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Iran poll critics shun ceremonyIran's supreme leader formally endorses Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as winner of the June presidential poll, but key figures stay away.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:39 am Catholic bank owned pill sharesA Catholic bank in Germany apologises after admitting it had stocks in defence, tobacco and birth control firms.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am New Nato chief takes charge - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am AP analysis: Foreclosures stabilize in key statesEven as Americans suffer rising unemployment, foreclosure rates in three states hit hardest by the housing bust - California, Arizona and Florida - stabilized in June, offering...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am Clinton to tackle African trouble spots (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:31 am Patrick Long has impressive first win in NASCAR seriesPatrick Long dominated the competition at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Saturday to capture his first career victory in the NASCAR Camping World Series West. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement as Iran presidentTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for second term as president Monday in a ceremony that sought to portray unity among the country's leadership but was snubbed by prominent critics of the disputed election....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement as Iran president (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am China steps up campaign against exiled UighurChina stepped up its campaign against exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer on Monday with the release of a letter it says was penned by close relatives in China blaming her for last...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am China steps up campaign against exiled UighurBEIJING (AP) -- China stepped up its campaign against exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer on Monday with the release of a letter it says was penned by close relatives in China blaming her for last month's deadly riots in her native Xinjiang....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Obama officials: Taxes may rise to pay health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Missing Navy pilot found buried in Iraq desert (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Custody hearing for baby cut from mother's wombWORECESTER - Several people seeking custody of a Massachusetts baby cut from her slain mother's womb are headed to court to state their case. A hearing is scheduled...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am 2 dead in shooting outside Boston restaurantBOSTON - Police say a fight that started inside a Boston restaurant has left two people dead, including a chef who apparently was an unintended victim struck when a bullet...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am TechCrunch: Arrington’s Showing His IgnoranceEpic takedown by @Primatage on Mike Arrington's rant article proclaiming that he “Quit The iPhone” over Google Voice. Besides the fact that Arrington doesn't even use Voice, most of the info he states regarding it is, well, wrong.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan's west (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan's westHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb attack claimed by the Taliban killed at least 12 people in west Afghanistan's most important city on Monday, officials said, amid worsening security before a presidential poll this month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am LEAD: Woman, granddaughter, stabbed in central Tokyo home+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) A 78-year-old woman died and her 21-year-old granddaughter is in critical condition after being stabbed in their central Tokyo home Monday allegedly by a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Bomb blast in Afghanistan's west kills 10KABUL (AP) -- A remote-controlled bomb exploded Monday in western Afghanistan's main city, killing 10 people and critically wounding a district police chief - the main target of the attack....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Bomb blast in Afghanistan's west kills 10 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Now that 'Jon & Kate' have split, will the kids finally find peace?Could Jon and Kate's divorce be the best thing that ever happened to their children? It might mean the beginning of the end for the youngsters' servitude on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Ethiopia jails Canadian for lifeA Canadian man is sentenced to life in prison by Ethiopian judges after he was convicted of terror offences.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am Top PLO member dies in JordanAMMAN, Jordan - Samir Ghosheh, a member of Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee, died of cancer in Amman on Monday. He was 69. Ghosheh, a Palestinian politician...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am Lieberman vows to quit if chargedIsraeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says he will stand down if the attorney general charges him over corruption allegations.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am Israeli foreign minister to resign if chargedJERUSALEM - Israel's foreign minister says he will resign if he is charged with corruption. Israeli police have recommended that Avigdor Lieberman be charged with...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am Enel and EdF in nuclear venture in ItalyMILAN - The Italian energy company Enel has formed a joint venture with France's EdF to develop nuclear energy in Italy, the companies said in a joint statement Monday. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:05 am Fellaini may miss start of seasonEverton midfielder Marouane Fellaini may miss the start of the Premier League campaign after being struck down by a debilitating virus.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:05 am Bomb blast in Afghanistan's west kills 10KABUL - A remote-controlled bomb exploded Monday in western Afghanistan's main city, killing 10 people and critically wounding a district police chief - the main target...