received from the air.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:39 pm Russian Human Rights Activist Murdered, Colleague SaysA colleague says a Russian human rights activist has been found dead weeks after going missing.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:24 am Government slaps down minister over shortage of helicoptersGordon Brown slapped down Lord MallochBrown who said the British Army was short of helicopters for the Afghanistan war.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:33 am
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