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am Israel's Lieberman says will quit if indicted - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 3 - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am Pakistani Christian schools shuttered over killings - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Report: California must adapt to changing climateEven if the world is successful in cutting carbon emissions in the future, California needs to start preparing for rising sea levels, hotter weather and other effects of climate change, a new state report recommends.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Afghan priority for new Nato headNato's priority must be the Afghan war, including talks with parts of the Taliban, the alliance's new boss says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Kyodo economic news summary -5-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Dollar edges up to 95 yen line despite concern over U.S. economy TOKYO - The U.S. dollar edged up against the yen Monday in Tokyo after buying by European players...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Iran leader approves Ahmadinejad presidency - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am Belgian police recapture 1 of 3 escaped convictsBelgian authorities say they have recaptured a convict who escaped twice in as many weeks, including once from a Bruges prison by helicopter.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Iran leader endorses Ahmadinejad but rivals absent (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:53 am Iran leader approves Ahmadinejad presidency (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:50 am Iran leader approves Ahmadinejad presidencyTEHRAN (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally endorsed the second term presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday after a disputed election that plunged Iran into its worst crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:50 am Boy drowns at major U.S. water parkA 3-year-old boy has drowned at a northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself the nation's largest.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:48 am Owen Wilson? Nope, just Redskins' K Shaun SuishamSitting in an ice tub after practice, the NFL's most off-target kicker in 2008 was keeping his usual cool. The topics of conversation: his reputation as the quietest player on the Washington Redskins roster and his new Hollywood nickname.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:48 am List of NATO secretaries-generalA list of secretaries-general in NATO's 60-year history:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:48 am 4TH LD: Japan begins lay judge trials, reluctance to participate high+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Ordinary Japanese citizens started participating as judges in a criminal trial for the first time in Japan's postwar history Monday under a newly-launched...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:47 am The Story of How and Why John McCain Picked Sarah PalinMcCain's search for a running mate had started in the spring with about two dozen names. Palin was not a serious candidate. One person said she wasn't even on the initial list; others said she was -- barely. It was only later in the summer, when the campaign team became alarmed at the size of Obama's lead among women, that she was added to the list
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am NY Times: How Geese Get Enough Oxygen to Fly Over HimalayasFor the bar-headed goose, migration is a high-altitude adventure. Spring and fall it flies between Central Asia and India, a route that takes it over the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayas. The bird has been known to reach altitudes of 30,000 feet.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am GE's silencing of Olbermann and MSNBC's sleazy use of RicharThe New York Times this morning has a remarkable story, and incredibly, the article's author, Brian Stelter, doesn't even acknowledge, let alone examine, what makes the story so significant. In essence, the chairman of General Electric (which owns MSNBC), Jeffrey Immelt, and the chairman of News Corporation (which owns Fox News), Rupert Murdoch,
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am Massive turnout for Aquino cortege in ManilaMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Masses of mourners chanted the name of former President Corazon Aquino as her body was escorted through the Philippine capital's rain-soaked streets Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Massive turnout for Aquino cortege in ManilaMasses of mourners chanted the name of former President Corazon Aquino as her body was escorted through the Philippine capital's rain-soaked streets Monday. The five-hour funeral...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am How Silicon Valley relies on just one mine in North CarolinaThe manufacture of silicon wafers depends critically on quartz that just one North Carolina mine provides. This ultra-pure mineral is essential for building most of the world's silicon chips - without which you wouldn't be reading this article.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Nigerian police probe clashes that killed 700MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Police in northern Nigeria say they're investigating how a homegrown Islamist sect unleashed a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead in clashes last week....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Nigerian police probe clashes that killed 700Police in northern Nigeria say they're investigating how a homegrown Islamist sect unleashed a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead in clashes last week. Borno state...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Ahmadinejad endorsed for presidencyIran's supreme leader has formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president in a step leading up to his inauguration in parliament.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am Hacking a remote-controlled moth with insect venomResearchers use microfluidics to control the metabolism of a moth, opening up a new avenue for the development of micro-air-vehicles.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am Radio show axed over rape furoreAn Australian radio show is pulled off air following a lie detector stunt which saw a 14-year-old girl confess she had been raped.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am Israel police bust fraudsters with alleged US tiesIsraeli police say they have broken up an Israeli-American crime ring specializing in tax fraud and money laundering.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am LEAD: Seven-Eleven Japan OKs discount sales of food products+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: CLARIFYING LEAD GRAF, ADDING DETAILS) Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Japan's biggest convenience store operator, decided at its board meeting Monday to allow franchise stores...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am Temperature drop helps Spanish island battle firesLA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) -- A Spanish environmental official says lower temperatures are helping firefighters battle two forest fires that have raged on La Palma in the Canary Islands for four days....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement as Iran presidentIran's supreme leader formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for second term as president Monday in a ceremony that sought to portray unity among the country's leadership but was snubbed by...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Georgia says Russia is trying to seize more landTBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgia accused Russia on Monday of trying to take more territory outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia as tensions rose before the first anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war last summer....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Georgia says Russia is trying to seize more landGeorgia accused Russia on Monday of trying to take more territory outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia as tensions rose before the first anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Facebook and MySpace drive teens to suicideThe spiritual leader of the four million Roman Catholics in England and Wales has damned social network sites, accusing them of undermining community life and leading teenagers to suicide.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Israel's Lieberman says will quit if indictedJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday he would quit if Israel's attorney-general adopted a police recommendation to indict him on corruption charges.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:29 am Ryan, Gonzalez feed off each other's intuitionsTony Gonzalez has a hard time believing Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is only entering his second NFL season.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am The Racial Politics of Beer, With Class Warfare to BootFast forward a few millennia, and it turns out that beer may prove an apt metaphor for America in the Age of Obama: Like the nation, the brewing industry struggles with racial complexity; like the nation, it still has a ways to go.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:26 am Pakistan court adjourns leaving Lashkar founder freeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Monday to decide whether to re-arrest the founder of a militant group said to have been behind the attacks on Mumbai last November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:23 am New Red Sox lineup puts up big numbers against O's (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am In the Nation - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:18 am Live - England v AustraliaEngland hunt the remaining eight Australia wickets as they press for victory on the final day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:15 am 5 die in crash after high school reunionFive people were killed in a head-on collision on a two-lane highway in rural eastern Missouri.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am Choppers Come Easy for Canada SmugglersIllegal Drug Trade Aided by Ready Access to Flight Training and HelicoptersSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am Yahoo And Microsoft Picked The Wrong FightIn bringing together their search traffic, Microsoft and Yahoo are fighting an unwinnable war. Worse, they are still fighting the last war.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am China seals off town after plague kills twoBEIJING (Reuters) - China has sealed off a remote far-western town of 10,000 people after two people died of pneumonic plague, state media said Monday, but the World Health Organization said such outbreaks were nothing new.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am China seals off town after plague kills two (Reuters)Reuters - China has sealed off a remote far-western town of 10,000 people after two people died of pneumonic plague, state media said Monday, but the World Health Organization said such outbreaks were nothing new.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am Georgia in Russia land-grab claimGeorgia and Russia trade accusations as the anniversary of last year's war between the two countries approaches.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:53 am Obama Officials: Taxes May Rise to Pay Health Care - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:53 am Studies: Millions of U.S. kids lack Vitamin D
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Niger troops vote on third termThe military in Niger is set to vote in a referendum on President Mamadou Tandja's controversial bid to serve a third term.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:48 am Bomb Targets Afghan Cops, 10 KilledAt Least 10 Civilians Killed, Police Chief Critically Wounded by Roadside DeviceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Ex-Khmer Rouge medic testifies in Cambodia trialA former medic at the most notorious Khmer Rouge prison in Cambodia told a genocide tribunal he treated people with missing fingernails and toenails, saying Monday that hundreds of prisoners died from torture wounds.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:34 am Missing Navy pilot found buried in Iraq desertNavy pilot Michael "Scott" Speicher was called the first casualty of the 1991 Gulf War. But his true status was a mystery, and the Pentagon didn't know whether he was dead or missing.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am Ahmadinejad Formally Endorsed as PresidentOpposition Leaders, Moderates Boycott Ceremony Moving Incumbent 1 Step Closer to InaugurationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:24 am Clinton to Tackle African Hot SpotsSecretary Of State's 7-Country Tour will Include Kenya, SomaliaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:18 am Palin re-emerges at gun event
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:11 am Seven (More) Reasons to Ditch Your iPhone (and AT&T)It's been a nasty week for iPhone users. Apple has buckled to pressure from AT&T and denied Google's Voice application from the App Store: a nifty service that helps you consolidate phones and manage your voicemail online.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:10 am NATO's new secretary-general takes up postAnders Fogh Rasmussen started work on Monday as NATO's new secretary-general, part of a team assembled by President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:03 am Calif. should gird for heat, rising sea
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am 2nd murder trial starts for rapper C-MurderThe long-delayed second murder trial of Corey Miller, who gained fame as the rapper C-Murder, is set to begin Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:55 am Plague kills 2nd man; China seals off entire townBEIJING (AP) -- A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China, in an outbreak that prompted authorities to lock down a town where about a dozen people were infected with the highly contagious deadly lung disease, a state news agency said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:46 am U.S. auto workers seek to retrain for scarce new jobsLANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - After more than a century of making cars, the U.S. state of Michigan is retraining thousands of unemployed workers for new careers now that many of their jobs may be gone for good.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:37 am Phelps outshines those dressed for success in RomeROME (Reuters) - Triumphant Michael Phelps did not need to rely on hi-tech swimsuit wizardry to reaffirm his worth at the world aquatics championships.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:33 am US Pilot's Remains Found in Iraq After 18 Years - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:29 am Cold Kept U.S. Tourist From Ill-Fated Hike3 Healthy Companions Reportedly Detained After Mistakenly Crossing Into Iran; Swiss Dealing with Iran for U.S.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:26 am Bomb in Afghanistan Kills at Least 10 - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:24 am Leg shackles at Camp 6 detention center at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, CubaFile photo shows leg shackles at Camp 6 detention center at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. US officials are considering a plan to move Guantanamo Bay "war on terror" detainees to a special...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:22 am Graphic fact file on former Philippine president Corazon AquinoGraphic fact file on former Philippine president Corazon Aquino, who died at the weekend at the age of 76Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:20 am Confetti and yellow flower petals cover the coffin of Corazon Aquino in ManilaConfetti and yellow flower petals cover the coffin of Corazon Aquino in Manila. Tens of thousands of Filipinos lined the streets of Manila to see the coffin carrying the former leader make its way through...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:20 am Taliban bomb targets police chiefThe Taliban killed 10 people and critically injured a local police chief in western Afghanistan's main city on Monday with a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a trash can, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:20 am Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-HusseinSudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein poses in Khartoum on June 13. Al-Hussein, who writes for the left-wing Al-Sahafa newspaper and works for the media department of the United Nations Mission in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:15 am Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein poses in KhartoumSudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein poses in Khartoum on June 13. Al-Hussein, who writes for the left-wing Al-Sahafa newspaper and works for the media department of the United Nations Mission in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:15 am AP sources: Military-civilian terror prison eyed - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:12 am Iran court warns against criticizing proceedingsThe threat comes after a round of condemnation over the televised court hearing of those accused in postelection unrest. The proceedings were labeled a 'sham' by opposition figure Mir-Hossein Mousavi.Tehran's hard-line Revolutionary Court warned Sunday that those criticizing its ongoing proceedings against postelection protesters could face jail time themselves.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Iraqi army officers pulled $4.8-million bank heist, police saySoldiers attached to an elite unit have been arrested and the money has been found, authorities say. The episode fuels fears that internal corruption is the nation's biggest security threat.When thieves shot dead eight guards and made off with $4.8 million in one of Iraq's biggest-ever bank heists last week, fingers quickly pointed at the Sunni-led insurgency.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am 6 U.S. troops killed in AfghanistanAn increase in deaths over the weekend, which also includes 3 from other nations, comes just after officials declare July the deadliest month for Western troops since the war's start.Six American soldiers were killed in a 48-hour period ending Sunday, their deaths coming on the heels of the most lethal month for U.S. and Western troops since the start of the war nearly eight years ago, military officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am A Tehran courtroom during the trial of 100 people accused of riotingA Tehran courtroom during the trial of 100 people accused of rioting after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on August 1. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set to endorse Mahmoud...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:27 am Iranian clerics chat duringprayers at Tehran universityIranian clerics chat duringprayers at Tehran university on July 31. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set to endorse Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president on Monday, two days before the re-elected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:27 am Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set to endorse Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president on MondayIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he attends a meeting in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 31. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set to endorse Ahmadinejad as president...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:27 am Schools prep for spread of swine fluAs the first day of classes approaches for some districts, school and health officials in several states are preparing for the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:03 am A Nigerian police officer points at the body of an alleged self-styled Nigerian TalibanA Nigerian police officer points at the body of an alleged self-styled Nigerian Taliban, who was killed during a crossfire with solders in the northern city of Maiduguri. Nigerian authorities swept dozens...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:56 pm Wedding for former Gitmo manCANBERRA, Australia - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be convicted under the US military commission system was married over the weekend in a Christian wedding in Australia, his father said today. David Hicks, 34, who was released...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:30 pm Lumber primed for big seriesBALTIMORE - The Red Sox offense has picked a good time to come to life. With key series this week against the Rays and Yankees, the Sox are swinging the bats with malice....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:28 pm LaHood: Car rebates will stop unless Senate actsThe White House says it's reviewing options about keeping the "cash for clunkers" program going. Auto dealers already may have surpassed the 250,000 vehicle sales funded by the $1 billion program. The White House says any valid deals already made will be honored. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:25 pm The price of U.S. recession is paid in jobsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long after President Barack Obama's first term ends in 2013, millions of U.S. families will still be paying the price for the recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:23 pm Map of Papua province in IndonesiaMap of Papua province in Indonesia. A plane carrying 16 people has gone missing in a mountainous area of Indonesia's restive Papua province, officials saidSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:20 pm Task force weighs moving Guantanamo prisoners to U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A task force is studying the possibility of moving some suspected militants from Guantanamo Bay to a maximum security prison in the United States with its own courtrooms for criminal and military trials, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:10 pm Criminal jury trials return to JapanJapan opened its first jury trial since World War II on Monday under a major overhaul of a legal system that has often been criticized ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:56 pm Marines fighting Taliban strive to win Afghan locals' trustIn Afghanistan's Helmand River valley, a longtime stronghold of the Taliban militant group, there are many challenges facing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:55 pm Archbishop slams Facebook, BeboSocial networking websites, texting and emails are undermining community life, a top British church leader has warned. Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols expressed concern about websites such as Facebook and MySpace, saying...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:45 pm NYT: Health bill may move without GOP
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:35 pm Inauguration Expected To Spark More Unrest In IranAnti-government protests continue in Iran despite a harsh police crackdown in Tehran. The opposition movement has transformed from a campaign for a presidential candidate to a broader movement challenging the leaders and the foundation of the Islamic republic. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:29 pm Fewer king salmon returning to Alaska
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:18 pm Palin addresses gun collectorsThe former GOP vice presidential candidate gave a speech on Second Amendment rights Saturday night at a banquet in Anchorage.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:10 pm Will U.S. Move Toward European Capitalism?The global financial storm has spawned calls for economic reform —- especially in the United States. Experts see America's lightly regulated, dynamic style of capitalism moving toward a slower-growing, more stable model. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:02 pm Jackson hearing has lengthy to-do list
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm Snoring Can Indicate Treatable Sleep ConditionLoud snoring is not always just a reason to buy ear plugs. For an estimated 12 million American adults, those nocturnal noises are a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a treatable condition. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:01 pm A Public Menace: Driver AntsDriver ants, it turns out, love open burial shafts — love them the way Midwesterners love fried food on sticks at county fairs. We had unknowingly created a driver ant buffet. A nightmare. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Military officers' clubs near extinctionAs military's demographics and culture evolve, social activities center around troops' families and less around closed-door hobnobbing.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:57 pm Chinese town of 10,000 quarantined after plague outbreakBEIJING - A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China, in an outbreak that prompted authorities to seal off an entire town where about a dozen people were infected with the highly contagious deadly lung disease, a...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm Stimulus cash lifts states, localitiesA huge influx of federal stimulus money to state and local governments more than offset a sharp drop in tax collections, helping ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:19 pm American Hikers Held in Iran IdentifiedTwo hikers are writers, another an environmentalist from Midwest and West Coast.Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:19 pm Canada extradites German businessman SchreiberTORONTO (AP) -- Businessman Karlheinz Schreiber was en route to Germany to face charges related to a political scandal surrounding former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, after losing a 10-year fight to avoid extradition from Canada, officials confirmed....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:18 pm Woman Has New Gorilla-Derived HIVFrench find new strain of HIV virus in African woman who moved to Paris.Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:15 pm County fairs' cheap tickets lure big crowdsFamilies who want cheap, close-to-home fun this summer are heading in record numbers to a pastime that dates to the 1800s: the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:13 pm Russian wins Thai screaming compPATTAYA, Thailand - Short shrieks, high-pitched yelps, and drawn-out wails rang out in Thailand at an international competition aimed at setting a new record for the loudest scream. Russian Sergey Savelyev chimed in at 116.8 decibels...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:08 pm Top Saddam Aide Gets Second ConvictionCabinet Minister Tariq Aziz Sentenced to 7 Years for Role in Campaign against Kurds; Follows 15-Year Sentence in March TrialSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:50 pm Your Health: School nurses on front lines in war on swine fluAs millions of children in the USA return to classrooms over the next few weeks, parents, teachers and health officials will ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:26 pm China says another 319 detained over Xinjiang riotPolice in western China have detained another 319 people suspected of being involved in deadly ethnic unrest between Muslim minority ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:22 pm Aquino mourned at wake by thousands of FilipinosWeeping mourners have been paying their respects at the wake of former president Corazon Aquino, with some pledging to carry ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:11 pm Jobless graduate sues US collegeNEW YORK - A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court, The New York Post...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:51 pm Chavez Closes 34 Radio StationsRevocation of Licenses Criticized as Attempt to Stifle Dissent; Hundreds ProtestSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:45 pm Remains found of U.S. pilot in first Gulf WarWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The remains of a U.S. Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first U.S. casualty of the first Gulf War, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:43 pm Gulf War Mystery Ends: Pilot's Remains RecoveredCapt. "Scott" Speicher, first American killed in the war, identified.Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:04 pm Indian rights activists blast baby dropping ritualNEW DELHI - Rights activists have lashed out at local officials who allowed hundreds of infants to be dropped from the roof of a mosque in western India in the belief that the fall - which ends when the babies are caught in a bedsheet...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 6:35 pm Video: Navy Captain's Body FoundThe first American casualty of the Gulf War, Navy Captain Michael Scott, was found buried in the desert west of Baghdad. As Kimberly Dozier reports, it has been a long wait for his family.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Aug 2009 | 5:45 pm Tel Aviv stunned after lone gunman kills two in youth clubAnger and grief shook Tel Aviv's normally thriving gay community yesterday after a gunman shot two people dead and wounded 11 others in the worst ever attack against homosexuals in Israel. TheSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:45 pm Defectors tell of Myanmar's secret nuclear reactorTwo of Asia's most oppressive regimes may have joined forces to develop a nuclear arsenal, according to strategic experts who have analysed information supplied by a pair of Burmese defectors. The men, who played key roles in helping...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:45 pm Video: Afghan Roadside BombsIn Afghanistan, the use of roadside bombs has doubled this year and causes 70 percent of coalition troop's deaths. As Mandy Clark reports, the chaos continues.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:21 pm $1-per-week rent aims to lure Aussies to the countryMELBOURNE - About 100 families from across Australia hope their dreams of life in the country will come true after applying to rent a pair of central Victorian farmhouses for A$1 (NZ$1.28) a week each. A group of residents from...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:20 pm Obama administration hopeful on "clunker" extensionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration expressed optimism on Sunday that the U.S. Senate will extend the federal "cash for clunkers" auto sales incentive program, but warned it would be suspended at midweek without new funding.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:49 pm Iraq: Ex-Saddam aide gets 7 years in Kurdish caseBAGHDAD (AP) -- One of Saddam Hussein's best-known lieutenants was convicted Sunday of helping to plan the forced displacement of Kurds from northeastern Iraq and sentenced to seven years in jail....Source: AP Top International News At 6:30 a... | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:35 pm Canada Stage Collapse Kills 1, Hurts 40Storm causes stage collapse at country music festival in Canada, killing 1, injuring 75Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:00 pm Plane Carrying 16 Missing in IndonesiaPlane carrying 16 people disappears over Indonesia's remote Papua regionSource: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:59 pm Manhunt for Tel Aviv Gay Club ShooterIsraelis rally in Tel Aviv after 2 murdered in the country's worst attack against homosexualsSource: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:58 pm 3 More U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan3 US deaths in Afghan ambush take NATO August toll to 9; UN official calls for Taliban talksSource: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:56 pm Julia Child's Copper Pots Come HomeJust before the culinary queen turned 90 and moved to California, she gave the Cambridge, Mass., kitchen where she filmed three of her TV shows to the Smithsonian Institution. Curators at the National Museum of American History reassembled it exactly as it was — except for one major part. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:10 pm L.A. Episcopal leaders nominate 2 openly gay, lesbian priests as bishopsEpiscopal Church leaders in Los Angeles today nominated an openly gay priest and an openly lesbian priest as bishops, becoming one of the first dioceses in the national church to test a controversial new policy that lifted a de facto ban on gays and lesbians in the ordained hierarchy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:10 pm Expert: Afghanistan Policy Bound To FailThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is expected to request even more troops for a counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan. But a former British diplomat who has advised American officials says NATO's efforts to stabilize Afghanistan are bound to fail. Rory Stewart — who spent three years in Afghanistan — writes a sharp critique of the Obama administration's policy in a recent article in the London Review of Books. Stewart lays out his argument in a conversation with host Guy Raz. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm 50 Palestinians Evicted From Their Jerusalem HomesPolice arrived before dawn and cordoned off part of the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah before forcibly removing more than 50 people.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:58 am Watch Your Tongue! Irish Ban BlasphemyNew law in Ireland fines those who publish blasphemy 25,000 euros.Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:18 am U.K. Military Raises Concerns about Fat SoldiersBritish soldiers are getting so fat it's putting lives at risk, according to a leaked memo from the army's physical training corps published in a newspaper.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:46 am 25 No-Hitters By Teen Softball AceThirteen-year-old Jackie Rodriguez is a pitcher from Texas who has thrown more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan. Host Liane Hansen speaks with the child uber-athlete, who also plays the piano and trumpet. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:41 am Leaked Memo Says Iraq Is Ready For PulloutUnder the current agreement with Iraq's government, the last U.S. forces will leave the country in December 2011. But in an extraordinary memo that was leaked To the New York Times, a senior U.S. military adviser in Baghdad says it's time to declare victory now and get out of Iraq by next year. Host Liane Hansen speaks to Stephen Biddle, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former advisor to Gen. David Petraeus, about the memo. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:37 am Health Care: Reports From The Local DeskLiane Hansen speaks with Deputy Opinion Editor Ray Cooklis of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Editorial Page editor John Kanelis of the Amarillo Globe-News about how their readers are responding to the health care debate in Washington. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:36 am Information Sparse on 3 Detained Americans in IranThe Swiss Foreign Ministry says its diplomats are trying to find out what happened to three Americans reportedly captured in Iran.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:31 am No More Opium, No More Money for Afghan VillagersFor as long as anyone can remember, there was no need for paper money in this remote corner of the Hindu Kush. The common currency was what grew in everyone's backyard opium.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:55 am Researchers Unveil Mozart Piano Pieces in AustriaTechnically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars complete their assessment of the maestro's very early achievements.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:53 am Car Bomb Hits Market in Iraq, Killing at Least 5The attack came as Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was visiting the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq for talks with Kurdish leaders over a range of issues that have long poisoned relations, like control of oil and territory.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:28 am U.S. pilot's remains found in Iraq after 18 yearsCapt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher's jet was shot down over the desert on the first night of the 1991 war. The inability to find his body led to nearly two decades of speculation.The military has identified the remains of a Navy pilot shot down on the opening night of the Persian Gulf War, officials announced early today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 5:57 am Peruvian Rebels Suspected in Attack That Kills 5Peruvian authorities say attackers believed to be Shining Path rebels killed three police officers and two women in an assault on a remote police post in a coca-growing region.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:45 am Former Iranian President Calls Trial of Protesters a ShamAn influential pro-reform ex-president criticized the country's first trial of activists and protesters following the disputed presidential election as a sham that would further erode confidence in the ruling Islamic establishment.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Ex-Saddam Aide Gets 7 Years In Kurdish Displacement CaseOne of Saddam Hussein's best-known lieutenants was convicted Sunday of helping to plan the forced displacement of Kurds from northeastern Iraq and sentenced to seven years in jail.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am Brazilian Teen Dies on Flight After Disney World TripAirport officials tell Globo TV the teen suffered a cardiac arrest a few hours before the plane was to land in Sao PauloSource: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:59 am Toxic Trash: U.S. E-Waste in AfricaElectronic junk from America finds its way to Africa, puts children at risk.Source: ABC News: International | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:56 am
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